History Characters / MCUThanosForces

* TheCameo:

* TheDreaded: Heavily implied to be this. After the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. succeed in destroying their small invasion force, the Other becomes 100% convinced that ''no-one'' can challenge Earth's might -- even his boss, the "most powerful being in the universe." [[BloodKnight Said boss]] relishes the challenge. However, in a DeletedScene for ''Endgame'' Rocket claims that the Chitauri are known as "the suckiest army in the galaxy" who can easily be defeated by blowing up the mothership.

%% Grammar Note: For the sake of uniformity, the possessive for Thanos is "Thanos's". Please add an apostrophe followed by an s for all singular terms, including proper nouns.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: They go from owning the Avengers heavyweights like Wanda and Vision to fighting evenly or even losing to Captain America and Black Widow. Zigzagged trope: they use sneak attacks and off-handed tactics vs. the heavyweights and are gaining the upper hand as a result, while the inverse happens for the lower-tier heroes where Captain America, Black Widow, and Falcon do the same ''to them'' and they are caught off-guard as a result.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: Even the plot itself doesn't seem to decide if Corvus is too strong or too weak.

!Thanos' Forces

* MadeOfIron: Gets punched by Vision hard enough to crack a wall behind him and then tossed about 20 feet away. Doesn't stop him. Neither does getting blasted by Wanda, tackled off a skyscraper by Vision, or punched repeatedly by Captain America. Getting impaled with Proxima's weapon by Black Widow ''does'' cripple him to the point that he can't fight anymore, but by the time the plot's moved on to Wakanda (mere hours later at most), he's perfectly fine and has no trouble continuing the battle.

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!!Variants

->See Characters/MCUMultiverse

* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Corvus can tower and loom over most of the human characters in the film, but is noticeably skinnier when compared to his more [[AmazonianBeauty heavily muscled]] partner, Proxima.

!! Spoilers for all works set prior to ''Avengers: Infinity War'' and ''Avengers: Endgame'' are unmarked.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:The deaths of their 2014 selves in ''Endgame'' are surprisingly poignant; as they turn to dust, Maw reaches out to Thanos in confusion and terror, and Proxima and Corvus die as she cradles him.]]

* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:All of them except Nebula die during ''Infinity War'', but their 2014 selves are transported to the present (including ''another'' Nebula) in ''Endgame''. They then proceed to die all over again, this time excepting Gamora.]]

* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler:Aside from (debatably) Ebony Maw, all of them play a smaller role in ''Endgame'' compared to ''Infinity War''.]]

* FakeUltimateMook: Despite being the elite of Thanos, Corvus and Proxima constantly have trouble defeating normal humans. [[spoiler:In ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', Corvus is killed as if he were a simple Mook, by Okoye.]] Only Cull is really worth anything, and even he [[spoiler:is shown to be far weaker than he initially looked when Giant-Man kills him in seconds.]]

* TheRival: Each of them forms a particular animosity with one of the heroes over the course of ''Infinity War'', and with the exception [[spoiler:of Maw, each of these heroes is the one who ultimately kills the respective Black Order member]].

* AbsurdCuttingPower: His glaive is able to easily stab through Heimdall and even [[spoiler:the previously-thought impenetrable Vibranium body of Vision, as well as negating his power to phase through objects]].
* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Corvus has dueled the likes of Wolverine, the Hulk, and Hyperion, and without outside interference, has ''won'' or be on the winning side of those fights. In ''Infinity War'', he gets mortally wounded by Black Widow within seconds of her joining the fight. He also lacks the CompleteImmortality that his comic counterpart has. Even more in ''Endgame'', [[spoiler:where he is killed as if he were a simple Mook by Okoye (who is a human without powers).]]

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:The Corvus from 2014, already wounded by Okoye, dies in Proxima's arms as Thanos's army is reduced to dust.]]
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Proxima Midnight mentions that he died from his wounds. It's all an act, since he manages to infiltrate Shuri's lab and attack Vision once Scarlet Witch enters the battle.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:In ''Endgame'', 2014 Corvus is shocked by and actually questions Thanos's order to have ''Sanctuary II'' open fire on the battlefield at great risk to their own forces to drive off Wanda's attack.]]
-->'''Thanos:''' ''[fighting against [[spoiler:Wanda]]]'' [[spoiler:Rain fire!]]\\
'''Corvus:''' [[spoiler:But sire, our troops--!]]\\
'''Thanos:''' '''''[[spoiler:JUST DO IT!]]'''''

* GlassCannon: Corvus with his weapon can damage Vision, but in a direct fight he is patently weak, to the point that people like Black Widow [[spoiler:and Okoye]] are able to beat him.
* {{Hypocrite}}: His teasing [[spoiler: Vision for being weak is this, being that he is pathetically weak in a direct fight, to the point where Okoye and Black Widow can easily beat him.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:He likes to {{impale|d with extreme prejudice}} his targets sneakily InTheBack with his glaive. He perishes that way, courtesy of Vision.]]
* IdiotBall: Grabs this in the Battle of Wakanda. [[spoiler:After all his NoNonsenseNemesis tendencies, he stops for a brief moment to gloat before killing Vision. This moment is all Captain America needs to arrive and team up with Vision to kill Corvus.]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: He's fond of doing this to others [[spoiler:and this is how Vision ultimately kills him at the end of ''Infinity War''. He's also skewered by Okoye fairly rapidly in the final battle of ''Endgame'']].
* InTheBack: [[spoiler:He is killed by Vision with a stab from behind, exactly what he does to Vision when they first meet.]]

* KarmicDeath: All of his appearances consist of him [[spoiler:stabbing Vision with his glaive, in the end Vision stabs him in the back and tosses him aside to save Cap]].

** In ''Endgame'', [[spoiler:Corvus is stabbed by Okoye during the battle, and as Thanos and his forces get disintegrated, Proxima can be seen in the background already cradling Corvus. Considering how quickly the disintegration happens, it's implied she had already [[HeartBrokenBadass stopped fighting]] to protect him for some time]].

* NoNonsenseNemesis: When he [[spoiler:attacks the Vision in Scotland]], Corvus doesn't even make his presence known until he's prepared to strike, impaling his victim with zero warning, and barely saying a word in the resultant fight barring a demand to surrender. [[spoiler:When he reappears during the battle in Wakanda, he doesn't take part in the melee, instead managing to bypass the Wakandan security field, going straight for the Vision, slaughtering anyone who gets in his way, and ignoring any distractions in favor of directly attacking his target. He only stops to taunt Vision when the android appears defeated]].

* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Averted in ''Infinity War'' where he and Proxima die in separate deaths far away from each other, but played straight in ''Endgame'' with their 2014 counterparts. Proxima cradles the mortally wounded Corvus before they both disintegrate into dust by Iron Man's BadassFingersnap]].

* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Proxima has fought toe-to-toe with Luke Cage and broke his ribs and other internal injuries while only visibly bleeding from some cuts herself. When thrown, her spear has been shown to be able to chase and catch up to Spectrum in light form, meaning it goes as fast as lightspeed, as well as possessing toxic blacklight that can depower Spectrum and the Hulk. She has also fought Captain America, the Hulk, Captain Marvel, and Hyperion at the same time, and was overwhelmingly winning the fight. In the film, [[spoiler:she has trouble dueling Black Widow, Captain America and Falcon, her spear can be caught by Captain America even though he was unable to even deflect her spear completely in the comics; and she later dies to a thresher machine]].
* AlienBlood: Bleeds blue blood, most prominently seen when [[spoiler:she gets reduced to LudicrousGibs]].

* TheDragon: Seems to have taken this role after [[spoiler:Ebony Maw's death]], since she orders the release of the Outriders and gives orders to [[spoiler:Corvus Glaive]] to attack Vision.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Chooses to take the Avengers' offer of mercy and retreats when it is clear Corvus is too injured to "get up" and continue the fight. Later, when taunted by Black Widow, Proxima threatens to take Widow's life in revenge for Corvus's. [[spoiler:This is a ploy to make the Avengers think that Corvus has died from his injuries since he isn't fighting alongside Proxima.]]

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:She taunts Wanda about how she and Vision will die alone. Proxima ends up killed on the battlefield by Wanda throwing her in line of one of her army's machines while her husband Corvus is killed much later by Vision off in the forest]].

** In ''Endgame'', [[spoiler:Corvus is stabbed by Okoye during the battle, and as Thanos and his forces get disintegrated, Proxima can be seen in the background already cradling Corvus. Considering how quickly the disintegration happens, it's implied she had already [[HeartBrokenBadass stopped fighting]] to protect him for some time.]]
* LudicrousGibs: [[spoiler:All that's left of her after Wanda throws her into the path of one of Thanos's tunnelling machines.]]

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: In comparison to Corvus. [[spoiler:Corvus is defeated by Okoye in a few seconds, while Proxima is able to fight Black Widow and Okoye at the same time]]

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:She gets a somewhat controlled one when Thor shows up in Wakanda wielding Stormbreaker. To her credit, she doesn't let it stop her from attempting to complete her objective.]]

* TogetherInDeath: Averted in ''Infinity War'' where she and Corvus die in separate deaths far away from each other [[spoiler:but played straight in ''Endgame'' with their 2014 counterparts. Proxima cradles the mortally wounded Corvus before they both disintegrate into dust by Iron Man's BadassFingersnap]].

* AlasPoorVillain: For all his cruelty and smug arrogance, [[spoiler:his final demise in ''Endgame'' is portrayed as rather sad, when he feebly, desperately, reaches out towards Thanos, the man he considers a father figure, in obvious confusion and terror, right before he's finally disintegrated]].

* TheDragon: He seems to be the most powerful of the Children, and the only one that Thanos openly expresses concern about. [[spoiler:Ironically, he's the first to die.]]
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Gets an unceremonious death by means of being sucked out of a hull breach into space while his guard is down, whereas his other allies were killed actually fighting superheroes in the Battle for Wakanda.]]
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: [[spoiler:While Thanos doesn't dwell on Maw's death as he does with Gamora's, he admits that the loss of his adoptive son adds to the heavy toll that day had already taken on him.]]

* EvilGenius: Incredibly intelligent and wicked. [[spoiler:[[AllThereInTheManual According to the creators]] of ''Endgame'', he's the one to reverse-engineer the Pym Particles along with Thanos.]]

* FacialHorror: [[spoiler:After his death in the vacuum of space, Maw's frozen face starts visibly cracking.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Maw is fond of speechifying about how grateful people should be for Thanos gracing their otherwise worthless lives. "Gracing" in this case, refers to Thanos exterminating half their population. He noticeably drops the act when he's one-on-one with [[spoiler:Doctor Strange]], reverting to a chilling cold, but still mockingly civil tone of voice as he tortures his victim [[spoiler:and demands the Time Stone]].

** To Corvus Glaive; they're both powerful minions of Thanos, dispatched to recover Infinity Stones for their master, but the different ways they go about this goal underline their differences. Maw, proving himself to be something of a showman, makes his ship as visible as possible and makes a big dramatic speech when confronted by the heroes. Corvus, on the other hand, only makes his presence known when he's ready to strike, skewering [[spoiler:the Vision]] from out of nowhere, and barely saying a word except to taunt his opponents when they appear beaten. Fittingly, [[spoiler:Maw is the first of the Black Order to die, while Glaive is the last]].

* GlassCannon: His offensive ability is unrivaled among Thanos's minions, but he's very physically fragile himself and the only member of Thanos's forces who doesn't seem to possess superhuman durability of any type (even to the relatively small degree of Proxima and Corvus), as shown when Strange cuts his face by deflecting a small stone spike at him at low velocity. On top of this, he also has poor situational awareness and gets distracted easily due to his arrogance. [[spoiler:This is ultimately his undoing; all the heroes have to do is get him distracted for a second and then take him out with one hit before he knows what's going on -- unlike Gamora he doesn't even last a second when exposed to the vacuum of space.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Beneath his polite exterior is a sadistic torturer and overbearing gasbag. He also shamelessly abandons his comrade and adoptive brother Cull Obsidian the instant he has Strange in his grasp, a decision that, while pragmatic, speaks volumes about Ebony Maw's lack of camaraderie. [[spoiler:His 2014 self in ''Endgame'' is almost gleeful in preparing to kill Nebula because she might betray Thanos in the future.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:He abandons Cull Obsidian and the other members of the Black Order on Earth to win Thanos's favor for himself. This lack of backup ensures he's the first of their team to die.]]

* {{Magitek}}: [[spoiler:2014 Ebony Maw used magic and helped Thanos to easily reverse engineer and mass-produce Pym Particles, thus allowing them and their enormous armies to travel to the future.]]

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: [[spoiler:He gets creepily touchy-feely with Doctor Strange during their battle.]]

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:Peter's plan to ensure his death and defeat is directly inspired by how the Xenomorph Queen from ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' was disposed of.]]
* SmugSuper: He enjoys talking up his own abilities nearly as much as his master's. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, as Spidey demonstrates, [[GenreSavvy sci-fi knowledge]] can trump raw power. Especially when Maw is too busy stating his superiority to notice Iron Man isn't aiming at him.]]

* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Thanos refers to him as "The Maw" [[spoiler:when he arrives on Titan]].
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Ebony Maw gets the most lines out of the entire Black Order by far and [[spoiler:in ''Endgame'', he is the only one to appear before the finale while the rest are BackForTheFinale]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He essentially replaced the Other as Thanos's lanky HammyHerald MouthOfSauron. [[spoiler:This is driven home in ''Endgame'', when Maw effectively replaces the Other during the Guardians of the Galaxy's portion of the film.]]
* StockScream: [[spoiler:Lets out a Wilhelm Scream when he is ThrownOutTheAirlock.]]

* ThrownOutTheAirlock: [[spoiler:How Spider-Man and Iron Man kill him.]]

* TortureTechnician: He is shown torturing Doctor Strange with countless long sharp needles. [[spoiler:''Endgame'' shows him using a machine to hold Nebula in place and manipulate her robotic limbs and machinery.]]
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:In the midst of boasting of his power, Maw is blown out into space, letting out a WilhelmScream as it happens, and dies with an ugly expression of pain and annoyance frozen on his face.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Tortures and expresses a gleeful willingness to kill Nebula in ''Endgame''.]]
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Upon viewing 2018 Nebula siding against Thanos and allowing Thor to decapitate him, Ebony Maw swiftly strangles 2014 Nebula for potentially betraying their adoptive father in the future.]]

* AlwaysABiggerFish: The biggest member of the Black Order, [[spoiler:Cull Obsidian is killed in ''Endgame'' by the even bigger Giant-Man when the latter crushes him with his foot]].

* BigGuyFatalitySyndrome: [[spoiler:In the FinalBattle in ''Endgame'', he's the first of the Black Order to die.]]

** In ''Infinity War'', Banner uses the Hulkbuster's [[spoiler:dismembered arm to shoot Cull at Wakanda's forcefield and drag him along it until they both explode]].
** In ''Endgame'', [[spoiler:Spider-Man web-pulls him under Giant-Man, who squashes him flat. He is also the only one of the Black Order to die before the end of the war]].

* EliteMook: His complete lack of dialogue and screen time and unremarkable design can distract one from the fact that he's stronger than Corvus, Nebula, Gamora and Proxima. If not for the Hulkbuster (which he would have quickly beaten without Banner tricking him) and [[PhysicalGod Thor]] [[OneManArmy he very well might have been able to slaughter the entire heroic opposition in the final battle]]. Averted [[spoiler:with his 2014 version that is killed very easily]].
* EvilCounterpart: Very much one to the Hulk. He's even [[spoiler:defeated by Bruce, using the Hulkbuster]].

* HeroKiller: He comes ''dangerously'' close to killing [[spoiler:Iron Man in the two times they duel, and is only thwarted because Spider-Man stops him from dealing the killing blow in the nick of time on both fights.]]

* SquashedFlat: [[spoiler:In ''Endgame'', a Cull Obsidian from 2014 is killed when Giant-Man steps on him.]]
* SuperStrength: He is able to easily overpower Iron Man's new nanosuit and is getting the better of the Hulkbuster [[spoiler:before Banner tricks him]].

* AttackAttackAttack: Subverted. Their initial strategy is to charge recklessly and kill anything in their path. When they tear themselves apart trying to breach Wakanda's shield, they change their tactic to circle around the shield and attack the building keeping Vision, their primary target. [[spoiler:And when Thor proves to be too powerful for them to handle, they begin running back to their ships which implies they have a level of self-preservation, unlike the Chitauri.]]

* MookHorrorShow: [[spoiler:Thor with Stormbreaker gives them such a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown that they attempt to run from rather than fight him. Thor destroys all of the alien ships with them. Considering that Thanos is a BadBoss, and that Thanos would kill anyone [[YouHaveFailedMe who has failed him]], it implies that they would rather die by Thanos's hand than by Thor's.]]

!!!Ravager T'Challa's reality

[[folder:Corvus Glaive]]
!!''Corvus Glaive''
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!!!'''Species:''' Unknown
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Black Order, Tivan Group
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Corvus Glaive of Earth-21818, who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.
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* AlternateSelf: To the Corvus Glaive of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where he and the rest of the Black Order join up with the Collector after Thanos gives up on his quest to claim the Infinity Stones.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: This version of Corvus Glaive was shot by Nebula during the heist.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Proxima Midnight]]
!!''Proxima Midnight''
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!!!'''Species:''' Unknown
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Black Order, Tivan Group
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CarrieCoon
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Proxima Midnight of Earth-21818 who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.
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* AlternateSelf: To the Proxima Midnight of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where she and the rest of the Black Order join up with the Collector after Thanos gives up on his quest to claim the Infinity Stones.
* UncertainDoom: She is last seen being lifted away by a giant stalk while Nebula and Thanos escape, but we don't see what happens with her afterwards.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ebony Maw]]
!!''Ebony Maw''
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!!!'''Species:''' Unknown
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Black Order, Tivan Group
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TomVaughanLawlor
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Ebony Maw of Earth-21818, who works under the Collector.
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* AlternateSelf: To the Ebony Maw of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where he and the rest of the Black Order join up with the Collector after Thanos gives up on his quest to claim the Infinity Stones.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Although not strictly a torturer like his Sacred Timeline counterpart, his main job under the Collector is to dissect living specimens which he takes great pleasure in.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: This version of Ebony Maw was shot in the back by Carina during the heist.
* KickTheDog: He berates Carina for screwing up something early as T'Challa and his Ravager clan are executing his planned heist.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cull Obsidian]]
!!''Cull Obsidian''
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!!!'''Species:''' Unknown
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Black Order, Tivan Group
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Cull Obsidian of Earth-21818, who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.
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* AlternateSelf: To the Cull Obsidian of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where he and the rest of the Black Order join up with the Collector after Thanos gives up on his quest to claim the Infinity Stones.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath / DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: He [[spoiler:swallows a potent terraforming MacGuffin and ''explodes'' into massive growing vines.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Korath]]
!!''Korath''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kree
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Ravagers
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DjimonHounsou
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Korath of Earth-21818, who was recruited to Yondu's Ravager clan by T'Challa.
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* AdaptationalComicRelief: This Korath is much more excitable and goofy compared to his stoic, villainous Sacred Timeline counterpart. In particular, his squeeing of getting to work with his hero Star-Lord is pretty chuckleworthy.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Korath is significantly nicer than his Sacred Timeline counterpart. He's a big fan of T'Challa personally and is reluctant to attack him. After being recruited to the Ravagers, he helps in their heist.
* AdaptationalRelationshipOverhaul:
** In the Sacred Timeline, Korath was completely loyal to Ronan the Accuser up till the very end of his life. Here, he admits to not caring much for his boss, and is quick to defect to the Ravagers upon meeting and being defeated by T'Challa.
** Korath is also shown to be a huge fan of Star-Lord here, compared to how his Sacred Timeline counterpart had never even heard the name before when meeting Quill under similar circumstances.
* AlternateSelf: To Korath of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a universe where he joins T'Challa's Ravager clan and helps him fight against the Collector.
* ApologeticAttacker: He's a big fan of T'Challa, so he's initially reluctant to fight him, apologizing often and asking if it's okay to use a gun against him.
* AscendedFanboy: In-Universe, Korath is a massive fan of the exploits of T'Challa and the Ravagers, and gladly joins them after T'Challa beats him in a fight.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Joins the Ravagers after T'Challa beats him in a fight.
* HeelFaceTurn: Starts out working for Ronan (who's still an OmnicidalManiac like in the Sacred Timeline) before joining the Ravagers.
* InSpiteOfANail: Korath is shown to still be seeking the Orb on behalf of Ronan the Accuser just like in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'', though it doesn't take long for his path to deviate here.
* {{Keet}}: He's far more energetic and excitable than his Sacred Timeline version. As soon as he finds out T'Challa is on Morag, he's a total fanboy and gladly joins the Ravagers after losing a fight to him.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Korath isn't killed by the Guardians of the Galaxy in this timeline, and he's on the side of good after being recruited by the Ravagers.
[[/folder]]

!!!Zombie reality

[[folder:Ebony Maw]]
!!''Ebony Maw''
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!!!'''Species:''' Alien (formerly), Zombified alien
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TomVaughanLawlor
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Ebony Maw of Earth-89521, who became zombified.
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* AlternateSelf: To the Ebony Maw of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where he is eaten and transformed into a zombie by Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Wong.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: He is turned by Zombie Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Wong, and has to be killed by Wasp's insect swarms.
* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: As mentioned above, he's turned into a zombie and subsequently eaten by the Wasp's ant swarms, rather than being sucked out into space or ReducedToDust by Iron Man.
* EatenAlive: First by zombies, then he's stripped to the bone by Wasp's insect swarms.
* GoryDiscretionShot: His death, along with Cull Obsidian's, is obscured by clouds of dust and a quick cut to Bruce Banner's reaction.
* ItCanThink: He can still use his metalbending powers even as a zombie.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cull Obsidian]]
!!''Cull Obsidian''
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!!!'''Species:''' Alien (formerly), Zombified alien
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''

The Cull Obsidian of Earth-89521, who became zombified.
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* AdaptationalWimp: The Cull Obsidian of the Sacred Timeline has almost indestructible skin that can only be damaged by certain things, in this timeline, he is easily bitten like any other victim, and even gets his arm ripped off.
* AlternateSelf: To the Cull Obsidian of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a timeline where he is eaten and transformed into a zombie by Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Wong.
* AnArmAndALeg: Zombie Wong rips his arm off to eat.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: He is turned by Zombie Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Wong, and has to be killed by Wasp's insect swarms.
* DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: Rather than being crushed by Giant-Man or disintegrated by a Wakandan forcefield, this Cull Obsidian is turned into a zombie and subsequently EatenAlive by the Wasp's ants.
* EatenAlive: First by zombies, then he's stripped to the bone by Wasp's insect swarms.
* GoryDiscretionShot: His death, along with Ebony Maw's, is obscured by clouds of dust and a quick cut to Bruce Banner's reaction.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite the events of ''Infinity War'' being utterly derailed, Cull still loses his left hand, this time to ravenous zombies.
[[/folder]]

* TheDreaded: Heavily implied to be this. After the Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D. succeed in destroying their small invasion force, the Other becomes 100% convinced that ''no-one'' can challenge Earth's might -- even his boss, the "most powerful being in the universe." [[BloodKnight Said boss]] relishes the challenge.

** His role as Thanos's sycophantic, sadistic right-hand man is taken from Mephisto's role in the original ''Infinity Gauntlet'' storyline. Some of Maw's lines ("my humble personage bows before your grandeur"; "infinity/the universe lies within your grasp") are even quoted almost word-for-word from Mephisto

* InSpiteOfANail: Korath is shown to still be seeking the Orb on behalf of Ronan the Accuser just like in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014]]'', though it doesn't take long for his path to deviate here.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The 2014 versions of Korath and Ronan notably don't appear among the rest of Thanos's forces at the end of ''Endgame'', making it unclear what happened to them.]]

* CharacterDeath: [[spoiler:The ones on the ''Dark Aster'' are killed when Rocket crashes an M-Ship into the bridge]].

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''{{Series/Daredevil|2015}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' [[note]] Archive footage from ''The Avengers'' [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''{{Series/The Defenders|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''{{Series/The Punisher|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''{{Series/Loki|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage [[/note]] | ''{{Series/Hawkeye|2021}}'' [[note]] Flashback only [[/note]]

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' [[note]] Archive footage from ''The Avengers'' [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Series/{{The Punisher|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' [[note]] Flashback only [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''{{Series/Loki|2021}}'' | ''{{Series/Hawkeye|2021}}'' [[note]] Flashback only [[/note]]

** A Leviathan's corpse - the same Leviathan killed by Thor and Hulk in 2012, who crashed into Grand Central Terminal upon defeat - is present being salvaged by Toomes's crew in the opening scene of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', which takes place during the aftermath of the battle of New York.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''{{Series/Daredevil|2015}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' [[note]] Archive footage [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''{{Series/The Defenders|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''{{Series/The Punisher|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''{{Series/Loki|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage [[/note]] | ''{{Series/Hawkeye|2021}}'' [[note]] Flashback only [[/note]]

** A Chitauri makes an appearance in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'', in Knowhere, trapped in a case as part of the Collector's collection.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''[[Series/Hawkeye2021 Hawkeye]]''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''{{Series/Daredevil|2015}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''{{Series/The Defenders|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''{{Series/The Punisher|2017}}'' [[note]] On a newspaper [[/note]] | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''{{Series/Loki|2021}}'' [[note]] Archive footage [[/note]] | ''{{Series/Hawkeye|2021}}'' [[note]] Flashback only [[/note]]

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' [[note]] As an illusion made by Wanda [[/note]] | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''[[Series/Hawkeye2021 Hawkeye]]''

An alternate version of Corvus Glaive who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.

An alternate version of Proxima Midnight who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.

An alternate version of Ebony Maw who works under the Collector.

An alternate version of Cull Obsidian who works under the Collector, managing security at his museum on Knowhere.

An alternate version of Korath who was recruited to Yondu's Ravager clan by T'Challa

A Variant of Ebony Maw who became zombified.

A Variant of Cull Obsidian who became zombified.

!!!'''Species:''' Zombified alien

!!!'''Species:''' Zombified alien

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: They're more dangerous than other underlings seen in previous movies. Each one of them is capable of fighting multiple heroes at the same time and comes very close to killing them, only thwarted a combination of their own arrogance and outside interference.

** Maw with Doctor Strange. Both of them are [[SquishyWizard Squishy Wizards]] who will do anything to accomplish their goals. Maw is both impressed and annoyed with Strange's spells and abilities, and seems to take glee in the ColdBloodedTorture he inflicts to try to get the Time Stone.
* SatelliteCharacter: Aside from Ebony Maw, who gets a bit more characterization than the rest, all of them are defined by their loyalty to Thanos and their willingness to aid him in his quest to wipe out half the universe. WordOfGod confirmed that their purposes in the film was to keep the heroes from fighting Thanos until the end.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: They're more dangerous than other underlings seen in previous movies. Each one of them is capable of fighting multiple heroes at the same time and come very close to killing them, only thwarted a combination of their own arrogance and outside interference.
* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: They go from owning the Avengers heavyweights like Wanda and Vision to fighting evenly or even losing to Captain America and Black Widow. Zigzagged trope: they use sneak attacks and off-handed tactics vs. the heavyweights and are gaining the upperhand as a result, while the inverse happens for the lower-tier heroes where Captain America, Black Widow, and Falcon do the same ''to them'' and they are caught off-guard as a result.