Proxima Midnight
Proxima Midnight.
Cover of Infinity #5 (December 2013).
Art by In-Hyuk Lee.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceNew Avengers #8
(September 2013)
Created byJonathan Hickman
In-story information
Team affiliationsButcher Squadron
Black Order
PartnershipsCorvus Glaive
Supergiant
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, endurance, and senses
  • Expert hand-to-hand combatant
  • Nigh-invulnerability
  • Throwing spear granting:
    • Mass manipulation
    • Energy projection
    • Toxin

Proxima Midnight is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman,[1] she first appeared in New Avengers #8 (September 2013). She is a prominent member of the Black Order working for Thanos.

The character has made several appearances in media, such as animated television series, the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame with Carrie Coon voicing the role, and video games. Coon returned to voice an alternate timeline version of the character in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021).

Publication history

Proxima Midnight debuted in New Avengers #8 (September 2013), created by writer Jonathan Hickman.[2] She later appeared in the 2013 Infinity series.[3] She appeared in the 2017 Unworthy Thor series.[4]

Fictional character biography

Proxima Midnight is a member of Thanos' Black Order. Thanos chose her for her expert combatant skills. Proxima is the wife of fellow Order member Corvus Glaive. She was sent to Earth to retrieve an Infinity Gem from Namor,[5] but came into contact with the New Avengers.[6] She battled Spectrum and Luke Cage where she found herself evenly matched. She was humiliated by Thanos' disapproval of her actions as well as the fact that Namor did not actually possess the Gem.[7] Proxima and the rest of the Order were directed by Namor to Wakanda to search for the Gem, but were distracted when Ebony Maw revealed the location of Thane, Thanos' son. Thane wanted nothing to do with his father and imprisoned him and Proxima in amber where they were taken to Necropolis.[8]

Namor freed Proxima, as well as Thanos, and asked that they join his Cabal due to his own anger towards Earth.[9] However, Namor soon found himself hating the Cabal's tactics and vowed to work with the Illuminati to defeat them. Namor himself was betrayed and found himself and the Cabal stuck on an earth that was to be destroyed. They all managed to escape into the Ultimate Marvel Universe and vowed to get their revenge.[10] They crafted a "life raft" and managed to live past the destruction of all universes.[11] The Cabal ended up on Battleworld where they proceeded to attack the locals. However, God Emperor Doom dispersed the group to the various corners of Battleworld[12] and Proxima, along with Corvus Glaive, were imprisoned by Apocalypse.[13]

She managed to return to her own home when the Mainstream Marvel Universe was rebuilt.[14] She met up with Thanos and a cloaked figure, later revealed to be Hela, and teamed up with her to retrieve Mjolnir.[15] Their quest would lead them into battling Thor, Beta Ray Bill, The Collector and others.[16] Ultimately, Proxima and Hela were humiliated and forced to return empty handed. To prove herself worthy, Hela killed Proxima in front of Thanos, adding one last humiliation for her.[17]

During the "No Surrender" arc Challenger revived Proxima Midnight when the Black Order was reformed with Black Swan, Ebony Maw, a psychic projection of Supergiant, and a revived Black Dwarf and Corvus Glaive. The group competed with an alien version of the Lethal Legion formed by Grandmaster in a contest where Earth is the battlefield.[18]

Powers and abilities

Proxima Midnight possesses the typical attributes of a super powered individual including superhuman strength, speed, endurance and durability. Being able to survive planetary reentry without injury, she was also a master combatant and owned a spear created from a star trapped in a quantum singularity by Thanos himself.[6]

The spear is capable of drastic harm based on how it is thrown and who it is used against, becoming a multi-pronged lance of poisonous energy that follows their target, never missing. Said force was fatal to whomever it pierced, killing the victim in minutes.[19] It could revert to star form, gaining infinite mass which weighed down prey in an energy entanglement. This effect could even bind and revert an enraged Hulk back to Bruce Banner upon removal.[20]

In other media

Television

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Proxima Midnight appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Carrie Coon providing the voice and facial capture[23][24] while stuntwoman Monique Ganderton provided physical motion capture.[25][26]

Video games

References

  1. ↑ Sunu, Steve (May 10, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Introducing The Black Order of "Infinity" Part Three". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ Stone, Sam (April 1, 2019). "Proxima Midnight: Who Is the Infinity War Villain and Will She Return?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. ↑ Harn, Darby (August 24, 2021). "10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Thanos' Black Order". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ↑ Aguilar, Matthew (January 19, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Thor Takes On Thanos In Unworthy Thor #5 Cover". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  5. ↑ New Avengers vol. 2 #8. Marvel Comics.
  6. 1 2 Mighty Avengers vol. 2 #2. Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ New Avengers vol. 3 #9. Marvel Comics.
  8. ↑ Infinity #5-6. Marvel Comics.
  9. ↑ New Avengers vol. 3 #23
  10. ↑ Avengers vol. 5 #40-41
  11. ↑ Secret Wars #1
  12. ↑ Secret Wars #2-3
  13. ↑ Secret Wars #6
  14. ↑ Secret Wars #9
  15. ↑ The Unworthy Thor #2
  16. ↑ The Unworthy Thor #3-4. Marvel Comics.
  17. ↑ The Unworthy Thor #5. Marvel Comics.
  18. ↑ The Avengers #676. Marvel Comics.
  19. ↑ Mighty Avengers vol. 2 #2
  20. ↑ Infinity #6. Marvel Comics.
  21. ↑ "Voice Of Promixa Midnight – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  22. ↑ "Voice Of Proxima Midnight – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  23. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (April 16, 2018). "Carrie Coon Joins 'Avengers: Infinity War' as Villain". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  24. ↑ "Carrie Coon revealed as voice behind Proxima Midnight in 'Avengers: Infinity War'". The Times of India. April 18, 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  25. ↑ Burgos, Danielle (April 27, 2018). "Thanos' Female Villain In 'Infinity War' Has A Complex History — And An Emmy-Nominated Actor In Her Shoes". Bustle. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  26. ↑ Vineyard, Jennifer (January 16, 2020). "Awards Contenders: How Avengers: Endgame re-staged the MCU's biggest fights". Syfy. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  27. ↑ Hemming, Nick (April 27, 2021). "Why Infinity War's Proxima Midnight Looks So Familiar". Looper. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  28. ↑ Yang, Rachel (August 9, 2020). "Carrie Coon was supposed to be in 'Avengers: Endgame' despite her character's 'Infinity War' death". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  29. ↑ Wolinsky, David (August 10, 2020). "Avengers: Infinity War Actor Was Supposed To Be In Avengers: Endgame". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  30. ↑ "Voice Of Proxima Midnight – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  31. ↑ Fahey, Mike (August 23, 2013). "Maybe Avengers Alliance Can Make Sense Of Marvel's Infinity Event". Kotaku. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  32. ↑ "What's New in Marvel Puzzle Quest?". Shacknews. April 30, 2018. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  33. ↑ "CHAMPION SPOTLIGHT – PROXIMA MIDNIGHT". Marvel Contest of Champions. April 11, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  34. ↑ Dinh, Christine (April 10, 2018). "This Week in Marvel Games: Runaways, Jessica Jones, and Proxima Midnight". Marvel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  35. ↑ Kumanan, Hemanth Kumarr (July 13, 2022). "Marvel Future Fight: 10 Best Universal Characters". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  36. ↑ Fanelli, Jason (May 27, 2021). "Marvel Future Fight Marks The Return Of The Black Order In New Update". GameSpot. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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  39. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (April 24, 2018). "Become Thanos in New Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2's Avengers: Infinity War DLC,". Shacknews. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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  41. ↑ "Marvel End Time Arena Characters". Giant Bomb.
  42. ↑ "Voice Of Proxima Midnight – Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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