Given how powerful she is, having her go up against the superheroes would be pointless since she would obviously kill them all, but as the object of Thanos’ affection, she would play an important role. Presumably, The Avengers: Infinity War movies will delve into Thanos’ origin, and it’s here that we can meet Death personified, along with any other abstract entities from the comics the MCU chooses to include.
That’s right, Marvel actually has a physical embodiment of death in the comics, and Thanos’ goal of destroying all the life in the universe is in effort to prove his love to her. Okay, that’s a big part of it, but he’s also eager to use their power to court his one, true love: Mistress Death. Though The Collector may end up being an enemy of Thanos on the big screen, that doesn’t mean that he isn’t a threat to the Marvel heroes as well.Īchieving ultimate power isn’t the only reason Thanos wants to collect all the Infinity Stones. Despite losing the Power Orb when his collection was destroyed, he may still have the Aether he received from the Asgardians, meaning he’s still in the game. In the MCU, it would appear that he shares the same motivation as Thanos: to collect all six Infinity Stones. The Collector is one of the Elders of the Universe, who built his collection to keep these items preserved and safe from the Mad Titan as the millennia passed.
Although the movie didn’t delve into his background, Collector has a deep history with Thanos in the comics.
Introduced in Thor: The Dark World’s post-credits scene, moviegoers became more acquainted with The Collector in Guardians of the Galaxy, where he hired Gamora to retrieve the Power Orb and explained the origin of the Infinity Stones. Just because another villain shows up in the Avengers: Infinity War movies doesn’t mean they necessarily have to be allied with Thanos. He could be pitted against Black Panther like in the comics, or, if the Guardians of the Galaxy show up, he would be a good adversary for Drax the Destroyer. While it would be cool to see some of the Order’s other generals appear as well, Black Dwarf is the powerhouse of the group, so if the MCU is looking for a purely physical threat to throw at the heroes, then Black Dwarf will provide that necessary challenge with his super strength and unbreakable skin. Privately referring to themselves as the Black Order, they were each sent to deal with a specific Marvel hero, but were eventually all defeated. During Thanos’ most recent attempt to conquer Earth in the Infinity crossover event, he formed the Cull Obsidian, a group comprised of the aliens Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Supergiant and Ebony Maw. Servants and minions are good to have around, but if you’re an intergalactic warmonger, you’ll need other military minds to help you with your plans.