Corvus Glaive is a fictional

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appearing in

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s published by

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. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for

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. The character has made several appearances in media, such as animated television series, video games, and the

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films '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame'', in which he was portrayed by

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Publication history

The character was created by

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and

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and first appeared in ''Infinity: Free Comic Book Day'' (May

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). The character was described by Hickman as "Thanos' most favored. Corvus is cruel, arrogant and the most loyal of the Black Order. A warrior who betrayed his people and sold his soul to Thanos to pursue a different kind of glory". Editor

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has said:

Fictional character biography

Corvus Glaive is a member of

' Black Order. He was chosen for his mastery in combat and tactical abilities and thus was chosen to lead them. He is also the husband of fellow order member

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. His first order was attacking Earth to please his master. He attacked the

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, but was called away when

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found Thanos' son

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. Corvus was obliterated by Hyperion while Thane overpowered the group and froze Thanos and Proxima in

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.''Infinity'' #6 However, due to Corvus' powerful

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, he was able to revive himself and returned to normal.''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #15''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #19 Corvus meets up with

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who frees Proxima and Thanos, and asks that they join his Cabal due to his own anger towards Earth. However, Namor soon found himself hating the Cabal's tactics and vowed to work with the

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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

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Universe and vowed to get their revenge. They crafted a "life raft" and managed to live past the destruction of all universes. The Cabal ended up on

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where they proceeded to attack the locals. However, God Emperor Doom dispersed the group to the various corners of Battleworld and Corvus and Proxima were imprisoned by

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. He managed to return to his own home when the Mainstream

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was rebuilt, and proceeded to make his own Black Order, slowly building his army all over the galaxy. However, Thanos returned and the two battled with Corvus' former master as the victor. Not wanting a horrific death by Thanos's cruel hand, Corvus took pieces of his destroyed glaive and killed himself. Corvus Glaive later returned from the dead when the Black Order was reformed by

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with the group also consisting of Black Swan, Ebony Maw, a psychic projection of Supergiant, and a revived Proxima Midnight and

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. The group faced off against an alien version of the

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formed by Grandmaster in a contest where Earth is the battlefield. He is killed by Rogue, who is enraged by the death of the Human Torch. After the contest is over, Corvus Glaive turns up alive as he and the rest of the Black Order regroup on the planet Angargal. They are approached by Grandmaster who had an offer for them.

Powers and abilities

Corvus possessed the typical attributes of a super powered individual including super strength, speed, endurance, senses and some invulnerability. Corvus' immortality stems from his weapon, a

that when remaining in one piece allows him to survive anything, including being obliterated. The glaive itself can slice through any known thing and person in the universe. Corvus himself can recall his weapon to his hand whenever he throws it with a gesture.

In other media

Television

* Corvus Glaive appears in '' Avengers Assemble'', voiced by

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. He serves the Black Order under Thanos. * Corvus Glaive appears in ''

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'', voiced again by David Kaye.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Corvus Glaive appears in media set in the

, voiced and motion-captured by

. * Glaive is introduced in the live-action film '' Avengers: Infinity War''. He and the Children of Thanos assist their father

in finding the

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. Glaive and his wife

attempt to retrieve the Mind Stone from

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, but are defeated by Steve Rogers,

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, and Sam Wilson. During a second attempt in

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, Glaive infiltrates Shuri's lab to attack Vision again. However, Vision defends himself and knocks Glaive into a window, with both falling into a nearby forest below. Rogers intervenes, but Glaive incapacitates him before Vision kills the latter. * An alternate timeline version of Glaive appears in the live-action film '' Avengers: Endgame''. He travels with Thanos and his army via the Quantum Realm to stop the

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from foiling Thanos' plans, only to be killed in battle by

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. His body was then disintegrated after

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uses the Infinity Stones. * An alternate timeline version of Glaive appears in the

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animated series '' What If...?'' episode " What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?"

Video games

* Corvus Glaive appeared as a

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and a

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in ''

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''. * Corvus Glaive appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in ''

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''. * Corvus Glaive appears as an unlockable playable character in ''

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''. He is available through the DLC "Marvel's ''Avengers: Infinity War'' Movie Level Pack". * Corvus Glaive appears as an unlockable playable character in ''

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''. He was also featured as a mini-boss during the story event "Infinity Nightmare". * Corvus Glaive appears as a support character in ''

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''. * Corvus Glaive appeared as a playable character in ''Marvel End Time Arena''. * Corvus Glaive appears as a boss in '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'', voiced again by David Kaye.

References

External links

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