Proxima Midnight is a fictional

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appearing in

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s published by

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

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. Created by writer

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, she first appeared in '' New Avengers'' #8 (Sept.

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

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films '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame'' with

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voicing the role, and video games. Coon returned to voice an alternate timeline version of the character in the

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animated series '' What If...?'' (2021).

Publication history

Proxima Midnight was created by writer

, and first appeared in one panel in ''New Avengers'' #8 (September

). She later made a more substantial appearance later that month in ''Infinity'' #1 (October 2013), which also featured the first appearance of the Black Order.

Fictional character biography

Proxima Midnight is a member of

' Black Order. Thanos chose her for her expert combatant skills. Proxima is the wife of fellow Order member

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. She was sent to Earth to retrieve an

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from

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, but came into contact with the New Avengers.''Mighty Avengers'' vol. 2 #2. Marvel Comics. She battled

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and

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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. Proxima and the rest of the Order were directed by Namor to

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to search for the Gem, but were distracted when

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revealed the location of Thane, Thanos' son. Thane wanted nothing to do with his father and imprisoned him and Proxima in

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where they were taken to Necropolis. Namor freed Proxima, as well as Thanos, and asked 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 Proxima, along with Corvus Glaive, were imprisoned by

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. She managed to return to her own home when the Mainstream

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was rebuilt. She met up with Thanos and a cloaked figure, later revealed to be

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, and teamed up with her to retrieve Mjolnir. Their quest would lead them into battling

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and others. 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. During the "No Surrender" arc

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revived Proxima Midnight when the Black Order was reformed with Black Swan, Ebony Maw, a psychic projection of

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, and a revived

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and Corvus Glaive. The group competed with an alien version of the

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formed by Grandmaster in a contest where Earth is the battlefield.

Powers and abilities

Proxima possessed 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. 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. 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.

In other media

Television

* Proxima Midnight appears in '' Avengers Assemble'', voiced by

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. * Proxima Midnight appears in ''

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'', voiced again by Kari Wahlgren. While initially a member of the Black Order, she later becomes a member of the Universal Believers.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Proxima Midnight appears in media set in the

. * Midnight is introduced in the live-action film '' Avengers: Infinity War'', with

providing the character's voice and

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, while stuntwoman

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physically portrayed her through

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. Midnight and the Children of Thanos assist their father

in finding the

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. While attempting to claim the Mind Stone, she and her husband

attack

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and

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, but are repelled by Steve Rogers,

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, and Sam Wilson. During a second attempt, Midnight attempts to kill Maximoff, only to be stopped by Romanoff and

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before Maximoff kills Midnight. * An alternate timeline version of Midnight appears in the live-action film '' Avengers: Endgame'', with Ganderton reprising her role without Coon due to Midnight having no dialogue. She travels through time with Thanos to stop the

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from foiling Thanos' plans, only to be disintegrated after

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

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

Video games

* Proxima Midnight appeared as a

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and a

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in ''

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''. * Proxima Midnight appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in ''

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''. * Proxima Midnight appeared as a boss in ''

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'' during the "Return of

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" event. * Proxima Midnight appears as an unlockable playable character in ''

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''. She is available through the DLC "Marvel's ''Avengers: Infinity War'' Movie Level Pack". * Proxima Midnight appears as a mini-boss and unlockable playable character in ''

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''. * Proxima Midnight appears as a support character in ''

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''. * Proxima Midnight appeared as a playable character in ''Marvel End Time Arena''. * Proxima Midnight appears as a boss in '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'', voiced again by Kari Wahlgren.

References

External links

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