Proxima Midnight
Proxima Midnight is a female comic extraterrestrial supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Proxima Midnight
She gathered with the other members of the Cull Obsidian onboard Thanos's ship above Titan. It was there that Thanos commanded his Generals to attack Earth whilst he himself went to claim the tribute. Splitting their forces, Proxima Midnight struck against the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. While in pitched battle with the motley crew stand in for Earth's protectors, Midnight managed to incapacitate the group's leader, Spectrum by lancing her with a fatal anti-photon charge, crippling her light form, then proceeding to pummel Cage into the ground with force and fury. Assured of her own victory, Proxima would soon find resistance in the local civilian bystanders who kept chanting the words 'Avengers Assemble', when she made a move towards them in an irate rage she was stopped by a roused Cage who fought her to a standstill. Just as Thanos projected towards her location in Times Square, voicing his disappointment in her failings as Ebony Maw proceeded with his own particular end game Incensed she gets in one last sucker punch On Luke before departing. Finding Atlantis in rubble and Namor devastated, Proxima deduced that Namor did not have the gem in his possession. She made clear her intentions to kill him and destroy Atlantis to Namor, and offered to spare him and his nation in exchange for the location of the gem. Namor pledged her his and Atlantis' allegiance and told her that she could find the gem in Wakanda. (New Avengers v3 #9)
Proxima Midnight later attacked Manhattan where she was confronted by the newly formed Mighty Avengers. She was able to defeat their most powerful members including Monica Rambeau and Luke Cage but the civilians came to cheer for their heroes thus giving them inspiration to fight back. This placed her on the defensive and the Mad Titan Thanos was disappointed in Proxima's inability to reduce the city to dust. She was then reassigned elsewhere despite her objections where she vowed that if the heroes survived what Ebony Maw had planned for them then she would get her revenge against them for this defeat. After departing, Maw through his manipulation of Doctor Strange came to unleash the demon Shuma-Gorath on the city and its heroes. (Mighty Avengers v2 #2)
After her fellow Black Order member Black Dwarf failed to break Wakanda, Proxima, Corvus Glaive and Thanos himself departed for Wakanda, defeating its defenders and breaching their city wall. They narrowed down the potential location of the gem to the Necropolis, the secret base of the Illuminati. (New Avengers v3 #11)
Afterwards, he led his compatriots as they made their way to the territory of the Sinnarian Empire where they first ravaged a peaceful world that swore fealty to its emperor. (Black Order v1 #1)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was said to be a predator in every sense of the word. (New Avengers v3 #9)
It was said that she was the cruellest of Thanos's Generals with her being greatest warrior in the Mad Titan's army. (New Avengers v3 #9)
Powers and abilities
Such was her durability that she was able to take punches from superhumans such as Luke Cage. (Mighty Avengers v2 #2)
She was noted for being a savage hand-to-hand fighter. (New Avengers v3 #9)
Her weapon of choice was a spear that when thrown transformed into three tracers of black light that never missed their target. These beams were noted for being lethal to most creatures when they struck their foe. (New Avengers v3 #9)
Notes
- Proxima Midnight was created by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato Jr. where she made her first appearance in New Avengers v3 #8 (September, 2013).
- In an interview on CBR, writer Jonathan Hickman commented, "The cruelest of Thanos’ generals. A predator in every sense of the word, Proxima Midnight is the greatest warrior in Thanos’ army."
- Editor Tom Brevoort added, "Proxima Midnight is a warrior, is a fighter, is the best actual combatant within not only Thanos’ lieutenants, but within his whole army. She is literally a warrior princess type in that she’s gotten to where she is through physical prowess and physical ability. Design-wise, she had to come from that. She was designed by Jonathan himself, actually, at the 11th hour. She comes very directly from his imagination in terms of her look and her feel. At a glance, you should look at her and know she’s something of an ass-kicker and will do so bare handedly or with weapon in hand."
- On her weapon, Brevoort further said, "It certainly seems to be a crazy spear gizmo, but it’s comprised of the same metal and the same substance that her arm is either sheathed in or made out of,” said Brevoort. “You can tell that there’s more to it, perhaps, than seems to be apparent on the surface."
In other media
Television
- In Avengers Assemble, Proxima Midnight made an appearance as a antagonist in the episode "New Frontier" where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren.
- In Guardians of the Galaxy, Proxima Midnight made an appearance as an antagonist in the episode "Undercover Angle" where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren.
- In What If...?, Proxima Midnight appeared in the setting of the Disney+ animated television series in the episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?" where she was voiced by actress Carrie Coon.
Films
- In Avengers: Infinity War, Proxima Midnight appeared in the setting of the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where she was portrayed by actress Carrie Coon. Midnight and the Children of Thanos assisted their father Thanos in finding the Infinity Stones. While attempting to claim the Mind Stone, she and her husband Corvus Glaive attacked Wanda Maximoff and Vision, but were repelled by Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Sam Wilson. During a second attempt, Midnight attempted to kill Maximoff, only to be stopped by Romanoff and Okoye before Maximoff killed Midnight.
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Proxima Midnight appeared as a playable character in the Facebook video game.
- In Marvel: Future Fight, Proxima Midnight was introduced as a playable character in the mobile game.
- In Marvel Contest of Champions, Proxima Midnight appeared as a playable character in the mobile video game.
- In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Proxima Midnight appeared as a boss level antagonist in the setting of the video game where she was voiced again by actress Kari Wahlgren.
Appearances
- New Avengers v3: (2013)
- Mighty Avengers v2:
- Infinity v1:
- Unworthy Thor v1:
- Avengers:
- Black Order v1:
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