 Thanos is coming. Even though the heroes of the MCU don't know it yet the overarching big band is on his way to claim the six infinity stones. Six powerful artifacts that grant the user almost omnipotency. However, Thanos can't do this feat alone. Well he could but he still has his army of Chitari warriors and he's dreaded black order by his side. While we've seen the Chitari we're yet to see these other big baddies who are shrouded in almost as much mystery as Thanos himself. Hi nerds I'm Trent and today we're going to be learning everything you need to know about the black order. Thanos's generals who are aiding him on his quest for the infinity stones. Now the movie versions dear for slightly from the comics but fear not will inform you of all the key members that are appearing in this film. Now amazingly enough the black order also known as the Colob Sidian in the comics are relatively new to the Marvel Universe. Debuting as a team in 2013 just before the big infinity event in issue eight of New Avengers volume three. The team consists of Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, the Ebony Moor, Supergiant, Black Dwarf and Black Swan. They all appear on earth to raise it to the ground in order to help Thanos find the infinity stones which are being held by each member of the Illuminati. Marvel's secret society of most powerful members consisting of the likes of Black Panther, Iron Man, Doctor Strange and the mighty Professor Xavier. Now unfortunately key members Black Swan and Supergiant have been emitted from the upcoming Avengers Infinity War but I still hold out hopes that they'll appear we just don't know it yet. Anyways the black order in the comics have a very specific skill set. Corvus Glaive who acts as Thanos's right-hand man also holds an interesting glaive you know a scepter. Without it Corvus has super strength speed and endurance you know the natural abilities of an alien species but his particular strength comes from his weapon. While the blade slash glaive slash spear is intact he's immortal and cannot be killed. The glaive also has the ability to split atoms essentially enabling him to cut through any object in the universe. He's also a cunning strategist who has deemed the greatest in the universe. However this was stated by his wife Proxima Midnight so there's bound to be some buyers there. That being said he orchestrated the invasion of earth and most strategic targets that ultimately struggled against the might of the Black Order and Thanos. Now speaking of Proxima Midnight she's personally my favorite member of the Black Order sporting an awesome headdress reminiscent of Hella but you know I'm not sure it could also be part of her alien physiology. She also possesses similar alien traits to her husband however what makes Proxima so deadly is that she's an expert in combat with a spear that was forged by Thanos in a space-time anomaly between a supernova and a black hole. The spear emits energy that if it hits an opponent it ultimately freezes them in place and weighs them down so they cannot move. It also contains a lethal toxin that can kill any living being. Oh yeah and did I mention that Proxima's throwing arm never misses its mark? Hawk had better watch out because he has some competition. Now this powerful lance was able to incapacitate the former Miss Marvel Monica Rambeau albeit it didn't kill her but did poison her and neutralize her photon form. The Ebony Moor is the next member of the order. He's definitely not a combat fighter but what he lacks in strength he makes up for any super intelligence. That's right Ebony Moor has the ability to persuade and manipulate people into doing his bidding. He managed to coax Doctor Strange into unleashing the deadly Shumugura in Mighty Avengers issue 2. Now Moor has been considered to be in his positions to put his own interests first quickly turning his attention to Thane after Thanos' defeat in Infinity to try and make him a greater ruler possibly with his own desires in mind. It's also unknown due to his ability to lie and manipulate possibly every single conversation that he's in that he may have more strength and powers than he lets on. He uses technology in his battles and equips himself with a force field and a shadow meld to make him appear invisible and sneak past his enemies. Now Black Dwarf the other member has undergone a significant change in the MCU now being called the Cull Obsidian. Probably because there's too many black references in the movie. No no no no no no no hold on hold on I don't mean that I don't mean I don't mean that I mean too many characters with black in their name. We already have Black Widow and Black Panther it only makes sense for Dwarf to have his name changed to Cull Obsidian but wait that's the team's other name. God damn it Marvel. Anyway Black Dwarf is now taking the name Cull Obsidian which is probably for the best since it sounds much more imposing. Anyway he's the brute strength of the group and in turn the biggest member. He's also the brother of Corvus Glaive in the comics. Tamachi's super strength you know which is on Hulk-like level he also has unbreakable skin similar to Luke Cage. There's not much really else to him he's just the muscle. In Infinity he was sent to Wakanda to get Panther's Infinity Stone but ultimately failed and in turn was banished from the order by Thanos himself for not being worthy. We're yet to see or know many details about the order in Infinity War only knowing that James Gunn and the Russo's have alluded to them as being children of Thanos much like Gamora and Nebula so that's probably where that link's gonna come into it. While they're not biological children these could easily be people that Thanos rescued or kidnapped to serve his quest for galactic might. Now if you want some good stories about the Black Order you're in luck since they've had seldom appearances since 2013's Infinity Event so that's a must. There's also the Time Runs Out series that leads into 2015's Secret War series. The Black Order also currently stars in Mark Wade's current Avengers No Surrender series but you know they're slowly being killed off. But anyway that's it from us you're all caught up on who the Black Order are and why they pose such a threat to humanity and the Avengers. Who do you think is the most dangerous member of the order or who will have the most fatal impact in the movie? Someone's got to die they've said it so will they actually you know kill off someone? Poor guy. Anyway let us know in the comments below and don't forget to subscribe. Thanks for watching I'm Trent and until next time I'll see you nerds at the movies