Miek is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Originally depicted as a heroic insectoid alien and ally of theHulk, Miek later metamorphoses into a colossal female form and becomes his enemy.
Miek is an insect-like alien originating from the planetSakaar. When he was young, local Imperials killed his father and most of his hive, forcing Miek to flee underground. He was accidentally rescued, as an outcast slave, duringHulk's battle with theRed King. Miek and No-Name theBrood free the surviving members of Miek's hive. Within a short time, Miek metamorphoses into a larger armored form.[1][2]
After Hulk's loverCaiera is killed in an explosion that devastates Sakaar, Miek and the Warbound accompany Hulk back to Earth, seeking vengeance against those responsible for his exile.[3] It is later revealed that Miek knew all along that the Illuminati were not responsible for Sakaar's destruction. Red King loyalists had planted a damaged warp core on Hulk's ship, hoping to kill him. Miek did not tell Hulk that the core was unstable, leading the core to explode and devastate Sakaar. Enraged, Hulk andNo-Name nearly kill Miek.[4] After Hulk's defeat, Miek is captured byS.H.I.E.L.D.[5][1][2]
Miek is imprisoned in theNegative Zone untilAmatsu-Mikaboshi becomes the Chaos King and attacks all of reality, enabling Miek to escape.[6] Due to exposure to the Chaos King's energies, Miek becomes biologically female. This allows her to lay clutches of eggs, but her hatchlings are unable to survive long after birth. Miek travels to theSavage Land and kills forty-three Sakaaran refugees residing there. When Hulk and the Warbound confront Miek, she captures Hulk and attempts to have her children gestate inside his body.[7][1][2] Using powerful chemicals, Miek keeps Hulk drugged and under mind control. When Hulk's rage burns out the mind control, Miek attempts to drug Hulk's sonSkaar to make him kill his father, only to be killed in battle with the Hulk.[8][9][2]
As a Sakaaran Native, Miek hatched from an egg in a grub-like larval stage and eventually entered a cocoon-like pupae stage after several months. Six months later, he emerged from his cocoon as an adult Native, with antennae, six limbs, and glands used to communicate with other members of his hive. Later in life, Miek entered a second pupae stage and emerged as a Native king, with an armored carapace, clawed phalanges, and overall greater body mass. As a gladiator on Sakaar, he developed a fighting style that utilized all of his limbs, often wielding four weapons at a time.[10]
In theWhat If? issue revolving around Planet Hulk calledWhat if Caiera the Oldstrong had survived the destruction of Sakaar instead of the Hulk?, Miek is killed when Sakaar is destroyed. His death prevents anyone from discovering the truth of Sakaar's destruction and leads to Caiera conquering Earth.[volume & issue needed]
Miek appears in aWhat If? issue revolving around "World War Hulk". In the first story, he is killed byIron Man. In the second story, Miek's treachery is uncovered afterThor reasons with Hulk.[volume & issue needed]
Miek appears in theMarvel Super Hero Adventures episode "It's An Alien!", voiced again bySam Vincent.[12] This version possesses a purple spider-like appearance and uses robotic arms.
Miek appears inPlanet Hulk, voiced by Sam Vincent.[13][12] This version is cowardly yet good-natured and friendly and looks up to Hulk as a friend. As opposed to his comics counterpart, Miek becomes braver over the course of the film, single-handedly fighting and killing a traitor who was about to kill his friends.
A female incarnation of Miek appears in media set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This version is initially a larva-like creature and friend ofKorg's who uses a robotic exoskeleton equipped with blades.
Miek first appears inThor: Ragnarok.[14][15][16][17][18][19] While being forced by theGrandmaster to fight in gladiatorial combat on the planetSakaar, Miek and Korg meet and befriendThor after he arrives. When Thor stages an escape,Valkyrie frees Miek, Korg, and the rest of the gladiators to start a revolution. After hijacking the Grandmaster's starship, theStatesman, the gladiators help Thor evacuateAsgard before joining him in finding a new home for the Asgardian refugees.
InAvengers: Endgame, five years after survivingThanos' attack on theStatesman andthe Blip off-screen during the events ofAvengers: Infinity War, Miek has settled on Earth inNew Asgard,Norway alongside Korg, Thor, and the refugees. Miek and Korg later help Thor, theAvengers, and their allies defeat an alternate timeline variant of Thanos.[20]
Miek makes a minor appearance inThor: Love and Thunder, portrayed by Carly Rees and voiced by Stephen Murdoch.[22][23][24][12] As of this film, she has metamorphosed and travels in a robotic exoskeleton resembling a well-dressed woman.
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