Proxima Midnight first appeared inNew Avengers #8 (September 2013), and was created by writerJonathan Hickman.[2] She later appeared in the 2013Infinity series[3] and the 2017Unworthy Thor series.[4]
Proxima Midnight is a member ofThanos'Black Order. Thanos chose her for her expert combat skills. Proxima is the wife of fellow Order memberCorvus Glaive. She is sent to Earth to retrieve anInfinity Gem fromNamor,[5] but comes into contact with theNew Avengers.[6] Proxima is humiliated by Thanos' disapproval of her actions as well as the fact that Namor does not actually possess the Gem.[7] Proxima and the rest of the Order are directed by Namor toWakanda to search for the Gem, but are distracted whenEbony Maw revealed the location ofThane, Thanos' son. Thane wants nothing to do with his father and imprisons him and Proxima inamber.[8]
Corvus meets up withNamor, who frees Proxima and Thanos, and asks that they join hisCabal due to his own anger towards Earth. However, Namor soon finds himself hating the Cabal's tactics and vows to work with theIlluminati to defeat them. Namor is betrayed, with him and the Cabal being trapped in a universe that is going to be destroyed. They all manage to escape into theUltimate Marvel universe and vow to get revenge.[9] The Cabal members escapethe destruction of the multiverse via a life raft and end up on Battleworld.[10]
Proxima Midnight returns to her own universe when the multiverse is restored.[11] She meets with Thanos and a cloaked figure, later revealed to beHela, and works with Hela in an attempt to retrieveMjolnir.[12] Ultimately, Proxima and Hela are humiliated and forced to return empty handed. To prove herself worthy, Hela kills Proxima in front of Thanos.[13][3]
Proxima Midnight possesses the typical attributes of a super powered individual including superhuman strength, speed, endurance and durability.[6]
Midnight also wields a spear that was forged from a star, possesses homing properties, and can release fatal toxins.[6] It can also revert to its star form, entangling others in energy.[8]
An alternate timeline variant of Midnight makes a non-speaking appearance inAvengers: Endgame (2019).[21][22] She travels through time with Thanos to battle the Avengers beforeTony Stark kills her using the Infinity Stones.
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