Taneleer Tivan

## The Collector

**Taneleer Tivan**, also known as the **Collector**, is renowned as the keeper of the Tivan Collection, the largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the galaxy.

## History

### Background

The Collector is an alien *Elder of the Universe* who travels the galaxy within a teleporting fortress to collect artifacts and organisms while also showing them off to the populace. He was close with fellow Elder of the Universe En Dwi Gast AKA The Grandmaster. The Collector acquired the technology for his fortress from the evil alien corporation *X-S Tech* of which he affiliated with the leader of, L.C. Clench. The Collector's main income comes from controlling the mining of organic matter in Knowhere, the severed head of a Celestial, floating in space.

### Avengers Campus

Tivan travelled to Earth in the 2010s, following a mysterious figure that his bounty-hunter Jeutar Mörat observed travelled to the planet. It is presumed that this figure was the Celestial, Eson the Searcher who travelled to Earth around 2014 to try and steal the Nova Corps' Cosmic Generator, only to be defeated by the *Guardians of the Galaxy*.

By 2019, Tivan made a deal with Tony Stark to park his fortress in Stark's *Avengers Campus California*. Tivan promised to bring his fortress to *Avengers Campus California* and educate Earth's populace on his collection, and explained this at a demo where he also showed off a caged alien Vyloo.

While in the Campus, the Collector sent out various spam texts for promotions in the general area. During residency in Avengers Campus, the fortress was overrun by the rogue, "Spider-Bots" of W.E.B. member Peter Parker who used his *Spider-Man* moniker to infiltrate the fortress via the campus' utilidoors, and pacify the robots in webbing. The Collector contacted Avengers member Scott Lang AKA *Ant-Man* and stated that he liked Scott's ideas and wanted to discuss them over, "Sakaaran Cold Brew". It was likely that this was a trap set up by the Collector though the outcome of this incident is unknown.

#### Mission: BREAKOUT!

Tivan invited Star-Lord of the *Guardians of the Galaxy* to attend with promise of a free tour. Tivan proceeded to kidnap the guardians for his collection and put them on display as his main attraction but failed in capturing their fellow member, Mantis. During their imprisonment, Star-Lord and Gamora sent messages for help to Avengers member Wasp while Rocket managed to send out an S.O.S. signal to the California area.

After escaping containment, Rocket Raccoon debriefed these contacts in the Collector's Office and orchestrated a plan to knock-out the fortress' generators by connecting it to Star-Lord's Walkman and using their guest ID hand-scans to hack into the system. This released all of the creatures in the Collector's possession while the Guardians escaped in their ship the Milano as piloted by Mantis, accompanied by Cosmo the Space-Dog. The Collector and his subordinates were left in the building as it was overrun with monsters.

## Appearances and allusions

### Doctor Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts

The Tivan Group logo appears, representing Knowhere on a dimensional map within the Cabinet of Caballeros.

### Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off!

Collector is unseen main-antagonist of this attraction, tracking the Guardians with thermo-sensors after stealing Star-Lord's boombox.

### Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!

The Collector serves as the main-antagonist of this attraction as it is set within his teleporting fortress. He appears in the pre-show where he is exhibiting his captured Guardians of the Galaxy.

### Marvel Super Hero Academy

On the Disney Fantasy, there is a poster for the Tivan Group.

### PYM Test Kitchen

The giant cellphones will receive spam texts from the Collector's Fortress. Ant-Man will text Wasp about the Collector saying that he liked his ideas and invited him to the fortress for a drink.

## Trivia

* The Collector has connections to many entities from non Marvel Comics related Disney Parks properties.
	+ He is supplied his technology from X-S Tech, the evil corporation from ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. It is signed by company chair L.C. Clench.
	+ At his desk in the pre-show is a figurine of the Hellhound from the Haunted Mansion.
	+ Within the Tivan Collection are:
		- Figment from Journey Into Imagination.
		- The Yeti from Matterhorn Bobsleds.
		- The robotic head of Tomorrowland's mayor Tom Morrow.
		- Dolores the octopus from Country Bear Jamboree.
		- The head of a doll from It's a Small World.
		- Assorted artifacts from the Hollywood Tower Hotel including bellhop hats and bookmarks with the hotel's logo.
* It is unknown if Tivan was connected to the tourism of Knowhere referenced in Disney Traders at EPCOT.

## Gallery

A statue of Tivan outside his fortressA portrait within the Collector's fortress of him and the Grandmaster
## References

1. ↑ https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/08/photos-a-closer-look-at-avengers-campus-projects-coming-to-disney-parks-at-d23-expo-2019/
2. ↑ https://disneycruiselineblog.com/2019/03/trip-log-day-1-7-night-western-caribbean-cruise-from-port-canaveral-port-canaveral/