Black Order/Earth-17628

*"...the Black Order would sniff out real Nova Corps in a heartbeat."*
―Titus to Rocket[src]
The **Black Order** was an elite team comprised of powerful individuals who used to serve to the Mad Titan Thanos, in his quest to conquer the universe. They tried to bring the Universal Weapon to Thanos, however the Nova Corps imprisoned them after a fight with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Titus.

Sometime later they traced the Guardians to Retsemaw and ambushed them, however they were again defeated and left tied for the Nova Corps. A few days later, Supergiant tracked down Peter Quill to get revenge for leaving her after their first date.

After Thanos' defeat, the Black Order joined the Universal Believers thanks to Ebony Maw's "conversion", and tried to get Thanos' Sarcophagus on Veros Seven, however the Believers' ship was damaged and they left them on that planet, being defeated by the Guardinas of the Galaxy once again. Ebony Maw later met again with the Believers on their ship and continued helping Mantis and the rest of the Believers to free the Warlock. The Believers attacked Knowhere and eventually opened Warlock's cocoon.

J'Son later recruited the Black Order to aid him to find Adam Warlock and use his dark power to rule the universe. Using the other four Centurion Nova Helmets, the Black Order and J'Son traced and ambushed Warlock, who was with the Guardians of the Galaxy. They fought them near a sun, on Veros Seven and on Drax's Homeworld. On their final battle, Rocket Raccoon managed to deactivate the power of the helmets, so the Black Order lost their powers and were eventually defeated by the Guardians. After J'Son tried to control Warlock and got absorbed by him, Warlock turned into his evil version, Magus. They reverenced and asked how to serve him, however he just shot a powerful blast from his gem at them, presumably killing them. He called them fools and said he did not need psychopaths or lackeys.

Supergiant continued to wear the Black Order suit, in which she attended to Star-Lord's show on Conjunction, and later to testify against the Guardians of the Galaxy on the Kree Monolith of Justice.

## Members

### Supergiant

* **Real Name**: Supergiant
* **Activity**: Unknown - 2015
* **Status**: Alive
* **Description**: *To be added*

### Proxima Midnight

* **Real Name**: Proxima Midnight
* **Activity**: Unknown - 2015
* **Status**: Deceased
* **Description**: *To be added*

### Corvus Glaive

* **Real Name**: Corvus Glaive
* **Activity**: Unknown - 2015
* **Status**: Deceased
* **Description**: *To be added*

### Black Dwarf

* **Real Name**: Black Dwarf
* **Activity**: Unknown - 2015
* **Status**: Deceased
* **Description**: *To be added*

### Ebony Maw

* **Real Name**: Ebony Maw
* **Activity**: Unknown - 2015
* **Status**: Deceased
* **Description**: *To be added*

## Relationships

* Sakaarans - Former Subordinates
* Universal Believers - Siblings in Faith
	+ Mantis † - Former Superior
	+ Arokine
	+ Knowhere (partially reanimated)
	+ J'Son/Patriarch † - Former Leader
	+ Titus - Attempted Killer
* Guardians of the Galaxy - Temporary Allies and Attempted Victims
	+ Peter Quill/Star-Lord
	+ Gamora
	+ Rocket Raccoon
	+ Drax the Destroyer
	+ Groot
* Spartax Military
* Cosmo - Temporary Ally
* Adam Warlock/Magus
* Xeron the Destroyer

## Vehicles

* **Black Order's Ship**: *To be added*
* **Universal Believers' Ship**: *To be added*

## Facilities

* **Eilsel 4 Bar**: *To be added*
* **Veros Seven's Ravager Hideout**: *To be added*
* **Knowhere Control Center**: *To be added*
* **Nova Corps Headquarters**: *To be added*
* **Conjunction Arena**: *To be added*
* **Kree Monolith of Justice**: *To be added*

## Appearances

	+ *Undercover Angle*
	+ *Stuck in the Metal with You*
	+ *Don't Stop Believin'* (picture)
	+ *Come and Gut Your Love*
* *Guardians of the Galaxy* Season 2
	+ *Lyin' Eyes*
	+ *Free Bird*
	+ *Me and You and a Dog Named Cosmo*
	+ *Rock Your Baby*
	+ *Back in Black* (flashback)
	+ *Another One Bites the Dust*
	+ *You're No Good* (mentioned)
* *Guardians of the Galaxy* Season 3: *Mission Breakout!*
	+ *Fame* (symbol)
	+ *Gotta Get Outta This Place* (symbol)
	+ *Long Distance Runaround* (footage; symbol)

	+ *Undercover Angle*
	+ *Stuck in the Metal with You*
	+ *Don't Stop Believin'* (picture)
	+ *Come and Gut Your Love*
* *Guardians of the Galaxy* Season 2
	+ *Back in Black* (flashback)
	+ *Lyin' Eyes*
	+ *Free Bird*
	+ *Me and You and a Dog Named Cosmo*
	+ *Rock Your Baby*
	+ *Another One Bites the Dust*
	+ *You're No Good* (mentioned)
* *Guardians of the Galaxy* Season 3: *Mission Breakout!*
	+ *Fame* (symbol)
	+ *Gotta Get Outta This Place* (symbol)
	+ *Long Distance Runaround* (footage; symbol)

## Trivia

* Although Star-Lord and Rocket always look down on and mock the Black Order, the Guardians of the Galaxy have never actually defeated them on their own, without external help (Titus, the Destroyer armor, Groot's avian energy parasit, the Beacon and Adam Warlock/Magus).

## Behind the Scenes

* The continuity in which the Black Order inhabits (Earth-17628) is based, besides the comics, on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and *Avengers Assemble* (Earth-12041), and it is possible that some elements could be shared between these universes. However, only the character designs have some similarities to their Earth-12041' versions, and that they were handed over to the Guardians of the Galaxy after being defeated.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reality designation given by the Marvel-related site The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 1.07: *Undercover Angle*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 1.14: *Stuck in the Metal With You*
4. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 1.15: *Don't Stop Believin'*
5. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 1.18: *Come and Gut Your Love*
6. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.15: *Back in Black*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.05: *Free Bird*
8. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.04: *Lyin' Eyes*
9. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.09: *Me and You and a Dog Named Cosmo*
10. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.10: *Can't Get It Out of My Head*
11. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.11: *Rock Your Baby*
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.22: *Another One Bites the Dust*
13. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 2.24: *You're No Good*
14. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 3.09: *Fame*
15. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 3.11: *Gotta Get Outta This Place*
16. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*: 3.12: *Long Distance Runaround*
17. ↑ Harrison Wilcox on Twitter (Wayback Machine)
18. ↑ Harrison Wilcox on Twitter (Wayback Machine)