Black Order

> "Yes, creature. So you signaled on your return. And your message was not ignored. Look up, as there is not one dreadlord here, but all five. The Black Order has assembled."
> – Corvus Glaive
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The **Black Order**, also known as the **Children of Thanos**, was an elite team comprised of powerful individuals who used their abilities to serve their adoptive father Thanos. As generals in his army, they assisted him in his mission to find and harness the power of the Infinity Stones. Each individual possessed a specific superpower appropriate to their character. While the Black Order ultimately obeyed Thanos alone, they were supervised by Thanos' servant The Other.

As part of his modus operandi of adopting a child from one of the planets that he conquered before killing half of the population, Thanos created the Black Order by the adoption of these children. By the time of the New Republic Era he had adopted seven known children — Ebony Maw, Sylvia, Proxima Midnight, the brothers Corvus Glaive and Cull Obsidian, the Zehoberei Gamora, and the Luphomoid Nebula — and trained them in the ways of combat, turning each of them into a deadly warrior. While the first five were unfailingly devoted and loyal to Thanos, Gamora and Nebula would come to resent their adopted father, the former having severe reservations about his goal and the latter for the torture he'd inflicted on her, coming to hate not only him but her adoptive siblings.

In addition to Thanos' adopted children, the Black Order also employed agents in order to more effectively accomplish their goals. One of these agents was the Third Brother, who was tasked with retrieving the Power Stone from underneath the fortress of the Sith Lord Darth Vader while under the guise of an Imperial Inquisitor.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 54: Catching Up" (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 58: What Lies Beyond" (first appearance)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 67: Relics of the Old Republic"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 76: Getting Closer" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 79: Darkness is Growing" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 81: Dangerous Curiosity" (dream to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 85: As Time Flies By" (vision to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 89: Shroud of Darkness Pt 2" (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 96: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 3"
* *Sun and Moon* — "Unpleasant Memories" (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 11: Discussing Death"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 16: Imprisoned by Belief"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 18: Familial Doubts"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 19: Judgement of Soul"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 21: The Great Deception"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery"
* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 3: The Infinity War* (will appear)
* *Avengers of the Shaniverse - Volume 4: All Ends Meet* (will appear)