Chitauri

-Loki

The Chitauri are a sentient race of cybernetically enhanced beings that operate on a hive mind intelligence.

They were subservient to Thanos and were most notable for being the first major threat to Earth that necessitated the formation of the Avengers when they attempted to launch a planetary invasion as part of a Thanos-Loki alliance.

## Biology and Creation

The Chitauri are a powerful, reptilian warrior race, a hybrid of organic and mechanical beings. They have a caste-like society, with each caste (nearly a separate species) fulfilling a different role in Chitauri society. They are led by a Mother Ship that never appears on the battlefield and functions as one during the war. They have superhuman physical abilities, superior strategy, energy-based rifles, and flying vehicles, but their main strength is their massive size. The Chitauri, like their sister species, have no sense of self-preservation and will attack their opponents no matter how strong they are.

Their cybernetic augmentations provide them with enhanced strength, allowing them to climb buildings and Leviathans with relative ease, as well as one being strong enough to temporarily restrain Captain America. They have superior communication with one another thanks to their Hive Mind, and as a result, they are adept at strategy and coordination. Despite their interdependence, they can act independently, intelligent enough to engage in combat, assess various situations, and assist one another.

A disease that afflicts their race was discovered inadvertently by firefighters and apprehended by Coulson's Team using a Chitauri Helmet salvaged from the Battle of New York. Because their bodies are half biological and half cybernetic, this "virus" possesses both biological and cybernetic properties. It interacts with biological tissue, such as affecting nervous tissue and lying dormant in epithelial tissue, but it is transmitted through electrical shocks, such as rubbing against an infected item. In humans, it causes a gradual buildup of electrostatic energy in the brain, culminating in a 2,000 megajoule burst. This massive amount of energy leaves a burn mark on the forehead and causes nearby metallic objects to float, caught in the resulting electric field, just before erupting. Furthermore, the virus alters the host's molecular density and polarity, resulting in affected bodies being discovered dead floating in the air.

## Biography

### The Battle of New York

Thanos granted Loki the Chitauri as his personal army in 2012 in order for him to conquer Earth and obtain the Tesseract.

Loki opened a dimensional portal to Earth after obtaining the Tesseract, allowing the Chitauri to arrive, bringing Leviathans with them. The Chitauri wreaked havoc on New York City almost immediately, destroying buildings and gunning down civilians in the streets. The National Guard was unable to quickly deploy enough troops to repel the invasion.

   Fortunately, the Avengers (along with Argo Harper, Lon Scot, and Max Jones) arrived, having repeatedly fought Loki in an attempt to thwart his attempts to summon the army. Soon after their arrival, the Avengers and the Chitauri engaged in a major battle.

## Powers and Abilities

#### Guns and Rifles

* **Chitauri Gun**
* **Chitauri Staff**

## Appearances in Harper Studios

* *The Avengers*
* *The Rise of Kronos* (mentioned;flashbacks)

Seasons
* Season 1
	+ Episode 1 - *More Than Meets the Eye* (flashback)
	+ Episode 2 - *Lightning Rod* (mentioned)
	+ Episode 10 - *The Dreaming Maiden* (mentioned;flashback)
	+ Episode 13 - *Error 404* (mentioned)
	+ Episode 18 - *The King of the Titans* (flashback;mentioned)
	+ Episode 20 - *Battle of the Labryinth* (mentioned)
* Season 2
	+ Episode 1 - *Let Mankind Beware...*
	+ Episode 5 - *Plus Ultra!* (mentioned)
	+ Episode 7 - *The Boy With No Magic* (mentioned)

## Trivia

* The name "Chitauri" derives from Chi Tauri, the name of a binary star in the constellation Taurus.
* The Chitauri have often been confused with the Phalanx, another cybernetic alien race that also communicate with a hive-minded intelligence.

## Gallery

The Chitauri attack New YorkChitauri unmasked