Cull Obsidian/Marvel Cinematic Universe

**Cull Obsidian** was Thanos' adoptive son, member of the Black Order and one of the most brutal and brutish follower of Thanos. He joined his father at a young age, when he invaded his home planet and killed the half of the population. Obsidian joined Thanos' quest with the aim of balancing the universe, being trained by him along with his siblings Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive, Gamora and Nebula.

In 2018 Thanos started to claim the Stones along with the Black Order, obtaining the Power and the Space Stone. After the Attack on the *Statesman*, he was sent by Thanos to Earth along with his siblings in order to obtain the Time and the Mind Stone. After being transported to the Antarctica and losing his arm in the first battle, he joined Midnight to command the Attack on Wakanda, fighting so the Avengers and their allies. Despite the tough fight from both sides, he was finally killed by Bruce Banner by exploding him against the Wakanda Energy Dome.

## Equipment

### Vehicles

* ***Sanctuary II***: *To be added*
* **Q-Ship**: *To be added*
* **Outrider Drop Ship**: *To be added*
* ***Statesman***: *To be added*

## Relationships

* A'Lars - Adoptive Grandfather
* Sui-San - Adoptive Grandmother
* Eros/Starfox - Adoptive Uncle
* Thanos † - Adoptive Father and Master
* Black Order - Adoptive Siblings and Teammates
	+ Proxima Midnight † - Sister
	+ Corvus Glaive † - Brother
	+ Ebony Maw † - Brother
* Gamora † - Adoptive Sister
* Nebula - Adoptive Sister

Allies* Chitauri - Subordinates
	+ Leviathans
	+ Chitauri Gorillas
* Outriders - Subordinates
* Sakaarans - Subordinates
* The Other †
* Loki † - Temporary Ally
* Avengers
	+ Thor
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk - Attempted Victim and Killer
	+ Vision †
	+ Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
	+ Sam Wilson/Falcon
	+ Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow †
	+ James Rhodes/War Machine
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man † - Attempted Victim
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye
* Ronan the Accuser † - Former Ally
* Nova Empire
	+ Nova Corps
* Einherjar
* Heimdall †
* Roscoe †
* Golden Tribe
	+ T'Challa/Black Panther †
	+ Shuri
* Wakandan Royal Guard
* Dora Milaje
	+ Okoye
	+ Nomble
	+ Yama
* Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
* Guardians of the Galaxy
	+ 89P13/Rocket
	+ Groot

## Trivia

* In the comics, the name of the character is Black Dwarf, and the "Cull Obsidian" is another name for the Black Order.
* Other version of the character appeared in *Avengers: Endgame*, another in the *What If...?* episode *What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?*, and another in *What If... Zombies!?*; all based on this character version from *Avengers: Infinity War*.
* Cull Obsidian only speaks in his language, and is the only member of the Black Order that can't speak English, however he seems to understand it.

## Behind the Scenes

* An early draft of *Avengers: Infinity War* included an specific backstory for Cull Obsidian, and each one of the Black Order's members.
* Cull Obsidian's appearance was designed in three main parts: Ryan Meinerding did the head, Jerad Marantz the body and Wesley Burt the costume.
* Greg Rementer was a stunt double for Terry Notary in the role of Cull Obsidian.
* Kevin Marshall was a stand-in for Terry Notary in the role of Cull Obsidian.

## References

1. ↑ *Avengers: Endgame* promo merch
2. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War Character Super Guidebook*
3. ↑ *Marvel Studios' The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline*
4. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War*
5. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War* - Director's Commentary
6. ↑ Ryan Meinerding on Instagram

## External Links

* Cull Obsidian on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki

* Cull Obsidian on Marvel.com
* Cull Obsidian on Marvel Database