Proxima Midnight's Armor/Marvel Cinematic Universe

**Proxima Midnight's Armor** is a light-armor that was used by Proxima Midnight as her uniform during Thanos' quest for the Infinity Stones. The armor was destroyed alongside Midnight during the Battle of Wakanda, when Scarlet Witch killed her in a Thresher.

## History

### Thanos' Quest

Proxima Midnight wore her armor during Thanos' quest for the all six Infinity Stones, carrying out the missions assigned by him with it, including Gamora's home world, Zen-Whoberi.

#### Infinity War

In 2018, during the Infinity War, Proxima Midnight wore her armor to fight against the Xandarians, the Asgardians, the Avengers and the Wakandans warriors. She also used some technological functions of her armor to communicate with her brothers, call the waiting Q-Ship after being defeated in Edinburgh, and deploy a hidden blade from her arm against Black Widow during the Battle of Wakanda. The armor was destroyed along with Midnight when Scarlet Witch threw her into a Thresher machine.

### Alternate Universe Versions

In another alternate realities, Proxima Midnight used her spear the same or similar to how she did in the main reality.

#### Battle of Earth

In 2023, part of the Avengers traveled on time back to 2014, creating so an alternate timeline from where Thanos and the Black Order traveled to the future to attack the Avengers and obtain the Infinity Stones. She used her armor during the Battle of Earth, where it was finally disintegrated along with her by Iron Man's Snap.

#### Working for the Collector

In another alternate universe, after Thanos reformed and the Collector began to fill that power vacuum, Proxima Midnight was hired by the Collector along with her teammates to protect him and his museum. Midnight wore her armor and spear to work coordinating the museum security. In 2008 she used it during the Theft of the Embers of Genesis, to fight against the Ravagers. She also used it to communicate with the rest of the Black Order and the Sakaarans.

## Design and Capabilities

The armor fits perfectly to Proxima Midnight's entire body, and its colors vary between dark and light gray, although its alternate version shown in *T'Challa Became a Star-Lord* universe it's more between black and white, with some purple parts in the legs, and the metallic parts golden. The armor also shares the same color range of her spear and sword, suggesting that could be made by the same manufacturer.

It has some metallic parts, being the most notable and robust the one that covers Midnight's left arm, from shoulder to wrist, fully protecting so her unarmed arm. Serving as a tactical gauntlet, the left forearm part of the armor includes some technological functions, which helps Midnight in her missions, like:

* **Communicator**: A small device that allows Midnight to communicate with the rest of the Black Order.
* **Q-Ship Control**: A button located above the hand that allows Midnight to call a waiting Q-Ship to extract her wherever she is, even if she is inside a building.
* **Retractable Blade**: A blade housed in the forearm can be deployed from the wrist to use in battle. Midnight used it against Black Widow, after she disarmed her from her sword.

This light armor gives Proxima Midnight a balance between agility and protection; with lighter armor on her torso for flexibility and heavy armor on her arms for close combat. It is enough resistant to withstand the energy blasts from Scarlet Witch, non-lethal attacks with Corvus Glaive's Glaive, and Black Widow's electrified batons. Its limit seems to be the firearms, as Midnight seemed cornered when Falcon aimed her with his machine guns. Its alternate version shown in *T'Challa Became a Star-Lord* universe also can resist shots from Nebula's gun, briefly knocking out Midnight the second time Nebula shot her in the chest.

## Appearances

* *Avengers: Endgame Prelude*
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #1
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #2
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #3
* *Avengers: Infinity War: Destiny Arrives*
* *Avengers: Endgame*
* *Loki* Season 1
	+ *Glorious Purpose* (footage)
* *What If...?* Season 1
	+ *What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?*
* *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* Season 1
	+ *Whose Show is This?* (footage; "Real World")
* *What If...?* Season 2
	+ *What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?*

	+ *What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?* (alternate version)
* *Avengers: Infinity War*
	+ *Avengers: Infinity War: Destiny Arrives*
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #1
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #2
	+ *Avengers: Endgame Prelude* #3
* *Avengers: Endgame* (alternate version)

In the TVA:
* *Loki* Season 1
	+ *Glorious Purpose* (footage)

In the Sanctum Infinitum:
* *What If...?* Season 2
	+ *What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?* (alternate versions)

In "Real Word" reality:
* *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* Season 1
	+ *Whose Show is This?* (footage; alternate version)

* *Empire México - Avengers: Infinity War*
* *Avengers: Infinity War - 1000 Sticker Book*
* *Avengers: Infinity War - Activity Book*
* *Avengers: Infinity War: Colouring and Activity Book*
* *Cinefex 158 - Marvel Studios: A 10-Year Celebration*
* *Avengers: Infinity War Character Super Guidebook*
* *Avengers: Infinity War - The Official Movie Special*
* *Cinefex 159 - Avengers: Infinity War*
* *Marvel Studios: Visual Dictionary*
* *Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War - The Art of the Movie*
* *Marvel Studios Ultimate Sticker Collection*
* *Marvel Studios: Character Encyclopedia*
* *The Road to Marvel's Avengers: Endgame - The Art of the Marvel Cinematic Universe*
* *How to Paint Characters the Marvel Studios Way*
* *Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe*
* *Marvel's Avengers: Endgame - The Art of the Movie*
* *Avengers Marvel Hero Super Complete Works*
* *Marvel Studios: The Complete Visual Dictionary* (unreleased)
* *Avengers: Infinity War English-Speaking Book*
* *Legends* Season 1
	+ *Wanda Maximoff*
	+ *Vision*
	+ *Falcon*
	+ *The Winter Soldier*
	+ *Loki*
	+ *The Tesseract*
	+ *The Ravagers*
	+ *Hawkeye*
	+ *Doctor Strange*
	+ *Scarlet Witch*
	+ *Thor*
	+ *Valkyrie*
	+ *Bruce Banner*
	+ *Princess Shuri*
	+ *The Dora Milaje*
* *Assembled* Season 1
	+ *The Making of Loki*
	+ *The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*
* *What If...?* Season 1 (intro)
	+ *What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?*
	+ *What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?*
	+ *What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?*
	+ *What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?*
	+ *What If... Zombies!?*
	+ *What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?*
	+ *What If... Thor Were an Only Child?*
	+ *What If... Ultron Won?*
	+ *What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?*
* *The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe*
* *Avengers* #65 (*Avengers: Infinity War* variant cover)
* *Legends* Season 2
	+ *The Wasp*
	+ *Carol Danvers*
* *MPower* Season 1
	+ *Scarlet Witch*
* *Marvel Studios' The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline*

## Trivia

* The version of the armor shown in *What If... T'Challa Became a Star Lord?* is more similar to the comics version.
* Footage of Proxima Midnight's Armor from *Avengers: Endgame* appears in the *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* episode *Whose Show is This?*, during She-Hulk's "fourth wall incursion" into Disney+ and Marvel Studios Headquarters.

## Behind the Scenes

* Proxima Midnight's armor was designed by Jerad Marantz based on Thanos' armor from *Guardians of the Galaxy*.
	+ In early concept arts, the left arm of Midnight was designed as a bionic member, however Jerad Marantz decided to rework it and expose more of her costume, to show that was clearly armor and "not another Marvel mechanical arm". He also incorporated armor in her opposite leg for balance.

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Marvel Studios: Visual Dictionary*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War - The Art of the Movie*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Avengers: Infinity War*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Avengers: Endgame*
5. ↑ Ebony Maw On Screen Full Report - Marvel.com
6. ↑ Proxima Midnight On Screen Full Report - Marvel.com
7. ↑ *What If...?* Season 1 Episode 2: *What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?*
8. ↑ *Avengers' Infinity War*: Early Proxima Midnight