Proxima Midnight/MCU/2014 Time Heist

**Proxima Midnight** was Thanos' adoptive daughter and a deadly member of the Black Order. She joined her father in his quest for the six Infinity Stones, with the aim of balancing the universe by killing the half of the population, along with her siblings Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive, Cull Obsidian, Gamora and Nebula.

For many years she aided Thanos on his quest for the Infinity Stones, until 2014 when Thanos and Ebony Maw found a Nebula from nine years on the future. They later traveled to 2023 to attack the Avengers, in order to obtain the Infinity Stones, however Midnight and her brothers battled more enemies than expected. Proxima Midnight died along with Thanos, the Black Order and the whole army when Iron Man finally snapped them.

## Biography

### Becoming a Child of Thanos

Proxima Midnight, like the rest of her siblings, lived in a resource-strapped world that was one day invaded by Thanos in his quest to wipe out half the universe. After Thanos attacked and killed the half of the population, he saw her and considered worth saving due to her warrior qualities, so he took the orphaned Midnight and raised her as his own child, starting training her to be a deadly member of the Black Order.

### Black Order and Thanos' Quest

For many years, since her maturation, she was trained by Thanos alongside her adoptive brothers Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive and Cull Obsidian, to be the most powerful warriors in the universe, being gifted by Thanos with powerful weapons to aid him in his conquest. They used to go along Thanos in his invasions to many worlds across the cosmos, with the aim of balancing the universe, including Gamora's home world, Zen-Whoberi. Gamora and Nebula were then also adpoted and trained by Thanos, along with their older siblings. Midnight, just like all her siblings, was hated by Nebula for many years.

#### Avengers Time Heist

In October 2023, part of the Avengers traveled on time back to 2014 through the Quantum Realm creating so an alternate timeline, and the point of divergence with the original Proxima Midnight. Back then, Thanos had just located the Power Stone and he was going to send Gamora and Nebula with Ronan the Accuser to secure the mission and deal.

The synaptic drive interference between the 2014 Nebula and the 2023 Nebula led Thanos to capture the future Nebula and know his future. Thanos then ordered Ebony Maw to mass-replicate the Pym Particles and the quantum technology, and sent Nebula to 2023. Meanwhile, Thanos and the Black Order began to prepare the weaponary and the army for the attack.

Maw, using reverse-engineering, managed to adapt the technology to the *Sanctuary II*, and transport themselves to 2023, with Nebula activating the Quantum Tunnel from the future. While the Avengers were using the Infinity Stones to undo the Snap accomplished by Thanos in 2018, the ship arrived from the past without the Avengers realizing, with Midnight on board. Nebula seeing the success of the mission went to meet Thanos as the ship began the attack to the headquarters.

#### Battle of Earth

The *Sanctuary II* fired several missiles that completely destroyed the Avengers facility, knocking out the Avengers for quite some time. Thanos then descended to the surface to continue with the plan, while Midnight remained on the ship awaiting the final attack along with her brothers.

After Thanos fought with Thor, Iron Man and Captain America, remaining only the latter standing, Thanos told him that he would enjoy destroying his planet, while the Black Order began the attack by deploying all the troops. Midnight finally descended from the ship next to her brothers Corvus Glaive, Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian. However, unknowingly for they, many heroes started coming up behind Captain America, through inter-dimensional portals, to join the fight against them.

Once everyone had arrived the final battle began. Thanos raised his sword and the whole army began to mobilize commanded by the Black Order. Midnight and her brothers ran in the front row to face their enemies.

During the massive battle, Midnight commanded part of the army, along with Corvus Glaive, against a group of heroines who met in the middle of the battle, among them, her sister Gamora and her alternative sister Nebula from the future. Midnight fought Gamora, but Glaive was seriously injured by Okoye. Nebula joined Gamora against Midnight, so Midnight had to fight both simultaneously, while the other heroines advanced forward.

A while later, Iron Man finally got the all six Infinity Stones and snapped his fingers, thus disintegrating all his enemies and their weaponary. As Thanos watched his failure, Midnight was just sitting with the Glaive's corpse in her arms, who did she hug while they were disintegrating.

### Legacy

#### Humans' Fear

*"If the aliens come back, what are you gonna do?"*
―Reporter to Spider-Man[src]
In 2024 humans were still afraid that Thanos' armies might return, and questioned whether the Avengers would be prepared, as shown during a charity event with Spider-Man. In 2026, Scott Lang wrote a novel where the Black Order is mentioned.

#### DNA Acquired

*"Nearly every Avenger spilled blood in the Battle of Earth."*
―Nick Fury to Sonya Falsworth[src]

As Proxima Midnight had been wounded in the Battle of Earth, her blood was spilled on the battlefield. The blood was collected after the battle by Nick Fury's secret Skrull unit and placed into a vial known as the Harvest, alongside other DNA samples of enhanced and/or alien individuals. The vial was then administered by Super-Skrulls Gravik and G'iah, granting them access to Midnight's physiology.

## Personality

Proxima Midnight was trained her entire life to become a deadly and highly skilled combatant, repeatedly showing her tremendous warrior nature in battle many times and began developing her own cruel, arrogant, cold, and fierce nature. Midnight always had a strong loyalty to Thanos, despite the hard training that he did with all his adoptive children.

The Black Order was totally devoted to their master Thanos, holding an almost religious fervor in serving and aiding him in gathering the Infinity Stones, believing like Thanos, that what they did was just and noble. Nonetheless, Midnight was also able to feel love for Corvus Glaive, whom she came to help after being mortally wounded during the battle, holding him in her arms and hugging him in her last moments of life.

## Powers and Abilites

* **Superhuman Strength**: Proxima Midnight is physically stronger than regular humans, and seems to have strength comparable to super-soldiers. Her strength is sufficient enough to easily beat and throw people around. She also has very strong fists, allowing her to fight only with them against armored oponents without visible pain or damage.

* **Superhuman Durability**: Midnight was shown to be very durable, especially in battle. She is able to fight for a long time with more than one enemy simultaneously, and not showing any type of fatigue or decrease. However she is not bulletproof, and can die in similar ways as humans do.

* **Superhuman Agility**: Midnight possessed a limited degree of superhuman agility, adequate enough to leap high into the air, perform complex flips and twists in combat.

* **Enhanced Speed**: Proxima Midnight is fast and agile in battle, able to swiftly attack or parry incoming attacks, as well as dodge or evade her opponents quickly, however, it's not impossible to ambush her.

## Equipment

### Weapons

* **Spear**: Proxima Midnight wielded a three-pronged spear in battle against her enemies. It could be thrown at blinding speeds, or utilized in combat to impale, slash or parry attacks. The spear could also discharge powerful bursts of energy that could knock down her foes. This spear could also be controlled telekinetically, as Midnight was able to summon it back into her hands. Besides all this, it also has a function of light emission on the edge of her spear, allowing to look into dark areas.

### Other Equipment

* **Armor**: Proxima Midnight wore a light-armor during her time serving Thanos. This armor gives Midnight greater agility in combat, and it's pretty resistant to varied attacks. It also has some technological functions which helps Midnight in her missions, like a communicator with the Black Order, a button to call the Q-Ships, and a retractable blade on the left forearm part.

### Vehicles

* ***Sanctuary II***: Proxima Midnight, along the rest of the Black Order, used this massive warship to go to different places in the universe along with Thanos and the army. During the Avengers Time Heist, the Black Order used the modified ship to travel on time from 2014 to 2023, and arrive on Earth before the battle.

* **Q-Ship**: Proxima Midnight also used these spaceships for her different missions, along with her brothers. The ships can be stored on the *Sanctuary II*.

## Relationships

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

Allies* Chitauri - Subordinates
	+ Leviathans
	+ Chitauri Gorillas
* Outriders - Subordinates
* Sakaarans - Subordinates
* The Other
* Korath
* Ronan the Accuser
* Avengers
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man
	+ Thor
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk
	+ Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye
* Avengers (2023 versions)
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man † - Killer
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America
	+ Thor
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk
	+ Hawkeye/Clint Barton
	+ Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow †
	+ Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
	+ Sam Wilson/Falcon
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man
	+ Scott Lang/Ant-Man
	+ James Rhodes/War Machine
	+ Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
* Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 versions)
	+ Peter Quill/Star-Lord
	+ 89P13/Rocket
	+ Groot
	+ Drax the Destroyer
	+ Mantis
* Asgardians (2023 versions)
	+ Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
	+ Einherjar
	+ Warsong
	+ Korg
	+ Miek
* Golden Tribe
	+ T'Challa/Black Panther †
	+ Shuri
* Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
* Dora Milaje
	+ Okoye
	+ Nomble
	+ Yama
* Jabari Tribe
	+ M'Baku
* Border Tribe
* Wakandan Royal Guard
* Masters of the Mystic Arts
	+ Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange
	+ Wong
* Pepper Potts
* Hope van Dyne/Wasp
* Ravagers
	+ Kraglin Obfonteri
* Howard the Duck

## Appearances

* *William Shakespeare's Avengers: The Complete Works*
* *She-Hulk: Attorney at Law* Season 1 (footage; "Real World")
	+ *Whose Show is This?*
* *Look Out for the Little Guy!* (indirectly mentioned)
* *Secret Invasion* Season 1 (mentioned)
	+ *Home*

	+ *William Shakespeare's Avengers: The Complete Works*
* *Look Out for the Little Guy!* (indirectly mentioned)
* *Secret Invasion* Season 1 (mentioned)
	+ *Home*

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

* *Marvel's Avengers: Endgame - The Art of the Movie*
* *Avengers Marvel Hero Super Complete Works*
* *Legends* Season 1
	+ *Wanda Maximoff*
	+ *The Ravagers*
	+ *Hawkeye*
	+ *Doctor Strange*
	+ *Valkyrie*
	+ *The Dora Milaje*
* *Assembled* Season 1
	+ *The Making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law*
	+ *The Making of Secret Invasion* (mentioned)
* *The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe*
* *Legends* Season 2
	+ *The Wasp*
	+ *Carol Danvers*

## Trivia

*See also: Proxima Midnight#Trivia*

* Proxima Midnight is not shown speaking in *Avengers: Endgame*.
* Other version of the character previously appeared in *Avengers: Infinity War*, on which this version is based.
* Footage of Proxima Midnight 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

*See also: Proxima Midnight#Behind the Scenes*
* In *Avengers: Infinity War*, Proxima Midnight was portrayed by Monique Ganderton on-set, and by Carrie Coon as voice and facial expressions in post-production, however Coon was unable to return to *Avengers: Endgame* due to a scheduling conflict. For this reason the character has no lines and is not featured in any close-up shots in the latter film, and the role is played by Ganderton.
	+ Multiple people played the character due to the motion-capture.
* While it is not acknowledged in *Avengers: Infinity War*, Michael James Shaw has stated that Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive are a married couple in the film, as the writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely also confirmed it by explaining how it was hinted in the film. However, it's unknown when they got married.
* For *Avengers: Endgame*, Anthony Francisco explored a conquered Earth in a concept art, where the Avengers were defeated by Thanos and his forces, and he built a monument in honor to his beloved Death. For the Avengers Campus, the new Multiverse attraction centers on an alternate universe where Thanos won the Battle of Earth, and heroes from different universes join forces to fight him.

* In 2022, Andrew Kim revealed two concept arts from *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings*, where can be seen Proxima Midnight fighting Deadpool in the Golden Daggers Club arena. The idea came from the scene revealed on the trailers, just to see other Marvel characters fighting there. His choice for Proxima Midnight and Deadpool was due to their similar fighting style.
* Carrie Coon said that "no one ever dies" in the Marvel universe, addressing the possibility of return in the future.

## References

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1. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War Character Super Guidebook*
2. ↑ Marvel Studios Canada on X
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Marvel Studios: Visual Dictionary*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Road to Marvel's Avengers: Endgame - The Art of the Marvel Cinematic Universe*
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 *Avengers: Infinity War*
6. ↑ Thanos On Screen Full Report - Marvel.com
7. ↑ Ebony Maw On Screen Full Report
8. ↑ *Guardians of the Galaxy*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Joe Russo's Q&A about the plot of *Avengers: Endgame* in China
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 *Avengers: Endgame*
11. ↑ *Spider-Man: Far From Home*
12. ↑ *Look Out for the Little Guy!*
13. ↑ *Secret Invasion* Season 1
14. ↑ Nebula On Screen Full Report - Marvel.com
15. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War: Destiny Arrives*
16. ↑ Exclusive Interview - Michael James Shaw on *Avengers: Infinity War*, his character Corvus Glaive, and more
17. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War* deleted scene
18. ↑ Carrie Coon was supposed to be in *Avengers: Endgame* despite her character's death in *Infinity War*
19. ↑ *Avengers: Endgame* Stunt Coordinator on Shattering the Glass Ceiling and That Final Battle
20. ↑ Michael James Shaw: Becoming Marvel *Infinity War*'s Villian Corvus Glaive!
21. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War* Actor Teases Corvus Glaive And Proxima Midnight's 'Dark Marriage'
22. ↑ *Avengers: Infinity War* - Director's Commentary
23. ↑ Anthony Francisco on Instagram
24. ↑ Disney Introduces King Thanos Who 'Won' *Avengers: Endgame*
25. ↑ Artist Andrew Kim Speaks on Deadpool being in *Shang-Chi* Concept Art
26. ↑ Carrie Coon Talks Being On The Set Of *Avengers: Infinity War* | PeopleTV | *Entertainment Weekly*

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