Supergiant (comics)
| Supergiant | |
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 Textless variant cover of Infinity #1 (October 2013). Art by In-Hyuk Lee. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Infinity #1 (August 2013) |
| Created by | Jonathan Hickman Jerome Opeña |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Psionic entity (unknown alien race) |
| Team affiliations | Black Order |
| Abilities |
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Supergiant is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña, Supergiant first appeared in Infinity (October 2013).
The character has made several appearances in other media such as animated television and video games. Hynden Walch voices her in Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order.
Publication history
[edit]Supergiant first appeared in Infinity #1 (October 2013), and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Supergiant is a member of Thanos' supervillain team Black Order. While searching for Thanos' son Thane during the Infinity storyline, Supergiant and Corvus Glaive attack the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and defeat the X-Men. They left after realizing that Thane was not there.[2]
When the Black Order seize control of Wakanda, Supergiant controls Black Bolt into activating the Illuminati's hidden bombs.[3] However, Maximus and Lockjaw transport Supergiant and the bomb to a distant uninhabited planet, where she is killed in the explosion.[4]
During the "No Surrender" arc, Supergiant returns as a psychic projection before being killed by Lethal Legion member Ferene.[5][6]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Supergiant possesses telepathic abilities which allow her to mind-control others and feed on their intellect.[7][8] After being killed, she returns as a psychic entity with the additional ability to become intangible.[9]
Reception
[edit]Accolades
[edit]- In 2022, Screen Rant included Supergiant in their "10 Best Cosmic Villains Not Yet In The MCU" list.[10]
- In 2022, Comic Book Resources (CBR) ranked Supergiant 3rd in their "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos’ Black Order, Ranked By Power" list.[9]
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Supergiant appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Hynden Walch.[11]
- Supergiant appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced again by Hynden Walch.[11] This version possesses size-manipulation abilities rather than telepathy and is a former lover of Star-Lord.
Video games
[edit]- Supergiant appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[12]
- Supergiant appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight.[13]
- Supergiant appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 as part of the Infinity War DLC.[14]
- Supergiant appears as a boss in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Hynden Walch.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Introducing the Black Order of "Infinity" Part Three". 10 May 2013.
- ^ New Avengers vol. 3 #9. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Infinity #5
- ^ Infinity #6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers #676. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Avengers #680. Marvel Comics
- ^ New Avengers Vol 3 #9
- ^ Cheeda, Saim (May 12, 2019). "10 Things The MCU Changed About The Black Order". ScreenRant. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ a b Moroca, Alexandra (February 12, 2022). "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos' Black Order, Ranked By Power". CBR. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ Prom, Bradley (November 18, 2022). "10 Best Cosmic Villains Not Yet In The MCU". ScreenRant. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Supergiant Voices (Marvel Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 19, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Fahey, Mike (August 23, 2013). "Maybe Avengers Alliance Can Make Sense Of Marvel's Infinity Event". Kotaku. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Fanelli, Jason (May 27, 2021). "Marvel Future Fight Marks The Return Of The Black Order In New Update". GameSpot. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ^ "Supergiant (Character)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Supergiant at Marvel Wiki
- Supergiant at Comic Vine
- Supergiant at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)