Supergiant (comics)
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Supergiant is a fictional supervillain character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña, Supergiant first appeared in Infinity (October 2013).
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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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The character has made several appearances in the media such as animated television and video games.
Publication history
Supergiant first appeared in Infinity (October 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.[1]
Fictional character biography
Supergiant is a member of Thanos' supervillain team Black Order. While searching for Thanos' son Thane during the Infinity storyline, Supergiant and Corvus Glaive laid siege to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and defeated the X-Men. They left after realizing that Thane was not there.[2]
When the Black Order seized Wakanda, Supergiant was left in control of Black Bolt who she would mentally order to activate the Illuminati's hidden bombs in Wakanda Necropolis.[3] When the Illuminati arrived to save Black Bolt, Supergiant used Black Bolt's ability to defeat the heroes. Upon activating the bomb, Supergiant was faced by Maximus who had the trigger. Maximus triggered the bomb, but also used Lockjaw to transport Supergiant along with the bomb to a distant uninhabited planet where she perished in the explosion.[4]
During the "No Surrender" arc, Supergiant came back as a psychic projection, along with the rest of the Black Order, thanks to the Challenger who had set them up against Grandmaster's Lethal Legion.[5] During the battle in Antarctica, the Black Order retreat after Corvus Glaive is killed. Supergiant stays to take control of Thor, but is dissipated by Lethal Legion member Ferene the Other.[6]
Powers and abilities
Supergiant has telepathic abilities, which allow her to mind-control anyone and feed on their intellect.[7][8] At some point, she was transformed into a psionic entity.[9] Out of her transformation, Supergiant gained the power to phase through living beings and obstacles.[10] She also became immune to physical damage.[10]
Reception
Accolades
- In 2022, Screen Rant included Supergiant in their "10 Best Cosmic Villains Not Yet In The MCU" list.[11]
- In 2022, CBR.com ranked Supergiant 3rd in their "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos’ Black Order, Ranked By Power" list.[12]
In other media
Television
- Supergiant appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Hynden Walch.[13]
- Supergiant appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced again by Hynden Walch.[13] This version lacks psychic powers, but can grow to a gigantic size and has previously dated Star-Lord prior to the series' events. In the episode "Undercover Angle", Supergiant is imprisoned by the Nova Corps until the Guardians of the Galaxy accidentally free her while they were infiltrating the organization, though Gamora is able to subdue her. In the episode "Come and Gut Your Love", Supergiant works with another ex-girlfriend of Star-Lord's, Lucy, to attack him after discovering he is J'son's son.
Video games
- Supergiant appears as a mini-boss in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[14]
- Supergiant appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight.[15]
- Supergiant appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 as part of the Infinity War DLC.[16]
- Supergiant appears as a boss in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced again by Hynden Walch.[13]
References
- ^ "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 (2019-05-12). "10 Things The MCU Changed About The Black Order". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Harn, Darby (2021-08-24). "10 Things Only Comic Book Fans Know About Thanos' Black Order". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Moroca, Alexandra (2022-02-12). "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos' Black Order, Ranked By Power". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Prom, Bradley (2022-11-18). "10 Best Cosmic Villains Not Yet In The MCU". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Moroca, Alexandra (2022-02-12). "MCU: Every Member Of Thanos' Black Order, Ranked By Power". CBR. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
A part of the Black Order's roster in the comics, Supergiant is conspicuously absent in the MCU. That may have very well been because she is simply too strong for the heroes to realistically combat.
- ^ a b c "Supergiant Voice - Marvel Universe franchise | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{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.
- ^ "Marvel Future Fight Marks The Return Of The Black Order In New Update". GameSpot. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "Supergiant (Character)". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
External links
- Supergiant at Marvel Wiki
- Supergiant at Comic Vine
- at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)