Ebony Maw

Ebony Maw is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for the titan Thanos.

Ebony Maw
Ebony Maw on a textless variant cover of Infinity #6 (January 2014).
Art by In-Hyuk Lee.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceCameo appearance: New Avengers #8 (September 2013)
Full appearance: Infinity #1 (October 2013)
Created byJonathan Hickman
Jerome Opeña
In-story information
Team affiliationsBlack Order
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Telepathy
  • Telekinesis
  • Mind control
  • Flight

Ebony Maw appeared as one of the Children of Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) through voice and motion capture, where he was portrayed by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.

Publication history

Ebony Maw first appears in a one panel cameo New Avengers #8 (September 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña.[1] His second one panel appearance came later that month in Infinity #1 (October 2013).

Fictional character biography

Ebony Maw was a member of Thanos' Black Order. He is not a fighter, but a dangerous thinker of the Black Order.[2] When Thanos targeted Earth as the next planet he would raze during the Infinity storyline, Ebony Maw was dispatched to deal with Doctor Strange.[3]

Ebony Maw used his abilities to gain control over Doctor Strange and force him to summon Shuma-Gorath.[4] Then Ebony Maw used his abilities to have Doctor Strange serve as a double-agent for him when he reunited with the Illuminati. When the Illuminati headed to numerous locations around the world to find Thanos' son Thane, Doctor Strange found the boy in a hidden Inhuman city of Orollan (which is located in Greenland). Ebony remained in the location and forced Doctor Strange to forget about the discovery and to leave where he is now freed from Maw's control.[5]

When Black Bolt detonated a Terrigen Bomb which unleashed the Terrigen Mists upon the entire face of Earth, Thanos' son Thane underwent Terrigenesis. The manifestation of his powers annihilated the entire town.[6] Posing as an ally following the incident, Ebony Maw offered Thane a suit to control his powers, but also captured him in a containment field followed by Ebony Maw alerting Thanos to the location of his son.[7] When the Avengers arrived in Orollan in order to defeat Thanos, Ebony Maw tested Thane by freeing him. Thane could escape or could fight Thanos and become what he had avoided his entire life. Thane agreed and embraced his true nature as the son of Thanos by fighting his father. Using the power of his right hand, Thane trapped Thanos and his ally Proxima Midnight in an amber construct which left them in a state of "living death." Upon the defeat of Thanos, Ebony Maw started disciplining Thane into becoming something greater than Thanos and greater than any one would.[8]

During the "No Surrender" arc, Ebony Maw appears as a member of Challenger's Black Order where he pits them in a contest against Grandmaster's Lethal Legion.[9]

Powers and abilities

Ebony Maw has genius-level intellect. He mostly demonstrates his intelligence with his highly skilled abilities of manipulation being described as a "black tongue that spreads mischief and evil wherever he goes." Ebony Maw’s skills at manipulation are a result of his superhumanly persuasive voice which allows him to control even the strongest minds such as Doctor Strange.

He also uses technology that specializes in teleportation and force field generation.

In other media

Television

Film
  • Ebony Maw appears in Avengers: Infinity War, voiced and motion-captured by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.[11][12][13] This version of the character has telekinetic abilities and acts as Thanos' herald, perversely evangelizing to those worlds under siege by Thanos are actually being saved and the citizens, half of whom are dead or dying, should "rejoice" in their deaths bringing balance to the Universe. And also Ebony Maw makes a habit of keeping silent, or reducing the sound of any actions to the victims so that Ebony Maw can enjoy their success or rewards. Upon arriving on New York with Cull Obsidian, Maw battles with the Avengers and manages to overpower and capture Doctor Strange to retrieve the Time Stone from him. While Cull is defeated, Maw leaves with Strange taking him aboard the Q-ship and tortures him in an attempt to have him give up the stone. However Tony Stark and Peter Parker, who snuck aboard the ship, come to rescue Strange. After a brief confrontation, the two distract Maw and blast a hole on the side of the ship, causing an explosive decompression that blows Maw outside, leaving him to die in the vacuum of space.
  • Ebony Maw appears in Avengers: Endgame, with Vaughan-Lawlor reprising the role.[14] A 2014 version of the character travels through time with Thanos' forces to take part in the climactic battle on Earth. He is disintegrated, along with the rest of Thanos' forces, when Tony Stark activates the Infinity Stones.[15]

Video games

References
  1. "EXCLUSIVE: Introducing The Black Order of "Infinity" Part Two". CBR. May 8, 2013.
  2. DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  3. New Avengers Vol. 3 #8
  4. Mighty Avengers Vol. 2 #2
  5. New Avengers Vol. 3 #10
  6. Infinity #4
  7. Infinity #5
  8. Infinity #6
  9. Avengers #681. Marvel Comics.
  10. "Voice of Ebony Maw". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  11. Hall, Jacob (July 15, 2017). "The Minions of Thanos in 'Avengers: Infinity War' Have Been Revealed [D23 Expo 2017]". /Film. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
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  13. Pante, Corey (March 2, 2018). "This 'Infinity War' Villain Is So Much More Than Thanos' Henchman". Inverse. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  14. Hood, Cooper (April 27, 2019). "Every Character In Avengers: Endgame". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  15. Russo, Anthony; Russo, Joe (Directors) (2019). Avengers: Endgame (Motion picture). Marvel Studios.
  16. Couto, Anthony (July 16, 2017). "Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos' Black Order, Explained". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  17. Marvel: Future Fight (July 15, 2016). "With the new Ebony Maw World Boss Ultimate battle the entire @Avengers: #InfinityWar lineup of the Children of Thanos is complete. Do you have what it takes to defeat them all? #MARVELFutureFight". Twitter. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  18. "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Gets Infinity War DLC". ComingSoon.net. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  19. "What's New in Marvel Puzzle Quest?". Shacknews.
  20. "CHAMPION SPOTLIGHT – EBONY MAW". Marvel Contest of Champions. May 21, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
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