—Corvus Glaive[source]Outriders are not born, they are made. A genetically engineered parasite-assassin solely devoted to the whims of its maker, these creatures have no names, just a binary existence defined by whether they complete the task given to them or whether they fail.
History
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The Outriders were a race of genetically engineered humanoid creatures with the purpose of serving their maker until they die.
Thanos used the Outriders to find new planets inhabited by weak species he would raze. Upon finding a new world, an Outrider would report to Corvus Glaive, who would arrive to that planet along with Thanos' Black Order and demand a tribute for Thanos, if the inhabitants refused, that world would be annihilated.
After finding a new planet called Ahl-Agullo, one Outrider was tasked by Glaive to continue with its mission. It found Earth, and gathered different information about the situation of this world using its telepathy on numerous important inhabitants[3] such as Inhuman king Black Bolt, who ripped off one of its four arms after discovering it; however, it was still able to get away. When it relayed back the information to Thanos, such as the Earth heroes the Avengers leaving the planet, Corvus gave it its reward: death.[4]
It turned out that Thanos was searching for his son, Thane, who he failed to kill, and had deployed the Outriders to search for him, finding him in an Inhuman tribe on Earth.[5][6] The Outriders began invasion during Thanos' attack, but were defeated by the combined forces of the Avengers Academy, Pan-Asian School for the Unusually Gifted, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, Wakandan School for Alternative Studies, Future Foundation, Braddock Academy and University of Atlantis.[7]
The Outriders assisted the Black Order and Hela in attacking the Sanctuary II when Eros gathered the major cosmic powers to show them the will of his dead brother Thanos. During the attack, the Black Order created a black hole in order to steal Thanos' body, causing many Outriders to be sucked into it.[8]
The remaining Outriders fought the Guardians of the Galaxy and the remainder of the Dark Guardians on Knowhere to buy the Black Order and Hela enough time to properly resurrect Thanos. The Guardians were able to thwart the resurrection and soon another black hole was accidentally opened within Knowhere, sucking everything around it, including the Outriders, though the heroes were able to escape.[9]
Alternate Reality Versions[]
Earth-12041[]
The Outriders aided the recently escaped Thanos and his Black Order in invading the Korbinites' planet, New Korbin.[10]
Earth-23203[]
An Outrider was one of the hosts of Venom when he bonded with every sentient being throughout all of history.[11]
Earth-61284[]
The Outriders aided Thanos and the Black Order in the battle against the heroes.[12]
Earth-81488[]
The Outriders were part of the Children of Thanos army alongside the Black Order. Around 2127 AD, they assisted Thanos in besieging the planet Zelchia, but to their surprise its inhabitants the Zelchians and other native races had expected them and united to fight them. The two sides fought, until the Zelchians' leader, Ghost, teleported both himself and Thanos to the planet's sun, making it appear that they both died. Although both of their leaders were gone, the Zelchians were inspired by Ghost's apparent sacrifice, and eventually managed to drive the Children of Thanos and the Outriders away from Zelchia.[13]
Earth-89521[]
The Outriders aided Thanos and his Black Order in claiming the Infinity Stones on Earth, but were met with the Zombified heroes.[14]
Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-199999)[]
The Outriders were a species of mindless beasts that served Thanos and his Black Order. To get the Mind Stone from Wakanda, the Black Order deployed from the Q-Ship an entire armada comprised of countless Outriders who spilled from their containers and approached the nation's force field dome. Many Outriders died trying to pass the protective barrier, but as their large numbers began surrounding it and slowly breaking it, Black Panther ordered for the force field to be shut down.
The Outriders battled the Wakandan Army, which included the Dora Milaje, the Border Tribe and the Jabari Tribe, and the various members of the Avengers, and although the heroes managed to kill a large number of them they were slowly being overwhelmed. However, the arrival of the Scarlet Witch, Thor, Rocket Raccoon and Groot helped turn the tide, and most of the Outriders were taken down. Despite their loss, they did succeed in tiring and distracting the heroes, which paved way for Thanos to still get the last remaining Infinity Stone and finally accomplish his goal to kill half of life in the universe.[2]
Following the war, the spilled blood of the Outriders was collected by Nick Fury's secret squad of Skrulls and stored alongside the DNA of other superhuman individuals. The Outriders' DNA would later be used to enhance a group of Skrulls into Super-Skrulls.[15]
Earth-TRN734[]
When Thanos traveled to the future to get the Infinity Stones from the Avengers, who wanted to undo Thanos' Snap, he brought the Outriders along with the Black Order, Chitauri, Sakaarans, and the rest of his army to battle the heroes. In the end, all of Thanos' army, including the Outriders, were wiped out by Iron Man wielding a Infinity Gauntlet.[16]
Earth-TRN765[]
The Outriders aided Thanos and his Black Order in their quest in collecting the Infinity Stones, and fought against various heroes.[17]
Earth-TRN909[]
The Outriders were present when Thanos brought Pip the Troll to his ship to recruit his help in retrieving a "resurrected" Adam Warlock.[18]
Unknown Reality[]
Captain Marvel was battling a group of Outriders when she was suddenly taken away from this reality by Monica Rappaccini.[19]Powers and Abilities
Powers
Tactile Telepathy: The Outriders can read the minds of apparently anyone by "sinking" their hand into the victim's temple. They usually perform this action while their victim is asleep. They are only shortened by their victim's telepathic defenses.[4]
Invisibility: Outriders can render themselves invisible.[3]
Density Control: This species can control their density and solidity, granting them abilities such as:
- Flight: When at a minimum mass, Outriders can fly through the air weightlessly.[4]
- Physical Disruption: Outriders can use their density to attain minimum density, known as intangibility.[4]
Weaknesses
Habitat
Habitat
Miscellaneous
Type of Government
Level of Technology
Cultural Traits
Notes
- When designing the Outriders for Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios found itself concerned that the creatures too closely resembled another Marvel Comics property, Venom, which didn't have the rights of. Marvel ended up making minor changes to the Outriders to prevent that from happening.[22]
Trivia
- The Outriders appeared to be able to perceive the presence of Mistress Death.[23]
- Although non-canon, the Marvel Cinematic Universe-based book Thanos: Titan Consumed explains that the Outriders are a result of Thanos combining samples of DNA from the Chitauri, himself, and of various species that he killed.
See Also
- 33 appearance(s) of Outriders
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Outriders
- 8 minor appearance(s) of Outriders
- 2 mention(s) of Outriders
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Outriders
- 19 image(s) of Outriders
Links and References
- Outriders on the
References
- ↑ Deadpool vs. Thanos #2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Avengers: Infinity War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Free Comic Book Day 2013 (Infinity) #1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Infinity #1
- ↑ Infinity #2
- ↑ New Avengers (Vol. 3) #10
- ↑ Infinity: The Hunt #1–4
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 6) #1
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 6) #6
- ↑ Marvel's Avengers Assemble S2E25
- ↑ Venom: The End #1
- ↑ Marvel Avengers Academy
- ↑ Thanos: The Infinity Siblings #1
- ↑ What If...? S1E05
- ↑ Secret Invasion S1E06
- ↑ Avengers: Endgame
- ↑ Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
- ↑ Thanos: The Infinity Relativity #1
- ↑ Marvel Future Revolution
- ↑ Free Comic Book Day 2014 (Guardians of the Galaxy) #1
- ↑ Thanos vs. Hulk #1
- ↑ The Art of Avengers: Infinity War on Marvel Cinematic Universe wiki
- ↑ Thanos: The Infinity Revelation #1