Ebony Maw
Ebony Maw is a member of the Black Order, Thanos’ personal squad of alien warriors serving as his generals in the war against life. Appearing as a gangly and powerless alien, Maw is the most dangerous and mysterious member, specializing in planning and manipulation aided by his persuasive voice. An early member, he served in the Butcher Squadron with Proxima Midnight, earning his elite status through cunning. During Thanos’ Earth invasion, he manipulated Thanos’ son Thane, adopting him as a protégé to guide him into embracing his nature and surpassing the Mad Titan.
Equipment
- Uses firearms on multiple occasions. (source) (Various)
- Uses a class one defense field to survive the destruction of Orollan unscathed. (source) (IF#5)
Intelligence
- Speaks 97 languages. (source) (T3#4)
- Ensures the Black Order’s arrival on Sinnar when it otherwise seemed impossible. (source) (BO#1)
- Gives Black Dwarf some love advice. (source) (BO#3)
- Infiltrates the Sinnarian Empire to acquire Gabriel’s bow, acting as a double agent while convincing his own allies of his betrayal. (source) (BO#4-5)
- Was the only person suspicious of Thanos’ crew members mysteriously disappearing, remaining vigilant while constantly planning strategies and adapting to new situations to ensure his survival. It was this cunning that got him promoted to the Black Order in the first place. (source) (T3#1)
- Remains vigilant amid suspicions. (source) (T3#4)
- Constantly plans strategies. (source) (T3#2)
- Adapts to new situations to ensure survival. (source) (T3#4)
- Ensures survival through cunning. (source) (T3#5-6)
- Cunning that promoted him to the Black Order. (source) (T3#6)
Fighting Skill
- Trades blows with Ferene the Other. (source) (A#677-678)
- Blocks an attack from Corvus Glaive and briefly holds him back. (source) (T2#4)
- Subdues two Sinnarian guards. (source) (BO#5)
Durability
- Survives a hammer throw with Mjolnir from Jane Foster. (source) (A#680)
- Takes a Nova force elbow to the face from Nova. (source) (BO#4)
- Unaffected by a planet’s atmosphere with a strong alcoholic effect on inhabitants. (source) (TAGUTL#1)
- Synapse suffers psychic blowback from attempting to read his mind. (source) (A#678)
Persuasion
- Intercepts Doctor Strange’s mind and makes him do his bidding during Thanos’ invasion on Earth. (source) (NA#9)
- Shuts down Strange’s willpower attempting to snap him out of it. (source) (MA#2)
- Makes Strange summon the Old One Shuma-Gorath in the streets of Manhattan. (source) (MA#2)
- Has Strange locate Thane before making him forget their time together. (source) (NA#10)
- Gradually manipulates Thane over time, making him ruthless and power-hungry like his father to achieve his own ends. (source) (T2#4)
- Lures Thane into a trap. (source) (IF#5)
- Convinces Thane to use his powers against Thanos. (source) (IF#6)
- Instructs Thane to amberize both Captain Marvel and J’son. (source) (CM#14)
- Corrupts Thane’s gentle nature to become more like his father. (source) (TAGUTL#2)
- Encourages Thane to seek vengeance for deaths of Brennan-7’s inhabitants. (source) (GTU#3)
- Appears to have a psychic connection with Thane, allowing relay of messages undetected by others. (source) (ANXM#39)
- Communicates to Thane in the vacuum of space. (source) (CM#14)
- Thane can respond to Maw. (source) (LS#10)
- Convinces a pair of bouncers to allow him and Thane entry into a building. (source) (TAGUTL#1)
- Talks his way out of Corvus’ custody. (source) (T2#4)
- Makes Big Angry falsely report the Black Order’s defeat to Emperor Attican. (source) (BO#2)
- Gets into Emperor Attican’s good graces. (source) (BO#4)
- Convinces a group of pilots to follow his plan. (source) (T3#3)
- Claims he can put Gamora under his control after a failed attempt. (source) (T3#5)
- Pacifies a group of guards. (source) (T3#6)
Limits
- Casting his thrall is unsuccessful if interrupted, such as by a laser blast. (source) (BO#2)
- A young Gamora stops him from enthralling her on two occasions. (source) (T3#2)
- Young Gamora stops him from enthralling her again. (source) (T3#5)
Telekinesis
- Lifts up a large alien warrior. (source) (BO#1)
- Redirects a pair of soldiers’ guns to shoot each other amid-teleporting. (source) (BO#1)
- Force chokes Rh’os. (source) (T3#3)
Teleportation
- Appears out of Dr. Strange’s shadow. (source) (NA#10)
- Evades the Blood Brothers’ attack and appears behind them. (source) (A#676)
- Dodges a chunk of destroyed building thrown by Thane and appears right next to him. (source) (TAGUTL#1)
- Teleports in the middle of combat to confuse and get the jump on foes. (source) (BO#1)
- Teleports the other members of the Black Order with him over an interstellar distance. (source) (BO#2)
