Marvel Comics (Earth-616)

Outriders

Outriders

Outriders are genetically engineered beings created to serve Thanos, typically commanded by Corvus Glaive. They lack free will, existing solely to complete assigned tasks or die trying. Successful Outriders are rewarded with death. They vary in roles, functioning as assassins, information gatherers, or foot soldiers, often used as expendable forces. Their powers include invisibility, intangibility, memory scanning, flight, and enhanced strength.

Transport

  • Outriders possess small ships for universal travel to gather information, which can turn invisible to avoid detection. (source) (^INF)
  • One Outrider iteration has wings enabling flight. (source) (^ITH)

Strength

  • An Outrider kills two Inhumans, Kirren and Tolos, simultaneously while escaping Attilan. (source) (^ITH)
  • An Outrider tears open the roof of a jet plane. (source) (^ITH)
  • An Outrider kicks Kid Omega a significant distance across water, creating a wake. (source) (^ITH)
  • An Outrider punches Box, knocking them backwards. (source) (^ITH)

Durability

  • An Outrider survives having one arm ripped off by Black Bolt, being sent flying by Gorgon’s stomp, and hit by Black Bolt’s blast; it escapes and delivers gathered information to Corvus Glaive. (source) (^INF)

Intangibility, Invisibility & Stealth

  • An Outrider becomes invisible and undetectable in the presence of Iron Man, Wolverine, Thor, Storm, and Captain America. (source) (^INF)
  • An Outrider sneaks past Inhuman guards including Gorgon and Karnak, phases through a solid wall, enters Black Bolt’s room undetected past Lockjaw, and reaches the sleeping Black Bolt. (source) (^INF)
  • An Outrider phases through Karnak. (source) (^INF)
  • Outriders emerge from walls and floors to confront Pip the Troll immediately after he teleports into Thanos’ ship. (source) (^TVH)

Memory and mind scanning

  • By inserting fingers into a sleeping person’s temples, an Outrider scans their memories to gain knowledge, though it can be forced out if the person becomes aware. (source) (^INF)

Other

  • Outriders are stated to be able to ‘break gravity’, though the exact meaning is unclear. (source) (^INF)