At the end of last week, an image made the rounds on the web which seemingly revealed an unknown member of Thanos‘ team of henchmen, Children of Thanos, set to appear in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War. However, it now seems as though the mystery character’s identity has actually been revealed. Read on to find out more.
The initial image was featured on a promotional glass for the upcoming film and revealed a large figure with multiple arms alongside other members of Thanos’ crew, Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight. Speculation around this character’s identity ranged from a redesigned Black Dwarf to a completely original MCU character.
Now, that mystery appears to be solved thanks to Instagram user, the_geek_power, who using a different image of a product has identified the character as simply being one of Thanos’ Outriders.
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Based on the fact that its design doesn’t fully match up with what we saw in the film’s first trailer released back in November – it has led to speculation that this will in fact be a captain of some sorts who will be deployed to lead the forces in their attack on Wakanda.
In the comics, the Outriders are genetically engineered parasitic assassin’s bred purely to complete their task, appearing first in the Infinity Arc back in 2013. This same story also introduced The Black Order, who are the basis for the Children of Thanos in the upcoming movie.
What role these captains will play in the film remains to be seen, but it’s likely that they will definitely be causing problems for Captain America and company as they attempt to retrieve one of the Infinity Stones from T’Challa’s homeland. We will find out for sure when Avengers: Infinity War hits theaters May 4th.
What do you think? What role do you think the Outriders will play in the film? Do you think this is who the mystery villain is? Let us know below!