Real Name: | Chitauri |
Birth Year: | Unknown |
First Appearance: | The Avengers |
Team Affiliation(s): | Chitauri |
Race: | Chitauri |
From: | Sanctuary |
Height: | Variable |
Weight: | Variable |
The Chitauri are a sentient species of cybernetically enhanced beings operating under a hive mind intelligence. Subservient to Thanos, they were most notable for being the first major threat to Earth that required the formation of the Avengers when they attempted to commence a planetary invasion as part of an alliance between Thanos and Loki.
Advanced technology
Doomsday weapon
Starships capable of lightspeed travel
Shapeshift
Large numbers