Features of the Marvel Universe

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The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features.

Places

Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales.

Earth

New York City

Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based.[1]

Superhero sites

New York is the site of many places important to superheroes:

Companies

New York is a center of industry, serving as the headquarters for a few Marvel companies:

Universities

Regions and countries

Prisons

Other locations

  • Avengers Compound: The former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers
    .
  • Bar with No Name: There are different Bars with No Name that appear in different locations and are often frequented by supervillains who mostly have drinks, relax, and socialize. The first one seen was in Medina County, Ohio where it was the site of a villain massacre caused by Scourge of the Underworld posing as a bartender at the time when Firebrand called a meeting there. Another one appears in New York where it is seen in different locations where it can be found through a word of mouth. A bartender named Deke works there and claims that it is a sanctuary for those who are fleeing the law.
  • Citrusville, Cypress County,[87] Florida: It is in the Everglades and appears most frequently in stories related to Man-Thing. Much of its importance lies in that it is physically near what is termed as the Nexus of All Realities. The town is depicted as very traditional and conservative.[88] However, it is also home to the Cult of Zhered-Na, its leader, Joshua Kale, and his grandchildren, Jennifer and Andy. The high school newspaper is called the Quill.
  • Caldecott: A western Mississippi county and town where the X-Men's Rogue was born.
  • Darkmoor: The location of both the Darkmoor Energy Research Centre (a high-tech, top secret government facility at which University student Brian Braddock is doing work experience) and a stone circle which was a centre of great mystical power. As the Captain Britain mythos expanded, it also played host to Darkmoor Prison and to the sinister Darkmoor Castle, home of the Black Baron.
  • The Fridge: S.H.I.E.L.D's most secure base that first appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Home of the Slingshot Program and detainment area of most S.H.I.E.L.D prisoners like Ian Quinn and Marcus Daniels. Contains the unstable element Gravitonium on a top secret level at the bottom. The Fridge was raided and taken over by HYDRA.
  • Gamma Base: Also known as Hulkbusters Base, and Desert Base. Originally a New Mexico base/Los Diablos Missile Base dedicated to Hulk's capture (Project Greenskin) headed up by
    Life Model Decoys
    .
  • Grand Nixon Island: An island owned by disgraced ex-U.S. Army general General Kreigkopf. The island itself contains Kreigkopf's military base surrounded by a vast
    The Punisher
    comic book series in issue #3 to issue #5. The former introduces General Kreigkopf and Grand Nixon Island.
  • Graymalkin Industries: The undercover name for X-Men new headquarters in San Francisco following their departure from their former X-Mansion, destroyed during Messiah Complex. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is located on the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco, being built into the long-abandoned military bunkers that line the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
  • HUB: S.H.I.E.L.D's main HQ as seen in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The HUB was once taken over by HYDRA. S.H.I.E.L.D retook the HUB with Agent Phil Coulson's team.
  • Hydro-Base: A floating seacraft disguised as a natural island floating off the coast of North America outside US territorial waters. Its first known user was the mad ecologist Dr. Herman Frayne (a.k.a. Doctor Hydro) who used it both as a laboratory and an airbase on which to land hijacked planes. Doctor Hydro planned to turn the planes' passengers into amphibious people, using
    Terrigen Mist he acquired from the renegade Inhuman Maelstrom.[92]
  • The Massachusetts Academy: A
    Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. The academy is one of the oldest and most respected college preparatory schools in the United States. Administered by Emma Frost for most of its modern history, the Massachusetts Academy also had a long-standing alliance with the Hellfire Club. In addition to a large student body, the academy also houses a clandestine school for young mutants. During her time as the Hellfire Club's White Queen, Frost trained a group known as the Hellions; the Hellions would become long-standing rivals with the New Mutants
    .
  • Salem Center: A .
    • X-Mansion: The home of the X-Men, located in Salem Center. It has also been known as 'Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters'.
  • Soviet training facility that was created to produce highly specialized spies, including Black Widows Natalia Romanova and Yelena Belova
    .
  • Valhalla Villas: A
    American Ace, Flash Foster, and Wax Master.[97]

Outer space

Planets

Satellites and planetoids

Space stations

Outer space prisons

The following prisons are located in outer space:

  • Anvil is a penal colony on the planet Annoval XIV. It was the site of an attempted breakout by Nebula. First appeared in Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #74 (1993).
  • The Kyln were a series of artificial moons at the edge of known space, which served both as a superhuman prison and a source of nearly unlimited power. Operations at the Kyln were overseen by the Nova Corps. All life on the Kyln moons was extinguished in Annihilation Prologue #1.
    • Kyln in other media
      • The Kyln appears in the first
        Ronan the Accuser
        's forces.
  • Negative Zone Prison Alpha was Introduced in
    Taskmaster and Lady Deathstrike until Taskmaster made a deal with Camp Hammond to become an instructor and Lady Deathstrike somehow escaped as she appeared in X-Men: Messiah Complex. However, the prison was later overrun by Negative Zone ruler Blastaar
    .
  • The Stockade is a 31st-century prison planet in the Guardians of the Galaxy universe, shown in Guardians of the Galaxy #21 and #51–53. Known inmates of Stockade have included Charlie-27, Tork and Teju.

Extradimensional places

  • Agamotto's dimension: The home of
    Agamotto
    .
  • Ama: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Amatsu-Kami.[102][103]
  • Asgard: An other-dimensional planetoid that is the home of the Norse gods.[105] Featured in the MCU films Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Ragnarok; an alternate version of Asgard is featured in Avengers: Endgame.
  • Astral Plane: A dimension where all matter is composed of ectoplasma.
  • Captain Britain Corps; and location of Camelot, the Green Chapel, and the Starlight Citadel. Based on the mythical "Avalon
    ".
  • Badlands: A dimension that resembles the American Southwest before the European settlers came into view. The
    Demon Bear
    lives here.
  • Beyond-Realm: A realm where the Beyonder lives.
  • Below Place: The bottom layer of reality that is also the "lowest Hell". The
    One Below All resides here.[106]
  • Blackworld: An Earth-like dimension. Its historical developments took hours compared to the centuries on Earth.
  • Brimstone dimension: An alternate dimension located in a dimensional rift.
    Nightcrawler
    .
  • Crimson Cosmos: A dimension where Cyttorak lives.
  • Dark Dimension: A dimension to which Dormammu and Umar were banished by the Faltine. It was inhabited by sorcerers known as the Mhuruuks.
  • Darkforce dimension: A dimension where the "Darkforce", a powerful energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it such as Darkstar and Cloak's powers draw from.
  • Dilmun: A dimension where the Annunaki live.[103]
  • Dimension Z: There are two different types of Dimension Z:
    • Arnim Zola's Dimension Z: A dimension with a desert-like terrain created by Arnim Zola that is filled with mutates and technological advances. Time and space runs faster here.
    • Living Eraser's Dimension Z: A dimension filled with green-skinned humanoids and containing Living Erasers.
  • Djalia: A transcended plane that represented Wakanda's collective memories.[107]
  • Dreamtime: Dreamtime is the collective unconsciousness of all sentient life in the universe. It is at the border of the Dimension of Dreams.[108][103]
    • Alchera: The home of the Aboriginal Gods that is located in Dreamtime.[103]
    • Dream dimension: An astral realm in Dreamtime.
      • Nightmare World: An area in the Dream Dimension where Nightmare lives.
    • Skrull Dreamtime: An area where the Skrull Gods live.
  • Eighteenth Dimension: A dimension where Magister Miracle was the Sorcerer Supreme until he was killed by the Empirikul.
  • Everinnye: A dimension where the Fear Lords operate.
  • Exo-Space: Also known as the Neutral Zone, the Exo-Space is a location filled with positive and negative matter that was discovered by Blue Marvel.
  • Hanan Pacha: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Apu. Its entrance is located somewhere near Lake Titicaca.[109][103]
  • Heaven: An afterlife reality for good souls.
  • Heliopolis: Also known as Overvoid or Othervoid,
    gods who were once worshipped in Egypt. This godly realm appears to be built upon a small planetary object much like the realm of Asgard, and its passage to earth is a golden bridge through space called the Path of the Gods.[111]
  • Hell: An afterlife reality filled with evil souls and demons.
  • Kaluwalhatian: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Diwatas.[103]
  • Kosmos: A dimension that is the home of the Kosmosians and
    Growing Man
    . This dimension can be tapped into by Pym Particles which are like pollen on Kosmos.
  • Land of Couldn't-Be Shouldn't-Be: A dimension that was created by the romantic relationship of Eternity and the Queen of Nevers. Glorian and the Shaper of Worlds live here.
  • Limbo: Associated with
    Rom the Spaceknight, not to be confused with Otherplace
    .
  • Liveworld: A dimension ruled by
    Dreamqueen
    .
  • Lower Aether: A dimension where Zelatrix Lavey was the Sorcerer Supreme until she was killed by the Empirikul.
  • Mephisto's Realm: A dimension ruled by also reside here.
  • Quantum Realm" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and also gained this nickname in Ant-Man & the Wasp #4. There were originally all other micro universes that were separate until they joined together following an unseen conflict between Baron Karza and Thanos
    .
    • Homeworld: The Homeworld is a molecular chain planet that is located in the Microverse. After all life on the Homeworld was eventually destroyed by Baron Karza and the sections of the planet later broke up and drifted apart, this ended up causing the "Worldmind" of Homeworld to go mad and almost destroy the Microverse.
      • First Zone:
        • Baron Karza's Body Banks:
      • Jungle Zone:
        • Antica: A region in the Homeworld's Jungle Zone which was ruled by Baron Zebek.
        • Tropica: A region in the Homeworld's Jungle Zone.
      • Aegypta: A desert region in the Homeworld.
      • Sea Zone: An ocean-based region of the Homeworld.
      • Oceania: An underwater city in the Sea Zone that was destroyed. located in the Florida Everglades (name also refers to a Cosmic Artifact, M'Kraan Crystal).
    • K'ai: K'ai is a world within the Microverse that consists of green-skinned humanoids. It was brought into the normal universe by Hiro-Kala.
    • Kaliklak: Kaliklak is a world within the Microverse. It is inhabited by various insect-like species and is the homeworld of Micronaut member Bug.
    • Mita: Mita is a world within the Microverse and is the home of the Mitans. It was destroyed when Togaro sent Mita into the sun. Although most of the Mitans were evacuated, some of them were killed when their ship crashed on another planet.
    • Spartak: Spartak is an inhospitable rocky world within the Microverse. It is home to the Acroyears. Spartak was destroyed when Prince Acroyear used Spartak's Worldmind to destroy Baron Karza. The surviving Acroyears became a race of galactic nomads.
    • Sub-Atomica: A micro star system that was later merged into the Microverse.
      • Bzz'k:
      • Mirwood: A planet that Doctor Doom once ended up on and briefly enslaving.
      • Qor:
      • Traan: A planet where Psycho-Man comes from.
      • Tok: A high gravity planet that is the home of the Lizard Men of Tok.
      • Tryfa:
  • Mojoverse: A dimension filled with spineless aliens. Mojo lives here.
  • Narcisson: A dimension ruled by the Dark Gods.
  • anti-matter
    that is contracting instead of expanding.
  • Nexus of All Realities: It is located in the Florida Everglades (name also refers to a Cosmic Artifact, M'Kraan Crystal).
  • Nirvana: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Daevas.[109][103]
  • Null-Time Zone: A dimension that exists outside of time and is utilized by the Time Variance Authority (TVA).
  • Olympus: The other-dimensional home planetoid of superhuman beings analogous to the Greek gods.[112]
    • Hades: The Greek underworld, ruled by Pluto.[113]
      • Elysium: An area in Hades where heroic souls reside.[114]
      • Erebus: The entrance to Hades. Those who feel that they have unfinished business in life gamble at the casino there for their resurrection.[115]
      • Land Within: A region of Hades where a group of sorcerers banished the Cat People.[116]
      • Tartarus: An area in Hades where the Titans and evil souls were imprisoned.[117]
  • Orun: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Vodu.[109][103]
  • Otherplace: Also called Limbo and the Demonic Limbo, it is home to demons of various sizes, strengths, and intellects. Home of
    Belasco before being replaced by Illyana Rasputin
    .
  • Purple dimension: A pocket dimension ruled by the tyrannical Agamonn.
  • Quidlivun: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Inua.[118][103]
  • Realm of Death: This is where Death resides.
  • Realm of Madness: A dimension that is adjacent to the Nightmare World, but is beyond it and the Dream Dimension. The greatest fears of anyone take on a tangible form here.
  • R'Vaal: An other-dimensional planet and the home of
    Rintrah
    .
  • Sixth Dimension: A dimension that is the home of its Sorcerer Supreme Tiboro.
  • Sominus: A mystic extra-dimensional realm that is a "dark reflection" of Therea and is ruled by
    Thog
    .
  • Soul World: A dimension that exists within the Soul Infinity Gem.
  • Svarga: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Dievas.[103]
  • Ta-Lo: Created in
    jiuweihu, and qilin.[103][120] Jiang Li, the mother of Shang-Chi, was a member of one of Ta-Lo's few mortal communities known as Qilin Riders.[121]
  • Taivas: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Jumala.[103]
  • Therea: A mystic extra-dimensional realm where two benevolent gods dwell who appear in the form of dogs to human eyes. It is an Earth-like land of peace and tranquility and has a "dark reflection" in Sominus. Therea is ruled by twin gods, Zokk and Maftra. Zokk and Maftra are worshipped by the barbarian Korrek and his people, and even revered by
    Dakimh the Enchanter
    .
  • Thirteenth ximension: A dimension where Szandor Sozo was the Sorcerer Supreme until Empirikul's Witchfinder Wolves caught up to him when he fled and was "purified" by holy acid.
  • Topán: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Teteoh.[109][103]
  • Twelfth ximension: A shadow realm whose creatures like Shadow Goblins and Magma Serpents are invisible to the eyes of those not of the Twelfth Dimension.
  • Underspace: A plane of reality that is below the Microverse. This is where Hank Pym placed the Infinite Avengers Mansion.
  • Upperworld: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Ahau.[103]
  • White-Hot Room: A quasi-mystical place that holds the essences of Phoenix hosts. In-between her frequent resurrections, this is apparently where the soul of Jean Grey finds herself. It also appears to be where the Phoenix Force itself goes when it is killed, and how it always flares back to life (hence its name). The essences trapped in the White Hot Room do not seem to notice the passage of time, yet are able to see events occurring in the normal universe. Jean Grey has shown the ability to "project" herself to the X-Men on at least two occasions, although it is unknown if this ability is a function of the Phoenix Force or the White Hot Room itself.
  • Zephyrland: An underwater dimension that is peaceful. Virago took over the city until she was defeated by Namor and Doctor Strange.

Organizations

Government agencies

Criminal organizations

Alien races

  • Badoon – Reptilian aliens who live under strict gender segregation.
  • Brood – Insect-like, parasitic, aliens.
  • Chitauri – Reptilian cyborg warriors.
  • Cotati – Intelligent, telepathic, plant-like aliens.
  • Kree – A blue-skinned alien race.
  • Phalanx – A cybernetic species with a telepathic hive mind connection.
  • Skrulls – Green-skinned shape-shifting aliens.
  • Shi'ar – Bird-like aliens.
  • Symbiotes – Amorphous, shape-shifting alien symbiotes.
  • Watchers – A species who are committed to observing and compiling knowledge on all aspects of the universe, and vowed to never interfere with other civilizations.

Hidden races

The Earth of Marvel's main continuity (or "Earth-616") has contained a number of fictional hidden native humanoid races. Many of these races are genetic offshoots of Homo sapiens or a related ancestor. However, there are also some races that were actually created from the many animals or other lifeforms on Earth. The methods to create these beings vary from scientific to magical and their creators from aliens to humans to demons.

A list of these races includes:

  • The Bird-Men of Akah Ma'at are humanoid beings with bird wings from the Hyborian Age. They were created by Oshtur.[164]
  • The Cat People are a race of humanoid cats. There have been different version of them:
    • One group of Cat People was created by magic and are apparently now extinct on Earth. The race had a hand in the origin of Tigra.[165]
    • A similar but unconnected alien race of Cat People, this time from the Land Within, encountered Morbius the Living Vampire.[166]
  • The Children of the Sun are humanoid beings created by Ex Nihilo.[167]
  • The Children of the Vault are a group of superhuman beings that evolved from baseline humanity and separated from Mutants.
  • The Descendants are humanoid cybernetic sapient beings created by science and the magic of the Orb of Necromancy.[168]
  • The Deviants are enemies of the Eternals and creations of the Celestials.[169] They are the creators of the Subterraneans.
  • The Eternals are enemies of the Deviants and servants of the Celestials.[169][170] They also created the Evolutionaries.
  • The Evolutionaries are beings created from the Ape-Man by the Eternals to safeguard other species' evolutionary path.
  • The Fish People are an offshoot of humanity that live and breathe under water.[171]
  • The Homo mermanus are a species of aquatic humanoids of unknown origins. There are two versions of them:[172]
    • The Atlanteans are a branch of Homo mermanus that resides in
      School
      are known Atlanteans.
    • The Lemurians are a branch of Homo mermanus that reside in Lemuria and have green skin. Llyra and Naga are known Lemurians.[172]
  • The Infra-Worlders are humans that "evolved" to live and withstand the pressure beneath the ocean.
  • The Inhumans are an altered superhuman race created by the Kree as a way to restart their own evolution and to create weapons against the Skrulls.
    • The Alpha Primitives are a slave race created from humans by the Inhumans using the Xerogen Crystals' gas.
    • The Bird-People are a genetic offshoot of the Inhumans with bird wings and, in some cases, bat wings.
  • The Man-Bats of Ur-Xanarrh are a race pointy-eared humanoids with bat-like wings from the
    Chthon. They are enemies of Akah Ma'At and were created by Chthon to serve him.[173]
  • The Man-Serpents are a race of beings with serpent bodies and human heads created by the demon Set. They are related to the Serpent Men who have opposite appearances.[174]
  • The Mutants are an evolving superhuman race sometimes termed Homo superior.
    • The Changelings are a sub-class of Mutants that possess their powers since birth.
    • The Cheyarafim are a group of "angelic" Mutants.
    • The Externals are a group of immortal Mutants with god-like powers.
    • The Lupine are a possible subspecies of Mutants that evolved from canines; also known as the "Dominant Species."
    • The Morlocks are a genetically altered offshoots of Mutants who live underground.
    • The Neo are a subspecies of Mutants with superior power and physical abilities.
    • The Neyaphem are a group of "demonic" Mutants and enemies of the Cheyarafim.
  • The New Men are a race of uplifted animals created by the High Evolutionary.
  • The Outcasts are the names of two different grous:
  • The Sasquatches are a legendary race also known as Bigfoot.
  • The Saur-Lords are a group of genetically-altered dinosaurs created by the High Technician.[176]
  • The Savage Land Races are an assortment of races living in the Savage Land that have been sorted between the human tribes, the primitive hominids, the Beast-Men, and the miscellaneous that aren't in the categories of the former three.
  • The Seal People are a race of humanoid seals and enemies of Atlantis.[177]
  • The
    Set. They are related to the Man-Serpents who have opposite appearances.[178]
  • The Shark Men are humanoid sharks that live in the oceans, once a race of ancient aquatic people who were transformed by the Old Ones.[179]
  • The Spider-People are a race of humanoid beings with spider-like characteristics. They are the children of Omm and the grandchildren of Gaea.[180]
  • The Stygians are a southern race of rock giants, monsters, sorcerers, and dark sorcerers from Hyboria.[181]
  • The Subterraneans are races of creatures that live in Subterranea.
    • The Deviant Mutates are mutated or deformed members of the Deviants.
    • The Ghouls are a Subterranean race of unknown origins.
    • The Gortokians are a race of Subterraneans.
    • The Lava Men are a humanoid race of lava-skinned beings that live in Subterranea.
    • The Lizard Men of Subterranea are a race of humanoid lizards that live in Subterranea.
    • The Molans are a race of Subterraneans created by the Deviants.
    • The Moloids are a race of Subterraneans created by the Deviants that are often seen working for the Mole Man.
    • The Netherworlders are a humans from the Netherworld, a city beneath the earth somewhere in Subterranea with ties to Atlantis and Lemuria.
    • The Tyrannoids are an offshoot of the Moloids that work for
      Tyrannus
      .
  • The Troglodytes of Britain are a group of underground dwellers that are apparently an evolutionary throwback.[182]
  • The Vampires are a race of bloodsucking entities with many types and origins.
  • The Walrus Men are a race of humanoid walruses.[183]
  • The Warpies are a race of mutated and unstable beings created by the reality manipulations of Mad Jim Jaspers.
  • The Werewolves are race of shapeshifting creatures that transform into wolf-like creatures under the full moon, with some of them being magical in nature, while others are "scientific". Werewolf by Night is a known werewolf.
  • The Wolf-Men of Valusia are a race of lupine shapeshifters created by the demon Chthon. They can transform without the aid of the full moon which makes them different from the Werewolves.[184]
  • Woodgod's Changelings are human-animal hybrids created by
    Woodgod using genetic engineering.[185]
  • The Yeti are a race of fur-covered humanoid beings living in the Himalaya Mountains and familiarly known as the "Abominable Snowmen."[186][187]
    • The Cold People (also called the Chosen) are a race of creatures living high in the Himalayas that are often mistaken for Yeti because they have a similar appearance.[188]
  • The Zombies are a race of 'the living dead' with many types and origins ranging from magical to artificial. One reality is home to the Marvel Zombies.

Objects

Vehicles

Weapons

Artifacts

Some items have been created specifically for the Marvel Universe and many of them carry immense powers:

Mystical artifacts

Cosmic artifacts

  • The Cosmic Cube
  • The Cosmic Egg: A powerful artifact created by the Goddess from combining 30 Cosmic Cubes.
  • Phoenix Egg: Every time it is destroyed, the Phoenix Force is always reborn within a cosmic egg. This process has happened several times in the past.[194]
  • Infinity Gems/Infinity Gauntlet: Six gems that grant their owner supreme power over six different aspects of existence: Mind, Power, Soul, Time, Space, and Reality. They can be combined in the Gauntlet. A seventh gem was discovered in another dimension. This gem, called the Ego gem, contained the essence of the entity Nemesis, whose self-destruction created the gems.
  • Abundant Gems/Abundant Glove: Six "marginally powerful" gems – the Compassion, Laughter, Dance, Respect, and "another Dance Gem".
  • M'Kraan Crystal: The "nexus of realities" (unknown if it is connected to the "Nexus of All Realities" located in the Florida Everglades). By entering the crystal, users can enter any universe they wish. The protector of the crystal is singular in all universes, with the same memories in each, which suggests that the reality immediately surrounding the crystal is anchored in place.
  • Quasar
    and temporarily used by Silver Surfer to wield cosmic energy.
  • The Ultimate Nullifier
  • Heart of the Universe
  • Cosmic Regulator: Created by the One-Above-All to keep the different universes of the Multiverse from clashing into each other

Other artifacts

Substances

Drugs

Elemental substances and minerals

  • Adamantium, a virtually indestructible metal alloy best known for being integrated into the skeleton and claws of Wolverine and created in an attempt to duplicate the Vibranium–steel alloy of Captain America's shield.
  • Carbonadium
  • Gravitonium, a fictitious element on the periodic table. This substance can control gravity fields and the main source of the villain Graviton, a.k.a. Glenn Talbot. Also seen in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series.[195][196]
  • Netheranium, a psychosensitive metal found only in "Satan's" extra-dimensional realm. The Son of Satan, Daimon Hellstrom, wielded a trident made of netheranium.
  • Plandanium, a metal used by the Spaceknights of Galador to make their armor.
  • Promethium, not to be confused with
    Otherplace
    .
  • Scabrite, a god-like metal which can only be found in the mines of
    Surtur's
    realm. Surtur possesses the giant sword Twilight, also known as the Sword of Doom, composed of Scabrite. The sword is magical, capable of manipulating vast amounts of mystical energy.
  • Tritonium, an unstable radioactive mineral.
  • Uru
    , the Asgardian metal of which Thor's hammer is made.
  • Vibranium, a metal which comes in two forms; one variety (Wakandan) absorbs vibratory and kinetic energy, while the other (Antarctic) causes all nearby metals to melt. Vibranium is a component of Captain America's shield alloy.
  • Yaka, a sound-sensitive metal found on Centauri IV notably used by
    Yondu Udonta
    .

Cosmic forces

  • Enigma Force
    • Uni-Power
  • Goblyn Force
  • Nova Force
  • Odin Force
  • Omega Force
  • Phoenix Force
  • Power Cosmic
  • Power Primordial

See also

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