Ebony Maw was the smartest and most ambitious of the Black Order.
The righteous were often butchers and dog-slayers, while the faithless were often scholars.
The old saying applied to appearances as well.
Within Thanos's team, he was the strategist and adviser, while also coveting Thanos's position.
In fact, being a strategist did not mean lacking martial prowess.
Ebony Maw was a mage about as powerful as Doctor Strange, and he was skilled at beguiling people with words.
Thanos most likely knew about Ebony Maw's ambitions.
He knew and did not care.
He kept him close as entertainment.
Unlike the other desperadoes who followed Thanos, Black Dwarf had pledged loyalty to Thanos only because his race needed to survive. By traditional standards, Black Dwarf was an understandable sort of villain.
A villain was still a villain.
He had the strongest defenses among the Black Order, as well as immense strength, but lacked mobility.
Without teammates, he was usually treated like a punching bag.
He had survived until now largely thanks to his extraordinary defenses.
Rumor had it that Black Dwarf was the "unlucky one" among the Black Order.
The last was Supergiant, a cosmic-level scout skilled in psychic transmission and mind-control abilities. She was also mentally linked to Thanos, which meant that any information she scouted would be known by Thanos.
Knowhere,
As the base the Collector had operated for billions of years within an ancient god's skull, it naturally had its own strengths.
So Hayato did not need to worry about finding temporary shelter.
Hayato asked Star-Lord whether they should make a strategic retreat first.
After thinking it over, Star-Lord felt that the Black Order's lineup probably could not compare to the spectacle of Ego and several Celestials gathered together.
So, after consulting Gamora, the Guardians of the