History Characters / MCUCosmicThanosForces

A mysterious race of cyborg aliens in the employment of Loki and the Other. They invade Earth in ''The Avengers''.

* TouchOfDeath: Gains this ability after he [[spoiler:obtains the Orb]].

* TheWorfEffect: He's shown to be an almost InvincibleVillain and TheDreaded in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' but Binary Captain Marvel makes [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Ronan flee]] after seeing his bombers (Which would have destroyed Earth) fail.

* TheDreaded: ''No one'' wants to be on Ronan's bad side. Upon hearing the Accuser's name, the Broker freaks out and refuses to have anything to do with the Orb. It's also part of the reason why the Kree Empire does not want to deal with him -- because he's that dangerous. Only Drax, Thanos and Carol ever directly encounter Ronan without expressing any fear of him. In Drax's case, his rage and sheer hatred for Ronan overpower any fear of the Accuser, Thanos's attitude towards the Kree zealot is downright dismissive and Carol destroyed his entire fleet in minutes and didn't even attempt to fight him as he ran away.

* TheHeavy: Ronan is the most prominent villain and main mover of the plot in the film, although [[GreaterScopeVillain Thanos]] is a more powerful force of evil.

* LargeAndInCharge: He's played by 6"5 Lee Pace and is the main villain of the film.

* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Ronan almost ended up pulling this on his master Thanos; Thanos is a WellIntentionedExtremist who believes in saving races from extinction by taking half the population, but Ronan sought ''complete'' genocide of an entire race out of pure hatred and lacks ''any'' of his master's redeeming qualities, and decides to turn on him when he realizes the orb contains an InfinityStone. Of course, he's killed before he gets the chance to get the knock on his boss]].

* MarqueeAlterEgo: Unlike the comic, this Ronan wears traditional warpaint in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' instead of a mask.

* TheRemnant: He's a rogue officer from the main Kree government, which both doesn't approve or disapprove of his actions. However, without the backing of the Kree Empire, Ronan has to rely on Sakaaran mercenaries for minions and is reliant on Thanos's resources to carry out his crusade, making him little more than a glorified henchman to the Mad Titan, at least until he gets his hands on the Power Stone.

* TautologicalTemplar: As far as he's concerned, he's acting in accordance with Kree law and so anything he does, no matter how horrible it is, is justified by default. Even if it means disregarding the Kree's peace treaty, and directly assaulting Xandar.

* AdaptationalVillainy:
** In the comics, The Accuser is an officially sanctioned JudgeJuryAndExecutioner and Ronan carries out his duties as a ruthless ByTheBookCop at worst -- while not exactly a heroic character, he remains loyal to the Kree Empire, only acting [[JustFollowingOrders under orders]] or [[InspectorJavert within his legal remit]], and even serving as an occasional ally to the heroes if an alliance is in their common interests. Here, he's a savagely brutal renegade and a genocidal terrorist who continues the Empire's war against Xandar despite the peace treaty between them -- although it's implied that certain Kree authorities unofficially approve. Ultimate Ronan is closer to this portrayal of the character, but even in Ultimate Marvel, Ronan was loyal to Thanos (who, in that continuity, was his father). Here, Ronan obviously loathes the Mad Titan and [[spoiler:turns on him at the earliest opportunity]].
** In the comics, Ronan is also known for establishing alliance between Kree Empire and Inhuman Royal Family through [[AltarDiplomacy political marriage]] with Crystal. This never happens in the MCU because he died without the Kree ever learned about the Inhumans on the moon.[[note]]Not that it would've made any difference if he was alive, since the other Kree (Kree Reapers and Kree Watch, respectively) had no qualms in attempting to kill or enslave the Inhumans on Earth.[[/note]]

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' | ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

* TheWorfEffect: He's shown to be an almost InvincibleVillain in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' but Binary Captain Marvel makes [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Ronan flee]] after seeing his bombers (Which would have destroyed Earth) fail.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: One of Cull's go-to moves is to bind his opponent's limbs together with the grappling hook part of his weapon. Luckily for Bruce Banner, the Hulkbuster suit was designed with similar capabilities, allowing Bruce to PunchCatch Cull's hand, detach the suit's arm, then activate the arm's thrusters to send Cull flying into Wakanda's energy shield.

* ZergRush: They only pose a threat to a well-equipped fighting force like the Avengers through sheer overwhelming number and utter lack of self-preservation, a strategy that somewhat displeases Loki.

* ArtificialLimb: After losing his hand in battle, he has replaced with one made of metal.

* HateSink: It's very clear that this version of Ronan is meant to be as contemptible to the audience as much as possible; his casual sadism, flagrant disregard of his people's peace treaty, genocidal hatred of Xandarians, proclivity for torture, and monstrously cruel nature are all his most outwardly visible character traits, and there really isn't much else lurking beneath the surface. While the bulk of the characters in the film are morally grey, Ronan is pure, unrepentant, unrelenting evil. As such, he comes off as too disgusting to fall under EvilIsCool. In light of his master Thanos's tragic backstory, Ronan ends up making the ''Mad Titan himself'' look like a saint by comparison. It's ''really'' saying something if Thanos and his followers ''detest'' him. In ''Captain Marvel'', [[spoiler:he doesn't even care about his own people; he does nothing but show disrespect, threatening and berating the Kree Starforce for their failures, and even Yon-Rogg despises Ronan for nuking planets indiscriminately. That being said, Ronan was even willing to lay waste to a planet where loyal Kree are present]].

* HateSink: It's very clear that this version of Ronan is meant to be as contemptible to the audience as much as possible; his casual sadism, flagrant disregard of his people's peace treaty, genocidal hatred of Xandarians, proclivity for torture, and monstrously cruel nature are all his most outwardly visible character traits, and there really isn't much else lurking beneath the surface. While the bulk of the characters in the film are morally grey, Ronan is pure, unrepentant, unrelenting evil. As such, he comes off as too disgusting to fall under EvilIsCool. In light of his master Thanos's tragic backstory, Ronan ends up making the ''Mad Titan himself'' look like a saint by comparison. It's ''really'' saying something if Thanos and his followers ''detest'' him. In ''Captain Marvel'', [[spoiler:he doesn't even care about his own people, even willing to lay waste to a planet where loyal Kree are present]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, The Accuser is an officially sanctioned JudgeJuryAndExecutioner and Ronan carries out his duties as a ruthless ByTheBookCop at worst -- while not exactly a heroic character, he remains loyal to the Kree Empire, only acting [[JustFollowingOrders under orders]] or [[InspectorJavert within his legal remit]], and even serving as an occasional ally to the heroes if an alliance is in their common interests. Here, he's a savagely brutal renegade and a genocidal terrorist who continues the Empire's war against Xandar despite the peace treaty between them -- although it's implied that certain Kree authorities unofficially approve. Ultimate Ronan is closer to this portrayal of the character, but even in Ultimate Marvel, Ronan was loyal to Thanos (who, in that continuity, was his father). Here, Ronan obviously loathes the Mad Titan and [[spoiler:turns on him at the earliest opportunity]].

* {{Jerkass}}: In addition to being a genocidal murderer, Ronan is also just an asshole as seen by his taunting of Drax and his blunt, abrasive demeanour with everyone else. [[{{EveryoneHasStandards}} It's clear that Thanos doesn't like him on a personal level and wouldn't work with him if he could avoid it]]. ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' shows this isn't a new trend; [[spoiler:Ronan has no qualms about laying waste to an entire planet that, as far as he knows has several loyal Kree still on it, and he departs without a hint of concern for the fates of his erstwhile comrades.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: In addition to being a genocidal murderer, Ronan is also just an asshole as seen by his taunting of Drax and his blunt, abrasive demeanour with everyone else. It's clear that Thanos doesn't like him on a personal level and wouldn't work with him if he could avoid it. ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' shows this isn't a new trend; [[spoiler:Ronan has no qualms about laying waste to an entire planet that, as far as he knows has several loyal Kree still on it, and he departs without a hint of concern for the fates of his erstwhile comrades.]]

** He also calls the Skrulls "Manifestation".

* AggressiveCategorism: Ronan hates all Xandarians and wants to eradicate them because they are a disease.

* QuirkyMinibossSquad:

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Bizarrely zigzagged. All of them speak perfect English, except for Cull Obsidian. Rather strange, he was raised alongside the rest of them .

* DarkIsEvil: They're the Black order with the majority having gothic names themed around the color black. Simple as.

* NoNonsenseNemesis: When he [[spoiler:attacks the Vision in Scotland]], Corvus doesn't even make his presence known until he's prepared to strike, impaling his victim with zero warning, and barely saying a word in the resultant fight barring a single taunt when his target seems defeated. [[spoiler:When he reappears during the battle in Wakanda, he doesn't take part in the melee, instead going straight for the Vision, slaughtering anyone who gets in his way, and ignoring any distractions in favour of directly attacking the Vision.]]

* TheQuietOne: He's noticeably much more quiet than any of the other Black Order members, only ever speaking a single line over the course of the film.

* DarkChick: Since Gamora and Nebula both pulled [[HeelFaceTurn Heel Face Turns]] and are now opposing Thanos, Proxima is the only named female character who remains a loyal follower of Thanos.

A former member of the Kree Starforce who became officer under Ronan.

* VillainTakesAnInterest: At the end of ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' [[spoiler: after Ronan witnesses the full power at Carol Danvers' fingertips he orders his men to retreat but notes that he will be back for the weapon. When one of his men asks if he is referring to the power source they came to Earth for, Ronan clarifies that he meant the Captain herself.]]

* TheDreaded: ''No one'' wants to be on Ronan's bad side. Upon hearing the Accuser's name, the Broker freaks out and refuses to have anything to do with the Orb. It's also part of the reason why the Kree Empire does not want to deal with him -- because he's that dangerous. Only Drax and Thanos ever directly encounter Ronan without expressing any fear of him. In Drax's case, his rage and sheer hatred for Ronan overpower any fear of the Accuser, and Thanos's attitude towards the Kree zealot is downright dismissive.

A Kree officer under Ronan sent to retrieve the Orb at the beginning of the movie.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Downplayed, but in ''Captain Marvel'', he's more of TheStoic and less brutish.

* FallenHero: Implied, due to being on Captain Marvel's side in ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'', but undergoes a FaceHeelTurn prior to the events of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. [[spoiler:Subverted in the film itself; Ronan was just as brutal when he served the Kree as he is when working for Thanos, even if he did have more restraint in those days.]]