Titus

Origin

Titus was a black-domed member of the Nova Corps, and operated with Sam Alexander’s father Jesse and Mister Z’zz. In the middle of a battle on the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy, Jesse had to leave to witness the birth of his son, leaving his companions to fight alone. Z’zz was killed in the battle, and Titus lost his right eye and arm to the Chitauri. In a last minute hope to save himself, Titus bargained with the Chitauri, the cargo of their ship for his life. They accepted, and over time Titus rose through the ranks in their army and they in turn rebuilt his body. Titus had vowed that if he ever were to meet Jesse again he would take his revenge.

Creation

Titus was created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, first appearing in Nova #1 during a flashback sequence.

Major Story Arcs

Titus is revealed to be the leader of the Chitauri armada that is making it’s way towards Earth. Titus reveals to Sam that he killed his father in an act of revenge, and tells him that he has an Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon with power to destroy or create empires. Titus loses Sam, who takes the Nullifier with him.

Later that night Titus manages to make his way to Earth, appearing before Sam demanding he hand over the weapon.

In Other Media

Television

• Titus appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode “Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy,” voiced by JB Blanc.
• JB Blanc reprised his role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Video Games

• Titus appeared in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2.

Merchandise

• Titus was the subject of a Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure wave from Hasbro. The figure could only be assembled after collecting the rest of the wave (Star-Lord, Yondu, Drax, Nova, Darkhawk, Angela and Major Victory).