Miek is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. Originally depicted as a heroic insectoid alien and ally of the

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, Miek later metamorphoses into a colossal female form and becomes his enemy. Miek appears in the

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(MCU) films '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017), '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), and '' Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022). Originally depicted as a silent CGI character, he is portrayed by Carly Rees and voiced by Stephen Murdoch in the latter film.

Publication history

Miek first appeared in ''

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'' vol. 3 #92 during the "

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and artist

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Fictional character biography

Miek is an insectoid alien from Sakaar who is forced underground after the Imperials kill most of his hive. He is rescued during

's battle with the Red King and works with him to free his brothers. During this time, he

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into a giant armored form. Miek later locates one of the last Queens of his race at an egg farm, but is forced to kill her after learning that she was infected by the Spikes. He later leads the Warbound in Hulk's place while he forms alliances with Caiera and

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's people. After the Hulk's spaceship explodes, destroying Sakaar and killing Caiera, Miek and the Warbound accompany him in returning to Earth to seek vengeance against the

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. Hulk later learns that Miek had known of his ship's damaged power core, but never told him. As such, he attacks Miek and imprisons him in the Negative Zone.

Chaos War

After Amatsu-Mikaboshi becomes the Chaos King, Miek escapes the Negative Zone and attacks

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and

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before being defeated by the former.

Planet Savage

After being exposed to Amatsu-Mikaboshi's energy, Miek becomes female and moves to the

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. After killing numerous Sakaarans, she attracts the Hulk's attention and is ultimately killed in a battle with him.

Powers and abilities

Miek is an insect-like alien with superhuman strength and durability, and the ability to fly. As a gladiator, he developed six-limbed fighting skills, often wielding four weapons at a time to keep his opponents off-balance.

Other versions

''Marvel Zombies Return''

An alternate universe variant of Miek appears in '' Marvel Zombies Return''.

''What If?''

* In the '' What If?'' issue revolving around Planet Hulk called ''What if Caiera the Oldstrong had survived the destruction of Sakaar instead of the Hulk?'', Miek is killed when Sakaar is destroyed. His death prevents anyone from discovering the truth of Sakaar's destruction and leads to Caiera conquering Earth. * Miek appears in a ''What If?'' issue revolving around "World War Hulk". In the first story, he is killed by

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. In the second story, Miek's treachery is uncovered after

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reasons with Hulk.

In other media

Television

* Miek appears in ''

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'' episode "Planet Hulk! (Six Against Infinity, Part 5)", voiced by Dave Wittenberg. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Miek appears in the '' Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' episode "Planet Leader", voiced by

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. * Miek appears in the ''

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'' episode "It's An Alien!", voiced again by Sam Vincent. This version possesses a purple spider-like appearance and uses robotic arms.

Film

Miek appears in ''

'', voiced by Sam Vincent. This version is cowardly yet good-natured and friendly and looks up to the Hulk as a friend. As opposed to his comics counterpart, Miek becomes braver over the course of the film, single-handedly fighting and killing a traitor who was about to kill his friends.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

A female incarnation of Miek appears in media set in the

(MCU). This version is initially a larva-like creature and friend of

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's who uses a robotic exoskeleton equipped with blades. * Miek first appears in '' Thor: Ragnarok''. While being forced by the Grandmaster to fight in gladiatorial combat on the planet Sakaar, Miek and Korg meet and befriend

after he arrives. When Thor stages an escape,

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frees Miek, Korg, and the rest of the gladiators to start a revolution. After hijacking the Grandmaster's starship, the ''Statesman'', the gladiators help Thor evacuate

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before joining him in finding a new home for the Asgardian refugees. * In '' Avengers: Endgame'', five years after surviving

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' attack on the ''Statesman'' and the Blip off-screen during the events of '' Avengers: Infinity War'', Miek has settled on Earth in New Asgard,

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alongside Korg, Thor, and the refugees. Miek and Korg later help Thor, the

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, and their allies defeat an alternate timeline variant of Thanos. * Alternate timeline variants of Miek appear in the

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animated series '' What If...?''. * Miek makes a minor appearance in '' Thor: Love and Thunder'', portrayed by Carly Rees and voiced by Stephen Murdoch. As of this film, she has metamorphosed and travels in a robotic exoskeleton resembling a well-dressed woman.

Video games