Miek


Miek is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally depicted as a heroic insectoid alien and ally of the Hulk, Miek later metamorphoses into a colossal female form and becomes his enemy.
Miek appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder. 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 The Incredible [Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk] vol. 3 #92 during the "Planet Hulk" storyline, and was created by writer Greg Pak and artist Carlo Pagulayan.

Fictional character biography

Miek is an insect-like alien originating from the planet Sakaar. When he was young, local Imperials killed his father and most of his hive, forcing Miek to flee underground. He was accidentally rescued, as an outcast slave, during Hulk's battle with the Red King. Miek and No-Name the Brood free the surviving members of Miek's hive. Within a short time, Miek metamorphoses into a larger armored form.
After Hulk's lover Caiera is killed in an explosion that devastates Sakaar, Miek and the Warbound accompany Hulk back to Earth, seeking vengeance against those responsible for his exile. It is later revealed that Miek knew all along that the Illuminati were not responsible for Sakaar's destruction. Red King loyalists had planted a damaged warp core on Hulk's ship, hoping to kill him. Miek did not tell Hulk that the core was unstable, leading the core to explode and devastate Sakaar. Enraged, Hulk and No-Name nearly kill Miek. After Hulk's defeat, Miek is captured by S.H.I.E.L.D.

Chaos War

Miek is imprisoned in the Negative Zone until Amatsu-Mikaboshi becomes the Chaos King and attacks all of reality, enabling Miek to escape. Due to exposure to the Chaos King's energies, Miek becomes biologically female. This allows her to lay clutches of eggs, but her hatchlings are unable to survive long after birth. Miek travels to the Savage Land and kills forty-three Sakaaran refugees residing there. When Hulk and the Warbound confront Miek, she captures Hulk and attempts to have her children gestate inside his body. Using powerful chemicals, Miek keeps Hulk drugged and under mind control. When Hulk's rage burns out the mind control, Miek attempts to drug Hulk's son Skaar to make him kill his father, only to be killed in battle with the Hulk.

Powers and abilities

As a Sakaaran Native, Miek hatched from an egg in a grub-like larval stage and eventually entered a cocoon-like pupae stage after several months. Six months later, he emerged from his cocoon as an adult Native, with antennae, six limbs, and glands used to communicate with other members of his hive. Later in life, Miek entered a second pupae stage and emerged as a Native king, with an armored carapace, clawed phalanges, and overall greater body mass. As a gladiator on Sakaar, he developed a fighting style that utilized all of his limbs, often wielding four weapons at a time.

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 Iron Man. In the second story, Miek's treachery is uncovered after Thor reasons with Hulk.

In other media

Television

Film

Miek appears in Planet Hulk, voiced by Sam Vincent. This version is cowardly yet good-natured and friendly and looks up to 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 Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version is initially a larva-like creature and friend of Korg's who uses a robotic exoskeleton equipped with blades.

Video games