Chitauri

The Chitauri are a cybernetic alien race governed by a hive mind and subservient to the overlord Thanos. A Chitauri Army was led by Loki in his conquest of Earth.

War For Earth
When Loki allied himself with Thanos, the Chitauri was granted to him as his personal army to conquer Earth and gain the Tesseract.

When Loki retrieved the Tesseract, he contacted The Other to have him ready the Chitauri fleet. As soon as Dr. Selvig opens the portal, the Chitauri immediately started to wreck havoc on New York City, destroying buildings and gunning down civilians in the streets. The National Guard could not deploy their troops quickly to counter the invasion.

The Avengers arrived and a major battled ensued between them and the Chitauri. Not expecting such a resistance, the Chitauri were initially overwhelmed, but soon their numbers increased so much that the superheroes found some difficulties in containing them. Captain America took command of the Avengers and used their powers properly. The Chitauri fought Iron Man and Hawkeye in the skies, Thor took out their Leviathans while Hulk, Captain America and Black Widow fought the ground troops.

Eventually, the World Security Council attempted to destroy Manhattan with a nuclear bomb in order to contain the Chitauri invasion, but Iron Man intercepted the bomb and directed into the portal where it impacted and obliterated the Chitauri Command Center, instantaneously disabling all Chitauri forces on Earth, thus ending the invasion.

With the loss, The Other and Thanos looked to exact revenge.

Notable Chitauri

 * The Other

Traits
The Chitauri are a powerful, reptilian warrior race, a hybrid between organic beings and machines. They have a caste-like society, with each caste fulfilling a different role in Chitauri Society.
 * Chitauri Army: The Chitauri army are controlled by a mother ship, controlling every Chitauri footsoldier it produced.
 * Chitauri Gun: energy based rifles.
 * Chitauri Chariot: flying vehicles.
 * Leviathan: a gargantuan beast that serves as warships and assault crafts.

Appearances

 * Assemble (Part 1)
 * Assemble (Part 3)