Tivan Group

The Tivan Group is a fictional business featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It made a behind-the-scenes appearance in the movie Thor: The Dark World, but played a larger role in Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014.

Description & History
The Tivan Group is a business venture orchestrated by Taneleer Tivan, aka the Collector. It is a mining facility based out of the planetoid Knowhere inside The Rip. The planetoid itself is actually the hollowed out head of a long dead Celestial, but it was still rich in organic resources. The Collector divided his time between the group and his personal museum. Others associated with this venture included Tivan's Krylorian slave, Carina, and the telepathic dog known as Cosmo.

When Peter Quill, Rocket, Gamora, Groot and Drax the Destroyer came to Knowhere, they found themselves in battle against Ronan and his forces. Drax was propelled into a vat of yellow liquid, which had been mined by the Tivan Group.

Several years later, the Mad Titan known as Thanos came to Knowhere and razed the planetoid in search of the Reality gem, which had been disguised as an Asgardian artifact known as the Aether. The Collector's laboratory was destroyed, and presumably all of his business interests were devastated as well.

Members

 * Collector, Taneleer Tivan
 * Carina
 * Cosmo

Notes & Trivia

 * The Tivan Group is exclusive to the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It has no counterpart in the mainstream Marvel Universe.


 * In the Marvel Universe, Knowhere is used as a scientific research station, not a mining operation.

Appearances

 * Thor: The Dark World undefined
 * Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
 * Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude 1
 * Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Prelude 2
 * Guardians of the Galaxy: Road to Knowhere