The Dire Wraiths are a fictional extraterrestrial race that is part of the Marvel Comics Universe. They were the main opponents of Rom, although they have also appeared in a few other Marvel comic books. Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... Marvel Comics, NYSE: MVL (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... Rom the Spaceknight is a fictional cyborg space hero. ...

The Wraiths are a mutant offshoot of the Skrulls from the Andromeda Galaxy. Like the Skrulls, the Wraiths are shape-shifters, able to take the forms of other creatures. Their basic appearance, however, is entirely different. The male Wraiths are lumpy, white-skinned humanoids. The females, however, are very different, having obese, reddish bodies with large, pupil-less eyes, small beaks, 'hands' that resemble small pincers and tentacles; clawed feet, and thick tails. They also have long, drill-pointed tongues like that of the Alphabet Cone Shell mollusc, that they use to suck out the brains of their victims, which allows them to gain their memories.(See Vampire.) (It also causes the victim's body to dissolve into a kind of goo; this may have been a way for the wraiths to eliminate the persons whom they replaced.) Both male and female Wraiths turned into dust when killed (or banished to Limbo; see below.) A mutant (also known to early geneticists as a monster) is an individual, organism, or new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is a sudden structural change within the DNA of a gene or chromosome of an organism resulting in the creation of a new... The Skrulls are a fictional alien race in Marvel Comics universe. ... This image is a Galaxy Evolution Explorer observation of the large galaxy in Andromeda, Messier 31. ... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Limbo is a fictional dimension in the Marvel Comics universe whose physical laws are primarily magical, though laws of the ordinary universe (such as electromagnetism and gravity) normally apply within its bounds. ...

The Wraiths began to study evil magic (mainly the females, but some males did as well, though in general the males preferred technology.) It may have been because of this that the Wraiths developed a Matriarchy dedicated to evil. This caused a rift with their parent race, and they were driven away from the 'Skrull' galaxy long ago (Hatred still persists between the two races to this day.) Using starships powered by a combination of magic and technology, The Wraiths entered a region of space called the "Black Nebula" where they found a planet that orbited a black sun. Finding that this planet allowed them to tap that sun's energies to use in their magical spells, the Wraiths settled there and named it "Wraithworld". They soon found creatures that they could domesticate to their service: the "darkwings", birdlike creatures of black energy that spawned from the black sun itself, as well as wolflike animals that they eventually mutated into blind, telepathic 'bloodhounds' that could track their victims via telepathy , as well as transform into humanoid, ghost-like forms to attack them. This article is about the vehicle for interstellar travel. ... Telepathy, from the Greek τηλε, tele, distant, and πάθεια, patheia, feeling, is the claimed innate ability of humans and other creatures to communicate information from one mind to another, without the use of extra tools such as speech or body language. ...

Two hundred years ago, the male Wraiths convinced the females to attack the so-called Golden Galaxy. A huge fleet of Wraith starships attacked the inhabited planets in that galaxy, and were heading towards a planet inhabited by human-like beings, known as Galador. However, they found out as they attacked the planet that several Galadorians had been transformed into cyborg warriors called Spaceknights. Although few in number, the Spaceknights proved powerful enough to repel the attack. The Wraiths returned to Wraithworld, only to have Rom, the greatest of the Spaceknights, follow them there, intent on wiping their evil from the universe, mainly by means of his weapon, the Neutralizer, which could banish Wraiths into Limbo. (Note: Those wraiths that Rom banished eventually became minions for that dimension's ruler, Immortus.) Realizing that other Spaceknights would soon follow, the Wraiths decided to abandon Wraithworld, and scattered across the universe. Spoiler warning: Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ...

Several decades ago, a large group of Wraiths landed on Earth, near a small town called Clairton, in West Virginia, USA. The Wraiths infiltrated the town in human form, and later, began to infiltrate governments and other important organizations across the World.

A few years ago, Rom landed near Clairton, and, with the help of some of the locals, eventually succeeded in banishing all the Wraiths still in there (all male ones.) Then he proceeded to travel around the world, looking for the rest.

Eventually, the female Wraiths got tired of hiding, and, blaming the males for failing to defeat Rom, killed them all, then proceeded to attack the Earth openly. (It is unknown how the Wraiths expected to continue to reproduce afterwards.) Their first act was to kill the entire population of Clairton while Rom was away.

Soon afterwards, the Wraiths launched a plan to help them conquer Earth once and for all; they casted a spell on Earth's sun, allowing them to use its energies to draw Wraithworld into Earth's solar system. This greatly increased their magical powers. Enboldened, the Wraiths made a mass attack on New York City, where they clashed with dozens of the city's superheroes. However, thanks to Rom, who used a special satellite to boost the power of his Neutralizer, the entire Wraithworld planet was banished into Limbo, causing all Wraiths in the universe to lose their powers, including, apparently, their shape-shifting abilities. Defeated, Rom then banished all the Earth's Wraiths into Limbo. (Note: It is not apparent why, if Wraithworld made the Wraiths so powerful, they didn't stand off the Spaceknights there in the first place 200 years ago. Nor is it clear why their powers had become so dependent on it. In a later Doctor Strange story, a Wraith from another planet was shown, using magic derived from some alternate source.) Superheroes is a danish pop/rock band. ... Doctor Strange, a fictional character, is a sorcerer and superhero featured in Marvel Comics. ...

It is possible, but unlikely (since the Wraiths were created to be Rom's specific enemies) that the Wraiths will be used again in Marvel Comics, at least not in such an important role.