Military in Vatican City Since the early twentieth century the Guard has returned to its original practice of recruiting only Swiss nationals. As of 2005, the Guard had 134 members. All recruits complete basic military training with the Swiss Army before transferring to the Vatican, and must be at least 174 cm (5 ft 8.5 in) in height. Members are armed with small arms for practical purposes, and for cerimomial functions the ranks carry the traditional Halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), the Corporals and Vice-corporals either Patisans polearms or Flammenschwert two-handed swords, while officers do not carry weapons, but command batons only. Although
Corvus Glaive a plot to obtain the Mind Stone. He ambushes Shuri, but he is injured by Vision who attacks him. When Captain America shows up to help, he almost manages to incapacitate Captain America, only to be impaled from the back by Vision with his own glaive. Corvus Glaive Corvus Glaive is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for Thanos. Corvus Glaive appears as one of the Children of Thanos in the 2018 film "", portrayed by Michael James Shaw.