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Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

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Thanos
Marvel Cinematic Universe character
upright=Thanos portrayed by Josh Brolin in Avengers: Infinity War
First appearanceThe Avengers (2012)
Last appearanceAvengers: Endgame (2019)
Created byJim Starlin
Based onThanos
Portrayed by
Information
AliasDark Lord
Affiliation
Children
NationalityTitan

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Thanos is a character portrayed by Josh Brolin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In the films, Thanos is known as "The Mad Titan" and seeks to collect all six Infinity Stones to stabilize the overpopulation of the universe.

The character was the central antagonist for the "Infinity Saga" of the MCU, having appeared in five films, from his introduction in a post-credit scene in The Avengers, up to Avengers: Endgame. In 2018, Thanos was described as "hands down" the best villain of the MCU.[1]

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Characterization[edit]

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Marvel Cinematic Universe[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Further information: The Avengers (2012 film), Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame

Thanos had minor roles in his first three appearances in the MCU, including two post-credit scene appearances in The Avengers[2] and Avengers: Age of Ultron,[3] respectively, with a small role in Guardians of the Galaxy[4] in between the Avengers movies. The first major appearance of Thanos came in Avengers: Infinity War[5] which grossed over $2 billion at the worldwide box office,[6] followed by Avengers: Endgame[7] which grossed nearly $2.8 billion.[8]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Thanos appears in various Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

  • Thanos first appears during the end credits of The Avengers as Loki's mysterious benefactor. He's portrayed by Damion Poitier (credited as Man #1).[9][10] For his subsequent appearances, he's portrayed by Josh Brolin via motion capture.[11][12]
  • Thanos makes an uncredited appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy, which introduces him as the adoptive father of Gamora and Nebula. Thanos makes a deal with Ronan the Accuser to destroy Xandar in exchange for the Orb, only to be betrayed when Ronan vows to come for Thanos once he's destroyed Xandar himself using the Power Stone that had been contained in the Orb. In addition to Brolin for providing performance capture, Sean Gunn stood in for Thanos on set.[13][14] Thanos was originally going to have a larger role in Guardians of the Galaxy, but Joss Whedon felt that the character needed to be threaded more gently.[15]
  • Thanos makes a cameo appearance during the credits of Avengers: Age of Ultron, donning the Infinity Gauntlet and deciding to retrieve the stones himself.[lower-alpha 1] Brolin reprises his uncredited role.
  • In Avengers: Infinity War,[18][19] Thanos begins his crusade to collect all six Infinity Stones and bring balance to the universe by erasing half of all life from existence after his people on Titan wound up extinct. He first takes the Power Stone from Xandar (shown off-screen) before intercepting the surviving Asgardians on the Statesman to take the Space Stone that had been in the Tesseract. He kills Heimdall and Loki, and sends his children, the Black Order, to Earth to retrieve the Time and Mind Stones for him. Thanos destroys the Statesman, then heads to Knowhere to retrieve the Reality Stone from the Collector before Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax and Mantis try to stop him. He captures Gamora and tortures Nebula to make Gamora reveal that the Soul Stone is on Vormir. On Vormir, Thanos and Gamora encounter Red Skull, who tells Thanos that he must sacrifice someone he loves to retrieve the stone. Thanos kills Gamora to do so. On Titan, Thanos encounters Doctor Strange, who engages him along with Tony Stark, Peter Parker, Quill, Drax and Mantis. Nebula joins the fight after escaping captivity. Thanos overpowers them all and Strange eventually gives up the Time Stone to him to save Stark's life. Thanos heads to Wakanda to retrieve the Mind Stone in Vision's head. To stop him, Wanda Maximoff destroys Vision to eliminate the stone, but Thanos uses the Time Stone to undo Vision's destruction and rips the Mind Stone out of his head to complete the Gauntlet. He is then confronted and wounded by Thor, but manages to snap his fingers, decimating half of all life in the universe before teleporting away to another planet.
  • In Avengers: Endgame, Thanos gets ambushed by the surviving Avengers on his farm. They learn he destroyed the stones to prevent anyone from reversing his actions. Thor kills him in his anger. Five years later, the Avengers use the Quantum Realm, where Scott Lang had been trapped, to go back to various points in time and retrieve the stones from the past, in the hope that their fallen allies can be brought back. In 2014, Thanos becomes aware of their plan and sends past-Nebula to the future to bring him and his army there. Thanos arrives just as Banner uses the gathered stones to restore those who were decimated. Thanos attacks the Avengers and decides to use the stones to destroy the entire universe and remake it in his image. The recently resurrected heroes arrive along with reinforcements to help them face Thanos and his army. Stark steals the stones from Thanos and snaps his fingers, wiping him and his forces out of existence.

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ According to Kevin Feige, the Infinity Gauntlet seen at the end of the film is not the same as the one seen in Odin's vault in Asgard in Thor, revealing that two Gauntlets exist in the MCU.[16] The Asgard Gauntlet is revealed to be a fake in Thor: Ragnarok.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ McGlynn, Anthony (April 29, 2018). "Thanos Is The MCU's Best Villain, Hands Down". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Matt (May 12, 2012). "THE AVENGERS Ending Explained [SPOILERS]". Collider. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ Holmes, Adam (August 27, 2015). "What Was Thanos Talking About In That Avengers Mid-Credits Scene?". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (May 30, 2014). "Josh Brolin Voicing Thanos in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Gonzalez, Umberto (October 19, 2017). "Josh Brolin Says 'Avengers: Infinity War' Will Be Like 'The Godfather". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ "Avengers: Infinity War". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Anderson, Jenna (September 5, 2017). "Josh Brolin Confirms Thanos' Return In Avengers 4". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ "Avengers: Endgame". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ "Kevin Feige Avengers Spoiler Podcast". Empire. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  10. ↑ "The Avengers has two post-credit scenes, mystery actor revealed". IFC. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  11. ↑ Ford, Rebecca (May 30, 2014). "Josh Brolin Voicing Thanos in 'Guardians of the Galaxy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ Weintraub, Steve (July 22, 2014). "Kevin Feige Talks GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THOR 3, CAPTAIN AMERICA 3, DOCTOR STRANGE, Casting Josh Brolin as Thanos, Comic-Con Plans, and More". Collider. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ Lussier, Germain (April 11, 2014). "'Guardians of The Galaxy' Connects to 'Avengers 3;' Plus New Image". /Film. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ "James Gunn Reveals His Brother's Roles in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' – Spinoff Online – TV, Film, and Entertainment News Daily". Spinoff Online – TV, Film, and Entertainment News Daily.
  15. ↑ "Joss Whedon reveals that there was supposed to be more Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy". HitFix. 8 December 2014.
  16. ↑ Eisenberg, Eric (May 1, 2015). "The Big Secret Behind The Infinity Gauntlet, According To Marvel's Kevin Feige". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015. I asked Feige if the presence of the Infinity Gauntlet in the mid-credits sequence was a rewrite in continuity or something else entirely, and he explained that nothing is being overwritten. Or as he put it, There are two different gloves. That was not Odin's vault that you see at the end. When you think about it, this really does make all kinds of sense. After all, the idea of forging just one cosmic artifact glove is kind of silly when most have two hands, right? So there is a degree of sense in Thanos having his own gauntlet while its double continues to rest on Asgard. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ Sciretta, Peter (November 6, 2017). "Kevin Feige Answers Your Lingering 'Thor: Ragnarok' Spoiler Questions". /Film. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ "Marvel's The Avengers Head Into an Infinity War - News - Marvel.com". marvel.com.
  19. ↑ "'It's Thanos Against Everyone' Says Brolin of Avengers: Infinity War". ComingSoon.net.

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