natural skills lightning-fast. His mind was like a sponge and Rick directed it through communications, thus becoming an expert in security hacking. As Subject B, Rick has superhuman strength, enhanced durability, regeneration, fingernail claws, and toxikinesis. This highly corrosive poison from his hands or two mouths could dissolve flesh and negate healing factors. The amount of acid depends on how much he consumes. When he got separated from Subject B's body, Rick obtained new powers - gamma manipulation and levitation. Reception Accolades In 2015, Entertainment Weekly ranked Rick Jones 18th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list. In 2021, CBR.com ranked Rick Jones 1st in their "10 Strongest Marvel Sidekicks" list. In 2021, CBR.com ranked Rick Jones 8th in their "10 Smartest Marvel Sidekicks" list. In 2022, Collider included Rick Jones in their "10 Strongest Superhero Sidekicks in Marvel Comics" list. In 2022, Newsarama ranked Rick Jones 8th in their "Best superhero sidekicks of all time" list. Other versions Marvel 2099 In the series Spider-Man 2099, Thanatos first appears in 2099 chasing a confused, amnesiac man known as the Net Prophet. He is later revealed to be an alternate Rick Jones who had stayed with the Supreme Intelligence after the Kree-Skrull War. Thanatos wants to merge various Ricks into an "Ultimate Rick Jones". He is defeated by the Rick Jones of the present and the Rick of the Future Imperfect timeline. The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect In the dystopian alternate future seen in the miniseries The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect, in which the Hulk has become the insane megalomaniac known as the Maestro after two nuclear wars, the elderly Rick Jones is the near-senile and crippled leader of the last bastion of resistance against the Maestro. He lives in a museum of artifacts that had belonged to various deceased superhumans. He uses a time machine to send his followers back in time to recruit the Hulk in order to defeat the Maestro. During the ensuing conflict, Rick is killed, and before the Hulk returns to his own time period, he spreads Rick's ashes over Captain America's shield before throwing it into space. House of M In the House of M storyline, Private Genis-Vell stumbles upon a tombstone that stated that Rick Jones died at a young age from some unknown tragic accident. The Last Avengers Story In the future time period seen in The Last Avengers Story, Rick Jones