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With their combined power, he becomes like a god and sets out to win the affection of Mistress Death, the living embodiment of death in the Marvel Universe. When Thanos uses his powers to kill half of the living beings in the universe, Adam Warlock leads Earth's remaining heroes against him. After the Infinity Gauntlet is stolen by Thanos' villainous granddaughter Nebula, Thanos aids the remaining heroes in defeating her. Warlock ultimately obtains the Infinity Gauntlet and uses its power to undo the death and destruction caused by Thanos. The series was a top seller for Marvel during publication and
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to join Adam Warlock and the other cosmic deities in a bid to stop Thanos. With the other abstract beings, they battled Thanos, and then battled Nebula when she obtained the Gauntlet from Thanos. The congress of abstract beings then witnessed Adam Warlock's cosmic trial to determine his worthiness to wield the Infinity Gauntlet. Lord Chaos and Master Order were next seen among a group of abstract beings questioning the Beyonder from the Dimension of Manifestations. In "Infinity Crusade" it is learned that they must obey the dictates of Eternity and Infinity. During the "Time Runs Out" storyline, the Beyonders
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a revival of the "Silver Surfer" series. As had become his Marvel norm, he introduced his creation Thanos into the story arc, which led to "The Infinity Gauntlet" miniseries and its crossover storyline. Here, Starlin brought back Adam Warlock, whom he had killed years earlier in his concluding Warlock story in "The Avengers Annual" #7 and "Marvel Two-in-One Annual" #2 in 1977. "The Infinity Gauntlet" proved successful and was followed by the sequel miniseries "The Infinity War" and "Infinity Crusade". For DC he created "Hardcore Station" in 1998. In 2003, Starlin wrote and drew the Marvel Comics miniseries "". The
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Dagger was one of the 'seven brides' selected for the serpent god Set in the Atlantis Attacks crossover storyline, the other six being Jean Grey, the Invisible Woman, Andromeda, She-Hulk, Storm, and the Scarlet Witch. Cloak and Dagger played a small part in the "Infinity Gauntlet" saga. When Thanos used the power of the Infinity Gauntlet to sacrifice half of the population of the universe to Death, Dagger was among the superheroes that vanished. Cloak answered the summons of Adam Warlock to join a task force of the remaining superheroes to fight Thanos. During the assault on Thanos by the
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as the "First Thanos War". Starlin left "Captain Marvel" shortly after finishing the Thanos story. In 1975, Starlin began writing and illustrating "Strange Tales", where he took over the story of Adam Warlock and made significant changes to the character and developed the concept of the Infinity Gems. He reintroduced Thanos first as an ally, then as an opponent of the hero in a storyline known as the "Second Thanos War" that ran until 1977. Because of their close publications dates, the two Thanos Wars are sometimes considered to be one storyline. Both are considered "cosmic" stories and led to
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mindless zombie, burned and disfigured by his energy beams. When he later claimed the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos boasted that Nebula was his greatest creation — unable to die, but not truly alive either. However, when Thanos defeated Eternity and took his place, Thanos expanded his consciousness into the universe, leaving his body comatose. Nebula managed to take the Gauntlet from Thanos, using its power to restore herself to health and banish Thanos, seeking to conquer the universe herself. Thanos agreed to help a loose band of heroes defeat Nebula. The group in question consisted of Adam Warlock, Doctor Strange, the
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Infinity Watch The Infinity Watch is the name of two fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of Infinity Watch was gathered in "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #1, and starred in that series until it ended with issue #42. The six members were the self-appointed guardians of the Infinity Gems, which were each given to a single member in order to safeguard against anyone else assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet. When Adam Warlock obtains possession of the all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet (that contained the six Infinity Gems) from Thanos, he is ordered
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to make him omnipotent, Thanos then discards the Cube. He imprisons Kronos and taunts Kree hero Captain Marvel, who, with the aid of superhero team the Avengers and ISAAC (a super-computer based on Titan), is eventually able to defeat Thanos by destroying the Cube. Thanos later comes to the aid of Adam Warlock in a war against the Magus and his religious empire. During this alliance Thanos cultivates a plan to reunite with Mistress Death, and secretly siphons off the energies of Warlock's Soul Gem, combining these with the power of the other Infinity Gems to create a weapon capable
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Although Thanos obtains the artifact the Cosmic Cube and succeeds in taking control of the universe, Death abandons the character when he is defeated by the combined might of Captain Marvel, Drax the Destroyer and the Avengers. Two Marvel Annuals feature Thanos as he tries to "woo" Death back (courtesy of the Infinity Gems with which he plans to extinguish every star in the galaxy), but the character is killed in a final battle with the Avengers, Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock. When Captain Marvel is dying from cancer, Thanos returns to the character in a vision and introduces him
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eventually stolen from him by Nebula, who undoes his mass killings. Adam Warlock then recovers the Gauntlet and divides the Gems among a group he calls "the Infinity Watch", consisting of himself, the superheroes Gamora, Pip the Troll, Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon, and his former adversary Thanos. The group's adventures in defending the Gems appear in the series "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" (1992–1995). The Gems are next gathered by Warlock's evil alter ego, the Magus, in the 1992 limited series "The Infinity War", where he is defeated by Warlock and Earth's heroes. In the 1993 limited series "The Infinity
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the female from her sword, Thanos attacks the figure who proceeds to behead Thanos. Afterwards, the releases a poisonous gas from her suit which he uses on the Chitauri armada. While destroying Thanos' gauntlet, the figure claims that her future is blank as the past is dead. Gamora approaches Star-Lord (who is in possession of the Power Infinity Stone), Rocket Raccoon, and Groot at Cebulski's bar at Knowhere as Star-Lord is unable to get Gamora to return to the Guardians of the Galaxy. Meanwhile in Manhattan, a cyclist is saved by Adam Warlock during a time freeze when he, Drax
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With their combined power, he becomes like a god and sets out to win the affection of Mistress Death, the living embodiment of death in the Marvel Universe. When Thanos uses his powers to kill half of the living beings in the universe, Adam Warlock leads Earth's remaining heroes against him. After the Infinity Gauntlet is stolen by Thanos' villainous granddaughter Nebula, Thanos aids the remaining heroes in defeating her. Warlock ultimately obtains the Infinity Gauntlet and uses its power to undo the death and destruction caused by Thanos. The series was a top seller for Marvel during publication and
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The Thanos Quest The Thanos Quest is a two-issue comic book limited series published in September and October 1990 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Starlin, and drawn by Ron Lim. The storyline is a continuation of events involving resurrected Starlin-character Thanos, featured in the title "Silver Surfer". The storyline leads directly into three consecutive limited series, "The Infinity Gauntlet", "The Infinity War", and "Infinity Crusade". Recently resurrected by Death in order to wipe out half of the population of the universe, the Titan Thanos discovers the true nature of the six Infinity Gems after gazing into
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the comic were later loosely adapted in "". The Thanos Quest The Thanos Quest is a two-issue comic book limited series published in September and October 1990 by Marvel Comics. The series was written by Jim Starlin, and drawn by Ron Lim. The storyline is a continuation of events involving resurrected Starlin-character Thanos, featured in the title "Silver Surfer". The storyline leads directly into three consecutive limited series, "The Infinity Gauntlet", "The Infinity War", and "Infinity Crusade". Recently resurrected by Death in order to wipe out half of the population of the universe, the Titan Thanos discovers the true nature
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inside Loki's Scepter in "Marvel's The Avengers"; the Reality Stone as the Aether in ""; the Power Stone within the Orb in "Guardians of the Galaxy"; and the Time Stone within the Eye of Agamotto in "Doctor Strange". Additionally, the Infinity Gauntlet, a glove designed to house the stones, was introduced in "Thor". A different Infinity Gauntlet is briefly seen in "", in the possession of the villain Thanos, who covets the stones in the comics. The first gauntlet was subsequently revealed to be a fake in "". Many fans expected Thanos to be the antagonist of the second "Avengers"
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Starlin being known as a "cosmic" writer. Starlin quit his regular work for Marvel after concluding the Second Thanos War, but occasionally returned for short projects like "The Death of Captain Marvel" graphic novel and creator-owned work such as the cosmic-themed "Dreadstar" through the 1980s. He also did high-profile work for DC Comics, such as "Batman" and "Cosmic Odyssey". In a 1990 interview, Starlin described himself as the only writer who had been allowed to "play" with Thanos, although other writers had scripted some tie-in chapters of the First Thanos War. George Pérez is a popular artist known for drawing
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Supergiant (comics) Supergiant is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Supergiant first appeared in "Infinity" #1 (October 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. Supergiant is a member of Thanos' Black Order. She is a mentally unstable omnipath and telepathic parasite who seeks out intellect to devour. In the search for Thanos' son Thane during the "Infinity" storyline, Supergiant and Corvus Glaive laid siege to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning and easily defeated the X-Men. They left after realizing that Thane was not there. When the Black Order seized Wakanda,
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who attempts to reunite the Infinity Gems for his own use. The villain is eventually defeated when Eternity merges with Infinity and together they strip the Magus of his newfound power. Eternity is also summoned by a contingent of superhero team the "Avengers" to reason with the cosmic entities the Infinites, and observes the attempts of Thanos and several of Earth's heroes to defeat several of his clones, who are dedicated to destroying the universe, and in turn Eternity itself. Eternity is one of the last beings (together with the Living Tribunal and Infinity) to be overcome by Thanos when
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was followed by two immediate sequels, "The Infinity War" (1992) and "The Infinity Crusade" (1993). The story's events continued to be referenced in-story by comics for decades. "The Infinity Gauntlet" remained popular among fans, warranting multiple reprint editions and merchandise. Themes and plot elements have been repeatedly adapted into video games, animated cartoons, and film. Jim Starlin introduced Thanos, a main character in "The Infinity Gauntlet", in "Iron Man" #55 in February 1973. He developed the character as a villain in "Captain Marvel", a monthly comic he wrote and penciled for Marvel Comics through July 1974. This storyline became known
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Makkari, Quicksilver, Whizzer, Speed Demon, Captain Marvel, Super-Sabre, and Black Racer. Ultimately, the Runner declared the extra-dimensional "Buried Alien" the winner, and took him to a "galactic marathon." (The issue ended by paying homage to the DC Universe's most famous Flash, Barry Allen, who started the race later than all the other speedsters, but still won against all the other contestants with ease). Later, the Runner battled Thanos, who sought to collect all of the Infinity Gems. Through the Infinity Gems, Thanos bypassed the Elder's immunity to aging. Thanos changed the Runner to an old man and then reverted him
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Infinity Gauntlet hidden on the game map and become Thanos with added abilities. The Russo brothers were fans of "Fortnite" and approached Donald Mustard, the worldwide creative director of Epic Games, about the potential for a crossover between the properties. On November 20, 2018, Little, Brown and Company published "Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos – Titan Consumed", written by Barry Lyga. Despite not existing within Marvel Studios' MCU canon, the novel explores the origins of Thanos before the events of the film. Lyga noted he spoke with Marvel Studios to get an "outline of who Thanos is and what he
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of each character. In 2004, She-Hulk was chosen in a fan poll run by "ToyFare" magazine, allowing respondents to pick which of five characters (also including Sandman, Thanos, "Days of Future Past" Wolverine and "New X-Men" Beast) would be produced as an exclusive for the 2005 summer conventions. Since then, two of the other candidates (Thanos and Wolverine) have been released. Avengers: Infinity War: Thor <br> Avengers: Infinity War: Iron Spider Spider-Man<br> Rogue (comics) with danger room base Two gift sets of Marvel Select figures have been released, exclusively through the Disney Store. The "Fearsome Foes of Spider-Man" box set
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the still inactive Gauntlet are captured by the Magus, and both attacked by Doom and Kang. Warlock is defeated and the Magus is severely weakened in the battle and attempts to use the containment units but discovers they have been stolen. Doom betrays and stops Kang, and then demands the Gauntlet from the Magus. Eternity, however, has just been revived and has requested the Gauntlet be reactivated, which the Living Tribunal agrees to. An apparently omnipotent Magus easily defeats Doom and dissolves Quasar, who arrives with the Ultimate Nullifier. Thanos defeats his doppelgänger and distracts the Magus, allowing Warlock to
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the "Avengers". In the third volume of the title "Silver Surfer", Kronos realizes that the entity Death has restored Thanos to life, and, in response, the character restores an at-the-time deceased Drax to life, to hunt Thanos once again (with an increase in physical power at the cost of his mental acuity). Kronos features briefly in the title "Quasar", encountering the disembodied spirit of villain Maelstrom, and glimpses Infinity when the entity manifests. The character features in the limited series the "Infinity Gauntlet", and with the combined cosmic pantheon of the Marvel universe attempt to stop Thanos, who at the
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Infinity Gauntlet. "Avengers: Infinity War" reveals the Infinity Gauntlet was created by Eitri when Thanos forced his services before crippling his hands to prevent him from creating anything else. Infinity Gems The Infinity Gems (originally referred to as Soul Gems and later as Infinity Stones) are six gems appearing in Marvel Comics. The six gems are the Mind, Soul, Space, Power, Time and Reality Gems. In later storylines, crossovers and other media, a seventh gem has also been included. The Gems have been used by various characters in the Marvel Universe. The Gems play a prominent role in the first
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will use each other's talents for the coming days. During the "Infinity" storyline, Thanos finds the Illuminati's base. While looking for the Infinity Gems, Thanos stumbles upon the cell of Black Swan and Terrax of Earth-13054. When both of them ask for Thanos to free them in exchange for being one of his lieutenants, Thanos declined and left. Following the defeat of both Thanos and the Builders, Black Swan told the Illuminati that the threat of the Builders was nothing compared to the other forces that are out there. Black Swan then instructed the Illuminati to build the Bridge which
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defeat the In-Betweener. Once that was done the five Elders used their Infinity Gems to instantaneously travel very far away from Galactus and his vengeance. Afterwards, the Gardener retained possession of the Time Gem and used it once more. Thanos confronted him, using the Gems he had already recollected to seemingly kill the Gardener and take the Time Gem, as part of his ultimate goal to create the Infinity Gauntlet. Later, during the "Infinity War" incident, the Contemplator spotted the Gardener in the Dimension of Manifestations among a group of abstract and near-omnipotent beings who were conversing with the Beyonder.
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the Elders could no longer die, they caused Galactus to have "cosmic indigestion" until they were forced out of him by Master Order and Lord Chaos. The Collector was one of the four Elders who aided the Silver Surfer and Nova in helping Galactus to defeat the In-Betweener. Once the battle was over the five Elders used their Infinity Gems to instantaneously travel very far away from Galactus and his vengeance. He later gave his Infinity Gem to Thanos in exchange for the Runner, who Thanos was holding captive. The Runner beat the Collector up upon his release. The Collector
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"Infinity" #1 (October 2013). Black Dwarf is a member of Thanos' Black Order where he is the powerhouse of the Mad Titan's army. When Thanos targeted Earth as the next planet he would raze during the Infinity, Black Dwarf arrived in Wakanda. To his surprise, Black Dwarf found great resistance in that country and was forced to retreat. For his failure, Thanos expelled Black Dwarf from the Black Order. Thanos gave Black Dwarf one more chance to prove himself by sending him to protect The Peak and keep it from being reclaimed by the Avengers following their fight against the
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that can be perceived by others; one that typically defaults to a female form, whereas its counterpart (Eternity) usually defaults to male. Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet ranked Infinity's scale of power as above that of Lord Chaos and Master Order, but below that of the Living Tribunal. Infinity (comics) Infinity is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Infinity first appears in Quasar #24 (July 1991). The character was created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo. Debuting in "Quasar" #24 (July 1991), Infinity featured in an extended storyline that revealed the role of the
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the contest, the Black Order regroups on the planet Angargal. They are approached by Grandmaster who had an offer for them. Black Order (comics) The Black Order (also known as the Cull Obsidian) is a fictional supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Black Order is a group of ruthless aliens that serve Thanos. They help Thanos raze worlds from which they demand tribute. When Corvus Glaive sent one of their Outriders to find a new world to raze, the Outrider targeted Earth. The Black Order arrive on Earth in search of the Infinity Gems,
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the Wakandan armies. Thanos defeats the Avengers, including Rogers, and retrieves the Mind Stone from Vision, destroying him in the process. Thanos activates the Infinity Gauntlet and people begin disintegrating; including Barnes and Wilson, although Rogers remains. The origin story of Captain America faithfully follows that of the comic books, but diverges from there. Steve Rogers in the MCU is confirmed superhuman, as well as notably in significantly changing the role of Bucky Barnes as the Winter Soldier. Furthermore, in the comic books, Steve Rogers is murdered at the event of the "Civil War" storyline, leading to Bucky Barnes becoming
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eventually cast in the role of Eitri. At D23 Expo 2017, Marvel announced the inclusion of the "Children of Thanos", Thanos' henchmen in the film. Known collectively in the comics as the Black Order, the actors playing the characters were soon revealed to be Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw, Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian, Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight, and Michael James Shaw as Corvus Glaive. Joe Russo explained that the Black Order was included in the film so that there were characters that the heroes "have to go through to get to" Thanos rather than have them challenge him
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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. The character was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung and first appeared in "Infinity: Free Comic Book Day" (May 2013). The character has described by Hickman as "Thanos' most favored. Corvus is cruel, arrogant and the most loyal of the Black Order. A warrior who
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began the film after Thanos had already acquired the Power Stone, but this was rejected because "it felt like he had too many Infinity Stones to start". Going with the draft used in the final film, the plot had been "simplified, made more linear, and allowed more of the character moments come through" as the start of filming approached, giving the Russos "a very tight script" to work with. Unlike "Infinity War", "Avengers: Endgame" features mainly an original story that does not draw inspiration from any existing comics. Joe Russo explained, "I think we're in pretty fresh territory with "Avengers
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Iron Man and Wolverine get the Soul Gem from the Grandmaster. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver move throughout Asteroid M in order to retrieve the Space Gem. Spider-Man and Reptil later go and retrieve the Reality Gem. Wolverine and Black Widow later pay a visit to the Skrull Throne World where they meet the Silver Surfer as he reveals that Galactus is planning to consume the world. They successfully stop Galactus. Meanwhile, the Helicarrier goes under an attack and the squad loses the Infinity Gems to Thanos. Later on, the Squaddies defeats Thanos, but Silver Surfer steals the Gemstones. He becomes
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Death may not speak with him (a fact relayed via one of Death's minions). The story continues in a consecutive limited series "The Infinity Gauntlet", in which Thanos then wipes half the beings in the universe from existence as proof of his love for Death; the entity remains and watches as he battles Earth's metahumans, but after they are defeated, Death joins the cosmic pantheon in trying to defeat Thanos. Though the cosmic entities are unsuccessful, Thanos eventually loses the Infinity Gems and is defeated. The mercenary Deadpool is depicted having a humorous exchange with the entity in a self-titled
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sequels, the events of "The Infinity Gauntlet" have impacted storylines in later comics, including "Thanos" in 2003, "Avengers" vol 4 in 2011, and "Secret Wars" in 2016. Several of these later stories have downplayed the power of the gauntlet, often showing someone possessing it being beaten by a more powerful opponent. The storyline from "The Infinity Gauntlet" has been revisited by other comic books in the years since its release. The series "What If...?", which explores alternate outcomes to important events in the Marvel Universe, featured several issues in which different characters stole the gauntlet from Thanos or obtained it
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Infinity Abyss Infinity Abyss is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from August to October in 2002. The series was written and pencilled by Jim Starlin. The series centers on the Thanosi, five failed genetic experiments by the Titan Thanos, with each being a clone of his DNA and modelled on other beings, including the characters Professor X; Doctor Strange; Gladiator; Iron Man and Galactus. Obsessed with nihilism and a desire to end the universe, the five Thanosi – called "X"; "Mystic"; "Warrior"; "Armor" and "Omega" – attempt to kill the original Thanos by creating a
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enjoyed the approach the writers and Russos took in "Infinity War", giving Thanos "an actual perspective and [making] him feel righteous to himself", since the Death storyline was "not a concept that will necessarily translate". Beyond the script used in the final film, two different drafts of "Infinity War" were also created. One of these drafts featured Thanos as the film's narrator, utilized a non-linear structure, and also had backstories for the Black Order members. Though this draft was not used, writing out Thanos' narration helped give Markus, McFeely, and the Russos more insight into the character. The other draft
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Thanos' Infinity Gauntlet after Strange uses the Time Stone to view millions of possible futures, seeing only one in which Thanos loses. Thanos arrives, justifying his plans as necessary to ensure the survival of a universe threatened by overpopulation. The group subdues him until Nebula deduces that Thanos has killed Gamora. Enraged, Quill attacks him, allowing Thanos to break the group's hold and overpower them. Stark is seriously wounded by Thanos, but is spared after Strange surrenders the Time Stone. In Wakanda, Rogers reunites with Bucky Barnes before Thanos' army invades. The Avengers, alongside T'Challa and the Wakandan forces, mount
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"The Thanos Imperative" #1 (June 2010) and the "Ignition" one-shot (May 2010). The character appeared in "Thanos Annual #1" (July 2014), and in the original graphic novels "Thanos: The Infinity Revelation" (August 2014) and "Thanos: The Infinity Relativity" (June 2015), written by Jim Starlin; Warlock appeared in the graphic novel "Thanos: The Infinity Finale" as well as in the connected mini-series "The Infinity Entity" (both published in 2016), also written by Starlin. Scientists on Earth calling themselves the Enclave created an artificial, perfect human, who initially calls himself "Him". After rebelling against his creators, and having a conflict with Thor,
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and Gamora leaves him with a parting kiss. With all six Infinity Stones now accounted for at the start of the "Infinity Wars" storyline, Doctor Strange calls a meeting of the new Infinity Watch – the holders of the stones, as simultaneous Thanos makes plans to reassemble his Infinity Gauntlet, however he is approached by the mysterious Requiem who quickly kills Thanos, destroys his gauntlet and commands the Chitauri loyal to Thanos to die. While on Earth, most of the holders of the stones agrees that the Infinity Stones should be taken off-planet, Turk Barrett, who holds the Mind Stone
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while simultaneously appearing in "The Thanos Quest" #1–2 (Sept.–Oct. 1990) and "The Infinity Gauntlet" #1–6 (July–Dec. 1991). After an appearance in "Spider-Man" #17 (Dec. 1991), Thanos had a recurring role in "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #1–42 (Feb. 1992 – Aug. 1995). This was followed by crossover appearances in "Infinity War" #1–6 (June – Nov. 1992), "Infinity Crusade" #1–6 (June – Nov. 1993), "Silver Surfer" vol. 3, #86–88 (Nov. 1993 – Jan. 1994), "Warlock Chronicles" #6–8, "Thor" #468–471 (Nov. 1993 – Feb. 1994), "Namor The Sub-Mariner" #44 (Nov. 1993), "Secret Defenders" #11–14 (Jan.–April 1994), "Cosmic Powers" #1–6 (March–July 1994), and
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as Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje; Jacob Batalon as Parker's friend Ned; Isabella Amara as Parker's classmate Sally; Tiffany Espensen as Parker's classmate Cindy; and Ethan Dizon as Parker's classmate Tiny. Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders make uncredited cameos as Nick Fury and Maria Hill, the former director and deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D, respectively, in the film's post-credits scene. Thanos' henchmen, known collectively in the comics as the Black Order and in the film as the "Children of Thanos", include Terry Notary as Cull Obsidian, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Ebony Maw, Carrie Coon as Proxima Midnight, and Michael
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the world. With help from various other heroes, including Wolverine, Spider-Man and Black Widow, Shuri is able to thwart his scheme. Following Namor's attack on Wakanda during "Avengers vs. X-Men", Shuri declares war on Atlantis, despite her brother's protests. The Wakandans virtually level Atlantis, leaving only a few Atlantean survivors. In retaliation for Shuri's assault on Atlantis, Namor lies to Thanos’ agents by falsely telling them that the Infinity Gems were located in Wakanda. After Wakandan troops were forced to retreat from a counter attack by Thanos’ army, Shuri learns from the Dora Milaje that T’Challa was in contact with
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Black Order (comics) The Black Order (also known as the Cull Obsidian) is a fictional supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Black Order is a group of ruthless aliens that serve Thanos. They help Thanos raze worlds from which they demand tribute. When Corvus Glaive sent one of their Outriders to find a new world to raze, the Outrider targeted Earth. The Black Order arrive on Earth in search of the Infinity Gems, which are under the control of the Illuminati. Each member of the Order targets a member of the Illuminati with varying
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Thanos. In reality, Thanos was one of Strange's illusions. When that did not work, Red Hulk, in possession of the Power Gem, punched Hood, and Hood wished Iron Man out of existence. Whilst this happened, Iron Man later reappeared with the Infinity Gauntlet, calling the Reality Gem to come to the Gauntlet. While the Hood protested that he had done nothing that the other superhumans present would not do if they had lost their powers, Iron Man and the other heroes simply rejected his words, using the Infinity Gauntlet to send Hood back to jail. As part of the "All-New,
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against Iron Man, War Machine, Black Widow, the Vision, the Black Panther and Spider-Man, the film concluding with the Avengers essentially disbanded due to the conflict over the Accords. A third "Avengers" film titled "" was released on April 27, 2018, where the heroes join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange to stop the mad titan Thanos as he attempts to claim the Infinity Stones. A third sequel titled "" will be released on April 26, 2019. Avengers (comics) The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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and Turk Barrett that they need to safeguard them from such calamities even if one of them is Thanos. Infinity Watch The Infinity Watch is the name of two fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version of Infinity Watch was gathered in "Warlock and the Infinity Watch" #1, and starred in that series until it ended with issue #42. The six members were the self-appointed guardians of the Infinity Gems, which were each given to a single member in order to safeguard against anyone else assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet. When Adam
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licensed black T-shirt featuring cover artwork from the series. It was available exclusively through ads placed in Marvel comics. The front side had the cover artwork from issue four, and the back had the cover artwork from issue three. Although no contemporary toys were created for the series, several Thanos action figures have been created in the years since that include the Infinity Gauntlet either as an accessory or as part of the sculpt, such as the 12 inch Marvel Select toy and the 2 inch Super Hero Squad toy. In 2011, a Marvel Universe toyline two-pack included Thanos, Warlock,
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Proxima Midnight Proxima Midnight is a fictional cosmic supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a prominent member of the Black Order, a team of aliens who work for the titan Thanos. Proxima Midnight appears as one of the Children of Thanos in the 2018 film "", portrayed by Carrie Coon. The character was created by Jonathan Hickman. She first appeared in a one panel cameo in "New Avengers" #8 (September 2013). Her first full appearance came later that month in "Infinity" #1 (October 2013), which also features the first appearance of the Black Order.
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Ebony Maw Ebony Maw 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 the titan Thanos. Ebony Maw appears as one of the Children of Thanos in the film "" (2018), where he is portrayed by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Ebony Maw first appears in a one panel cameo "New Avengers" #8 (September 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. His second one panel appearance came later that month in "Infinity" #1 (October 2013). Ebony Maw was a member
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Roclites originally in the service of the mad Titan Thanos, acting as the guardians of his first base on Earth. Pursued by Drax the Destroyer, the duo battle the superheroes Iron Man and the Thing in a bid to stop them from interfering in Thanos' plans. When they fail to do so, Thanos teleports the Blood Brothers to an unrevealed location. They reappear years later in the service of the villain the Controller, and battle Iron Man once more. Iron Man defeats them both with the aid of the hero Daredevil. Sometime later, the United States military discovers Thanos' old
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The Infinity Gauntlet The Infinity Gauntlet is an American comic book published by Marvel Comics. The story, written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez and Ron Lim, was first serialized as a six-issue limited series from July to December 1991. As the main piece of a crossover event, some plot elements were featured in tie-in issues of other Marvel publications. Since its initial publication, the series has been reprinted in various formats and editions. The roots of the series date to concepts developed in comics Starlin wrote and drew for Marvel in the 1970s, primarily Thanos and the
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massive museum of countless life forms to keep them safe from Thanos. For a time, he even possessed one of the six Infinity Gems, unaware of its true power, until Thanos took it. At some point over his billions of years of life he came into contact with other beings who, like him, are the sole survivors of the first species in the universe. He often refers to these fellow elders as brothers though they usually only work together if they have a common goal. In the modern era, the Collector eventually traveled to Earth. He captured the Wasp and
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Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones, from the planet Xandar, Thanos and his lieutenants—Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, and Corvus Glaive—intercept a spaceship carrying the last survivors of Asgard. As they extract the Space Stone from the Tesseract, Thanos subdues Thor, overpowers Hulk, and kills Loki. Heimdall sends Hulk to Earth using the Bifröst before being killed. Thanos departs with his lieutenants and obliterates the ship. Hulk crash-lands at the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York City, reverting to Bruce Banner. He warns Stephen Strange and Wong about Thanos' plan to kill half of all life in the universe;
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devastating siege on New Krall. The Shi'ar, led by Gladiator (also looking for the power source), appear and Annihilus, now with the power of the Hulk and a new fear projection ability, defeats them. Pip swiftly teleports Adam, Gamora, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and himself back to the Guardians' ship to safety and are joined by Thanos, where they discover the universe that Adam created was not destroyed, but became a part of him and has given him the power of Eternity and Infinity. Thanos enhances Pip's abilities to teleport the ship to Annihilus' empire to stop Annihilus once
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in his possession. Thanos kidnaps Gamora, his adopted daughter, who reveals the location of the Soul Stone to save her captive adopted sister Nebula from torture. Thanos and Gamora travel to Vormir, where Red Skull, keeper of the Soul Stone, informs him the stone can only be retrieved by sacrificing someone he loves. Thanos reluctantly kills Gamora, earning the stone. Nebula escapes captivity and asks the remaining Guardians to meet her on Thanos' destroyed homeworld, Titan. Stark and Parker kill Maw and rescue Strange. Landing on Titan, they meet Quill, Drax, and Mantis. The group forms a plan to remove
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this version of Eitri is depicted at a giant's size (although he still refers to his race as Dwarves). Thor comes to him on Nidavellir asking for a new weapon after Mjolnir was destroyed by Hela in "". Eitri explains that he was forced to create the Infinity Gauntlet for Thanos in exchange for sparing the Dwarves. Once they did so, Thanos went back on his word and proceeded to slaughter his entire race, leaving Eitri the only survivor. Thanos also took Eitri's hands, so that the latter would be incapable of forging anything else. Thor, Groot, and Rocket all
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of destroying a star. Warlock summons the Avengers and Captain Marvel to stop Thanos, although the plan is foiled when Thanos kills Warlock. The Titan regroups and captures the heroes, who are freed by Spider-Man and the Thing. Thanos is finally stopped by Warlock, whose spirit emerges from the Soul Gem and turns the Titan to stone. Thanos's spirit eventually reappears to accompany a dying Captain Marvel's soul into the realm of Death. Thanos is eventually resurrected, and collects the Infinity Gems once again. He uses the gems to create the Infinity Gauntlet, making himself omnipotent, and erases half the
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and Master Order worked together to create the metaphysical being known as the In-Betweener. Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet ranked Lord Chaos' scale of power as above that of Galactus, but below that of Eternity. However later he and Master Order were able to easily kill Living Tribunal by blasting him with energy and also defeat Lifebringer Galactus after transforming into Logos. Lord Chaos and Master Order battle Thanos once more in an alternate universe when he possesses the Heart of the Universe. Lord Chaos (Marvel Comics) Lord Chaos is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by
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Order, thanks to the Challenger who had set them up against Grandmaster's Lethal Legion. During the battle in Antarctica, the Black Order retreat after Corvus Glaive is killed. Supergiant stays to take control of Thor, but is dissipated by Lethal Legion member Ferene the Other. Supergiant has telepathic abilities that allow her to mind-control anyone and feed on their intellect. Supergiant (comics) Supergiant is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Supergiant first appeared in "Infinity" #1 (October 2013) and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. Supergiant is a member of Thanos' Black Order.
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2013. Later that same year, Thanos played a central role in the "Infinity" miniseries written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Jim Cheung, Jerome Opeña, and Dustin Weaver. In May 2014, Jim Starlin and Ron Lim worked together on the one-shot "Thanos Annual", which is a prelude to a new trilogy of original graphic novels. The first, "Thanos: The Infinity Revelation", was released the following August. Beginning in February 2015, Starlin also penned a four-issue miniseries titled "Thanos vs. Hulk", which was set prior to the graphic novels. The second installment in the trilogy, "Thanos: The Infinity Relativity", was released
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by having Maximoff destroy the Mind Stone to keep Thanos from retrieving it. Rogers suggests they travel to Wakanda, which he believes has the resources to remove the stone without destroying Vision. The Guardians of the Galaxy respond to a distress call from the Asgardian ship and rescue Thor, who surmises Thanos seeks the Reality Stone, which is in the possession of the Collector on Knowhere. Rocket and Groot accompany Thor to Nidavellir, where they and Eitri create Stormbreaker, a battle-axe capable of killing Thanos. On Knowhere, Peter Quill, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis find Thanos with the Reality Stone already
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who wants ultimate power just to take over the world and sit on a throne". Avoiding the Death storyline moved away from the tease Whedon used in "The Avengers" with the character, where Thanos felt that by challenging the Avengers, he was courting death. Though the tease was purposely ambiguous, Whedon felt when he featured Thanos he did not know what to do with him and "kind of hung [Thanos] out to dry". Whedon added that "I love Thanos. I love his apocalyptic vision, his love affair with death. I love his power. But, I don’t really understand it." Whedon
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(2017), "" (2018), and "" (2019). A younger version of Gamora is played by Ariana Greenblatt in "Infinity War". In the films, Thanos meets Gamora while he is murdering half the population of her homeworld. He adopts her and raises her to be an assassin. Part of her training is to fight Nebula, another girl adopted by Thanos who Gamora sees as a sister. As an adult, Gamora plans to rebel against Thanos when he sends her to aid Ronan the Accuser, a Kree fanatic who wants to destroy the planet Xandar. She is caught and imprisoned by Xandarian police.
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Gems to prevent the In-Betweener from hurling Galactus (with their brother Elders still inside him) into a black hole, the conceptual being responds by summoning Death and forcing her to negate the three Elders against her will, a transgression that Death finds heinous. The limited series "The Thanos Quest" reveals that Death perceives an imbalance in the universe and a gradual shift towards life rather than death, the entity resurrects Thanos. Thanos successfully collects the Infinity Gems, and attempts to converse with Death on its own level. The irony is the character is now superior to Death, and as such
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empowers him to act as its avatar. After a series of battles, Quasar defeats Maelstrom, thereby allowing Infinity to prevail. The aftermath of this conflict resulted in Infinity, Eternity, Death, and Oblivion convening to address the consequences of Oblivion's failed scheme, and it was at this time Quasar realized that these abstract entities represent the four points on the cosmological compass. Quasar has another brief encounter with the entity when searching for Eternity. The entity also appears during the "Infinity War" storyline, and in a final battle appears with fellow Eternity as a composite being, incapacitating the villain the Magus.
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the "Infinity" storyline, Ex Nihilo, Abyss, Nightmask, and Star Brand join the Avengers. After the fight against the Builders and Thanos, Ex Nihilo joins his brethren who endeavor to recreate life on worlds ravaged by the war of the Builders. During the "Time Runs Out" storyline, Ex Nihilo and his fellow Gardeners attempted to fix the decaying universe that was the result of the contraction of the Multiverse. Once on Earth, Ex Nihilo and the Gardeners were able to see its whole system and find that Earth has scars. They were offered by Sunspot a one-way trip to help his
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the Xandarian villain Supernova who blamed Nebula for the destruction of his homeworld. Eventually he found Nebula. He was held captive by Nebula, but freed himself, and assisted the Avengers and the Stranger against Nebula. Eros returned to a hedonistic life of adventure, preferring to wander space in search of romance and adventure. He would often return to help the Avengers in their adventures, serving during such cases as the Terminus crisis, , and the Nemesis case involving the Infinity Gems and the so-called Ultraverse. When Thanos had gained the Infinity Gauntlet, one of the first things he did was
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a defense while Shuri works to extract the Mind Stone from Vision. Banner, unable to transform into the Hulk, fights in Stark's Hulkbuster armor. Thor, Rocket, and Groot arrive to reinforce the Avengers; Midnight, Obsidian, and Glaive are killed and their army is routed. Thanos arrives and despite Maximoff's attempt to destroy the Mind Stone, removes it from Vision's head, killing him. Thor severely wounds Thanos, but Thanos activates the completed Infinity Gauntlet and teleports away. Half of all life across the universe disintegrates, including Barnes, T'Challa, Groot, Maximoff, Wilson, Mantis, Drax, Quill, Strange, and Parker, as well as Maria
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them that Thanos killed most of the Dwarves after they forged the Infinity Gauntlet. Dwarves (Marvel Comics) There are different types of fictional dwarves appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The most common of the Dwarves are the ones that are based on the dwarves of Norse mythology. They frequently appear in stories featuring the superhero Thor. There are a race of dwarves that reside in Weirdworld. The Elf Tyndall of Klarn once lived with a warren of Dwarves who were besieged by the Night-Fangers. They sent him on a quest where Tyndall encountered the newly hatched
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everyone was pretty much in agreement that it would be more of a distraction to even attempt it." Silvestri started to record his score in January 2018 and concluded in late March. Silvestri felt working on the film "was a really different experience than anything I'd done before, especially in regard to the approach and balancing quick shifts in tone." He noted that "Thanos didn't just get his own musical theme; he got his own sensibility", while the Children of Thanos were linked musically to Thanos. Silvestri avoided giving each of the Infinity Stones a theme, as he had done
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attackers. When he faces Mantis, Infinity Man shows his manipulation powers again by changing the atomic structure of the ice he was trapped inside. In the same issue, he survives being touched with anti-matter and finally defeats Mantis with Infinity-beams, which effectively removes the energy from Mantis. In one issue of Young Justice, the hero known as Impulse took part in the Forever People's summoning, resulting in the manifestation of a somewhat immature and hyperactive version of the Infinity Man, who displayed super-speed. Infinity-Man Infinity-Man is a fictional character published by DC Comics. Infinity-Man first appeared in "Forever People" #1
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comics featuring large casts. He came to prominence in the 1970s while working on Marvel's "The Avengers" before leaving the company to work for DC on comics such as "New Teen Titans", "Crisis on Infinite Earths", and "Wonder Woman". In 1984, Pérez entered into an exclusive contract with DC, which was later extended an additional year. In 1988, Steve Englehart was writing "Silver Surfer" and one of his storylines involved the Infinity Gems and Mistress Death. He asked to do a follow-up story where Mistress Death uses Thanos to get revenge on her enemies, but editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco did not
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volume of Nova. While not published with the "Annihilation" banner, "Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall" #1-4 (Sept 2005) and "Thanos" #7-12 (2004) were preludes to the event. Thanos visits the intergalactic prison, the Kyln. With the help of Star-Lord, he defeats the Beyonder. Thanos also befriends Skreet, a chaos mite, and enslaves a former herald of Galactus, the Fallen One. Drax the Destroyer is on a prison transport ship that crashes in Alaska. He befriends a teenage girl named Cammi and protects the locals from the Blood Brothers, Lunatik, and Paibok. During the battle, Drax gains a new body. A second
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extended and additional tracks. In May 2017, Robert Downey Jr. and his philanthropic organization Random Act Funding partnered with Omaze to initiate a contest to benefit the organization. A randomly chosen winner from those that donated would receive an "Infinity War" set visit. A life-sized statue of Thanos, created by Legacy Effects, was on display at D23 Expo 2017, alongside statues of the Black Order / "Children of Thanos": Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian. Additionally, Feige, Joe Russo, Downey, Brolin, Bettany, Olsen, Klementieff, Gillan, Bautista, Cheadle, Mackie, Cumberbatch, Stan, Holland, Boseman, Ruffalo, and Hemsworth appeared at
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the Anchor of Reality and to destroy the Earth, and is teleported with the heroes to a barren planet where they battle. Thanos transports the heroes back to Earth, and then has a fleet of alien mercenaries destroy the planet, killing the final clone. A human girl called Atleza is able to become the new Anchor of Reality unchallenged, ending the threat. The series has been collected into a trade paperback: Infinity Abyss Infinity Abyss is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from August to October in 2002. The series was written and pencilled by Jim
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him to drift through interstellar space, but he is brought to Earth through one of Doctor Stranges' portals at Warlock's request. Privately, Warlock tells Thanos he was able to examine Thanos' soul from Soul World while Thanos was in control of the gem. Through his bond with the soul gem, Warlock knew Thanos would lose the Infinity Gauntlet because, at his core, Thanos felt himself unworthy of the power. Overwhelmed by this revelation, Thanos agrees to help Warlock, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer oppose Nebula. Teleporting back to the shrine, Thanos fools Nebula into restoring the universe to the
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the 1990 limited series "The Thanos Quest", Thanos refers to the entire set as "Infinity Gems" for the first time. In this storyline, he steals the Gems for the second time and reveals the Gems to be the last remains of an omnipotent being. Thanos then places all six gems within a gauntlet. In the miniseries "The Infinity Gauntlet", Thanos uses the Gems to become nearly omnipotent and kills half the universe's population as a gift to his love, the cosmic embodiment of Death. Although he easily repels an attack by Earth's heroes and other cosmic entities, the Gauntlet is
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Four died, a new Fantastic Four – consisting of Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, and Ghost Rider – was formed. With Iron Man replacing Ghost Rider, they were the only heroes available to fight Thanos when he initially assembled the Infinity Gauntlet. Despite Iron Man's use of Negative Zone-enhanced Celestial armor, Thanos still easily defeated the team until Wolverine tricked Thanos into erasing Mephisto from existence before cutting off Thanos's left arm, and therefore the Infinity Gauntlet. With Thanos powerless, Spider-Man used the gauntlet to undo the events of Thanos's godhood. In the "Contest of Champions" miniseries, an alternate version of Tony
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Warlock and the Silver Surfer position themselves one light year away to observe. When Thanos sees the heroes coming, he uses the Infinity Gauntlet to freeze time. As he is about to destroy them, Mephisto convinces him to limit his own power and let them attack as a way to prove his bravery and skill to Mistress Death. Although he stops sensory input from the gems and some of the heroes' attacks surprise him, Thanos easily kills them. As Thanos raises his hand to strike the last survivor, Warlock sends the Silver Surfer racing to remove the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos
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event "Infinity" which saw the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Inhumans and other groups dealing with a combined threat of a universal incursion by the race the Builders and an attack on Earth by Thanos and his forces. Each issue is a one-shot, and the first four explore a different outcome to the event. The fifth, "What If? Infinity: Dark Reign", presents a world in which Norman Osborn and the Dark Avengers had acquired the Infinity Gauntlet during the "Dark Reign" event. In October 2018, Marvel released five more one-shots under the "What If?" banner. During that month Marvel also
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recently broken up with the Hulk (then acting as a Las Vegas thug with the alias Mr. Fixit). Rick is kidnapped by a Skrull vessel and the Hulk aids in Rick's rescue. This starts another period with Rick and the Hulk, this time with Marlo and Betty. Rick came in touch with death in several ways during this time with the Hulk. First, Rick dies at the hands of Thanos, along with half of the universe, when Thanos uses the Infinity Gauntlet to impress Death. Rick and the others are brought back in ensuing events. Rick remembers meeting several deceased
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assembled team, Cloak managed to pull Thanos into the Darkforce Dimension, but was killed when Thanos released a massive amount of energy from within him; all that was left were pieces of his cloak. His life was restored after most of the events were undone by Nebula after she seized the Infinity Gauntlet. The two tended to live in churches, supported by friends and priests. Cloak has run away many times, not understanding that Dagger is fully willing to use her light power to satisfy his darkness. Cloak & Dagger are devoted to each other, but Dagger often wants more
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in June, 2015. The third graphic novel, "Thanos: The Infinity Finale", as well as the connected mini-series "The Infinity Entity" were published in 2016. At the same time Starlin was writing these graphic novels and tie-ins, the character also appeared in "New Avengers" #23–24 (Oct–Nov 2014), "Guardians of the Galaxy" vol. 3, #18–20 (Oct–Dec 2014), "Legendary Star-Lord" #4 (Dec 2014), a six-issue miniseries titled "Thanos: A God Up There Listening" (Dec 2014), "Avengers" vol. 5, #40–41 (Mar–Apr 2015), and "Deadpool" vol. 3, #45 ("#250") (Jun 2015). Thanos also played a major role in the five-issue miniseries "The Infinity Gauntlet" vol.
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The Thanos Imperative The Thanos Imperative is a 6-issue comic book limited series published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and was bookbended by two one-shot comics, "Ignition" and "Devastation". The story focuses on the cosmic, or space-based, heroes of the Marvel Universe, who band together to combat the imminent threat of the Fault, a rift in space-time formed at the end of "War of Kings"; and the Cancerverse that lies beyond it, a universe where death itself is extinct. The story is the culmination of events starting with the "Annihilation" storyline
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"The Infinity Gauntlet", Thanos, who possesses near-omnipotence via the Infinity Gauntlet, shatters the shield with a blow of his fist while in combat with Captain America. The shield is soon restored by Thanos' alleged granddaughter, Nebula, when she obtains the Gauntlet and uses it to undo the events of Thanos's temporary godhood, resulting in her erasing the death and destruction that Thanos had caused over the previous 24 hours. Due to a stray molecule being out of place when Rogers reconstructed the shield using the Beyonder's residual power, a vibranium 'cancer' was introduced to the shield, spreading with each subsequent
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evades him, but the near-loss leads him to restore sensory input from the gems. The cosmic entities attack Thanos as a group. During the battle, Mephisto and Mistress Death also attack him. Their betrayal infuriates Thanos, who traps all the entities in stasis and changes the shrine to feature himself instead of Mistress Death. Believing he has defeated all of his enemies, he separates his consciousness from his body and assumes an astral form. Nebula uses this opportunity to steal the Infinity Gauntlet, which was left behind on Thanos' physical form. She restores herself to a healthy state, then banishing
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at the end of season one. Thanos is on the hunt for the Infinity Gems to power his Infinity Gauntlet. While the Avengers are able to defeat Thanos after much hard work, the gems are drained of their power by Ultron who threatens to exterminate the human race after possessing Arsenal's body. After the Avengers ultimately defeat Ultron, Ant-Man becomes a new member of the team. Around the end of season two, Thanos manages to escape from a galactic prison that was meant to contain him with help from the Black Order. The Black Order consist of Black Dwarf, Corvus
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Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt. In the film, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy attempt to stop Thanos from amassing the all-powerful Infinity Stones. The film was announced in October 2014 as "Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1". The Russo brothers came on board to direct in April 2015 and by May, Markus and McFeely had signed on to write the script for the film, which drew inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 "The Infinity Gauntlet" comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 "Infinity" comic. In 2016, Marvel shortened the
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IGN released an unranked list of the all-time best comic book events in 2011, "The Infinity Gauntlet" was included and was noted for being "a template on which all future cosmic events were based". Its lasting appeal is often attributed to Pérez’s artwork and Starlin's unusual treatment of classic heroes. Since Thanos made a cameo appearance in the 2012 film "The Avengers", there has been renewed interest in "The Infinity Gauntlet" which was further heightened in October 2014 when the title of the third and fourth "Avengers" films were revealed to be "Infinity War - Part I" and "Infinity War
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by Thanos when he erased half the population in the universe. When Nebula claimed the Gauntlet from Thanos, Gamora returned to existence. Warlock now had the Infinity Gauntlet, giving him near omnipotence. Gamora and Pip persuaded Doctor Strange to help them find and stop Warlock, who was going mad with power. The Living Tribunal intervened and Warlock divided the Infinity Gems among several guardians, known as the Infinity Watch. Gamora received the Time Gem, but was incapable of consciously using it, though it did give her sporadic precognitive dreams and visions. Gamora had become romantically interested in Adam, but Adam
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in "" with the Tesseract, saying, "The music for the Infinity Stones is actually built around Thanos' reaction. Every time he got one, that moment was always significant and often times emotional." Silvestri's score is all orchestral. Silvestri does use Ludwig Göransson's theme from "Black Panther" in the film, which is something Göransson had been hoping would happen given he was not involved in the "Infinity War" score. The film also includes "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners when the Guardians of the Galaxy first appear, which was chosen by "Infinity War" executive producer and director of the "Guardians of
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impales Stark. Strange surrenders the Time Stone in exchange for Thanos sparing Stark. Thanos takes the stone and departs Titan for Earth, retrieves the final stone, and activates the Infinity Gauntlet. Stark, stranded on Titan, watches as Parker and others are turned to dust. Having seen the possible futures resulting from the conflict, Strange, before succumbing, tells Stark that "there was no other way". Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe differs from the comic book version of the character in a number of details. In the comics, Stark becomes Iron Man following an experience in Vietnam, which is updated
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held six "Infinity Gems" of virtually-unlimited power, which gave her seemingly-absolute control of reality while she possessed them. However, her short sightedness meant that she often made crucial errors in judgment when wielding the power, like undoing the events of Thanos's godhood without realizing that this would revert her to her near-death state and free the imprisoned Cosmic Pantheon whom Thanos had recently defeated. Karen Gillan portrays Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as one of the children raised by Thanos alongside her adopted sister Gamora. Over time, Nebula developed an obsessive need to best Gamora in combat. Every time
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Strange, Wong, and Stark that the mad Titan Thanos plans to use the Infinity Stones to kill half of all life in the universe. Agents of Thanos arrive to retrieve the Time Stone, prompting Strange, Stark, Wong and Peter Parker to confront them. Strange is captured, and Stark and Parker pursue the spaceship that has taken him and rescue Strange. The trio proceeds to Thanos’ home planet Titan, where they meet members of the Guardians of the Galaxy. They form a plan to confront Thanos and remove the Infinity Gauntlet, but the plan goes awry; Thanos overpowers the group and
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and claims Thanos can only be defeated if Earth's remaining heroes unite under his command. While Warlock's team of heroes prepares to attack Thanos, Warlock meets with a group of cosmic entities who have been gathered by Galactus and Epoch. They also oppose Thanos because they believe him unworthy of his power. At the gathering, Eternity appeals to the Living Tribunal to intervene and stop Thanos. When the Living Tribunal declines, it and Eternity leave the gathering. The remaining entities agree to attack Thanos upon Warlock's command. As Doctor Strange opens a portal for Earth's heroes to attack Thanos' shrine,
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the screenplays for both parts of the film, which draws inspiration from Jim Starlin's 1991 "The Infinity Gauntlet" comic and Jonathan Hickman's 2013 "Infinity" comic. Anthony Russo added the film was inspired by 1990s heist films, with Thanos "on a smash-and-grab [to acquire the Infinity Stones<nowiki>]</nowiki>, and everybody's trying to catch up the whole movie". Producer Kevin Feige said that the "Infinity War" films were subtitled "Part 1" and "Part 2" "because they [have] such shared elements, it felt appropriate... But I wouldn't call it one story that's cut in half. I would say it's going to be two distinct
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film after making a brief appearance at the end of the first, but Joss Whedon, the writer and director of the first two "Avengers" films, explained that "Thanos is more powerful. He is so powerful, he is not someone you can just try to out punch. Like in the comics, you want him to be threading through the universe and to save the big finale for the big finale." While all non-"Avengers" films in the MCU were considered set-up for this storyline, laying "much of the groundwork", producer and president of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige said that "Black Panther" in
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