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Thanos: Best villain since Vader

posted 6 years ago by AlaskaComics (1)
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Hey all - new user here. Nice to be on the board and talk movies.

I went and saw the movie last night, and have to say despite a few flaws, it was a superb film. The thing that struck me was how villainous and scary the Thanos character was. Not since Vader have I felt the sense of threat and dread in a movie.

Can someone please enlighten me on how this character differs from the comic book character? What did they get right or wrong in the movie? What powers does Thanos have without the gauntlet?

Cheers!

[–] fc31 (4849) 6 years ago

In comics Tnanos collected infinity stones and killed half of the beings in universe, but that was to impress Miss Death, personification of death.

He is a Titan eternal so he is immortal and invulnerable, can live forever without food or air. According to Wikipedia:”Thanos can absorb and project vast quantities of cosmic energy, and is capable of telekinesis and telepathy. He can manipulate matter and live indefinitely without food, air or water, cannot die of old age, is immune to all terrestrial diseases, and has high resistance to psychic assaults. Thanos is also an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained in the art of war on Titan.

Thanos has proven himself capable of briefly holding his own in battle against Odin, and of blasting Galactus off his feet. He is a supergenius in virtually all known fields of advanced science.”

As you can see even without the stones he is kind of perfect being but not invincible. But with infinity stones he is omnipotent.