Editing Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (section)

====Obtaining the Tesseract====
One week after his attack on Xandar, Thanos, aboard his ship Sanctuary II, tracked down the Asgardian survivors of Ragnarök as they fled towards Earth, including Loki and [[Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Thor]]. The Black Order, Thanos' elite squad, massacred half of the Asgardians on board. Thanos personally confronted Thor, brutally beating him and dragging him across the ship. Thanos then demanded that Loki hand over the Tesseract in exchange for Thor's life.

Initially, Loki feigned indifference, but when Thanos began torturing Thor with the Power Stone, Loki finally revealed that he had secretly taken the Tesseract from Asgard before its destruction. He used his magic to produce the Tesseract, and while approaching Thanos, assured Thor that the sun would shine on them again. Thanos dismissed this optimism, and when Loki referred to himself as "not an Asgardian," he revealed their side had a secret weapon: the Hulk.

Before Thanos could react, [[Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Hulk]] ambushed him, smashing him against the ship's walls. However, despite Hulk's fury, Thanos quickly gained the upper hand, displaying superior strength and combat skill. After landing several devastating blows, Thanos subdued Hulk, leaving him defeated. Thor attempted a surprise attack on Thanos, but the Titan easily repelled him. Ebony Maw then used his telekinetic powers to restrain Thor.

With the Asgardians defeated, [[Heimdall (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Heimdall]] made a desperate attempt to warn the other realms of Thanos' threat. Using Hofund, Heimdall summoned the Bifrost Bridge and sent Hulk to Earth. Enraged, Thanos fatally stabbed Heimdall with Corvus Glaive's blade. Thor, bound and silenced by Maw, watched helplessly.

Maw then presented the Tesseract to Thanos, praising his strength. Thanos crushed the Tesseract, revealing the Space Stone within. He added it to the Infinity Gauntlet, granting himself the ability to teleport across the galaxy. With two Infinity Stones in his possession, Thanos ordered the Black Order to retrieve the Mind and Time Stones from Earth.

Before they departed, Loki approached Thanos, offering his services as a guide to Earth, citing his experience during the Chitauri Invasion. Thanos dismissed Loki's past efforts as failures. Loki then seemingly pledged loyalty to Thanos once more, declaring himself the rightful king of Jotunheim and son of Odin. However, as Loki approached Thanos, he attempted to stab him with a hidden dagger.

Thanos, suspecting treachery, used the Space Stone to immobilize Loki. Mocking Loki's "undying fidelity," Thanos lifted him by the throat and, despite Loki's desperate struggles, choked the life out of him. Thanos turned to Thor, who watched in horror as his brother was murdered. Thanos then dropped Loki's lifeless body in front of Thor, coldly stating that there would be no resurrection this time.

With the Tesseract secured, Thanos used the Power Stone to destroy the remaining parts of the Asgardian ship, the Statesman, before using the Space Stone to teleport himself and his children away, leaving Thor and the corpses of the Asgardians to drift in the void of space.