Editing Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (section)

==Trivia==

*'''Comics Background''': In the comics, Thanos is an Eternal, a race of superpowered beings genetically enhanced by the Celestials. He is the son of A'Lars, the leader of an Eternal colony on Titan. Thanos has a rare Deviant syndrome, making him appear more like a Deviant. His villainous motivations often center around his obsession with Death. As an Eternal, Thanos has innate cosmic and psionic abilities, including energy projection.
*'''Infinity Gauntlet''': In the famous "Infinity Gauntlet" storyline, Thanos becomes the master of the Infinity Gauntlet and uses it to kill most of the universe’s inhabitants to impress Death. He is one of the Avengers' greatest foes.
*'''MCU Appearances''': Thanos is one of main antagonists in the MCU to appear in more than one film. The others are Abomination, Loki, Red Skull, Alexander Pierce, Scarlet Witch, Ronan the Accuser, Darren Cross, and Erik Killmonger.
*'''Name Origin''': The name "Thanos" is derived from Thanatos, the Greek mythological figure representing death.
*'''Philosophy''': Thanos’ anti-expansionist philosophy is inspired by the Malthusianism of economist Thomas Malthus.
*'''Pre-Antagonist Appearances''': Thanos is one of the main MCU antagonists to physically appear before becoming the main villain. He appeared in ''The Avengers'', ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', and ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' before becoming the main antagonist in ''Avengers: Infinity War'' and ''Avengers: Endgame''.
*'''Age''': Joe Russo confirmed that Thanos is one thousand years old in ''Avengers: Endgame''.

*'''Reveal and Writing''': Joss Whedon was responsible for revealing Thanos as the true villain of ''The Avengers''. Ironically, he found the character too difficult to write.
*'''Guardians of the Galaxy''': In Nicole Perlman's original draft for ''Guardians of the Galaxy'', Thanos was the main antagonist. When James Gunn took over, he and Joss Whedon agreed to reduce Thanos' role.
*'''Inspirations and Portrayal''': Josh Brolin drew inspiration from Marlon Brando's performance as Colonel Kurtz in ''Apocalypse Now'' for his portrayal of Thanos.
*'''Script and Concept Art''': Christopher Markus mentioned that earlier drafts of the ''Avengers: Infinity War'' script included more about Titan before its downfall. Concept art by Ryan Lang showed a younger Thanos and his family, suggesting that a flashback to Thanos' youth was once considered.
*'''Google Easter Egg''': In 2019, to celebrate ''Avengers: Endgame'', Google created an Easter egg where users could click an icon of the Infinity Gauntlet to make half of the search results vanish into dust, with a second click using the Time Stone to restore them.
*'''Promotional Artwork''': Some promotional and conceptual artwork for ''Avengers: Endgame'' depicts Thanos with his original Infinity Gauntlet, despite him not wearing it in the movie due to its damage and abandonment on Planet 0259-S. Thanos does wear the Nano Gauntlet crafted by Iron Man for a brief period in ''Avengers: Endgame''.
*'''Fortnite Cross-Promotion''': Marvel Studios collaborated with Fortnite to feature Thanos as a playable character. In ''Avengers: Endgame'', Thor, Korg, and Miek are shown playing Fortnite.
*'''Beheading Reference''': Thanos being beheaded by Thor in ''Avengers: Endgame'' references a recent comic event where Gamora beheaded Thanos in ''Infinity Wars Prime #1''.
*'''Iron Man Villain''': Thanos' role as Iron Man's personal archenemy in the MCU traces back to his original appearance as an Iron Man villain in 1973.