Thanos's Evil Plan Is Very Different In Comics

In the comics, Thanos’s main drive comes from his strange romantic interests. Thanos loves Death, not metaphorically. A personified Death exists in the Marvel Universe, and Thanos will do anything to win her affection.

Death shifts between looking like a beautiful woman and a skeletal figure. Many Marvel characters interact with her, but only Thanos, the Mad Titan, falls deeply in love. Villains chase money or control; Thanos simply wants Lady Death to love him back.

Thanos started infatuating with Death when he was a young purple boy on Titan, Saturn's moon. After some painful childhood events, Thanos started seeing a mysterious girl everywhere he went.

Thanos takes time to see she is death personified, but he quickly starts killing in her name. Thanos racks up kills before space-puberty, including his own mother. He becomes an intergalactic conqueror to advance his genocide.

Thanos constantly proves himself to Death, needing to show he is worthy, yet she largely ignores his efforts. Thanos rarely gets affection from Lady Death, but he believes murder is the key to her heart.

Thanos kills dozens on his home planet but fails to impress her. He wipes out entire alien races and still gets the cold shoulder. Even when he slaughters his own people back home, Death shows no reaction.

Thanos’s hunt for Death’s love raises the stakes constantly. The man does not grasp that she might just use him to serve her own deadly goals.

Thanos was born to the Eternals, a super-powered race that left Earth to colonize Titan. Thanos is not a typical Eternal. A rare mutation made him a 'Deviant,' giving him a hideous look but powers stronger than average Eternals.

Thanos keeps seeking more. He uses his father's scientific skills to add cybernetics and boost his strength. Thanos never stops; he seeks total power.

Thanos's quest for ultimate power started before the Infinity Stones.The Infinity Stones have always been linked to the Mad Titan.The Infinity Stones have always been closely connected to the Mad Titan.

When only Adam Warlock possessed a Soul Gem, Thanos tried to get it. His desire grew when multiple 'Soul Gems' appeared. Thanos correctly names the items Infinity Gems and identifies the others as Power, Reality, Time, Space, and Mind Gems.

Each Infinity Stone grants its holder god-like power. Thanos already possesses god-like abilities, so the individual Stones offer little incentive to the Mad Titan.

The Stones augment and enhance each other when combined, yielding exponential effects. The six Stones in the Infinity Gauntlet grant one unmatched power, surpassing even Marvel’s most powerful cosmic entities.

Thanos remains one of the Marvel Universe’s most powerful figures. His need to impress Death drives him to seek true omnipotence. Thanos needs to end death on a whim and shape the universe to his will; beating other Marvel characters is not enough.

There are no truly omnipotent characters in the Marvel Universe.There are no truly omnipotent characters in the Marvel Universe.This exception happens outside of occasional plot devices, like the One-Above-All.The One-Above-All.The Infinity Gauntlet gives its user the closest approach to ultimate power. This explains Thanos’s drive to collect the Infinity Stones.

Thanos’s most notorious comic storyline occurred in 1991.Infinity Gauntlet.In this story, Thanos assembles the gauntlet. After gathering all six Infinity Stones, Thanos tries again to win Lady Death’s heart. Thanos snaps his fingers, instantly wiping out half the universe’s life, including many major Marvel heroes.

Even after this mass killing, Death still rejects Thanos’s love, hurting his self-esteem.

Marvel Comics readers do not need to worry if Thanos wins Death’s heart; they saw the future and know he will be alone. The 2018 storyline shows this.Thanos Wins.The story, written by Donny Cates, shows a future where...Thanos wipes out most sentient life in the universe.And...Still...Thanos finds Death’s love frustratingly out of reach. Killing trillions does not grant him what he truly wants; this makes him a tragic, though genocidal, figure.

Comic book fans hoping for the traditional, Death-obsessed Thanos appear in...Infinity War.Fans shouldn't lose hope. Thanos first appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during a short cameo in...The Avengers.This cameo shows a clear reference to his fatal infatuation.

Thanos’s minion, the Other, ends the film by describing Earth's inhabitants as, “Humans. They are not the cowering wretches we were promised. They stand. They are unruly, and therefore cannot be ruled. To challenge them is to court... Death.”

Thanos simply turns and smiles. Is it a grimace of evil, or a look of love?