Thanos

An Eternal with the Deviant gene, making him unique and extremely powerful, even amongst his own kind. Above all else, Thanos loves and worships Mistress Death. Few can equal his intelligence, strength, and ambition for power. Thanos has wielded the Cosmic Cube, the Infinity Gauntlet, and even the Heart of the Universe.

Roughly 200,000 years ago in the aftermath of the Titan Schism, A'Lars (later known as Mentor) in his exile to Titan because of his heresy sought to prove his belief that Eternals could procreate naturally; was married to Sui-San in a ceremony that was presided over by the cosmic entities Kronos and Eon. The rings used to symbolize their union were the Quantum Bands. The bands were the missing link in Eternal physiology. Their immense power and ability to alter reality, thus making the impossible possible, allowing Mentor and Sui-san to procreate.

The child born from this union was Thanos.

Thanos was subject to the Deviant gene at birth. As a result, Thanos became that of a 'mutant' of Titan (the sixth orbiting moon of Saturn). He developed a purple, hide-like skin, along with strength and other physical abilities far surpassing that of other Titans.

This mutation also augmented the powers he inherently possessed as a descendant of the Eternals. Growing to become the most powerful Titan, his skin developed in such a fashion that allowed Thanos to absorb cosmic energy on an atomic level and then manipulate it as kinetic force via conscious choice.

Though never shunned by his family in his youth, Thanos was feared and avoided by his fellow Titan peers due to his unique qualities. His brother, Eros, was groomed from childhood to eventually replace their father in the role of leader among their people. Eros would, throughout their youth, be fawned over by loving friends and family, whom much favored him over Thanos. Thanos would find solace and purpose in other pursuits. On one fateful day, in an all but forgotten subterranean temple, an enterprising young Thanos would find companionship in the form of Mistress Death.

Decades would pass, and Thanos's relationship with Mistress Death grew, eventually blossoming into a dark and forbidden romance. Under Death's tutelage, he became even stronger and more powerful - well versed in the Black Arts, which had long been banned on Titan. She taught Thanos that knowledge is power, and that power is everything.

When his father discovered Thanos conducting forbidden dark art experiments, he expelled Thanos from Titan - though not without a heavy heart. Fueled by his hatred for this slight, Thanos would begin to amass even more knowledge, skill, and power via mysticism, meditation, and bionics during his century-long isolation.

Eventually, having surpassed all other Eternals in power and strength, Thanos decided to return to Titan to display his newfound might. Instead of atonement, Thanos attacked the planet with nuclear weaponry while orbiting Titan. However, only a handful of what was once thousands survived the invasion. As chance would have it, neither Thanos's brother nor father were on Titan during the assault. To Thanos's deep regret, though, his mother was not so fortunate, having stayed on Titan. In the aftermath, Thanos left the remains of Titan and returned to space, proving his devotion and worth to Death was all that mattered to him. During this time in the cosmos, Thanos conquered and pillaged many worlds, acquiring vast resources such as an assortment of followers, technology, weapons, and space-craft.

Superhuman Strength Thanos amplified his own abilities during his early life, prior to his published appearances. His physical attributes are considered exponentially superior to those of other Eternals. He is one of the strongest beings in the universe, being able to lift far in excess of 100 tons without any effort, and has destroyed entire planets with the simple force of his blows. His strength has enabled him to challenge and defeat several of the absolute strongest beings in the universe.

Invulnerability Thanos possesses remarkable resilience and durability and has brushed off physical attacks from traditional powerhouses such as Thor, the Thing, Drax and Ronan. He was even able to trade blows with a maddened Thor in possession of the Power Gem with only a bloody nose, and was enjoying the fight. Perhaps what is even more impressive is Thanos' durability to Energy based attacks. He is even highly resistant to reality and matter manipulation.

Energy and Matter Manipulation Through meditation and certain mystical techniques, Thanos augmented his power in still other ways, enabling him to tap, transform, and direct vast quantities of cosmic energy for destructive force. He can emit blasts of plasma and cosmic energy of devastating power from his eyes and hands. Thanos has also destroyed his son Rot, in a blast so powerful it made the universe scream. Thanos is also able to manipulate matter and other energies to his own purposes, such as in shields which are not tied to his technology.

Force Field Creation Thanos is capable of creating force fields around himself or other objects or beings. Although he usually does this with the use of tech he proved to be capable of doing that on his own. Thanos can use his superhuman reflexes to trap beings or objects travelling at high speeds.

Telepathy Thanos has powerful Psionic Abilities. He can project psionic blasts and travel to the astral plane, as well as read the minds of various individuals including, but not included to Gamora. He has also been able to lobotomize powerful individuals, such as the Fallen One with ease, and recently mind controlled the Hulk. Thanos's mind is also invulnerable to most forms of psychic attacks.

Teleportation Like other Eternals, Thanos has the natural ability to teleport himself and others, and can also do so through the use of technology.

Immortality When Death resurrect Thanos, he was banished from her dimension. Thus, he became immortal, meaning that he cannot die by any means and has even been shown to regenerate from a skeleton.

Superhuman Intellect Thanos was born with superhuman intelligence and has spent much of his life acquiring knowledge. While in the service of Death, he spent a great deal of time gazing into the Infinity Well and learning "secrets" of the galaxy. Aside from the Watchers, he is, perhaps, the most knowledgeable being in the known universe. Thanos' brilliance has allowed him to develop some of most advanced technology in the universe.

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