Thanos' Most Controversial MCU Moment Was Just FIxed by Marvel
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Avengers: Forever #5!
Upon his inclusion in the MCU, Thanos became a villain for the ages as he was driven to achieve a dark task and then actually succeeded before ultimately being held accountable for his villainy. However, amid all of his evil deeds, there was one that was more controversial than the rest, accused of sending a problematic message to young viewers.
In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos is tracking down the final Infinity Stones he needs to gain the power to erase half of all life in the universe. One of those Stones is the Soul Stone, and the only person who knows of its location is Thanos’ adopted daughter, Gamora. When they get to the Stone’s location on Vormir, Thanos and Gamora learn that the only way for someone to get the Soul Stone is by sacrificing someone they love. Gamora laughs as she doesn’t believe Thanos loves anyone, but as Thanos turns towards her with tears in his eyes, she learns that he actually loves her, a fact that is reinforced by the cosmic magic of the Soul Stone after he sacrifices Gamora and gains his prize.
Related: Thanos Was More Powerful as a Hero (& His Silver Surfer Fight Proves It)
In Avengers: Forever #5 by Jason Aaron and Jim Towe, Marvel’s most powerful version of Doctor Doom is traveling the multiverse and collecting other Doom variants, brainwashing them, and making them a part of his army to take over every conceivable universe. While turning yet another Doom variant into one of his slaves, the supreme Doom explains his mystical armor requires a significant sacrifice to upgrade his powers in the way he needs. He explains that he began tracking down, enslaving, and then sacrificing his own variants since, “There was no one
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