The Original Thanos is Back To Prove Fans Wrong About His True Obsession

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Warning: Contains spoilers for Avengers #53

In Avengers #53, the past and motivations of Kid Thanos come to light, showing that this version of the Mad Titan is closer to the character's roots than the «main» Thanos that appeared in Marvel Comics for the past few years.

Kid Thanos was introduced in Avengers #50 as one of the members of the Multiversal Masters of Evil assembled by Doom Supreme and Mephisto to take over all Earths across the Multiverse. Not much was known about the character, besides the fact that he is a power-hungry lunatic who traveled to the past to conquer Earth, but was repelled by the Prehistoric Avengers. Even if young (by Eternal standards), he is a dangerous foe, as any version of Thanos should be. However, Avengers #50 — by Jason Aaron, Juan Frigeri, and David Curiel — gave readers a glimpse into his past, revealing horrific details.

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Kid Thanos is presented more like a scientist than a warrior. He is fascinated by living creatures and, wanting to learn how they work, he disassembles them, just like clocks. Kid Thanos started with animals, then moved to his fellow Eternals of Titan, whom he considered "troglodytes" and "utter waste of carbon." After vivisecting four or five of them, he had a revelation: other living beings existed only for his edification, to elevate him to a higher state. This Thanos considers himself to be "in every fiber of my being — a scientist." He is obsessed with knowledge with what he describes as a "voracious hunger." This depiction of the character, while bone-chilling, is actually much closer to what Thanos was originally intended to be by his creator, Jim Starlin.

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