Thanos the Mad Titan is a super villain of many talents.
Those unfamiliar with Thanos in the comics probably don’t know a whole lot about the
mysterious purple dude chilling in that big ol chair.
Well, trust us, the Avengers will definitely have their hands full – Thanos, even without
the power of the infinity gems, is a whole lot to handle, so today, we’re counting
down the top 10 super powers you didn’t know Thanos had.
10 Super Strength Thanos’ heritage as a mutant-Eternal gives
him quite the power boost, and overall advantage.
Much of the abilities we’ll be discussing here today derive from that heritage, by his
own biological altercations, or from the power that he was bestowed by Death, the entity
he’s in love with.
While over the years, he’s experienced ups and downs in terms of what kinds of powers
he’s harboured, there’s still quite the laundry list of impressive feats of strength
he’s accomplished.
This includes knocking out Super Skrull with one punch, easily holding his own against
The Hulk, bitch slapping both the Hulk and Drax with one swift movement, destroying Ronan
the Accuser’s Universal Weapon without breaking a sweat, and lifting the Galactus engine from
Ego’s stomach.
9 Super Genius Brawn ain’t the only thing Thanos has going
on.
He’s got a genius level intellect, and his mind is perhaps the most deadly weapon in
his arsenal of abilities.
He has an understanding of the Power Cosmic and of Galactus’ technology.
Using his master tactical and strategist smarts, he’s whipped together plans that involved
outsmarting the Silver Surfer and the interdimenstional parasite Hunger.
E’s also outsmarted the Grandmaster in his own game.
Not to mention the slew of inventions he’s capable of.
But perhaps let’s not bring up the Thanos Copter.
That one’s probably better off forgotten.
8 Immortality Being an Eternal, Thanos has the gift of immortality.
In addition to this, Death at one point in the comics, cursed him to never die.
While that’s no longer a thing – Death has rejected Thanos multiple times – the
Titan’s heritage ensures that he is invulnerable to diseases and illnesses, and won’t be
dying of old age any time soon.
7 Reflexes For a big guy, Thanos can move FAST.
The Mad Titan’s reflexes are not to be taken lightly.
While it may not be the most impressive thing he’s capable of on this list, there’s
been plenty a time in the comics that Thanos surprised us with his reaction time.
For example, he;s dodged attacks from the likes of Ego, Silver Surfer, and even caught
a rock that Moondragon had lobbed at him while his back was turned.
6 Flight So we all know that Thanos can float around
on that infamous chair of his – his Space Throne.
But Thanos isn’t reliant on it for flight – during multiple occasions in the comics,
the Mad Titan is show soaring through the air or space during battle.
He’s also proven capable of levitating without his armour, his Space throne or his Sanctuary.
5 Transportation Turns out that space throne I keep poking
fun out is quite the multipurpose object.
This chair is capable of space flight, force field projection, time travel, teleportation
and movement through alternate universes.
In addition to this, he can also teleport WITHOUT the chair – on a few occasions,
he’s made a personal portal, and has teleported without one, and has even teleported others
via his portals.
4 Healing Thanos has his own regeneration and healing
abilities, but can also heal others and transfer energy.
In the past, he’s healed Adam Warlock, and also a cleric, with the latter including him
healing all of his wounds and giving him energy.
He once cured Moondragon of an insect infestation using his mystical powers – but more on
that in a sec.
Healing powers being transferred aren’t the only ability that he can pass over.
He enhanced Pip the Troll’s teleportation powers at one point, too.
3 Mysticism Thanos’ powers go beyond your run of the
mill superhero/super villain abilities.
He’s also got a knack for the mystical, and knows a lot about black mystic arts.
The most well-known example of this was when he cast a spell on Deadpool, who he was comically
paired up with once upon a time, and who is also a competitor for Death’s affections.
The spell in question was an immortality spell, prohibiting the merc with a mouth from being
able to entirely get with Death.
2 Energy & Matter Manipulation Perhaps one of his most deadly abilities,
Thanos is capable of manipulating energy and matter.
Concerning energy manipulation, it means he can fire energy from his hands and eyes to
attack his foes.
He also can manipulate magnetic energy, infra-red heat energy and disrupter energy, create energy
shields, and also deflect energy attacks fired at him by throwing them back at those who
attacked him to begin with.
He’s also been known to absorb energy attacks, too.
As for matter manipulation, that ability allows him to alter the state of matter, including
organic matter, to his desire, and can manipulate energy and turn it into a weapon.
This ability has let him pull off some pretty sinister moves.
At one point, he turned Skragg, a Skrull warrior, into stone.
1 Sensory Detection It’s safe to say that pretty much all of
Thanos’ abilities are amplified, including his senses.
During encounters with Pip the Troll, Thanos detects that he’s up to no good TWICE.
The first, he detects that Pip is lying to him and his allies.
The second, he detects that Pip has left his sanctuary, and can sense that the troll is
trying to trick him.
In addition to this, at one point, Thanos can also detect that a Skrull, who are known
for their shape shifting abilities, is secretly walking amongst him.
There we have it friends!
There’s a few other Thanos powers we didn’t discuss on this list, so let us know if you
want us to do a part two!
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