Thanatos

Thanatos (タナトス), meaning Death (死) in Greek, or Letus (レタス), meaning Death (死) in Latin, or Mors (モルス), meaning Death (死) in Latin, is the God of Death (死神), God of Mortality (死神), God of Afterlife (来世の神), God of Peaceful Demise (平和終焉の神), and the God of Darkness (闇の神). He is also known as Death Incarnate (死の化身), Personification of Death (死の擬人化), Embodiment of Death (死の化身), Archangel of Destiny (運命の大天使), Grim Reaper (死神) and Wraith (レイス). He serves as Prime Minister of the Underworld (黄泉の首相) and was the Death General (死の将軍) during the Animal-Human War. What he pledges to the world is none other than Death, The Opposite of Life (死、生の反対), when Atropos cut the Threads of Fate, and the desired death date has arrived, he will always be there, killing those who were destined to die. Although commonly believed to be a crow, Thanatos' animal symbol is actually a butterfly. 
==Background==
=== Birth History ===
Chaos emerged from nothingness, followed by her siblings Hydros, Gaia, Eros, and Tartarus. She also brought forth children like Erebus and Nyx. Gaia brought forth Ouranos, who would become a couple and bring forth the First Twelve Titans, the Elder Cyclopes, the Hecatonchires as well as the Furies. She also brought forth and marry Pontus, who is the husband of Thalassa. He is also father of Ceto, Phorcys and Eurybia, along with Gaia. Gaia is also the wife of Hydros, a self-emerged deity that brought forth the primordial time god Chronos. Erebus and Nyx brought forth Charon, Thanatos, Hypnos, Lahkesis, Atropos, Clotho, Aether, Hemera, Moros, Nemesis, the Keres and the Arae. Tartarus is the brother and another husband of Gaia, who brought forth the gigant Typhon. Tartarus embodies the Pits of Tartarus, the deep prison in the Underworld that contains the demons Satan/Beelzebub and Belial, which has the same name.  
=== As the God of Death ===
As the embodiment of death, Thanatos has many duties requiring him to venture up into the mortal realm. Those he kill are those who peacefully died and those who expected their deaths. Every time an individual dies, they will see a familiar figure, readying to painlessly cut open the individual's body, remove the heart from them peacefully, and send it into the Underworld. This is why the dead will wake up finding themselves roaming freely in the Underworld, ruled by the annoying Hades. 
==Personality==
Death Incarnate, Thanatos prioritizes a job well done and likes to maintain a perfect record. As the personification of death, Thanatos represents non-violent and peaceful death, removing life in a painless and expected manner. He sees death as a compassionate friend, responsible for bringing mortals to the end of their lives, and treats it as just one aspect of his work. Beneath his thorny exterior, Thanatos is very cordial, respectful, and friendly. Despite this, others in the underworld consider him insensitive, rude, or always in a bad mood. Even when he apologizes, his words can be harsh. Reserved, Thanatos doesn't open up easily and doesn't share details about his private life unless they are work-related. However, he is surprisingly talkative in combat, announcing his next moves. Thanatos has a strict code of conduct at work. Thanatos is methodical and completes his chores in an orderly manner. Proud and hesitant, Thanatos claims he isn't usually honest about his feelings, but he isn't good at hiding them either. He is very afraid of Hades especially if he fails to carry out his mission successfully. 
==Appearance==
Thanatos is a primordial, with white eyes and large angelic wings. He wields a sword known for cutting out souls and an inverted torch symbolizing the end of life. In his true human form, Thanatos takes the form of a man, usually hooded, with the sword and the inverted torch, as well as wings. 
==Abilities==
Being an entity older than the Olympians themselves, and the fact that the very few gods or mortals who dare to enter his domain never come back, Thanatos is a very powerful being. His great power was enough to see him through the war of the Primordials. He was likely responsible for the deaths of many Primordial gods which is an incredible demonstration of the fact he is strong enough to fight and kill other gods and his kind.﻿
=== Superhuman Strength ===
Thanatos, as a Primordial God and one of the oldest and strongest among them, has an immense amount of strength.
=== Superhuman Durability ===
Thanatos, as a God of Death, is extremely durable, with only a single scar on his chest. Thanatos is also shown to be very resistant against divine weapons as he was impaled on his own blade but took it out completely unharmed and seemingly only annoyed. 
=== Death-Force Manipulation ===
As a God of Death, Thanatos has primary authority and represented the death itself, he can kill or manipulate death forces to his will. His very existence allows everyone to die. The secondary is Hades, Iapetus is the third, Chronos is the foruth, while Cronos is the fifth. Atropos is not directly associated with death, but she induces death.
=== Immortality ===
As a Primordial God, Thanatos is immortal and can live forever. He does not age and is unaffected by time or succumbing to mortal frailty. He would still be alive even after being chopped into pieces. 
=== Possession ===
Thanatos is capable of manipulating dead bodies and using them as mediums.
=== Superhuman Speed ===
Despite his size, Thanatos is very mobile and is able to keep up with most speed in combat. His great strength allows him to leap great distances as well.
=== Superhuman Stamina ===
As a God, Thanatos has unlimited stamina and can remain in battles for very long periods without tiring.
=== Flight ===
Thanatos can reveal raven-like wings from his back which allow him to fly. In his second form, the wings much larger and are visible all the time.
=== Divine Light ===
Thanatos can emit dazzling light to stun and dazzle his opponents.
=== Master Combatant ===
Thanatos has been proven to be a very skilled and formidable combatant.
=== Enchanted Strength ===
His strength is increased to point where he can shake the ground itself, tear apart cliffs, and such.
=== Enchanted Durability ===
His skin becomes seemingly invulnerable.
=== Divine Blast ===
In this form, Thanatos can release blasts from his mouth, albeit much larger and powerful as the mere reflection of this attack is strong enough to temporarily knock back even Thanatos himself.
===Yin/Dark Release===
Thanatos, as a son of the god of darkness Erebus and goddess of night Nyx and a god of darkness himself, can use many dark magic. 
===Summoning Technique===
Thanatos can summon the undead, specifically zombies, ghouls, skeletons, wights, vampires, brood corpses and ghosts.
=== Letus/Mors Form ===
Thanatos can become a goddess by the name of the Roman goddess Letus or Mors. With this, Death Incarnate retains a female form instead of male. 
=== Necromancy ===
Since Thanatos is the god of peaceful death, he has absolute control over death and the dead, as well as the ability to kill someone with a touch. As part of his duties, Thanatos is able to separate the dead from the living. He captures souls trying to escape from the Underworld and sends them back. It's thought that he has the same powers of Hades, only in a infinite extension. 
=== Doors of Death Control ===
As the god of peaceful death, Thanatos is usually in complete control of the Doors of Death, and is able to quickly pass between the world of the living and the dead. Interestingly, Thanatos referred to them as "the Doors of Me." 
=== Necroscience ===
As the God of Peaceful Death, Thanatos knows everything about death, the dead, the dying and who's going to die next. 
=== Invisibility ===
After Ares frees Thanatos from Sisyphus, the king of Corinth that tricked the god, the god of peaceful death no longer openly approaches souls directly, and instead chooses to reap them while staying invisible. 
=== Flight ===
With the help of his huge dark wings, Thanatos can quickly glide through the air, which helps him capture souls at very high speeds. 
==Part XIII==
===First Swear===
Thanatos was firstly seen when Kakalori requested a bad luck and death after three days. When Atropos cut his thread, the wraith reconfirmed Kakalori's destined death date. He later took Kakalori's soul and was resurrected by Cattermelon Angel by Clotho's orders.
== Olympian's Crown ==
=== Motive ===
You will see a room depicted in the Chthonic Records. You will then enter the room where Thanatos will spawn to the Mortal's Realm from the Underworld.
=== Battle ===
Thanatos will swipe his scythe, and throw it as a boomerang. He can summon undeads which made the battle harder. He will use Multiple Absolutes, Dark Sphere, Negative Gate, Violent Pain, Bloody Lance, Spread Zero, Blooding Howling, as well as unleashing Death Indulgence and Light Devourer. He is very resilient and will take minimal damage. You must light the Angel Statues to expose his dream heart, as a dark entity he is weak to light. This is when he will take full damage. If you take too long that even 5 angel statues are not enough to defeat him you enter a room full of light, and this is where he can't enter and will retreat. If you defeated him the dream heart will be destroyed and Thanatos will return to the Underworld and awaits a lecture of Hades. Winning earns you the Yellow Talisman. 
== Trivia ==
* In Roman Mythology, Letus or Mors is a female deity, instead of male. 
** This also explains why Thanatos can retain a female form.
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