Thanos

**Thanos** is a Villain from the Kickstarter-exclusive expansion The Infinity Gauntlet.

Thanos can't be used as the Villain for a normal standalone game, as he is intended to be played in the fourth and last game in The Infinity Gauntlet campaign.

## Official biography

> Perhaps the most feared being in the cosmos, the mad titan Thanos is a nihilist of the highest order. His sole ambition is to return the universe to what he belives is its natural state – oblivion. Growing in power and infamy as the traverses the stars, Thanos regularly causes wanton destruction and leaves a devastating swath of chaos in his wake, often seeking out terrifying sources of cosmic power, like the legendary Infinity Stones, in an effort to see all of existence tremble in his shadow.
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## Strategy

Thanos is the ultimate Villain, and that’s even before he gets his hands on a few Infinity Stones. He punches harder that anyone, crushing Heroes next to him, and even affecting all Location around him. When he KO’s a Hero, they don’t recover and stand back up next turn. No, they’re snapped out of existence! The player then has to bring a new Hero into the game (having those extra Stretch Goal Heroes will come in very handy). If enough Heroes are eliminated, then all is lost. Bringing Thanos down before that will not be easy, as his formidable strength even allows him to recover a lot of his health.

The Threats he places on each Location position all the Children of Thanos as Henchmen to aid him in the final battle. Black Dwarf, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, and even Corvus Glaive, each does their part to aid him. He even gets Chitauri to act as the toughest Thugs in the game.

Winning against Thanos will never be easy, so you better have as many Power-Ups to aid you as possible. Even if by some miracle you manage to confront him with no Infinity Stones, the fight will still be arduous. If he has a Gauntlet decked out with 5 Infinity Stones… Well, the odds may be better than 14 million to one. But not by much.

### Villain Dashboard

* **Health Tokens:** 7 (2 Heroes), 10 (3 Heroes), 14 (4 Heroes)
* **Special Rules:** When a Hero is KO'd, Thanos doesn't activate his BAM! Instead, that Hero is eliminated from the game and replaced by a new Hero.
* **BAM!:** Deal 2 damage to each Hero in Thanos's Location, and 1 damage to each Hero in adjacent Locations.
* **Overflow:** For each Thug token that can't be added to a Location, turn the leftmost Civilian token in that Location into a Thug. If 1 or more Thug can't be added to a Location and there are no Civilian tokens there, play another Master Plan card.
* **Villainous Plot:** The Heroes lose if the number of Heroes eliminated from the game equals the starting number of Heroes.
* **Super Villain - Heroes' Starting Tokens:** Move Move Heroic Heroic Attack Attack

### List of cards

#### Threat cards

1. **Black Dwarf:** BAM! Deal 1 damage to each Hero in this Location. // Health: 6
2. **Chitauri:** Each Thug in this Location requires 3 damage to be defeated. // Heroic Heroic Heroic
3. **Chitauri:** Each Thug in this Location requires 3 damage to be defeated. // Heroic Heroic Heroic
4. **Corvus Glaive:** (Villain ends their move here) Add Thug Thug to this Location. // Health: 5
5. **Ebony Maw:** (Villain ends their move here) After resolving the current Master Plan card, immediately play another Master Plan card. // Health: 4
6. **Proxima Midnight:** BAM! Discard all Civilians from this Location. If there are no Civilians in this Location, deal 1 damage to 1 Hero anywhere (players choose). // Health: 4

#### Master Plan cards

1. Movement 0. BAM!
2. Movement 1. BAM! **Thanos' Mercy**: Discard 1 Civilian from Thanos' Location and from both adjacent Locations.
3. Movement 1. BAM! [Thug][Thug][Thug]
4. Movement 1. BAM! [Thug Thug][Thug Thug][Thug Thug]
5. Movement 2. BAM! **Thanos' Mercy**: Discard 1 Civilian from Thanos' Location and from both adjacent Locations.
6. Movement 2. BAM! [Thug][Thug][Thug]
7. Movement 2. BAM! [Thug][Thug][Thug]
8. Movement 3. **Mad Titan**: Thanos heals up to 5 Health (up to his starting value) and deals 1 daage to each Hero in his Location.
9. Movement 3. [Thug][Thug][Thug]
10. Movement 4. **Mad Titan**: Thanos heals up to 5 Health (up to his starting value) and deals 1 daage to each Hero in his Location.
11. Movement 4. BAM! [Thug][Thug][Thug]
12. Movement 5. BAM! [Thug Thug][Thug Thug][Thug Thug]

## External links

* Thanos on Wikipedia
* Thanos on Marvel Database