Thanos

"Death... is something that I have longed for. For a very, very long time."

**Thanos** is the primary overarching antagonist of the first three phases of the **Marvel Cinematic Universe.**

## Canon

Thanos is the last survivor of his planet, Titan. After watching everyone he knew and loved slowly starve to death due to overpopulation, he began to resent the very idea in of itself. It drove him mad, especially when he had proposed a solution to save his planet beforehand: killing half the population. The people of his planet had rightfully called him a madman for suggesting such an outlandish solution. However, despite this, what Thanos predicted had eventually come to pass, and the once paradise of a planet was left a desolate wasteland.

Driven by vengeance, Thanos set out on a quest to prevent the same thing from happening across the universe. In doing so, his perception on reality itself became warped. At first, he went from planet to planet, slaughtering half of each population with the army he'd amassed over the years. He repeated this process for hundreds of years, becoming known across the cosmos as "The Mad Titan." He was obsessed with balancing the universe, believing that no price was too great for salvation.

Eventually, Thanos heard tales of the Infinity Stones. Cosmic gems that had control over all aspects of reality. Time, Space, Mind, Power, Reality, and Soul. With all six stones, Thanos knew that his dream of balance could finally come to fruition. No longer would he need to slaughter families by his army's hand. With all six stones and one snap of his fingers, half of the universe's population would cease to exist. A merciful sacrifice for the greater good.

And that's exactly what he set out to do.

## Pre-Paradise

Before he wound up in Multiverse Paradise, Thanos had been continuing his quest for the Infinity Stones as normal. It was on a random, seemingly uneventful day that he'd woken up in Paradise Hotel after falling asleep.

## Plot Involvement

Upon waking up and reading the note on his door, Thanos had realized that his purpose was useless. The note said so himself: there was an infinite supply of food and resources. Thanos, having grown wise in his years, knew that there was no way he would be returning to his own universe any time soon. As such, he merely accepted his fate - and the fact that his purpose had been fulfilled for him. He took care to not involve himself in the matters of the Hotel. He had no interest in the Managers' game, so long as their actions didn't cause any harm to befall any members of the Hotel. For a while, his only meaningful interaction was threatening Wolf O'Donnell over a message, informing him that he would come after him if his bombs caused any harm to befall any of the Hotel's members.

Eventually, while contemplating his newfound lack of purpose, Thanos crossed paths with the Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog. Although few words were exchanged between the two, a respect was grown between them regardless due to their similar more brooding personalities. After that interaction, Thanos realized that Tony Stark had arrived on the island - and soon realized that he was from a universe where he'd already succeeded in his quest for balance. Having seen how poor the man's reaction was upon his realization, Thanos had decided to message Tony himself, informing him that if he wished to kill him, then he would not be putting up a fight.

## Character Relationships

* *Tony Stark -* One of the main protagonists of the **Marvel Cinematic Universe**. Although this version of Thanos has never personally met Tony, he knows who he is regardless. Despite their clear opposing ideals and general morals, Thanos has a great amount of respect for Tony Stark. He sees a lot of himself within him, specifically an unrelenting need to protect the innocent people around him.
* *Shadow the Hedgehog* - A protagonist from the **Sonic the Hedgehog** series. The two crossed paths and had a brief interaction, growing respect for one another in the process. This was due to their similar personalities, both expressing similar traits of brooding silence and thoughtfulness.
* *Wolf O'Donnell -* An anti-hero from the **Star Fox** series. During Wolf's brief stunt to expose management by threatening bombs across the Hotel, Thanos had messaged him, telling him that he would be coming for him had any harm befell the Hotel's residents. Luckily, he didn't have to make good on that promise.

## Trivia

* The only reason Thanos wound up in this roleplay was because he was a last-minute addition to a character poll his player ran, and did not expect him to win.
* Thanos is not portrayed as a villain in the roleplay, despite his antagonistic nature in the movies. This is because there are limitless resources on the Island itself, meaning that he has no need to achieve balance.