With the appearance of what might be the most powerful and dynamic Marvel villain ever to appear in a movie…The shot of Thanos at the end credits of the Avengers movie might be one of the most bold moves Marvel Entertainment has ever done. So, unless you’re a Marvel comics collector, you may be asking yourself…who is Thanos? Well, Metalmachine.net is here to up your Thanos knowledge by giving you the crib notes to the biggest Bad ass in all of comics…

TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THANOS

Thanos killed his mother Sui San

He is a Titan (an Eternal born on the planet Titan) – a demi god (related to the Deviants)

He courts Lady Death

He is on an eternal quest for The Cosmic Cube

He will do anything, including destroying whole universes for the love and affection of Death

His first appearance is in Iron Man #55

His power includes super strength, cosmic energy power, and super smarts. He has also amplified his power through bionics and mysticism.

He has a brother Eros (Starfox)

His space craft and base of operations is Santuary II

He’s a mean S.O.B. !!!