Its so easy to see a villain and see nothing but evil intent and a bad guy that necessitate to be defeated by the poor boy of the story . But the best or more memorable villains are 1 that   entirely ignore the dark realism of their actions or absolve their choices with system of logic that apparently makes sense to them , even if it puts them in opponent with others . Marvel’sThanosis one of the latter , an alien megalomaniacobsessed with Deathand restoring balance to an   fluid universe and he has no job using his immense power to explain his abstract thought with others . In the affair of Earth , homeworld to many wedge that have and will defend Thanos ' will , the Mad Titanbelieves he ’d be doing the planet a favor .

InSilver Surfer # 35(1990 ) , write by Thanos creatorJim Starlinand exemplify by creative person Ron Lim , Thanos returns from the dead to discuss matter with Norrin Radd , better known as theSilver Surfer . After shrugging off the Surfer ’s hunch and DOE blasts , Thanos discusses the cosmic balance between life and death and how he believes that cosmic seesaw is now imbalanced , leaning more toward life . He teleport both the Surfer and himself to Earth , a planet they are both well acquainted with , to be used as a exist slideshow .

Narrated by Thanos , we see images of overpopulation , pollution in the form of vast landfill or smogginess pumped in the air from industrial factories pipes , and   the depressing amount of atomic artillery which leaves behind a cheerless legacy for Earth ’s children . Thanos concludes his presentation with him and the Silver Surfer stand in a destroyed and decimated Earth , declare it Earth ’s inevitable future . When the Surfer object state that Earth and its heroes would never appropriate such a thing , Thanos dismisses this and wreak up the point of environmental preservation , express that it is nonmeaningful because humanity constantly depend to others for help and deliverance while not realise that they could save themselves but their fall is that they choose not to .

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resurrect in the issue prior , Jim Starlinis direct about   Thanos ' paragon , not only explain his master plan but also showing the Silver Surfer why , in his notion , it ’s so necessary . After citing all the well - drawn reason that humanity is killing its own planet , they shoot the breeze another less cultured satellite where Thanos reveals that the planet will support from overpopulation within two decades , leading to tribal war and cannibalism . After divulge   that his architectural plan to eliminate 50 % of the creation ’s universe is the only way to rejuvenate balance , he wastes no time showing that he ’s not only unafraid of the former herald of Galactus ' but that he ’s already outmaneuvered him when the Surfer endanger to stop him . He reveals that their trip to the previous world had the Surfer taint the populace with germs from Earth which by then had annihilate over half the planet ’s universe . Returning his iconic display panel , he consecrate theSilver Surfera option : arrest him or save the rest period of the satellite from a plague he is partly responsible for causing .

Thanos '   magical spell and dedication to his mission , a end mean to earn the affection of his dear expiry , would build toward the now legendaryInfinity Gauntletseries which had Starlin and Lim working along famed artist George Perez to see Thanos accomplish his goal with the helper fromthe all - hefty Infinity Gems . His deficiency of restraint and brutal honesty had Thanos reach the rarified stratum of grasp where you do n’t just accord with the baddie , you set about to rout for him as well . Thanos ' popularity would continue on   in theMCUwherehis portrayal by actor Josh Brolinwould inevitably transfer the very framework of that universe constantly , just as hiscomic book vis-a-vis did age ago . In the subject of Earth , Thanosmakes it readable that he did n’t start that fire , but that if he did n’t play to fight it , it would still glow on , and on , and on .

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