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Upon his inclusion in the MCU , Thanosbecame a villain for the historic period as he was driven to achieve a dark task and then really deliver the goods before at last being held accountable for his villainy . However , amid all of his evil deeds , there was one that was more controversial than the rest , accused of sending a problematic message to untested watcher .

InAvengers : Infinity War , Thanos is tracking down the final Infinity Stones he needs to gain the power to score out half of all lifespan in the creation . One of thoseStones is the Soul Stone , and the only mortal who knows of its position is Thanos ’ follow daughter , Gamora . When they get to the Stone ’s locating on Vormir , Thanos and Gamora learn that the only way for someone to get the Soul Stone is by sacrificing someone they love . Gamora express mirth as she does n’t believe Thanos eff anyone , but as Thanos turns towards her with tears in his eyes , she learns that he actually have intercourse her , a fact that is reinforce by the cosmic magic trick of the Soul Stone after he sacrifices Gamora and gains his prize .

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InAvengers : Forever # 5by Jason Aaron and Jim Towe , Marvel’smost powerful interpretation of Doctor Doomis traveling the multiverse and collecting other Doom variants , brainwashing them , and get to them a part of his United States Army to take over every imaginable universe . While turning yet another Doom variant into one of his slaves , the supreme Doom explains his occult armour need a pregnant sacrifice to kick upstairs his mightiness in the room he take . He explains that he began tracking down , enslave , and then give his own variants since , “ There was no one else in creation whom I truly loved . Except , of course … myself ” .

Doctor Doom , especially this version , is a self - righteous swollen madman who is comfortable committing even the most vile of atrocity for accomplish a grim , personal task . ground on those parameters , Doom in this number is n’t unlike Thanosin the MCU , except Doom fix a major MCU issue . When it was unveil that Thanos really did truly love Gamora , the MCU was accused of sending a mixed subject matter about real - world vilification . Viewers find out that , despite all of the horrible abuse Gamora endure at the hands of her father , the universe agree that   Thanos really bonk her . maltreatment can often be mask as love by the maltreater to maintain control over someone , so for the MCU to say thatThanos ’ lovemaking for Gamora was n’t a tacticand that he did truly love her was take in as problematical by many .

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However , when the comics take a exchangeable situation with Doctor Doom , Marvel is much more direct about what drive a narcissistic tyrant to   harm others , finding a originative elbow room forDoom ’s ultimate self - regard to be expressedin a distressing way . While theAvengers : Infinity Warscene was assuredly not trying to convey that real - worldly concern abuse should be taken as a solemn expression of   love , that is how the scene descend across to some viewers , especially many who regain themselves bear on to Gamora ’s office . Because of the underlie significance , this MCU moment sparked argument , butAvengers Foreverjust offered another way to figure out the logic puzzle of what a seemingly unloving villain like Doom orThanoscan give when all they wish about is their own succeeder .

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