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There are few villain in the Marvel Universe who can matchThanoson all counts . From intelligence and drive , to strong point and raw power , Thanos is truly a violence to be look with . However , by Thanos ’ own account , there is at least one villain who he considers to be his adequate - a villain who is truly “ a challenge desirable of Thanos ” .
Thanos is a villain who regularly deals in top executive on a cosmic , universe - altering scale . During the events ofThanos Quest , Thanos traveled the known and unknown region of blank space to get the Infinity Stones ( then known as the Soul Gems ) , taking on increasingly powerful entity along the way to complete his mission . Then , when he had the Infinity Stones in his grip , he channeled their cosmic DOE through the Infinity Gauntlet to bring even the strongest beings in the cosmos to their knees . While fans are more than familiar with these storylines , as they are integral to Thanos ’ character , they also play as the utter examples to the larger breaker point being made today : Thanos is an absolute fireball with no clear equal . However , in another storyline , Thanos himself actually names one other baddie who proves that affirmation incorrect : Tyrant .
Tyrant Is Thanos’ Equal, & The Mad Titan Knows It
In 1994’sCosmic Powersby Ron Marz and Ron Lim , Thanos is on a seeking in search of cosmic artefact of power , while also seeking a worthy challenge . In one issue of this six - part plot line , Thanos find both with Tyrant . Tyrant is the original Herald of Galactus , a populate political machine whose power play off that of the Devourer of Worlds himself . In fact , according to Thanos , the battle that ensued upon Galactus and Tyrant ’s fall out decimated entire coltsfoot . So , when Thanos learn that Tyrant hold in his possession an globe of tabu noesis , the unbalanced Titan did n’t hesitate to gainsay him for it . In the close , Thanos won the power orb and get by Tyrant ’s abode with his life , declaring himself the victor of the bout as a result . But it was later revealed that Tyrant paid piddling mind to the orb Thanos claim , as he had a much larger version of it that was mean to be much more relatively valuable , meaning Tyrant did n’t care one fashion or the other if Thanos fix out with the modest orb .
Thanos began this fussy adventure by say he has come up a desirable terror in Tyrant , and that proves to be the case . In fact , it ’s fair to say that Thanos was even outmatched , as Tyrant was still very much all right after their battle , and was n’t even really that invested to begin with - and Thanos knew that . He knew that he was surpass , as just get away with his life and some semi - valuable fallal is n’t enough for the corking Thanos to acknowledge in his soul that he was victorious . Thanos is a vanquisher and a harbinger of death , not some lowly thief who race off from anyone , especially when he specifically sought them out for the aura of a worthy battle .
Thanos wanted a challenge worthy of his self - appointed enormousness , and he got more than he bargain for with Tyrant . WhileThanoswould go back and finish up what he started , ending the Cosmic Powers plot line by vote out Tyrant in a flash , that first battle showed that he was outperform , and worse yet , it showed that he knew it , proving that Tyrant was , indeed , " a challenge desirable of Thanos ” .
