The character received acclaim from both critics and fans alike, and has been described as the best MCU villain to date, and one of the greatest film villains of all time. Several versions of Thanos from within the MCU Multiverse also appear, notably in Endgame and the animated series What If.? (2021), with Brolin reprising the role. Thanos is a central figure in the ' Infinity Saga', appearing in five films, including Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). This brings him into conflict with various groups, including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, and their allies. Portrayed primarily by Josh Brolin, Thanos is depicted as an alien warlord from the planet Titan with a Malthusian worldview and galactic-spanning genocidal agenda, seeking to collect the six Infinity Stones and assemble them in his Infinity Gauntlet to utilize them to eliminate half of all lifeforms in the universe, believing this will stabilize its overpopulation and prevent its eventual doom. Thanos is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics supervillain of the same name.
