The Mad Titan , Thanos , is a cunning and powerful puppet who carefully chooses his struggle so that he will always end up as the victor . However , that does n’t have in mind he ’s invincible , and it was actually one of Thanos ' bragging losses that earned him the respect of one of the most powerful and honorable heroes in the Marvel Universe .

Thanos ' most recent depictions show him as a pitiless and sanguinary conqueror who is driven by his dream and cruelty . However , Thanos has been many thing over the course of the centuries , and for a long time he was actually an improbable ally of the grinder of the world . On one of these occasion , Thanos was phone upon by Adam Warlock and his Infinity Watch to aid bear a mad Thor , who had been bear on by the " warrior ’s rabidity " duringthe events ofThor : descent and Thunder . Thanos was able to lag Thor inside a stop of " everlasting forcefulness " , and then the heroes decide to deliver the God of Thunder to Asgard . However , upon seeing the villain Thanos holding his son captive , Odin immediately attacked the Titan , which lead to one of the most heroic confrontations in Marvel ’s chronicle .

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InAdam Warlock and the Infinity Watch#25 , by Jim Starlin , Angel Medina , and Ian Laughlin , readers mother to witness the full scope of this universe - excite battle . Thanos ab initio draft Silver Surfer ’s assistance and they attack Odin from two English , but the All - Father of Asgard is unfazed and quickly bump off the former Herald of Galactus . However , Thanos is still standing , and he forces Odin to let loose the full might of his business leader , the Odinforce . In an epical sequence , Thanos keeps advancing toward his enemy , withstand blast after blast of deadly Energy Department . In the end , Odin is too strong , and Thanos is clearly beaten . However , when the All - Father asks him if he yields , the Titan proudly stands up again , bruised and battered , and simply says " No " .

Luckily for Thanos ' fans , the battle is then interrupted , and Odin is made aware of his son ’s plight . Despite lose , the Titan make out to withstand the full might of one of the most brawny creatures in the Marvel Universe . Odin himself is impressed and calls Thanos a worthy foe , nothing that he can also exploit into a nearly illimitable might source , but whileThanos ' might is " scientifically take on " , Odin ’s forcefulness is of a"divine and secret nature " . In fact , Odin must have been more impressed by Thanos ' spirit and resiliency . The Titan would rather conk out an honorable death in battle than ask for mercifulness , which is something that any Asgardian can appreciate , as Odin ’s words confirm : " Even in defeat , you are an opposer worth saluting , Thanos of Titan . "

In this story , Thanos comes out as a majestic warrior rather than a bloody-minded villain . This proves that , even if depictions of the Titan have varied greatly over the age , his pridefulness and stubbornness stay the same . Many long time later , whenThanos came face to face with the almighty God - Emperor Doom , he also resist to yield and accept a brutal death instead . Thanos ' frustration against Odin rise that even the power of the harebrained Titan has its limits , but also that he can earn the deference of one of the most good creatures in the Marvel Universe .

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