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admonition : arrest mollycoddler for Thanos Annual # 1 - Infinity Watch!Thanosis one of the most hefty and feared villains in the Marvel Universe , as he lives up to his elementary nickname ‘ the Mad Titan ’ in practically every turn over storyline . However , as dangerous and sinister Thanos unceasingly prove to be , he ’s also very prominently the subject of derision , and he has a number of insulting moniker to jibe . And now , just as ‘ the Mad Titan ’ enamour his threat - stratum , an all - newfangled nickname serve to belittleeverything that make Thanos terrifying- and he absolutely hates it .
InThanos Annual # 1 - eternity Watchby Derek Landy and Salvador Larroca , Thanos is hunt down the novel Infinity Watch , as all six members have merged with their various Infinity Stones , andThanos require to teach how to do so with his fresh created Death Stone . However , the three members of the Infinity Watch he happen - Quantum ( Space Stone ) , Star ( Reality Stone ) , and Overtime ( Time Stone ) - are less than unforced to avail Thanos . In fact , they openly defy and undermine his exponent , specially Star .
When Thanos first meets Star and Quantum in a coffee tree shop on Earth , he tells them that he can aid them unlock the full potential of the Stones in their possession . However , Star essentially tells the huffy Titan to get lost , as she ’s aware of his reputation , and wants none of the ‘ help ’ he is offering . To that remnant , Star get down to guy Thanos , which culminates in her coining an all - Modern insulting sobriquet for him : ‘ the Purple People - Eater ’ .
The unexampled Death Stone transfer everything , as Thanos leads the Avengers against a huge new scourge , with major consequence for the Infinity Stones .
Thanos’ Reaction to His New Nickname, the Purple People-Eater, is Priceless
Star calls Thanos ‘ the Purple People - Eater ’ to his face after reckon through his thinly - blot out ‘ helpful ’ facade , and Thanos is not entertained . With a full-strength boldness , and an undertone of murderous fad , Thanos ’ reaction to hearing Star ’s nickname for him is , “ Nobody calls me that ” . What ’s mirthful about this is that it seems like Thanos has heard that one before , as if from a puerility yobbo , and he ’s worked to separate himself from that injurious nickname ever since , but to no service .
Thanos is n’t even close to as angry when Star later call him ‘ Barney ’ , or when she insult the appearance of his chin . But for some reasonableness , ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ really strike a chord . Thanos does n’t say , ‘ nobody insult me like that ’ . He says , “ Nobody holler me that ” , bespeak that it ’s the nickname itself , not the revilement , that angered him . If it was another nickname , he might not have cared , but for some reason , ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ specifically really got to him , which is absolutely screaming and utterly priceless .
Giving Thanos Insulting Nicknames Based on His Appearance is Becoming a Marvel Tradition
Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
‘ Purple People - Eater ’ is n’t the only meter Thanos has been given an insulting nickname stemming from his appearance ( not even in this comic ) , and that ’s counting all his Marvel appearing - including and particularly the MCU . In the same vena as ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ , Starlord calls Thanos ‘ Grimace ’ when he sees him , in an drive to get under the Mad Titan ’s majestic peel . frankly , it seems like giving Thanos sobriquet like these is becoming something of a Marvel custom , with ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ ( and ‘ Barney ’ ) being just the late of many .
While ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ may not be the only disdainful nickname give to Thanos by his foe , it does seem to stick out out from the residual in regard to its effectivity . Thanosnever seemed to care about any of his other sobriquet , but for some reason , ‘ Purple People - Eater ’ is one that he truly can not stand - which is precisely why it ’s perfect .
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