Upon arriving on his homeworld, Thanos was confronted by Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and the Guardians of the Galaxy, who attacked him with the intent of removing the Infinity Gauntlet from his hand. Thanos revealing the past beauty of Titan After inserting it into the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos traveled to Titan to collect the Time Stone. On Vormir, he and Gamora encountered Red Skull and upon realizing he must sacrifice the one he loved, Thanos tearfully threw Gamora off a cliff to her death to acquire the Soul Stone. Thanos beginning to torture Nebula yet againīack on his ship, Thanos used the Power and Space Stones to torture Nebula by slowly pulling apart her cybernetics, forcing Gamora to give up the location of the Soul Stone, revealed to be on Vormir. After he revealed his true self, Thanos incapacitated Drax and Mantis, stopped Star-Lord's desperate attempt to kill Gamora and left with his daughter via the Space Stone. Thanos used the Stone to trick the Guardians of the Galaxy by conjuring an illusion of himself interrogating the Collector. Thanos soon ventured to Knowhere, acquiring the Reality Stone from the Collector and inserting it into the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos then used the Power Stone to destroy the ship while opening a wormhole with the Space Stone so he and his children could escape. Thanos then inserted it into the Gauntlet and used it to block Loki's attempted attack before strangling and killing him. Thanos used the Power Stone to torture Thor in order to force Loki to give up the Space Stone. Upon acquiring the Power Stone from the Nova Corps Vault on Xandar, Thanos attacked the Statesman. In 2018, Thanos brandished the Infinity Gauntlet on his left hand and forearm, inserting the stones one-by-one as soon as he acquired them.

Thanos using the Power Stone to detonate the Statesman 'Don't engage, we've almost got this off!' ― Iron Man to Star-Lord

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