This latest sculpt captures Christensen’s likeness while embodying the character’s animated design, now presented dynamically as one of the best Hot Toys figures in the Skywalker line-up. a b c d Elderkin, Beth (July 9, 2018). "Thanos Has Snapped His Fingers and Killed Half of a Subreddit". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022 . Retrieved May 8, 2022. Orange, B. Alan (September 5, 2019). "Thanos Before Brolin: Avengers Set Photos Show Original Mad Titan Actor". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019 . Retrieved March 26, 2023.

There are decent instructions though, and everything is collector friendly. You'll need to pop off the hands, feet, and head to remove some plastic Novara, Brandon (September 23, 2021). "Recreate Final Avengers: Endgame Battle with LEGO's New Sanctuary II Set". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021 . Retrieved May 9, 2022. Acharya, Raghav; Challita, Elio J.; Ilton, Mark; Bhamla, M. Saad (November 17, 2021). "The Ultrafast Snap of a Finger Is Mediated by Skin Friction". Journal of the Royal Society Interface. Royal Society. 18 (184). doi: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0672. ISSN 1742-5662. PMC 8596009. PMID 34784775. However, 2014-Thanos arrives within his warship and destroys the Avengers Compound. While his army searches for the Stones, Thanos engages in a fight with Stark, Steve Rogers, and Thor, during which he decides to destroy all life and repopulate it so that life would be grateful. [9] Thanos defeats Stark and Thor, leaving only Rogers. He calls forth his armies, but the Avengers' restored allies arrive and engage Thanos and his army in a final battle. After a struggle, Thanos obtains the Stark Nano Gauntlet, but Stark distracts him to wield the Stones himself. Stark then snaps his fingers, causing Thanos and his army to be Blipped, which kills him. [9] Alternate versions [ edit ] SPECIAL FEATURESNEWLY TAILORED PURPLISH BLUE AND METALLIC GOLD-COLORED ARMOR WITH TRIM DETAILS AND BATTLE DAMAGES, HEAVY DOUBLE-BLADED SWORDChitwood, Adam (March 5, 2021). "How the MCU Was Made: Marvel's The Avengers, Recasting Hulk, and How That Thanos Scene Happened". Collider. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021 . Retrieved July 27, 2022. Ehrlich, David (March 4, 2019). "The Best Movie Villains of the 21st Century — IndieWire Critics Survey". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021 . Retrieved January 4, 2022. The heads swap pretty smoothly, and there's decent lean and tilt movement. The shoulders have a good range of movement, but the elbows are very easy, and I suspect this second arm will be the one I use on the shelf. You can also swap the two glove hands, but just the hand, not the gauntlet.

Thanos' design changed drastically between his first appearance in The Avengers and his larger role in Infinity War. With Brolin's first appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy, motion capture technology was used to capture Brolin's facial features, with Thanos' skin also being changed to a darker shade of purple than it had been in The Avengers. Advancements in CGI and motion capture technology allowed for the use of more of Brolin's features in Infinity War and Endgame. The shade of purple for Thanos' skin was changed again for the films, now becoming lighter. In earlier appearances, Thanos had four scars on his cheeks and eleven lines on his chin, but the number of scars was reduced to three and the number of chin lines was reduced to nine with his Infinity War design update. [47] The design of Thanos took into account the versions that appeared in previous films but were adjusted more towards Brolin's features, which also helped with matching his performance to the digital character. [29] Portrayal [ edit ] Anderton, Ethan (February 14, 2018). " Avengers: Infinity War LEGO Sets May Reveal Some Potential Spoilers". /Film. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022 . Retrieved May 6, 2022.Terrific production paint isn't a surprise with Hot Toys, it's an expectation. Once again, they capture the look of the character beautifully. The MCU's rendition of Thanos has received critical acclaim, being regarded as one of the best MCU villains to date, [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] as well as one of the greatest film villains of all-time. [55] In 2022, WatchMojo named Thanos the 10th greatest film villain of all-time. [56] He has also been regarded as one of the best villains of the 2010s [57] [58] and the 21st century so far. [59] Multiple critics praised Brolin's performance, both vocally and for the emotions he conveyed through the motion capture. The performance allowed the audience to empathize with Thanos even though he was the villain, [60] [61] [62] [63] while also allowing the audience to believe Thanos' pain. [62] [63] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone praised both the character and Brolin: "[Thanos is] thunderously voiced by a dynamite Josh Brolin in a motion capture performance that radiates ferocity and unexpected feeling". [64] The Atlantic called Thanos an "unexpectedly resonant monster, filled with sadness and even a perverse sense of honor". [63] Goldberg, Matt (January 30, 2015). "Geek Gifts: Guardians of the Galaxy Thanos Sixth-Scale Figure from Hot Toys". Collider. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020 . Retrieved May 6, 2022. The Mandalorian has revitalised the Star Wars brand, envisioning the classic franchise in a fresh but equally familiar coat of paint.