Did Thanos protect Earth from Galactus?

Like the sheep, Earth will never see the battles he had to take on in order to protect it. While the heroes might not see Galactus as an ally, the fact he’s continually prevented the Earth from being wiped out – in this case by Thanos – oddly makes him one of Earth’s greatest heroes without the planet knowing about it.

Did Thanos wipe out half the universe or Earth?

The Snap, also known as the Blip, was the moment Thanos snapped his fingers while using the Infinity Gauntlet during the Infinity War and caused the extermination of half of all life in the universe.

Who was the last holder of the Space Stone before Thanos killed him in the Avengers Infinity War?

The last time we see the Space Stone before Infinity War is when Loki pockets it just before the destruction of Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok.

Is Thanos the villain in Infinity War?

Thanos is a supervillain from Marvel Comics and the main antagonist of the Infinity Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He first appeared in the Avengers, then in Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and later returned as the main antagonist of both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Why does Thanos want to ‘save’ the universe?

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos explains that his home world of Titan faced similar problems, leading to a global catastrophe, which is why he feels compelled to ‘save’ the cosmos from the same fate — by reducing its population.

Who is Thanos and what did he do?

Thanos was a genocidal warlord from Titan, whose own main objective was to bring stability to the universe, as he believed its massive population would inevitably use up the universe’s entire supply of resources and condemn this.

Can Thanos wipe out half of the population?

As seen in Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos thinks the solution is simply to wipe-out half the population. This fictional scenario is obviously wrong from a moral perspective, which is why Earth’s mightiest heroes try to stop him.