Avengers: Age of Ultron
It took an entire team of Avengers to take down Thanos inAvengers : Endgame , but several powerfulMCUvillains could have contain his itinerary to genocide far earlier . While there are certainly candidates emerging , such as Kang the Conqueror or Gorr the God Butcher , it ’s quite possible that no MCU bad guy will ever outclass Thanos . The Mad Titan ’s pursuance for and ensuing utilisation of the Infinity Gauntlet powered so much of the MCU ’s third phase , and some doubt if the stakes and scale ofEndgamecan ever be oppose .
With all six Infinity Stones at his disposal , it ’s arguable no one could have conclusively defeated Thanos , as adding the power of those stones to his own power level efficaciously made him a god among mortals . It is tell thatboth times Thanos died in the MCU , he was beaten only after losing the power to use the stones , first by fry his gantlet with the shot and second by Iron Man slyly steal them using his own gantlet during a fight . Still , that does n’t signify someone could not have stopped him prior toAvengers : Infinity War ’s fatal snap .
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Before Thanos get together the Infinity Stones , the MCU had played host to multiple powerful villains that could have – at least in hypothesis – overcome Thanos and prevent half of the universe from being turn to debris . Whether or not they would wish enough to do so is another interrogative sentence , though . That aside , here ’s a look at villains who joined the MCU beforeInfinity Warand possess the necessary power to knock Thanos down a oarlock .
Dormammu
As laid out directly by Wong , Dormammu is a being of infinite power and endless hunger , seeking to forciblyabsorb every universe into his Dark Dimension home . Doctor Strange was splendidly able-bodied to expend the Time Stone to trap Dormammu in a loop that frustrate the monster into leave Earth , but a pre - Infinity WarThanos would not have possessed that artifact . As substantial as even normal Thanos was , Dormammu would belike have squashed him like a bug if they ever give way heading to top dog . Thanos ' save grace in this scenario would be that there ’s no reason for the two to have hybridize path in the normal course of upshot . Perhaps if Strange had known Thanos was come , he would have add another caution to his bargain with Dormammu .
Ego
Both introduced and kill off inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2,Ego was Peter Quill ’s experience planet fatherwith a human - alike extension . More importantly , Ego was a Celestial , making him a much old and far more potent soma than Thanos . Guardians 2made it pretty clear that without his own Logos being in the mix , Ego likely would ’ve been invincible , and it ’s almost impossible to imagine a pre - Infinity Gauntlet - wielding Thanos being able to defeat him . In fact , a fully powered up Thanos still likely would have faced severe trouble against a fully powered up Ego . Unfortunately , Ego – suitably given his name – was far too selfish to consider step in even if he had seen Thanos ' ascension and resulting genocide coming .
Surtur
While the towering fervour animal Surtur was often played for laughs during his one and only MCU appearing indirector Taika Waititi ’s wackyThor : Ragnarok , in the destruction , it was certainly no laughing matter . So strong was Surtur that once he was amply unleashed and powered up by The Eternal Flame artefact , he was basically unstoppable . His possible habit against Thanos could be made clear by how Thor and Loki practice him inRagnarok , as the gargantuan monster was engage to vote out their extremely powerful sister Hela . While this number also doomed Asgard as a planet , it became decipherable there was no other pick useable . If Surtur could destroy an entire planet , he could have destroy Thanos .
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Hela
Hela , the Goddess of Death herself , was also arguably powerful enough to beat Thanos , if only because a fully powered up and Stormbreaker - equipped Thor nearly supervise to do so near the conclusion ofInfinity War . Since Hela was clearly much more herculean than Thor , and the only waythe son of Odinwas able-bodied to vote out her was by sacrificing his entire planet to Surtur , there ’s definitely an argument to be made that Hela could have not only beaten but in a flash wiped the floor with a Thanos that did n’t have all six Infinity Stones . However , one downside would be that Hela and Thanos may well have gotten along and prefer to flick away half the universe together .
Ultron
Ultron , the Tony Stark and Bruce Banner A.I. creation that conk out rogue and jeopardize to destruct humanity , may not seem like the most obvious candidate to defeat Thanos . However , the MCU actually explicitly certify the idea in Disney+ ’s animatedWhat If?TV show . At one point , Thanos arrived on Earth looking for the last Infinity Stone , only for Ultron to instantly apply the Mind Stone as a slaying weapon , slice Thanos in half with a laser ray . If neither had any Infinity Stones available , Thanos would most likely win a fight against Ultron evenhandedly easily , but since Ultron was " born " using the Mind Stone , there would have been no instance where the two could have met in the standard MCU where Ultron did n’t possess it .
Lorelei
Lorelei , a baddie from theAgents of SHIELDTV show , was not likely to be someone most MCU lover cerebrate of when it comes to possible defeaters of Thanos . After all , she only look in two television set episodes so far and cease up a captive forced to get into a arrest that dull her baron . If Lorelei ’s baron were in full unleashed on Thanos , though , she may well have been able to , if not belt down him , force him into genial entry . For those unfamiliar , Lorelei ’s powers basically enable her to prevail the mind of men , bending them to her will , and Thanos was certainly a male person mechanical man . The question then would be whether or notThanos ' non - standard Titan physiologywould have prevented him from being susceptible to Lorelei ’s power . If not , he would have had to bend the knee to her just like any other man . As with Hela , though , there ’s no guarantee she would not just use him to further her ownMCUends .
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