Ever since Thanos rose from his throne in Sanctuary 1 at the end of Avengers, fans have wondered just what the hell was driving this purple Mad Titan to rule the galaxy. His lackey The Other alluded to his comic counterpart’s drive to appease the female embodiment of Death, convincing some fans that this may play into Thanos’ arc and that Cate Blanchett‘s Hela may be the replacement for Death herself. Based on these comments from our lord and savior Kevin Feige, the Mad Titan may be driven by other causes.

He’s from a planet called Titan that’s no longer inhabited because of things that he thought he could help prevent, and he was not allowed to do that. What he feared most happened, and the planet and everybody on it basically went extinct. He vowed not to let that happen again. He thinks he sees the universe going down the tubes. He thinks he sees life expanding outward unchecked. That will bring ruin, he believes, to the universe and to that life.

Well, damn. That definitely reads like a compelling reason to rule the universe with a gold gauntlet. Not only are we going to get shades of Thanos’ malevolence but we also seem to be going back to his roots as a son of Titan. His homeworld is currently in its predicament because of something he failed to stop. This predicament could be similar to what he sees is poisoning/ruining the galaxy. More unstable powers rising. More threats going about wilfully. If he doesn’t do something about it, this universe may go to the crapper just like Titan did. What better way to prevent it than to control space and time?

Since Thanos is a glass-half-full guy, he sees his mission as saving half the universe. But to do that, he wants to kill off the other half. “That’s either genius or horrific, depending on your point of view, and most of our point of views say it’s pretty horrific,” Feige says.

We’re sold on Thanos, Father Kev. We can’t wait to see Brolin in action as he completes his conquest.

Source: Entertainment Weekly