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" Thanus , " or the theory that Ant - Man could have vote out Thanos by flying up his seat and growing to massive size , exploding the baddie from within , became democratic among MCU devotee in the lead - up to the release ofAvengers : Endgamein 2019 – but as it turned out , Marvel had already settled just how viable this plan was several yr earlier .
Thunderbolts#137 – written by Rick Remender , with graphics by Mahmud Asrar , ink by Rebecca Buchman , vividness by Bruno Hang , and lettering by Albert Deschesne – feature an encounter between Eric O’Grady , Marvel’sirredeemable third Ant - Man , and Luke Cage .
O’Grady attempted to " Thanus " Cage , but as it turned out , this was a poorly think - out strategy to apply against this particular Cuban sandwich and practice of law enforcement police officer . give Cage ’s sword peel , he was able to contain Ant - Man ’s rapid growth , suggesting that the tactic is as badly - advised as it might seem .
It ’s widely believed that Thanos made his Marvel Comics introduction in an Iron Man comedian , but that may not really be the case ( and that ’s a good affair ) .
Marvel Disproved The Internet’s Theory About Ant-Man & Thanos Years Before Avengers: Endgame
The incident inThunderbolts#137 stem from an endeavour by Norman Osborn ’s blackened ops team of supervillains , the eponymous Thunderbolts , to put on control over Luke Cage . Eric O’Grady , as Ant - Man , ab initio endeavor to squeeze Cage into cooperating , by put down his digestive nerve tract and menace to enlarge . Thehero for hirebrushed this off , suggesting that it would n’t make for . O’Grady attempt to follow through on the threat , only to be thwarted by Cage ’s superhuman biology , as the torpedo demeaned him , claim : " I ’ve eat up steaks tougher than you . "
The " Thanus " theory start to spread virally among online communities of Marvel Cinematic Universe fans even prior toAvengers : Infinity War , but it became really popular during the seemingly - endless wait between the movie ’s outlet in 2018 , and the story ’s heroic conclusion a twelvemonth later inAvengers : Endgame . While the purile liquid body substance of the hypothesis is obvious , the idea was in fact born from a realistic assessment of what choice the MCU ’s remaining heroes had to vote out the Mad Titan , in the wake ofInfinity War . Thunderbolts#137 , from 2009,proved this to be a less - than - in force simulated military operation .
Luke Cage Is One Of Marvel’s Toughest Heroes, Inside And Out
The " Thanus " hypothesis garnered enough care among even daily MCU buff that Disney had thelive - natural process Scott Lang address itdirectly in a short , in the lead up toAnt - human race and the Wasp : Quantumania . Admittedly , Ant - Man ’s attack to do this to Luke Cage inThunderbolts#137 breaks because of Cage ’s superpower , mean it is possible this still could have work against Thanos . leave the villain ’s own superpowered biological science , however , it is potential the last solution of an MCU attempt could have been similar .
Ultimately , O’Grady remained stuck inside Luke Cage ’s system for a clip , before finally being passed course , with Cage noting : " For a second , I thought I get wind my cigarette screaming . " Admittedly , the science behind the grinder ’s survival is suspect , at expert , but as with any rattling – in multiple sense of the word – amusing book moment , it must be looked at for what its intention is . In this case , to prove that within and out , Luke Cageis one ofMarvel’stoughest heroes .
