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Thanoscopter

Thanoscopter

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Updated Jul 08, 2021 at 08:43AM EDT by Philipp.

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Thanoscopter is a yellow helicopter with the word THANOS displayed on its tail, piloted by Thanos in two issues of Marvel comics. The panels of the comics gained notoriety following the release of Marvel's Avengers franchise, with Thanoscopter later appearing in fan art, memes and online petitions.

Origin

In March 1979, issue 39 of Spidey Super Stories comic series was published by Marvel Comics. In several panels, villain Thanos is shown piloting a yellow helicopter with the word THANOS on its tail.[1]


THE CAL COSMIC-CUBE! AND THEY SAY THAT CATS HAVE NINE LIVES! NOW I'LL SEE FOR MYSELF DRATİ OOPS!エ DROPPED THE COSMIC CUBE! THA NO USE CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK!

On April 8th, 2015, Thanoscopter appeared again in the 250th issue of Deadpool comic series (shown below).[2]


DEADPOOL! OVER HERE, IT'S ME, THANOS! THANOS KNOW GIVE ME THE COSMIC EXCELLENT! YOU'VE SECURED MY YOU DO REALIZE WHAT THAT S, RIGHT? YEAH, ΑΒΟυτ THAT. 'VE HAD AN EPIPHANY A MOMENT THINK EVEN KNEW THAT WORD I'VE DONE IT! I'VE TAKEN SION OF ONLY OBJECT THAT CAN CHALLENGE MY INFINITY GAUNTLET-- WAIT WHAT'S ,' HAT WEARING? OH, THIS PRETTY LITTLE THING? IT'S SOMETHING I CALL... THE INFINITY GAUNTLETIlI SO WHAT AM I WEARING? JUST SOME PLASTIC uSED THE CUBE TO PUT A WHAMMY ON YOU THEN A SWITCHEROO AND SWITCHED THE INFINITY GAUNTLET HoW IS THAT BOY MET CUBE BOY UNDERSTOOD THE UNIVERSE, BOY REJECTED CUBE FOR NONE OF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE SHINY GAuNTLET, NOW GET TO MAKE A L OF WISHES AND I DON'T HAVE ANY GENIES TO DEAL WITH WELL THEN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE THIS NO. WAIT .c

In addition to the comics, Thanoscopter also appeared as a selectable vehicle in 2016 video game LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, and as an exclusive Hot Wheels model at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. [3]

Spread

On June 14, 2010, CBR.com posted an article titled "I Love Ya But You're Strange – The Birth of the Thanos-Copter!", showing panels from the Spidey Super-Stories #39.[4] In the following years, multiple users on Reddit and Twitter posted that they would like to see Thanoscopter appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,[5][6][7] with the helicopter also appearing in several articles dedicated to MCU movies by Comicbook,[8] WhatCulture[9] and other outlets.

On January 26th, 2015, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn tweeted "Whoa! Can't wait to see the Thanos-copter in the MCU!" (shown below, left), with the tweet gaining over 330 retwets and 630 likes in four years.[10] On May 28th, 2016, James Gunn made a Facebook post writing that he asked Marvel to add Hulkcopter to be added to Avengers: Infinity War and for the movie to feature a 20-minute aerial battle with the Thanoscopter (shown below, center and right).[11] The post gained over 13,00 likes and 1,100 suhares in three years.


James Gunn @JamesGunn Whoa! Can't wait to see the Thanos-copter in the MCU! DRAT! DROPPED THE COSMIC CUBE! NO USE CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK! ILL CREAM YOU LATER, CAT... THE COSMIC CUBE LOST FOREVER? AFTER I GET THE COSMIC CUBE NOT FIND IT FIRST 12:32 AM -26 Jan 2015 James Gunn May 28, 2016 Facebook Creator I'm doing my best to convince Marvel and The Russo Brothers to stay true to canon and keep this sucker in Avengers: Infinity War, battling Thanos. And PLEASE KEEP THE TINY WHEELS. The main thing about the Hulk Copter is the tiny wheels! IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TINY WHEELS WE WILL RIOT IN THE STREETS! COPTER James GunnAnd of course it needs a twenty minute battle with the THANOSCOPTER! 8B Like Reply 2y

The Gunn's post prompted larger awareness of the Thanoscopter in the Marvel fandom, with a large amount of the posts dedicated to the phenomenon posted prior to Avengers: The Infinity War release, including memes, fan art and calls for Thanoscopter to be included in the film (shown below).


HANT TCLARKF 97 ALL DAY, BUCK JESUS STEVE OTHERWISE WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO STOP THE THANOSCOPTER HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS?? COACH THANOS COPTER SUPER NO SERUM Can't wait to see Thanos use his trusty Thanos-Copter next week! DRAT! DROPPED THE COSMIC NO USE CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK!

On July 6th, 2018, Redditor Ogopogo-Stick made a post titled "Petition to get the Thanoscopter to appear in Avengers 4", attaching an image of Thanoscopter. The post gained over 12,900 upvotes in six months.[12]

In September 2018, posts referencing Thanoscopter saw a spike in popularity following the spread of Thanos Car memes.[13][14]


Everyonetakn adout than can ut nody rmemhes th THANOS COPTER THANOS THANOS NOW Thanoscopter Thanos Car Some random car that happens to bear a passing resemblance to Thanos Featured in official Marvel stories, has been used by Thanos on multiple occasions Extremely useful to Lord Thanos in his quest to balance the universe Of virtually no use to Thanos' noble quest Unlimited meme potential, puts a smile on your face One-off joke, spawned unlimited s----- "memes"

On February 4th, 2019, Change.org user Thanos Has launched a petition calling for Thanoscopter addition to Avengers: Engame.[13] The petition received over 11,200 signatures in four months.

In the months preceding the premiere of Avengers: Endgame , Thanoscopter appeared in multiple notable posts on Reddit. For example, on April 4th, 2019, Redditor Nobody_Cares posted a meme which gained over 23,300 upvotes in three weeks.[15]

Thanoscopter Blade

Thanoscopter Blade is a nickname given to the double-bladed sword wielded by Thanos in 2019 Marvel superhero film Avengers: Endgame.


Turns out the Thanoscopter was in fact in the movie, after all THANOS THANOS MAY 2019

Loki Easter Egg

On July 7th, 2021, episode five "Journey into Mystery" of the Loki superhero series, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, premiered.[16] In one scene of the episode, abandoned, decrepit Thanoscopter can be seen (still image shown below).


THANOS

Various Examples


OS DRAT FB@STERLINGARTSANDDES MARVEL STUDIC Let me guess, your Copter? It was THA and it was beautiful.
THANOS COPTER THANOS THANOS THANOS COPTER l prefer the real Thanos I said the real Thanos. DRAT! 日日 OOPS! DROPPED THE COSMIC CUBE! Perfection ANO 0S

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External References

[1] Marvel Database – Spidey Super Stories Vol 1 39

[2] Marvel Database – Deadpool Vol 3 45

[3] Fandom.com – How the Thanoscopter Could be Deployed in ‘Avengers 4’

[4] CBR.com – I Love Ya But You're Strange – The Birth of the Thanos-Copter!

[5] Twitter – @Zalkine's Tweet

[6] Twitter – @CandyAppleAlly's Tweet

[7] Reddit – Am I the only one who hopes the Thanos-copter finally makes a comeback in Infinity?

[8] Comicbook – 5 Greatest Thanos Throwdowns

[9] WhatCulture – 9 Awesome Thanos Moments That Need To Be In Avengers: Infinity War

[10] Twitter – @JamesGunn's Tweet

[11] Facebook- James Gunn's Post

[12] Reddit – Petition to get the Thanoscopter to appear in Avengers 4

[13] Change.org – Have the Thanoscopter in Avengers 4

[14] Reddit – The original THANOSCOPTER

[15] Reddit – Strap in boys.

[16] Wikipedia – Journey Into Mystery

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