Thanoscopter Blade
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Thanoscopter Blade is a nickname given to the double-bladed sword wielded by character Thanos in 2019 Marvel superhero film Avengers: Endgame. The nickname is a reference to Thanoscopter, a yellow helicopter piloted by Thanos in two issues on Marvel comics, which some fans hoped would make an appearance in the film.
Origin
On October 3rd, 2018, a leaked artwork of Thanos' double-bladed sword from the then-unnamed fourth Avengers film was posted in /r/MarvelStudiosSpoilers.[1] On the next day, Redditor dickcheeesebutt speculated that the weapon was a torn-off helicopter blade from Thanoscopter.[2]
Spread
On April 24th, 2019, Tumblr user posted an image of Hot Toys Thanos figurine holding the sword, writing that the weapon was the blade of the Thanoscopter.[3] On April 28th, Redditor Apophyx posted an image of the sword's 3D model, writing "Thanoscopter was in the movie, after all" (shown below, left).[4] The post gained over 1,200 upvotes in one month. On May 4th, 2019, Tumblr user joltzen-art posted a comic based on the theory, which gained over 220 likes and reblogs in one month (shown below, left).[5]
On May 4th, 2019, Redditor ayjayem made a post in /r/marvelstudios subreddit in which he claimed meeting Thanos creator Jim Starlin, who confirmed to him that Thanos' weapon in the film was indeed inspired by the rotor blades of Thanoscopter.[6]
In the following month, more posts referencing Thanos' double-blade sword as Thanoscopter Blade appeared online, primarily on Reddit.
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External References
[1] Reddit – A leaked artwork of Thanos' new sword
[2] Reddit – dickcheesebutt's Comment
[3] Tumblr – sweetmeatdale's Post
[4] Reddit – Turns out the Thanoscopter was in fact in the movie, after all
[5] Tumblr – joltzen-art's Post
[6] Reddit – I met Jim Starlin today and he confirmed a theory about the design of Thanos’s weapon in the film
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