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|image= Thanatos_artwork.png|150px | |image= Thanatos_artwork.png|150px | ||
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | |firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | ||
|latestappearance= ''[[ | |latestappearance= ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' (2014) | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|homeland= [[Underworld]] | |homeland= [[Underworld]] | ||
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{{cquote|''Actually, I go by "Thanatos", now. The extra "h" is for HAMAZING!''|quotecite=Thanatos explaining his name change in [[Chapter 7]].}} | {{cquote|''Actually, I go by "Thanatos", now. The extra "h" is for HAMAZING!''|quotecite=Thanatos explaining his name change in [[Chapter 7]].}} | ||
'''Thanatos''' (タナトス ''Tanatosu''), previously known as '''Tanatos''', is the | '''Thanatos''' (タナトス ''Tanatosu''), previously known as '''Tanatos''', is the god of death and a recurring minor villain in the series. As [[Medusa]]'s second in command, he is the keeper of the [[Underworld Key]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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===''[[mariowiki:NES Remix 2|NES Remix 2]]''=== | ===''[[mariowiki:NES Remix 2|NES Remix 2]]''=== | ||
Thanatos appears in this game as part of Medusa's boss fight just like in the original ''Kid Icarus''. | Thanatos appears in this game as part of Medusa's boss fight just like in the original ''Kid Icarus''. | ||
===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]=== | |||
Thanatos appears as one of the numerous collectable [[smashwiki:Trophy|trophies]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 3DS''. | |||
====Trophy Description==== | |||
''Don't be fooled by Thanatos's childish attitude—he's more dangerous than most clowns. And don't expect smiles from the god of death. He serves as Medusa's second in command and, thanks to his shape-shifting talents, can entertain his master with a decent clown act too.'' | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Tanatos is likely a mistranslation of [[wikipedia:Thanatos|Thanatos]], a minor figure of Greek mythology said to be a personification of death. | * Tanatos is likely a mistranslation of [[wikipedia:Thanatos|Thanatos]], a minor figure of Greek mythology said to be a personification of death. | ||
** The mistranslated name was referenced in | ** The mistranslated name was referenced in Chapter 7: ''[[The Seafloor Palace]]'' in ''Uprising''. Thanatos corrects [[Palutena]] for referring to him as ''Tanatos'', stating that he changed his name to ''Thanatos'' saying the added "H" stood for "hamazing". | ||
* Ironically, the malevolent Tanatos is named after a daemon rather than a demon. | * Ironically, the malevolent Tanatos is named after a daemon rather than a demon. | ||
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[[Category:Bosses]] | [[Category:Bosses]] | ||
[[Category:Underworld Army]] | [[Category:Underworld Army]] | ||
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