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|name= Thanatos | |name= Thanatos | ||
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|jptrans= Mashin Tanatosu | |jptrans= Mashin Tanatosu | ||
|image= Thanatos_artwork.png|150px | |image= Thanatos_artwork.png|150px | ||
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus | |firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | ||
|latestappearance= ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' (2012) | |latestappearance= ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' (2012) | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|homeland= Underworld | |homeland= [[Underworld]] | ||
|affiliations= | |affiliations= [[Medusa]], [[Hades]] | ||
|race= God/Deity | |race= God/Deity | ||
|voicedby='''English:''' <br />Danny Mann (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'') <br />'''Japanese:''' <br />Eiji Itō (''Kid Icarus: Uprising'') | |voicedby='''English:''' <br />Danny Mann (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'') <br />'''Japanese:''' <br />Eiji Itō (''Kid Icarus: Uprising'') | ||
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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'') is the God of Death and a | '''Thanatos''' (タナトス ''Tanatosu''), previously known as '''Tanatos''', is the God of Death and a recurring villain in the series. As [[Medusa]]'s second-in-command, he is the keeper of the [[Underworld Key]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
===Appearance=== | ===Appearance=== | ||
[[File:ThanatosAthletesFoot.png|thumb|left|Thanatos, the athlete's foot.]] | [[File:ThanatosAthletesFoot.png|thumb|left|Thanatos, the athlete's foot.]] | ||
Thanatos resembles a large chubby genie with a green and cracking skin tone and fish-like characteristics. He has two red eyes with cross-shaped pupils, as well as a large, smiling mouth with blue lips and two fangs. He also has a short, stubby nose, a red jewel embedded in his belly, and a skull ornament at the tip of his head, which also seems to have a mind of its own. Thanatos seemingly wears silver shoulder armor, a red scarf, and a pair of large, genie-like trousers also decorated with yellow and red stripes. In addition, the armor on his shoulders appears to be covered with various branch-like structures that have jewelry hanging from them, as well as bolts of energy swirling around them. Thanatos is also a shapeshifter and has a multitude transformations that he uses during battle, including a matryoshka doll-like version of himself, a pot with his face in it, and a bat-like creature. He can also change into a cloud of bats to warp around the room he is battled in. In addition, some of his transformations include various items and objects from the game, such as the [[Atlas Foot]] and the blade of [[Magnus]]. | In the original NES game, the god of death had a simple appearance of a large green snake with thick, blue lips. The dragon-like form seen in ''Uprising'' is somewhat similar to this form. | ||
In ''Uprising'', Thanatos resembles a large chubby genie with a green and cracking skin tone and fish-like characteristics. He has two red eyes with cross-shaped pupils, as well as a large, smiling mouth with blue lips and two fangs. He also has a short, stubby nose, a red jewel embedded in his belly, and a skull ornament at the tip of his head, which also seems to have a mind of its own. Thanatos seemingly wears silver shoulder armor, a red scarf, and a pair of large, genie-like trousers also decorated with yellow and red stripes. In addition, the armor on his shoulders appears to be covered with various branch-like structures that have jewelry hanging from them, as well as bolts of energy swirling around them. Thanatos is also a shapeshifter and has a multitude transformations that he uses during battle, including a matryoshka doll-like version of himself, a pot with his face in it, and a bat-like creature. He can also change into a cloud of bats to warp around the room he is battled in. In addition, some of his transformations include various items and objects from the game, such as the [[Atlas Foot]] and the blade of [[Magnus]]. | |||
===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
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<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
=== ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' === | === ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' === | ||
[[File:TanatosPict.png|150px|thumb|Tanatos in ''Kid Icarus''.]] | |||
In this game, Tanatos hid in Medusa's hair during the final battle. He was originally thought to be a group of enemies rather than a singular character, with the snake form actually being just one of his many transformations. During fight, he launches out of goddess' giant effigy and will sometimes change direction mid-flight. Despite the fearsome description in the manual, Tanatos usually just become a casualty of Pit's [[Arrow of Light|arrows]]; he's not even strong by [[Overworld]] standards. | |||
<table width="400" border="1"><tr> | |||
<td>Hit Points</td> | |||
<td>Damage</td> | |||
<td>[[Heart]]s | |||
</td> | |||
<td>Score (Experience)</td></tr> | |||
<tr> | |||
<td>1</td> | |||
<td>3</td> | |||
<td>0</td> | |||
<td>100</td> | |||
</tr> | |||
</table> | |||
====Manual Description==== | |||
''A snake that lives in Medusa's hair. Tanatos means "death" in Greek. It's really strong and powerful.'' | |||
=== ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' === | === ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' === | ||
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He later reappears during ''[[Lightning Battle]]'', having apparently been revived by Hades due to good health insurance. Thanatos takes on the form of a glow dragon (unlike his other forms, this is not a transformation, but a dragon-shaped aura. Thanatos' true form is visible inside the head of the dragon), but he proves to be no match for [[Phosphora]], one of [[Viridi]]'s commanders, and is defeated once again fairly early in the chapter. | He later reappears during ''[[Lightning Battle]]'', having apparently been revived by Hades due to good health insurance. Thanatos takes on the form of a glow dragon (unlike his other forms, this is not a transformation, but a dragon-shaped aura. Thanatos' true form is visible inside the head of the dragon), but he proves to be no match for [[Phosphora]], one of [[Viridi]]'s commanders, and is defeated once again fairly early in the chapter. | ||
====Idol | |||
====Idol Descriptions==== | |||
'''God of Death, Thanatos''' <br> | '''God of Death, Thanatos''' <br> | ||
''The god of death. Bored with his 9-to-5 guiding the souls of the living to their final resting place, Thanatos turns his work over to the Reapers and leisurely passes his days in a palace deep beneath the ocean.''<br><br> | ''The god of death. Bored with his 9-to-5 guiding the souls of the living to their final resting place, Thanatos turns his work over to the Reapers and leisurely passes his days in a palace deep beneath the ocean.''<br><br> | ||
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''A talented shape-shifter, Thanatos takes various forms to fight. As a sword, the god of death is quick to stab, creating openings with his many points. When he transforms into a foot, a crushing stomp is sure to follow.''<br><br> | ''A talented shape-shifter, Thanatos takes various forms to fight. As a sword, the god of death is quick to stab, creating openings with his many points. When he transforms into a foot, a crushing stomp is sure to follow.''<br><br> | ||
'''Thanatos (Transformations 2)'''<br> | '''Thanatos (Transformations 2)'''<br> | ||
<!--The grammar error is not to be altered -->''Thanatos's alternate forms give him dozens of unique attacks. | <!--The grammar error is not to be altered -->''Thanatos's alternate forms give him dozens of unique attacks. Whether an urn, a bat, or a nesting doll, Thanatos's wild transformations are only to be underestimated by fools with a death wish.'' | ||
=== [[Kid Icarus 3D Anime]] === | ==Other Appearances== | ||
=== ''[[Kid Icarus 3D Anime]]''=== | |||
Thanatos is the central villain of a three-part anime short, collectively known as ''[[Thanatos Rising]]''. During the shorts, he attacks a human army and takes control of one of its vessels, which resembles a Trojan Horse. [[Pit]] eventually chases Thanatos into the heart of the machine, and causes it to collapse on him. Despite this, the death god reappears at the very end comically yelling "RAGE QUIT!" before flying away. | Thanatos is the central villain of a three-part anime short, collectively known as ''[[Thanatos Rising]]''. During the shorts, he attacks a human army and takes control of one of its vessels, which resembles a Trojan Horse. [[Pit]] eventually chases Thanatos into the heart of the machine, and causes it to collapse on him. Despite this, the death god reappears at the very end comically yelling "RAGE QUIT!" before flying away. | ||
===''Captain N: The Game Master''=== | |||
Three Tanatos appeared in the episode "Mega Trouble For Megaland" where they are seen on [[Medusa]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Tanatos is likely a mistranslation of [[wikipedia:Thanatos|Thanatos]], a minor figure of Greek mythology said to be a personification of death. In ''Uprising'' this error is referenced by Thanatos who simply says he added the extra "H" to make it sound more "Hamazing". Ironically, the malevolent Tanatos is named after a daemon rather than a demon. | ||
**The mistranslated name was referenced in the chapter ''[[The Seafloor Palace]]''. Thanatos corrects [[Palutena]] for referring to him as ''Tanatos'', stating that he changed his name to ''Thanatos'' saying the added "H" stood for "hamazing". | **The mistranslated name was referenced in the chapter ''[[The Seafloor Palace]]''. Thanatos corrects [[Palutena]] for referring to him as ''Tanatos'', stating that he changed his name to ''Thanatos'' saying the added "H" stood for "hamazing". | ||
*Although Thanatos and his Tanatos form look very different physically, they both share certain qualities such as a green skin tone and blue lips. | *Although Thanatos and his Tanatos form look very different physically, they both share certain qualities such as a green skin tone and blue lips. | ||
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