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|latestappearance= ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' (2014)

[[File:Thanatos posterart.png|thumb|left|200px|Thanatos artwork for the anime.]]

In the original NES game, the god of death had a much simpler design as a large green snake with thick, blue lips that resided within Medusa's hair.  

In ''Uprising'', Thanatos resembles a large chubby genie with a green and cracking skin tone and clown-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 seems to have a mind of its own. Thanatos wears silver shoulder armor, a red scarf, and a pair of large, genie-like trousers decorated with yellow and red vertical 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 dark energy swirling around them. Thanatos is a shapeshifter and has a multitude of transformations that he can use 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]].

[[File:ThanatosNutty.png|thumb|90px|Thanatos gets easily offended at any remark.]]

[[File:ThanatosAthletesFoot.png|thumb|Thanatos's athlete's foot transformation.]]

=== ''[[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. It was not until ''Uprising'' it was revealed that the snake form is actually being just one of his many transformations. During the fight, Tanatos launches out of Medusa's 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]]; 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>Score (Experience)</td></tr>

<td>1</td>

<td>3</td>

<td>0</td>

<td>100</td>

=== ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' ===

In Chapter 7: ''[[The Seafloor Palace (chapter)|The Seafloor Palace]]'', Palutena sends Pit to the sea, where Thanatos has set up his base in an underwater palace and possesses a key to the Underworld, which they need to fight Medusa. Upon arriving to the palace, Thanatos gives Pit and Palutena a warm welcome, telling them how lonely its been getting without any fun and begins to go into a long chat but Pit soon quiets him, much to his dismay. As Pit goes through the palace, Thanatos keeps speaking with the two, trying to start idle chit-chat or make witty repartee, despite how irritating Pit and Palutena find him. Eventually Pit reaches his quarters to find Thanatos awakening, having gotten sleepy for having waited so long, and prepares to battle him. Thanatos undergoes multiple unique transformations during the battle, the first being a giant matryoshka doll which keeps multiplying into smaller dolls, but Pit manages to find the real (miniaturized) Thanatos in the last one. He then transforms into a giant green-colored [[Atlas Foot]] which spreads poisonous powder on Pit but that forms is easily taken down. Next up he transforms into a giant bat while trying to mimic a bat cry (rather poorly), and can split himself up into smaller bats. He then transforms into a giant near-invulnerable vase which shoots numerous skulls at Pit, the only way to attack him being to hit the skulls back at him. He then re-assumes his true form but is quickly defeated, leaving behind the key to the Underworld.  

'''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>

''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>

<!--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.''

===''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''===

Three Tanatos appeared in the episode, "Mega Trouble For Megaland" where they are seen on [[Medusa]].

=== ''[[Kid Icarus 3D Anime]]''===

[[File:ThanatosRising_GodofDeath.png|thumb|Thanatos as he appears in ''Thanatos Rising''.]]

Thanatos is the central villain of a three-part anime short, collectively known as ''[[Thanatos Rising]]''. 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 god survives and reappears at the very end, comically yelling "RAGE QUIT!" before flying away.

===''[[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''.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''===

Thanatos appears as one of the numerous collectable [[smashwiki:Trophy|trophies]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 3DS''.

* Ironically, the malevolent Tanatos is named after a daemon rather than a demon.