Thanos WAS NOT Right: Debunking The 'Good Points' Of The Mad Titan's Plan

In his role as the ultimate Big Bad of the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos has become one of the most iconic movie villains of all time. After a few cameo appearances in earlier films depicting he and his followers on the hunt for the Infinity Stones, Avengers: Infinity War revealed the full, horrifying nature of Thanos's plan: He wants to use the Stones to wipe out half of all life in the Universe, and tragically, he succeeds.

Thanos believes that this will be a good thing. With the universe's population halved, there will be plenty of resources for all, and poverty will become a thing of the past. The surviving Avengers disagree, rallying to defeat Thanos and reverse the decimation of the universe's population in Avengers: Endgame.

However, one rather vocal branch of the MCU fanbase has come to believe that Thanos did the right thing, and Easter Eggs in Hawkeye, including Bathroom graffiti and a novelty mug, show that some within the MCU think the same.

Of course, with a bit of critical thinking, it becomes obvious that this is not the case. Here’s all the reason why Thanos definitely wasn’t right.

Here’s a look at the reasons why Thanos’s plan was wrong.

It's not just human life that was affected

In Avengers: Endgame, Steve Rogers mentions having seen a pod of whales in the Hudson River on his way to visit Natasha Romanoff. He suggests that the smaller number of ships and cleaner water, a result of the smaller human population, makes the river a more fitting population for said whales.

This may be true, and it is a scene that many 'Thanos was right' die-hards cling to as proof. However, this so-called proof ignores one very important factor in Thanos's plan.

The Blip wiped out half of all life, not just all human life. This includes animals too. And since the decimation of life was random, it's safe to assume that endangered species, or those part of vital breeding programs in zoos would not have been taken into account. Animal populations that were already at critical levels would have been slashed even further. So, in a post blip world, it wouldn't have been long before we'd be saying our final goodbyes to:

Asian Elephants..

Tigers..

Blue whales..

Pandas..

Black Rhinos, Sea Turtles, Snow Leopards, Koalas.. The list goes on. A smaller population of humans resulting in advantages for one species doesn't mean it is good for the animal kingdom as a whole, especially not when half of the animals have been decimated as well.

Aside from the devastation to already endangered species, Thanos's argument of greater resources for the population is somewhat moot when you have also killed half of the animals who provide a lot of those resources. Taking this further, we must also consider that 'all life' may include plants as well, thereby wiping out even more resources. There's a good chance Thanos didn't improve resources at all, at least not on Earth. Which brings us to the next point..

The Blip affected the whole Universe

Most 'Thanos was right' theorists gather their evidence based on how they believe Earth would be better off with a smaller population following the Blip. It makes sense that these people base their theories around the Blip's effect on Earth because, well, they live on Earth. However, lauding the Blip in terms of Earth alone is a very small-minded way of judging the situation.

The Blip didn't just wipe out half of all life on Earth, it decimated half of all life in the entire universe. And again, since this decimation of life was random, some planets or races would be unfairly affected. For example, the Blip doesn't take into account the many planets where Thanos and his followers had already killed half of the population. Nor does the random nature of the Blip take into account special cases like the Asgardians. Asgard had already taken a population hit during Hela's reign of terror in Thor: Ragnarok. More Asgardians were killed during Thanos's attack on the Asgardian ship, while the Blip would have cut the population even further, leading to the rather small, isolated town that becomes New Asgard in Endgame.

And that's just places we know. What about other planets that may have already had small populations? Some, like the endangered species of Earth, may have had their populations slashed too severely to ever recover. Newer civilisations that were just getting off the ground may have had their progress set back years or even decades by Thanos's actions.

Life potentially improving on one planet isn't a solid argument for Thanos being right, no matter how strongly some fans might believe it is. It just proves that many of these theorists aren't looking beyond their own backyard.

The very concept of what the Infinity Stones can do proves that Thanos's plan can only be the act of a Mad Man

Throughout the first three phases of the MCU, each of the Infinity Stones slowly appear. When gathered together, the Infinity Stones hold the greatest power in the universe. Thanos believes he needs them to wipe out half of all life and make the universe a better place. But.. Why?

Why does he need to wipe out half of all life? Someone who holds all six stones can rewind time, warp reality. Someone with all six stones could do pretty much whatever they wanted. Anything at all. Which means that there are other ways that Thanos could have achieved his goal of a better universe. It would be just as easy to simply use the stones to create more resources as it was to wipe out the population. Make more food, clean up the ocean for the whales.

The fact that Thanos is entirely fixated on wiping out life, without ever considering other, less brutal options the Infinity Stones would give him, proves exactly why he is wrong. The Blip was not a difficult decision made for the greater good of the universe. It was the sadistic choice of a Mad Man, and it always will be.