User blog comment:Alwaysmore2hear/Nominate Your Essential Villains for the 2018 FANDOM 100/@comment-35986215-20180917220243

The MCU version of Thanos. He differs much more from his comic version so his creators in Infinity War managed to make him much more sympathetic. He doesn't try to kill half the universe because he's obsessed and in love with Death but because he wants the universe to live longer and happier and in some cases, you can see his point. Even though he was shunned by his own people at a young age, he still loved them and tried to save them though he only ended up exiled, which made him more human than most shunned villains. In addition, he loved Gamora as his own child and was pretty remorseful when he was forced to sacrifice her and showed empathy when Scarlet Witch had to sacrifice her own lover, Vision to accomplish what she viewed as helping to save the universe as he did the same thing. He is also quite polite and nice and treats his opponents with respect, such as when Star Lord was reluctantly willing to sacrifice Gamora, who he loved, to save the universe, similar to how he was forced to sacrifice Gamora, believed Iron Man and Doctor Strange to be the greatest opponents he ever faced, due to how long and effectively they battled him compared to everyone else, honored his promise to spare Iron Man in exchange for the Time Stone, and even hoped that everyone would remember Iron Man even if he died so they could know how hard he actually tried. Indeed even his goal is somewhat honorable being willing to kill half of the universe in order to help the other half live a more carefree life.