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'''Thanatos''' (タナトス ''Tanatosu'') is the God of Death and a major villain in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. He is revealed to be a reincarnation of the [[Tanatos]] enemies from the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', and will serve as the boss of the [[Seafloor Palace]].  
'''Thanatos''' (タナトス ''Tanatosu'') is the God of Death and a major villain in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. He is revealed to be the reincarnation of [[Tanatos]] from the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', and now serves as [[Medusa]]'s second-in-command.
==Description==
==Characteristics==
Thanatos is shown to be a genie with a green 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 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]].
Thanatos is shown to be a flamboyant genie with a green 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 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]].


== Appearances ==
=== Kid Icarus ===
Thanatos originally appeared as [[Tanatos]] in this game, where he hid in Medusa's hair during the final battle. He was originally though to be a group of enemies rather than a singular character, with the snake form actually being just one of his many transformations.
=== Kid Icarus: Uprising ===
Thanatos is the boss of ''[[The Seafloor Palace]]'', and undergoes multiple unique transformations during the battle. He later reappears during ''[[Lightning Battle]]'', having apparently been revived by Hades due to good health insurance. Thanatos once again takes on his snake form (although described as being a "glow dragon"), but he proves to be no match against the lightning goddess [[Phosphora]], and is defeated once again fairly early in the chapter.
=== [[Kid Icarus Anime]] ===
Thanatos is the central villain of a trio of Kid Icarus Anime shorts, collectively known as ''Thanatos Uprising''. During the shorts, he attacks a human army and takes control of one of its vessels, which resembles a Trojan Horse Walker. [[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.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Thanatos has the same origins as the Tanatos enemy from the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', although the latter was likely a mistranslation of the original name.
*Thanatos has the same origins as the Tanatos enemy from the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', although the latter was likely a mistranslation of the original name.
**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'' because the added "H" makes it sound "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'' because the added "H" makes it sound "hamazing".
*Although Thanatos and Tanatos 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.
*It is unknown how Thanatos underwent such a drastic change since ''Kid Icarus'', but since he is a shapeshifter, it is very possible that his original snake-like appearance was simply one of his transformations.  


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