Word. But see right before that happens, Thanos knows they'll be coming and not only them but he knows exactly where Adam Warlock and Silver Surfer are, which is like a million light years away or something and Thanos mentions blinking not just the heroes but also Adam Warlock and the Silver Surfer out of exitence with a thought.
When he says that, Mephisto manipulates him and tells him that all women love to see courage and tells Thanos that if he depowers himself and fights the heroes hand to hand, Mistress Death might see his courage and fall in love with him.
Mephisto does this because he wants the gaunlet for himself and so he wants Thanos to put his guard down.
If it wasnt for that, he would have just thought to make all the Earth Heroes and Adam Warlock disappear way before Nebula took the gauntlet which she probably still would have because of Thanos' arrogance and she would have probably destroyed the Universe without meaning too.
If it wasnt for Mephisto manipulating Thanos, Thanos would have never fought anyone hand to hand to begin with and thats what I meant, without a scene like this how could anyone fight Thanos in the next movie? He could just think them out of existence. I'm guessing the fact that the gauntlet is damaged is going to be a big part of how they can even fight him.
Right, but they don't really need Mephisto to pull it off in the movie, just Thanos' ego. He want's to make a spectacle for Death, then he'll do it by de-powering himself and fighting whomever's left.
