We Almost Got A Shirtless Thanos In 'Infinity War'

There's no denying that Thanos has stirred up a lot of feelings on the internet. I don't think we should get more specific than the word "feelings," but I think you get it.

And I mean, there's really no arguing with moves of this caliber.

Not cool, Disney. Pokémon are sacred, and you can't just go messing around with my emotions like that.

And we were here for it. In a big way.

Somehow I don't think this one has the same raw appeal as Josh Brolin's version, though.

Oh, I'm not saying this is one of the better designs. Although I am really looking forward to Thanos releasing his new K-pop album next year.

Also, all Toronto police double as fashion police.

Fun Fact: Yeezy Thanos used the least CGI but was still the most expensive option.

I guess the odds demand that somebody would be into this Thanos.

The purple, mass murdering psychopath underneath.

Hey, Twitter, what's up? Do you need to talk?

It always blows my mind how much development goes into this stuff.

Honestly, I'd have three different outfits scribbled on three different bar napkins, lose two, and just go with the one I had left.

I guess it was inevitable. You know how it goes — Thanos fan-os for life, y'all.

For real though, that "Thanos in a kimono-thing" look is...well, it's a look.

And as if on cue, Twitter lost their minds over it.

I'm not saying they were wrong to do so, either. Whew.

I'm not saying it's always been the healthiest fixation, but it's not new.

Just think of the dad jokes that are possible when you can bend reality with an Infinity Stone.

Yeah, this dude knows which way the wind is blowing. And it's blowing strong, let me tell you.

And it's made of hurricane force hormone winds. Thanos has turned Twitter into the Tornado Alley of thirsty Marvel fans.

Maybe I'm just getting swept up in all the excitement. Maybe the desire was there all along. Maybe it's Maybelline.

Maybe having two Squidwards in the movie would've been confusing.

But since there's a part two anyway, maybe the world just wasn't ready for Grimace and the Infinity Nuggets.

There's no easy way to say this, but...I'm ordering food to the office right now.

Because honestly, who wouldn't watch the scene where Big Purple is giving an evil speech and someone yells this out in the background?

It's OK, dude. We still believe in you.

It wasn't so long ago that the evil overlord was getting embarrassed in comic books. Imagine having to tell all of the other cosmic horrors that you just got bodied by Squirrel Girl.

He has to own it, too. There was a witness.

If Avengers 4 features Galactus meeting Thanos and immediately laughing hysterically, we won't have to guess what he's thinking about.

If it's any consolation, Twitter is probably gonna drag that purple helmet all day.

And no, the anger spit that forms when we lost to him for the 100th time doesn't count. We were calling him a lot of things, but "daddy" wasn't one of them.

Actually, not really. When Guardians of the Galaxy came out, Star-Lord was the one turning heads. Other than that, everybody was too busy thinking about how much they loved Groot.

So what finally did it?

Nah, I think it has more to do with the fact that this is the movie where he finally lost that stupid helmet. It was really holding back his appeal.

Being able to rock a futuristic helmet is really Hulk's thing, you know? There's a reason that the Grandmaster's audience was so excited about him and it wasn't just because he could smash things.

They can claim it was about collecting Infinity Stones and protecting their friends all they want, but it was about jealousy.

And that's the real reason Hulk wouldn't come out again. Thanos won the Infinity War and the fan thirst war.

Wait, does that mean that Bruce Banner will only turn heads once he hulks out? Poor guy.