Warning: Contains graphic images and spoilers for Ultimates #6
The latest edition of Finals graphically duplicated in UCM The crudest fan theory on how to defeat Thanos –while in the end, the on-screen Ant-Man didn’t fly out of the Mad Titan’s ass and expand, killing the villain from the inside, Ultimate Wasp just performed a version of this maneuver during the violent climax of the series’ first arc.
The latest #6 – written by Deniz Camp, with art by Juan Frigeri – pits the new team of superheroes against the villainous Hulk and his “Immortal Weapons”, a group of powerful thugs, including one nicknamed “Fat Cobra”.
As Wasp tries to damage Cobra’s exterior, he plucks her out of the air and puts her in his mouth – momentarily pretending to readers that this was the end for her, before she graphically explodes from the villain’s stomach, in a moment that mixes triumph and horror. body, while also referring to a legendary fan theory.
Ultimate Wasp’s Brutal Death Confirms MCU Fans’ “Thanos Butt Theory” Is Technically Possible
The latest #6 – Written by Deniz Camp; Art by Juan Frigeri; Color by Federico Blee; Lyrics by Travis Lanham; Available now from Marvel Comics
For those who were unaware of the “Thanos Butt Theory” – also known colloquially as “Thanos” – until this moment, a brief explanation: during the preparation for Avengers: EndgameThe suggestion that Ant-Man could defeat Thanos by entering one of his body cavities and enlarging himself has become a popular meme among online fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While Finals #6 doesn’t confirm that this would work against Thanos, necessarily, but it does add weight to the theory’s viability under the right circumstances.
In Finals #6, Wasp does this to his enemy out of desperationand not as part of a calculated plan. The moment is the culmination of what is the most intense and unrestricted issue of the series so far – an issue that has irrevocably raised the stakes of the conflict for all sides. The scene is likely a direct reference to the “Thanus” theory, although fans of the original Marvel film End The print will also acknowledge that it is a return to the fate of the original Ultimate Wasp.
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The original “Thanos Butt Theory” was, in some ways, less of an actual fan suggestion that this would happen on screen in a big movie, and more of a rhetorical question, essentially asking “why wouldn’t Ant-Man try that?” ?” That said, the evocative nature of the idea itself has made it stick with Marvel fans over the years – and Finals #6 provides payoff for years of speculation and also definitively explains why this could never have happened in the MCU.
Deniz Camp Finals did an incredible job of testing the limits of its characters, physically and emotionally, and with Wasp’s graphic momentum in Finals #6, Camp also tests readers.
By design, Marvel End Universe is all about testing limits; until now, Deniz Camp Finals did an incredible job testing his character’s limits, physically and emotionally, and with Wasp’s graphic momentum in Finals #6, Camp also tests readers, as if asking his own rhetorical question: “Is this really what you wanted to see?” It’s as intense a moment as readers will find in any Marvel comic – but it’s a moment the series embraces and doesn’t take lightly.
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The latest #7 – Written by Deniz Camp; Art by Juan Frigeri; Available December 4, 2024 from Marvel Comics
Several Marvel stories have offered contradictory answers to the effectiveness of the “Thanos Butt Theory”, with Finals #6 offering only the latest and most dire evidence in the “yes, it’s possible” column of the debate. Even more urgently, the moment serves as bait for the real shock of the issue; Advanced solicitations for the story stated that one of the Ultimates would die, and for a few pages readers are led to believe that Wasp will be the fallen hero.
Instead, she lives to fight another day – when Ultimate Iron Man, the team’s leader, is shockingly killed. In other words, it’s a completely Pyrrhic victory for Wasp; she survives, but will likely have to deal with the trauma of the experience, and what’s more, the team will now be deprived of their benefactor and driving force.. More than a sick moment, which references the Marvel Cinematic Universe infamous “Thanos Butt Theory”, Wasp’s moment of total body horror is a deliberate story choice, which elevates the issue drastically.
The latest #6 is now available from Marvel Comics.