Thanos (Earth-2964)

"Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives."

- - Thanos

Thanos, also known as the Mad Titan, was the ruler of Apokolips and one of the greatest enemies of the Justice League, bent on conquering worlds and dimensions, including Earth itself, to add to his own empire.

Biography
Thanos was a Titan, but born with a genetic deformity that made his skin purple. As a result, he was looked down by his kin and even family. When he was just an infant, his world was conquered by Yuga Khan, ruler of Apokolips, who destroyed the planet and took majority of its population as inhabitants of his own empire.

Through the years, Thanos became a cunning warrior for Apokolips, helping Yuga Khan conquer other worlds, realms and races, to the point he became an adviser to Khan himself. However, when time was right, Thanos poisoned the Emperor, killing him, and taking the throne to himself. As the new Emperor of Apokolips, Thanos would drive the world to poverty, instead focusing on only empowering himself, a life he never had for himself.

He became known as the "Mad Titan" and "Conqueror of Worlds" through his tenure, because of his ruthlessness and violence. He conquered many realms, such as those of the Zehoberei, the Luphomoids, and the New Gods. He took many orphans of these worlds and adopted as his own children, such as Gamora, Nebula, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian. Together, they would become known as the Black Order, an elite team devoted entirely to their Emperor's will.