Originally posted by Symmetric Chaosthanos used his cunning to control the situation. his cunning mind is the reason he is feared throughout his cosmos. not thorugh his sheer power. the thanos quest wasnt about him beating beaing down with his power it ws about him adapting to every situation that was presented to him. the runner was foolishly convinced to sit there while thanos bought the time he needed to use his gem. runner could have killed him at superspeed but thanos maipulated him into giving him the time needed to control the situation. runner knew he was coming also. thanos outwits mephisto and other beings. he used the time gem in this instance to win this battle. thanos though not as fast as him is three times as clever and would have some kind of teleporation or some kind of tech to deal with the runner. he was cheapshotted and his chair ws destroyed at the beginning of the fight. he used the time gem becuz that was what he had at his disposal at the time. his cunning mind would win this again as he laid another trap for the runner he just wouldnt have the time gem this time and would kill him in another way.
Here's a wonderful chance to prove that you're not a troll.Without using the argument that Thanos has already beaten Runner show how Thanos will do it.