Originally posted by Rage.Of.Olympushe didn't declare he was using them, but he could use them if he needed to...but then again thanos had that whole interaction planned out long before it happened.
Based on how the Elders came off as idiots, I'd guess he was just playing the part of a damsel in distress. I don't think Thanos would ever come off as that desperate. Especially not under Starlin in his quest.Good point. That however begs the question: Did he use the other Infinity Gems? I don't have the comics on hand so I can't double check but I believe he only utilized the Time Gem of Infinity.
in thanos quest #1 he used his personal shielding to block the blows of an enraged power gem'd champion (and thanos was out of gems), so by no means was thanos defenseless like he was letting on