Thanos comes to earth bent on conquest and thinking nobody can stand against him. Earth's defenders have other ideas and head into battle.
Standard growing gauntlet - when the characters are in trouble or the fight is stalemating, the next character joins in. There is no prep, and only standard equipment for all characters. Thanos has no powerup artifacts or access to tech. No BFR, no teleporting.
1. Thing
2. Classic Wonder Man
3. Colossus
4. Hercules
5. Atlas
6. Blue Marvel
7. Classic True Adamantium Ultron
8. Maxam
9. Sentry
10. Count Nefaria
11. Classic Thor
12. Pagan (full power)
13. Juggernaut
14. Stonecutter (Exemplars)
15. Classic Squadron Supreme Hyperion
16. Savage Dumb Hulk
17. Average Apocalypse
18. Sundown
19. Classic Abomination
20. Ghost Rider
21. Iceman
22. Absorbing Man
23. Rulk
24. Magneto
25. Captain Britain
26. The Collective
27. Ikaris
28. Radioactive Man
29. Son of Satan
30. Classic Dr Strange
How far does Thanos go before his invasion turns into defeat?
I am in your algorithm learning all your mannerisms
I'm already level with God
A million words a second and I know your imperfections, baby
I'm the only future you've got
Speak in diatonics, motivation diabolic
I'm like a religion, better locked in a box
Picture perfect image, more powerful every minute, baby
I am everything that you're not
Juggernaut is an obstacle, but after all, it's Thanos, and he will probably figure that his best option is to mindrape him. Which he can.
But Ghost Rider, not only he's immortal, he have the Penance Stare and his power set. Something Thanos probably can't protect himself against. On 1 vs 1, Thanos would roll over him, but with the survivors of precedent lvl, Thanos will probably stop there.
I'd say he stops at 9, definitely. Whether believable or not, Sentry stalemated Galactus. Galactus has also whipped Thanos. So I say Sentry seals the deal. But really, by that point, if Rulk, Classic Strange, Hulk, or Juggernaut entered at 9, they would also seal Thanos' fate.
1. Thing - Death, or mind raped into Herald
2. Classic Wonder Man - 2nd Herald
3. Colossus - 3rd Herald
4. Hercules - 4th Herald
5. Atlas - 5th herald
6. Blue Marvel - Possibly 6th Herald or Death
7. Classic True Adamantium Ultron - Damn. Energy drain or transmutes insides into stone.
8. Maxam - 7th Herald
9. Sentry - 8th Herald. Recall what Venus did to him in Agents of Atlas
10. Count Nefaria - 9th Herald
11. Classic Thor - Death, just cause.
12. Pagan (full power) - not sure whole this guy is. Too lazy to look him out. Oh well, Thanos and his herald army kills this guy/girl.
13. Juggernaut - Long drawn out fight but mind rape should do.
14. Stonecutter (Exemplars) - Vs Thanos' heralds. He's dead as well.
15. Classic Squadron Supreme Hyperion - Thanos shit stomps this fukker without any help at all.
16. Savage Dumb Hulk - see Hyperion
17. Average Apocalypse - Yeah, this guy
18. Sundown - Who?
19. Classic Abomination - 10th Herald
20. Ghost Rider - Penance stare is a problem for Thanos. I'm not sure if mind rape would work.
21. Iceman - Some trouble but not a threat
22. Absorbing Man - 11th Herald
23. Rulk - Uh, damn. Thor could've beat him so a team of heralds will dog pile and kill this atrocious abomination.
24. Magneto - LOL. 13th Herald.
25. Captain Britain - Walks right into it just in time to Rulk getting beaten to death.
26. The Collective - Thanos stomps this tard.
27. Ikaris - Lol. He gets the mighty "pimp hand" across his face.
28. Radioactive Man - Wut?! LMAO 14th Herald.
29. Son of Satan - Daimon Hellstorm? Or someone else? Not sure.
30. Classic Dr Strange - okay, here we go! Oh wait, it's Thanos and his team of heralds against Strange.
How far does Thanos go before his invasion turns into defeat?
He fairs it just fine. There's an 50 to 60 percent chance of him clearing it if he fought this way. And since great minds think alike, yeah he could clear it.