Origin story of "The One Above Most". Jim Starlin telling us Thanos is a power fantasy without telling us Thanos is a power fantasy. And the cherry on top is that Thanos, who is for all intents and purposes "God", is defeated. By Thanos in the past. "I used the Thanos to destroy the Thanos".
Yeah basically it crashes the idea of TOAA as he brought up the omnipotent paradox that most people weren’t aware or interested in as that’s usually a question you see in religion or philosophy debates/ discussions.
Honestly, thank you Rob. If not for you, I would not know what I do now about Comics! And, definitely, I would not be as passionate, as I am, about them if not for you! Thank you Rob!
I could do without the sociopathic commentary of utilitarianism, but given your icon I imagine you're state indoctrinated too. Newsflash, there's a reason why all the ideologues were buried underneath the Kremlin wall after the revolution. Afterwards they don't need you anymore and you've given then all the power to do it already at that point.
I wish they'd give us a backstory to who did the map for the regulator though...I know they leave some stuff a mystery butttttt the most powerful artifact in the universe and I don't think the One Above All left the map for it so who did?
Wonder if it was Galactus or Knull who found it after going oooh hello shiny ✨ thing 🤩 What are you? But actually decided to leave a map instead of trying to take it for themselves 🤔 Since they’ve been around for a similarly long time. At least since before the multiverse that was destroyed and recreated due to secret wars (2015)
@@oxfanblink4115 maybe but that would mean they found the astroid and managed to get inside of it to find the regulator before deciding it was too powerful because the regulator has always been in the astroid
Maybe it was an artifact of whatever beings that exist on or over the same level as TOAA. The crown thingy or the beyonders creator being. They are redoing the entire pantheon of the marvel god power structure so this was just the beginning of the quest. We're so far beyond the infinity gauntlet at this point that it's a mere trinket by now.
I would love to see this story in real time now that we have Warlocke, Eros and Pip in the MCU. Bring back Thanos through means of time travel or the multiverse. He’s been the only villain I’ve truly appreciated on screen.
To me, Jim, Starlin, and Donnie Cates are the same level of insanity that the editors enabled. And Jim Stalin is the type of writer, who, when you’re writing a small, psychological journey like the early Thanos work in Adam warlock that reveals his self at a slower pace, and is very focused, made me like the character a lot. Thanos, most frightening aspect of his power is his mind. His intelligence, alien, and genius level gets to be totally ridiculous when the writer/editors both and Jim Star Lanes time as well as today when you have him do a 360 on his intelligence and do the most ridiculous things to get to feed it, or, if we are looking at modern comics, making Thanos be able to beat anyone, including so-called abstract entities, which could easily destroy him. Ever since the infinity gauntlet, he’s able to beat characters. He has no business, even comprehending. The worst aspect about him is to have writers change history of comics themselves simply to boost up the character. What Jim Starlin will likely remain bitter about, is with the release of the film, and the Cashcow of the character he created has become, they don’t need him to write any more damn stories. Jim wants to do art, and marvel simply wants to create a cartoon character.
23:41 The one above all talking with the living tribunal in this instance and what the one above all said has soooo much more weight to it now that we know that the one above all isnt the only being of his caliber.
22:47 -22:52 - Good analogy up to the part of the statement saying "...all the Phoenix Forces..." Correct me here if wrong but by my understanding there is only ever been, is, and will be 1 Phoenix Force. I am assuming Rob means people who have hosted the Phoenix Force. I am honestly just looking for clarification not nitpicking lol
@@JaGGeR- TOAA is still fictional and the writers are not. The only way TOAA is above the writers is that he's above author avatars and not the real life writers. Fiction
@@JaGGeR- dawg, what do you mean the one above all is above the writers lmao, if the writer wanted to transform the one above all into a pig and have spider pig turn him into bacon with a bacon ray wtf would the comic book character do about it
These new writers suck!!! They took away the mystery of the One Above All. Now he's just another character at Marvel. These people have no sense of religion or mysticism. We all had the intuition that the One Above All was Jack Kirbie or Stan Lee because they were the writers and that ambiguity towards this great character. I don't want Marvel to explain everything in such detail because it takes away the fun.
I enjoyed Thanos Infinity Revelation, Infinity Entity, and Thanos Infinity finale. I also liked Infinity Siblings and Infinity Conflict, so I had high hopes for Infinity Ending. However, I was disappointed with how abruptly it ended. It still annoys me, even after reading the entire saga six or seven times. Whenever I share the story with friends or online, my frustration comes through in my tone. I understand that Jim Starling had some behind-the-scenes drama with Marvel and the (alleged) incident where Marvel gave his story to someone else, but the ending was just pitiful.
3:05 "You can fall asleep and dream about the grudge, and she like manifests because of the reality stone and kills you" you see Rob the way my unconscious is set up, if the grudge manifests she not going to kill me she going to do some other shiz before getting there 😫😏
You are a god. Because I was thinking the same thing. OMG the Grudge is too hot. I just wish she didn't kill people all the time. I'd fuck her back from the afterlife. No cap.
Hey Mr. Rob, Im a new fan so i haven't seen every video but i was wondering if you could cover Armor Wars that would be very much appreciated and if not thats fine too your vids are still amazing.
As someone who’s running around in this rat race I don’t have time to read comics that’s why this channel comes in clutch I love your work man keep it up 💯💯🔥🔥
I'm only 12+ min into this, and it says it was uploaded 8 hours ago for me, but what's new in this video? I've already heard/watched this from you big guy.
See the only thing I don't like about Thanos' character is that he's always the strongest character in the series he's in. There's no way to really kill him, no way to over power him, a majority of the time he's just this unstoppable force and I get it he's always been like that but it just gets repetitive after doing it for so many years. They're only really changing up that concept in the recent years and I'm hoping it stays like that for a while
this kind of works with the more recent ultimates story that took them outside the multiverse and basically revealed the one above all is basically more so the top of what those in the marvel multiverse can perceive and comprehend, with the implication that he is just the start of a whole new tier of beings on par if not beyond him. like am i the only one that feels like this kind of works in hindsight?
"He just keeps coming back". Holy Crap my mother-in-law is Adam Warlock. Thinking back it makes perfect sense, 5 o'clock shadow, hairy chest, inability to describe her feelings and showing up uninvited for Monday night Football. "0_o"
I thought to have seen this already on your channel before. But now it says this was uploaded 3 days ago so I am no longer certain what exactly did I watch which was very much like this one :D EDIT: After watching through the video, I am 100% certain I have seen this video already. Is this an reupload?
39:39 that honestly shouldn't have even stopped the toba from putting hands on thanos. The reason is because its illogical to lift an object so big that God can't lift. But these beings exist far beyond conceptualization and abstracts so doing the illogical should be no problem.
Shouldn't Marvel, DC and Spawn all be correct to say their version of the "One Above All" is the true version? We just saw both the "One Above All" and "Thanos Above All" change forms multiple times and appear differently at specific points in time and to the different people. It's just like Galactus, whomever is perceiving him, see's him as a reflection of their own species. Kree see him as a giant Kree, human's see him as a giant human etc. So when we the reader, are perceiving or reading about one of them, that's always how he will appear to us. When reading Marvel he appears as the "One Above All" and then respectively for each other publication.
I love the small nods to different characters who have died that are standing behind mistress death. Im sure I am missing some ppl or getting some wrong but i see at least a Nova corpse member and perhaps super skrull?
Now here's a problem. There is only 1 Living Tribunal in all of existence, he exists in all realities, and every time you see him it's the same being. This means that the story should be considered Canon. Meaning Astral Regulator Thanos is canon. Unfortunately marvel breaks it's own rules and has stated these stories aren't.
I think its just best to assume NOTHING is canon in comics, they change, reverse, retcon, kill, bring back, whomever and whatever they want at anytime that they see fit. Its always been this way, and always will be, because locking themselves into a canon, would hamstring their story writers, whod have to check and recheck everything they wrote to ensure it followed continuity, across every publication.
If marvel is putting it out with the marvel stamp on it, it's canon. Regardless of anything they say otherwise. They can't be trusted any comic book fan knows this
If the one above all stopped thanos in theory he’d have to stop All evil and contradict freewill so he’s forever neutral. same goes for Irl with manifestation
It's devinely strange how a premonition from the last can return to tell you the rest of what is going to happen in the future!I had a premonition of two Marvel characters who will change the Marvel multiverse for the better to make things better for all of Marvel,Wonder Man is one of those characters! Here even a TOAA powered Thanks admits all of his plans to gain Dominion failed the day Simon Williams became Wonder Man! That puts Wonder Man in as a hero who can defeat an all powerful villian! That's funny Mr. Sinister is afraid of Rogue because she will stop him from gaining overversal dominion over the mutiverse which I keep saying that Wonder Man and Rogue saved everybody's bacon and later both are honored as icons! This all started from that Avengers issue introducing Rogue against the team she would eventually join in and help save the omniverse!
But Thanos could only exist in one dimension is why he couldn’t kill Darkseid so that makes me wonder how big of a deal that is, if making him a god changes anything as far as that.
When a big bang happens which essentially did happen a being that survives is called an old god right, does that make Kang and Adam the Galactus and old god of this universe
Origin story of "The One Above Most". Jim Starlin telling us Thanos is a power fantasy without telling us Thanos is a power fantasy. And the cherry on top is that Thanos, who is for all intents and purposes "God", is defeated. By Thanos in the past. "I used the Thanos to destroy the Thanos".
Yeah basically it crashes the idea of TOAA as he brought up the omnipotent paradox that most people weren’t aware or interested in as that’s usually a question you see in religion or philosophy debates/ discussions.
They just don't get Thanos and hulk are everything and they are brothers. Hulk wins by brining in all of Thanos into the dragon hulk
Dude ur name is amazing and might be cooler than this story?…….if not then its definitely the next coolest thing hahaha
That’s too deep.. my mind cannot handle this truth…
I swear some of the people that reapind to you are bots 🍻
You somewhat covered the story much earlier in the channel lifespan, I believe. It was an awesome video, happy to see you cover the entire story!
Amazing video but I honestly cannot believe Warlock got Eros with the old look over there trick. Looool
"Rest your gaze upon pip." Hilarious.
Hell yeah, love your content. Especially the Doctor Doom ones.
The infinity saga is the best story in all of Marvel. Starlin absolutely smashed it. The 6 hardback covers of the books look beautiful on my shelf
Honestly, thank you Rob. If not for you, I would not know what I do now about Comics! And, definitely, I would not be as passionate, as I am, about them if not for you! Thank you Rob!
Ya same bro, he put me on. I love comics
I could do without the sociopathic commentary of utilitarianism, but given your icon I imagine you're state indoctrinated too. Newsflash, there's a reason why all the ideologues were buried underneath the Kremlin wall after the revolution. Afterwards they don't need you anymore and you've given then all the power to do it already at that point.
Agreed! His commentary is also top tier entertaining
Ever notice how with these really powerful beings he’s like “their power may be infinite, but they don’t have infinite power.”
I wish they'd give us a backstory to who did the map for the regulator though...I know they leave some stuff a mystery butttttt the most powerful artifact in the universe and I don't think the One Above All left the map for it so who did?
Wonder if it was Galactus or Knull who found it after going oooh hello shiny ✨ thing 🤩 What are you? But actually decided to leave a map instead of trying to take it for themselves 🤔 Since they’ve been around for a similarly long time. At least since before the multiverse that was destroyed and recreated due to secret wars (2015)
@@oxfanblink4115 maybe but that would mean they found the astroid and managed to get inside of it to find the regulator before deciding it was too powerful because the regulator has always been in the astroid
@@oxfanblink4115 oh wait, unless you mean they found it first and then put it in the astroid themselves
Maybe it was an artifact of whatever beings that exist on or over the same level as TOAA. The crown thingy or the beyonders creator being. They are redoing the entire pantheon of the marvel god power structure so this was just the beginning of the quest. We're so far beyond the infinity gauntlet at this point that it's a mere trinket by now.
Your mom
Thanos Dead Pool combined would be pretty cool. Funny dude with all the power. Good combo
I would love to see this story in real time now that we have Warlocke, Eros and Pip in the MCU. Bring back Thanos through means of time travel or the multiverse. He’s been the only villain I’ve truly appreciated on screen.
To me, Jim, Starlin, and Donnie Cates are the same level of insanity that the editors enabled. And Jim Stalin is the type of writer, who, when you’re writing a small, psychological journey like the early Thanos work in Adam warlock that reveals his self at a slower pace, and is very focused, made me like the character a lot. Thanos, most frightening aspect of his power is his mind. His intelligence, alien, and genius level gets to be totally ridiculous when the writer/editors both and Jim Star Lanes time as well as today when you have him do a 360 on his intelligence and do the most ridiculous things to get to feed it, or, if we are looking at modern comics, making Thanos be able to beat anyone, including so-called abstract entities, which could easily destroy him. Ever since the infinity gauntlet, he’s able to beat characters. He has no business, even comprehending.
The worst aspect about him is to have writers change history of comics themselves simply to boost up the character.
What Jim Starlin will likely remain bitter about, is with the release of the film, and the Cashcow of the character he created has become, they don’t need him to write any more damn stories. Jim wants to do art, and marvel simply wants to create a cartoon character.
Half agree.
Thanos can beat any character due to the very aspect if his character that us your favorite - his mind
23:41 The one above all talking with the living tribunal in this instance and what the one above all said has soooo much more weight to it now that we know that the one above all isnt the only being of his caliber.
I thought for sure that you had already made this a full story. Either way strap in folks this is quite the tail.
22:47 -22:52 - Good analogy up to the part of the statement saying "...all the Phoenix Forces..."
Correct me here if wrong but by my understanding there is only ever been, is, and will be 1 Phoenix Force. I am assuming Rob means people who have hosted the Phoenix Force. I am honestly just looking for clarification not nitpicking lol
Thanos Bro “Death” Belongs to the Streets she ain’t worth it man, she chose Deadpool over you.
Beyond Omega Level: Icon (DC Milestone Comics)
How can Thanos become God, if God is already God?
Think Rob meant as close to god as he can get through becoming The One Above All himself
I love to see Thanos not being a simp in this story.😂
If this isn't writer favoritism I don't know what is. The only force that should be stronger than The One Above All is literally the real life writers
False. The one above all is above all. Writers included. Leaving the writers above that defeats the purpose of the name.
@@JaGGeR- TOAA is still fictional and the writers are not. The only way TOAA is above the writers is that he's above author avatars and not the real life writers. Fiction
@@JaGGeR- dawg, what do you mean the one above all is above the writers lmao, if the writer wanted to transform the one above all into a pig and have spider pig turn him into bacon with a bacon ray wtf would the comic book character do about it
@@Unifiedlight first time being trolled?
@@JaGGeR-no one can detect sarcasm through text
Character Explanation: Mammoth Mogul(Archie Sonic)
Character Explanation: Darth Krayt(Star Wars)
These new writers suck!!! They took away the mystery of the One Above All. Now he's just another character at Marvel. These people have no sense of religion or mysticism. We all had the intuition that the One Above All was Jack Kirbie or Stan Lee because they were the writers and that ambiguity towards this great character. I don't want Marvel to explain everything in such detail because it takes away the fun.
thanks rob! your videos somehow go above and beyond our realm keep it up😍😍
I enjoyed Thanos Infinity Revelation, Infinity Entity, and Thanos Infinity finale. I also liked Infinity Siblings and Infinity Conflict, so I had high hopes for Infinity Ending. However, I was disappointed with how abruptly it ended. It still annoys me, even after reading the entire saga six or seven times. Whenever I share the story with friends or online, my frustration comes through in my tone. I understand that Jim Starling had some behind-the-scenes drama with Marvel and the (alleged) incident where Marvel gave his story to someone else, but the ending was just pitiful.
yeah, just finished the video and I'm like wtf? I stayed up for this? It's Platinum End all over again.
Rob you haven't done a beyond omega level video in a while!
Adam warlock insta dying every time he got on scene is prob the best thing to brighten my night
my man just referenced one of Kreia's lessons, I see you brother
Loveeee all of the full stories coming together right now it's my favorite part of my work day listening along 😁
This Story Is Absolute Garbage, Never Let Jim Starlin Cook Again.
Is it
@@AD-en5dqIt is
Thanks for uploading so much Rob you're the reason I got into comics and I appreciate all you do thank you man
3:05 "You can fall asleep and dream about the grudge, and she like manifests because of the reality stone and kills you" you see Rob the way my unconscious is set up, if the grudge manifests she not going to kill me she going to do some other shiz before getting there 😫😏
You are a god. Because I was thinking the same thing. OMG the Grudge is too hot. I just wish she didn't kill people all the time. I'd fuck her back from the afterlife. No cap.
This is the movie we deserve.
Yeah, with the terrible abrupt ending and all. Slap yourself. There's already too much of that happening with movies as it is.
I'm confused, Rob, that you don't k ow Astral Regulator Thanos. You covered the whole story, on your channel. It's where I know him from lol
"It looks like this might be Chandilar"
The second I saw this video I immediately thought of robs short about Thanos … he gets a powerful object, and then becomes one with the universe 😂 😂
I don't understand, Rob. Haven't you already done this Comics Explained before?
Hey Mr. Rob, Im a new fan so i haven't seen every video but i was wondering if you could cover Armor Wars that would be very much appreciated and if not thats fine too your vids are still amazing.
As someone who’s running around in this rat race I don’t have time to read comics that’s why this channel comes in clutch I love your work man keep it up 💯💯🔥🔥
Fucking love Thanos content keep it coming bro you're killing it 😍😍😍😍
Just imagine if thanos found the astral regulator instead of the infinity stones or the heart of the marvel universe
The One Above All is more a caretaker who thinks it's "his".
I appreciate how no one expanded on the Living Tribunal talking briefly about Adam Warlock's kind
Thanks for this story Rob. Had no idea it even existed so very refreshing and awesome to see
I think you covered this story before. Still it's great to hear it again. I love your content
Dang, these infinity stories just go on, and on, and on....
and on, and on...
XD
I'm only 12+ min into this, and it says it was uploaded 8 hours ago for me, but what's new in this video? I've already heard/watched this from you big guy.
This was amazing can’t wait for the other infinity series
Thanks TH-cam for showing me this 8 months late ffs. Thanks for the story Rob
Comics Thanos is so much better than MCU Thanos. His ego is his ultimate power.
See the only thing I don't like about Thanos' character is that he's always the strongest character in the series he's in. There's no way to really kill him, no way to over power him, a majority of the time he's just this unstoppable force and I get it he's always been like that but it just gets repetitive after doing it for so many years. They're only really changing up that concept in the recent years and I'm hoping it stays like that for a while
This was a great upload
I remember reading this Comic Book Story.
Great job Rob!!!
Adam Warlock getting straight up spawncamped
this kind of works with the more recent ultimates story that took them outside the multiverse and basically revealed the one above all is basically more so the top of what those in the marvel multiverse can perceive and comprehend, with the implication that he is just the start of a whole new tier of beings on par if not beyond him. like am i the only one that feels like this kind of works in hindsight?
Why does it feel like 80% of the videos rob puts out are re uploads?
I just wanted to be the first to comment. I’ve been listening for years and I love your channel! Great Job Rob!
What is the background song at 24:20 Please!
banger video rob
Nice re-upload
I’d like a video of the beginning of the one above all, how he even discovered he had such power
So, you wanna know about The One Above Kirby...
XD
"He just keeps coming back". Holy Crap my mother-in-law is Adam Warlock.
Thinking back it makes perfect sense, 5 o'clock shadow, hairy chest, inability
to describe her feelings and showing up uninvited for Monday night Football. "0_o"
I thought to have seen this already on your channel before. But now it says this was uploaded 3 days ago so I am no longer certain what exactly did I watch which was very much like this one :D
EDIT:
After watching through the video, I am 100% certain I have seen this video already. Is this an reupload?
39:39 that honestly shouldn't have even stopped the toba from putting hands on thanos. The reason is because its illogical to lift an object so big that God can't lift. But these beings exist far beyond conceptualization and abstracts so doing the illogical should be no problem.
This thanos would mop the floor with true form darksied!
No.
The fact that thanos beat the living tribunal and the one above all is a joke….and there wasn’t even a fight 🤦♂️
Shouldn't Marvel, DC and Spawn all be correct to say their version of the "One Above All" is the true version? We just saw both the "One Above All" and "Thanos Above All" change forms multiple times and appear differently at specific points in time and to the different people. It's just like Galactus, whomever is perceiving him, see's him as a reflection of their own species. Kree see him as a giant Kree, human's see him as a giant human etc. So when we the reader, are perceiving or reading about one of them, that's always how he will appear to us. When reading Marvel he appears as the "One Above All" and then respectively for each other publication.
I love the small nods to different characters who have died that are standing behind mistress death. Im sure I am missing some ppl or getting some wrong but i see at least a Nova corpse member and perhaps super skrull?
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the Darth Treya mentality is what Thanos mentality is the same
6:46 This is the Harry Styles post credit scene dude from Eternals correct?
Can you do a video on one of the following: Galactic Deadpool, Captain America Supreme (Capt America becomes sorcerer supreme) or Phoenix Wolverine.
I would really like a adam warlock video
Man, Rob, I love these videos and explanations. Keep them coming!
Now here's a problem. There is only 1 Living Tribunal in all of existence, he exists in all realities, and every time you see him it's the same being. This means that the story should be considered Canon. Meaning Astral Regulator Thanos is canon. Unfortunately marvel breaks it's own rules and has stated these stories aren't.
I think its just best to assume NOTHING is canon in comics, they change, reverse, retcon, kill, bring back, whomever and whatever they want at anytime that they see fit. Its always been this way, and always will be, because locking themselves into a canon, would hamstring their story writers, whod have to check and recheck everything they wrote to ensure it followed continuity, across every publication.
@@nadiamondExactly, believe what you want to be canon.
If marvel is putting it out with the marvel stamp on it, it's canon. Regardless of anything they say otherwise. They can't be trusted any comic book fan knows this
14:33 *A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON*
I Enjoyed this.😃
Take a shot every time Warlock gets blown up by a missile.
If the one above all stopped thanos in theory he’d have to stop All evil and contradict freewill so he’s forever neutral. same goes for Irl with manifestation
Thanks Rob
Please cover Forever Evil. Knightfall. Death in the Family
Rob I love these big videos so much! Would you ever do a video like this of all the times the one above all intervenes and shows up?
Thanos leaned from the ai to help him
It's devinely strange how a premonition from the last can return to tell you the rest of what is going to happen in the future!I had a premonition of two Marvel characters who will change the Marvel multiverse for the better to make things better for all of Marvel,Wonder Man is one of those characters! Here even a TOAA powered Thanks admits all of his plans to gain Dominion failed the day Simon Williams became Wonder Man! That puts Wonder Man in as a hero who can defeat an all powerful villian! That's funny Mr. Sinister is afraid of Rogue because she will stop him from gaining overversal dominion over the mutiverse which I keep saying that Wonder Man and Rogue saved everybody's bacon and later both are honored as icons! This all started from that Avengers issue introducing Rogue against the team she would eventually join in and help save the omniverse!
Sweet an exotic engram from destiny
Witching Hour Wonder Woman or story where Thanos fights King Thanos. Please?
Rerelease?
But Thanos could only exist in one dimension is why he couldn’t kill Darkseid so that makes me wonder how big of a deal that is, if making him a god changes anything as far as that.
When a big bang happens which essentially did happen a being that survives is called an old god right, does that make Kang and Adam the Galactus and old god of this universe
Mistress Death lives in Castle Greyskull.
Beyond omega level: The Divine Creator
Do you still have Rob Corp rings?
Adam warlock got blown up by a missle?
Beyond Omega Level: Enerjak(Archie Sonic)
Beyond Omega Level: Emperor Palpatine(Star Wars Dark Empire)
you know it!.....the comic book calls them GEMS....while the cinematic movie calls them Stones
Wait a minute, Robs talked about this before......hasn't he?
Brightburn Request👿Beyond Omega Level: Kulan Gath!
26:00 when a level 67 is compared to a level 99 sorry for the joke but that is what I'm seeing here
Love you Rob ❤
Bring back the Thanos Copter!
Didn’t you cover this story before? How did you not know who he was if you already did it?
He 're recording it