Thanos is a fictional character appearing in comic books and other media published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Iron Man #55 (Feb. 1973) and was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin. Debuting in the Bronze Age of comic books, the character has been featured in over three decades of Marvel continuity and a self-titled series. The character's name is a derivation of Thanatos, the personification of death and mortality in Greek mythology. Thanos has appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products, including animated television series, arcade and video games, toys, and trading cards. Thanos was ranked number 47 on IGN's top 100 comic book villains of all time.^[1]

Origin of the character[link]

Writer-artist Jim Starlin originally conceived of Thanos of Titan during college psychology classes. As Starlin described:

Starlin has admitted the character is influenced by Jack Kirby's Darkseid:

Publication history[link]

Thanos' first appearance was in an extended storyline that spanned Iron Man #55 (Feb. 1973), Captain Marvel #25-33 (bi-monthly: Mar. 1973 – Jan. 1974), Daredevil #107 (Jan. 1974), and Avengers #125 (July 1974). He returned in an extended storyline that spanned Strange Tales #178-181 (Feb.–Aug. 1975), Warlock #9-11 (Oct. 1975 – Jan. 1976), Marvel Team Up #55 (Mar. 1977), and the 1977 Annuals for Avengers and Marvel Two-in-One, although Thanos does not actually appear until the end of Warlock #9. He was also featured in a short backup story in Logan's Run #6 (June 1977) and had a small role in the Death of Captain Marvel graphic novel (April 1982).

The character next appeared in Silver Surfer vol. 3 #34 (Feb. 1990) and had a recurring role through issue #50 (June 1991). After starring in Thanos Quest #1-2 (Sept.–Oct. 1990), he played a villainous role in Infinity Gauntlet #1-6 (July–Dec. 1991). During a recurring role in Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1-42 (Feb. 1992 – Aug. 1995), he made crossover appearances in Infinity War #1-6 (June 1992), Infinity Crusade #1-6 (June 1993), Silver Surfer vol. 3 #86-88, Warlock Chronicles #6-8, Thor #468-471, Secret Defenders #11-14 (Jan.–Apr. 1994), Cosmic Powers #1-6 (Mar.–July 1994), and Cosmic Powers Unlimited #1 (May 1995).

Following roles in Ka-Zar vol. 2 #4–10, Ka-Zar Annual (1997), and the X-Man and Hulk Annual (1998), Thanos was featured in Thor vol. 2 #21–25 (Mar.–July 2000) and the 2000 Annual. The character was next used in Captain Marvel vol. 4 #17–19 (June–Aug. 2001), Avengers: Celestial Quest #1-8 (2001–2002), and the Infinity Abyss #1-6 (2002).

Thanos received an eponymous title in 2004 that ran for 12 issues. In 2006, he played an important role in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1-4 and Annihilation #1-6. The character was re-introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #24-25 (Apr.–May 2010) and played a major role in The Thanos Imperative: Ignition (June 2010) and The Thanos Imperative #1-6 (July–Dec. 2010).

The character returned in Avengers Assemble #1 (Mar. 2012) by voiceover, and visually in issue #3 (May 2012).^[4]

Fictional character biography[link]

Thanos was born on Titan, a moon of Saturn, to Mentor and Sui-San. Thanos is born with the Deviant gene and as such resembles the Deviants—the Eternals' cousin race—more than his own people. Although treated fairly by his race, he is mindful of his appearance and becomes distant, only keeping company with his brother Eros (Starfox). During his childhood, he becomes fascinated with nihilism and death, eventually falling in love with its embodiment, Mistress Death. As an adult, Thanos uses bionics and mysticism to become the most powerful of the Titans, and is often referred to as the Mad Titan.^[5]

The First Thanos War[link]

Wishing to impress Mistress Death, Thanos gathers an army of villainous aliens and begins a nuclear bombardment of Titan that kills millions of his race.^[6] He then travels to Earth in search of the Cosmic Cube. Prior to landing, his vessel destroys a nearby car to prevent anyone from becoming aware of his existence.^[7] Unknown to Thanos, two of the family members in the vehicle survive—the father's spirit is preserved by the Titanian cosmic entity Chronos and is given a new form as Drax the Destroyer while the daughter is found by Thanos' father Mentor and is raised to become the heroine Moondragon. Thanos eventually locates the Cube and wills it to make him omnipotent. Captain Marvel, with the aid of Mantis and ISAAC, are able to defeat Thanos by destroying the Cube, which Thanos had discarded.^[8]

The Second Thanos War[link]

Thanos later comes to the aid of Adam Warlock in a battle against the Magus.^[9][10] During this alliance Thanos secretly siphons off the energies of the Soul Gem that Warlock possesses.^[5] Thanos uses this energy to power a weapon capable of destroying a star. Thanos battles Earth's superheroes and is turned to stone.^[5][11] Thanos's spirit later appears to accompany Captain Marvel's soul into the realm of Death.^[12]

The Infinity Gauntlet[link]

A resurrected Thanos ^[13] collects the Infinity Gems once again^[14] and creates the Infinity Gauntlet, making him omnipotent. Thanos erases half the living things in the universe,^[15] but this act and others are undone by Adam Warlock.^[16] Warlock reveals that Thanos has always allowed himself to be defeated because the Titan secretly knows he is not worthy of ultimate power. Thanos reluctantly joins Warlock as part of the Infinity Watch and helps him to defeat first his evil^[17] and then good^[18] personas, and cure Thunder God Thor of "warrior Madness." ^[19]

Thanos later recruits a team of Earth-bound super-villains and puts them under the field leadership of Geatar in a mission to extract a robot containing the knowledge of a universal library.^[20] Thanos uses information from the robot to battle Tyrant, a failed creation of Galactus.^[21]

When trapped in an alternate dimension, Thanos employs the aid of the brother of Ka-Zar, Parnival Plunder, in an attempted escape, but fails.^[22] Thanos attempts to use the Hulk as a physical anchor back to the Earth-616 universe but is again unsuccessful.^[23] Thanos is eventually freed and comes into conflict with Thor.^[24] During their battles, Thanos decimates the planet Rigel-3.^[25]

The Infinity Abyss[link]

Thanos then uses the heroes Thor and Genis-Vell (Captain Marvel's son) against the death god Walker, who attempts to woo Mistress Death and then destroy the entity after being rejected.^[26] Thanos then devises a plan to become the All-Father of a new race of Gods created by himself. Thanos, however, finds himself opposed by the Avengers, former member Mantis, and her son Quoi, apparently destined to be the Celestial Messiah. Thanos abandons this plan after having to unite with Mistress Death to destroy the "Rot", an aberration in deep space that is apparently their offspring.^[27] Thanos once conducted extensive research on genetics, and after studying many of the universe's heroes and villains cloned them and gene-spliced his own DNA into the subjects. Although he later abandons the project, five clones survive, being versions of Professor X, Iron Man, Gladiator, Doctor Strange, and Galactus respectively. A sixth and unnamed version of Thanos also appears, and it is revealed the incarnations of Thanos encountered by Thor and Ka-Zar were his clones. The true Thanos — with the aid of Adam Warlock, Gamora, Pip the Troll, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, and Dr. Strange — destroys the remaining clones.^[28]

Thanos decides to atone for the destruction of Rigel-3, and agrees to aid a colony of Rigellians in evacuating their planet before Galactus can consume it. During the course of this mission Thanos learns Galactus is collecting the Infinity Gems in an effort to end his universal hunger. Thanos later learns Galactus is being manipulated into releasing a cosmic threat known as Hunger, which feeds on entire universes. Despite opposition from Thanos, Galactus frees the entity, although when the entity's intentions are revealed the pair team to destroy it.^[29]

Thanos journeys to the Kyln, an intergalactic prison. On his way there he meets Death, who for the first time in their long history speaks directly with him. She says she is worth his efforts to woo, but that he must offer her something other than death. At the Kyln he meets Star-Lord and the Shi'ar warrior Gladiator, who are both prisoners. He encounters the Beyonder, who has been rendered amnesiac by his/her choice to assume a mortal female form. Thanos battles the Beyonder and causes her mind to shut down leaving her power trapped within a comatose mortal body, which he instructs the Kyln officers to keep on life support indefinitely in order to prevent the Beyonder from once again being reborn.^[30]

Thanos then departs the Kyln in the company of Skreet, a chaos-mite he freed from the prison in a quest to seek the Fallen, a former Herald of Galactus. Thanos defeats the ex-herald and places him under his complete mental control.^[31]

Annihilation[link]

During the Annihilation War Thanos allies himself with the genocidal villain Annihilus. When the Annihilation Wave destroys the Kyln, Thanos sends the Fallen to check on the status of the Beyonder, whose mortal form he finds has perished. Before the Fallen can report back to Thanos it encounters Tenebrous and Aegis—two of Galactus' ancient enemies. Thanos convinces Tenebrous and Aegis to join the Annihilation Wave in order to get revenge on Galactus, and they subsequently defeat the World Devourer and the Silver Surfer. Annihilus desires the secret of the Power Cosmic and asks Thanos to study Galactus. Once Thanos learns Annihilus' true goal is to use the Power Cosmic to destroy all life and remain the sole survivor, he decides to free Galactus. Drax the Destroyer kills Thanos before he can do so but discovers that Thanos had placed a failsafe device to allow Silver Surfer to free Galactus in the event that Annihilus betrayed him.^[32] During a climactic battle with Annihilus, Nova is near death and sees Thanos standing with Mistress Death as her apparent consort.^[33]

The Thanos Imperative[link]

A cocoon protected by the Universal Church of Truth is revealed to be hiding Thanos, who has been chosen by Oblivion to be the new Avatar of Death.^[34] Resurrected before his mind could be fully formed, Thanos goes on a mindless rampage before being captured by the Guardians of the Galaxy^[35]

Thanos is the Guardians' only hope against the invading Cancerverse, and Star-Lord releases him to let him help.^[36] In the Cancerverse, only Thanos can slay the undying creatures that dwell there. Upon learning that he is unable to die, Thanos assists the Guardians in learning of the Cancerverse's origin. As a ruse, he surrenders to Mar-Vell in return for granting him death.^[37] When Mar-Vell attempts to sacrifice Thanos, Death is able to kill Mar-Vell first. The Cancerverse begins to collapse, and Thanos is trapped in it with Nova and Star-Lord.^[38]

Avengers Assemble[link]

Thanos returns and empowers a new Zodiac to locate various alien artifacts of power from Earth.^[39]

Powers and abilities[link]

Thanos is a mutant member of the race of superhumans known as the Titanian Eternals. The character possesses abilities common to the Eternals, but amplified to a higher degree through a combination of his mutant Eternal heritage, bionic amplification, mysticism, and the entity Death. Demonstrating enormous superhuman strength, stamina, and durability, Thanos can absorb and project vast quantities of cosmic energy and is capable of telekinesis, telepathy and matter manipulation. Thanos is an accomplished hand-to-hand combatant, having been trained in the art of war on Titan.

Thanos is a genius in virtually all known fields of advanced science and has created technology far exceeding contemporary Earth science. He often employs a transportation chair capable of space flight, force field projection, teleportation, time travel and movement through alternate universes. Thanos is also a master strategist and utilizes a space vessel called Sanctuary II as a base of operations.

Other versions[link]

Ultimate[link]

The Ultimate Marvel imprint title Ultimate Fantastic Four features an alternate universe version of Thanos who is the ruler of Acheron (and has a son called Ronan the Accuser, who is in possession of a Cosmic Cube^[40]), a vast empire consisting of thousands of worlds that exist in another plane of existence.^[41]

Earth X[link]

In the alternate universe limited series Earth X, Thanos dwells in the Realm of the Dead with the entity Death.^[42]

Marvel: The End[link]

When an ancient Egyptian pharaoh stumbles upon a source of cosmic power tied into the dawn and end of time and subsequently returns to Earth centuries later, Thanos recruits the Defenders to seek out the source of the pharaoh's power and eventually wrests control of it from him. Thanos uses the power to fix any damage done by the pharaoh (which had included the deaths of most of Earth's major hero teams such as the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four) and then once again gives up his physical form to take control of the universe. Adam Warlock convinces Thanos to voluntarily relinquish the power, but as a result of its origins with the dawn and end of time, Thanos emerges having experienced the entire history of the universe and claims he will no longer seek universal conquest.^[43]

Marvel Zombies[link]

Thanos features in the limited series Marvel Zombies 2, set in the alternate universe of Earth-2149. Having been "zombified", the character is killed by the cosmic-powered Hulk after an altercation over food.^[44]

Amalgam[link]

When the clashing DC and Marvel universes merged into the Amalgam Comics Universe, Thanos merged with Darkseid to become Thanoseid.^[45]

In other media[link]

Television[link]

• Thanos features in the animated television series Silver Surfer voiced by Gary Krawford. Owing to the Fox's broadcast standards, Thanos is depicted as a worshipper of a female personification of chaos rather than death.^[46]
• Thanos is featured in The Super Hero Squad Show voiced by Steven Blum in season one, and by Jim Cummings in season two.

Film[link]

• Thanos makes a brief appearance during the credits in the 2012 film The Avengers,^[47] portrayed by actor Damion Poitier.^[48] He is revealed to have been Loki's benefactor, having provided the Chitauri army utilized by Loki in his attempted invasion of Earth. When advised by his intermediary (known simply as the "Other") that opposing the Avengers would be "to court death," Thanos glances at the camera and flashes an evil grin.

Video games[link]

• Thanos appears as the main antagonist in Marvel Super Heroes and War of the Gems, and a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.
• Thanos briefly appears in the epilogue of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. The players' choices during the game determine whether or not he is successful in a future attempt to conquer Earth.
• Thanos is the main antagonist in Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, voiced again by Jim Cummings.

Toys[link]

• Toy Biz, Diamond Select Toys, Bowen Designs, and Eaglemoss have released mini-busts and statues of the character.
• Thanos is included as a collectible figure from the board game Heroscape featured in the Marvel crossover set.
• Thanos has had three figures made for the Heroclix miniatures game, the first in the Infinity Challenge set, the second in the Supernova set and the third in the Galactic Guardians set.
• Hasbro produced a Thanos in the Mighty Muggs line as an exclusive.
• Hasbro added a Thanos figure to its Marvel Super Hero Squad line in Fall 2010.
• Hasbro released a Thanos figure in the Marvel Universe line as a single figure in Fall 2010. It was repainted for a two-pack with Adam Warlock in Fall 2011.

Collected editions[link]

A number of the stories featuring Thanos have been collected into trade paperbacks:

• The Life of Captain Marvel (collects Iron Man #55, Captain Marvel #25-34, Marvel Feature #12), 1991, ISBN 0-87135-635-X
• Essential Avengers: Volume 6 (includes Captain Marvel #33; The Avengers #125, 135), 576 pages, February 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3058-6
• The Greatest Battles of the Avengers (includes Avengers Annual #7), 156 pages, December 1993, ISBN 0-87135-981-2
• Essential Marvel Two-in-One: Volume 2 (includes Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2), 568 pages, July 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2698-8
• Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel: Volume 3 (includes Captain Marvel #22-33, Iron Man #55), 288 pages, April 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3015-2
• Marvel Masterworks Warlock: Volume 2 (includes Warlock #9-11, 15; Avengers Annual #7; Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2), hardcover, 320 pages, June 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3511-1
• The Death of Captain Marvel (collects Captain Marvel #34, Marvel Spotlight #1-2, Marvel Graphic Novel #1), 128 pages, hardcover, June 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4627-X
• Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos (collects Silver Surfer #34-38; The Thanos Quest miniseries; "The Final Flower!" from Logan's Run #6), 224 pages, April 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2046-7 (hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4478-1)
• Infinity Gauntlet (collects Infinity Gauntlet limited series), 256 pages, March 2000, ISBN 0-87135-944-8 (December 2004, ISBN 0-7851-0892-0; July 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2349-0; hardcover, August 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4549-4)
• Infinity War (collects Infinity War limited series; Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7-10; Marvel Comics Presents #108-111), 400 pages, April 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2105-6
• Infinity Crusade:
  • Volume 1 (collects Infinity Crusade #1-3, Warlock Chronicles #1-3, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-19), 248 pages, December 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3127-2
  • Volume 2 (collects Infinity Crusade #4-6, Warlock Chronicles #4-5, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20-22), 248 pages, February 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3128-0
• Thor: Blood and Thunder (collects Thor #468-471, Silver Surfer #86-88, Warlock Chronicles #6-8, Warlock and the Infinity Watch #23-25), 336 pages, July 2011, ISBN 978-0-7851-5094-7
• DC versus Marvel Comics (collects DC vs. Marvel mini-series, Doctor Strangefate #1), 163 pages, September 1996, ISBN 1-56389-294-4
• Ka-Zar by Mark Waid and Andy Kubert:
  • Volume 1 (collects Ka-Zar #1-7, Tales of the Marvel Universe #1), 208 pages, January 2011, ISBN 978-0-7851-4353-6
  • Volume 2 (collects Ka-Zar #8-14, Annual '97), 216 pages, March 2011, ISBN 978-0-7851-5992-6
• Deadpool Classic: Volume 5 (collects Deadpool #26-33, Baby's First Deadpool, Deadpool Team-Up #1), 272 pages, June 2011, ISBN 978-0-7851-5519-5
• The Mighty Thor by Dan Jurgens and John Romita, Jr.: Volume 4 (collects Thor vol. 2 #18-25, Annual 2000), 256 pages, November 2010, ISBN 978-0-7851-4927-9
• Infinity Abyss (collects Infinity Abyss limited series), 176 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-7851-0985-4
• Thanos: The End (collects Marvel: The End limited series), 160 pages, May 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1116-6
• Thanos:
  • Epiphany (collects Thanos #1-6), 144 pages, June 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1355-X
  • Samaritan (collects Thanos #7-12), 144 pages, October 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1540-4
• Annihilation:
  • Volume 1 (collects Drax the Destroyer miniseries, Annihilation: Prologue one-shot, Annihilation: Nova miniseries), 256 pages, October 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2901-4 (hardcover, March 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2511-6)
  • Volume 2 (collects Annihilation: Ronan miniseries, Annihilation: Silver Surfer miniseries, Annihilation: Super-Skrull miniseries), 320 pages, November 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2902-2 (hardcover, May 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2512-4)
  • Volume 3 (collects Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files one-shot/handbook, Annihilation limited series, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus miniseries), 304 pages, December 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2903-0 (hardcover, July 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2513-2)
• The Thanos Imperative (collects The Thanos Imperative #1-6, The Thanos Imperative: Ignition, The Thanos Imperative: Devastation, Thanos Sourcebook), 248 pages, hardcover, February 2011, ISBN 0-7851-5183-4

References[link]

External links[link]

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Damián Gutiérrez Hernández is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre under the ring name Damián el Terrible or simply El Terrible. He is the current CMLL World Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career[link]

Gutiérrez began wrestling in his native Monterrey and elsewhere for smaller independent promotions under a mask as El Engendro del Mal (The Bad Boy). In 2002, he debuted in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre without a mask as Damián El Terrible but later the "Damián" part of his name was dropped, possibly to alleviate any confusion with Damián 666. He was part of Shocker's first "University of 1000% Guapos," a group of undercarders competing for a spot in Shocker's Los Guapos group. El Terrible was chosen to be the third of the trio with Shocker and Máscara Mágica and the group feuded with Los Talibanes (Emilio Charles, Jr., Bestia Salvaje and Scorpio, Jr.), who were previously known as "Los Guapos". The two groups faced off in a cage match in August 2003 where Terrible and Bestia Salvaje were the last two left in the cage. Terrible pinned Salvaje, meaning Salvaje would have his head shaved. Over the winter, Los Guapos started feuding with Los Capos leading to Terrible teaming with Perro Aguayo, Jr. against Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000 on CMLL's big March show in 2004 in a double hair vs hair match. Terrible and Aguayo won but Terrible started breaking off from Los Guapos.

He fully turned into a rudo (villain) and feuded with Máscara Mágica, taking his hair the following month in a main event match in Arena México. The natural feud with Shocker never really took off as expected and Terrible ended up joining Perro Aguayo's La Furia del Norte group. He formed a trio with Héctor Garza and Tarzan Boy that won the CMLL World Trios Championship by defeating titleholders Canek, Black Warrior and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in November. Terrible joined Aguayo's new Los Perros del Mal group in early 2005 but suffered an orbital fracture while wrestling in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council. He returned in September and immediately became involved in Los Perros' feud with Los Guerreros del Infierno.

On May 11, 2008, he and Damian 666 lost to The Hell Warriors (Animal and Power) in Mexico City in a match for the then recently vacated UWA World Tag Team Championship.^[2] In the fall of 2009 El Terrible and El Texano, Jr. became involved in a long running "Mexico vs. Japan" storyline that had been going on since the summer as they began working with the Japanese duo No Limit (Yujiro and Naito). On December 4, 2009 Terrible and Texano, Jr. defeated No Limit in a Luchas de Apuesta hair vs. hair match that was the main event of CMLL's Sin Salida show. After the match both members of No Limit had their heads shaved completely bald per Lucha libre traditions.^[3] On February 14, 2010 Terrible and Texano, Jr. travelled to Japan to challenge No Limit for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, but were not able to defeat No Limit in their home country.^[4] In October and November 2010, Terrible and Texano, Jr. took part in New Japan's 2010 G1 Climax Tag League. After victories over Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano and No Limit, Terrible and Texano, Jr. finished fifth in their block and did not advance to the semifinals of the tournament.^[5][6][7] In April 2011, El Terrible and El Texano, Jr. left Los Hijos del Averno to form a new group with Rey Bucanero.^[8] The following month, the group was named La Fuerza TRT.^[9] On November 22, 2011, El Terrible's longtime tag team partner El Texano, Jr. left CMLL.^[10] A week later, Tiger was introduced as the new third member of La Fuerza TRT.^[11] On December 25, El Terrible and Rush survived a torneo cibernetico match used to determine the two competitors in a match for the vacant CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.^[12] On January 1, 2012, El Terrible defeated Rush to win the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.^[13] The following April, El Terrible and Euforia won the 2012 Gran Alternativa.^[14]

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves

• Diving splash
• Over the shoulder back to belly piledriver^[15]
• La Terriblina (Belly to back inverted mat slam)^[16]

• Signature moves

• Lariat
• Powerbomb
• Suicide dive

• With El Texano, Jr.

• Finishing moves

• Giant swing (Terrible) / Running low-angle dropkick to the opponent's face (Texano) combination

• Entrance themes

• "Mein Teil" by Rammstein

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

• CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)^[13]
• CMLL World Trios Championship (1 time) - with Héctor Garza and Tarzan Boy^[17][18]
• Copa Dos Leyendas (2012)^[19]
• Copa Pachuca (2012) – with Rush^[20]
• CMLL Torneo Gran Alternativa (2012) – with Euforia^[14]
• Leyenda de Azul: 2008^[1][21]

• CMLL Guadalajara

• Occidente Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with El Texano, Jr.^[22]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him #199 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2006

• Other titles

• Estado de México Trios Championship (1 time) - with El Hijo del Diablo and Bombero Infernal^[1]

Lucha de Apuesta record[link]

References[link]