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Thanos dances like Napoleon Dynamite.
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Fortnite's new limited-time mode adds Thanos as a special character for whoever's fast enough to claim the Infinity Gauntlet, but he isn't too special to dance. Blessedly, Thanos can perform all the same emotes as standard Fortnite characters, which means that many players who grab the gauntlet take time out of their busy murder schedules to break it down, in various styles, sometimes with company! Take a look at the results. 

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Thanos Dancing. #Thanos #FortniteBattleRoyale #fortnite #infintywar @FortniteGame @FortniteBR pic.twitter.com/sClldJwRyTMay 8, 2018

Feeling that soul stone

@Fortnite_BR Thanos Dancing 🎶 pic.twitter.com/10j8W6r38MMay 8, 2018

Brave dancer earns (brief) stay of execution

Thanos dancing in Fortnite! @FortniteGame pic.twitter.com/WAM1rrqpAzMay 8, 2018

The dabbing was inevitable

Thanos Dancinghttps://t.co/s4QSQU1eFc pic.twitter.com/qfiPAPeh9DMay 8, 2018

If you just gotta have more rhythmic Thanos gyrations, you can check out a pretty comprehensive compilation in this YouTube video.

I have to wonder if Marvel realized that Fortnite Season 4 players would be able to dance and dab around all day as Thanos when it first made the deal with Epic Games. You could argue that it's not quite in character for the grim, world-destroying villain. But Fortnite is a goofy fun world where supplies are hidden in llama pinatas and bushes are the best form of camouflage - Marvel couldn't have realistically expected things to not get weird when it signed off on the crossover event.

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