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When Thanos died, his energy merged with Death's, and as a result, they created Rot, a moving void of nothingness. Rot started off as so tiny that Death didn't notice its presence. As Rot consumed more and more objects, it grew and grew. When Death finally noticed it, she realized the reason she couldn't detect its presence was that its nature was alien to her (it was an abstract being with no presence and was both alive and dead). Therefore, she held no sway over it.[1]
The pirate Raptra and her companion Quoi approached the Rot while flying a spaceship. Raptra informed Quoi that the Rot was a patch of space that a pirate can hide in.[2]
Reptyl and Primo, sent by Thanos to capture Raptra and Quoi,[2] received information from an informant that Raptra was heading toward the Rot. According to to their informant, the Rot just popped up one day and that going inside it was suicide, but it was good for hiding. Meanwhile, the Avengers also spotted the Rot. Mantis sensed that the Rot would eventually consumed and destroy the cosmic entity, Eternity. So, Vision and Mantis left to seek the Eternity's help, but Eternity informed them that he was powerless to stop the Rot. Elsewhere, Rot found Thanos' father Mentor and killed him.[3]
When Vision and Mantis returned, the Rot swallowed them as well as Thanos, his minions, and his ship the Sanctuary. The Avengers later entered the Rot to battle Thanos and his minions to rescue Mantis and Vision. By now, the Rot had grown and that it was targeting all living things, as if it was sentient. Thanos attempted to flee via teleportation, but he discovered that he couldn't teleport and that Rot had completely encased him and the others.[4]
Mantis made a force field to protect the Sanctuary from the Rot, but the Rot managed to break the bubble and instantly killed Primo with one touch. Mantis and Quoi then combined their power to make another force field, which managed to hold the Rot off. Thor, the Scarlet Witch, Reptyl, and Vision combined their power to stop Rot, but Rot was completely unaffected by their attacks. Quoi also tried to stop the Rot, but none of his efforts were effective. After Quoi returned to the ship, Death suddenly appeared to reveal the Rot's origin. Death also came up with a plan to destroy Rot. Because Rot contained their combined essence, only Thanos and Death could stop it by going against their natures. They released their power with Death pushing and Thanos pulling until the Rot was dissolved, and all those killed by the Rot were restored.[1]Attributes
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- 3 appearance(s) of Rot (Earth-616)
- 3 mention(s) of Rot (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Rot (Earth-616)
- 2 image(s) of Rot (Earth-616)