Why did Thanos destroy Gamora's planet?

The Sacrifice of Gamora was the ultimate step that was required in order for Thanos to obtain the Soul Stone
Soul Stone
The Soul Stone has the ability to manipulate the soul, the essence that makes up an individual, and has the ability to resurrect and conjure the spiritual representation of the people who are dead.
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. When the Red Skull informed Thanos that he must sacrifice something that he loved to obtain the Soul Stone, he threw his adopted daughter off the cliff with great sadness.
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Did Thanos kill Gamora's planet?

In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos meets Gamora while he and his armies are “decimating” her planet, explains his theory on balance to her, gives her a knife, and adopts her, seemingly on a whim. Howard and artist Ariel Olivetti bring the two together in nearly the same way.
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Why did Thanos kidnaps Gamora?

During the journey, Gamora, who secretly knew the location of the Soul Stone, asked Star-Lord to kill her should she be captured by Thanos to prevent the knowledge she carried from falling into his hands.
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Why did Thanos kill Gamora and not Nebula?

Sure, Thanos had his adopted children potentially trying to kill each other, but he always felt that Gamora was special, so it's fine. Thanos believes he loved Gamora, therefore, he can sacrifice her to obtain his goal.
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Why did Thanos destroy half of the universe?

Thanos was a genocidal warlord from Titan, whose objective was to bring stability to the universe by wiping out half of all life at every level, as he believed its massive population would inevitably use up the universe's entire supply of resources and perish.
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What does Thanos fear?

Instead of aliens, androids, and wizards, Thanos is afraid of aliens, Asgardians, and wizards. The theory posits Ego, Odin, and The Ancient One as three of Thanos' greatest fears, and he waited until all of them were dead to make his move.
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Why does Thanos respect Stark?

Thanos respects Stark for his courage & determination. Despite being a mere human he tried his best until the very end to stop Thanos & protect the world.
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Who is Thanos favorite daughter?

In Guardians of the Galaxy, Thanos calls Gamora "his favorite daughter" in his meeting with Ronan. He even says this in front of his other adopted daughter, Nebula.
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Who does Thanos love?

As the entity reveals to Thanos that their energies merged when he was resurrected, creating an offspring called the Rot. Death and Thanos work together to destroy their offspring, and it is at this time that Death finally addresses Thanos and admits to feeling "love" for him.
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Why is Thanos so cruel to Nebula?

According to the theory, Thanos adopted Nebula with the intention of sending the two daughters to seek the Soul Stone and force Gamora to sacrifice Nebula. This would still allow him to get the Stone without having to pay such a steep price and would explain why he stoked such a resentment in Nebula.
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Why did Red Skull call Gamora's daughter Thanos?

It was that Thanos was Gamora's biological father and that is why Red Skull referred to her as daughter of Thanos. Though I'm not sure if that's it any more. My answer was more practical in terms of the distinction about being an adoptive parent.
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Why was Gamora Thanos favorite daughter?

Thanos had narcissistic traits, including the belief that his vision was imperative; therefore, the daughter that flattered him best was his favorite.
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Why did Thanos adopted daughters?

A: Thanos chose to adopt Gamora because he wanted to train her as a weapon to help him defeat the Magus. Since the Magus was responsible for the death of her home planet she would be inspired to fulfill this objective.
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Did Thanos lie about Gamora's planet?

An Avengers: Infinity War fan implies that Thanos lied to Gamora with regard to the current status of her home planet. As explained in the film, the Mad Titan took a young Gamora as his adoptive daughter after he and his army invaded Planet Zehoberi.
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Why is Gamora the last of her kind?

In the former, Gamora references the fact that she's the last of her kind because Thanos slaughtered her people. In the latter, however, we get a flashback to how she came to be adopted by the Mad Titan and it's revealed that he only – only! – killed half of her kind, the Zehoberei.
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Why is Gamora the last of her species?

Gamora's Backstory Has Changed

According to Guardians of the Galaxy, Gamora is the last of her race, the Zehoberi people. Her entire world was slaughtered by Thanos, leaving her the only survivor. In fact, she claims to have watched Thanos kill her parents right before her eyes before "adopting" her as his weapon.
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Who is Gamora in love with?

Gamora is the love interest of Richard Rider (Nova) and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. She is the last of her species, she was raised and trained by Thanos when he found her as a child. At first, Thanos, showed little kindness to her, but she was very loyal to him.
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Who was Thor's best friend?

As Heimdall was Thor's best friend, the Asgardian King took his death the hardest out of the deaths of the Asgardians, surpassed only by the grief he felt for Loki, who died soon after Heimdall. Thor even vowed to kill Thanos after the latter killed Heimdall, despite having been incapacitated.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Who is Thanos wife?

They were subsequently greeted by Thanos' future self, who sported the same clothes Frank used as the Punisher. He brought both of them to his future, showing Frank the authoritarian world he had built on his example, including a past version of himself living with his wife Maria.
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Who was Thanos first child?

Raised by Thanos

Thanos adopted six known children, Ebony Maw, Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, Cull Obsidian, the Zehoberei Gamora, and the Luphomoid Nebula, and trained them in the ways of combat, turning each of them into a deadly warrior.
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Was Thanos adopted Gamora?

Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos, and the last of her species. Her powers include superhuman strength and agility and an accelerated healing factor. She also is an elite combatant, being able to beat most of the opponents in the galaxy.
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Which Avenger does Thanos fear?

As the Russo brothers pointed out on the Infinity War commentary track, Tony is the only Avenger that Thanos goes out of his way to kill from the start. This is interesting because Iron Man is not as strong as Hulk or Thor, yet Thanos leaves them alive after defeating them.
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Why did Thanos say you're not the only one cursed with knowledge?

What does Thanos mean when he says this to Iron Man? Knowledge can be a burden after a limit. If you have knowledge of too much (or everything), you know the truth about many things and that can be depressing. So, knowledge can be a curse which is shared by both Thanos and Iron Man.
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What is Thanos famous line?

"You Should Have Gone For The Head." This isn't just one of Thanos' most iconic lines, but it has become one of the most iconic quotes in the entire MCU.
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