How does Squirrel Girl beat Thanos 2024?

Hi there! My name is Doug, and I've been reading and collecting comics for over 30 years. I've got tens of thousands of comics in my collection, and I've loved following the adventures of Marvel's goofiest heroes, the Great Lakes Avengers, which is where you'll find Squirrel Girl. I'd be happy to talk your ear off about one of the <span style="color:red">most enduring mysteries</span> in the Marvel Universe: how DOES Squirrel Girl defeat Thanos?

First off, let's address the elephant in the room: Squirrel Girl's powers are kinda ridiculous. She has superhuman strength, agility, speed, and reflexes. Oh, and she can talk to squirrels. That's right, SQUIRRELS. Sounds pretty lame, right? Wrong. Because somehow, Squirrel Girl has used this incredibly goofy power set to defeat some of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe. We're talking the big leagues: Doctor Doom, Wolverine, Deadpool, and even Thanos.

The first time Squirrel Girl defeated Thanos, it happened off-panel. We didn't see the fight, we were just told that it happened. This led to a LOT of debate among fans about whether or not it actually happened. After all, how could a hero as silly as Squirrel Girl possibly defeat someone as powerful as Thanos?

Well, Marvel heard our cries, and in the pages of *The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl* (2015), we finally got to see Squirrel Girl take on Thanos...kind of. You see, it turned out that the Thanos Squirrel Girl defeated was actually a clone. This felt like a bit of a cop-out to some readers, but I actually think it was a really clever way to address the controversy. It acknowledged the fact that, yes, Squirrel Girl had defeated Thanos, but it also left the door open for the possibility that she might have had some help.

But that wasn't the end of it! Oh no, Squirrel Girl went on to defeat Thanos (or at least a Thanos-shaped-thing) several more times in various comics and even video games. Each time, the circumstances were a little different, and the details were often left vague. Was it a clone? A robot? An illusion? We don't know for sure.

This ambiguity is, I think, the key to understanding Squirrel Girl's enduring appeal. She represents the triumph of hope and optimism over cynicism and despair. In a world where it often feels like the bad guys are winning, Squirrel Girl reminds us that even the smallest and silliest of heroes can make a difference.

So, HOW does Squirrel Girl defeat Thanos? Is it her incredible strength and agility? Her mastery of squirrel tactics? Or maybe it's something even simpler than that. Maybe Squirrel Girl wins because she never gives up. Because she believes in the power of kindness and compassion. Because she knows that even the toughest of villains has a soft spot somewhere.

Or maybe she just annoys them to death. I mean, have YOU ever met a squirrel you didn't like?

The first is "Eggnog, Toilet Paper, & Peace on Earth". It ends with Squirrel Girl running to battle Thanos. The second story is "Days of X-Mas Past". Unfortunately, it is never explained how Squirrel Girl defeated Thanos, just that she did.