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Why does the Red Skull say Gamora's wrong father?

Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on March 25, 2021

When Gamora and Thanos arrive at Vormir, the Red Skull calls each one by his and their father’s/mother’s name. However, he says Gamora’s father is Thanos, which we know isn’t true. (Her family was killed by the Black Order).

Stonekeeper: Welcome, Thanos, son of A’lars. Gamora, daughter of Thanos.

So why did the stone keeper (Red Skull) say that? Did he know who Gamora’s real father was? He definitely seems to know in Avengers: Endgame:

RED SKULL (2014): Natasha, daughter of Ivan. Clint, son of Edith.

Was the Red Skull lying? Why would he? Did he really think Thanos was Gamora’s real father? What prevented him from knowing the truth?

Also: Why is he inconsistent by calling Gamora, Thanos and Natasha by their father, and Clint by his mother?

2 Answers

Thanos isn’t Gamora’s “wrong” father, he’s her adoptive father, albeit forcibly adopted. Adoptive families are still families and she’s been in the adoptive one for longer than her real one. She is a Daughter of Thanos, and was at least for a time a part of the Black Order and one of the Children of Thanos.

Thor: You seem to know a great deal about Thanos.

Drax: Gamora... is the daughter of Thanos.

Thor: Your father killed my brother.

Peter Quill: Oh, boy. Stepfather. Technically, she hates him as much as you do.

Avengers: Infinity War

Using either the adoptive father or the real father’s name would have been fine (though I don’t think we know her real father’s name in the MCU) but it also serves as a set up for the sacrifice. They both love each other, albeit not quite in the traditional sense. By using Thanos in this scene it sets the precedent than Thanos does truly love her for the sacrifice.

Red Skull: In order to take the stone you must lose that which you love. A soul... for a soul.

Gamora: All my life, I dreamed of a day... a moment when you would get what you deserved. And I was always so disappointed. But now... you kill and torture... and you call it mercy. The universe has judged you. You asked it for a prize, and it told you no. You failed. And do you wanna know why? Because you love nothing. No one.
Really? Tears?

Red Skull: They're not for him.

Gamora:!No. This isn't love.

Thanos: I ignored my destiny once. I cannot do that again. Even for you. I'm sorry, little one.

Avengers: Infinity War

Answered by TheLethalCarrot on March 25, 2021

Probably because despite everything they think of each other as father and daughter. Atleast Thanos did. And as evidenced by her tears when it seemed to Gamora that she had killed Thanos on Knowhere, she might've cared for him as well.

Answered by UndominantHybrid on March 25, 2021

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