Warning : this Wiley Post turn back spoilers forDoctor Strange .
Marvel just released yet another blockbuster –Doctor foreign , starringBenedict Cumberbatchasa cocky full-bodied white hombre on a path of redemption– and the sprawling Avengers saga complicates once more . plant aside thatStrangeis fundamentally a magical redux ofIron Man(which was itself a shinier , wittierBatman Begins ) and instead focus on what really matters : the endgame .
With 2018’sAvengers : Infinity Warand its unnamed sequel promising to pay off a multi - movie mystery that go around around the purple villain Thanos ( seen in a quick tease inThe Avengersand discover in full inGuardians of the Galaxy ) and the set of all - powerful gems get it on as the Infinity Stones , now ’s a good time to necessitate : Who is Thanos again ? What the hell is an Infinity Stone anyway ? And how does Doctor Strange ’s mystic Eye of Agamotto might factor into it ? Here ’s how .
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Who is Thanos, the BMF who wants these things?
He ’s one of the boastful villain in the Marvel universe and has a real fascination with Death . Literally : In Marvel ’s original 1991Infinity Gauntletcomic case , Thannos want to kip with the female personification of Death , establishing him as one of the Avengers ' craziest , most powerful baddie . They do n’t call him the Mad Titan because he adopts puppies . Since then , his need have shift , but he ’s still obsessed with death – philosophically and practically .
In the films , we ’ve only seen him teased in short burst . As in the comic strip , he ’s hunt for the Infinity Stones , and when one of his minions told him that opposing the Avengers would be " court[ing ] demise , " he smile .
What are the Infinity Stones?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s Infinity Stones – hump as the Infinity Gems in the comics – are cosmic topnotch arm . There are six of them , each diffuse with different properties linked to dissimilar aspects of the universe of discourse , and , when combined using the " Infinity Gauntlet , " they can deed over a user omnipotence over the fabric and shape of realness . apparently , this create monolithic job for The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy if they fall into the wrong hands , and even if they do n’t , the stones provide endless opportunities for chase scene and MacGuffin action at law .
There are six Infinity Stones , and we ’ve seen a few of them in the film :
The Space Stone– Blue in the MCU , this Oliver Stone can ravish the user to any localization in the known universe through the creation of hepatic portal vein in its use as the third power - shapedTesseract . It has also been used to craft advanced weaponry .
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The Mind Stone– Yellow in the MCU , this endocarp can be used to control the minds of others and was used as aScepterby the villainous god Loki and the espionage organization HYDRA . It was also used to pass off aliveness into the robot superhero Vision .
The Reality Stone– Red in the MCU , this pit takes the shape of a dark red liquid state known as theAether . A symbiotic entity , it latch onto its boniface and grants them almost outright realness - buckle power . The full capabilities of it have yet to be explore .
The Power Stone– Purple in the MCU , this Harlan Stone is typically apply in anOrbfor protection and has the power to obliterate entire planets in the script of a strong enough user . It can also destroy many single users who do not either share its major power among others ( like the Guardians did ) or canalize it through a artillery ( as Ronan the Accuser did ) .
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The Time Stone– Green in the MCU , it ’s housed in Doctor Strange’sEye of Agamotto , which is worn as a necklace around his neck opening . It has the power to warp , disrupt , and controller time , at the micro and macro point , if the user is experienced enough .
The Soul Stone– It ’s unreadable as of now what this stone will look like or do in the MCU , but read on for some theories as to who might have it .
Where are the Infinity Stones now?
As ofDoctor Strange , here is the updated status on all of the Infinity Stones that have been reveal in the MCU . In casing it was n’t obvious , herein there be pillager for the films that have been released so far .
Eye of Agamotto– At the end ofDoctor Strangethe adept Doctor return the Eye of Agamotto to the security of Kamar - Taj , the home and training gist of the Masters of the Mystic Arts . It ’s explicitly referred to as an Infinity Stone , and both Strange ’s ally Wong and antagonist - to - be Karl Mordo remark on how it defies the instinctive order of the universe .
Scepter– As ofAvengers : Age of Ultron , the Mind Stone has been sitting in heroic golem Vision ’s forehead . Unfortunately , the case ofCaptain America : Civil Wardealt a terrible emotional and mental blow after he accidentally blasted War Machine out of the sky . At the end of the film , Vision is still an Avenger , but processing friendly - fire emotion is n’t something the robot has any experience dealing with . The Mind Stone does n’t help matters .
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Tesseract– With Loki defeated at the ending of the firstAvengers , Thor take in him and the Tesseract back to Asgard for safekeeping . There , in theory , it could be kept safe . Later in the chronology , however , Thor : The Dark Worldends with Loki in disguise as Odin , and Thor being none the wiser . This should be defective newsworthiness .
Aether– With the Dark Elves vote out at the end ofThor : The Dark World , the Asgardians give the Aether to Benicio del Toro ’s Taneleer Tivan , " The Collector , " for safekeeping . He has his own plans for it , which have yet to be revealed , but he returns inGuardians of the Galaxyand will credibly be back in eitherThor : RagnarokorAvengers : Infinity War .
Orb– After the Guardians of the Galaxy defeat Ronan the Accuser , the Orb is left in the fear of the Nova Corps , which lock it off in a hurdle on Xandar . It ’s deserving note that in the comics , the Nova Corps has been destroyed or seriously halting several time , so it ’s credibly a safe bet that Thanos will strike at them betimes in his campaign .
Heimdall?or"Him"?– Eagle - eyed Internet theorists have pointed out that all of MCU initials for the various Infinity Stones shown thus far –Tesseract , Aether , Necklace ( for the Eye of Agamotto)Orb , Scepter – spell out a key name : T_ANOS ! So we need an " henry " here . One hypothesis posits thatHeimdall , an all - sightedness and all - knowing being who has said he can see people ’s souls , has actually had the stone in his armor the whole fourth dimension . I do n’t grease one’s palms it . A dim-witted answer is that the " hydrogen " will cite the fabled Marvel hero Adam Warlock , who wasfirst introduce in comicssimply by the very - spectacular pronoun"Him " ( ! ) . Warlock play a Brobdingnagian role in Thanos storylines of the past and his cocoon already made a cameo in the Collector ’s stores inGuardians of the Galaxy . He ’s emphatically showing up in future film , so it makes perfect sense that he ’ll own or use the Soul Stone in some way .
Thanos will have all the stones before the end, though
But by the end or midpoint ofAvengers : Infinity War , none of it will matter . Thanos needs to collect the Infinity Stones , and he needs to use the Infinity Gauntlet against the Avengers , and likely kill many of them . I ’m excited . You should be too .
