Part 1 of the Infinity War is in theaters in May of 2018
Part 2 of the Infinity War is in theaters in May of 2019
Yay! I mean....wait....what is the Infinity War?
The Infinity War will be the fight for the six Infinity Gems (Infinity “Stones” in the movies), or Soul gems as they were originally dubbed when introduced in Marvel Comics in the 70’s. The Gems are six powerful, and indestructible, artifacts...the most powerful in the Marvel Universe. The interesting thing is that although they each have a unique incredibly powerful property they can also be used together to cause even more havoc (the whole being greater than the sum of its parts). In other words, they can grant the power of a god.
Not sure what the stones are or the power they represent? Here’s a brief overview (and, yes, there are inconsistencies between the comic books and the movies in regard to color and power....sigh. See below.):
Tesseract - The Space Stone
This gem was seen in both Captain America (used by Red Skull) and The Avengers (used by Loki). The Tesseract is a blue stone capable of teleporting anything from point ‘a’ to point ‘b’. Thor supposedly took it back to his homeworld of Asgard at the end of The Avengers.
Aether - The Reality Stone:
The Aether was represented by a red floating liquid like thingy that appears to connect itself to a host and make it...well...stronger. As an aside, this is not how it was in the comics. In the comics it was focused more on wish fulfillment. The only appearance, so far, was in Thor: The Dark World. It was given to The Collector for safekeeping by the end of the film. No one is sure if its still there after the end of Guardians of the Galaxy where The Collector’s home is destroyed.
Orb - The Power Stone:
The destruction of The Collector’s home, as discussed above, was caused by this stone. This stone gives the wielder immense power. It can give superhuman strength and the ability to wipe out planets, just by touching the surface. At the end of Guardians of the Galaxy this stone was being housed by the intergalactic police known as Nova Corps.
Loki’s Scepter/Vision’s Forehead - The Mind Stone:
Marvel tricked you! (well...me too) Loki’s blue-glowing scepter was the home of the yellow infinity stone! As seen in The Avengers, the mind stone allows the bearer to control the minds of others (hence the name “The Mind Stone”).
The Soul Stone:
This one hasn’t made its appearance yet. If you go by the stories in Marvel Comics, the Soul Stone was a somewhat sentient creature that could trap souls inside another world. As “trapping souls” has not really been explored yet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) there is no telling what the power may be.
The Time Stone:
Visit the future! Visit the past! Alter them both so each time it's different! You can even speed up or slow down the passage of time! If you are horribly scarred go back in time and don’t have 6 beers before handling an arc welder, or pick up something safer like a nail gun! I think you get the idea. Like the Soul Stone, this gem has not been explored yet in the MCU.
So, what’s up with the glove? Actually, it’s a gauntlet. And, as an FYI, there are two of them, so it should be gauntlets....plural. If you don’t believe me watch Thor. In the Asgard treasure chamber, along with the other dangerous relics, the right glove can be seen. At the end of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, however, we see Thanos pick up the left glove. I’ll wait while you go and watch the movies to try to prove me wrong.
When will we see the last two stones? I would venture to say that they will appear in any one of the number of Marvel movies coming out between now and Infinity War, Part 2. I make this ridiculously safe bet because I really hate to lose.
If I wanted to just go with just a “semi-safe” bet I would point the finger at Doctor Strange and/or Thor: Ragnarok and/or Guardians of the Galaxy 2 for the other“gem sightings".
The Marvel Easter Egg: Do The Stones Spell “Thanos”?
There have been rumors that the name of the stones spell out “Thanos”. So far we have the “T” in Tesseract”, the “A” in Aether, the “O” in Orb, and the “S” in Scepter. That leaves “H” and “N”. But what would the names of the stones be? Helicopter and Numbskull? Horace and Norris? wHo kNows? I’m not going to lose sleep over it, it’s just a rumor and, frankly, a terrible excuse for an easter egg.
And What Comes After?
Once Marvel hits its cinematic peak in Infinity War Part 2, the conclusion that all of the movies have led to, what happens next? It’s anybody’s guess and, as of right now, Marvel doesn’t have much planned. All we know is that in July of 2019 the movie Inhumans is coming out. This is kind of like planning dinner after having a feast for lunch. What could possibly top what you just had? I would NOT want to be connected to that film in any way, shape or form as all the reviews will be based on what was previously seen.
Infinity Gems or Soul Gems? Easter Eggs? Post Infinity War Movies? It all remains a big question mark. All we DO know is that people will wait decades to watch the next part of a good mystery. Just ask Star Wars.
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