Avengers: Endgame
Thanos did destroy all six Infinity Stones inAvengers : Endgame , Marvel confirms . Functioning as the MacGuffins of the Infinity Saga , the elementary crystals flirt a big theatrical role inAvengers : Infinity Warand its lineal sequel . As theMCUmoves towards Phase 4 , fans can expect the crystals to not explicitly factor out in any of the upcoming story since they no longer live in the primary universe .
It guide a while for the MCU to confirm the macrocosm of the Infinity Stones withCaptain America : The First Avengerreferring tothe Space Stone plainly as the Cosmic Cube . The next four gems ( judgement , Reality , Power , and Time ) factored in subsequent films with theSoul Stone ’s reveal saved forInfinity War . After successfully gathering all six crystals , Thanos was able to snap half of life in the universe out of existence , leaving the heroes undermanned and overcome inEndgame . Things got worse when the frantic Titan assure them that there ’s no agency to reverse the decimation because he destroyed the Infinity Stones .
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Thanos may be an egomaniac , but as Nebula ( Karen Gillan ) say , he ’s not a prevaricator . Marvel Studiosconfirmed that the elementary crystals are indeed destroyed . A new Instagram military post to celebrateInfinity War ’s arriver on Disney+ move over buff a smash course on the Infinity Stones , as well as the Infinity Gauntlet , admit details about their current status - all of them are hold put down . Check out the clip below :
Since theInfinity Stoneshave supposedly leave attend to their purpose , Thanos opt to to the full destroy them so that the Decimation could not be undone . At that point , both he and the Avengers did n’t guess there ’s another elbow room to acquire the pit - that ’s untilAnt - Man ( Paul Rudd)brought up the idea of prison term travel . While Nebula vouch for his adoptive father ’s honesty , sports fan also did n’t see Thanos in reality destroying the Infinity Stones , impart the door open for Marvel Studios to walk back on this plot of ground point . It ’s worth noting that directors Joe and Anthony Russo also floated the approximation thatthe gems still live in the main population , excuse that " Thanos only reduced the stones to the atomic degree . The I. F. Stone are still present in the creation . " With this late confirmation from Marvel , however , it ’s dependable to say that the only potential way for the gems to make their way back into the primary MCU timeline is if they ’re taken from another timeline or the past - interchangeable to what the Avengers did in the time armed robbery . Admittedly , this is a more complicated wayto element them again in Phase 4 and beyond , but at least the option to do that is present with the Quantum Realm technology already set up .
While the Infinity Stones no longer in the primary MCU realness , there are still some lingering questions about them , particularly their origins . At this point , there ’s no urgency in answer that mystery , especially since the franchise is moving away from the Infinity Saga . Marvel Studios may not bring them back anytime soon following their wipeout inAvengers : Endgame , however , with Chloe Zhao’sEternalsdelving into the universe ’s unknown history , it ’s possible that the upcoming filmmay also reveal where the crystals really come from .
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