By Katie Doll
Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” is projected to be the biggest movie of 2018. In “Avengers: Infinity War”, all the superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe must unite to defeat their biggest threat yet: Thanos, whose mission is to obtain all of the Infinity Stones to destroy half the universe.
Before seeing “Avengers: Infinity War,” viewers might want to re-watch all 18 films preceding it.
However, because some fans may not have the time to see all 18 films, here is an overview of six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films that help explain the Infinity Stones and the events leading up to “Avengers: Infinity War”.
- “The Avengers” (2012)
As the first time the original Avengers banded together, this film already features two of the Infinity Stones. One being the Space Stone, located in the Tesseract, and the Mind Stone, located in Loki’s scepter. The Space Stone allows the user to control space and teleportation while the Mind Stone lets the owners control the minds of others. Not only does this film show the intense power of two of the Infinity Stones, but it shows how well all of these heroes work together for the first time.
- “Thor: The Dark World” (2013)
The sequel to “Thor” introduces the Reality Stone, which allows the user to warp reality at its will. At the end of the film it is given to The Collector for safekeeping, who will be later seen in Guardians of the Galaxy.
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014)
In this comedic superhero film, the Power Stone is introduced in the Orb. The Power Stone gives the wielder immense power that could wipe out all life on a planet. The stone can also increase the power of other stones. This film also explains for the first time what the Infinity Stones are, as explained by The Collector. By the end of the film, the Orb is housed by the intergalactic police known as Nova Corps.
- “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015)
This film introduces two new Avengers powered by the Mind Stone: Scarlet Witch and Vision. Vision holds the Mind Stone in his forehead, which seems to be keeping him alive and more powerful than the rest of the Avengers. Scarlet Witch gains the powers of telekinesis through the Mind Stone.
- “Captain America: Civil War” (2016)
This film does not include the whereabouts of any of the Infinity Stones, but it does show by the end of the film that the Avengers are split, implying that Thanos will most likely bring them together in “Avengers: Infinity War.”
- “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017)
By the end of this comedic installment of the “Thor” series, the Space Stone seems to be in the hands of Loki, and Thor’s home of Asgard is destroyed, leaving him and the Asgardians into space. An end credits scene gives a hint that Thanos is already ready to attack Thor and the Hulk, starting his reign of terror.
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