The Complete MCU Infinity Stones Timeline

We first see the Space Stone in The MCU.: Thor.

People have had parts in its history.The Space Stone, known as the Tesseract, Odin hid it on Earth long ago. We first see it in Captain America: The First Avenger.The Red Skull finds it during WWII. While attacking the US, the Red Skull meets Captain America. Grabbing the Tesseract, the Red Skull teleports away. The cube burns a hole through the plane's bottom and falls into the Arctic Ocean. Howard Stark later finds the Tesseract while searching for Steve Rogers, and S.H.I.E.L.D. gets it.

InCaptain Marvel.Dr. Wendy Lawson used the Tesseract for Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S in the 1980s. She tried to build a light-speed engine for the Skrulls. When Yon-Rogg tried to take the object, Goose swallowed it for safety.

Goose returns the Tesseract to S.H.I.E.L.D. testing its power in the reactivated Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. The mid-credits scene of Thor., Loki influences Dr. Erik Selvig, who studies the Tesseract. During The Avengers.Loki makes a wormhole to use his Chitauri army to control Earth. For the army, he gives the Tesseract to Thanos. The Avengers defeat Loki, and both Loki and the Tesseract go to Asgard.

This was where it was before Thanos got it.: Loki takes the Tesseract from Asgard just before it is destroyed in Thor: Ragnarok.Loki tries to trick Thanos when he seeks the Stone, but Thanos sees through the plan. Thanos takes the Space Stone by force.

We first see the Mind Stone in The MCU.: The Avengers.

People have had parts in its history.The Mind Stone started as part of the Scepter, which Loki used to control Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S scientists in The Avengers.Thanos gives the trickster god the device to conquer Earth. After Loki loses, S.H.I.E.L.D. takes the Scepter. Wolfgang von Strucker gets it because of sleeper agents in the agency. He uses it for human testing, mainly involving Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.

The Avengers later raided von Strucker's base inAvengers: Age of Ultron.and get the Specter. Thor lets Tony Stark study the Mind Stone inside. He and Bruce Banner use it for the Ultron Program. Ultron activates, takes the device, breaks the Specter, and removes the Stone to activate a new vibranium body. The Avengers take the body and help create Vision, who gains consciousness thanks to the Stone in his forehead.

This was where it was before Thanos got it.: Vision still has the Mind Stone when the Black Order.confronts him. He goes to Wakanda to have the Stone removed but Thanos stops him. Vision convinces Wanda to kill both him and the Stone, but Thanos uses the Time Stone to undo it. He then removes the Mind Stone from Vision's forehead and finishesThe Infinity Gauntlet.

Where We First See It In The MCU: Thor: The Dark World

Who Has Had A Part In Its HistoryThousands of years ago, Malekith the Accursed used the Reality Stone to create the Aether and tried to destroy the Nine Realms. Asgardians beat him, then returned in the modern day and tried again. Thor stopped him, sealing the Aether in a container for The Collector's safekeeping.Age of Ultron about the end of the world, seeing the Aether solidify into the Reality Stone.

Where It Was Before Thanos Got It: The Aether stayed with The Collector until Thanos took it and made the Reality Stone.

Where We First See It In The MCU: Guardians of the Galaxy

Who Has Had A Part In Its History: During a mission, Star-Lord finds the mysterious Orb and attempts to sell it to keep it out of Ronan the Accuser's possession. Star-Lord hooks up with the future members of the Guardians of the GalaxyThey took the Orb to The Collector. He opened it, showing the Power Stone. When his assistant failed to get it, Ronan and Nebula grabbed the Stone from The Collector. Ronan used the Stone with his Cosmi-Rod to make a tool of chaos.

The Guardians tracked Ronan down. They used the Stone's power to defeat him. They put the Stone in a new container for the Nova Corps' protection.

Where It Was Before Thanos Got It: The Power Stone sits in the Nova Corps vault on Xandar. Before the events of Avengers 3, Thanos traveled to the planet and destroyed it to get the stone.Avengers 3, Thanos went to the planet and destroyed it to get the stone for himself.

Where We First See It In The MCU: Doctor Strange

Who Has Had A Part In Its History: Agamotto, the founder of the Masters of the Mystic Arts, took the Time Stone some time ago. He kept it in the Eye of Agamotto. Thousands of years later, Doctor Strange found the Eye in Kamar-Taj. Strange used it to defeat Dormammu and returned it to Kamar-Taj.

Where It Was Before Thanos Got It: The Eye of Agamotto was with Strange when Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian attacked New York. The Black Order tried to take the Stone. Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Strange stopped them. Strange used the Stone to plan how to beat Thanos. He hid it in the rubble before Thanos arrived on Titan. Strange gave the Stone to Thanos to save Stark's life.

Where We First See It In The MCU: Avengers: Infinity War

Who Has Had A Part In Its History: Sometime before Avengers 3, Gamora found the Soul Stone in a shrine on Vormir. She hid its location until Thanos captured Nebula to make Gamora talk. To save her sister, Gamora agreed to take Thanos to the Soul Stone site. They found the Red Skull there.Avengers 3, Gamora found the Soul Stone in a shrine on Vormir. She kept its location secret until Thanos took Nebula to make Gamora speak. Gamora agreed to take Thanos to the Soul Stone site to save her sister.the Red Skullon Vormir, serving as the Stone's guardian after the Space Stone transported him there decades ago.

Where It Was Before Thanos Got ItThe Red Skull watches the Soul Stone. He tells Thanos he can take it if Thanos commits a great sacrifice. Thanos chooses Gamora, the only person he ever truly loved, as that sacrifice to get the Stone.