Foreshadowing In Marvel's First Decade For 'Infinity War'

The Marvel Cinematic Universe started withIron Manin 2008, ten years before the release ofInfinity WarTony Stark lamented his suit’s high-altitude icing problems. His AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., replied, “A very astute observation, sir. Perhaps, if you intend to visit other planets, we should improve the exosystems.” A decade later, Stark followed his AI’s advice. He prepared not just to visit Titan, but to fight his life’s fight there.

The first real mention of the Infinity Stones and the Mad Titan who wields them appeared in a brief glimpse of the Infinity Gauntlet in Asgard’s treasure room inThorThe Gauntlet’s inclusion seemed like an Easter egg.At that time, but the details show the MCU knew what they were building toward.At that time, the MCU knew what they were building toward, even in 2011, though the specifics show this.

Fans thought the GauntletThorThorwas a mistake. The glove in the treasure room was for a right hand; the comic book Infinity Gauntlet always stayed on the left hand. Hela cleared this up with a joke inThor: RagnarokHela dismissed the right-handed treasure as fake to her lackey Skurge.

The first Infinity Stone to appear in the MCU was the Space Stone inCaptain America: The First Avengerit appeared disguised as the Tesseract. The Red Skull and Arnim Zola knew the Tesseract connected to Norse lore, but they did not know its true cosmic origins. They only knew the Tesseract held supreme power. When the Red Skull tried to take that power, he seemed to burn up. Comic book style, though, no body meant no death. The Red Skull was revealed as the Soul Stone's guardian inthe Red SkullThe Red Skull and Arnim Zola knew the Tesseract linked to Norse lore. They did not know its true cosmic origins. They only knew the Tesseract held supreme power. When the Red Skull tried to take that power himself, he appeared incinerated. Comic book style, though, meant no body meant no death. The Red Skull became the Soul Stone's guardian inInfinity Warand

Loki meets Thanos first in the MCU. This happens sometime betweenTheir interaction involved two Infinity Stones: the Space Stone Thanos wanted Loki to get, and the Mind Stone Thanos gave Loki to complete the task. Thanos stayed offscreen until the film’s post-credits scene. His proxy, The Other, spoke ominously to Loki early in the movie, dropping a threat that foreshadowed Loki’s end inInfinity War.Their talk involves two Infinity Stones. Thanos wants Loki to get the Space Stone, and Thanos gives Loki the Mind Stone to help him. Thanos stays offscreen until the film's post-credits scene. His proxy, The Other, speaks with Loki early in the movie, dropping a threat that signals Loki's end inInfinity War, and received a painful death.

The Other darkly tells Loki, “If you fail, if the Tesseract stays away, there will be no place, no dead moon, no crack where he cannot find you. You think you know pain? He will make you crave something as sweet as pain.” Loki tries to keep the Tesseract from Thanos inInfinity WarThanos had no dialogue during his brief post-credits appearance in

The Avengers, but he flashed a smile at the audience, hinting at his dark plans. The grin came after The Other said, “to challenge [Earth] is the court death.” Whilemany fans and critics at the timemany fans and critics at the timeThis hinted at Thanos's deadly intent.Thanos's infatuationThanos's infatuation with the personification of Death in comic books turned out to foreshadow his deadly cosmic culling inInfinity War.

Three Infinity Stones—Space, Mind, and Reality—appeared in the MCU beforeThe Infinity Stones got their official names in Thor: The Dark World.ended, the film’s post-credits scene first named them by their real names. There, Volstagg and Lady Sif gave the Aether (the Reality Stone) to the Collector for safekeeping in Knowhere. Volstagg said, “The Tesseract is already on Asgard. It is not wise to keep two Infinity Stones so close together.” Ten movies later, Thanos came to get the Reality Stone.

Thanos appears briefly inGuardians of the Galaxy.Thanos gives Ronan the Accuser a harsh verbal slapdown. This shows audiences Thanos's potential as the MCU's top villain. Thanos calls Ronan a "pouty child" and says Ronan's politics bored him. This hints Thanos operates beyond typical MCU villains.

In Guardians of the Galaxy, when Thanos blames Ronan the Accuser for alienating his "favorite daughter, Gamora," this seems more like a cruel comment toward his other daughter, Nebula, who was in the room. OnceInfinity Warrolled around, audiences saw Thanos meant what he said. This shows how important Gamora is to her adoptive father and prepares us for Thanos trading what he loves for the Soul Stone.

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, the Scarlet Witch used her powers to show visions to several Avengers. Tony Stark thought his vision of the original team dead in space was true, but Thor’s vision actually showed more about what would happen inInfinity War.

Thor meets a blind Heimdall. Heimdall tells Thor he will lead his people to “hell” and says, “we are all dead!” This happens at the start ofInfinity War,as Thor sees over half of the remaining Asgardians and his friend Heimdall die at Thanos's hand.

Seeking the truth about the Infinity Stones troubling Earth, Thor took Erik Selvig to a cave-pool and used Asgardian magic for a reading. Thor's vision inAge of Ultronshows many things about the MCU's future, including the Infinity Stone inside Loki's staff. Thor also sees the Stones form the Infinity Gauntlet shape, making its first non-dream appearance soon after.

Thanos showed up in the first twoAvengersfilms via a post-credits scene, but Thanos did not become an active player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe until the end ofAge of Ultron. Thanos walks into his armory and picks up the Infinity Gauntlet.The Infinity Gauntlet., Thanos says, “Fine, I’ll do it myself.” With one line, Thanos confirms he seeks the Infinity Stones and has been manipulating the first two Avengers films.Avengers.films as part of his quest.

During the scene in Age of Ultron where the Avengers argue about creating the robot menace,Age of Ultron., Tony Stark defends building a world-protecting AI. He states, “We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live-long day, but… that up there? That's the endgame.” A few movies later inInfinity War., Doctor Strange says the same thing to Stark, “We’re in the endgame now,” as he vanishes.

During a relationship scene between the Scarlet Witch and Vision inCaptain America: Civil War., there is serious foreshadowing forInfinity War.Paprika and casual flirting sprinkle in. Vision talks about not knowing the Mind Stone in his head and its link to Wanda’s powers. He hopes to control the Stone someday. Since Wanda was the only hero who could affect the Mind Stone inInfinity War., she must destroy it, and Vision destroys it as a last resort to stop Thanos.

The final Infinity Stone before Infinity War showed up.Thanos borrowed a time-turning trick from Doctor Strange.The Time Stone was in.. Strange studies his Stone’s power more than other characters in earlier MCU films and unlocks its time-turning secrets to beat Kaecilius and Dormammu. InStrange studies his Stone's powers more than other characters in prior MCU films. He unlocks its time-turning secrets to beat Kaecilius and Dormammu.Infinity War.Thanos uses the exact same tricks to turn back time on the Mind Stone's destruction and complete the Infinity Gauntlet, allowing him to make his universe-halving snap.

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