With the Infinity Stones destroyed in ‘Avengers: Endgame’, one of the MCU’s biggest storylines seemed finally over. But it may not be the end of the story, as Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four join the multiverse story.
Earth-828 Could Hold The Key To Stopping An Incursion
In the MCU, Thanos said he destroyed the stones to atoms after eliminating half of life with them. Later, the Avengers went back in time to retrieve different versions of the stones, thus undoing the Snap. However, there is one crucial difference: Thanos destroyed the stones in the main MCU timeline, but not necessarily in all universes of the multiverse.
So the Fantastic Four’s universe of Earth-828 might still have all six Infinity Stones: ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. If true, they could prove to be essential weapons in the battle against Doctor Doom. In ‘Endgame’, the Ancient One revealed that the Infinity Stones are necessary for the passage of time.
Their removal from a timeline might have some dangerous consequences, but eventually Bruce convinced her that bringing the stones back to their right place and time would prevent such consequences. In the meantime, ‘What If…?’ proved that the Infinity Stones are real and powerful in other worlds.
If its Infinity Stones remain intact, Reed Richards could have access to technology and cosmic resources that the Avengers no longer possess. This is very interesting for Earth-828. If its Infinity Stones remain intact, Reed Richards could have access to technology and cosmic resources that the Avengers no longer possess. And considering Reed’s intelligence, he might recognize the threat of an Incursion before anyone else understands its true scale.
Reed Richards Can Recreate a Famous Marvel Comics Moment
There’s a strong comic book tie-in here. In the Marvel universe, Reed Richards and the Illuminati are threatened by Incursions. In one such crisis, Steve Rogers pushes an oncoming Earth away with an Infinity Gauntlet. Although the attempt succeeds, the immense strain destroys the stones.
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A scene like that in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ would be a fantastic method to reintroduce the Infinity Stones into the narrative without ruining ‘Endgame’. Reed could form a new gauntlet, forcing Steve Rogers or Thor to use it in a desperate bid to save two realities that are falling apart.
The concept is more than just a resurgence of a familiar weapon: it could tie the Avengers’ past victories to the multiverse’s greatest threat, while giving Reed Richards a crucial role in saving reality itself.
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