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This article stop SPOILERS forDefenders Beyond # 2
The mysteriousInfinity Stonesfinally have an origin write up of their own - alongwith the all - powerful CelestialsofEternalsfame , and the two are inextricably connected . The six stones ( promise gems in the comedian until very recently ) are ferociously - powerful items that allow a wielder to control a primal aspect of the Marvel Universe ( Space , Time , Reality , Mind , Soul and Power).Defenders Beyond # 2reveals significant fact about both the rock and the Celestials - as well as their dark use in both the MCU and the comics .
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe , the Infinity Stones have subsist on film since 2011’sCaptain America : The First Avenger(the Space Stone was disguised as the Tesseract , shaped likewise to a Cosmic Cube ) . Little to no root is given for the physical object other than the fact that they originated during the Big Bang . Thanos sought the Stones to destroy half of all life in the universe - but unbeknownst to him , this may actually be the Infinity Stones ' intended purpose . According to theDefenders Beyondseries , the Stones exist specifically to put down - which would certainly put Thanos ' actions in a wholly new ignitor ; the Mad Titan was only using the Stones as intended .
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The monochromatic versions of the Godlike existence were see before inInfinity Wars # 5 , in which Loki revealed thefirst Celestials were the reservoir of the Infinity Stones- and they deposited the Stones into each universe , hoping they would finally be used to ruin each one . While the Aspirants can not directly engage war in person , they can produce objects that others can use to induce untold end in their stead . Thanos is one such being , but he only essay to eradicate half of all aliveness - presumptively , there are others in other macrocosm who seek the outrighteradicationof the universe(s ) .
These massive revelations suggest there are two types of Celestials - one that make and one that destroy - and the ones bent on devastation " cast stone " ( as Loki put it ) into unwitting world . existence who seek outultimate power such as Thanoseventually find these Stone and , accidentally or otherwise , bring in about its destruction . TheInfinity Stones , in the light ofDefenders Beyond , are no longer artifact of the previous universe of discourse - they are weapons of aggregated destruction sent by destructive Celestials .
