

The next stone introduced in the MCU was the Reality Stone. In the film's epilogue, Howard Stark finds and reclaims it on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D, with whom the Tesseract and Space Stone would remain for several decades, save for the brief span of years in the ownership of Kree scientist, Mar-Vell (more on that later).

In the final altercation between Cap and the Red Skull on board a plane carrying these weapons of mass destruction, the Tesseract burns its way through the craft and lands in the ocean. After stealing the Tesseract, the Red Skull is able to harness its power and convert it into powerful weaponry on behalf of HYDRA. Due to the Norse iconography adorning the church temple walls, it is clear that the Tesseract (and the Space Stone within it) have a history with Asgard and Odin, but details as to how such an important relic made its way to Earth are scarce. In the origin film, the dastardly Red Skull discovers the Tesseract hidden away in an ancient chapel in Tønsberg, Norway. Unlike its comic book counterpart, the Space Stone is initially housed in the Tesseract, a luminous and blue cosmic cube that fans began to track in Captain America: The First Avenger. These Infinity Stones each control an essential aspect of existence." The six Infinity Stones - Space, Mind, Reality Power, Time, and Soul - are all dangerous in their own right, but when combined with each other, are capable of much devastation the bounds of which will be tested by Thanos throughout the film, culminating in his universe-altering Snap. "The big bang sent six elemental crystals hurtling across the virgin universe. "At the dawn of the universe, there was nothing, then boom," Wong describes. Throughout this epic and aptly named Infinity Saga, Kevin Feige and his team over at Marvel continued to expand the capabilities of each stone and, in so doing, the possibilities of their expansive and sprawling universe.Īccording to Wong in Avengers: Infinity War, the ancient history of the stones is tied to the very creation of the universe itself. The Infinity Stones have been central to the Marvel Cinematic Universe's overarching story and have been featured many times over during its historic twenty-two film run.
