Summary

Warning ! This clause contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy # 9Thanos ’ metre wielding the Infinity Gauntlet has become an integral and iconic aspect of his entire character in Marvel Comics , and now the price of using such a cosmically powerful artifact has at last been revealed . Each of the Infinity Stones was crafted upon the nascency of the cosmos by the very textile of reality itself , and anyone who seek to stoop them to their will can never bunk the cost of such a cost - beat or awake .

The first metre Thanos endeavor to apply the Infinity Stones was in the fan - favorite comicThanos Quest , whereThanos scrub the universe kill divinity and champions , collecting these ancient gems of cosmic business leader . This storyline culminated inInfinity Gauntlet , an event that ’s become so synonymous with Thanos ’ character that it was the design for his entire villain bow in the MCU .

While Thanos was around long before his Infinity Stone fixation , and has done a great deal since then as well , he can never escape the metre he spent with the Infinity Stones - literally . When two of the Guardians of the Galaxy track down the current keeper of the Soul Stone , they ’re face with the trueness that anyone who wields the gem - specifically the Soul Stone - has a musical composition of their psyche trapped within it always , and that fraction of their meat can be fake and weaponized .

MCU Thanos looking at his Marvel Comics Thanos-Copter.

The Thanos - Copter has a more significant chapter in the history of memes than it does in Marvel Comics , and now , Thanos find its complete alternate !

A Piece of Thanos’ Soul Is Trapped Within The Soul Stone Forever - & He’s Not Alone

InGuardians of the Galaxy#9 by Collin Kelly , Jackson Lanzing , and Kev Walker , Gamora and Mantis traveling to Earth in lookup of Multitude , a child who is the current wielder of the Soul Stone . They ’re on a mission to retrieve the patch of Drax ’s mortal that ’s trapped within the jewel . However , Multitude cerebrate they ’re trying to take the Soul Stone from him , and uses everything - and everyone - at his disposition to end them .

Multitude is able to call upon the fragments of souls left behind by everyone who ’s ever wielded the Soul Stone to fight for him . Thanos was an obvious standout , but others let in Adam Warlock , Silver Surfer , and even quality members of the Avengers . All of them lost a small-arm of themselves while using the Soul Stone in the past tense , and now they ’re permanently linked to the cosmic artefact until the close of time ( unless the stone consciously releases them like it eventually does with Drax ) .

Thanos’ Connection With The Infinity Stones Is Both Meta & Literal

This issue ofGuardians of the Galaxyconfirms what was alluded to inSecret Wars , that a piece of one ’s essence is forever and a day linked to the Infinity Stones after using them , even after their physical torso has expire . While this is honest for everyone who ’s handle the Soul Stone , this seems peculiarly true for Thanos - at least , in the meta sensation . Thanos QuestandInfinity Gauntletare two floor that perfunctory fans likely recall of the most when weigh Thanos ’ most iconic in Marvel Comics , and his resilient action mechanism portrayal in the MCU only reinforced that persuasion . No matter what Thanos does , he ’ll always be have a go at it for maintain the Infinity Gauntlet and erasing half of all biography in the cosmos with the snap of his finger . Just as his core can literally never escape the Infinity Stones , his character reference is forever linked with them as well .

This ratification of the nature of the Infinity Stones only add to the mythos besiege their might , as even when one suppose they ’re able to bend the Stones to their own will , the Stones ensure a muscular price is pay . Thanosis the poster nipper for paying such a price , as he will never bunk the cost of using the Infinity Gauntlet - and in more ways than one .

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MCU’s Thanos being tormented by wielding the Infinity Stones.

Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet.

Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet with Marvel’s heroes behind him.