Follow us on Google News
Get the latest updates directly in your Google News feed
In the wake ofAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers: Endgame, numerous theories came out pointing toward the various other ways in which the Avengers could have won. While there were multiple ways where lesser sacrifices could have been made, and characters could have been saved, one question keeps on popping up: Why did the Avengers not destroy the Infinity Stones?
The Infinity Stones were the key to Thanos’ plans. However, every single one of the gems needed to be acquired by Thanos, so that he could accurately commit genocide which was random and not targeted. All the Avengers needed to do was destroy just one of the gems, or all of them, to prevent Thanos from coming.
Avengers could have thwarted Thanos easily
Thanos’hunt for the stoneswould have had a major setback if the Avengers had been successful in destroying the Infinity Gems. Even getting rid of one could mean that Thanos would be unable to fulfill his goal of bringing Balance to the universe. Had the Infinity Stones been destroyed, the Avengers would probably find themselves on equal footing with Thanos, able tobeat the Mad Titan with their combined efforts.
“That would have been dark af”: Thank God Marvel Didn’t Add This Gory Scene of Thanos in Avengers: Endgame
However, there was still the fact that theAvengers were split up at the beginning of Infinity War. Even if Infinity Gems had been destroyed, a disassembled Avengers would have had a tough time fighting another alien invasion, given that half of them were fugitives from the law and the other half were still reeling retiring from the superhero life come the beginning ofInfinity War, there was no official team of Avengers.
The Avengers did plan on destroying the gems, but it didn’t work
The theory,posted on Reddit, chided the Avengers for not doing the obvious, and destroying the Infinity Stones. Except that’s exactly what they did. The Avengers became aware of the Infinity Stones at the end ofAge of Ultronafter Thor did some research on them. The next time the infinity stones played a major role was when the Hulk crashed from the sky, to inform the others that Thanos was looking for the Infinity Stones.
By the time the plan to destroy one of the stones was concocted, the Avengers were already hurtling in two different directions. While the contingent led by Steve Rogers was busy preparing for an assault in Wakanda, Tony Stark was making his way to Titan with the Time Stone.
Jonathan Majors Replacement Confirmed? One of MCU’s Worst Rated Movies’ Sequel Can Introduce a Villain Marvel Just Confirmed is as Strong as Thanos
By the time it was decided that the Stone would be destroyed, Thanos had already acquired a host of other stones, all of which would allow him to reconstruct any of the destroyed stones. The only way that destroying a stone would stop Thanos was if it was the Time stone that was destroyed, which was an important weapon for the sorcerers of the MCU.
Anuraag Chatterjee
Content Writer
Articles Published :1633
Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
More from Anuraag Chatterjee
J.K. Rowling’s Biggest Harry Potter Plothole: First Female Death Eater’s Age Makes No Sense
The Octopus Behind Jo Yu-ri Might Be the Saddest Spoiler of Squid Game Season 3
Ballerina Box Office Couldn’t Even Beat the Worst Disney Live Action Movie of the Decade
Recommended
Spider-Man: Brand New Day – How the 2008 Comic Arc Could Shape Tom Holland’s Next Movie
One Piece: Why Luffy’s Final Fight Will Break Shonen (& It Won’t Be Against Imu or Blackbeard)
‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Season 10 Episode 9: Release Date and What to Expect
NYT Strands August 17, 2025 Hints and Solution
You Can Finally Watch Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Blockbuster at Home: Digital Release Date Revealed - Report
NYT Pips Solution for August 08, 2025
Marvel Cinematic UniverseThe Avengers
