Thanos is the woooooorst (Picture: Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

The ending of Avengers: Infinity War hurt people’s feelings.

It’s no surprise that, as fans await the sequel – which as of yet hasn’t got a title – they’re returning to the universe in an attempt to make sense of the events that led up to the horrifying ending.

(Spoilers ahead, though if you haven’t watched the film yet, um why? Do it now!).

In the latest round of fan theories, one in particular about the Infinity Gauntlet has cleared up a glaring plot hole.


Thanos wanted to Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half the Earth’s population (Picture: Marvel, Avengers: Infinity War)

When Thanos (urgh) appeared with the Infinity Gauntlet in his possession, some people were confused – if Thanos forced Eitri to make him the gauntlet in an effort to harness the powers of the infinity stones, how is it possible that Odin already had a fake in his vault in the first Thor movie, many years prior?



In fact, the fake Infinity Gauntlet appeared in the Marvel movies three times: Once in Odin’s vault in Thor, once in a credit scene for Avengers: Age of Ultron (this was when we were introduced to the Thanos-as-the-Big-Baddie storyline, in which he said ‘I’ll do it myself’).

Finally, in Thor: Ragnarok, the God of Thunder’s sister Hela revealed that the gauntlet in their vault was a fake.

Hela dismissed it (Picture: Thor: Ragnarok)

Well, one clever fan seems to have got the answer. Are you strapped in? Here we go.

Reddit user cgcs20 argued that the ‘concept’ of the gauntlet existed before Thanos forced Eitri to make it for him – the ‘blueprints’ for it already existed so Thanos had a frame of reference.

The reddit user wrote: ‘I think I figured out why Odin had a fake gauntlet in his vault. When Thor approached Eitri to create Stormbreaker, the concept of the weapon already existed.

‘I think it’s possible that when Thanos approached him to make the gauntlet, the concept for it already existed too, as someone else had asked him for one before: Odin. Odin wanted to harness the power of the stones and had a replica made to see what the finished product would look like, but upon becoming more peaceful he decided against using it, much to Hela’s disappointment.

‘He put the replica in his vault as a way to remind himself not to get too carried away with his power. This would explain why Hela knows it’s a fake, and announces it so proudly and dismissively.’

Is your mind blown?

The theory makes perfect sense: If you remember, Odin wasn’t always a pacifist. In fact, he waged many wars before he decided to retire in favour of a more peaceful rule. Don’t get it twisted though – he wasn’t winning any Father of the Year awards.

Another fan built on the theory, arguing that perhaps Odin stopped going after the stones because he wasn’t willing to sacrifice his daughter Hela to get the Soul Stone.

Gotta love those fan theories.

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