7 Things You Didn't Know About Marvel's SECRET Infinity Stone
A look back at the most secret artefact in Marvel history.
The Infinity Stones are the most desired artefacts/MacGuffins in Marvel Comics. These six crystals represent the six elements of the universe; Time, Space, Reality, Mind, Power, Soul. Harbouring one of them will allow the wielder to have unlimited control over that corresponding element. Possessing the six Stones will make one become god-like. After their appearance in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, fans would naturally assume the Stones are the most powerful artefacts in the universe.
But there is something far greater in power lurking in the Marvel Universe - the secret seventh Infinity Stone, the Ego Stone.
When comic fans first hear about it, they react like it's an urban legend. "That can't be true!" "I've read tons of comics and have never heard of an another Infinity Stone!" "How come it wasn't mentioned in stories like The Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity, Infinity Wars?" "Why has Thanos never referred to it or sought it out?' "Where is it?" "What does it do?"
All these questions and more will be answered in this article. (Although these artefacts have been known as The Soul Gems and The Infinity Gems in the past, they will be referred to as The Infinity Stones to avoid confusion.)
7. Where Did The Infinity Stones Come From?
The creator of The Infinity Stones was first mentioned in the underrated two-part series, The Thanos Quest, which is the prequel to The Infinity Gauntlet six-part story. (It is also worth mentioning that this was the first story where the six artefacts were referred to as Infinity Gems. Before that, they were only known as Soul Gems.)
Thanos describes the creator of the Stones as such: "They were once a single unit, a lone entity. They were a sentient being of limitless power. At the time, this being was the only living thing that existed with any and all realities".
Since nothing existed in the universe except for this being, it grew unbearably lonely and destroyed itself. The remnants of its powers were collected into seven small ingots called Infinity Stones. However, one was lost in another universe and no one knew of its existence for eons.
Although the entity that created them is called Nemesis, Thanos believes it should be called God since no other title would match its power. Despite the fact Nemesis is depicted as female in future comics, Thanos imagines it as male when he details its backstory.