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In Avengers: Infinity War, in order to obtain the Soul Stone, Thanos has to sacrifice someone he loves. To thwart Thanos, Gamora tries to stab herself, but he turns the knife into bubbles.
Thanos stops Gamora from committing suicide so he can kill her himself, by throwing her off the cliff.
It seems like, for the sacrifice to count, you have to actually kill a person you love. It's not enough to just lose someone through suicide.
However, in Avengers: Endgame Natasha sacrifices her own life, with Clint actually trying to save her. So even though Clint loses a loved one, it wasn't he who made the sacrifice. Nonetheless he wakes up with the Soul Stone in his hand (and he can hold it without getting killed).
My Question(s):
- Why did Clint receive the Soul Stone, even though he didn't sacrifice a loved one?
- Is it actually necessary to kill a loved one, or is it enough to just lose one?
Best Answer
I think the pit is important for the ritual. They must be sacrificed to the pit. So Gamora killing herself then being thrown in likely wouldn't have counted, but Natasha falling in did.
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How did Hawkeye get stone?
Gamora committing suicide to prevent Thanos from getting the stone presumably wouldn't count as a stone-getting sacrifice, but Nat flinging herself from the cliff-side to enable Clint to get the stone clearly does.What Stone does Hawkeye get?
Black Widow and Hawkeye were then told by Red Skull that they had to sacrifice a loved one to obtain the Soul Stone, causing Black Widow to understand why Thanos had left Vormir without Gamora as he had sacrificed her.How did Hawkeye get his powers?
While Clint Barton has no superhuman powers (with the exception of the period when using Pym particles as Goliath), he is at the very peak of human conditioning. He is an exceptional fencer, acrobat and marksman, having been trained from childhood in the circus and by the criminals Trick Shot and Swordsman.How did Clint hold the Soul Stone?
Simply because he was wearing a glove (if I remember correctly). Although that seems like pittance compared to an infinity stone. The soul stone has effectively "chosen" him because of the sacrifice of Black Widow.NEW! Marvel's Avengers DLC - Duplicate Heroes! New Free Hawkeye Skin!
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Answer 2
Because Clint loved her so much he wanted to sacrifice himself so she could live, and she wanted the same.
That's plenty enough love for this job.
Both the love and the sacrifice were present.
Answer 3
According to Red Skull in Infinity War,
In order to take the stone, you must lose that which you love.
Earlier in the scene, he does say the stone requires a sacrifice, but the above comment is a clarification when Thanos asks. It makes sense as long as you lose that which you love then you've fulfilled the requirements, which Hawkeye does.
Answer 4
Aside from the deaths themselves, all we have to go on regarding the Soul Stone's rules are the utterances of our old pal Johan:
RED SKULL: Soul hold a special place among the Infinity Stones. You might say it has a certain wisdom.
THANOS: Tell me what it needs.
RED SKULL: To ensure that whoever possesses it... Understands its power... The stone demands a sacrifice.
THANOS: Of what?
RED SKULL: In order to take the stone you must lose that which you love. A soul...For a soul.
Captain Rougebones doesn't say that the aspiring wielder has to personally make the sacrifice, just that there has to be a sacrifice.
If the stone has wisdom enough to determine whether Thanos/Hawkeye genuinely loved Gamora/Widow, it presumably also his wisdom enough to determine the intentionality behind a death. Gamora committing suicide to prevent Thanos from getting the stone presumably wouldn't count as a stone-getting sacrifice, but Nat flinging herself from the cliff-side to enable Clint to get the stone clearly does.
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