How did they survive Thanos' reality bending
In Avengers: Infinity War, in an attempt to find one of the Infinity Stones before Thanos gets it, the Guardians of the Galaxy go to Knowhere to try and take the Reality Stone before Thanos can get it.
Thanos, being one step ahead, already has the Stone and when they come and start attacking him, he uses it to literally turn Drax and Mantis into little cubes. He then kidnaps Gamora and after he leaves they get up like nothing happened.
Did Thanos use the Stone to "put them together again" or does it mean the Stone's effects are only temporary?
Best Answer
From MCU wikia on Aether (reality stone):
Capabilities:
Reality Manipulation - The user with the Aether can manipulate reality. During the convergence, this is manifested mostly through energy projections. Thanos used it primarily to create illusions (such as the one that hid the destroyed Collector's Museum from the Guardians of the Galaxy, or another that showed to Doctor Strange how Titan was in Thanos’s prime), or prevent lethal attacks, with both Peter's beams and Gamora's dagger being turned into bubbles, and the Hulkbuster being embedded inside a cliff wall.
They are illusions, he is not really harming them, just affecting their reality (it is the reality stone after all). Also I think it's an ilusion because, if it wasn't Thanos could easily create infinite resources and "fix" the universe.
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What happened to the Reality Stone after Guardians of the Galaxy?
Destruction. Thanos then retreated to Planet 0259-S and three weeks later, used the Stones to destroy themselves, resulting in the Reality Stone's destruction.How did Thanos get the Reality Stone in Infinity War?
Thanos is told that he can own the stone only when he sacrifices the life of his beloved (in this case - Gamora). He finally gets the stone after he throws his daughter off the cliff, crying.How did the Reality Stone become solid?
As part of his quest to obtain the Infinity Stones, Thanos raided Knowhere in search of the Aether. He found the Infinity Stone and presumably deemed the Aether too powerful to control, so he solidified it into the Reality Stone with his Gauntlet.Is the Reality Stone just illusion?
After encountering Thanos, Gamora (Zoe Saldana) made an attempt on his life. Just when it seemed that Gamora had succeeded in mortally wounding her father, it was revealed that he had created an illusion with the Reality Stone to fool the Guardians.How Thanos SURVIVED The Snap Explained
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