How is Thanos able to hold almost all of the Infinity Stones barehanded?
So in the movie we see Thanos holding the space, soul and mind Stones in his bare hands. So how is he able to handle such powerful artifacts which even Quill (son of a celestial) was not able to do ( without disintegrating)?
Is it because of the fact that he is an Eternal with the Deviant Syndrome? Does he have the same origin as Comics?
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How is Thanos able to hold almost all of the Infinity Stones barehanded?
No answer is given in movie itself but this is what The Collector said about stones :
"These stones, it seems, can only be brandished by beings of extraordinary strength. These carriers can use the stone to mow down entire civilizations like wheat in a field. Once, for a moment, a group was able to share the energy amongst themselves, but even they were quickly destroyed by it." ? Collector src
It was never said that nobody can touch Infinity Stones barehanded. And we have not seen many powerful people even trying. Ronan touched power stone briefly before placing it on his hammer too.
Is it because of the fact that he is an Eternal with the Deviant Syndrome? Does he have the same origin as Comics?
We don't know, we can make wild guess for now, we do know that his father's name is the same:
"Welcome Thanos, son of Alars." ?The Stonekeeper
And then this is what director's said:
We were considering showing [Thanos'] backstory, but ultimately felt it wasn't necessary for the movie. - cinemablend
And we almost got a tie-in novel called Thanos: Titan Consumed but it became non-canon now:
Hey all - thanks for all the shares on this. Unfortunately, despite being told the novel is canon, the information given to me was INCORRECT. I'm really sorry about this. Article being fixed asap. - twitter
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How can Thanos hold all Infinity Stones?
When a stone is activated, it glows in the gauntlet. Every time he holds a stone in his hand, the Power Stone is glowing. From this, it can be inferred that he is using the strength granted to him by the Power Stone to wield the others without being destroyed.Why can Thanos withstand the Infinity Gauntlet?
When Thanos snapped at the end of Infinity War, the Infinity Gauntlet held back the energy of the Stones, allowing Thanos to snap with ease. On the other hand (no pun intended), the Hulk is unable to snap without using all his strength to do so.Can a mortal hold an Infinity Stone?
The Infinity Stones. An individual Infinity Stone on its own contains too much power for any mortal to even touch one, let alone wield it. That power can be contained and harnessed using tools like the Infinity Gauntlet, but we're meant to understand from the movies that these aren't toys for your typical puny human.Why did Thanos need all 6 stones for the snap?
Thanos thinks that if he kills half of all life in the universe, he'll restore balance. To do so, he needs all six Infinity Stones to power his Infinity Gauntlet, which in turn will give him the ability to bend time, space, energy, and the laws of physics and reality.We SOLVED Why The Infinity Stones OBEYED Thanos and Not Others
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By the time we see Thanos in Infinity War, he is already in possession of the Power Stone.
The Power Stone grants "extraordinary strength," which is stated in Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 1 as the requirement for possessing a stone.
When a stone is activated, it glows in the gauntlet. Every time he holds a stone in his hand, the Power Stone is glowing. From this, it can be inferred that he is using the strength granted to him by the Power Stone to wield the others without being destroyed.
Answer 3
Thanos is from Saturn's moon Titan, there are two species on this moon and they are known as Eternals and Deviants. Thanos is a hybrid of both. The Eternals have many powers stemming from their control over some "Cosmic Energy" given to them by the Celestials. The celestials are a group of ancient aliens known to be some of the oldest entities in the Marvel Universe. The Celestials are responsible for the creation of the Eternals and also sentient life on earth, in the Marvel Universe. They also created the Deviants, Deviants are a counter species to the Eternals. The Celestials gave each Deviant a special power, the idea was to create an individual power for each Deviant. With both the Eternal and Deviant genes Thanos is an extremely powerful being to begin with, but he also altered himself later in life with an extreme scientific prowess, to make himself even more powerful. These are all factors from the comics, but I'm sure most of this information is used to rationalize why he can hold the stones with his bare hand and why he can control the gauntlet so well in the movies.
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