Why is it different when Ebony Maw handles the tesseract and when Red Skull handles the tesseract?
Various people handle the tesseract throughout the MCU. I'm interested in the distinction between Ebony Maw in Avengers: Infinity War:
(Loki and Thanos also handle the tesseract in this scene.)
and Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger:
Unlike Ebony Maw, Red Skull gets kind of "beamed up" as a result of handling the tesseract (seemingly involuntarily).
Why is it different when Ebony Maw handles the tesseract and when Red Skull handles the tesseract?
Best Answer
Because the Tesseract activated when the Red Skull held it
Despite what everyone on Earth believed, Schmidt didn't perish from the Tesseract. Instead, he was teleported to the planet Vormir, the home of the Soul Stone, as punishment for his abuse of the Space Stone's power. Due to loving no one but himself, Schmidt was unable to take control of the Stone for himself and the Stone cursed him into becoming its guardian for over seven decades, rendering him unable to escape the planet and forcing him to advise seekers of the Stone what price they needed to pay to obtain it as well as making him immortal and able to immediately tell who came to Vormir.
Source: Red Skull > Biography > Stonekeeper > Advising Thanos (1st Paragraph)
from the above what happened was that when he held it what happened to the Red Skull was punishment for abusing the power of the Space Stone (what the Tesseract is the container of) since Red Skull used it as a battery for weapons but as per the wikia entry on it
The Tesseract is a cube which contains an Infinity Stone, representing the fabric of space. If used correctly, the Tesseract can open gateways to any part of the universe and provide interdimensional travel.
Source: Tesseract > Capabilities
why did it look like he disintegrated? because it's cool. though seriously it was probably because he was being forced though the portal against his will unlike the times Loki, the Chitauri or Thanos used it's power.
Red Skull's state on Vormir, as indicated in the first quote, seems to be the result of him trying to take the Soul Stone for himself and not having anyone to love (to sacrifice), was punished again.
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Why did Red Skull touch the Tesseract?
Red Skull inadvertently activates the Tesseract Seeking the ultimate power to help HYDRA claim their victory in World War II and then take control of the world, Schmidt sought and eventually found the Tesseract.What happens when Red Skull touched the Tesseract?
When the Red Skull gets his hands on the Tesseract, a powerful cube that contains an Infinity Stone, he decides to break from the Nazi Party and try to rule the world on his own. Captain America battles Red Skull, and ultimately Red Skull unwisely touches the Tesseract with his bare hands. He vanishes.How did Red Skull know about the Tesseract?
In 1942, Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull, arrived in T\xf8nsberg to procure the Tesseract from an ancient church. While he initially thought it was located inside the coffin of a long-dead warrior, he soon realized this was a fake and found the real Tesseract hidden in a nearby wall.Did Red Skull have the Tesseract?
Red Skull lost the Tesseract, but became associated with another Stone decades later in Avengers: Infinity War. Through a shocking reveal, it was made clear that Red Skull was never killed; he was transported to the planet Vormir.All Ebony Maw Scenes (Including Endgame)
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