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Marvelrecently introduced its new seventhInfinity Stone , withPhil Coulsontaking possession of the Death Stone- which only bring in it all the more surprising thatthere is now aneighthInfinity Stone in Marvel ’s reality . However , rather than embodying a young fundamental force play of the universe , this Stone is an aberration that just rewrote the rules of Marvel ’s most sinewy artefact , even removing their biggest failing .
In the pageboy of Derek Landy , Ruairí Coleman , Scott Hannah , Brian Reber , Erick Arciniega and Cory Petit’sInfinity Watch # 1 , Phil Couls cope with Avery Zavala . presently , Coulson is trying to form the current Infinity Stone bearers into a team , leading them into battle against new villains the Apeiron . However , the team are quickly overwhelm , and are only saved from death when Zavala steps in to help oneself .
Avery Zavala reveal that he ’s a previously unsung Infinity Stone bearer , wielding his own Infinity Stone outside of the instinctive seven . However , the Brobdingnagian winding of his existence reveals thatthis Stone is n’t native to Marvel ’s world . Zavala ’s reaching break-dance almost every rule we make out about the Infinity Stones and their terminal point .
The Infinity Stones role as a circuit , with each drawing its superpower from the others . This realise them more herculean when in near law of proximity , but it ’s yet to be seen how an alt - universe Stone fits into this scheme - could it potentially check the circuit ?
The Infinity Stones are almighty , so why does Thanos always take a firm stand on essay to embed them in his Gauntlet ? The unbalanced Titan finally explain .
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Recently , Thanos trapped the cosmic entity known as Deathinside a new Infinity Stone , creating the new Death Stone . This Stone - like the others - quickly chose a boniface , resurrecting Phil Coulson and attach with him on the biologic level . Coulson has made it his deputation to train the other Infinity Stone pallbearer , hoping to call on a ragtag team of establish baddie , unqualified heroes , and selfish opportunists into the most powerful assembly of mortals in Marvel lore . The current members of this new Infinity Watch are :
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Infinity Stone
Current Wielder
Current Powers
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First Appearance
Reality Stone
Star ( Ripley Ryan )
Short - range reality manipulation
Former Thunderbolts member and Captain Marvel enemy
master Marvel # 1by Kelly Thompson & Carmen Carnero
Space Stone
Quantum
Close - range teleportation and portals
Former henchman for the Assessor and Miles Morales enemy
Miles Morales : Spider - Man # 7by Saladin Ahmed & Javier Garrón
Mind Stone
Colleen annexe
Telepathy , hypnosis and illusion creation
Former member of Heroes for Hire and founding member of the Daughters of the flying dragon
Marvel Premiere # 19by Doug Moench and Larry Hama
Soul Stone
mass ( aka Ward )
Can summon lifelike Department of Energy constructs
Solo operator
Avengers yearly # 1by Jed MacKay & Travel Foreman
Time Stone
extra time ( aka Hector Bautista )
Low - superpower sentence manipulation , include pausing events and very short - range time travelling
Infinity warfare : eternity # 1by Gerry Duggan & Mark Bagley
Power Stone
Apex ( aka Otherone )
Enhanced physique and ability to enhance powers of others
Galactic mercenary and Guardians of the Galaxy Ally
Guardians of the Galaxy # 3by Al Ewing & Juan Cabal
Death Stone
Phil Coulson
Christ’s Resurrection , ability to cause immense pain ( living death )
Former S.H.I.E.L.D. agentive role
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However , the Apeiron are the precise worst villains Coulson ’s team could have gone up against so betimes . Zavala explains that the Apeiron are cosmic predators who travel between reality , consuming the Infinity Stones of each world and lead it totally destroy . Zavala is the last subsister of the Apeiron ’s premature hunting ground , and seemingly commands that populace ’s resolution to the Soul Stone .
The Apeiron seem to wield the powers of the Infinity Stones they consume . Existing fellow member are Star - Slayer , Inflict and Seeker , but it ’s clear there are more of these villain still to meet .
Zavala let on that he saved his people by absorbing every soul in his world , safeguard them from wipeout inside his own dead body . While that ’s a index most likely to belong to to a novel Soul Stone , fans already get it on that the Infinity Stones have different names and social occasion in other realities ( for example , the Ultimate Universe course has eight ) , so Zavala could also wield a case of Stone never ascertain before . Whatever the name of his Stone , Zavala reveal several major changes to Infinity Stone lore , transform the meaning of being a Stone Bearer .
Thanos destroy the Infinity Stones in the MCU , which is the perfect set up up for a new cosmic villain , one who could ransom an underutilized hero .
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But They Now Have Cosmic Predators Looking to Eat Them
One of Zavala ’s freehanded revelations is thatInfinity Stone carrier keep their powers whatever reality they ’re in . On their own , the Infinity Stones can only be used in their aboriginal world , since they embody and command each realness ’s cardinal forces . Trying to apply them in another realism is useless , and in the unfit example scenariocan even destruct the Stones . However , bond with a living being apparently absent this helplessness . Zavala also reveals that Stone toter are a uncommon occurrence in the multiverse , particularly because they ’re hunted down and consumed by the Apeiron .
The Infinity Stone bearers were create in 2018 ’s Infinity Wars , when Adam Warlock transformed the Stones as a agency to avoid them fall into the wrong hands once again . However , it was only this twelvemonth that the last of the new toter - the Mind Stone bearer Worldmind - was revealed . woefully , he was promptly kill by Thanos andreplaced by classic sub Colleen Wing .
It turns out the Apeiron can only be killed by aspecial kind of steel forged by all the Stones work in unison , with Zavala ’s sword being the only current example of this metal in Marvel ’s mainstream realness . It ’s something he can instruct the Infinity Watch to make , but only if they go along with his design - to expend their combined powers to produce a new humans he can live with the souls he saved . And if the Infinity Stone wo n’t hold to this plan , Zavala plans to kill them and take their stone for himself .
One entity in the Marvel Universe holds the secrets to the Infinity Stones , and his knowledge is so crucial , he ’s protected by potent cosmic beingness .
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Zavala just brought an 8th Infinity Stone into the mainstream Marvel Universe , but he admits that - because he overloaded it by absorb so many souls - he ca n’t access its power without the Infinity Watch ’s help . Because of this , it ’s unconvincing that this new 8th Stone will overshadow the newly introduced Death Stone . Infinity Watchreveals that due to the endocarp , Phil Coulson has now taken on the role of Marvel ’s Grim Reaper , in person attending to deaths all over the globe .
The Apeiron let in they ’ve never encountered a Death Stone before , making Thanos ' creation even more unique .
So far , fans have scantily seen the Death Stone at work , and it ’s one of the biggest promises ofInfinity Watchthat fans will see what powers Coulson now possess and how he take to wield them . With a new threat in the Apeiron and an alt - universeInfinity Stoneto reckon with , Phil Coulson ’s role as the Infinity Watch ’s drawing card just became way more complicated , even with the powers of a idol .
The Infinity Watch # 1is useable from Marvel Comics December 11 .
