Unless you’ve been living under a rock with zero wifi connection, you’re probably familiar
with the major upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Avengers: Infinity War.
It’s the culmination of several years of Marvel films leading up to this event, and
of course, it’s got everyone buzzing.
It’s one of the most highly anticipated films this decade.
And you bet your butt that there are A TON OF THEORIES as to how things will pan out.
One branch of theories concerns the Soul Stone – the last Infinity Gem that has yet to
be located.
As the Collector says, “Before creation itself, there were six singularities.
Then, the universe exploded into existence and the remnants of this system were forged
into concentrated ingots: Infinity Stones.”
So it’s kind of a big deal, and you can see why NOBODY wants to see all those gems
in Thanos’ grasp.
So today, we’re playing the speculation game with our list of the top 10 soul stone
fan theories.
And be warned – there are spoilers for multiple MCU films on this list.
10 THANOS THEORY Starting off this list is a theory that many
fans have latched on to – the THANOS theory.
Essentially, this is a theory that each letter of the word Thanos corresponds to the location
of one of the Infinity Gems.
T stands for Tesseract, a cube created by cosmic entities that housed the Space Stone
and was kept in Odin’s vault.
A is for Aether, a fluid and ever changing force that the Reality Stone had become.
N stands for Necklace, referring to the Eye of Agamotto that contains the Time Stone and
in Doctor Strange’s possession.
O for the Orb, the relic where the power stone was chilling, and the weapon that Ronan the
Accuser was hunting for Thanos in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film.
It was given to the Nova Corps for safe keeping.
And lastly there’s S for Loki’s Scepter, which was the original vessel of the Mind
Stone, although now it lives on Vision’s forehead.
Leaving H for the location of the Soul Stone.
Most of the more popular theories on this list correspond with that letter, but we’ll
get to that in a sec. 9 The Eternal Flame
Falling in line with the THANOS theory, the Eternal Flame has been speculated to be the
home of the Soul Gem.
Why?
Well, similar to the Tesseract, it would be a fitting vessel capable of containing that
kind of power.
The Eternal Flame can’t be extinguished either.
It’s wielded by Hela, played by the goddess that is Cate Blanchett, and used by her in
Thor Ragnarok to bring Fenris Wolf and undead soldiers back to life.
She refers to it as ‘true power’, and considering that the Soul Stone has the ability
to manipulate, steal and alter souls, well, that sounds up the flame’s alley, doesn’t
it?
In addition to that, H could be for Hela, since it’s in her possession.
8 Howard the Duck Another take on the THANOS H letter theory
is our favourite anthropomorphic beaked buddy, Howard the Duck.
We saw Howard enter the MCU in the post credits scene of the first Guardians of the Galaxy
film, where he has a drink with the Collector – a character who once possessed two infinity
gems, leading some fans to suspect that perhaps he gave one to his buddy Howard for safe keeping.
This theory comes from fans speculating that his appearance in the post credit scene can’t
be random; the scene calls attention to Howard, but also includes the likes of Cosmo the Spacedog
– who, to be fair, seemed like more of an Easter Egg rather than a character with importance.
That being said, it’s been argued that his existence was solely director James Gunn getting
his geek on and adding him to the film for fun and as a tribute to Howard’s fans.
7 The Hulk When Hasbro unveiled their line of Avengers
Infinity War toys, some people noticed something about The Hulk.
So the toys in general have a cool little feature – if you scan them with the Iron
Man Hero Vision AR Mask, you get bonuses in a video game, and the pieces you scan are
shaped like the Infinity Stones.
The Hulk’s action figure has the Soul Stone, leading some fans to speculate whether the
character will have some sort of connection to the stone and it’s whereabouts.
What ultimately debunks this theory though is the fact that ‘toy spoilers’ have been
inaccurate in the past, so just because one set of toys features a fun gimmick with the
infinity gems, doesn’t mean it can inform us of plot.
6 Adam Warlock While it’s been stated that Adam Warlock
won’t be appearing in Avengers: Infinity War, some fans are hoping that that’s just
misdirection, and the film will be the character’s first appearance rather than in the promised
Guardians of the Galaxy 3.
In the comics, Warlock has a long history with the Infinity Gems, and his connection
with the soul gem is why fans hypothesized that he would make an appearance in the first
place.
That being said, there have been hints of his involvement in the MCU so far – a cocoon
that appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 post credit scenes was spotted – the
same cocoon that is supposed to hold the soul stone.
It was also spotted in the mid credits scene for Thor The Dark World in the collector’s
possession.
Both appearances appear to have a gem situated at the top of the cocoon.
There’s also another theory that suggests the Soul Stone won’t make an appearance
in the film at all, which could make sense if it’s used to introduce Adam later down
the line, but seems improbable. 5 In Tony Stark’s Armour
The teaser trailer for Infinity War gave us a whole lot of material to flaunt over, including
a shot that featured Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark in a new suit of Iron Man armor.
To the untrained eye it was pretty obvious, too, the dead giveaway being that this suit
has a new core.
That core is what is raising questions – could his suit be powered by the Soul Stone?
With the rumours that this may be the last film that Iron Man appears in, there’s a
lot of speculation as to whether Tony uses the Soul Stone to power this new set of armour,
and if something tragic happens to him in the process.
That being said, the suit looks a whole lot like the Bleeding Edge Armor Stark wears in
the comics, but considering the MCU does have its differences from the comics, it’s possible
that the film may have only borrowed the design, having different plans for Stark.
4 Captain Marvel When it was accidentally leaked by directors
Anthony and Joe Russo that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel would be making a cameo in
the Infinity War film, people went nuts.
Her involvement could mean a lot of things, and since the mantle of Captain Marvel has
been involved with Thanos before in the comics, this has led to speculation that perhaps Captain
Marvel may be the ones with the Soul Gem in her possession.
It would explain why the gem has been absent in all the films leading up to Infinity War,
especially since her character will have a different origin story than Danvers does is
the comics. 3 In Mjolnir
A popular theory about the stone’s whereabouts is that it was inside of Thor’ now destroyed
hammer, Mjolnir.
This primarily hinges on the fact that Mjolnir has the ability to detect worthy souls.
It fits into the THANOS theory, H being for Hammer, and it cannot be handled by a human
mortal.
Thor is supposed to be a huge part of Infinity War, and perhaps his side mission with Rocket
Raccoon and Groot may have something to do with him retrieving Mjolnir’s remains.
2 Heart of Wakanda Likely the most plausible theory as to where
the Soul Stone is hiding is that it exists in the Heart of Wakanda.
Not only does this fit the THANOS theory, but it also houses the city of the dead, which
would align with the Soul Stone’s abilities.
Others have speculated that the H could stand for the heart shaped herb.
Other reasons for this theory?
In the Infinity War trailer, Thanos sends the Black Order to Wakanda, and we know a
big battle takes place there.
Although information has come out that that’s due to Vision being safeguarded in Wakanda,
but some fans have noticed that it looked like Vision didn’t have the stone embedded
in his forehead in the Superbowl trailer.
Prior to the release of the Black Panther film, it was speculated that we would get
a glimpse at the stone, but instead received other post credit scenes that – allegedly
- had nothing to do with the stone.
In addition to this, some fans think that the stone is contained in the vibranium meteorite
that crashed into Wakanda years and years ago.
1 Heimdall Has It This theory makes our top spot for its uniqueness
– it seems like a bit of a long shot, yet it could add up perfectly, and be a surprising
enough answer to where the Soul Stone has been hiding.
There’s several points of ‘evidence’ for this one.
His eyes are the same colour as the Soul Stone.
Those eyes give him the ability to see into all nine realms and the ten trillion souls
that inhabit them.
He has an orange gem in his armor on his breastplate (although in Ragnarok, he didn’t have this
armor anymore).
His name fits into the THANOS theory.
But the most convincing is that in Age of Ultron, Scarlet Witch forces Thor to see a
vision of a blink Heimdall, which made fans think that perhaps the Soul Stone is contained
in his eyes, meaning he’ll have them ripped out in Infinity War.
Seems convincing, and crazy enough to work.
And there we have it friends!
Which of these theories do you think is correct?
Or at least on the right track?
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