With the gauntlet completed, he can accomplish that genocide on a massive scale by simply snapping his fingers. It didn’t matter if you were rich or poor - everyone had the same 50/50 odds of survival.
Prior to his pursuit of the gauntlet, Thanos traveled from planet to planet, wiping out half of the population in a calculated but “random” form of genocide. He also completes the Infinity Gauntlet and, as he does in the comic of the same name, he snaps his fingers to restore balance to the entire universe, wiping out half of all life in the process.Īs Thanos explains, both to a young Gamora and to Doctor Strange, the universe and its resources are finite. After seeing “Infinity War” and watching half of the MCU either die or crumble into dust, it feels like that title can only be one thing: “Thanos Wins.”Īt the end of “Infinity War,” Thanos doesn’t just get every single Infinity Stone, including the one lodged in Vision’s head. The title of “Avengers 4” has been withheld because, according to the Russo Brothers, it’s a giant spoiler. But sometimes, to move forward you have to blow everything up and start over again.
“Infinity War” is an implosion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a farewell to iconic heroes and fan favorites (some permanent, some likely temporary).