Spoiler Spoiler Thread: Avengers Infinity War (1 Viewer)

[JLaneSaints]

So, watching this now...because why not?

At the very beginning when Hulk attacks Thanos, Thanos is able to push Hulk back pretty easy - with one stone. Some of you have pointed out Thanos' face when Steve (briefly) catches his punch - with all but one stone. So, it seems Steve was stronger than Hulk, if even for this moment? Maybe that's the look?

Scorp - missed your message. Who knows...it's been pretty heavily implied Odin wasn't beyond.........stretching the truth......to hide certain things. So who knows.

Having more than 1 stone does not increase Thanos's strength. Just the Power stone does. The other stones makes Thanos stronger in other means. But pure strength doesn't increase with more stones. Thanos gets the Power stone first, off camera by attacking Xandar. So Thanos is as strong, in terms of pure strength, as he is going to be at the start of the movie. The other stones he gets throughout the movie make him more powerful in terms of other abilities, but not in pure strength.

So Cap holding him off for just a few seconds makes sense in terms of Movie Hulk.

 

[UndeadSnoopy]

I tend to agree with Ward in that Thanos was sorta toying with Captain America.

I disagree. I watched Infinity War again last night and Thanos is clearly surprised and impressed with Cap's power coming from a human.

 

[Saint_Ward]

I disagree. I watched Infinity War again last night and Thanos is clearly surprised and impressed with Cap's power coming from a human.

Possibly, but with Hulk, he didnt use the power stone and took that fight seriously. He was focused, brutal, and did what he could to wear down / disable Hulk fast.

My point is with Cap he never even dropped into any kind of a fighting stance. He didnt take him that seriously. Maybe he underestimates him, sure, but he still didnt have to try hard to knock him back.

 

[UndeadSnoopy]

Possibly, but with Hulk, he didnt use the power stone and took that fight seriously. He was focused, brutal, and did what he could to wear down / disable Hulk fast.

My point is with Cap he never even dropped into any kind of a fighting stance. He didnt take him that seriously. Maybe he underestimates him, sure, but he still didnt have to try hard to knock him back.

I understand your point. I never thought Thanos considered he was in much danger. I was saying Thanos was not "toying" with Cap.

 

[Saintamaniac]

I normally just read these threads but I have a question. It was my understanding that Hulk got stronger the more mad he got. I would think that getting his arse handed to him by Thanos would make him pretty mad and I would think that he would continue to get mad until he was actually stronger than Thanos. How is it that Thanos is able to stop Hulk from getting angrier and thereby stronger than himself?

 

[peglegpeet13]

Right under two months to go. I was happy to see this pop up.

Cap/Thanos scene, I thought the same thing in the fact that he was surprised that a human could catch his hand like that. Wouldn't mind seeing that scene have a deeper meaning/payoff in Endgame.

 

[Booker]

I normally just read these threads but I have a question. It was my understanding that Hulk got stronger the more mad he got. I would think that getting his arse handed to him by Thanos would make him pretty mad and I would think that he would continue to get mad until he was actually stronger than Thanos. How is it that Thanos is able to stop Hulk from getting angrier and thereby stronger than himself?

Because getting his butt beat by Thanos didn't make him mad, it made him not want to fight -- Hulk had a "fork this sheet" epiphany.

 

[UndeadSnoopy]

Because getting his butt beat by Thanos didn't make him mad, it made him not want to fight -- Hulk had a "fork this shirt" epiphany.

I agree. It seems like that first blow to the neck was a complete shock and took much of the rage out of him.

 

[Semper]

All that sacrifice and the answer was always there. Kill Vision. They were willing to sacrifice half of all the worlds for one robot. There were other stupidities as well. Just found it to be one of those odd loopholes. Quill was the worst one I think.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

All that sacrifice and the answer was always there. Kill Vision. They were willing to sacrifice half of all the worlds for one robot. There were other stupidities as well. Just found it to be one of those odd loopholes.

Nah, Vision could've killed Thanos easily with his infinity stone, he could've cut him in half.

 

[DaveXA]

Nah, Vision could've killed Thanos easily with his infinity stone, he could've cut him in half.

Considering Thanos possessed the other stones, I'm not convinced that happens. He has the time stone which would allow him to stop/reverse Vision attempting to do that. The only way would be to remove the Gauntlet from Thanos like they all attempted to and failed due to Quills shenanigans.

Scarlet Witch had the right idea, but that didn't work. The best chance/missed opportunity was Thor not going for the head. Even though Thanos said he should have gone for the head, I'm not convinced it would have killed Thanos. They really had no chance of killing him until after he'd destroyed the stones.

 

[DaveXA]

All that sacrifice and the answer was always there. Kill Vision. They were willing to sacrifice half of all the worlds for one robot. There were other stupidities as well. Just found it to be one of those odd loopholes. Quill was the worst one I think.

Well, SW did kill Vision. And it was suggested they should off him sooner. Fwiw, some would argue, as happened in the movie, that Vision was a sentient being and offing him was the solution, but keep in mind, you didn't want to PO an unstable and powerful SW. If Vision is dying, it's only because she allows it to happen.

Fwiw, any Marvel movies are going to have some goofy, weird things that don't add up at times. Just comes with the territory. I don't really spend much time trying to make sense of that aspect of it. I just go with it. Doesn't bother me at all, but I see how people might try and pick it apart.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Considering Thanos possessed the other stones, I'm not convinced that happens. He has the time stone which would allow him to stop/reverse Vision attempting to do that. The only way would be to remove the Gauntlet from Thanos like they all attempted to and failed due to Quills shenanigans.

Scarlet Witch had the right idea, but that didn't work. The best chance/missed opportunity was Thor not going for the head. Even though Thanos said he should have gone for the head, I'm not convinced it would have killed Thanos. They really had no chance of killing him until after he'd destroyed the stones.

Everyone says Thor should have went for the head. I immediately thought, "why not go for the hand?!" Thanos is just a big, strong bully without the glove.

 

[DaveXA]

Everyone says Thor should have went for the head. I immediately thought, "why not go for the hand?!" Thanos is just a big, strong bully without the glove.

True dat.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Considering Thanos possessed the other stones, I'm not convinced that happens. He has the time stone which would allow him to stop/reverse Vision attempting to do that. The only way would be to remove the Gauntlet from Thanos like they all attempted to and failed due to Quills shenanigans.

Scarlet Witch had the right idea, but that didn't work. The best chance/missed opportunity was Thor not going for the head. Even though Thanos said he should have gone for the head, I'm not convinced it would have killed Thanos. They really had no chance of killing him until after he'd destroyed the stones.

Vision kills Thanos in the animated What if series, which is why I mentioned it. He slices him in half from head to groin, and Thanos had the rest of the stones. So, no, Thanos couldn't stop Vision if Vision was set on killing him. Remember, Thanos has to willfully use the stones, so, just make your way behind him without him seeing Vision and then blam, slice him up like deli meat. Problem solved.