Doctor Strange
Doctor Strangesecretly introduced the sorcerer who trained Doctor Doom - and subtly suggest that he may have rewrite theMCU ’s timelineonce before . There ’s a sensory faculty in whichDoctor Strangewas one of the most crucial moving-picture show in the MCU ; it contribute a whole new aspect to the MCU : magic .
The star was Dr. Stephen Strange , who traveled to the secret temple ofKamar - Taj , where he was take by the Ancient One and became a member of the Masters of the Mystic Arts . hallow with a photographic memory , Strange prove a natural at sorcery , surprising his mentors . His curio also saw him find his way to some of the proscribed tomes of Kamar - Taj , most notably the Book of Cagliostro , which teach him the secrets of the Time Stone . In the real world , Count Alessandro Cagliostro was an 18th - century occultist who was know for psychic healing , alchemy , and scrying . In Marvel Comics , though , he was actually a powerful thaumaturgist who became interested in time travel after he encountered a couple of visitors from the future .
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One of these was Doctor Doom , who had seek out Cagliostro as a wise man to help him learn sorcery . Just like the Ancient One inDoctor Strange , Cagliostro learn the closed book of immortality - although in the comics it involved imbibe vampire profligate rather than drawing on the power of theDark Dimension . Again , like the movie , the mirthful Christian Bible version of Cagliostro at last jotted down everything he had learned in a sacred tome , the Book of Cagliostro . It check all of Cagliostro ’s own studies , some tone from a sinister book called theDarkhold , and even records from another time traveling sorcerer who had crossed Cagliostro ’s path . All in all , the MCU version of Cagliostro sound very similar indeed to his comic account book counterpart , right down to having the same engrossment with time .
But there ’s one essential departure . InDoctor Strange , theEye of Agamotto is actually the Time Stone , and parts of the Book of Cagliostro are basically an program line manual of arms . When Strange undertake to practice the lessons contained within the Book of Cagliostro , he was interrupted by a horrified Mordo and Wong . They recount him that temporal manipulation " can make outgrowth in metre . fluid dimensional openings . Spatial paradoxes . Time loop ! " As they excuse , in the Book of Cagliostro the warnings come after the spells . Strange was n’t manipulating the space - time continuum - he was in danger of break it .
This , naturally , call forth one interesting question : If Cagliostro learned - or more likely discovered - how to use the Time Stone , how did he find out how ruinous the consequence could be ? The only possible answer is that he learned through trial and misplay . Given the Masters of the Mystic Arts are sworn to protect the Time Stone , it ’s potential the MCU Cagliostro was a former Sorcerer Supreme , but wish to search the Eye of Agamotto ’s ability . Alternatively , as the Ancient One has been tell to be 700 years old , he could have been one of her students who come through in steal the Eye . Whatever the truth , in the MCU Cagliostro must have somehow acquired the Time Stone , and try out with its power . He must have tried out at least most of the spells Doctor Strange was looking at , and receive most of the consequences as well . It ’s reasonable to assume that Cagliostro actually did break the blank - time continuum ; perhaps sentence healed , or perhaps the Time Stone itself was used to repair the damage .
Whatever the case , the presence of the Book of Cagliostro - with its warning notedafterthe spells - adds a captivating extra dimension to the account of the MCU . It suggests that a brawny necromancer once used an Infinity Stone generously on Earth , experiment with it in dangerous direction , and may have unwittingly changed the course of history as a result .
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