Avengers: Endgame
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Avengers : Endgamehas massive implications forDoctor Strange 2 . The firstDoctor Strangemovie introduced viewers to the Masters of the Mystic Arts , a isthmus of thaumaturge depose to protect the textile of realness . Stephen Strange became one of their most hopeful member , his photographic memory let him to swiftly hold on the rule of illusion - especially when he sought out prohibit noesis .
For years , Marvel has been openly discussing the theory ofDoctor Strange 2 . That finally seems to be becoming a reality , withRobert C. Cargill reportedly return as screenwriter , andScott Derrickson dress to direct . They ’re operating in an MCU that ’s subtly different ; back in 2016 , Marvel was hesitating about the introduction of magic , shy how well it would fit with the pseudo - scientific macrocosm they ’d built . Those care proved ill - found , and since then the MCU has comprehend magic trick wholeheartedly , notably inThor : Ragnarokwhere the Asgardians were treat as real gods at last . Little is known about the plot ofDoctor Strange 2 , but Cargill and Derrickson have both said they ’d love to usethe villainous Nightmare , a twisted being from the Land of Dreams .
It remain to be assure whether those hope are fulfilled . But one thing is certain ; Doctor Strange has become a major instrumentalist in the MCU , standing side - by - side with Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes in bothAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame . And the end of the quaternary blockbuster Avengers movie has completely changed his position quo .
The Time Stone Was Doctor Strange’s Greatest Weapon
The Masters of the Mystic Arts have always regard themselves the sworn protector of the Time Stone , which was contain within a talisman live as the Eye of Agamotto . But they did n’t just keep the Eye of Agamotto ; they actively used it . The Ancient One keptthe Book of Cagliostro , which included a guide on how to manipulate the Time Stone ’s power ( even if it was n’t a particularly helpful book in one respect ; the warnings were written after the spells , think Doctor Strange risked breaking the time - space continuum when he experiment with the Eye ) . In her death conniption inDoctor Strange , the Ancient One bring out that she had used the Time Stone to peer into the future . " I ’ve spent so many years peer through time , " she remark , " looking at this exact mo . But I ca n’t see past it . I ’ve prevented countless horrific futures . And after each one , there ’s always another . And they all run here , but never further . " consort to this line of dialogue , the Ancient One used the Time Stone to name future threats and work out how to defeat them , just as Doctor Strange did inAvengers : Infinity War . Her entiremodus operandiirevolved around the use of the Time Stone .
This was reassert inAvengers : Endgame , when the Hulk meet the Ancient One years before her death . It was notable that the Ancient One wore the Eye of Agamotto on her chest when she move into struggle , suggesting she considered herself skilled enough to use it safely should it prove necessary . The Ancient One ab initio turn down to surrender the Time Stone , insisting that its absence seizure would create a reality that was infinitely more vulnerable to other - dimensional forces . It ’s potential that she was foreseeing Dormammu ’s encroachment in 2016 , when Stephen Strange used the Time Stone to save reality ; but that ’s unlikely , given she could n’t see past her own death , and Strange had n’t hit upon the idea at that point . It ’s more fair to propose that the Time Stone has frequently been used in the defense force of the Earth .
The Time Stone Has Been Destroyed
AfterAvengers : Endgame , the Masters of the Mystic Arts no longer have the Time Stone . Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to destroy the Infinity Stones , recognizing that they would swear out as a temptation for anyone who fall after him to taste to undo the child’s play . He was correct ; it was literally the Avengers ' first plan . outstandingly , the destruction of the Infinity Stones create a undulation of vim every bit as potent as the snap itself . The energy expended came close to killing Thanos . But the deed was done .
From an out - of - creation position , it ’s easy to see why Marvel destroy the Infinity Stones . They ’ve dominated the first 11 years of the MCU , to the extent that Kevin Feige has now dubbed these three phases " The Infinity Saga . " Thanos ' justification for destroying the Stones has an amusingly meta quality to it ; they would indeed do as a temptation , with next writer and managing director always tempted to increase the stakes by reintroducing an Infinity Stone , or speculative the full Infinity Gauntlet .
suitably enough , the Hulk does n’t tell the Ancient One that the Infinity Stones have been destroy . He does n’t actually explain to her why the Avengers ca n’t use the Infinity Stones of their own sentence ; presumptively , she simply assumes that Thanos still possesses them and that he ca n’t be beat without another Infinity Gauntlet . She has no approximation that the future is unprotected - otherwise , she ’d probably have react with far swell horror .
The World Is More Vulnerable Than Ever Before
In the MCU ’s nowadays , then , the Masters of the Mystic Arts have lost the Time Stone , and as a event the Earth is more vulnerable than ever before . Tony Stark once dream of creating a suit of armor that encircled the planet , protecting it from harm ; in mystic term , that ’s on the dot what the Masters of the Mystic Arts are , and the Time Stone was at the heart of their defence . When reality was threaten , the Masters of the Mystic Arts would have used the Time Stone to work out how to mystify the latest extra - dimensional being ; but they no longer have that capableness . Now , they ’re fly unreasoning , with no guaranteed foregone conclusion of success . Doctor Strange can never again hatch an " Endgame " plan .
Meanwhile , as seen inDoctor Strange , one of the reasons the Masters were so successful is that they command a force unknown to some other planes of universe . When the Dark Dimension invade , Doctor Strange ultimately force a dead end by introducing meter . Time is a foreign concept to some of these extra - dimensional existence ; they ca n’t understand it , they do n’t lie with how to put to work around it , and as a result , they can be pound by it . The Time Stone was the ultimate arm in the Masters ' armory - and now it is gone . Dormammu may have vow not to return , but can he be wait to keep his hope now Earth is vulnerable again ? And will organism from other dimension , perhaps including Nightmare , prefer to take reward of the Masters ' fresh weakness?Avengers : Endgamehas radically changed the occult balance of power in the MCU - and not in manhood ’s favor . As a consequence , Doctor Strange 2will explore a very dissimilar status quo .
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