Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-151.227.218.36-20140810130429/@comment-110.55.4.53-20150430235653

120.63.61.205 wrote: If it is an infinity stone then why the hell would Thanos give it to Loki in the first place ? Because Thanos didn't know he would lose it to the "megear might" of Earth.Also Loki could have been controlled by Thanos with the Mind Stone BEFORE he gave it to him.

Also to OP. The blue gem is just a protected covering. The Mind Stone is inside the gem and it is color yellow.