Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2090489-20140406195756

Okay I got a couple of theories that I want to share, and I would like to see your opinions on these.

1. Aether is NOT the power gem.:

So at first I thought The Aether was the power gem because it was red and seemed like it gave power to it's host. The more I thought about the gems though it didn't make much sense when you see the movie. For instance the power gem gives power to the one who controls it, giving them unique abilities and power as well as powering up other things, especially the other gems. The reality gem on the other hand changes the laws of physics around you, able to alter the reality of what's around you, the universe if done right, and even changes yourself. Looking at Thor 2 the Aether was basically changing Jane, and also changing the reality around her the longer she had it, and Malekith tried to use it to change the relity of the universe into one of darkness. So my conclusion to this is I am pretty sure this was the reality gem because of it's characteristics and if you notice, ALL THE GEMS give power to it's host, so just because the Aether was red and gave it's host power, it doesn't mean it's the power gem, and if it is, then what would the actual reality gem do??? On a side note, in the comics it is the collector who has the reality gem that Thanos wants, not the power gem. Although they don't always follow the comics, it is a possibility if they are following this story-line. Also I would think the power gem would be last gem they introduce,which brings me to my next points....

2. Ininity Gems split into phases:

So it looks like the infinity stones with Thanos story-line will be the big Avengers 3 plot wrapping up phase 3. And it looks to me like they are introducing 2 gems each phase leading up to it. Phase 1 being the space gem(tesseract) and the mind gem on loki's scepter given to him by Thanos. Phase 2 being the Aether and the orb in Guardians of the Galaxy. That then leaves the last 2 stones to be introduced in phase 3.

3. The mind gem:

....and yes I think the mind gem was on loki's scepter. At first I didn't think it was (even though there is literally a blue gem on the scepter) because it didn't seem as powerful as the tesseract or the aether,,so I figured it might just be a scepter powered by the mind gem. But after watching captain america 2 it was clear that it was the mind gem. We didn't know how powerful the tesseract was until Hydra experimented on it to unlock it's potential and/or when it was used by Thor or someone who knows it's power, same thing with the Aether. The scepter has only been used for one purpose, to control people, but now that Hydra has their hands on this gem, they are unlocking IT'S potential. Which Barron Von Strucker said by conducting tests on people (it is a research division after all) which lead to a lot of deaths which he said, "bury them so deap that their ghosts won't even find them" ,then it was said by the hydra agent, "what about the twins?" , and Barron replied, "they are miracles!", implying that quicksilver and scarlett witch were the only ones who survived the test of the mind gem by either giving them, unlocking,  or increasing their powers through the gem. So basically unlocking the potential of their minds through this gem.

So what do you guys think? How do you think this will play out with Hydra and the sceptor, Loki controlling the Tesseract, The Collector having the Aether, and the Guardians taking control of the orb in the upcoming films and Thanos? 