Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27464043-20151230192612/@comment-34734493-20180410135650

Maybe it is the Eternal Flame. I rewatched that scene from Ragnarok, and they never showed ANY remnants of Asgard; all they showed was the explosion. Therefore, we can't for sure say the Eternal Flame and Surtur are destroyed entirely. Especially the Flame; the reason it has that name is because it can't be extinguished. It's not exactly a natural flame! So my bets are on Thanos getting it from Surtur. And before someone pulls the "two Infinity Stones close together" card, let me remind you that Odin is known to be incredibly adept at keeping secrets. He removed Hela from Asgardian history for CENTURIES, for crying out loud! Is it really far-fetched to say he would break his own philosophy about that if it meant diverting attention from people looking for the Soul Stone on Asgard? The stone called the most dangerous for good reason? Consider what you would do if you were in a position requiring immense responsibility like Odin. Would you risk making it widely known that you're keeping watch over something that breaks the natural order of life and death? As I've seen people point out online before, Odin is someone who's at peace with that natural balance. He let Frigga rest in peace when she died, and he was entirely at peace with death when his time came in Ragnarok. Most of the theories out there have been disproven at this point or are fanfiction-like (there are legitimately theories about Tony being the Soul Stone), so can we please have a serious discussion about the Eternal Flame theory for once?