User blog:Hugues de Payens/Soul Stone- Illumination Stone Theory

So, I was looking things up on the Marvel wiki to see what elements of the comics Marvel could be incorporating in Thor: Ragnarok. While I was doing that, I sort of came up with a new Soul Stone location theory. Now, I’m not that familiar with the comics and I’m not sure if theory is really all that great (I still like the Black Panther and the Possessor theories more), but I figured I’d share it anyways.

So, I was watching a behind the scenes clip of Thor: Ragnarok and it showed Thor and Doctor Strange talking to each other. Strange was holding a map, likely to locate Odin. I looked up maps to see if it could be something from the comics. I found the Map of All Ending, but there wasn’t much information about it. However, I did find that it is related to something called theIllumination Stone.

The Illumination Stone has the ability to look into people’s souls and reveal who they truly are. The Illumination Stone first appeared in Thor Volume 2, where it was sought after by Thanos. The Illumination Stone, the Chalice of Ruins, and the Map of All Ending were sought by Thanos to bring death to the universe, much like the Infinity Gems.

In the comics, the Soul Gem had the ability to look into people’s souls and could revert beings to their natural state.

I also found it interesting that, if you look at the design surrounding the Illumination Stone, it looks similar (at least to me) to the design on the that surrounds the slot for the Soul Stone.

I also thought it was interesting that the Illumination Stone along with the Chalice of Ruins and the Map of All Ending gave a woman by the name ofTarene enough power to surpass Odin. That made me think of MCU Hela’s power and how she is strong enough to destroy Mjolnir. So maybe the Illumination Stone is being used by Hela.

Again, I’m not 100% sold on this, but let me know what you think.