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| Reality Gem | |
| Type: | Unique item |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Aliases: | Reality gem Reality Stone The Aether |
| 1st appearance: | Avengers Annual #7 |
The Reality Gem is a fictional cosmic artifact featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of films.
The Reality Gem is one of six cosmic relics that comprise the Infinity Stones. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Infinity Stones were created by the Celestials and contain great power. It possesses the ability to warp the very fabric of reality itself. Along with the other five stones, the Reality Gem can be outfitted into the Infinity Gauntlet.
History[]
The elements that coalesced into the Infinity Stones were once part of an ancient omnipotent being that existed millennia ago. This being was all that existed throughout infinity. Once it determined that its endless existence had no purpose, it committed suicide. From the ashes of this being sprang the universe. The Infinity Stones were aspects of the reincarnated soul of this being.
Thousands of years later, the Mad Titan known as Thanos acquired all six Infinity Stones, for he understood the truth of their power. He fitted them into a gold-colored gauntlet and glove, which enabled him to harness the power of all six stones simultaneously. With this newfound power, Thanos regarded himself as a reborn god, whose power and influence dwarfed that of even the Celestials.
Operating from the ruins of a dead world, Thanos used the gauntlet to create a trans-dimensional conduit and pulled his old foes, the Silver Surfer and Drax the Destroyer to his location. Thanos then warped reality, twisting the Surfer and Drax's physical bodies as a display of power before returning them to their normal forms. [1]