Maybe he got paid off by Big Oil.

It’s notexactly an MCU plot hole, but it sure is a major inconsistency.

What did his servant mean, then?

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And why would Thanos smile at such a comment?

Butif Red Skull was killed by the Tesseract…why can everyone else hold it later on?

How does he manage to sort this out in the film’s second act?

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This didn’t make sense from the get-go how does one create an element?

This is a huge issue, obviously, that could’ve potentially upended the world’s political landscape.

In the Marvel Comics universe, this premise led to the infamous “Armor Wars” storyline.

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However, ever since theIron Mansequel, this development has never been addressed.

However, the Chitauri don’t start falling like they did when Tony destroyed their ship in 2012.

Was Thanos' ship not controlling them like their mothership was in 2012?

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Do the rules even work from timeline to timeline?

It opens up way too many loose ends.

However, when Loki makes his appearance inThe Avengers, his mind control receives a whole new rule set.

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Loki can only manage to control people through the Scepter, later revealed to contain the Mind Stone.

Who else could have given said weapon to him butthe MCU’s version of Thanos?

However, two big problems arise shortly after.

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