Infinity War
The Infinity War is a conflict that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Infinity War was a cosmic conflict instigated by the Magus, dark half of Adam Warlock. When hero Adam Warlock takes possession of the artifact known as the Infinity Gauntlet, he expelled the good and evil aspects of his being to become a totally logical being, who can therefore use the Gauntlet wisely. This act recreates his "evil" persona and old foe the Magus, who desires universal conquest and revenge against Warlock and the Titan Thanos. Meanwhile, the effectively emotionless Adam is brought before a "jury" of the cosmic powers and voluntarily surrenders his godhood once he is found to be "guilty" of being unworthy.
After being separated from Adam Warlock, the Magus gathered five Cosmic Containment Units from five different realities, and combined their power to fuel his master plan; using a variety of powerful events, including rendering Eternity comatose, attacks by dopplegangers, and an attempt to overwrite reality with his own, to force the reassembly of the Infinity Gauntlet. He would then take it for himself and become master of all reality. The plan went well, except for one factor; a false Reality Gem was part of the temporarily reactivated Gauntlet, throwing the Magus off-balance enough to ensure his defeat.
The Magus develops a plan to gain absolute power over the Marvel Universe. Operating out a far-off reality, he acquires "cosmic containment units", items similar to the Cosmic Cube, along with demonic doppelgangers of Earth's heroes and villains. The Magus' power renders Eternity catatonic and keeps himself well hidden. After a confrontation with Magus, Thanos sought help from Warlock's Infinity Watch. The Magus sends doppelgangers after some of Earth's heroes. Reed Richards and Iron Man are defeated and replaced. Reed's double assembles many of Earth's heroes, intending to destroy them with a gamma bomb. His plan fails, thanks to the heightened senses of Wolverine and Daredevil, as well as Invisible Woman's force fields. Another confrontation with Thanos led to further confusion and general chaos. The heroes decide to split their forces, with a team remaining on Earth while another team travels to the far reaches of space. The Earth team is again attacked by doppelgangers, many heroes are subsumed and taken over. The traveling heroes fight with Thanos and the Infinity Watch, believing them to be the enemy. Galactus arrives to join in the efforts against the Magus. It is decided that the Infinity Gauntlet would help, but the Gauntlet has been rendered powerless by The Living Tribunal, at the request of Eternity. Galactus and the warrior-woman Gamora leave in an effort to revive Eternity and reactivate the Gauntlet. Just after they leave, Warlock and the glove itself are kidnapped by Magus and the Thanos duplicate. The original Thanos then sends Quasar on a mission to destroy the Magus using the Ultimate Nullifier.
Overview
Participants
- Magus :
- Adam Warlock :
- Thanos :
- Doctor Doom :
- Kang the Conqueror :
Notes
- The Infinity War was created by Jim Starlin and Ron Lim where it made its first appearance in Infinity War v1 #1 (April, 1992).
In other media
Films
- In Avengers: Infinity War, the Infinity War appeared in the setting of the live-action films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Video games
- In Marvel Super Heroes In War of the Gems, the Infinity War was adapted in the setting of the video game.
- In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, elements of the Infinity War was adapted into the setting of the video game.
Appearances
- Infinity War v1: (1992)
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