Infinity Gaunlet

## History

The Infinity Gauntlet was designed to hold six of the 'soul gems', better known as the Infinity Gems.
 When used in combination their already impressive powers make the
wearer able to do anything he/she wants. It was gathered by the mad
Titan Thanos as he took the gems from the Elders of the Universe that had originally carried them. Adam Warlock later held the gauntlet, but the Living Tribunal
 declared that the gems were too dangerous to use together. However,
Thanos' later machinations eventually led to Living Tribunal rescinding
this restriction.

Some time later, Mr. Fantastic revealed to his fellow teammates of the secret group called the Illuminati that he had been collecting the Infinity Gems,
 and hoped to collect them all with the help of them. Despite a general
apprehension, the group managed to acquire all six gems. Upon doing so,
Mr. Fantastic attempted to will the Gems out of existence, but he was
unable to do so. Faced with this failure, and a reprimand from Uatu,
 the Watcher, he made the controversial decision to give each Illuminati
 member one gem to hide so that they would never be combined and used
again.

After the Siege of Asgard, The Hood tried to get all the Gems, starting by taking the Reality Gem from the Himalayas (which was kept there by Illuminati Black Bolt), the Power Gem from the Baxter Building (kept by Mr. Fantastic) and battled the Red Hulk with it. Red Hulk warned the Avengers about it, and Iron Man talked with the Illuminati about this. Hood managed to get the Space and Time Gems, while he lost the Power Gem at the hand of Red Hulk, Namor and Thor. After taking the Mind Gem from the ruins of the X-Mansion, Hood traveled to the Astral Plane, where he tried to get the Soul Gem,
 but was finally defeated by the Avengers. Iron Man gathered all the six
 gems and became the first human to possess and use the Infinity
Gauntlet, as he transported the Hood back to Ryker's Island and faked
that he made the Gauntlet disappear from existence, he really
transported it to the Illuminati gathering place, where he divided the
Gems between his teammates again.
When the Illuminati later faced the threat of the Incursions,
alternate reality Earths colliding with their own with the result of the
 extinction of both realities, the Illuminati once again assembled the
Infinity Guantlet. Galactus, The Watcher and Thanos sensed the assembly of the gauntlet, and Captain America
 used the Gauntlet to push away the other Earth and prevent the
collision. The cost of this however, was the destruction of the Gauntlet
 and the shattering of all gems but the Time Gem.

## Infinity Gaunlet

### Power and Abilities

Time Gem: Total control over all aspects of time including time travel, stopping time, slowing down or speed up flow of time and to accelerate or slow down aging.Space Gem: Universal manipulation of space, allowing for teleportation, dimensional manipulation, creation of wormholes, etc.

Soul Gem: Universal manipulation of souls both alive and dead also has shown to be able to evolve or devolve a beings physical self as well as their mental capacities.

Reality Gem: Locally or universally alters the natural laws of the universe to the wielders will.

Power Gem: Controls all of the power in the universe. It can be used to augment or inhibit any force.

Mind Gem: Taps the user into the universal consciousness, allowing for unlimited manipulation of psionic powers including telepathy and telekinesis.

Nigh Omnipotence: The Infinity Gauntlet granted virtual/nigh omnipotence to its wearer. Even the combined powers of beings like Eternity, Uatu, Lord Chaos, Master Order, Mistress Love and Sire Hate in the Marvel Universe, Kronos, the Celestials, Death, and Galactus made up only a small fraction of the Gauntlet's power. The only known beings with power exceeding that of the Gauntlet are the Living Tribunal and the One-Above-All. When Thanos possessed the gauntlet his anger turned into a wave of energy that at 2% of its full strength caused the west coast of the United States and Japan to sink underwater, tidal waves on the east coast of the United States, and caused the Rainbow Bridge to Asgard to shatter, trapping Odin, Zeus and the other skyfather gods on Asgard.

### Weakness

One thing the Infinity Gauntlet cannot do is work outside the Universe it comes from. The Gauntlet from 616 will only work in the 616 universe so on and so forth. It is also incapable of being used to destroy itself.

### Standard Equipment

Infinity stones

=== The Infinity Gauntlet is a cosmic artifact that
 grants the wearer complete mastery over the six infinity gems in it:
time, space, power, soul, mind, and reality granting omnipotence,
omniscience, and omnipresence to the bearer. It was assembled by Mad
Titan Thanos who used the Gauntlet's Power to wipe out half of life in
the Universe to impress his love Mistress Death. ===

**Limitations**: The Infinity Gauntlet only works in the universe it
is from (why Darkseid pictured below could do nothing with it). Since
the end of the Infinity War, Eternity states that "Let it be known the power that the Living Tribunal
 represents will never again allow the gems to work in unison. No matter
 what the crisis." effectively stating that the gems will never be able
to work together ever again.

Power&Abilities The Infinity Gauntlet itself has no power, it is merely a device to
contain all the gems in one location. Anyone with the knowledge of the
whereabouts of the gems can obtain the Gauntlet, but it takes much more
than holding the Gauntlet to wield it's power. Like the gems themselves,
 it takes much knowledge and discipline to accurately use the near
infinite power of the Gauntlet and become a God.

Ultimately, the
power of the Infinity Gauntlet is not meant for mortals, as mortals are
not meant to be gods. This is evident in conversations between Thanos
and Adam Warlock, both having achieved and lost their godhood. Both had
voluntarily given up their power, realizing that it was not theirs to
have. After giving up their power, the knowledge and godliness they had
slowly melted away, being a haunting reminder of the immense power and
responsibility they once had.

Those who have wielded the Infinity Gauntlet:

* Thanos
* Nebula
* Adam Warlock
* Magus
* Spider-Man
* Mr. Fantastic
* Professor X
* Darkseid
* Iron Man
* Captain America
* Doctor Doom
* Black Panther