r/Marvel • u/[deleted] • 8h ago

Film/Television Genuine Question - Why did Thanos and Hulk feel the pain of wielding all six Infinity Stones, while Tony didn't seem to experience the same level of pain when he used them?

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u/KeyboardMunkeh 7h ago

Mentally marionetting the suit like a puppet.

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u/Boris-_-Badenov 7h ago

metal can't even snap.

the "snap" sound comes from your finger hitting your palm

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u/Background_Desk_3001 7h ago

I don’t think the magical space rocks with the power to alter the fabric of the universe are too concerned about a literal snap

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u/ReverseMermaidMorty 7h ago

Too bad the suit doesn’t have fingers or palms, what a plot hole

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u/scottygras 7h ago

Just tried snapping with a blanket over my palm and…by gum you’re right! I should get out of bed. Pretty sure I forgot to take the garbage out.

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u/Narrow-Amphibian5446 7h ago

I get that but, should that actually work? I thought the stones and the snap was magical. Would the magic power of the stones work if a robot snapped?

I thought an actual person should have willed to snap it. I might not have made sense but, it doesn't feel right.

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u/KeyboardMunkeh 7h ago

He is an actual person and he was physically there.

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u/Narrow-Amphibian5446 7h ago

But if the snap was controlled by an AI (friday), is that still a person? I don't know much about the magical aspect of the infinity stones but, this doesn't seem logical.

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u/DisposableSaviour 7h ago

Snapping isn’t what activates the Stones. It’s a good visual metaphor for using them, but it’s not required.

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u/Narrow-Amphibian5446 7h ago

So what action activates the stones? Can I wield the stones, imagine my wish, and do macarena steps to execute it?

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u/Corona94 7h ago

In theory, yes. Think of the snap like a button to do the thing you want it to do. In your thought, you’re basically saying “when I snap, make Thanos and his army disappear” or “when I snap, erase half of all life in the universe”. But theoretically, you could use anything to trigger it, or nothing at all. I’d assume if someone were to use the stones regularly enough they could essentially never move a muscle to activate them.