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• What were Iron Man's last words?▾

  Iron Man's final words occur in Avengers: Endgame (2019), not Infinity War, where he says "I am Iron Man" before snapping his fingers with the Infinity Stones. In Infinity War, Tony Stark's last line before being dusted is "Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good" being spoken to him by Peter Parker, while Tony himself simply holds Peter as he fades.

• Is Avengers: Infinity War a movie?▾

  Yes, Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. It runs 149 minutes and serves as the nineteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• Who killed Thanos in Endgame?▾

  Thor decapitates Thanos early in Avengers: Endgame (2019) on the Garden planet, though that version of the villain had already destroyed the Infinity Stones. A past version of Thanos is later defeated when Tony Stark snaps his fingers using the Stones, disintegrating Thanos and his entire army.

• Why does Thanos want to collect all six Infinity Stones?▾

  Thanos believes the universe's resources are finite and that unchecked population growth leads to suffering and extinction, as he witnessed on his home planet Titan. He intends to use the completed Infinity Gauntlet to randomly erase half of all life in the universe, which he views as a mercy rather than cruelty. He sees himself not as a villain but as a pragmatic savior doing what others lack the will to do.

• Why does Doctor Strange willingly give Thanos the Time Stone?▾

  Earlier in the film Strange uses the Time Stone to view over 14 million possible futures, finding only one in which the Avengers ultimately win. When Thanos is about to kill Tony Stark on Titan, Strange surrenders the Stone to save Tony's life — a seemingly irrational act that contradicts his earlier vow to protect it above all else. His dying words to Tony, 'There was no other way,' confirm this sacrifice was the deliberate first step toward the single winning timeline he foresaw.

• What is the significance of the Soul Stone's location and the price required to obtain it?▾

  The Soul Stone is hidden on the remote planet Vormir, guarded by the Red Skull, who was teleported there by the Space Stone decades earlier and cursed to serve as its keeper. To claim the Soul Stone, the seeker must sacrifice someone they truly love — 'a soul for a soul.' Thanos sacrifices Gamora, the daughter he genuinely cares for in his warped way, demonstrating that his love for her, however twisted, is real enough to satisfy the Stone's requirement.

• Why does Vision ask Wanda to destroy the Mind Stone rather than let the Avengers protect him?▾

  Vision argues that sacrificing one life — his own — to destroy the Mind Stone is justified if it prevents Thanos from completing the Gauntlet and killing trillions. He does not consider his synthetic life more valuable than the countless lives at stake, and he trusts that Wanda is the only one powerful enough to destroy the Stone while it is still in his head. This reflects his arc throughout the MCU as a being who continually questions and ultimately accepts the cost of his own existence.

• How does Thanos survive Wanda destroying the Mind Stone and still complete the snap?▾

  In the moment Wanda destroys the Mind Stone — and Vision along with it — Thanos already possesses the Time Stone. He simply uses the Time Stone to reverse time locally, restoring Vision and the intact Mind Stone, then forcibly tears the Stone from Vision's forehead himself. This sequence illustrates why Strange's earlier surrender of the Time Stone was so consequential: it gave Thanos the means to undo any last-second attempt to stop him.