What is the hype?

Ever since the announcement of Avengers: Civil War, fans have been dying to see this new entry to the MCU ever since the last Avengers movie. If you missed the news, the new Avengers movies debuts Thanos the Galactic Tyrant, who sets his sights on the Earth for the remaining infinity stones, and it is up to the Avengers ( alongside help of other notable Marvel Characters making a total of 64 main characters in one movie ) to stop this tyrant from collecting all of them and gaining unimaginable power. 

What do you need to know?

First, you need to be familiar with the “leaders” of the Avengers: Captain America and Iron Man. Captain America (Steve Rogers) is a World War 2 veteran super soldier, who was frozen for seventy years. Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a philanthropist billionaire who happens to be the one responsible for the momentary split of the Avengers during Captain America: Civil War. Several members of the Avengers include Black Widow; the assassin with a dark past, Scarlet Witch; the orphan with extraordinary abilities, Vision; product of destruction, Bruce Banner; the green machine, Thor; god of thunder. Some allies to the Avengers include Black Panther; king of Wakanda, Spider-Man; friendly neighborhood spider, The Guardians of Galaxy (Peter Quinn, Rocket, Groot, Gamora, and Drax) and last but not least Doctor Strange. 

In the previous movies, the Avengers were brought together to stop Loki from conquering the Earth with the help on an Infinity stone, the Space Stone. After defeating Loki, Tony wants to prevent any further invasions by Aliens by creating a conscious machine. Little did he know, Tony Stark created their next big villian Ultron. The world becomes upset at the Avengers and tries to put restraints on them, splitting the group into Team Iron Man or Team Captain America. A villian called Zemo, starts a civil war between the two groups by pinning the blame on the Winter Soldier for killing T’chala’s father. After Zemo is figured out and captured by Black Panther, the Winter Soldier is transported to Wakanda to sort his mind-controlling business out. Presently, the Avengers is divided. Thor and Hulk are in space, meeting and fighting in Thor: Ragnarok. They eventually meet up with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Team Captain America is in the shadows, while Team Iron Man is at the Avenger’s base. 

What are the Infinity Stones?

• Soul Stone: Allows the user to steal, control, manipulate, and alter living and dead souls. The Soul Gem is also the gateway to an idyllic pocket universe.
• Time Stone: Allows the user to see into the past and the future; stop, slow down, speed up or reverse the flow of time; time travel; change the past and the future; age and de-age beings; and trap people or entire universes in unending loops of time.
• Space Stone: Allows the user to exist in any location; move any object anywhere throughout reality; warp or rearrange space; teleport themselves and others any place the user can imagine; increase their speed; and alter the distance between objects contrary to the laws of physics.
• Mind Stone: Allows the user to enhance their mental and psionic abilities and access the thoughts and dreams of other beings. When backed by the Power Gem, the Mind Gem can access all minds in existence simultaneously.
• Reality Stone: Allows the user to fulfill their wishes, even if the wish is in direct contradiction with scientific laws, and do things that would normally be impossible; and create any type of alternate reality the user wishes.
• Power Stone: Allows the user to access and manipulate all forms of energy; enhance their physical strength and durability; and boost the effects of the other five Gems.