But he has shown hostility to aliens before and, I must confess,” Thanos made direct eye contact, “I had my heart set on you.” “The Iron Man, yes, he in particular interests me. There wasn’t a trace of fat on his body, his size came from sheer muscle mass, but his chest vibrated slightly as he laughed-not so much as a jiggle from his pectorals as they moved. Maybe he could outsmart him or, even better, reason with him. He clearly couldn’t take on this Thanos in a fight-not that he knew if he would have to yet-so he would have to hope for something else. As their leader I thought you were the best member to approach first.” You will not have heard of me, but I have heard many things about the Avengers and your gifts.
In that future, Thanos snaps his fingers, killing half of life in the Universe five days later, Tony Stark and Nebula behead the Titan and undo the snap.Įxcept when Stephen returns to Earth to witness Tony Stark's return, he finds a Tony with death in his eyes and terror on his lips.
When Stephen Strange looked into the future, he only saw one in which they won: the one in which he gave up the Time Stone and Thanos snapped.