Editing Infinity Gems (section)

===''What If?''===
In a reality where [[Doctor Doom]] retained the power of the [[Beyonder (comics)|Beyonder]], Doom acquired the Infinity Gems from the Elders of the Universe and used them to defeat the Celestials in a 407-year-long war before finally forsaking his power.<ref>''What If: Secret Wars'' #1</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}

In an alternate reality where the original Fantastic Four died, a new Fantastic Four – consisting of Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, and Ghost Rider – was formed. With Iron Man replacing Ghost Rider, they were the only heroes available to fight Thanos when he initially assembled the Infinity Gauntlet. Despite Iron Man's use of [[Negative Zone]]-enhanced [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] armor, Thanos still easily defeated the team until Wolverine tricked Thanos into erasing Mephisto from existence before cutting off Thanos's left arm, and therefore the Infinity Gauntlet. With Thanos powerless, Spider-Man used the gauntlet to undo the events of Thanos's godhood.<ref>''What If: Newer Fantastic Four'' #1</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}