Editing Infinity Gems (section)

==Other versions==
===Council of Reeds===
The [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] of [[Earth-616]], in an attempt to "solve everything", meets with a council of [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|alternate universe]] Reeds. Three of them wear Infinity Gauntlets, and they learn that the gauntlets only work in their respective universes  of origin.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #570–574</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===''Contest of Champions''===
In the ''[[Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions#Contest of Champions (2015)|Contest of Champions]]'' miniseries, an alternate version of Tony Stark uses the Reality Gem to win the [[Civil War (comics)|superhero civil war]] and affect the outcome of a presidential election. When he tries to use the Gem on Battleworld, he is killed by the [[Maestro (character)|Maestro]], who says the Gems do not work in any universe other than their own.<ref>''Contest of Champions'' vol. 2 #10. Marvel Comics.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===''Heroes Reborn'' (2021)===
In an alternate reality depicted in the ''[[Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]'' miniseries, the Infinity Gems are in the possession of Thanos, who has them placed in his '''Infinity Rings'''.<ref>{{cite comic|title=[[Heroes Reborn (2021 comic)|Heroes Reborn]]|volume=2|issue=1|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]|date=July 2021|writer=[[Aaron, Jason]]|artist=[[McGuinness, Ed]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/heroes-reborn-(2021)|title=HEROES REBORN (2021)|publisher=Comic Book Round Up|date=May 2021|accessdate=May 9, 2021|archivedate=May 9, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210509162413/https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/heroes-reborn-(2021)}}</ref>

===''New Avengers''===
During the "Incursion" storyline, the Avengers travel to a parallel Earth where a pastiche of the Justice League have replaced this Earth's Avengers who all died in a previous cataclysm. Here the Gems are all square planes of "forever glass" which are assembled into the "Wishing Cube", a composite of the concepts of the Infinity Gems and the [[Cosmic Cube]].<ref>''New Avengers'' vol. 3 #19 (August 2014)</ref>

===''Secret Wars''===
After various alternate universes are combined into Battleworld, Doctor Strange gathers Infinity Gems from other universes into a new Infinity Gauntlet that works in the area where Doom has built his palace. Strange leaves the Gauntlet hidden until he has access to someone he can trust it with. After his death, the Gauntlet is claimed by T'Challa,<ref>''Secret Wars'' #7</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} who uses it against Doom in the final battle.<ref>''Secret Wars'' #8</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}<ref>''Secret Wars'' #9</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}

A separate section of Battleworld known as New Xandar also has a Gauntlet fought over by multiple factions until the majority of the Stones, except the Reality Stone, were taken by Thanos.<ref>''Secret Wars: Infinity Gauntlet'' #1–4 (2015)</ref> Thanos eventually tracks the missing Stone to Nova Corps member Anwen Bakian. When Thanos confronts her to get the Stone, Anwen gives him a duplicate of the Reality Stone she created called the 'Death Stone'. When used along with the other five Stones, the Death Stone corrupts Thanos with black matter and turns him to dust.<ref>''Secret Wars: Infinity Gauntlet'' #6 (2015)</ref>

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the ''[[Ultimate Marvel]]'' universe, an Infinity Gauntlet is seen in [[Features of the Marvel Universe#Project Pegasus|Project Pegasus]].<ref>''Ultimate Origins'' #3 (2008)</ref> The Mind Gem (stolen by [[Hydra (Marvel Comics)|Hydra]]) is used by Modi ([[Ultimate Thor|Thor]]'s son) to control both [[Mentallo|Director Flumm]] and [[Cassie Lang]], but are stopped by the [[Ultimates]].<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #16</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} The Power Gem is later revealed to be in the possession of former [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] agent Sayuri Kyota, while a second Infinity Gauntlet is recovered from an [[Advanced Idea Mechanics|A.I.M.]] base by Thor and [[Susan Storm]].<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #21</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} [[Kang the Conqueror]] later allies himself with [[Hulk|the Hulk]], [[Ultimate Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and [[Quicksilver (Ultimate Marvel)|Quicksilver]] as part of a plan to steal the two Gauntlets, which results in the destruction of the Triskelion. Quicksilver recovers two additional Gems allowing the villains to teleport away.<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #25</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} Richards is later able to recover another of the Gems, which is found lodged in Tony Stark's brain. He informs Stark that the Infinity Gems are needed to save the world from a coming cataclysm that will destroy the entire universe.<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #27</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} After brainwashing [[Johnny Storm]] and forcing him to travel to the [[Core of the Earth|Earth's core]], the [[Dark Avengers#Ultimate Marvel|Dark Ultimates]] are able to recover the final gem,<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #29</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}} but are defeated by the Ultimates. The gems then shatter, rendering the Gauntlets useless.<ref>''Ultimate Comics: Ultimates'' #30</ref>{{full citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===''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}}