Marvel's Infinity Stones And Their Other Fandom Equivalents

The Avengers: Infinity War is undobtedly the most awaited film of the year. Marvel's Phase 3 is going to conclude with the Infinity War and its sequel. A number of storylines and popular characters will meet their end while audiences will also get to see the beginning of a new era in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 10 years ago, no one even in their wildest dreams would have thought that they will get to see so many superheroes in one film itself!

But, extending any franchise to sub-franchise, spin-offs and prequels mean that there should be enough material in each of the films which keep the viewers interested throughout. It is an uphill task and requires immense creativity from the writers and directors. Marvel successfully interjected in bits and pieces a few scenes about the infinity stones in its films and now in Inifinty War, these stones take the center stage.

Similar is the case with other Hollywood franchises as well. These films hook the viewers on a certain storyline and with peaking audience interest along with healthy box-office numbers, we get to see a grand finale, the epic conclusion. Here are Marvel's Infinity Stones and their other fandom equivalents:

Infinity Stones: Though it hasn't been explicitly stated about the collective power of all the infinity stones, comic book experts agree on one point that it makes the owner the most powerful being in the universe. The owner can control reality, life, time, the universe apart from other things. 

Deathly Hallows: In Harry Potter Universe, The Elder Wand, The Resurrection Stone, and The Invisibility Cloak make for the Deathly Hallows which when combined make their owner the master of death. Voldemort was after the Deathly Hallows and the readers/audiences came to know from the books/movies that Harry Potter owned the 3 Deathly Hallows.

All Spark: In the Transformers Universe, a Spark is the soul of a transformer and it gets its life from the spark. The All Spark is said to be the object which creates a new transformer and it consists of the spark of a transformer who ever lived or will ever live. In the 2007 live-action film Megatron is after the All Spark which will give him the immense power to create his own army to rule the planet.

Talismans: In the popular animated TV Series, Jackie Chan stars as an amateur archaeologist who teaches at a university but gets into trouble after he finds a shield containing a talisman which is sought after by a criminal organization who serve Shendu, the demon sorcerer. There are 12 Talismans which are magical artifacts named after twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. They all contain a part of Shendu's power and must be kept apart as if they are combined, Shendu attains his ultimate form.

Last Airbender: The Last Airbender is an animated series which has also been adapted into a live-action film. The Last Airbender is the last Avatar, the spirit of light and peace in a human form. He is the one responsible for controlling the 4 elements: water, air, earth, fire and also keeping the 4 nations in peace.