Avengers: Infinity War
InSpider - Man : No Way family , Doctor Strange realise a confutable misunderstanding , and the Marvel Cinematic Universe previously set it up inAvengers : Infinity War . TheNo Way Hometrailer sport Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) dealing with the side effect after everyone learn he ’s on the Q.T. Spider - Man . To exchange the situation , Parker turns to Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) . Because Parker is ingest a severe time , Strange settle to perform a dangerous small-arm of magic to erase Spider - Man ’s indistinguishability from everyone ’s memory . Unfortunately , things go wrong , and the spell creates a rift in the Multiverse . Now , scoundrel from pastSpider - Manfilms are breaking into the MCU , and Spider - Man is the only one who can stop them .
The fact that Strange even performs the spell is unmated . Wong ( Benedict Wong ) warn Strange against the spell in the trailer , say it ’s too dangerous . Though Strange tells Wong he wo n’t go ahead with it , he gives Parker a blinking and perform the magical spell anyway . The move is so odd that buff are theorizing thatStrange was secretly replaced by a Skrullor an alternate version of himself in theNo Way Hometrailer . A new episode ofMarvel ’s What If … ?showing a potentially evil version of Doctor Strange just add together grounds to the theory of an alternate Sorcerer Supreme .
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Though Strange ’s move seems reckless , Marvel already set it up in a previous MCU film . InInfinity War , Doctor Strange hard establishes that he ’s unwilling to give up the Time Stone to Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) . " If it comes to keep you or the kid or the Time Stone , I will not hesitate to let either of you die , " he tells Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) in the motion-picture show . Later , after seeing only one way for the Avengers to overreach Thanos , unusual volitionally trades the stone for Iron Man ’s life-time . It ’s an odd move , and it does n’t pay off untilStark says , " I am Iron Man , " and snaps Thanos away for good inAvengers : Endgame . Strange ’s decision inInfinity Warseemingly made him even more impulsive .
Strange already had a god building complex , so save the universe does n’t help that . Since first appearing in 2016’sDoctor Strange , Strange work by his own rules , stoop the laws of nature when he was n’t supposed to and call up every move he makes is infallible . Anyone besides Strange would ’ve advised the Sorcerer Supreme against giving the Time Stone to Thanos . However , Strange break ahead and did it anyway . The programme saved billions of animation , but it did n’t aid much with Strange ’s ego . Because ofInfinity War , Strange is now perhaps even more rebellious when it comes to rule .
WhileStrange seems like he ’s pretend a mistake , there could be something else going on . It does n’t make much sense for Strange to mess up with severe charm simply because Parker is having a punishing clip . However , it also did n’t make much good sense for Strange to give up the Time Stone inAvengers : Infinity WaruntilEndgamewas released . Because of that , there could be more at gambol when Strange finish up making his conjecture mistake inSpider - gentleman : No Way Home . It ’s a strange move even for Strange , but he could still warrant it .
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