Videos by ComicBook.com
Once Thanos begins making his way across the galaxy, it doesn’t take him all that long to fill up the Infinity Gauntlet. He makes quick work of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and wipes out half of existence with the snap of his fingers. It’s still a lackluster performance from the Mad Titan, though, and there are plenty of other Marvel characters who could have found the Infinity Stones quicker.
1) Gamora
In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos is hoping to run into his daughter, Gamora, because she knows the location of the Soul Stone, the most mysterious of the Infinity Stones. Having that crucial piece of information would allow her to get a head start on her father, who prefers to have others do his bidding.
Gamora also proves to be a capable tracker when she locates Peter Quill, who’s in possession of the Power Stone, in Guardians of the Galaxy. With two gems in her pocket, it probably wouldn’t take her long to track down the ones on Earth and the rest in space. If there’s anyone capable of beating Thanos in a race, it’s her.
2) Captain Marvel
What makes Thanos’ lackadaisical attitude so surprising is that he can’t just teleport wherever he wants whenever he wants. He has to load up his forces on a ship and fly them across the galaxy to ensure he has enough firepower for a fight. Captain Marvel doesn’t have that problem because she can move around in space with ease.
At least in the MCU, Carol Danvers gets her powers from the Space Stone, which means she already knows the location of one Infinity Stone. Her travels across the galaxy also expose her to plenty of information that could help her during the journey. It also doesn’t hurt Carol’s case that she’s more powerful than Thanos in his base form, meaning no one would be able to challenge her when she shows up looking for a gem.
3) Odin
There is plenty of speculation around the idea that Thanos waits for Odin to die to collect the Infinity Stones because he’s afraid of the Allfather’s power. While the Mad Titan never says anything about Odin, he wouldn’t want to race him to collect the Infinity Stones. The Bifrost allows Odin to travel quickly, and there’s no doubt that he keeps tabs on all of the gems.
The Tesseract sits in Odin’s trophy room for a couple of years, while his son, Thor, takes the Reality Stone to the Collector under his watch. That means there are four that Odin doesn’t have hands-on experience with, but with his power, it won’t take him very long to jump around the galaxy and fill up the Infinity Gauntlet.
