It’s now a given that Thanos will eventually gather the six Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and wield them all in the Infinity Gauntlet. This will happen in the two Avengers: Infinity War movies that are scheduled for release in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

The Tesseract, the Aether, the Orb and the Mind Stone have all appeared in movies so far and there are two more yet to appear. The likelihood is that they will emerge in Doctor Strange and Thor: Ragnarok respectively, prior to the Mad Titan getting his hands on them and wreaking universal havoc (there might be two gauntlets to house the Infinity Stones in the MCU, but it’s unlikely that anyone other than Thanos will be wielding them all come 2018).

With all six of the stones in his possession, the villain will control the ultimate power and could, potentially, carry out any action he wishes. This article will put that into context by listing ten of the things he might do with the completed Infinity Gauntlet in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Erase Half The Life In The Universe

Although the MCU versions of the Infinity Stones have yet to display the kind of power that each individual stone has displayed in the comic books, the six of them combined may well grant Thanos god-like power.

With that in mind, the villain may replicate what he did in the comic books – in the Infinity Gauntlet arc – when he clicked his fingers and erased 50% of all life in the universe in a shameless attempt to impress the object of his affections, the cosmic being known as Mistress Death.

Nothing close to that level of power has ever been displayed in the franchise to date and it will be interesting to see how the heroes deal with it if it happens – especially given that it might result in some of the heroic characters in their ranks disappearing.