17 MCU Fan Theories That'll Possibly Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Marvel

This clever theory suggests that Thanos gave Loki the Mind Stone as a ruse to get to Nidavellir. So let’s dive in, shall we? The redditor writes, "Thanos orchestrated the further corruption of Loki and the New York attack to divide and distract the Asgardians. With the Asgardian royalty destabilized and fighting among themselves, he could attack the unprotected forge of Nidavellir, the only place capable of forging a device strong enough to hold the Infinity Stones." 

As we saw in Avengers, Thanos and Loki made a deal in which Loki would use the scepter with the Mind Stone to take over Earth and Loki would give Thanos the Tesseract in exchange. But it's worth considering whether Thanos needed Loki at all when he had his own army.

Now on to the theory. This redditor believes that "Thanos specifically sought out Loki to launch the attack on Earth. The Mad Titan wasn’t aiming for the two-for-one Mind/Space Stone deal he pitched to Loki. He was secretly plotting to create a rift in the Asgardian royal family. Thanos’s ultimate goal was to invade Nidavellir and force Eitri to make the Infinity Gauntlet, but he couldn’t subjugate the forge while it still had a defense pact with Asgard.”

In a scene during Avengers: Infinity War, Eitri says to Thor, “You were supposed to protect us; Asgard was supposed to protect us.”

Their theory works because Thanos could goad the recently ostracized prince of Asgard into conquering Earth just to defy Odin’s will. The risk of losing the Mind Stone was minimal compared to the goal of obtaining the gauntlet since the stones were of little use until he had it. 

Also, in Infinity War, Rocket questioned if Nidavellir is real to Thor because that place is where they make the most powerful and horrific weapons ever to torment the universe. The creator of this theory believes that if Rocket knew about Nidavellir, then Thanos would probably know of the forge.

The only obstacle in the way was the Asgardian army. Knowing his army wasn't a match for it, Thanos sought out Loki and used him to create an opening. As a result, he created a rift between Loki, Thor, and Odin, and kicked off the Ragnarok destruction prophecy.