The Battle of Wakanda in Avengers: Infinity War was an event that will reverberate throughout the MCU for years, and in one of its climactic moments, two of the Avengers’ biggest guns failed to come through. Fans have wondered ever since: how did Thanos defeat Vision and Scarlet Witch so easily?
The question was answered by Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo during a Twitter Q&A they conducted for Wired’s Tech Support series. Essentially, they, along with screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, knew that the pair would have to be hobbled if Thanos were to achieve his victory. Vision’s injury early on in the film was the circumstance which allowed the Mad Titan to narrowly avoid a whipping at the hands of the two heroes.
He went on to say that Vision even becomes, quote, “a liability in the fight,” putting Scarlet Witch at a disadvantage since she has to protect him.
Joe added that with Wanda and Vision cornered, it takes the combined might of Captain America, Falcon and Black Widow to get them out of the jam.
Apparently, that early battle weakened Vision enough that Wanda was forced to destroy the Mind Stone mounted in Vision’s forehead to stop Thanos. Of course, that only stopped Thanos for a moment, since the Mad Titan used the Time Stone to undo her action, and ripped the Mind Stone from Vision’s head himself, killing him yet again. With the final piece of the Infinity Gauntlet in place, Thanos unleashed the snap heard ’round the universe, reducing Wanda and a slew of other heroes to dust.
The Russo brothers previously clarified shortly after Infinity War’s release that, since they knew that the Mind Stone-powered Vision would be a primary target of Thanos and his Black Order, it was necessary to render him vulnerable. It just so happened that Glaive’s attack on Vision might have been the deciding factor in the Mad Titan’s ultimate victory.
Fortunately, as we all know, Thanos’ victory was eventually reversed during the events of Endgame by a Stark Gauntlet-wielding Bruce Banner after the Avengers’ successful mission through time. Scarlet Witch, along with all of the other dusted heroes, was revived, but Vision was not, since he didn’t die from the first snap. Keep watching the video because we now know why Scarlet Witch and Vision were defeated so easily!
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