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The Tesseract, also called the Cube, was a crystalline cube-shaped containment vessel for the Space Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones that predate the universe and possess unlimited energy. It was used by various ancient civilizations before coming into Asgardian hands, kept inside Odin's Vault.
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- Captain America: The First Avenger (1942) In 1942, Johann Schmitt (a.k.a. the Red Skull, played by Hugo Weaving) retrieved the Tesseract from Tønsberg. Schmitt was the leader of HYDRA, the scientific branch of the SS under the Nazi regime in Germany.
- Captain Marvel (1990s) Mar-Vell (Annette Bening), a Kree alien working undercover as a S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist on earth, harnesses the power of the Tesseract in order to create an engine that will let a ship travel at the speed of light.
- Thor. The Tesseract remains in S.H.I.E.L.D.’ s possession for decades. In an end-credits scene for Thor, Fury shows the Tesseract to Dr. Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård), a friend of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and asks him to study it.
- The Avengers. Loki decides he wants to become supreme ruler of earth. He cuts a deal with a big, bad purple alien named Thanos: Thanos will lend Loki an Infinity Stone called the Mind Stone (which Loki wields in his scepter) so that Loki can retrieve the Tesseract (and Space Stone inside it) for Thanos.
Mar 14, 2019 · By Adam Holmes. published 14 March 2019. Warning: SPOILERS ahead! When the Marvel Cinematic Universe was created, six singularities were turned into what we now know as the Infinity Stones.
Aug 20, 2021 · By Thomas Bacon. Updated Aug 20, 2021. Link copied to clipboard. The Tesseract, or Space Stone, has appeared throughout the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The ancient history of the Infinity Stones is something of a mystery, even after all this time.
Mar 29, 2019 · Captain Marvel is just the latest movie of many to feature one of the Stones -- in this case, the Tesseract -- even though it’s set about 20 years before the Great Decimation seen at the end of...
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Mar 7, 2019 · By Joanna Robinson. March 7, 2019. Courtesy of Marvel Studios. If you’re here reading this article, that means you’ve either already seen Captain Marvel or, at the very least, don’t mind knowing...
Mar 8, 2019 · There's a large gap in MCU history between Stark's finding of the Tesseract and it's appearance in SHIELD headquarters during Avengers nearly 70 years later. In that film, Loki stole it to open a ...
