Why did Doctor Strange raise his finger in endgame?

looks to Doctor Strange near the end of the final battle, and Doctor Strange holds up one finger, indicating they’ve got their one chance. This spurs Tony to make the ultimate sacrifice: Taking all the Infinity Stones for himself and snapping his fingers to destroy Thanos’ army.

What does it mean when Dr strange signal to Iron Man?

The moment in question is Doctor Strange gesturing to an almost defeated Iron Man, reminding him of the one in 14 million chance of them defeating Thanos, and what it would take. It’s a callback to a scene in Avengers: Infinity War, when Strange tells Star Lord that he over 14 million futures.

What Dr. Strange was trying to say?

Tony Stark checked in with Doctor Strange during Endgame, asking if this was it, if they were in the reality where everyone survives. Doctor Strange’s cryptic reply — “If I tell you, it won’t happen” — was a big hint to Tony’s role. Tony would have to sacrifice his life, to miss out on his daughter’s future.

Was Merlin a Sorcerer Supreme?

It should come as no surprise that Merlin, one of the most famous magicians in non-copyrighted mythology, was one of Marvel’s Sorcerers Supreme.

Why doesn’t Thanos just hand the stone over to Doctor Strange?

Since those guys will be exposed to a 50/50 chance of surviving, he agrees to let Tony and the others live. Thanos takes the stone from Strange and leaves. If he were to just hand the stone over, Thanos might get the idea he was walking into a trap and kills them all anyway with the stones.

Why didn’t Doctor Strange fight Thanos in Infinity War?

In a recent Q&A, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame co-director Joe Russo explained why Doctor Strange didn’t take the presumed easy route to stop Thanos. “Thanos’ skin is almost impenetrable, we don’t know whether Doctor Strange had the capability to do it,” Russo said.

Why did Doctor Strange give up the time stone in Infinity War?

Doctor Strange Gave up The Time Stone In Infinity War. After both Iron Man and Doctor Strange went one-on-one with Thanos and lost, Strange makes a left-field move and gives up the Time Stone. He just hands the Infinity Gauntlet-wielding Titan the green gem, which Strange had sworn to protect as part of becoming a sorcerer,…

Why didn’t Thanos’ hand get cut off by the portal?

It was not a situation of deliberately using the portal to harm him, it was just a case of bad timing (or good timing, from the perspective of the other side of the fight). In order to actively use a portal to cut Thanos’ hand off, they would have had to get Thanos to put his arm through the portal first.