If this explanation holds, then the Infinity Stones retain their energy as a power source, if not an infinite well of that power to manipulate. Also he's legit punching across multiverses turning them into one messy universe soup.' Bradley, did address this situation, stating on Twitter, 'Just a reminder that Ultron is using the Infinity Stones to power himself (same universe being). That said, as CBR reported, What If's Executive Producer and writer, A.C.

Thus, he was breaking the rules Loki set up at the Time Variance Authority, where gems were rendered inert, as well as the rules the show had just established in the episode. Here, though, he warps reality and even reverses time, while in the past, as he fought Uatu and barreled through the multiverse. RELATED: What If Wasted Loki's Biggest Character Changes And yet, the stone-crushers, once they're not in their reality, won't work either. The problem with this, of course, is that, based on that logic, Ultron's stones shouldn't work in this reality either, let alone the others he'd been traveling through. At least, that's what appears to happen in the TVA, though it has been theorized its placement outside of time-space may be what's negating their power. This differentiation, of course, speaks to the Loki series, where we learned the stones, once taken out of their reality, won't work. But the bot didn't die, and suddenly Gamora understood the predicament she and her associates were in - this crusher was meant to decimate the stones from her reality, not the one the Watcher shunted them into to battle Ultron. Gamora powered her crusher up and used it to extract and destroy the other gems from Ultron's vibranium Vision armor. RELATED: Why Ultron Is So Much More Powerful Than Thanos With the Infinity Gauntlet

However, things went awry when the team wrestled Ultron down and T'Challa's Star-Lord was able to steal the Soul Stone from Ultron. Uatu brought her and the crusher in to destroy the Infinity Stones, making Gamora arguably the most important part of their plan to stop the multiverse-menacing machine. This weapon in question is the Infinity Crusher, which Gamora (in her Thanos armor) and Iron Man made in their reality. However, while they get their hands on the MCU's newest and most powerful weapon, it also revived that nagging Infinity Stones plot hole in the series. With What If.? turning Ultron into the deadliest entity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, powering him up with the Infinity Stones, it was left to Uatu and Strange Supreme to assemble the Guardians of the Multiverse to stop the killer robot. The Watcher Broke His Oath?,' streaming now on Disney+. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for What If.? Season 1, Episode 9, 'What If.

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