Originally posted by Alfheim
I would take the mind gem, because if you can have a powerful mind you can find other ways to boost your power even further. Thats why intelligent humans are so dangerous.
Intelligence isn't always a good thing. Look at Rhino , he was going to kill himself because he was to smart for his own good...
If Reality Gem worked without others, I would probably take it, but the sheer potential in ANYTHING Time Gem gives you is just too much to put down. I can't think of situation where total control of time isn't uself. Make a mistake in something? Go back in time few minutes...want to see the lottery numbers? Go to future. Slow down time to win races...stop it completely to have time to prepare in anything...speed it up to skip out the boring stuff in your life...endless potential.
Thanos has used the reality gem without others:
http://img54.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vell25dz.jpg
I think its easily the most powerful of the 6, which is why it was given to Thanos to guard.
I guess so, Thanos does say few minds could grasp the possibilities of it. These are from the Thanos respect thread, scans from Thanos' Quest, he describes each gem:
http://img232.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img232&image=infinity21rr.jpg (Time)
http://img230.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img230&image=infinity33ci.jpg (Space)
http://img228.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img228&image=infinity41fs.jpg (Mind)
http://img219.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img219&image=infinity53ut.jpg (Power)
http://img213.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img213&image=infinity63me.jpg (Soul)
http://img211.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img211&image=infinity76zo.jpg (Reality)
Reality Gem is hard to use, Thanos with his experience of reality manipulation through IG and Cosmic Cube could use it, but with no knowledge of the power of the RG the results would be devastating.
Power Gem is the better choice.
Enhance strength/durability/reflexes and gave you energy emission ability, plus immortality cause your body now feed on the gem and so you don't need to eat or breath.It's a good power set of his own.
Reality gem can't be used alone...
The same was said of time, though this is blatantly untrue.
Soul not only has little practical usage, but also gradualy takes you over...
Mind had it's power limited, though it's still good.
Space would be awesome.
Power gem is cool, but by itself isn't very interesting. You'd get bored quick.
Space or Mind, hmm...
well here is the problem with the reality gem:
you can only change that which you know of reality.
meaning you can only change reality from the moment that you possess the gem. you'd need the time gem to alter the past reality.
and the mind gem to know all that you have changed.
with out it you can only know of the visual changes for sure.
and as the comic series sub-text defines. you can't directly effect the other gems. such as willing them into your hand. which happen to fall more under space gems abilities anyways.
now the mind gem allows it owner to know everything about everything.
like how to get around the whole "only one gem" and how to get to where they are. but the resources may not be so easy to get a hold of.
but the only gem that never truly expresses it over all powers is the Ego gem. it's known to be able to transport it controller to other dimensions. which bends the laws of Reality and space. As well as grant the knowledge of it's existence. the only down fall is that you end up being possessed by the gem and then seek out the others to become one again.
so i think i'd just stick with Infinite knowledge of all things.
and use the knowledge to attain unlimited power.
(which opts out the power gem once again!)
