Originally posted by Arachnid1
Isn't the soul stone what Thanos used to get in sync with/aware of all of the souls in the universe? If Thanos cant use the stones simultaneously, he shouldn't be able to track Supes around the city while also bending reality to change Supes specifically. He can do one or the other but not both at the same time. Up till the exact moment when Thanos got the soul stone, he had to actually see the people he fought with to interact with them (and if Supes is that close, it's already over for Thanos). Plus, the effects of the reality stone seemed to be temporary without the other stones for some reason if that scene with the Guardians is anything to go off of. Thanos only being able to use a single stone at a time should severely gimp it's capabilities from what was shown at the end of the movie to potentially less than what was shown before that.Also, this isn't specifically for you Froth, but I think we should argue this thread with OPs clarifications in mind. Sure, it's possibly against the rules, but if we don't it also means no one including Thanos is aware of Supes weakness to Kryptonite. The OP stated they're loosely aware of his abilities, not his weakness. This is one of the areas OP further clarified and it's one that factors in to this thread in a big way. Plus OP starting a new thread with the clarifications is kind of a waste of time and makes this thread pointless.
You know what, I completely forgot about the stip about Thanos not using all stones at once. And yes, I'm perfectly fine using the clarifications that Ellimist provided. I believe it's the gentlemanly thing to do.
Anyway, if the MCU has 2 mins. prep time they could easily just bunch Thanos, Graviton and Thor together then at the starting whistle they just put a shield around them, each one adding an extra layer on top. That should be enough to stop Superman from attacking him and now he has time to figure out how to deal with Superman.
Maybe he can create kryptonite? Maybe he can seize Superman with TK like he stopped Loki from stabbing him? Graviton might be strong enough to freeze him in place, or Thor's lightning coating/AOE might be able to stun Superman long enough for Thanos to draw a bead on him then turn him into wood or something... and even if that's temporary Thor can just come over and chop his head off.
Anyway, I originally thought this fight was going to take place with maybe 50m starting distance and I was initially backing Superman... maybe. But giving the MCU team 2 mins. prep plus the capacity to choose their starting location swings me over to the MCU side. They just have too much options. The Ancient One can just bring their location into the mirror dimension or something.