Why does Thor entrust the Aether/Reality Stone with The Collector?

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Is there a particular reason that Thor/Asgard entrusted the Collector with the Reality Stone(Aether)?



Besides the stated reason of having two stones together, but why with The Collector and not someone else?



Is it because they(Asgardians) feel he'd have the means to defend himself against anybody coming to retrieve it?










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    Is there a particular reason that Thor/Asgard entrusted the Collector with the Reality Stone(Aether)?



    Besides the stated reason of having two stones together, but why with The Collector and not someone else?



    Is it because they(Asgardians) feel he'd have the means to defend himself against anybody coming to retrieve it?










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      Is there a particular reason that Thor/Asgard entrusted the Collector with the Reality Stone(Aether)?



      Besides the stated reason of having two stones together, but why with The Collector and not someone else?



      Is it because they(Asgardians) feel he'd have the means to defend himself against anybody coming to retrieve it?










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      Is there a particular reason that Thor/Asgard entrusted the Collector with the Reality Stone(Aether)?



      Besides the stated reason of having two stones together, but why with The Collector and not someone else?



      Is it because they(Asgardians) feel he'd have the means to defend himself against anybody coming to retrieve it?







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          Hiding in plain sight



          The Collector a.k.a Taneleer Tivan can be seen in MCU and he is actually a lot more powerful being originally in comics than portrayed in the MCU




          "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!" ―Carina (in Guardians of the Galaxy)




          MCU wikia explains about collector as follows,




          Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is the keeper of the
          largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the
          galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. Through his
          dealings with Asgardians and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he was in
          possession of one of the Infinity Stones and was nearly able to obtain
          a second stone. However, this caused Thanos to attack his museum
          seeking the Aether.




          it further explains how Tivan got the stone at forst place,




          In 2013, two Asgardians, Sif and Volstagg, arrived at Tivan's museum,
          bringing with them the Infinity Stone known as the Aether, which had
          been recovered by Thor after his battle against Malekith on Earth.
          They gave it to him believing that it would be safe from other
          parties. When Tivan asked why they did not keep the Aether in their
          own vault on Asgard, they explained that they thought it would not be
          wise to keep it on Asgard since another stone, the Tesseract, was
          already on there; a notion that Tivan agreed with. As Sif and
          Volstagg left the Aether in Tivan's care, Tivan remarked to his
          assistant, Carina, that they now had one of the Infinity Stones in
          their possession, and only needed the remaining five, hinting that
          Tivan was already seeking the Infinity Stones. Tivan learned the
          location Power Stone, which was contained inside the Orb and begun
          working out a plan to obtain it for himself.




          From a answer for similar question in SciFi SE ,




          As I've said previously, MCU version of Tivan portrays him as just an
          eccentric collector so far, the comics version has a personal mission
          of collecting artifacts and subjects and keeping them safe so that the
          Universe could be repopulated. Not only does Tivan have a personal
          mission to keep all of these artifacts safe, he also has ten heavily
          guarded museum worlds, as well as a ship that remains in hyperspace
          almost all of the time to avoid being detected. Additionally, he has
          "temporal assimilator" which can be used for limited time-travel.




          There was a conversation between Thor and Star Lord in Avengers Infinity War,



          Star-Lord: "If it's with the Collector, then it's not safe. Only an idiot would give that man a stone."

          Thor: "Or a genius."


          In MCU The Collector was a known buffoon, that despite his reputable collection of things, he was a joke across the galaxy. But then the Asgardians realized that the one place nobody ever thought they'd keep the reality stone was with a well-known doofus.



          It's essentially the galactic version of hiding something in plain sight, like stealing the Mona Lisa and hanging it a small town community art museum, nobody would ever think something so valuable would be in such a non-descript place with such an idiot guarding it that they wouldn't even bother to look there in the first place.



          I found another POV in reddit,




          Personally, I felt the most important reason was that The Collection
          had no intention of using it. Odin/Loki didn't trust having two
          infinity stones on Asgard, so he probably wouldn't trust the Nova Corp
          with it either, nor the Avengers, since Earth had two already.



          So, Collector can be choosen for



          1. Has the ability to protect a stone,


          2. Would be willing to have a stone, despite it potentially putting a
            bullseye on them.


          3. Can be trusted not to abuse it.

          The Collector wants it for its rarity and collectability, not the
          things he could do with it. He wasn't going to go try take over the
          galaxy with reality warping power. So, he was a good choice. The only
          question was his ability to safeguard it. Assuming no-one would find
          out he'd been entrusted with it, and that the Collector had probably
          collected a number of defence systems to protect his collection, he
          was probably a decent enough choice.







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            The Collector is not a complete idiot as Quill said. He is obsessed with collecting missing and valuable artifacts at any cost. He even offers 4 billion credits for the Power Stone which startles Rocket. Therefore, it is clear that there is no other thing he would trade an infinity stone for. So, Asgardians believed that the stone won't be transferred to anyone.



            Besides this, we have seen his museum where he had strong vaults and defending means, which is why he has been capable of keeping all those artifacts safe for a long time. This could also be the reason why Asgardians trusted him.






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              Hiding in plain sight



              The Collector a.k.a Taneleer Tivan can be seen in MCU and he is actually a lot more powerful being originally in comics than portrayed in the MCU




              "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!" ―Carina (in Guardians of the Galaxy)




              MCU wikia explains about collector as follows,




              Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is the keeper of the
              largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the
              galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. Through his
              dealings with Asgardians and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he was in
              possession of one of the Infinity Stones and was nearly able to obtain
              a second stone. However, this caused Thanos to attack his museum
              seeking the Aether.




              it further explains how Tivan got the stone at forst place,




              In 2013, two Asgardians, Sif and Volstagg, arrived at Tivan's museum,
              bringing with them the Infinity Stone known as the Aether, which had
              been recovered by Thor after his battle against Malekith on Earth.
              They gave it to him believing that it would be safe from other
              parties. When Tivan asked why they did not keep the Aether in their
              own vault on Asgard, they explained that they thought it would not be
              wise to keep it on Asgard since another stone, the Tesseract, was
              already on there; a notion that Tivan agreed with. As Sif and
              Volstagg left the Aether in Tivan's care, Tivan remarked to his
              assistant, Carina, that they now had one of the Infinity Stones in
              their possession, and only needed the remaining five, hinting that
              Tivan was already seeking the Infinity Stones. Tivan learned the
              location Power Stone, which was contained inside the Orb and begun
              working out a plan to obtain it for himself.




              From a answer for similar question in SciFi SE ,




              As I've said previously, MCU version of Tivan portrays him as just an
              eccentric collector so far, the comics version has a personal mission
              of collecting artifacts and subjects and keeping them safe so that the
              Universe could be repopulated. Not only does Tivan have a personal
              mission to keep all of these artifacts safe, he also has ten heavily
              guarded museum worlds, as well as a ship that remains in hyperspace
              almost all of the time to avoid being detected. Additionally, he has
              "temporal assimilator" which can be used for limited time-travel.




              There was a conversation between Thor and Star Lord in Avengers Infinity War,



              Star-Lord: "If it's with the Collector, then it's not safe. Only an idiot would give that man a stone."

              Thor: "Or a genius."


              In MCU The Collector was a known buffoon, that despite his reputable collection of things, he was a joke across the galaxy. But then the Asgardians realized that the one place nobody ever thought they'd keep the reality stone was with a well-known doofus.



              It's essentially the galactic version of hiding something in plain sight, like stealing the Mona Lisa and hanging it a small town community art museum, nobody would ever think something so valuable would be in such a non-descript place with such an idiot guarding it that they wouldn't even bother to look there in the first place.



              I found another POV in reddit,




              Personally, I felt the most important reason was that The Collection
              had no intention of using it. Odin/Loki didn't trust having two
              infinity stones on Asgard, so he probably wouldn't trust the Nova Corp
              with it either, nor the Avengers, since Earth had two already.



              So, Collector can be choosen for



              1. Has the ability to protect a stone,


              2. Would be willing to have a stone, despite it potentially putting a
                bullseye on them.


              3. Can be trusted not to abuse it.

              The Collector wants it for its rarity and collectability, not the
              things he could do with it. He wasn't going to go try take over the
              galaxy with reality warping power. So, he was a good choice. The only
              question was his ability to safeguard it. Assuming no-one would find
              out he'd been entrusted with it, and that the Collector had probably
              collected a number of defence systems to protect his collection, he
              was probably a decent enough choice.







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                up vote
                2
                down vote













                Hiding in plain sight



                The Collector a.k.a Taneleer Tivan can be seen in MCU and he is actually a lot more powerful being originally in comics than portrayed in the MCU




                "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!" ―Carina (in Guardians of the Galaxy)




                MCU wikia explains about collector as follows,




                Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is the keeper of the
                largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the
                galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. Through his
                dealings with Asgardians and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he was in
                possession of one of the Infinity Stones and was nearly able to obtain
                a second stone. However, this caused Thanos to attack his museum
                seeking the Aether.




                it further explains how Tivan got the stone at forst place,




                In 2013, two Asgardians, Sif and Volstagg, arrived at Tivan's museum,
                bringing with them the Infinity Stone known as the Aether, which had
                been recovered by Thor after his battle against Malekith on Earth.
                They gave it to him believing that it would be safe from other
                parties. When Tivan asked why they did not keep the Aether in their
                own vault on Asgard, they explained that they thought it would not be
                wise to keep it on Asgard since another stone, the Tesseract, was
                already on there; a notion that Tivan agreed with. As Sif and
                Volstagg left the Aether in Tivan's care, Tivan remarked to his
                assistant, Carina, that they now had one of the Infinity Stones in
                their possession, and only needed the remaining five, hinting that
                Tivan was already seeking the Infinity Stones. Tivan learned the
                location Power Stone, which was contained inside the Orb and begun
                working out a plan to obtain it for himself.




                From a answer for similar question in SciFi SE ,




                As I've said previously, MCU version of Tivan portrays him as just an
                eccentric collector so far, the comics version has a personal mission
                of collecting artifacts and subjects and keeping them safe so that the
                Universe could be repopulated. Not only does Tivan have a personal
                mission to keep all of these artifacts safe, he also has ten heavily
                guarded museum worlds, as well as a ship that remains in hyperspace
                almost all of the time to avoid being detected. Additionally, he has
                "temporal assimilator" which can be used for limited time-travel.




                There was a conversation between Thor and Star Lord in Avengers Infinity War,



                Star-Lord: "If it's with the Collector, then it's not safe. Only an idiot would give that man a stone."

                Thor: "Or a genius."


                In MCU The Collector was a known buffoon, that despite his reputable collection of things, he was a joke across the galaxy. But then the Asgardians realized that the one place nobody ever thought they'd keep the reality stone was with a well-known doofus.



                It's essentially the galactic version of hiding something in plain sight, like stealing the Mona Lisa and hanging it a small town community art museum, nobody would ever think something so valuable would be in such a non-descript place with such an idiot guarding it that they wouldn't even bother to look there in the first place.



                I found another POV in reddit,




                Personally, I felt the most important reason was that The Collection
                had no intention of using it. Odin/Loki didn't trust having two
                infinity stones on Asgard, so he probably wouldn't trust the Nova Corp
                with it either, nor the Avengers, since Earth had two already.



                So, Collector can be choosen for



                1. Has the ability to protect a stone,


                2. Would be willing to have a stone, despite it potentially putting a
                  bullseye on them.


                3. Can be trusted not to abuse it.

                The Collector wants it for its rarity and collectability, not the
                things he could do with it. He wasn't going to go try take over the
                galaxy with reality warping power. So, he was a good choice. The only
                question was his ability to safeguard it. Assuming no-one would find
                out he'd been entrusted with it, and that the Collector had probably
                collected a number of defence systems to protect his collection, he
                was probably a decent enough choice.







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                  up vote
                  2
                  down vote









                  Hiding in plain sight



                  The Collector a.k.a Taneleer Tivan can be seen in MCU and he is actually a lot more powerful being originally in comics than portrayed in the MCU




                  "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!" ―Carina (in Guardians of the Galaxy)




                  MCU wikia explains about collector as follows,




                  Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is the keeper of the
                  largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the
                  galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. Through his
                  dealings with Asgardians and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he was in
                  possession of one of the Infinity Stones and was nearly able to obtain
                  a second stone. However, this caused Thanos to attack his museum
                  seeking the Aether.




                  it further explains how Tivan got the stone at forst place,




                  In 2013, two Asgardians, Sif and Volstagg, arrived at Tivan's museum,
                  bringing with them the Infinity Stone known as the Aether, which had
                  been recovered by Thor after his battle against Malekith on Earth.
                  They gave it to him believing that it would be safe from other
                  parties. When Tivan asked why they did not keep the Aether in their
                  own vault on Asgard, they explained that they thought it would not be
                  wise to keep it on Asgard since another stone, the Tesseract, was
                  already on there; a notion that Tivan agreed with. As Sif and
                  Volstagg left the Aether in Tivan's care, Tivan remarked to his
                  assistant, Carina, that they now had one of the Infinity Stones in
                  their possession, and only needed the remaining five, hinting that
                  Tivan was already seeking the Infinity Stones. Tivan learned the
                  location Power Stone, which was contained inside the Orb and begun
                  working out a plan to obtain it for himself.




                  From a answer for similar question in SciFi SE ,




                  As I've said previously, MCU version of Tivan portrays him as just an
                  eccentric collector so far, the comics version has a personal mission
                  of collecting artifacts and subjects and keeping them safe so that the
                  Universe could be repopulated. Not only does Tivan have a personal
                  mission to keep all of these artifacts safe, he also has ten heavily
                  guarded museum worlds, as well as a ship that remains in hyperspace
                  almost all of the time to avoid being detected. Additionally, he has
                  "temporal assimilator" which can be used for limited time-travel.




                  There was a conversation between Thor and Star Lord in Avengers Infinity War,



                  Star-Lord: "If it's with the Collector, then it's not safe. Only an idiot would give that man a stone."

                  Thor: "Or a genius."


                  In MCU The Collector was a known buffoon, that despite his reputable collection of things, he was a joke across the galaxy. But then the Asgardians realized that the one place nobody ever thought they'd keep the reality stone was with a well-known doofus.



                  It's essentially the galactic version of hiding something in plain sight, like stealing the Mona Lisa and hanging it a small town community art museum, nobody would ever think something so valuable would be in such a non-descript place with such an idiot guarding it that they wouldn't even bother to look there in the first place.



                  I found another POV in reddit,




                  Personally, I felt the most important reason was that The Collection
                  had no intention of using it. Odin/Loki didn't trust having two
                  infinity stones on Asgard, so he probably wouldn't trust the Nova Corp
                  with it either, nor the Avengers, since Earth had two already.



                  So, Collector can be choosen for



                  1. Has the ability to protect a stone,


                  2. Would be willing to have a stone, despite it potentially putting a
                    bullseye on them.


                  3. Can be trusted not to abuse it.

                  The Collector wants it for its rarity and collectability, not the
                  things he could do with it. He wasn't going to go try take over the
                  galaxy with reality warping power. So, he was a good choice. The only
                  question was his ability to safeguard it. Assuming no-one would find
                  out he'd been entrusted with it, and that the Collector had probably
                  collected a number of defence systems to protect his collection, he
                  was probably a decent enough choice.







                  share|improve this answer












                  Hiding in plain sight



                  The Collector a.k.a Taneleer Tivan can be seen in MCU and he is actually a lot more powerful being originally in comics than portrayed in the MCU




                  "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector!" ―Carina (in Guardians of the Galaxy)




                  MCU wikia explains about collector as follows,




                  Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is the keeper of the
                  largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the
                  galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. Through his
                  dealings with Asgardians and the Guardians of the Galaxy, he was in
                  possession of one of the Infinity Stones and was nearly able to obtain
                  a second stone. However, this caused Thanos to attack his museum
                  seeking the Aether.




                  it further explains how Tivan got the stone at forst place,




                  In 2013, two Asgardians, Sif and Volstagg, arrived at Tivan's museum,
                  bringing with them the Infinity Stone known as the Aether, which had
                  been recovered by Thor after his battle against Malekith on Earth.
                  They gave it to him believing that it would be safe from other
                  parties. When Tivan asked why they did not keep the Aether in their
                  own vault on Asgard, they explained that they thought it would not be
                  wise to keep it on Asgard since another stone, the Tesseract, was
                  already on there; a notion that Tivan agreed with. As Sif and
                  Volstagg left the Aether in Tivan's care, Tivan remarked to his
                  assistant, Carina, that they now had one of the Infinity Stones in
                  their possession, and only needed the remaining five, hinting that
                  Tivan was already seeking the Infinity Stones. Tivan learned the
                  location Power Stone, which was contained inside the Orb and begun
                  working out a plan to obtain it for himself.




                  From a answer for similar question in SciFi SE ,




                  As I've said previously, MCU version of Tivan portrays him as just an
                  eccentric collector so far, the comics version has a personal mission
                  of collecting artifacts and subjects and keeping them safe so that the
                  Universe could be repopulated. Not only does Tivan have a personal
                  mission to keep all of these artifacts safe, he also has ten heavily
                  guarded museum worlds, as well as a ship that remains in hyperspace
                  almost all of the time to avoid being detected. Additionally, he has
                  "temporal assimilator" which can be used for limited time-travel.




                  There was a conversation between Thor and Star Lord in Avengers Infinity War,



                  Star-Lord: "If it's with the Collector, then it's not safe. Only an idiot would give that man a stone."

                  Thor: "Or a genius."


                  In MCU The Collector was a known buffoon, that despite his reputable collection of things, he was a joke across the galaxy. But then the Asgardians realized that the one place nobody ever thought they'd keep the reality stone was with a well-known doofus.



                  It's essentially the galactic version of hiding something in plain sight, like stealing the Mona Lisa and hanging it a small town community art museum, nobody would ever think something so valuable would be in such a non-descript place with such an idiot guarding it that they wouldn't even bother to look there in the first place.



                  I found another POV in reddit,




                  Personally, I felt the most important reason was that The Collection
                  had no intention of using it. Odin/Loki didn't trust having two
                  infinity stones on Asgard, so he probably wouldn't trust the Nova Corp
                  with it either, nor the Avengers, since Earth had two already.



                  So, Collector can be choosen for



                  1. Has the ability to protect a stone,


                  2. Would be willing to have a stone, despite it potentially putting a
                    bullseye on them.


                  3. Can be trusted not to abuse it.

                  The Collector wants it for its rarity and collectability, not the
                  things he could do with it. He wasn't going to go try take over the
                  galaxy with reality warping power. So, he was a good choice. The only
                  question was his ability to safeguard it. Assuming no-one would find
                  out he'd been entrusted with it, and that the Collector had probably
                  collected a number of defence systems to protect his collection, he
                  was probably a decent enough choice.








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                      The Collector is not a complete idiot as Quill said. He is obsessed with collecting missing and valuable artifacts at any cost. He even offers 4 billion credits for the Power Stone which startles Rocket. Therefore, it is clear that there is no other thing he would trade an infinity stone for. So, Asgardians believed that the stone won't be transferred to anyone.



                      Besides this, we have seen his museum where he had strong vaults and defending means, which is why he has been capable of keeping all those artifacts safe for a long time. This could also be the reason why Asgardians trusted him.






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                        The Collector is not a complete idiot as Quill said. He is obsessed with collecting missing and valuable artifacts at any cost. He even offers 4 billion credits for the Power Stone which startles Rocket. Therefore, it is clear that there is no other thing he would trade an infinity stone for. So, Asgardians believed that the stone won't be transferred to anyone.



                        Besides this, we have seen his museum where he had strong vaults and defending means, which is why he has been capable of keeping all those artifacts safe for a long time. This could also be the reason why Asgardians trusted him.






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                          The Collector is not a complete idiot as Quill said. He is obsessed with collecting missing and valuable artifacts at any cost. He even offers 4 billion credits for the Power Stone which startles Rocket. Therefore, it is clear that there is no other thing he would trade an infinity stone for. So, Asgardians believed that the stone won't be transferred to anyone.



                          Besides this, we have seen his museum where he had strong vaults and defending means, which is why he has been capable of keeping all those artifacts safe for a long time. This could also be the reason why Asgardians trusted him.






                          share|improve this answer












                          The Collector is not a complete idiot as Quill said. He is obsessed with collecting missing and valuable artifacts at any cost. He even offers 4 billion credits for the Power Stone which startles Rocket. Therefore, it is clear that there is no other thing he would trade an infinity stone for. So, Asgardians believed that the stone won't be transferred to anyone.



                          Besides this, we have seen his museum where he had strong vaults and defending means, which is why he has been capable of keeping all those artifacts safe for a long time. This could also be the reason why Asgardians trusted him.







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