<P> The Infinity Stones are significant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing important roles in several films . Director James Gunn created the backstory for the Stones in the film Guardians of the Galaxy, where the Collector explains they are six singularities that existed before the Big Bang, that were compressed into the Stones after the universe began . In order of introduction, they are: </P> <Ul> <Li> Space Stone (Blue): </Li> </Ul> <Li> Space Stone (Blue): </Li> <Dl> <Dd> Housed in the Tesseract, it first appears briefly in the Thor post-credits scene . In Captain America: The First Avenger, it is used by the Red Skull to power weaponry developed by Hydra, and in The Avengers it is shown to be capable of generating wormholes, which Loki uses to transport the Chitauri to New York City in an attempt to conquer Earth . After the Avengers repel the invasion, it is returned to Asgard for safekeeping . In November 2013, producer Kevin Feige confirmed that the Tesseract is the Space Stone . Loki stole the Tesseract before Asgard's destruction at the end of Thor: Ragnarok . </Dd> </Dl>

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