Why did Loki's scepter not work on Iron Man?

In the Avengers director commentary, Joss Whedon states it fails to work because the ARC reactor prevents the staff from reaching Tony's heart.
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Why was Tony immune to the scepter?

In short, Tony's arc reactor has some of the same Infinity Stone energy coursing through it as the cosmic cube, rendering Tony less susceptible to mind control.
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How did Tony Stark get Loki's scepter?

The Scepter was retrieved from Baron Strucker in Sokovia by the Avengers and then researched upon by Tony Stark. Stark found a free-thinking AI inside the gem of the scepter and used it to create his world defense Ultron program.
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Was Loki's scepter controlling The Avengers?

Well it turns out that same scepter was controlling Loki as well. Marvel's official website has now confirmed that the MCU version of Loki was indeed influenced by the Mind Stone in the first Avengers movie, which caused him to carry out the attack on New York.
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Why didnt Thanos take the scepter?

He didn't want him to acquire the Tessaract – he wanted to destabilise Asgard, leaving Nidavellir unprotected. "Thanos locates the recently ostracised prince of Asgard and tempts him with a conquest that defies Odin's will, and pits Loki against his brother Thor.
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Why didn't Loki use the Tesseract to escape Thanos?

Edit: In Endgame Loki didn't need any mechanism to use the Tesseract and escape. @Vishwa When Thanos attacked he knew he would die. So even to save himself he could have used it.
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Why did Thanos let Loki have the mind stone?

Theoretically, Thanos would recognize that the stones aren't as powerful to him without a gauntlet to wield them — and giving Loki an Infinity Stone would create enough turmoil to distract the Asgardian army, which would traditionally be guarding Nidavellir.
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Why does HYDRA have Loki's scepter?

Gifted by Thanos, the staff was wielded by Loki to lead and command the invasion to Earth. After the Battle of New York, the Scepter was confiscated by S.H.I.E.L.D. for studying until it was stolen by Wolfgang von Strucker's HYDRA cell and taken to the HYDRA Research Base in Sokovia.
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Why did Wanda let Stark take the scepter?

How it helps tear the Avengers apart: This vision plays on Stark's somewhat narcissistic fear that he's the only one capable of saving the world. Scarlet Witch knows this fear could be Stark's undoing, which is why she lets him take Loki's scepter, which houses the Infinity Stone.
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Was Loki brainwashed by Thanos?

Fans have been coming up with theories about it for years and a big one is that Loki's sharp change in personality was caused by the Mind Stone housed in his scepter, lent to him by Thanos to aid his hunt for the Tesseract (the Space Stone) on Earth. Well, now Marvel.com has confirmed that this is indeed the case.
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Why did Wanda let Tony take the Sceptre in Age of Ultron?

Wanda let Tony take the scepter because he was supposed to create Ultron with it…. instead Thor used his “vision” as a guideline and found the out the true power of the scepter and returned to help create Vision.
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What happened to Loki's Scepter after Avengers 1?

The Scepter was taken and dismantled by Ultron after shattering its blue gem casing, which revealed the Mind Stone inside.
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Why did the staff not work on Iron Man?

In the Avengers director commentary, Joss Whedon states it fails to work because the ARC reactor prevents the staff from reaching Tony's heart.
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How did Loki know about Infinity Stones?

But when he does find it, he also finds other powerful, precious Infinity Stones scattered around, a few lie next to ballpoint pens in someone's drawer. As Loki is informed by a TVA employee Casey (played by Eugene Cordero, aka Jason's best bud “Pillboi” in The Good Place), “Some of the guys use them as paperweights.”
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Did Loki know he had the Mind Stone?

Thanks to hindsight, we now know that Loki's scepter secretly contained the Mind Stone, one of the Infinity Stones that Thanos had already acquired prior to assigning Loki the job of conquering Earth.
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Why was the Mind Stone blue?

The user places the blade tip against the person's heart and the Mind Stone produces a blue, like energy which is transferred into the person's body where it then spreads up to their head, notably affecting their eyes, turning them a fluorescent blue color.
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Why did Wanda turn evil?

Doctor Strange 2's main villain turned out to be Wanda Maximoff, who went full evil in her quest to reunite with her children after losing them in WandaVision. She has been tapping into chaos magic using the Darkhold.
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Did Wanda forgive Stark?

The MCU failed to properly tackle Wanda's animosity towards Tony Stark but despite that, the WandaVision finale hints that she already forgave him. Marvel may have failed to resolve their conflict, but WandaVision hints that Wanda has already forgiven Tony Stark.
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Did Ultron care about Wanda?

Reddit user Lumba theorizes that not only did Ultron have real emotions, but he was actually in love with Wanda. The theory — which is currently one of the most popular entries on Reddit's Fan Theories subreddit cites several examples throughout Age of Ultron that reveal as much.
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Why didnt Thor take Loki's scepter?

Because it didn't belong to Asgard.
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How is Wanda so powerful?

Known Powers: Wanda is a mutant with the following powers: Chaos Magic Reality Warping: Scarlet Witch's main power is the superhuman ability to manipulate chaos magic, given to her by the demon Chthon (imprisoned within Wundagore Mountain) when she was born.
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How did HYDRA get the Tesseract back in What If?

In March 1942, during World War II, HYDRA forces led by Johann Schmidt invaded Tønsberg where he found the Tesseract in a box hidden behind a sculptured mural of Yggdrasil, the world tree. Schmidt took the Tesseract back to HYDRA Headquarters to be the subject of experiments by Arnim Zola.
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Why does Loki look sick at the beginning of Avengers?

His face has been burned severely, his eyes have circles engulfing them and his teeth have rotted greatly. He was obviously burned, which would be a form of torture that Thanos would subdue against a frost giant. Then, in the Avengers, Loki is ill and weak, nearly the whole way through.
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How did Thanos break Vibranium vision?

Thanos wasn't using any infinity stone while plucking out the mind stone from Vision's body, that was just the strength of his hand crushing open a Vibranium body !
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Did Wanda create an Infinity Stone?

A few weeks later, Wanda Maximoff used her Chaos magic to create a new Mind Stone, embedded in the head of a recreated Vision. However, the Stone was erased from existence when Maximoff ended the Hex.
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