Why did the Ancient One say she made a mistake?

The Ancient One is referring to her taking Stephen Strange as a student. She states that it is the Sorcerer Supreme
Sorcerer Supreme
Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Strange was created during the Silver Age of Comic Books to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics.
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's duty to protect the Time stone. Since Strange apparently willingly gave up the stone to Thanos she is worried that she chose wrongly in her successor as Sorcerer Supreme.
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What did the Ancient One realize?

The Ancient One didn't want to give the Time Stone in Avengers: Endgame, but she realized that Doctor Strange had a plan evidenced in her dialog. The Ancient One's (Tilda Swinton) line about making a mistake in Avengers: Endgame further proves of Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) plan.
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Why does the Ancient One give the stone to Hulk?

The Ancient One is then shocked realizing that Strange would only have given up the stone to Thanos for a good reason, the Ancient One decided to trust in her future successor, handing over the Time Stone to Hulk.
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Was the Ancient One a hypocrite?

As the Ancient One used the Dark Dimension to warp the landscape of various buildings, Kaecilius called out her hypocrisy. The Ancient One conjured her Tao Mandalas and used her superior skills to defeat and kill several Zealots.
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What mistake did Dr. Strange make?

That Strange would choose to give up the Stone means that the earth could be protected without it. He gave away the time stone in the future to let her know she had to give it to Banner. The mistake would have been not giving it to him.
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Why the Ancient One Changed Her Mind



Why is the Ancient One alive in endgame?

By drawing power and energy from the Dark Dimension, she was able to prolong her lifespan indefinitely. If she'd kept out of danger, she would've been technically immortal. In the end, though, she accepted her fate: “We don't get to choose our time. Death is what gives life meaning.
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How did Ancient One know about Thanos?

She was fighting the Chitauri in New York and likely figured out who was behind it as it happened. She may not have been able to see the future but consider that Thanos had been around for quite some time.
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What mistake ancient one did?

The mistake the Ancient One was referring to was her initial intent to not give the Time Stone to Banner. Before explaining, it's important to mention/keep in mind that the Ancient One has the ability to see the future (but only so far).
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Who is more powerful Dr. Strange Vs ancient one?

Compared to Wong and The Ancient One, Doctor Strange lacks experience, but he's nevertheless described to be the world's most powerful sorcerer by The Ancient One herself, and evidence suggests she's correct.
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Can the Ancient One defeat Thanos?

Ultimately, however, the Ancient One could have theoretically stopped Thanos because she had all the tools to do so. He had begun collecting the stones before the events of Doctor Strange and her death.
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Why didn't Dr Strange have the Time Stone?

As famously stated by Avengers: Endgame directors the Russo Brothers: “Thanos only reduced the stones to the atomic level. The stones are still present in the universe.” That means the Time Stone could still be out there and Strange could find it.
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Did the Ancient One know about Kang?

The question remains as to how much the Ancient One actually knew about the TVA. It stands to reason that she would be the most likely person to know about the organization's existence. Additionally, she may also have been aware of He Who Remains, aka Kang.
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Can Ancient One defeat Dormammu?

The amulet enabled its possessor to protect his or her dimension from the sinister extradimensional entity known as Dormammu, and using it, the man who became known as the Ancient One kept Dormammu out of the Earth dimension for nearly five centuries, although he never succeeded in entirely defeating Dormammu.
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Is the Ancient One evil in Doctor Strange?

Does The Ancient One getting her power from the Dark Dimension mean she was evil? Well, that depends. Certainly, she was dishonest and probably a lot more morally grey than she presented herself, in that she drew power from Dormammu's dimension and in doing so probably led him to Earth in the first place.
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Is the Ancient One stronger than Odin?

The Ancient One wouldn't have been able to go toe-to-toe against Odin in his prime. She even failed to beat her former student and dark dimension rookie Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) in physical combat.
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Is Strange stronger than Wong?

It was revealed in No Way Home that Wong came to occupy this role after Strange was turned to dust by Thanos' snap in Avengers: Infinity War. The ensuing 5 years without Strange, it is implied, meant that Wong was the world's most powerful sorcerer and received the high accolade because of it.
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Why is Wong the Sorcerer Supreme?

Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme because he was promoted to the role after Doctor Strange had been blipped out of existence for five years by Thanos.
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Can Doctor Strange beat Scarlet Witch?

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness proves without a shadow of a doubt that Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, would and does beat Doctor Strange. Strange puts up a good fight, but it's not the good Doctor who stops Wanda.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Why did Dr Strange give Thanos the stone endgame?

"Thanos obtaining all the stones is, therefore, the only way Strange can truly win at this point. Every other outcome on Titan is merely delaying eventual defeat since it is inevitable someone much worse than Thanos will one day wield one or more of the stones," the Redditor concluded.
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Did the Ancient One appear in endgame?

Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Tilda Swinton as The Ancient One - IMDb.
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Was Thanos afraid of the Ancient One?

Thanos was hanging back pulling strings and waited until Odin, The Ancient One, and Ego were dead and gone to accelerate his plan to collect the stones, because they were all beings he feared could defeat him.
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Was Thanos scared of Thor?

[MARVEL] Thanos was afraid of Thor in Avengers Endgame.
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