MCU: 15 most shocking Avengers: Endgame moments
By Mark Lynch
12. The Ancient One Returns
Iron Man, Captain America, and Bruce Banner (now with all the Hulk and intelligence) were in charge of getting the Space, Time, and Mind stone from the past. Since they were all in New York at the same time (the big fight in The Avengers) it seemed like an easier chance to get them. Bruce went to the Sanctum Sanctorum to get the Time Stone. Looking for Doctor Strange, he instead found the Ancient One.
The Ancient One told Bruce that Doctor Strange was performing surgery and wasn’t the Sorcerer Supreme yet. When Bruce insisted that he get the Time Stone, the Ancient One popped Bruce out of his body and left the Hulk unconscious. It wasn’t until Bruce said that Stephen gave Thanos the Time Stone that The Ancient One relinquished the Time Stone to Bruce. Why? Because the Ancient One knew what Doctor Strange would become one day.
Faith from the future
It shouldn’t be surprising that someone who wields an object that controls time would know about Stephen Strange becoming Sorcerer Supreme. What was is the Ancient One’s trust. Once it was discovered that Strange gave the Time Stone up, the attitude changed. Doctor Strange is so powerful and revered that trust was given to him before he gained power. That is how great Stephen Strange will become.