/ Pain is an old friend." The result is Strange and Dormammu (and possibly everyone in the world) being stuck reliving the same short window of time encompassed by the time loop Strange has created. This is represented by the glowing green "bracelet" that he creates and wears. Doctor Strange beat Dormammu by trapping him in a time loop. Movies & TV Stack Exchange works best with JavaScript enabled My interpretation is that the suffering will be from repeated deaths.Doesn't Strange defend himself from whatever killed him the previous time during his first few iterations? / But you will suffer. Detailed answers to any questions you might have

In Stephen Strange's MCU debut, he beat Dark Dimension ruler Dormammu by trapping him in a neverending time loop, dying over and over until the demon agreed to his bargain and left Earth alone.

The most obvious comes from those And a time loop isn't quite an immovable object. From a previous interview I had read when the movie initially came out, the director indicated they had cut a scene where Strange says we've done this a thousand times, so I think he does remember.

Featured on Meta Despite a brief jaunt in Mathematics at Durham University, film writing was always his calling. Before Strange confronts Dormammu, he uses the Eye of Agamotto to create an unbroken time loop. But probably the way to tell would be if he walks and talks @JoshPart I may be making assumptions, but I'm used to the argument that pain you don't remember can't make you suffer, but... "Then you will spend eternity dying. Anybody can answer You may have also seen/heard him on the Total Geekall podcast, unaffiliated YouTube channels, BBC Radio and CBC News. The Screen Rant's Managing Editor, Alex Leadbeater has been covering film online since 2012 and been a permanent fixture of SR since 2016. The result is Strange and Dormammu (and possibly everyone in the world) being stuck reliving the same short window of time encompassed by the time loop Strange has created.

This is represented by the glowing green "bracelet" that he creates and wears. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Not everyone in the world; he makes a point that everyone else will go on with their lives while they're trapped in the loop"Yeah. Discuss the workings and policies of this site Not 100% the same as saying their lives will go on outside of the loop.He probably would have got through to Dormammu much more easily if he'd started each loop with a clock radio playing "I Got You Babe".Wonder if its worth mentioning that this is because the Eye is a Stone?I'm pretty sure the time loop existed only in Dormammu's dimension; Strange gets the idea when some other character mentions that Dormammu exists "outside of time", so Strange brought some time with him.An infinite time loop...not exactly a "backup save"...but yes.I've only seen the movie once, but does Strange actually remember the previous encounters? Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us A one-stop shop for all things video games. He once asked Tom Cruise about his supposedly fake-butt in Valkyrie (he swore it was all real). Learn more about Stack Overflow the company And while he used all manner of magical spells on the Mad Titan, he seemingly never considered trying the same Dormammu time loop trick again. Just two years later, Doctor Strange found himself fighting another near unstoppable force who threatened mass destruction: Thanos. After all, to truly beat him required first having him win. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top Dormammu isn't just new to the concept of time, he doesn't understand the sorcery Strange is employing (who didn't know it was an Infinity Stone). site design / logo © 2020 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under Start here for a quick overview of the site Click the button below to start this article in quick view.Marvel Theory: Doom Is Doctor Strange 2’s Mystery Character If you recall in Dr. Strange’s solo film, when Strange originally fought Dormammu he used the time stone to create a time loop allowing him to move through alternate timelines, trapping Dormammu in a loop. He's covered a wide range of movies and TV shows - from digging out obscure MCU Easter eggs to diving deep into deeper meanings of arthouse fare - and has covered a litany of set visits, junkets and film festivals. Growing up in the English countryside on a mixture of Star Wars, The Simpsons and Aardman, Alex is a lifelong movie obsessive. / Yeah. Why didn't he repeat the trick on Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War?Doctor Strange didn't trap Thanos in a loop using the Time Stone in Just two years later, Doctor Strange found himself fighting another near unstoppable force who threatened mass destruction: Thanos. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Movies & TV Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for movie and TV enthusiasts.