Are there any links between these 2?

Seems like the Souls Gems and the Rings share similar powers including:

i) Energy Blasts and Manipulation

ii) Enhancement of Psychic Ability

iii) Molecular Manipulation

iv) Light Control

v) Elemental Control

An interesting theory... the rings are "alien" in origin, like the gems.... can't recall... but are the Rings color-coded too? It's feasible that Mandarin's rings were created using the Gems... or were perhaps created based on inspiration from the Gems/Gauntlet

I don't believe there's any connection there. I mean it's possible but I don't recall them ever connecting the two, then again I wouldn't call myself a comic book expert by any stretch of the word.

Everyone keeps thinking they'll have to change the rings for the MCU, but they don't get that they were already alien tech!

@amazingwebhead said:

I'm surprised Stark never used them as a device to combat the Infinity Gauntlet. After all he would've commandeered them from the Mandarin on several occasions.

Or Thanos pursues them after losing the Gauntlet.

I think they are in some respects

Zero: White, possibly representing ice or snow

Nightbringer: Dark, blackish-blue

Probably not to the extent of the infinity stones

I don't think they would fit Thanos.

@amazingwebhead:

True, I forgot his rather fat hands. He could probably extract the gems and make a new gauntlet.

Maybe

I don't believe there is any relation but I have always thought of the Ten Rings almost as the lite version of the Gauntlet. Similar in concept but much weaker and with half the calories

On another note. Wonder what would happen if someone possessed all the rings and the infinity gauntlet.

@hellblaz3rtherazemach1ne: Nothing particularly special because having the infinity gauntlet would make the rings a moot point. The rings would not add power to the gauntlet as they are infinitely more powerful than the rings themselves. At best, they would be a good back up in case someone somehow got the infinity gauntlet taken from them or destroyed and needed to use the rings to get out of dodge.

@bradwilk: ah I see, though I know this logically couldn't happen, imagine someone possessing all the lantern rings except for black and white, along with the other rings. If that could actually possibly work out, things would be awesome