History Awesome / IronMan1

--->'''Stark''': How'd you solve [[ChekhovsGun the icing problem]]?\\

--> '''Tony Stark''': Is it better to be feared, or respected? I say: "Is it too much to ask for both?" With that in mind, I humbly present the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line. It's the first missile system to incorporate our proprietary Repulsor Technology. ''They'' say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I ''respectfully'' disagree; I ''prefer''... the weapon you only need to fire ''once''. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves.
--> ''(Gestures to the operator to launch one of the missiles. As the missile begins to dive to Earth, [[MacrossMissileMassacre it fragments]] [[RecursiveAmmo into many smaller rockets]])''
--> '''Tony''': For your consideration... [[MeaningfulName the Jericho]]. ''(The mountainside behind him explodes)''

''(Iron Monger's suit begins to freeze over and short out.)''\\

''(Tony brushes him off with a [[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges-esque]] [[CherryTapping blow to the helmet]].)''

* As noted on the YMMV page, the movie was taking many risks that could've led to disaster. Instead, it was successful enough to ''[[Film/MarvelCinematicUniverse kickstart an entire cinematic universe]]''.

* Tony using the Mk 1 to break down a ''solid steel door''. [[OhCrap the look on the terrorists faces]] [[BowelBreakingBricks says it all]].

* Another deleted scene that was still pretty awesome: during the opening ambush, Tony Stark actually picked up a weapon and ''returned fire'' on the ambushers. I can understand why it would be removed - to better show how Tony TookALevelInBadass later on after being captured - but still, that was pretty damn badass that a spoiled, irresponsible playboy had enough wits about him to at least shoot back.

-->Bad. Ass.

** The way Obadiah paralyses the terrorist leader deserves mention. When the leader makes his proposal, Obadiah puts his hand on his shoulder in the same "jolly old uncle" manner he has acted as throughout the film, flips out the device, and when the leader is immobilised, he tells him coldly:

* The majority of the preceding examples fall into the category of Moment of Awesome for Tony Stark, Hero. THE Crowning Moment of Awesome for Tony Stark, Smartass Genius Playboy, occurs when it turns out that the flight attendants on his plane are strippers...''complete with a brass pole that rises out of the floor''.

--->''I am Iron Man.''

'''Stark''': You might want to look into that.\\

* Phil Coulson is waiting slightly annoyed by Pepper Pots forgetting his appointment. When Pepper arrives very shaken, Coulson then goes into "He will have to get through me first" in an instant.

--> ''(Gestures to the operator to launch one of the missiles. As the missile begins to dive to Earth, it fragments into many smaller rockets)''

** This moment was perhaps better in the trailer, as it had Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" playing as he walked, his steps in time with the opening riff.
*** Gonna have to disagree, the soundtrack in the film is pretty damn well done too, pausing for a {{Beat}} when the missile "fails" and then kicking on twice as hard when the tank blows up and Tony does his [[UnflinchingWalk Power Walk]].

* Casting Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark. Pure and simple.

* A meta example: Plasma arc reactor technology is currently a theory, which details how to build the big one seen at Stark industries. See [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC_fusion_reactor here]] for details.
* Another meta example: as noted on the YMMV page, the movie was taking many risks that could've led to disaster. Instead, it was successful enough to ''[[Film/MarvelCinematicUniverse kickstart an entire cinematic universe]]''.

* Tony Stark's press conference immediately after he was rescued from Afghanistan. The hero [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge kicking the crap out of the guys that captured and tortured him]]? Been there, done that. The hero [[MustMakeAmends publicly admitting that everything he's done up to that point was wrong and he's going to shut down his company's bread and butter to atone for everything they've done]]? BadAss.

-->[[BadAss Bad. Ass.]]

* A meta example: Plasma arc reactor technology is currently a theory, which details how to build the big one seen at Stark industries. See here for details: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARC_fusion_reactor

** Phil Coulson is waiting slightly annoyed by Pepper Pots forgetting his appointment. When Pepper arrives very shaken, Coulson then goes into "He will have to get through me first" in an instant.

--> '''Tony''': I shouldn't be alive... unless it was for a reason. I'm not crazy, Pepper. I just finally know what I have to do. And I know in my heart that it's right.

** A very subtle CrowningMomentofAwesome also goes to the reporter Tony formerly dumped, Christine Everheart, who asks the question that spurs Tony to his decision. Watch closely as the reporters all leap to their feet: she is the ''only one'' who stays seated in exactly the same position, as if to say, "Yeah -- IKnewIt."

* The Mark II test-flight scene, specifically the part where [[HowDoIShotWeb a gung-ho Stark takes the suit higher than it can go, and it ices over and shorts out]]. Tony plunges back to the ground, but after Stark manually opens the flaps and cuts the ice, suddenly the suit wakes up and promptly ignites its rockets and Tony soars again.
** INCHES from the ground, no less.
*** Inches? Look closer: he scrapes the damn pavement.

* When the Mk I suit comes to life. All the lights go out, and all you can hear is the suit powering up and taking it's first step.

* Tony using the Mrk 1 to break down a ''solid steel door''. [[OhCrap the look on the terrorists faces]] [[BowelBreakingBricks says it all]].

* Yinsen's HeroicSacrifice, along with Tony Stark's ability to buildi the Mark 1 suit and [[AppliedPhlebotinum a miracle power source]] [[MemeticMutation IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]]

--> '''Tony Stark''': Is it better to be feared, or respected? I'd say: "Is it too much to ask for both?" With that in mind I humbly present you the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line. It's the first missile system to incorporate the latest in proprietary Repulsor Technology. Today, they say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I ''respectfully'' disagree; I ''prefer''... the weapon you only need to fire ''once''. That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves.
--> ''(Gestures to the operator to launch one of the missiles...)''

'''Pepper Potts:''' I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including, occasionally, taking out the trash. [[SarcasmMode Would that be all?]]
** She gets a better one later on when the {{villain}}, Obadiah Stane, walks in on her as she's uncovering all the incriminating evidence against him in his laptop. She keeps her cool, smoothly covers up what she's been doing (clicking off the screen she was on, casually draping that day's newspaper over the device she's been using to hack his files), pretends to go along with his conversation, than walks out the room with the memory stick carrying the incriminating files in her pocket. By the time Stane realizes what she was up to (just ''seconds'' later), she's talking to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, telling him everything.
* Tony survives getting shot at in his crude Mark I suit when leaving the terrorist hideout. He waits until they stops firing, and then says, "[[NowItsMyTurn My turn."]] And breaks out the flamethrower.

-->'''Stane''':[[MemeticMutation TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]]

** Iron Man [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom gut-punching some idiot]] stupid enough to fire a gun at [[ImmuneToBullets him]]. When he's reached a point wherein he has to risk killing a bunch of women-and-children hostages in order to get at the terrorists, he ''targets each one and collectively shoots them in the heads'' without touching a hair on the hostages' heads. The terrorist leader [[BarrierBustingBlow couldn't hide from him for long]]. After taking on the terrorist group, Tony throws TheLeader to the refugees stating "he's all yours."

* Luring Iron Monger into high altitude where the suit freezes and falls. Especially because Monger is so ''sure'' of Iron Man's inevitable destruction given the tone of his ranting, Stark's response is said in such a condescending I-know-something-you-don't-know tone that you can't help but laugh:

''(Iron Man brushes him off with a [[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges-esque]] [[CherryTapping blow to the helmet]].)''

* The final scene before the credits, where Tony is shoved onstage by SHIELD to make an excuse for who Iron Man is... [[spoiler:and then just outright admits that yes, he ''is'' Iron Man. The reporters all go ''insane'']]. Cue the Black Sabbath!

* The part where Tony realizes just how effective his repulsors are as weapons by blowing out the glass in his workshop with them. It goes something like this: After being [[BerserkButton enraged]] by the deaths caused by the terrorist group that captured him, he accidentally blows out a window in his workshop. He's surprised, then get's serious again as he proceeds to blow out every window in turn.

--> '''Tony Stark''': Is it better to be feared, or respected? I'd say: "Is it too much to ask for both?" With that in mind I humbly present you the crown jewel of Stark Industries' Freedom Line. It's the first missile system to incorporate the latest in proprietary Repulsor Technology. Today, they say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I ''respectfully'' disagree; I ''prefer''... the weapon you only need to fire ''once''. That's how Dad did it, THAT'S HOW AMERICA DOES IT... and it's worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee you the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves.
--> ''(Instructs the operator to fire one of the missiles...)''

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