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This page lists characters who appear in the Film/IronMan and Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse films ''Film/IronMan1'', ''Film/IronMan2'' and ''Film/IronMan3''.

For characters appearing in the [[ComicBook/IronMan comic book franchise]], see the [[Characters/IronMan Iron Man comic book character sheet]].

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!Stark Industries

[[folder:Anthony "Tony" Stark / Iron Man]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUAvengersInitiative Avengers Initiative page]]
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[[folder:Virginia "Pepper" Potts]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Harold "Happy" Hogan]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:J.A.R.V.I.S.]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Howard Stark]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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!United States Government and Military

[[folder:James "Rhodey" Rhodes (War Machine / Iron Patriot)]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUNewAvengers New Avengers page]]
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[[folder:Senator Stern]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMilitary MCU Government and Military page]]
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[[folder:President Matthew Ellis]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMilitary MCU Government and Military page]]
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[[folder:Vice President Rodriguez]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMilitary MCU Government and Military page]]
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!Hammer Advanced Weapons Systems

[[folder:Ivan Vanko / Whiplash]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Justin Hammer]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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!Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.)

[[folder:Dr. Aldrich Killian]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Dr. Maya Hansen]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Eric Savin]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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[[folder:Ellen Brandt]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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!The Ten Rings
[[folder:Raza]]
!!'''Raza'''
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCriminals Criminals page]]
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[[folder:Abu Bakaar]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCriminals Criminals page]]
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[[folder:The Mandarin]]
-->See the [[Characters/MCUCompanies Companies page]]
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!Civilians
[[folder:Christine Everhart]]
!!'''Christine Everhart'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Leslie Bibb
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Newsfront With Christine Everheart (Film/AntMan & Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar viral marketing)''

->''"What do you say to your other nickname, the Merchant of Death?"''

A reporter from ''Vanity Fair''. She has strong feelings against Tony Stark's weapons development, and feels he is a war profiteer. Despite this, sexual tension pops up between the two. She later transitions to television and new media as the host of [=WHiH=] World News.
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* AscendedExtra: After having a few minutes of screentime in each Iron Man movie, she takes a role as the host of the WebOriginal ''[=WHiH=] World News'' videos on YouTube.
* BelligerentSexualTension: It takes just a minute and a half of arguing with Tony to pull her into bed with him. However, it doesn't go anywhere past that night.
* TheBusCameBack: After a five year absence in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, she reappeared in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZwlIYLNBQ&feature=youtu.be this video]] marking the MCU's first foray into WebOriginal content.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After she realizes Tony used her for a one-night stand in the first movie, she feels pretty damn upset. Upset enough, in fact, to take it out on Pepper, who had only showed up to provide her with a fresh change of clothes and a ride to wherever she wanted to go.
-->''After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.''
* FanserviceExtra: She's in ''Iron Man'' for just five minutes and two of those minutes are spent in a ModestyBedsheet or just a shirt.
* GoodIsNotNice: She's quite rude, but she knows what's right and what's wrong.
* HotScoop: Tony only cared about the 'hot' part and snarked at her scoop.
* IntrepidReporter: Played with; Christine Everhart clearly ''wants'' to be this, but the fact that she ends up sleeping with Tony not long after self-righteously calling him out as the 'Merchant of Death' alone indicates that she's probably not as intrepid as she wants people to think. She generally comes off as being a bit smug and incompetent. Then again, she ''is'' the one to reveal to Tony that [[spoiler: his company is selling weapons to the villains.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Pretty rude to both Tony and Pepper, yet has a strong sense of right and wrong.
* JerkassHasAPoint: After Tony escapes from capture, he agrees with her that his weapons development has gotten out of hand.
* OperationJealousy: It's implied she started dating Justin Hammer in order to make Tony jealous. By then he doesn't care.
* TheResenter: After she realizes Tony used her for a night, she decides to take it out on Pepper. She's clearly out of her league.
-->'''Christine:''' After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.
-->'''Pepper:''' [[BluntYes I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires.]] Including occasionally [[StealthInsult taking out the trash]]. Will that be all?
* RomanticFalseLead: She's introduced before [[GirlFriday Pepper]], who ends up being Tony's true love.
* StealthInsult: Often the victim of this, especially from Pepper. In addition to the above "trash" one...
-->'''Hammer''': [Christine]'s actually doing a big spread on me for ''Vanity Fair''. I thought I'd throw her a bone, you know. Right? \\
'''Pepper''': Right. Well, she did quite a...[[DoubleEntendre spread]] on Tony last year.\\
'''Tony''': [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre And she wrote a story as well]].
* StrawmanNewsMedia: During her coverage of [[Film/AntMan Scott Lang]] robbing [=VistaCorp=], she says that there is no proof to back up his claims that [=VistaCorp=] was stealing from its customers. The station that airs her show is owned by [=VistaCorp=], which Scott is quick to point out when he is interviewed. After the events of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', she says the Avengers should be held accountable for the damage caused during their fights even though [[OnlySaneMan Will Adams]] points out if it weren't for them, everyone on earth would be ''dead''.
* WhatTheHellHero: Her first meeting with Tony turns from interviewing to accusing, calling him the Merchant of Death and a war profiteer. When he returns from capture and tells her he's stopped Stark Industries weapons manufacturing, she tells him that's still not enough, because there are still plenty of Stark-built weapons already in the hands of terrorists. Of course [[spoiler: that was Obadiah Stane's doing, not Tony's. Though it does give Tony the idea of going to Afghanistan to deal with this problem.]]
* YouJustToldMe: "I never said you were a superhero."
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[[folder:Dr. Ho Yinsen]]
!!'''Dr. Ho Yinsen'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Shaun Toub
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan3''

->''"So you're a man who has everything, but nothing."''

An Afghan physicist who saves Tony Stark's life, and brings out his true potential.
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* ATeamFiring: It's justified because he's a doctor and likely has no combat experience. The novelisation explains because he's a doctor and [[ThouShaltNotKill holds life as precious]] even in the hellhole he's in.
* CallForward: Appears in the opening scene of ''Iron Man 3'', a flashback to New Year's Eve 1999. He tries to introduce himself to Tony at a party but is brushed off -- an event he referenced during their first conversation in ''Iron Man''.
* DeathByOriginStory: The only difference between the film version of Iron Man and the [[Comicbook/IronMan various comic origins]] is that Dr. Yinsen is now a Pashtun. He's still a respected colleague, and he still [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself to allow Tony to escape]].
* DeathSeeker: Wanted to die so he can be reunited with his family, but not before helping Stark escape and become a better man.
* DoomedHometown: Yinsen mentions hailing from a village called Gulmira. Guess where Raza decides to test his brand new Stark Industries toys?
* FiringInTheAirALot: When he and Tony make their escape attempt, he does this to buy Tony more time. He's not even aiming at the terrorists, he just shoot his guns skywards while screaming and running after them.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices himself to buy Tony time to activate his first Iron Man suit.
* TheMedic: He's a skilled and resourceful field surgeon. He is capable to remove much of the shrapnel from Tony Stark's body, and helped keep him alive long enough to build an electromagnet piece in his chest to keep the remaining shrapnel from entering his heart.
* LastNameBasis: With Tony. {{Justified}} in that he never tells Tony his first name in the first film. In Yinsen's cameo at the start of ''Iron Man 3'' he tells him his first name is "Ho", but Tony doesn't remember the meeting years later.
* {{MacGyvering}}: Gerry rigged an electromagnet out of a car battery for Tony's heart. It won't last long, but it gives Tony enough time to patch together a unique upgrade.
* NiceGuy: An upstanding doctor.
* TheObiWan: Teaches and inspires Tony when he was at his lowest. [[spoiler: Dies to ensure Tony would live]].
* TheParagon: He is the main reason for Tony's HeelFaceTurn.
* ThePowerOfActing: How he keeps Tony alive for a while when they are in captivity, acting as though he were on the side of the Ten Rings when the members are present.
* RaceLift: He's Vietnamese in the comics, even when Tony's origin isn't tied to the Vietnam war. Amusingly, this means the MCU Yinsen still has an East Asian name despite being of Middle Eastern descent (Shaun Toub is Iranian).
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[[folder:Harley Keener]]
!!'''Harley Keener'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Ty Simpkins
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

A kid Tony meets in Rose Hill, Tennessee, who lets him use his garage/workshop to hide the Iron Man armor.
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* BatmanInMyBasement: Or Iron Man in his garage.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Harley unsuccessfully tries to manipulate Tony into staying by comparing Tony to Harley's disappeared father and then saying in a cute voice that he's cold.
* DisappearedDad: He went out for lottery tickets six years ago. He must've won, because he never came back.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: He says a lot of things that Tony would normally be angry at people for, especially repeatedly invoking his ShellShockedVeteran panic attacks. However, since he's a kid, Tony mostly takes it in stride as best as he can, and it is Harley's help that [[spoiler:allows him to break through the aforementioned ShellShockedVeteran status]]. Basically, he gives Tony a tastes of his own medicine in regards to Tony's constant pushing the envelope of acceptable behavior (like lightly zapping Dr. Banner in ''The Avengers'').
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Even after he sees how badly Tony reacts to it he ''repeatedly'' pushes Tony to tell him about New York.
* KidSidekick: He provides assistance to Tony when he's off-the-grid but when it really gets dangerous, Tony tells him to go home and not put himself at risk. He does reward him for his help however with a upgraded potato gun and an upgraded workshop to go with it.
* TagAlongKid: Defied. Harley tries to guilt-trip Tony to leave Tennessee with him, but he mocks the idea and drives away.
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->'''Portrayed By''': Faran Tahir
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1''

->''"Whoever holds the weapons manufactured by Stark Industries rules the world... and soon, it will be my turn."''

A major commander in an international terrorist organization known as "The Ten Rings". He was hired by to kill Tony Stark (without really knowing it was Stark to begin with). Upon finding out that they in fact had ''the'' Tony Stark in custody, Raza got greedy and ambitious. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness It didn't end well for him]].
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* BaldOfEvil: This terrorist has one ''shiny'' dome.
* CanonForeigner: He was created for the first film and has yet to appear in the comics. Although he seems to be partly inspired from [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Raza_Longknife_%28Earth-616%29 Raza Longknife]], especially his name and his scarred face.
* CanonImmigrant: Appeared in the 2010 ''Invincible Iron Man Annual'' as part of Mandarin's BlatantLies retelling of Iron Man's origin.
* CharacterDeath: After being deemed no longer useful, he is disposed of by [[spoiler: Obadiah Stane]].
* ChekhovsGunman: His organization is called the Ten Rings and he expressed admiration for Genghis Khan. He's also shown wearing a prominent ring, which the novelization calls the Ring of Fire. All are references to long-time ComicBook/IronMan villain and BigBad of ''Film/IronMan3'', The Mandarin.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He is ordered by [[spoiler:Obadiah]] to kill Tony in the beginning, but when he and his fellow terrorist learned their captive was Tony Stark, they keep him alive so he could build them a missile.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is the main antagonist until a little after Tony escapes from the cave.
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane]], to a degree as he was hired to kill Tony. However, he mistakenly thinks they are a BigBadDuumvirate.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Wanted [[spoiler:Stane]] to give him Iron Man suits so he can conquer vast amounts of Asia. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness He didn't get his wish]].
* EvilPlan: He wants to be a modern Genghis Khan and take over Asia with state-of-the-art weapons. He believes Tony is his ticket to acheving this.
* {{Expy}}: Of Wong-Chu, the Vietnamese warlord from the comics who serves the same role as Iron Man's StarterVillain.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Leads the "Ten Rings" out of Afghanistan.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The right side of his face was badly burnt when Tony Stark laid waste to the Ten Rings' encampment as he escaped in a prototype suit of powered armor.
* OutGambitted: By [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane. Their meeting resulted in his death]].
* PragmaticVillainy: He recognizes there is more value to keeping Tony alive than killing him, either to get more money from Stane or to have Tony build weapons for him.
* TooDumbToLive: He underestimates [[spoiler:Stane]]'s treachery, and is promptly disposed of.
* WickedCultured: Raza has a strong knowledge of history, which inspires his ambition. He also has a sophisticated manner of speaking, even in the tensest situations.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Once Stane has the original Mark I armor, he is disposed of]].

!!Abu Bakaar

->'''Portrayed By:''' Sayed Badreya
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan1''

A high ranking member of the Ten Rings, who's eager for Stark to assemble them a Jericho missile.
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* BeardOfEvil: He's got a beard and he's evil.
* BilingualBonus: All his dialogue is in Urdu, so Yinsen must translate what he says for Tony.
* BlatantLies: Tells Tony that once he completes the Jericho missile, he will let him go. Tony immediately recognizes this as a lie, which Yinsen confirms.
* DoWithHimAsYouWill: After Tony saves the [[spoiler:villagers Abu and his men were terrorizing, he throws him to them so they can have revenge.]]
* TheDragon: He is implied to be Raza's NumberTwo minion.
* EvilIsPetty: In addition to keeping Tony prisoner and making him build a missile, he also forces him to wash his clothes. However, Tony's lived such a pampered life that he has no idea how and botches the job.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: A high-ranking member of the "Ten Rings" out of Afghanistan.
* GoKartingWithBowser: In a deleted scene, Abu enters the cell to check Tony and Yinsen's progress, and, seeing them playing backgammon, makes Yinsen's move for him. He turns out to be pretty good at the game.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Raza kills him in a deleted scene for letting Tony and Yinsen play. However, this is non-canon, as Abu shows up in a later scene.

!!'''Virginia [[ComicBook/PepperPotts "Pepper" Potts]]'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/GwynethPaltrow
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/IronMan3'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

->''"You know, there's only 8,011 things that I really need to talk to you about."''

Tony Stark's faithful personal assistant, later CEO of Stark Industries, and eventually his LoveInterest.
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* ActionGirl: Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow requested she become this in the third move. [[spoiler:She does, briefly, first when she temporarily gains control of the Mark 42 armour during the attack on the Malibu mansion, then again in the finale as a result of getting pumped full of Extremis by Killian]].
* ActionSurvivor: One becomes this when working for a super hero.
* AgeLift: Pepper is at least ten years younger in the comics.
* AlliterativeName: Her [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] and last name both start with a ''P''.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Best example is her first scene in ''Iron Man 2'' when she's trying in vain to get his attention for 8,011 things and he's walking away from her while talking about something unrelated.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet, charming, graceful...and she's killed more [[BigBad Big Bads]] than Tony. [[spoiler:She fries Obadiah at the end of 1, and Killian at the end of 3. Tony shares Vanko with Rhodes, and really, Vanko committed suicide, anyway, with his own drones' explosives]].
* BigDamnHeroes: In the third movie, she's the one who [[spoiler:steps in and saves Tony from Killian when the latter comes back for one last scare]].
* BroughtDownToNormal: The closing narration of ''Iron Man 3'' mentions [[spoiler: she was cured of Extremis]].
* TheCameo: In ''The Avengers'', she appears in two scenes, and only one with speaking lines.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: As Tony's personal assistant, it's her job description focused and on task no matter what weird thing he has cooked up or how far he spaces out.
* CompositeCharacter: She has the general appearance of her comic book counterpart, as well as being a LoveInterest for Tony, but several aspects of her personality (particularly her hyper-competence) borrow a lot from Bambi Arbogast, the older woman whom Tony hires as her replacement after she's PutOnABus in the comics. (Bambi herself -- in a much younger incarnation -- makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance as ''Pepper's'' new PA in ''Iron Man 3'', presumably having replaced Natasha Romanov).
* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler: Being infected with Extremis grants PlayingWithFire and HealingFactor]].
* DeadpanSnarker: "Taking out the trash" is the best example.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: In ''Iron Man 3'' Tony watches her fall from a great height into a pillar of fire. Since she was pumped full of Extremis earlier, she survives]].
-->'''Tony:''' You just scared the devil out of me. I thought you were...\\
'''Pepper:''' [[spoiler: I was dead. [[LampshadeHanging Why? Because I fell two hundred feet?]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: Related to the above, [[spoiler: Killian infuses her with Extremis, and then causes the explosion that appears to kill Peppers. Once she turns out alive again, Pepper beats up Killian, grabs one of Tony's repulsors and disintegrates the poor sap.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'', after Pepper Potts starts a relationship with Tony. Once they start living together she's often seen being barefoot and in casual clothes, as a sign of how they're able to relax around each other. (not to mention having her with heels would [[http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/images/celebritology/08/gwyn_morph.jpg create an uncomfortable height difference]].)
* FieryRedhead: Played with, she's certainly strong and outspoken, but too level-headed and calm to fully fit the trope.
* GirlFriday: "I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires." This includes sneaking into her boss' company and downloading files for him without alerting anyone else. She's not the page image for nothing.
* GoodWithNumbers: Tony relies on her to do the number thing. He doesn't even know his own SSN.
* TheHeart: Gwyneth Paltrow has credited Pepper's popularity with the fans to her fulfillment of this role as part of her relationship with Tony, and she agreed to a cameo in ''The Avengers'' because of it.
* HeroesWantRedheads: It takes some time for Tony to admit, but it does happen.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: As CEO of Stark Industries, she refuses to accept the Extremis project because it could be easily weaponized.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: She runs Stark Industries for Tony when he's busy [[BrilliantButLazy or bored]]. By ''Iron Man 2'', she's the CEO of Stark Industries.
* InSeriesNickname: Her birth name is hardly ever brought up.
* LetsGetDangerous: In the finale of ''Iron Man 3'', [[spoiler:she demonstrates her badass cred by disabling an Iron Man suit, ripping off its arm, and then uses its repulsor to finish off Killian]].
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Tony states Pepper is "the one thing I [he] can't live without".
* MeaningfulName: ''Virginia "Pepper"'' Potts. Silk hiding ''fire''.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. Tony does [[TookALevelInKindness become nicer by then end of the first movie and onward]], but can still be quite arrogant and obnoxious. Pepper is the only one he's the nicest to. Pepper also doubles as his LivingEmotionalCrutch.
* NiceGirl: One of the most easiest to get along with in Stark Industries.
* NonActionSnarker: She doesn't fight [[spoiler:most of the time]], and sass is one of her ways of dealing with things.
* OffscreenBreakup: [[spoiler: By the time of ''Civil War'', she has broken up with Tony as he couldn't stop being Iron Man.]]
* OhCrap: Throughout ''Iron Man 2'', Tony repeatedly tried and failed to tell her about how the miniature reactor in his body was now killing him, including one incident where Pepper refused to hear him outright because she was still steaming over a quarrel they'd been having. After spending the whole movie annoyed and angry at him, Tony finally manages to drop the bomb on her, and she's absolutely ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther terrified at the thought]]''.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everybody calls her Pepper instead of Virginia.
* OnlySaneWoman: In Tony's life. She (tries to) keep him focused.
* RedheadedHeroine: She helps take down Stane, gets Hammer arrested, [[spoiler: and kills Killian]].
* RelationshipUpgrade: To an OfficialCouple with Tony as of the end of ''Iron Man 2''.
* TheReliableOne: To Tony. He wouldn't ask just ''anyone'' to remove the prototype arc reactor and slot in the new one.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She almost does this twice, in the first movie when she discovers Tony is risking his life as Iron Man and in the sequel after the pressure of running the company and having to deal with Tony's erratic and irresponsible behaviour become too much. She doesn't go through with it.
* ServileSnarker: She's an expert at the StealthInsult. She never loses her sweet smile or polite demeanor during the following:
-->'''Pepper Potts:''' I have your clothes here; they've been dry cleaned and pressed. And there's a car waiting for you outside that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.\\
'''Christine Everhart:''' You must be the famous Pepper Potts.\\
'''Pepper Potts:''' Indeed I am.\\
'''Christine Everhart:''' After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.\\
'''Pepper Potts:''' I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including, occasionally, [[StealthInsult taking out the trash]]. Will that be all?
* SexySecretary: Ironically, not what Tony hired her for.
* SilkHidingSteel: Downplayed; less 'subtle manipulation' and more 'semi-aggressive nudging'. Getting a concept into Tony's head when he's thinking about something else is not a job for subtlety.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Pepper doesn't begin a romantic relationship with Tony unless he was willing to take it seriously, and she wouldn't be another one of his many flings. It's best evident in her refusal to kiss him in the first ''Iron Man''.
* SlutShaming: Justified; ConsummateProfessional Pepper has a low opinion of Tony's childish behavior and especially of his oversexed lifestyle. During her introductory scene, she appears to give Christine Everheart a free escort anywhere she wants to go; Christine, realizing Tony just used her for another one-night stand, takes it out on Pepper, who politely offers a StealthInsult and maintains a low opinion of the reporter throughout the rest of her appearances. Perhaps anticipating a similar experience, all she has to say to Maya is "you saved yourself a world of pain".
* TerritorialSmurfette:
** Subverted in ''Iron Man 2''. Tony Stark ''expects'' this to happen with Pepper and the new aide Natasha, but the two of them get along fine. Pepper takes it as a sign of Tony's arrogance that he'd assume another LoveTriangle would form over him.
** Averted with Christine Everhart in ''Iron Man''. Pepper is perfectly civil to her after Christine slept with Tony. it's only when Christine is pretty rude to her that she snarks back. Moreover, the dialogue suggests that Pepper's had this situation with Tony's one-night stands before and thus averts the trope as a rule.
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Iron Man 3'', she successfully operates a suit to save Tony's life. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, she becomes even more powerful and finishes the mastermind off with the powers derived from Extremis]].
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tony. When it comes down to it, Pepper had every reason in the world to leave Tony, and no doubt had several opportunities over the years. She never did, and it's clear it's because she loves him and would do anything for him. She's fully aware of his faults and refused to start a relationship with him until he became a better man.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She was always protective of Tony; in the third movie she gets to prove it physically instead of just by calling SHIELD. [[spoiler:Killian finds this one out the hard way, and won't be coming back to learn from his mistake of messing with her and Tony]].
* {{Xenafication}}: In part thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. insisting on it, Pepper has her own action scene in ''Iron Man 3''. As she's usually so peaceful, her sudden aggression surprises her.
-->'''Pepper:''' ''[after [[spoiler:killing Killian]]]'' ...Oh my god...that was really violent!

!!Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JeffBridges
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1''

->''"We're iron mongers; we make weapons."''

The CEO of Stark Industries, taking over after his friend Howard Stark died. His friendly image hides an amoral and sinister mind who seeks to use the Iron Man armor for his own ends.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the MCU, Obadiah is a long term business partner to both Tony Stark and his father. His [[spoiler:betrayal]] is what leads to the creation of Iron Man. In the comics, he has no connection to Tony's origin, being simply a rival arms manufacturer.
* AffablyEvil: He's a double-dealing arms trader who initiates a coup against Tony with the board of directors to lock him out of the company. On the other hand, he's a jovial wise-cracker who brings Tony pizza from New York (Tony lives in Malibu), rides around on a Segway, and [[NiceToTheWaiter treats his employees well]] (unless he's in a bad mood). In the film's climax, he talks softly friendly with Tony and compliments the arc reactor design even as [[spoiler:he casually mentions ordering a hit on Tony, and takes the arc reactor from his chest and leaves him for dead.]]
* ArmCannon: The Iron Monger suit has a [[GatlingGood minigun]] mounted on the right forearm and a rocket launcher on the left.
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Iron Monger:''' Now nothing's going to stand in my way. Least of all... ''you''.
* BaldOfEvil: Jeff Bridges was reported to be looking forward to shaving his head to portray Stane with this.
* BeardOfEvil: A well groomed one, in contrast to Tony's goatee.
* BigBadFriend: He's something like Tony's HonoraryUncle in the first film and plotted to have him killed.
* BlackMarket: His source of income is [[ArmsDealer selling weapons to anyone with the money for them]]. [[spoiler:His plot to have Tony killed is so he can engage in his dealings without someone watching over his shoulder]].
* BondVillainStupidity:
** Not cleaning out his inbox, for a start.
** Leaving Tony alone to anguish and die without his heart. (Though admittedly, Stane barely had enough time to do a victory jig as Coulson and Pepper were rapidly closing in.)
* CarFu: Tries to crush Tony under an SUV. When that fails, he grabs a motorcycle and bats him away with it.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Orchestrated the hit on Tony in Afganistan and later locks him out of the company to continue his EvilPlan]].
* ChewingTheScenery: Just that memetic line he delivered in the movie. (See LargeHam entry)
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Everyone he works with will eventually find themselves paralyzed and their stuff stolen.
* CigarChomper: Goes nicely with the corrupt business man thing he has going.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Handed over Stark weaponry to the Ten Rings in exchange for using them on Tony's convoy.]] Tony is aghast when he finds out, as it means his uber-patriotic company has been "double-dealing" to terrorists and U.S. armed forces alike.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: His motivation come the third act -- he sees the vast potential in the arc reactor and armor Tony has designed, and plans to reproduce the technology and use it to create a new generation of weapons.
* DeadpanSnarker: The only thing he and Tony have in common is witty banter.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Faceplants directly into the prototype arc reactor, causing the plant to blow up. That's assuming he didn't die first from being electrocuted.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Normally calm and AffablyEvil, Obadiah seems to lose his cool after becoming the Iron Monger, and even seems to [[LampshadeHanging realize it]]: "I must admit, [[EvilFeelsGood I'm deeply enjoying the suit]]!"
* EvilChancellor: Not royalty or even part of the government, but still fills the role due to his position in Stark Industries. He was basically the company's regent.
* EvilGloating: "''This'' is your legacy. A new generation of weapons, with this at its heart."
* EvilMentor: He tries to steer Tony over to his line of thinking; "We're Iron Mongers".
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: Arranged for Tony's murder and the takeover of Stark Industries]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: The Iron Monger makes his voice sound deeper and more menacing when he's got the helmet on.
* GreenEyedMonster: Definitely a part of his motivation. He thinks he's been "holding [Tony] up" for almost three decades, and resents being pushed into the background since he took over the company (literally, in the montage of magazine posters shown at the beginning of the film).
* LargeHam: EvilIsHammy, after all. Best exemplified by the PunctuatedForEmphasis gem of a quote he gives to one of the scientists at Stark Industires:
-->'''Stane:''' Tony Stark was able to build this IN A CAVE!...''WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!''
* ManipulativeBastard: Manipulates Tony out of the company and [[spoiler: uses and discards the Ten Rings when they are no longer useful]].
* MeaningfulName: Tony often refers to his mentor/father figure as "Obie". Obie = Obi = [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan]].
* MiniMecha: The Iron Monger suit is closer to this than PoweredArmor.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Perturbed by Raza's refusal to kill Tony, Stane later meets with him in the desert to talk terms. However, Raza no longer has any collateral with which to bargain, and Stane simply disposes of him and his goons.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Though interrupted.
-->'''Iron Monger:''' Your services are no longer required.
* TheResenter: Stane grew too comfortable running the company during Tony's adolescence.
* TreacherousAdvisor: Already a major early villain from the comics, Obadiah was retooled as having co-founded Stark Industries with Tony's dad, who then served as a mentor to Tony and the [[NumberTwo second-in-command of his company]] when the elder Stark died and Tony inherited the company. Naturally, this being an adaptation, Obadiah turns out to be more villainous than he lets on.
* VillainHasAPoint: Up until the third act where he steals Tony's arc reactor and leaves him for dead (not to mention all his subsequent actions), Stane's reasons for his villainy are perfectly understandable. Putting a hit on Tony is extreme, but consider Tony is a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob who yet gets all the fame and credit for the success of Stark Industries, as well as the fact that upon his return from Afghanistan Tony announces he's shutting down the weapons division of Stark Industries, the company's focus for decades, with no plans for what the company is going to do instead, ''and'' he keeps a technological breakthrough like the arc reactor secret and for his own private use. No wonder Stane wants to get rid of Tony, he's reckless and damaging to the company Stane helped his father build.
* VillainousBreakdown: Everything he does after Pepper steals the evidence of his terrorist dealings and hands them over to S.H.I.E.L.D. including the well-known "Box of scraps" scene. Even his final gambit is nothing more than a desperate, insane bid to drag Tony down with him.
* WarForFunAndProfit: His ultimate goal is to revolutionize the U.S. military with arc-powered weapons and suits. Each patented and trademarked by Stark Industries, of course.
* WickedCultured: This guy is great on the piano, but the hidden message was less well-meaning.
* WouldHarmAChild: He throws a car full of them at Tony. He was looking directly into the windshield and could see them screaming, so he was well aware of what he was doing.

!!'''Harold "Happy" Hogan'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JonFavreau
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/IronMan3''

->''"Let me tell you something, you know what happened when I told people I was Iron Man's bodyguard? They would laugh in my face. I had to leave while I still had a shred of dignity."''

Tony Stark's loyal bodyguard and chauffeur, and eventually promoted to head of security at Stark Industries by the events of ''Iron Man 3''.
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* AlliterativeName: First and last name starts with an ''H''.
* AmusingInjuries: His fight with a single guard has him mostly getting his butt kicked, though he eventually wins. Earlier, he also gets an airbag to the face, and Black Widow wipes the floor with him in boxing.
* BadassDriver: His Monaco run must be seen to be believed; slaloming ''against the direction of the incoming race cars'' '''at top speed '''[[note]] Top speed of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_Coupé Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé]]: '''155 mph.''' ''Average'' speed of the [[http://www.vivaf1.com/monaco.php Monaco Grand Prix]]: '''158 mph.''' Result: '''''+300 mph.'''''[[/note]] -- much of it '''''one-handed''''' because Pepper is desperately trying to get the Mark V uncuffed from his arm. With the key in his pocket.
* BattleButler: Practices boxing. While not nearly as badass as Black Widow, he does try. His real skill is driving.
* BodyguardingABadass: He doesn't consider it a real job.
-->'''Happy''': ''I tell people I'm Iron Man's bodyguard and they laugh in my face.''
* BoxingBattler: In his few fight scenes, he uses boxing.
* ButtMonkey: Comic relief is his thing.
* CreatorCameo: John Favreau directed the [[Film/IronMan1 first]] [[Film/IronMan2 two]] ''Iron Man'' movies.
* GuileHero: When he sees Savin, he immediately follows his car, and attempts to spy on him and Taggart in ''3''. He goes pretty well too, up until he gloated to Savin about stealing a piece of an Extremis vial. Although, that could be attributed to the fact that he never considered Savin fighting back in public.
* HopelessSuitor: Though WordOfGod from Jon Favreau confirms that he's secretly in love with Pepper[[note]]See the entry for PromotedToLoveInterest, below.[[/note]], he's still a ShipperOnDeck for her and Tony, and doesn't even make a big deal out of it.
* MadeOfIron: While he was put in a coma from it, he still survived a close range explosion in Iron man 3 which killed everyone else
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He is a pretty good boxer, unfortunately, he happens to live in a WorldOfBadass. Black Widow easily defeated him in their training in ''Film/IronMan2''. He complains about it in ''Iron Man 3'', hence why he switched to his new job as head of security.
* ThePeepingTom: While driving, he can't resist looking through the rear-view mirror and getting a peek at Black Widow changing into her SpyCatsuit. Unfortunately, he should have been thinking more about driving.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted. In the comics, he is Pepper's love interest, and eventually her husband. In the films, he isn't, and instead supports Pepper and Tony being together. [[https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/328581485173043201 There remains one hint of his attraction to Pepper]], though; note the ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' scene he's seen watching.
* ProperlyParanoid: His suspicion about Killian and his men leads him to following the trail of their plot.
* RulesLawyer: After becoming head of Stark Industries security, he's an incredible stickler for protocol, namely everyone wearing their ID badges visibly on their torso. He takes a 300% increase in HR complaints [[ComicallyMissingThePoint as a sign of accomplishment]].
* SharpDressedMan: He always wears a suit.
* ShipperOnDeck: Calls Pepper "the best thing that's ever happened to [Tony]", and is concerned about her possibly falling for Killian if Tony continues to neglect her.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Before he slips into a coma he points towards the dogtags of the exploded Extremis soldier, thus giving Tony a lead on why the bombs the Mandarin uses leaves no trace.]]
* TimePassageBeard: Inverted. In 1999, he had a beard and longer hair, but shaved off both in the present.

!!'''J.A.R.V.I.S.'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/PaulBettany (voice in MCU)
->'''MCU Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/IronMan3 | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''
->'''Other Appearances''':[[note]]Ever since debuted in ''Film/IronMan1'', J.A.R.V.I.S. has appeared in many other Marvel works[[/note]] Mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse | ''ComicBook/HouseOfM | ComicBook/AgeOfUltron | WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes | WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures | WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} | WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble | Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore | [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Marvel Super Heroes]] | VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline''

->''"As you wish, sir. I've also prepared a safety briefing for you to entirely ignore."''

An extremely advanced AI developed by Tony Stark. Jarvis assists Tony in just about everything the billionaire develops, has complete functional control of various terminals and robots Tony owns, and in a lot of ways ''is'' Tony's house. Jarvis also serves as the operating system for the Iron Man suit through an up-link, essentially making him the other half of Iron Man.

For tropes relating to the Vision, see Characters/AvengersAgeOfUltron.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The "Tony's A.I. butler" concept dates back to the 90's ''WesternAnimation/IronMan'' cartoon. So he goes through two alternate media before making his way to the comic books.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Averted. Not only is Jarvis both competent and eloquent, he's constantly having back and forth banter with Tony.
* AIRoulette: One of his robots (supposedly, Tony's first) is ''incredibly'' incompetent. Tony describes it as a "tragedy."
* AnimatedArmor: In a pinch, he can take direct control of Tony's armor. [[spoiler:During the climax of ''Iron Man 3'', Jarvis controls most of Tony's suits on his own; since Tony isn't wearing them or controlling them directly, they speak and behave with Jarvis' own voice and personality]].
* BenevolentAI:
** During the climax of ''Avengers'', [[spoiler: he offers to call Pepper, an act that has no tangible benefit except comforting Tony during what could be his last moments.]]
** In ''Age Of Ultron'', [[spoiler: [[HeroicSacrifice he puts himself on the line to stop Ultron before anyone else even knows that he exists]]. He also places himself as a barrier between Ultron and all of the nuclear launch codes by his own volition.]]
* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler:Invoked. After Ultron destroys J.A.R.V.I.S., his salvaged personality is uploaded into Vision.]]
* CanonImmigrant: Eventually his popularity got him into the comics.
* CompositeCharacter: Though he was originally created as a modernized version of Edwin Jarvis, he also gains the traits of another character when he [[spoiler:becomes the Vision]].
* DeadGuyJunior: Revealed in the canon tie-in comics and ''Series/AgentCarter'': J.A.R.V.I.S. is named and programmed after the personality/voice of a once real-life Jarvis that served the Stark family when Tony was a child. [[note]]It's never mentioned if the real Jarvis is still alive; though given his age in the flashback, it's unlikely.[[/note]] Tony privately admits that the human Jarvis was the only one who was ever really there for him growing up.
* DeadpanSnarker:
-->''[shows Tony a gold Mark III render]'' \\
'''Tony:''' A little ostentatious, don't you think? \\
'''Jarvis:''' What was I thinking? You're usually so discreet. \\
'''Tony Stark:''' Tell you what, throw a little hotrod red in there. \\
'''Jarvis:''' Yes, that should help you keep a low profile.
* DecompositeCharacter: Initially, J.A.R.V.I.S. was written as a modernized version of the character of Edwin Jarvis. Later on in the setting, it was revealed that Edwin was actually a butler for both Howard and Tony Stark, and though he passed away, J.A.R.V.I.S. was created in his memory.
* FunWithAcronyms: His name stands for "Just A Rather Very Intelligent System".
* GadgeteerGenius: He's a computer AI, ''fully capable of engineering components himself'' and carrying out other complex tasks.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: The majority of his programming is destroyed when he tries to stop the seconds-old Ultron, and he dedicates the rest of it to keeping Ultron away from every nuclear launch code in the world. The little that remains is then made into The Vision]].
* HiveMind: Whenever he's controlling robots directly, they all function as one entity, even [[VoiceOfTheLegion speaking in unison at one point]]. [[spoiler:He's even able to operate forty of Tony's Iron Man armors at once]].
* TheJeeves: He's basically a digital British butler.
* MasterComputer: J.A.R.V.I.S. assists in just about every aspect of Tony's life. Averted in that J.A.R.V.I.S. is generally nice and compliant, albeit sarcastic as hell and prone to questioning his creator's more reckless stunts.
* MythologyGag: The name references Edwin Jarvis, the Avengers' butler in the comics.
* NiceGuy: Fiercely loyal to Tony, as shown when he asks him if he'd like to call Pepper before heading for what looks like certain death.
* ServileSnarker: He's quite sarcastic, no doubt about it, but he's loyal to Tony nonetheless.
* ShipperOnDeck: For Tony and Pepper. When [[spoiler:Tony is apparently about to die]] in ''The Avengers'', it's J.A.R.V.I.S. who suggests that he call Pepper [[spoiler:to say goodbye]].
* TookALevelInBadass: In the third movie, [[spoiler:Tony gets J.A.R.V.I.S. to operate ''an entire legion of Iron Man armors''. They have their own advantages for being unmanned AnimatedArmor, thus reducing the disadvantage of their ConservationOfNinjutsu status. Their parts can be detached and re-attached at J.A.R.V.I.S.'s will anytime. Heck, they can still move and kick asses even after some of them are [[OffWithHisHead beheaded]]!]]

See his character tropes on the "Others" section in Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse

!!'''Ivan Vanko / Whiplash'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Mickey Rourke
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan2''

->''"If you could make God bleed, people would cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water. The sharks will come."''

Son of Anton Vanko, a former partner of Howard Stark, who forced his father's exile to Siberia, and a subsequently miserable life turned him to revenge against Howard's son Tony.
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* AffablyEvil: Vanko's shown to be a pretty nice guy as long as you're on his good side, and even if you aren't, he isn't above some polite conversation.
* BadassNormal: Electro-whips aside, Vanko's just a normal guy fighting true PoweredArmor. [[spoiler:Until his second suit, which is indeed PoweredArmor and much stronger than Tony's and Rhodey's]]. Implied to be a fearsome guy in his past (Mafiya tatoos and all).
* BigBad: In ''Iron Man 2'',he's the major threat and the one pulling the strings but he's content to let Hammer ''think'' he's just an underling.
* CanonImmigrant: Vanko's version of Whiplash is later migrated into [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse mainstream Marvel comics universe]].
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Like Tony, his "superpowers" are all part of his suit.
* CompositeCharacter: Of Whiplash (the whips) and Crimson Dynamo (the PoweredArmor, being Russian, and his name).
* CutLexLuthorACheck: DiscussedTrope; Tony asks why he didn't take his arc reactor, inferior to his but still functional, to an enemy nation or the black market and make a fortune. He also could have lived a comfortable life on Hammer's dollar with the quality of work he was providing. In both cases, he preferred using his talents to get revenge on Tony instead of making money.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Unable to kill Tony and wounded by him, he actives the self-destruct device inside his Whiplash PowerArmor and other Hammer Drones, gloating to Tony, "You lose." while he laughed]].
* EvilCounterpart: He built a miniature arc reactor out of scraps and used it to power weapons that gave Iron Man a good run for his money. The novelization even has Tony note that if their fathers had been in reversed positions and it was Howard who was deported and left to descend into drunken depression, Tony might have ended up just like Vanko.
* EvilPlan: "[[{{Revenge}} What your family did to mine in forty years, I will do to you in forty minutes]]."
* FlunkyBoss: Hacks [[spoiler:War Machine]] and the "[[MechaMooks Hammeroids]]", sending them against Tony before he finally takes him on personally.
* GeniusBruiser: One of two people capable of making arc reactor technology and then used it to make his own PoweredArmor.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has the traditional scar down his eye.
* GreenEyedMonster: Firmly believes (and not without some measure of justification) that he should have and could have been where Tony is now, if not for Howard Stark screwing his father.
* LargeHam: Mickey Rourke is clearly enjoying himself, best represented by Vanko frequently breaking into a smug smile.
* MadeOfIron: His harness apparently gives him a good degree of protection. Happy drives a car into him and Vanko is barely stunned, and after being flung through the air onto asphalt he's still conscious, if dazed and bleeding heavily.
* TheMafiya: If his tattoos are accurate, he's a member.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He shows that he's both fluent and eloquent in his early face-to-face confrontation with Tony Stark, but speaks to Hammer in broken, barely intelligible English just [[{{Troll}} to mess with him]].
* OralFixation: His toothpick.
* PetTheDog: In his only displays of kindness, he shows he likes cockatoos, even the one Hammer gets him in place of Vanko's own back in Russia.
* TheQuietOne: Vanko is notably very quiet, especially when compared with Tony or Justin. In several of his most prominient scenes, Vanko says barely anything at all; during the climax, his only words are "Good to be back" and "You lose."
* RenegadeRussian: Tried selling Soviet nuclear fuel on the black market at one point.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Why he's not using his technology for practical purposes; he only wants revenge.
* ShockAndAwe: His whips are charged with electricty.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Tony's, specifically.
* TheStoic: Vanko is extremely calm and collected, even when held in captivity or being scolded by his billionaire employer. When Hammer tells his guards to start taking Ivan's bird and other comforts away, you can see when he stops protesting and when he starts just going with it silently. It's like flicking a switch.
* TattooedCrook: Displays tattoos that are common with Russian criminals.
* TragicVillain: All his disdain for Tony's family is well-founded (save for the fact that his own father was a crook). His father was cut off from the project he helped start, was deported to a winter wasteland to die in a bitter swill of alcoholism and disgrace, and he himself got wrapped up in organized crime to make a living. Beneath his cold exterior is a genius mind that even Tony Stark is impressed by.
* {{Troll}}: He clearly enjoys antagonizing Hammer just for the sake of doing it, such as telling him the drones won't be ready for the expo presentation when they most definitely are.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: His harness [[spoiler:and later his PoweredArmor]] aren't shown to have any on-board weapons like the Iron Man or War Machine armor, except for the whips. Vanko still overpowers both of them because the whips are just that effective. [[FridgeBrilliance It makes sense]]. The Iron Man and War Machine armors are filled to the brim with ''[[LongRangeFighter ranged weaponry]]'', most of which is explosive. Up close, they either miss, or hit and damage both Vanko and themselves. The whips bring the attacker in close and immobilize them while delivering an electric discharge to fry and mangle the armor.
* WhipItGood: His electro whips cut real well too.
* WorthyOpponent: He believes Tony to be the only one worthy enough to talk straight to. Other times he is either silent or in Hammer's case pretending to be an incompetent, broken English speaking CloudCuckooLander. With Tony, he makes his intentions clear and even follows Tony's sarcastic advice when upgrading his weaponry.

!!'''Justin Hammer'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/SamRockwell
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan2 | Film/MarvelOneShots''

->''"Mr. Stark has built a sword, yet he insists on using it as a shield!"''

CEO of Hammer Industries, and a (self-perceived) rival of Tony Stark. He forges a temporary alliance with Ivan Vanko, but the latter just makes use of his resources - not taking him seriously at all. An all-around obnoxious loser.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the comics Hammer is much older, originally [[ComicBookFantasyCasting modelled after]] Creator/PeterCushing.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: His comics counterpart is more cynical and his hatred of Tony Stark is much more apparent.
* [[invoked]]AdaptationDisplacement: After the film, [[WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures most]] [[WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble versions]] of Hammer show him being a young, arrogant, and incompetent inventor and businessman.
* AgeLift: His comics counterpart is much older.
* AmbiguouslyBi: In ''Film/IronMan2'', he is briefly seen with Christine Everhart who seemingly flirted with him... until she left him when Tony told her Hammer lost his contract with the Government. In [[spoiler: the short film ''All Hail the King'']], Hammer has a new male sidekick who constantly follows him and strokes his shoulder. Such behavior isn't uncommon in prison but Hammer also talks about [[BlatantLies his "understanding" relationship with Tony]] that gives his jealousy a possible new meaning.
* BigBadWannabe: Thinks he's Tony's rival and is using Vanko to further his plans to show up Tony with the tech Vanko designs for him. The reality is the other way round.
* CloudCuckoolander: For all his villainous aspirations, he's just plain weird.
* DrivenByEnvy: He has people killed just to get Vanko out so he can make his Hammerdrones, all for the sake of showing up Tony Stark. Thus, EvilIsPetty.
* EvilCounterpart: Tries oh-so-hard to be this to Tony, only to fail spectacularly. It's really driven home during his display at the expo where he tries dancing his way onto the stage in an utterly feeble impersonation of Tony's showmanship to a very underwhelmed audience. Hilariously, when Tony shows up in the Iron Man armor, doing nothing more than coming in for a landing on the stage, the crowd goes wild.
* EvilPlan: Repeat: everything he does is for the sake of showing up Tony Stark.
* FirstNameBasis: He's the only one to call Tony Anthony.
* GreenEyedMonster: Even though he's wealthy like Tony, he definitely envies Tony's talent and success. His technology throughout the film is described as a joke and a failed knock-off of Stark's. His jealousy is even shown when he's talking to Stark or mentioning him. Heck, most of his motivation in the film is to upstage Stark.
* IgnoredEnemy: Despite his efforts, Tony barely acknowledges Hammer as a fellow industrialist, let alone a rival.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: His efforts at being either a respected businessman or a crafty villain are both such EpicFail, it's hard not to feel sorry for the poor schmuck.
* {{Jerkass}}: One of the oilyest, most dickish characters in 21st century movies.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: He's not as smart as he makes himself out to be.
* LargeHam: Being an EvilCounterpart of Tony, he still needed to be a man full of himself. [[spoiler:''All Hail the King'' even has Hammer complaining about Slattery stealing the spotlight from him too -- both represent how EvilIsHammy, but Hammer does it without effort to overact!]]
* MadeOfExplodium:
** His "Ex-Wife" miniature bunker-buster projectile is supposedly extremely explosive. Emphasis on ''supposedly''.
--->'''Hammer''': These are the Cubans, baby. This is the Cohibas, the Montecristos. This is a kinetic-kill, side-winder vehicle with a secondary cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine RDX burst. It's capable of busting a bunker under the bunker you just busted. If it were any smarter, it'd write a book, a book that would make Ulysses look like it was written in crayon. It would read it to you. This is my Eiffel Tower. This is my Rachmaninoff's Third. My Pieta. It's completely elegant, it's bafflingly beautiful, and it's capable of reducing the population of any standing structure to zero. [[ICallItVera I call it "The Ex-Wife."]]
** [[spoiler:It doesn't work ''[[EpicFail at all]]'']]. It almost makes you wonder if one of the scriptwriters recently had a nasty divorce.
* MoreDakka: His armors and drones are equipped with massive ammunition. Tony lampshades it about Rhodey's War Machine armor that Hammer outfitted.
-->'''Tony:''' You ''have'' a [[{{BFG}} big gun]], you aren't ''the'' big gun. \\
'''Rhodey:''' Tony, don't be jealous. \\
'''Tony:''' No, it's subtle, all the bells and whistles. \\
'''Rhodey:''' Yeah, it's called being a {{Badass}}.
* MotorMouth: Often speaks in fast and rambling sentences.
* NeverMyFault: [[spoiler: As he's being dragged to jail for attempting to kill Tony Stark]] and allying himself with [[BigBad Vanko]], he accuses Pepper Potts of ruining his career and reputation.
* RedemptionPromotion: The Ex-Wife doesn't work in ''Iron Man 2''. In the ''Iron Man 3'' Prelude comic, an Ex-Wife is launched at War Machine and temporarily disables it. This is the one ''Tony'' made, not the Hammer-downgraded one. Looks like he had something on it after all.
* SmugSnake: He has the same ego as Tony, but none of the genius to back it up.
* SweetTooth: He's eating ice cream when he meets up with Ivan and sucking on a sucker while presenting weapons to Rhodes (pictured above).
* UnknownRival: To Tony. It was emphasized thoroughly in the second film.

!!'''Dr. Aldrich Killian'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/GuyPearce
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

->''"The whole world's going to be watching."''

Killian runs a brain-trust organization called the Advanced Idea Mechanics that is developing Extremis, a chemical that can reprogram human DNA. With its abilities to regenerate limbs, enhance strength, and cure wounds, Killian intends to use it to change the world.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, Aldrich Killian felt guilty about creating Extremis and killed himself at the start of the story. In the movie, he is instead the very much alive founder of the villainous AIM organization [[spoiler: and impersonating the MCU version of the Mandarin]].
* {{Adorkable}}: Before becoming a bad guy. Just look at the way he gushes when Tony talks to him.
* AscendedExtra: Aldrich Killian was a minor character written out within the first few pages of the "Extremis" arc in the comics. The ''Iron Man 3'' version is a main character featured throughout the film.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of AIM, and [[spoiler: the only Extremis SuperSoldier who fights Tony to a stand-still in the FinalBattle]].
* AxCrazy: Only when his blood is really up. Normally, he's rather friendly and calm.
* BadassBoast: Near the end of the film, Killian gives us this. [[spoiler: But he's actually ''not'' the Mandarin -- he just stole the name.]]
--> '''Aldrich Killian''': [[spoiler: No more false faces. You said you wanted "The Mandarin"...you're looking right at him. It was always me, Tony, right from the start. '''[[FamousLastWords I AM THE MANDARIN!]]''']]
* BadassInANiceSuit: After his rise to power, Killain takes to wearing business suits.
* BeardOfEvil: Had one during the early stages of [[spoiler: Extremis trials]], as video evidence shows.
* BeneathTheMask: Killian managed to rebuild himself, both physically and psychologically, into a good-looking, wealthy, confident ubermensch. In the scene where he [[spoiler:admits [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty Pepper is imprisoned as his trophy]]]], the mask slips, and we briefly see the nervous, weak StalkerWithACrush he's always been.
* BigBad: He's closely involved with fighting Tony in the third film, over a petty joke of Tony's from years ago. [[spoiler: In fact, he's the one behind nearly everything in the film, from Extremis to the fake Mandarin.]] Again, because of a petty joke Tony played on him.
* BigBadDuumvirate: At the beginning of the third film, it's not clear how much he is working with the Mandarin, but they clearly both have the same general "destroy Tony Stark" goal. [[spoiler: In reality, while the Mandarin does exist (as revealed in ''All Hail the King''), the one we see here is a fake, and Killian is behind the whole thing.]]
* BigNo: Twice. [[spoiler: First, when Tony Stark seals him in the Mark 42 armor to blow him up. Second, his last words as Pepper sends one of Tony's missiles at him.]]
* BlondGuysAreEvil: Seeing as he's the founder of AIM and all, he definitely fits.
* CompositeCharacter:
** Invents Extremis like comics Aldrich Killian, but also has [[spoiler: the dragon-tattoos, martial arts skills and SocialDarwinist mindset of modern comic book incarnations of the Mandarin, and the fiery powers of Mallum, the villain of the "Extremis" storyline.]]
** He also bears many similarities to [[ComicBook/TheUltimates Gregory Stark]].
** A few aspects of his character also come from M.O.D.O.K., head of AIM in the comics. [[spoiler: Fittingly, in the video game sequel, he became M.O.D.O.K. after his "death" in the film.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: What with being the founder of AIM (terrorist sponsor!) and all.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: It's Tony Stark's petty joke back in 1999 that sets Killian on his StartOfDarkness.
* DiabolicalMastermind: [[spoiler: The true mastermind of the film, leading the criminal organization AIM in drumming up fake terrorist attacks]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: His whole vendetta is because Stark blew him off once fifteen years ago. [[spoiler: His real crime spree is more of a combined cover-up for the failures of AIM's Extremis technology and scam/racket to create demand for the super-soldiers AIM can supply. Tony's decision to investigate and openly oppose him brings him even more directly into the line of fire.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler: It's not Tony who finishes him off. It's ''Pepper'', whom he kidnapped and injected with Extremis.]]
* EvilCounterpart: Killian is a brilliant and arrogant weapon designer like Tony Stark, who is attracted to Pepper [[spoiler: and has experimented on his own body]]. However, he uses his creations for evil instead of atoning for past mistakes. Also in contrast, Killian was insecure and fragile, whereas Tony was just a jerk and so full of himself that he didn't notice his glaring problems.
* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: He's obviously trying to be the kind of villain who has a horribly and memorably sadistic sense of humour. The problem is, his jokes are [[StylisticSuck dull and labored]], even given their sadism.
* EvilIsBurningHot: Can generate temperatures of up to 3000 degrees with his skin (see TouchOfDeath below), and in one scene [[spoiler: [[BreathWeapon he breathes fire]] ]].
* EvilIsPetty: Goes to extreme lengths to spite Tony just because the guy was a jerk to him back on New Year's Eve of 1999.
* EvilMakeover: Became ''much'' more sharp-dressed after his StartOfDarkness.
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: The payoff of his plotting in ''Iron Man 3'' is to monopolize the War on Terror by supplying both terrorists and the military that hunts them. On a personal level, he wants Pepper to be his trophy and Tony to suffer.]]
* FanservicePack: Thanks to the Extremis, he's buff.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His initial charming demeanor only makes his true spiteful insanity all the more disturbing.
* {{Foil}}: Tony is incredibly smooth, born into wealth, and has a heart of gold. Killian used to be a loser, had to work his way up to the top, and is a sociopath.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Goes from being a HollywoodNerd to a CorruptCorporateExecutive who's the head of AIM. This trope is the MO of his plan (to everyone besides the audience and Tony, he's still just a nobody).
* GeniusBruiser: He was always a brilliant scientist, but he also became an outstanding martial artist after embarking on his quest. [[spoiler: He also has super-strength from Extremis]].
* GeniusCripple: Before he co-created Extremis, he needed a cane to walk.
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: Averted. Co-writer Drew Pearce revealed on Twitter that Killian's line "It was me, from the very start" just refers to his being the mastermind of the Extremis scheme. He was never the real Mandarin -- he stole the name from the Ten Rings.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: His hatred for Tony comes from his jealousy over Stark's successes.
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler: The main power given to him by Extremis. It's powerful enough that he can regrow limbs in seconds and can even recover, albeit severely weakened, from being caught in an explosion.]]
* HeCleansUpNicely: Pepper didn't recognize him at first; he says he spent five years with a personal trainer. [[spoiler:Except that he actually gave himself a SuperSerum makeover with Extremis]].
* HollywoodNerd: In 1999, he had buck teeth, wore big glasses, and is socially awkward. By 2013, he's an attractive, svelte man who also runs a scientific brain trust. [[spoiler: However, it's just a facade for his true vile nature.]]
* IHaveYourWife: He kidnaps [[spoiler: Tony's girlfriend Pepper]], and the President, so that the heroes will stay out of the way.
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: He murders Maya, his chief Extremis researcher,]] for no reason other than to pile more misery on Tony.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: When it turns out that the Mandarin we see on TV is just a fake]], Killian's character becomes much darker to contrast with [[spoiler: Trevor Slattery becoming progressively silly. Most humorous moments after TheReveal are few and far between, and the death count escalates]].
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:Is this due to Extremis. During the final battle: he's able to keep up with an armored-up Tony in hand-to-hand combat (and at one point, dodge a rapid-fire barrage of repulsor blasts from Shotgun, Tony's fastest armor, with ease), and strong enough to easily rip Tony's armors apart with nothing but his red-hot hands.]]
* LoonyFan: He was Tony's big fan back in 1999, but Tony saw him as a nuisance. He wasn't actually loony, but Tony, being a jerk at the time, just blew him off.
* TheManBehindTheMan: He's been preparing for this role for years, ever since Tony snubbed him. His ego means it's pretty clear from the start that he's behind some of the things happening to Tony. [[spoiler: In fact, he's the real BigBad behind all of them, and assumes the mantle of the Mandarin at the climax (though he's actually not the real one). The apparent Mandarin is just an actor he hired.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: A Mandarin was the name for an ancient Chinese "advisor to the King". As "the power behind the throne", this makes the name sort of fitting for Killian, even though he turns out in ''All Hail the King'' to have merely stolen it from the ''real'' Mandarin. He was likely aware of the meaning behind the name and decided that it suited him well.]]
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His last name sounds like "Kill" + "Villain".
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler: After surviving getting blown up by the Mark 42 armor, his face is horribly burnt with GlowingEyesOfDoom and ThroatLight.]]
* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: Downplayed, but still there. When showing off the "live feed" of his brain he makes a point to show off a small chunk of his brain that doesn't seem to be used very much. [[spoiler:At least, not while he isn't using any Extremis powers.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Killian is the closest thing to a fire-elemental supervillain in the ''MarvelCinematicUniverse'' thus far, which is especially notable given that past ''Film/IronMan'' villains tended to have no superpowers and instead used PoweredArmor, [[EvilCounterpart much like Tony]].
* PsychopathicManchild: When you think about it, Killian dragging the entire world into his petty vendetta against Tony resembles a kid setting someone's house on fire for stealing his favorite toy.
* RevengeBeforeReason: He targets Tony Stark in retaliation for Stark's scorning of him and his projects in 1999, even though it's to the detriment of his main plans.
* RaceLift: He's a Caucasian man based on [[spoiler: modern incarnations of the Mandarin, who's half-Chinese and half-white]], [[spoiler: although ''All Hail the King'' reveals that he was never actually the Mandarin.]]
* SharpDressedMan: After his StartOfDarkness, he starts wearing business suits.
* ShrinkingViolet: Originally, he was a shy and socially awkward guy.
* TheSociopath: The only clear cut one in the ''Iron Man'' series. Charming? Check, though in a FauxAffablyEvil way. Manipulative? Check. Lack of morals or empathy? Double check -- [[spoiler: just look what he did to poor Maya]]. Grandiose sense of self-worth? The guy was trying to own the War on Terror and in a sense [[AGodAmI thought himself a god]]. Poor impulse control? He had that bit under control until Tony kinda blew him up -- then again, [[spoiler: poor Maya]], and his overall plan was simply to get back at Tony for a prank. Troubled childhood? Given what he looked like back on New Year's Eve of 1999, we can assume life must have been a bit difficult for the dork that he was.
* SuddenlyShouting: [[spoiler: During his FamousLastWords, "I AM THE MANDARIN!!!" Though he's really not.]]
* SuperPrototype: He uses one against Tony. Specifically, [[spoiler: himself. The AIM videos Tony watches imply Killian was the first human test subject of Extremis. Later, Killian is the only one who manages to take Iron Man one-on-one]].
* ThrowingOffTheDisability: He doesn't need his cane to walk in the present day, thanks to over a decade of physical therapy [[spoiler: and/or his Extremis upgrades]].
* TookALevelInBadass: Went from a meek cripple to an [[TheUnfettered unfettered]] VisionaryVillain and [[spoiler: a fire-breathing OneManArmy.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Goes from a calm MagnificentBastard to a raging madman who screams '''I AM THE MANDARIN!!!'''
* VillainousCrush: Has a thing for Pepper, who previously shunned him but now finds him charming.
* VisionaryVillain: Claims he wants to use the dangerous Extremis virus to change science, medicine and war as we know it.
-->'''Tony:''' You're a maniac...\\
'''Killian:''' No. I'm a visionary. But I do own a maniac, and he takes the stage tonight.
* WalkingSpoiler: Knowing too much about him spoils TheReveal of ''Iron Man 3'' that [[spoiler: he, and not Ben Kingsley's character, is the real BigBad]].
* WouldHitAGirl: He doesn't hesitate to [[spoiler: murder Maya when she's about to perform a HeelFaceTurn]].

[[folder:Dr. Maya Hansen]]
!!'''Dr. Maya Hansen'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Rebecca Hall
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

A scientist Tony Stark met (and slept with) in 1999. Her works with plants helped create Extremis.

* AntiVillain: She worked with [[spoiler:Killian]] in the hopes that she could create a stable version of Extremis to be used for medical purposes.
* BrainyBrunette: She helped create Extremis, after all.
* DeadpanSnarker: A bit.
-->'''Tony''': Please don't tell me there's a twelve-year-old kid in the car that I've never met.\\
'''Maya''': He's thirteen.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:She survived in the original "Extremis" storyline from the comics. Here, Killian murders her when she gets rebellious. She did, however, die in the comics too in a later storyline.]]
* GreenThumb: Downplayed. She's no [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Poison Ivy]], but her plants do demonstrate unusual powers, such as healing, exploding, and feelings that include disliking being touched.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Once she sees how far [[spoiler:Killian is going regarding Tony and Pepper, [[HighHeelFaceTurn she threatens to kill herself if Killian doesn't free them]]. Unfortunately, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Killian opts to just shoot her]]]].
* EvilGenius: No matter what [[spoiler:Killian]] says, she's the actual brains behind Extremis. She's willing to go along with his Evil Plan for the most part, barring her brief EvenEvilHasStandards moment.
* FaceHeelTurn: She helped develop Extremis and stayed to work out the kinks, but she seemed to be OK with the whole "[[spoiler:fake terrorism]]" scheme.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After learning that Killian injected Pepper with the Extremis, [[HighHeelFaceTurn Maya starts to have a change of heart and tries to free Tony]]. Unfortunately, Killian puts a bullet in her in response]].
* HotScientist: Otherwise Tony wouldn't be interested in her research, [[NotStayingForBreakfast even leaving her some notes while escaping]].
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: While she is a scientist, Maya is referred to as a botanist, due to her work being using plants to experiment on. She doesn't mind the term being used, mainly because her actual job is quite a mouthful: a biological DNA coder running a team of 40 out of a privately funded think-tank.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Maya never says her age, but unless she is supposed to be a TeenGenius in the 1999 flashback, she has to be [[VagueAge at least five to six years older]] than Creator/RebeccaHall (Hall was born in May of 1982, and would have been 17 at the time of the 1999 flashback scene; and was 30 years old at the time of filming for the movie).
* ProfessorGuineaPig: Averted. As shown by the cut on her forehead in the page image, she never injected herself with Extremis. [[spoiler:She might have saved herself if she did]].
* StuffedIntoTheFridge [[spoiler: She's killed by Killian in front of Tony.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Her first scene is "[[GirlOfTheWeek Tony's nth one night stand]]" because the rest would give away too much.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She holds out hope to be able to create a stable version of Extremis for medical purposes.
* WorkingWithTheEx: What her reunion with Tony in the present is for. By then he's in a committed relationship.

[[folder:Eric Savin]]
!!'''Eric Savin'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' James Badge Dale
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

An Extremis-powered henchman working for Aldrich Killian.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, he's the cybernetic AntiHero known as Coldblood. Here, he's Killian's second-in-command and enforcer.
* BaldOfEvil: Notably, he's one of the only bald characters in 3, and sadistically cruel.
* CharacterTics: Often chewing gum when wreaking havoc.
* TheDragon: Serves as the villainous Killian's right-hand man.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: An ex-soldier turned Extremis supersoldier. [[spoiler: Then he wears the Iron Patriot armor on top of it all.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Savin could be engaging in brutal combat while joking around, as such in the case when he asked Harley what he wanted for Christmas while holding him hostage, ready to kill him.
* HealingFactor: Courtesy of Extremis. [[spoiler:Doesn't save him when Tony blasts his midsection with a Unibeam]].
* OralFixation: Gum. He's almost always chewing it unless he needs to speak.
* SlasherSmile: He quite clearly enjoys fighting.
* SlouchOfVillainy: Seated in the Stark Industries building, he has one leg dangling over one armrest and his head leaning on the other.
* SmugSnake: He's quite arrogant, to say the least.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: When using his Extremis powers.
* TorsoWithAView: [[spoiler:Tony inflicts this on him via ChestBlaster]].
* TouchOfDeath: His Extremis powers lets him generate temperatures in excess of 3000 degrees Celsius from his skin, allowing him to destroy anything he touches.
* WouldHurtAChild: Casually takes Harley hostage to get something from Tony.

[[folder:Ellen Brandt]]
!!'''Ellen Brandt'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Stephanie Szostak
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

A war veteran who becomes an assassin after her exposure to Extremis.

* AxCrazy: She doesn't even bother to hide the fact that killing people is a ton of shits and giggles for her.
* BloodKnight: She refers to "the smart way" and "the fun way." Her "fun way" is gruesomely murdering anyone who prevents her from capturing Tony.
* BlownAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:Is sent flying into a power line after Tony causes an explosion by microwaving a pair of dog tags in a room with an open gas valve]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Tony accidentally walks into her five minutes before they meet again to deal each other more injuries.
* DarkActionGirl: She's quite efficient when it comes to hand-to-hand combat.
* DeadpanSnarker: [[FamousLastWords "That's all you got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: An ex-soldier turned Extremis supersoldier.
* EvilRedhead: Her hair's scarlet, and she's definitely got the evil part down. [[FieryRedhead "Fiery" could be a more accurate word.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: If you look closely enough at the above image, you can see a scar on the side of her mouth.
* MythologyGag: The scars are probably a reference to her face in the comics having been burned off by Comicbook/ManThing.
* ImpersonatingAnOfficer: She tries to impersonate Homeland Security after "arresting" Tony. Once the local sheriff doubts her, she decides to screw it and show her true colors.
* OhCrap: It takes a minute for her to realize what Tony's planning before [[spoiler: she and the building go boom.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: When using her Extremis powers.
* ScarsAreForever: They're there despite Extremis giving her a HealingFactor powerful enough to regrow her lost hand.
** [[NightmareFetishist Maybe she wanted to keep them around.]]
* TouchOfDeath: Her Extremis powers let her generate temperatures in excess of 3000 degrees Celsius from her skin, allowing her to destroy anything she touches.

!The Ten Rings
[[folder:Raza]]
!!'''Raza'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Faran Tahir
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1''

->''"Whoever holds the weapons manufactured by Stark Industries rules the world... and soon, it will be my turn."''

A major commander in an international terrorist organization known as "The Ten Rings". He was hired by to kill Tony Stark (without really knowing it was Stark to begin with). Upon finding out that they in fact had ''the'' Tony Stark in custody, Raza got greedy and ambitious. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness It didn't end well for him]].

* BaldOfEvil: This terrorist has one ''shiny'' dome.
* CanonForeigner: He was created for the first film and has yet to appear in the comics. Although he seems to be partly inspired from [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Raza_Longknife_%28Earth-616%29 Raza Longknife]], especially his name and his scarred face.
* CanonImmigrant: Appeared in the 2010 ''Invincible Iron Man Annual'' as part of Mandarin's BlatantLies retelling of Iron Man's origin.
* CharacterDeath: After being deemed no longer useful, he is disposed of by [[spoiler: Obadiah Stane]].
* ChekhovsGunman: His organization is called the Ten Rings and he expressed admiration for Genghis Khan. He's also shown wearing a prominent ring, which the novelization calls the Ring of Fire. All are references to long-time ComicBook/IronMan villain and BigBad of ''Film/IronMan3'', The Mandarin.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He is ordered by [[spoiler:Obadiah]] to kill Tony in the beginning, but when he and his fellow terrorist learned their captive was Tony Stark, they keep him alive so he could build them a missile.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: He is the main antagonist until a little after Tony escapes from the cave.
* TheDragon: To [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane]], to a degree as he was hired to kill Tony. However, he mistakenly thinks they are a BigBadDuumvirate.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: Wanted [[spoiler:Stane]] to give him Iron Man suits so he can conquer vast amounts of Asia. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness He didn't get his wish]].
* EvilPlan: He wants to be a modern Genghis Khan and take over Asia with state-of-the-art weapons. He believes Tony is his ticket to acheving this.
* {{Expy}}: Of Wong-Chu, the Vietnamese warlord from the comics who serves the same role as Iron Man's StarterVillain.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Leads the "Ten Rings" out of Afghanistan.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The right side of his face was badly burnt when Tony Stark laid waste to the Ten Rings' encampment as he escaped in a prototype suit of powered armor.
* OutGambitted: By [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane. Their meeting resulted in his death]].
* PragmaticVillainy: He recognizes there is more value to keeping Tony alive than killing him, either to get more money from Stane or to have Tony build weapons for him.
* TooDumbToLive: He underestimates [[spoiler:Stane]]'s treachery, and is promptly disposed of.
* WickedCultured: Raza has a strong knowledge of history, which inspires his ambition. He also has a sophisticated manner of speaking, even in the tensest situations.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Once Stane has the original Mark I armor, he is disposed of]].

[[folder:Abu Bakaar]]
!!Abu Bakaar

->'''Portrayed By:''' Sayed Badreya
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan1''

A high ranking member of the Ten Rings, who's eager for Stark to assemble them a Jericho missile.
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* BeardOfEvil: He's got a beard and he's evil.
* BilingualBonus: All his dialogue is in Urdu, so Yinsen must translate what he says for Tony.
* BlatantLies: Tells Tony that once he completes the Jericho missile, he will let him go. Tony immediately recognizes this as a lie, which Yinsen confirms.
* DoWithHimAsYouWill: After Tony saves the [[spoiler:villagers Abu and his men were terrorizing, he throws him to them so they can have revenge.]]
* TheDragon: He is implied to be Raza's NumberTwo minion.
* EvilIsPetty: In addition to keeping Tony prisoner and making him build a missile, he also forces him to wash his clothes. However, Tony's lived such a pampered life that he has no idea how and botches the job.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: A high-ranking member of the "Ten Rings" out of Afghanistan.
* GoKartingWithBowser: In a deleted scene, Abu enters the cell to check Tony and Yinsen's progress, and, seeing them playing backgammon, makes Yinsen's move for him. He turns out to be pretty good at the game.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Raza kills him in a deleted scene for letting Tony and Yinsen play. However, this is non-canon, as Abu shows up in a later scene.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Mandarin]]
!!'''The Mandarin / Trevor Slattery'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BenKingsley
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3 | Film/MarvelOneShots''

->''"Some people call me a terrorist, I consider myself a teacher. America... ready for another lesson?"''

The [[GreaterScopeVillain leader]] of the international terrorist organization "The Ten Rings". After years of plotting in the shadows, he decides to come after Tony personally in ''Film/IronMan3''.

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* AdaptationalWimp: He's missing his magic rings from the comics, and overall comes across as a NonActionGuy. [[spoiler:This is because he's just a figurehead set up by Killian, and Trevor is a coked-up narcoleptic drunken actor.]]
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Trevor turns out to be pretty friendly, if kooky as hell and more than a tad amoral.]]
* AmbiguouslyBrown: In-universe, no one is quite sure about his ethnicity, since his name, tactics, clothing and accent all come from markedly different cultures. [[spoiler: Justified as he's designed to be the embodiment of what Americans consider an evil anti-American terrorist. While this trope still applies even after TheReveal, due to Kingsley's mixed heritage, one can say that "the Mandarin"'s mishmash of various cultural motifs was meant to play on this trope.]]
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Uses this against Tony. [[spoiler: Not intentionally, granted, but Trevor has a really short attention span. He falls asleep all the time and promptly interrupts his own reveal of AIM's plot to Tony and Rhodey to cheer on the soccer game he's watching on TV.]]
* AttentionWhore: As should be expected of someone who appears on TV to threaten an entire country. [[spoiler: He can be seen waving to his "fans" even as he's taken away by the police at the end.]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: All the lead up to fighting Killian is sent out the window when Tony breaks into his hideout, skipping the middleman and going straight for the top. [[spoiler: However, it's revealed "the Mandarin" is just an actor playing a fictional terrorist created to keep the good guys distracted. Killian ''is'' the real DiabolicalMastermind and BigBad.]]
* BadassBaritone: Has a deep, booming, gravelly voice. [[spoiler: It's just the voice Trevor uses as "the Mandarin"; in reality, he has a stereotypical "crazy old man" voice with a thick Cockney accent.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Has one very much styled like Colonel Gaddafi or Osama bin Laden. It also doesn't look like it's been well maintained, [[spoiler: which makes even more sense once you find out that he's just a drug-addicted actor working for Aldrich Killian, and Slattery generally doesn't look after his health as well as he should]].
* BigBad: The main antagonist of the third film. [[spoiler: Until it turns out "the Mandarin" is just a smoke-screen for Aldrich Killian. Trevor's just the figure head.]]
* BiTheWay: [[spoiler: In ''All Hail the King''', Slattery has gone under situational homosexuality in prison. He also admits he experimented while in drama school.]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He invokes this early on with his "WhatIsEvil" moment. [[spoiler: It somewhat applies when he's out of character, as all that really matters to him is his acting, and drugs, and women. It barely seems to occur to him that he's doing something wrong.]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He can be silly when he's not being threatening. [[spoiler: This is because he's an actor, but he's talented enough that Aldrich Killian is willing to overlook that.]]
* CanonForeigner: How this Mandarin relates to the comics Mandarin is up for debate. He ''seems'' like he should be considered the same character, but his blurrier origin story makes it questionable. [[spoiler:It turns out he's not the Mandarin. Trevor Slattery doesn't exist in the main Marvel universe.]]
* CatchPhrase: Tends to exclaim [[spoiler: "Bloody hell!"]] when he gets surprised, which is something that [[spoiler: "the Mandarin", as he's presented, would ''never'' say]].
* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: Referenced by him in his speech to Tony. [[spoiler: Further expanded later: Trevor was quite a respected Shakespearean actor back in England. Killian says, "His Lear was the toast of Croydon, [[PopCulturalOsmosisFailure whatever that means]]." This was presumably before drug addictions made him impossible to insure.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: [[spoiler: We're pretty sure it's real. Outside of the Mandarin persona, he's a drug-addicted loon.]]
* CoolShades: In some of his videos, he wears sunglasses that make him look like an eccentric warlord in the vein of Muammar Gaddafi. [[spoiler: The poster of him reclining with them on looks a lot more hilarious after TheReveal, at which point it just looks like Trevor had a bit too much fun the night before and was still a bit high or drunk when he came in to pose for the photo.]]
* DirtyOldMan: He enjoys hiring prostitutes. [[spoiler: He [[DisposableSexWorker offers them]] to Tony in a desperate attempt to save his own ass.]]
* DecoyLeader: He's a DangerouslyGenreSavvy terrorist leader, so he has ''several'' decoys. [[spoiler: Except he's the real decoy. Killian wanted a cover-up to distract from himself.]]
* DiabolicalMastermind: The self-styled leader of the criminal/terrorist organization known as the Ten Rings. [[spoiler:[[RedHerring Except he's not.]] There ''is'' a Mandarin who is the head of the Ten Rings, and he's not happy that Trevor stole his identity.]]
* EvilBrit: Kingsley is half-British; he occasionally slips into a British accent or uses colloquialisms. [[spoiler:Clearly intentional; in-universe, he's a British actor Killian hired to act as a decoy.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Any of his broadcasts could count, but his "I consider myself a teacher" is the big one. [[spoiler:Except that's just a role he plays. ''Trevor's'' moment is when he rushes out of the bathroom, giggling like a kid, and tries to impress his prostitutes with the trivia about how fortune cookies aren't Chinese.]]
* {{Expy}}:
** [[UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden A Middle Eastern anti-American terrorist who was formerly under the US's employ, leads an extremist rebel band, sends video broadcasts, and views himself as a cleanser of evil.]] [[spoiler: In-universe, in fact. Trevor's Mandarin is supposedly Killian's attempt to directly draw on his influence.]]
** [[spoiler:Trevor Slattery himself]] seems an awful lot like an older Creator/RussellBrand.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Despite how politely he may speak, he still engineers terrorist attacks, plane crashes, and the burning of Tony's home to the ground. [[spoiler:Though all of the aforementioned weren't his idea, and he turns out to be more AffablyEvil.]]
* GeniusDitz: [[spoiler: Once again, it appears to be his real personality. Despite being a washed-up substance-abusing mess, Trevor is a skilled enough actor to at least play the role of a DiabolicalMastermind convincingly.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: He is the leader of the Ten Rings, which are antagonists in the first movie, but the Mandarin doesn't confront Tony until the third movie. [[spoiler:While Trevor Slattery is not the Mandarin and, by extension, not the GreaterScopeVillain, the ''real'' Mandarin that operates the Ten Rings from the shadows is.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: He claims to have defected from a Western intelligence agency when he found their methods unconscionable. [[spoiler: Since that was all a lie, it doesn't count. He has a real one later, when he lends his speedboat to Tony and Rhodey after finding out the true nature of AIM's plans, though it's unclear how much force was required to make him do the favor.]]
* HiddenDepths: There's a lot more to him than is visible at first glance. [[spoiler:Or a lot ''less'', depending on your point of view. However regardless of his copious flaws, he certainly is an ''astonishing'' actor.]]
* HookersAndBlow: He tried to tempt Tony with drugs and prostitutes [[spoiler:What Killian ''did'' tempt Trevor with.]]
* InTheHood: Wears an ornate hooded coat when he's in his Mandarin character.
* KnightOfCerebus: Tony's life takes a considerably [[DarkerAndEdgier darker turn]] once he shows up. [[spoiler:When he is outed as a fake, he promptly loses this status and hands it over to Killian.]]
* KnightTemplar: "Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a teacher."
* LargeHam: BenKingsley at his best and Killian lampshades it. [[spoiler: A JustifiedTrope, since he's a stage actor in-universe.]]
-->'''Mandarin:''' ''You'lll neverrr seee meeeee cominggggg.''
* MasterActor: He's an ''incredibly'' talented actor when he wants to be. [[spoiler: Which is why he was chosen to play the role of the Mandarin persona in the first place.]]
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Ben Kingsley is always described as friendly and almost jovial. [[spoiler: It's also an InUniverse example. Outside of the Mandarin persona, he's harmless and fairly friendly.]]
* MouthOfSauron: Some of the earlier Ten Rings "leaders" were using his speeches. [[spoiler: Except not really. In reality, he's this for Killian, who writes his scripts.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The Mandarin gets ''many'' lines in trailers and ads that are never said during the actual film. [[spoiler: This is most likely to hide his true nature ''even further'', and implies that the Mandarin footage that we saw in the trailer is just B-roll footage that Killian has filmed for the video packages he then broadcasts on the air.]] Oh, and by the way, have you seen his EvilOverlooker for the movie's poster in the main page of ''Film/IronMan3''? [[spoiler:It's also to make you believe he is the BigBad.]]
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Has a name of an imperial Chinese official, a samurai style haircut, a Middle Eastern-looking beard, brown skin, wears East Asian clothing, wields modern weapons, and talks like a Baptist preacher. According to WordOfGod, his tactics are a mish-mash of Chinese Art of War, South American guerillas, and Middle-Eastern terrorism, essentially being a hybrid of all of America's enemies in modern history. [[spoiler: This is because, as an actor, he's taking cues from various movies.]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:Both inverted and played straight. Trevor is a scatterbrained nobody who ''pretends'' to be a terrorist mastermind. However, a deleted scene on the Blu-ray disc shows that Trevor's smarter than he acts, and also wrote some of his own dialogue.]]
* ObliviouslyEvil: He makes use of this more than once. [[spoiler: He uses the fact that "the Mandarin" is just a role to beg for mercy; he honestly had no idea that people were being killed. This is probably why he's in a low-security prison in ''All Hail The King''.]]
* PluckyComicRelief: [[spoiler:After TheReveal, he serves up comedy to contrast with Killian becoming a KnightOfCerebus.]]
* PuppetKing: Some of the earlier Ten Rings leaders served as this to him. [[spoiler: Except not at all. He's just a figurehead used to divert attention from Killian's plans, and the real Mandarin is still out there.]]
* RaceLift: In the comics, he's half-British and half-ethnic Mongolian. Ben Kingsley is half-white and half-Indian.
* RedHerring: He's been scattering these around the entire trilogy. [[spoiler: In truth, ''he'' is one. He's just an actor hired to divert attention from the real antagonist, Killian. Once a poor, struggling alcoholic actor, he merely poses as the Mandarin [[PunchClockVillain in exchange for all sorts of amenities from Killian, including a mansion and a speedboat]]. Although he's an amoral sleazebag, he's far from truly evil. He even lends his speedboat to Tony and Rhodey, albeit through force.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler: The Mandarin as he makes it doesn't exist. He's a RedHerring for Killian, who claims to be the ''real'' Mandarin. However, in ''All Hail the King'', it's revealed that both Trevor AND Killian only stole the Mandarin's name. The real one's still out there.]]
* RingOfPower: Invoked with his ten rings. In the comics, they give him alien technological energy attacks. In this version, they serve as a symbol of his leadership over the terrorist organization The Ten Rings. [[spoiler: In truth, they are merely part of his costume.]]
* RogueAgent: Claims to be a former Western intelligence officer who ran morally questionable ops on behalf of the West, before he went "off the reservation" and started his own private war against America. [[spoiler: He's actually a British actor.]]
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:Once he is revealed just to be drunkard washed up actor and Tony gets his information about Killian from him, the movie's comedic humor is gone for the rest of the movie, which changes the format drastically.]]
* ShortHairWithTail: Has very short hair except for a topknot, [[spoiler: which, surprisingly, he retains even when he's not in-character]].
* TooDumbToLive: In ''All Hail the King'', [[spoiler: he points a gun at Jackson Norris' head, but hesitates pulling the trigger long enough for Norris to take the gun from him.]]
* TooKinkyToTorture: [[spoiler: For a drunken British actor]], he's remarkably composed and unfazed even while being repeatedly threatened with a gun shoved in his face. [[spoiler: All the alcohol and drugs he's taken probably helped with that.]]
* VillainEpisode: He's featured as the lead character of the Marvel One-Shot ''All Hail the King'' (an extra feature on the ''Thor: The Dark World'' Blu-Ray), taking place after the events of ''Iron Man 3''.
* VisualPun: At one point, he's seen with a fruit bowl full of, you guessed it, Mandarin oranges.
* WalkingSpoiler: Knowing too much about him spoils the reveal that [[spoiler: he's just an actor whom Killian hired to serve as a RedHerring]].
* WhatIsEvil: He pulls the moral relativism card during his ultimatum in the first trailer.
-->'''Mandarin:''' Lesson number one: Heroes. There is no such thing.
* WickedCultured: He's quite cultured for a terrorist. [[spoiler:It's not really surprising, since he's just an actor. Then again, he spends most of his time worrying not about intelligent matters, but about drugs, alcohol, sex, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and football games]]...]]
* WouldHurtAChild: He mentions off hand in his first video that his attack on the air base in Kuwait was specifically targeted the spouses and children of military personnel who were away on orders. [[spoiler: Again, he didn't know the attack actually happened, being that he's just the guy hired to be the patsy for Killian, the actual engineer who had to cover up an Extremis agent exploding in the air base.]]
[[/folder]]

!Civilians
[[folder:Christine Everhart]]
!!'''Christine Everhart'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Leslie Bibb
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Newsfront With Christine Everheart (Film/AntMan & Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar viral marketing)''

->''"What do you say to your other nickname, the Merchant of Death?"''

A reporter from ''Vanity Fair''. She has strong feelings against Tony Stark's weapons development, and feels he is a war profiteer. Despite this, sexual tension pops up between the two. She later transitions to television and new media as the host of [=WHiH=] World News.
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* AscendedExtra: After having a few minutes of screentime in each Iron Man movie, she takes a role as the host of the WebOriginal ''[=WHiH=] World News'' videos on YouTube.
* BelligerentSexualTension: It takes just a minute and a half of arguing with Tony to pull her into bed with him. However, it doesn't go anywhere past that night.
* TheBusCameBack: After a five year absence in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, she reappeared in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkZwlIYLNBQ&feature=youtu.be this video]] marking the MCU's first foray into WebOriginal content.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After she realizes Tony used her for a one-night stand in the first movie, she feels pretty damn upset. Upset enough, in fact, to take it out on Pepper, who had only showed up to provide her with a fresh change of clothes and a ride to wherever she wanted to go.
-->''After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.''
* FanserviceExtra: She's in ''Iron Man'' for just five minutes and two of those minutes are spent in a ModestyBedsheet or just a shirt.
* GoodIsNotNice: She's quite rude, but she knows what's right and what's wrong.
* HotScoop: Tony only cared about the 'hot' part and snarked at her scoop.
* IntrepidReporter: Played with; Christine Everhart clearly ''wants'' to be this, but the fact that she ends up sleeping with Tony not long after self-righteously calling him out as the 'Merchant of Death' alone indicates that she's probably not as intrepid as she wants people to think. She generally comes off as being a bit smug and incompetent. Then again, she ''is'' the one to reveal to Tony that [[spoiler: his company is selling weapons to the villains.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Pretty rude to both Tony and Pepper, yet has a strong sense of right and wrong.
* JerkassHasAPoint: After Tony escapes from capture, he agrees with her that his weapons development has gotten out of hand.
* OperationJealousy: It's implied she started dating Justin Hammer in order to make Tony jealous. By then he doesn't care.
* TheResenter: After she realizes Tony used her for a night, she decides to take it out on Pepper. She's clearly out of her league.
-->'''Christine:''' After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.
-->'''Pepper:''' [[BluntYes I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires.]] Including occasionally [[StealthInsult taking out the trash]]. Will that be all?
* RomanticFalseLead: She's introduced before [[GirlFriday Pepper]], who ends up being Tony's true love.
* StealthInsult: Often the victim of this, especially from Pepper. In addition to the above "trash" one...
-->'''Hammer''': [Christine]'s actually doing a big spread on me for ''Vanity Fair''. I thought I'd throw her a bone, you know. Right? \\
'''Pepper''': Right. Well, she did quite a...[[DoubleEntendre spread]] on Tony last year.\\
'''Tony''': [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre And she wrote a story as well]].
* StrawmanNewsMedia: During her coverage of [[Film/AntMan Scott Lang]] robbing [=VistaCorp=], she says that there is no proof to back up his claims that [=VistaCorp=] was stealing from its customers. The station that airs her show is owned by [=VistaCorp=], which Scott is quick to point out when he is interviewed. After the events of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', she says the Avengers should be held accountable for the damage caused during their fights even though [[OnlySaneMan Will Adams]] points out if it weren't for them, everyone on earth would be ''dead''.
* WhatTheHellHero: Her first meeting with Tony turns from interviewing to accusing, calling him the Merchant of Death and a war profiteer. When he returns from capture and tells her he's stopped Stark Industries weapons manufacturing, she tells him that's still not enough, because there are still plenty of Stark-built weapons already in the hands of terrorists. Of course [[spoiler: that was Obadiah Stane's doing, not Tony's. Though it does give Tony the idea of going to Afghanistan to deal with this problem.]]
* YouJustToldMe: "I never said you were a superhero."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dr. Ho Yinsen]]
!!'''Dr. Ho Yinsen'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Shaun Toub
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan3''

->''"So you're a man who has everything, but nothing."''

An Afghan physicist who saves Tony Stark's life, and brings out his true potential.
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* ATeamFiring: It's justified because he's a doctor and likely has no combat experience. The novelisation explains because he's a doctor and [[ThouShaltNotKill holds life as precious]] even in the hellhole he's in.
* CallForward: Appears in the opening scene of ''Iron Man 3'', a flashback to New Year's Eve 1999. He tries to introduce himself to Tony at a party but is brushed off -- an event he referenced during their first conversation in ''Iron Man''.
* DeathByOriginStory: The only difference between the film version of Iron Man and the [[Comicbook/IronMan various comic origins]] is that Dr. Yinsen is now a Pashtun. He's still a respected colleague, and he still [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices himself to allow Tony to escape]].
* DeathSeeker: Wanted to die so he can be reunited with his family, but not before helping Stark escape and become a better man.
* DoomedHometown: Yinsen mentions hailing from a village called Gulmira. Guess where Raza decides to test his brand new Stark Industries toys?
* FiringInTheAirALot: When he and Tony make their escape attempt, he does this to buy Tony more time. He's not even aiming at the terrorists, he just shoot his guns skywards while screaming and running after them.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices himself to buy Tony time to activate his first Iron Man suit.
* TheMedic: He's a skilled and resourceful field surgeon. He is capable to remove much of the shrapnel from Tony Stark's body, and helped keep him alive long enough to build an electromagnet piece in his chest to keep the remaining shrapnel from entering his heart.
* LastNameBasis: With Tony. {{Justified}} in that he never tells Tony his first name in the first film. In Yinsen's cameo at the start of ''Iron Man 3'' he tells him his first name is "Ho", but Tony doesn't remember the meeting years later.
* {{MacGyvering}}: Gerry rigged an electromagnet out of a car battery for Tony's heart. It won't last long, but it gives Tony enough time to patch together a unique upgrade.
* NiceGuy: An upstanding doctor.
* TheObiWan: Teaches and inspires Tony when he was at his lowest. [[spoiler: Dies to ensure Tony would live]].
* TheParagon: He is the main reason for Tony's HeelFaceTurn.
* ThePowerOfActing: How he keeps Tony alive for a while when they are in captivity, acting as though he were on the side of the Ten Rings when the members are present.
* RaceLift: He's Vietnamese in the comics, even when Tony's origin isn't tied to the Vietnam war. Amusingly, this means the MCU Yinsen still has an East Asian name despite being of Middle Eastern descent (Shaun Toub is Iranian).
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harley Keener]]
!!'''Harley Keener'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Ty Simpkins
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

A kid Tony meets in Rose Hill, Tennessee, who lets him use his garage/workshop to hide the Iron Man armor.
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* BatmanInMyBasement: Or Iron Man in his garage.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Harley unsuccessfully tries to manipulate Tony into staying by comparing Tony to Harley's disappeared father and then saying in a cute voice that he's cold.
* DisappearedDad: He went out for lottery tickets six years ago. He must've won, because he never came back.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: He says a lot of things that Tony would normally be angry at people for, especially repeatedly invoking his ShellShockedVeteran panic attacks. However, since he's a kid, Tony mostly takes it in stride as best as he can, and it is Harley's help that [[spoiler:allows him to break through the aforementioned ShellShockedVeteran status]]. Basically, he gives Tony a tastes of his own medicine in regards to Tony's constant pushing the envelope of acceptable behavior (like lightly zapping Dr. Banner in ''The Avengers'').
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Even after he sees how badly Tony reacts to it he ''repeatedly'' pushes Tony to tell him about New York.
* KidSidekick: He provides assistance to Tony when he's off-the-grid but when it really gets dangerous, Tony tells him to go home and not put himself at risk. He does reward him for his help however with a upgraded potato gun and an upgraded workshop to go with it.
* TagAlongKid: Defied. Harley tries to guilt-trip Tony to leave Tennessee with him, but he mocks the idea and drives away.
[[/folder]]

* OffscreenBreakup: [[By the time of ''Civil War'', she has broken up with Tony as he couldn't stop being Iron Man.]]

-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMillitary MCU Government and Military page]]

-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMillitary MCU Government and Military page]]

-->See the [[Characters/MCUGovernmentMillitary MCU Government and Military page]]

!!'''Senator Stern'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Garry Shandling
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan2 | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''

->''"My priority is to get the Iron Man weapon turned over to the people of the United States of America."''

A United States Senator who tries unsuccessfully to get Tony Stark to provide Iron Man suits for the military. He makes a cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
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* CanonForeigner: Was created specifically for ''Film/IronMan2'', and thus has no comic book equivalent.
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after the events of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. [[spoiler:It is entirely possible that the reason why the government wanted Tony's Iron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.]]
* CorruptPolitician: [[spoiler:He's an undercover HYDRA member.]]
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing her as "really hot, wants to be a reporter, but who listens by that point?"
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and was generally obnoxious to Tony Stark. [[spoiler: That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. [[spoiler: Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to [=HYDRA=] for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point.]]
* KickTheSonOfABitch: When he's roped into giving Tony and Rhodey medals for stopping Ivan Vanko, he deliberately messes up pinning Tony's medal so that it jabs him at the same time. Pretty mean but, as he puts it, Tony had been "a little prick" to him, so it's getting even.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. [[spoiler:His real allegiance turns out to be [=HYDRA=].]]
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. [[spoiler: {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.]]
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."

!!'''President Matthew Ellis'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/WilliamSadler
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3 | Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' | ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''

->''"You elected me on a single platform: I will defend this country at all cost."''

The President of the United States. As part of his personal vow of protecting America from all threats, President Ellis decides to take a proactive approach in dealing with the Mandarin and the Ten Rings organization, particularly by rechristening Lt. Col. James Rhodes as the Iron Patriot.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: Even when threatened [[spoiler:by Savin wearing the Iron Patriot armor]], Ellis doesn't cower and instead tries to pull a gun in the face of his situation.
* DistressedDude: In ''Film/IronMan3'', he is abducted by Aldrich Killian.
* TheGhost:
** Although he is seen on video for the Captain America exhibit in the Smithsonian Institution, he is still unseen entirely in both ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and ''[[Series/AgentsOfSHIELD Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''. The former more so when [[spoiler:HYDRA targets him and others during Project: Insight]].
** Averted as of Agents of SHIELD's third season, where he is seen addressing the rash of new Inhumans.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: What [[spoiler:Killian]] tries to invoke by having the President [[spoiler:die in the suit of armor that the President commissioned for Rhodes while set on fire by oil]].
* TheLeader: He's the leader of the USA. Based on what we see of him, he cuts a Charismatic type figure.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent:
** He's President Personable, who later becomes President Target by [[spoiler:Killian]]. Likely would have become President Action given [[spoiler:he was wearing the Iron Patriot armor]], but never got a chance to use it.
** Becomes President Target again [[spoiler:when HYDRA starts Project: Insight]].
* PuppetKing: ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' implies that he is this to [[spoiler:Rosalind Price.]]
* ShoutOut:
** His name is likely one to Creator/WarrenEllis, who wrote the Extremis arc that the film takes inspiration from.
** "Ellis" is also the middle name of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida, and son and brother, respectively, of former Presidents UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush and UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush. Sadler is made up to resemble the younger Bush very significantly. At the time of the film's production Jeb was widely presumed to be a strong contender for the 2016 election (but ultimately dropped out of the race after mediocre reception).

!!'''Vice President Rodriguez'''
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MiguelFerrer
->'''Film Appearances:''' ''Film/IronMan3''

The Vice President of the United States. Rhodey and Stark hear him mentioned in Killian's evil plan, and call Rodriguez to warn him that he's a target. However, it turns out Rodriguez is actually not just in on the plot, but Killian has bankrolled him into providing assistance.
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* BaldOfEvil: Once his true colors are revealed, that bald dome marks a contrast.
* DragonInChief: [[spoiler:Once he becomes President he'll still technically answer to Killian, making him the real leader.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:Working to use Extremis to have his daughter's leg regenerated]].
* KarmaHoudini: Averted. [[spoiler:An ending montage shows him being arrested, along with other surviving accomplices of AIM.]]
* NumberTwo: He's the second in command of the USA.
* PresidentEvil: He's working with Killian to kill the president, in order to [[spoiler:have his daughter's leg regenerated]].
* TheStarscream: The plan is for President Ellis to be killed and Vice President Rodriguez to take his place.
* TraitorShot: Once he was finished talking with Rhodes and Stark, another man asked if something was wrong, leading to the above tropes.
* TwentyFifthAmendment: He was to ascend to the office of president once [[spoiler: Killian]] had killed Ellis.
* WalkingSpoiler: There's really no way to talk about him without spoiling his morality, since he doesn't show up at all until that particular reveal.

* StrawmanNewsMedia: During her coverage of [[Film/AntMan Scott Lang]] robbing [=VistaCorp=], she says that there is no proof to back up his claims that [=VistaCorp=] was stealing from its customers. The station that airs her show is owned by [=VistaCorp=], which Scott is quick to point out when he is interviewed.

* MadeofIron: While he was put in a coma from it, he still survived a close range explosion in Iron man 3 which killed everyone else

* {{Badass}}: Implied to be a fearsome guy in his past (Mafiya tatoos and all) and then he goes to give Iron Man a run for his money.
* BadassNormal: Electro-whips aside, Vanko's just a normal guy fighting true PoweredArmor. [[spoiler:Until his second suit, which is indeed PoweredArmor and much stronger than Tony's and Rhodey's]].

* {{Badass}}: [[spoiler: The only man able to take on Iron Man without any sort of battle-suit and come close to winning.]]

* {{Badass}}: He's an ex-soldier who makes kicking the crap out of people look effortless.

* SmugSmiler[=/=]SlasherSmile: He quite clearly enjoys fighting.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold[=/=]GoodIsNotNice: Pretty rude to both Tony and Pepper, yet has a strong sense of right and wrong.

!!'''Anthony "Tony" Stark / ComicBook/IronMan'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/RobertDowneyJr, Davin Ransom (young)
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/TheIncredibleHulk | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/MarvelOneShots | Film/IronMan3 | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' | ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
->'''Other Marvel Cinematic Universe Appearances''': ''Literature/BlackWidow''

->''"You want my property? You can't have it. But I did you a big favor: I have successfully privatized world peace."''

A brilliant engineer and CEO of Stark Industries with his own self-designed PoweredArmor. After being held hostage by terrorists, and escaping, his world view and philosophy changes, leading to him shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of his company, and becoming the hero Iron Man. Tony finds himself called in to join the Avengers and proves a vital asset to them as TheTeamBenefactor, particularly during the conflict with Ultron. However, Tony's desire to settle down and quit super heroism inspires him to make some pretty catastrophic decisions that begin to cause a rift between him and his friends - particularly Steve Rogers.

* ActionHero: Fighting terrorists, alien invaders and other villains to keep people safe.
* TheAlcoholic: Many scenes involve alcohol. In ''Iron Man 2'' he gets plastered while wearing the suit.
* AlwaysSecondBest: Feels he'll never be as brilliant as his father or as good-hearted as Steve.
* AmbiguousDisorder: After ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', Tony is shown to have a form of anxiety disorder (most likely PTSD, but has signs of other anxiety disorders as well). He has panic attacks during ''Film/IronMan3'' coupled with nightmares. In ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', while the panic part seems to be under control, he does show signs of obsessive worrying. In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', he shows excess guilt over what happened. There has also been links between anxiety and impulsive behavior, as Tony displays frequently.
* AntiHero: He's one of the good guys but he has a lot of character flaws. Lampshaded by Tony and everyone around him at least once per film.
-->'''Pepper:''' Is this about the Avengers? Which I know nothing about.\\
'''Tony:''' The Avengers initiative was scrapped, I thought. And I didn't even qualify.\\
'''Pepper:''' I didn't know that either.\\
'''Tony:''' Apparently I'm volatile, self-obsessed, and don't play well with others.\\
'''Pepper:''' That I did know.
* AppropriatedAppellation: The press comes up with "Iron Man", and he decides to go with it. In the {{Novelization}}, Tony even imitates Music/OzzyOsbourne's "[[Music/BlackSabbath I AM IRON MAN!]]" when reading the news.
* ArmCannon: Several of Iron Man's weapons are mounted on his forearms, such as the Mark III's anti-tank missile and the Mark VI's lasers.
* TheAtoner: Initially, he really didn't give much of a crap about who was blowing up what with his toys, but after being held hostage by terrorists armed almost exclusively with weapons made by his company and subsequently having his life saved by Yinsen (who's treated many fatal injuries caused by Stark's shrapnel-laden weapons), he became this.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Tony's eccentric nature and constantly active brain makes him prone to zoning out of what he's ''supposed'' to be doing.
--> '''Stern:''' Mr. Stark? Mr. ''Stark''!\\
'''Tony:''' ''[turns around]'' Hmm, yes dear?
* AutobotsRockOut: Tony loves him some AC/DC and Black Sabbath. He loves to blast AC/DC's "Shoot To Thrill" whenever he's making a big entrance and was seen throughout much of ''The Avengers'' wearing a Black Sabbath T-shirt.
* {{Badass}}: With or without the suit, Tony is a kick-ass hero.
* BadassBeard: More distinctive than his comic book counterpart's.
* BadassBookworm: Incredibly intelligent, and is a badass, with and without the "Iron Man" armor.
* BadassMustache: He's notably one of the few mainstream heroes in comics or movies that regularly sports a mustache.
* BadassNormal: Tony does well against Iron Monger during the end of ''Iron Man'' while suffering with a malfunctioning and offline armor, and is able to do well against Vanko without his armor during the raceway attack in ''2'', fending off Whiplash using a combination of DeadlyDodging and CarFu. [[spoiler:When without a suit in part of ''3'', he shows he's been practicing martial arts, and even manages to kill the super-powered Ellen Brandt with some improvised explosives. He's like Film/JamesBond, but making his own gadgets.]]
* BadDreams: By ''Iron Man 3'', his experiences during ''The Avengers'' have shaken him up and given him these, resulting in a hard time sleeping in general.
* BashBrothers:
** With War Machine, his best friend.
** With Captain America after earning each other's respect through fighting side by side. Steve represents the idealism and nobility that Tony has since lost, but deep down still respects and wishes to have again.
* BigBadEnsemble: In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', Baron Zemo is the BigBad, but so far, Tony is shown as the sole antagonist (in a HeroAntagonist way) in most promotional material for the film.
* BiggerStick: Claims to be America's Big Stick in ''Film/IronMan2'' and stopping others from abusing his sticks is a recurring problem for him.
* BreakoutCharacter: Perhaps the character most helped by the MCU. Before the movies came out, he was being shifted into the background. He was still a mainline superhero in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but people wanted to see everyone else more. Then the movies came out, and suddenly Iron Man is one of the biggest things ever — to the point that he overshadows ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' in popularity these days, or at least around the release of his own movies. Also, he initially wasn't very popular for people who live in a country where Marvel comics aren't widely published. After the movies came out, even non-Marvel comics fans love him.
* BrilliantButLazy: Implied to be this pre-CharacterDevelopment in the first film. He sure built that arc reactor pretty quickly once he needed it and was said by Obadiah Stane to be more of an "idea man". He's more hard working but quite hedonistic.
** Parodied in a scene in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'':
-->'''Tony''': [''[[BlackComedy covering an eye with his hand to imitate Fury's eyepatch]]''] How does Fury even see these?\\
'''Maria Hill''': [[CaptainObvious He]] [[DeadpanSnarker turns]].\\
'''Tony''': Sounds ''exhausting''!
* BroughtDownToBadass: Partway through the third movie, [[spoiler:he loses a lot of his technology. Then he proves he doesn't need it. ''He'' is Iron Man]].
* BullyHunter: After his time with Yinsen, Tony became ''royally'' [[TranquilFury fed-up with watching decent people suffering by the thousands]] every day, flew to Afghanistan, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown did something about it]]. He would never ever admit it, but in this respect he's NotSoDifferent from Steve Rogers.
* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Played for drama. [[spoiler: He's utterly horrified to find out that Killian is none other than the man whom he played a cruel joke on back in the 1999 New Years Eve party.]]
* ButtMonkey: In ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. A great deal of the humor in the various action sequences involve him first being genuinely badass, but then casually getting the shit kicked out of him (once by an inanimate propeller) because he A) is incredibly smart-alecky and boastful, and getting smacked around stops him from coming off as annoying, and B) wears a suit of PoweredArmor, so getting the shit kicked out of him doesn't hurt anything but his pride.
* ByronicHero: Every single characteristic save for the brooding -- unless you catch him in a downbeat moment.
* TheCameo: Has one at the end of ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''.
* TheCasanova: In ''Film/IronMan'' and ''Film/IronMan2''. By the time of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' however, he's in a monogamous relationship with Pepper.
-->'''Soldier''': Is it true that you went twelve-for-twelve with last year's Maxim cover models?\\
'''Tony Stark''': That is an excellent question. [[OffOnATechnicality Yes and no]]. March and I had a scheduling conflict but fortunately the Christmas cover was [[TwinThreesomeFantasy twins]].
* CharacterDevelopment: Aside from the obvious "becoming less of a dick" aspects, in the first movie he's basically helpless to manage his affairs without Pepper, but by the third he's apparently secreted caches of money he can access while still remaining off the grid. And may have been carrying quarters, just in case he came across a pay phone.
* CharacterTitle: Of his own films.
* ChestBlaster: It drains more power than the palm blasters, so he mainly uses it as a backup weapon (unless he's blowing stuff up for laughs while hammered).
* ChildSoldiers: Bringing Spider-Man (who is fifteen years old at the time) into the registration conflict effectively makes Tony an enabler of this trope, even if Peter does have superpowers.
* ChildProdigy: A former one. It's mentioned he built his first AI at the age of ''seven''.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: A downplayed example, but he REALLY has a hard time giving up being Iron Man. At the end of ''Film/IronMan3,'' he initiates a self-destruct sequence on all of his suits, has surgery to remove the shrapnel in his chest so he no longer needs the arc reactor, and tells Pepper and [[spoiler:Bruce Banner]] that he no longer needs the suit, as he considers it a coccoon from which he's emerged, a new man. Yet by ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' he's back in the fight, flying the suit for the opening action sequence.
* CloudCuckoolander: He certainly has some rather...''eccentric'' behaviors.
* ComesGreatResponsibility: After his switch to TheAtoner, Tony is perfectly willing to wield the power of his money, fame, and genius for the greater good.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: A few times, he does this and [[{{Troll}} mostly on purpose]]. For instance, his thoughts on being called the Da Vinci of our time...
-->'''Tony:''' Absolutely ridiculous, I don't paint.
* CompositeCharacter: This version of Tony Stark blends the serious demeanor of his 616 counterpart with the more playful billionaire personality of his Ultimate universe counterpart.
* CrazyPrepared:
** Played with. It's demonstrated that Tony builds his suits with contingencies in mind, and newer versions improve on the flaws of the last model; [[http://ironman.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_42 The Mk 42]] would've been a LightningBruiser if it worked right. Yet, Tony seems unable to simply have spares of important equipment when he needs it.[[note]]If Pepper hadn't been sentimental, Tony would've died because he wouldn't have a spare Arc Reactor. Packing spare laser cartridges would've trivialized Vanko. Having spare armors in Stark Tower would've been better than waiting for Mk 42 to recharge.[[/note]] The only exception is ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' where not only has the Mk 6 been upgraded to have more weapons, but he had the Mk 7 to replace the Mk 6.
** By the third film, he's hidden stashes of money he can get to while remaining off the grid, and memorized how to access them, as well as learning the basics of how to shoot and hand-to-hand combat.
** The Hulkbuster system in ''Age of Ultron'' includes lots of spare parts up to full on limbs, correctly anticipating the Hulk tearing them off.
* CreateYourOwnVillain:
** Tony admits to doing this in the opening narration of ''Iron Man 3''. Specifically, it's his cruel joke back in 1999 that sets Killian on his StartOfDarkness.
** He's also one of Ultron's creators; Ultron alludes to this.
** The fact that he keeps ending up having a hand in all of the villains he fights, directly or indirectly, clearly begins to wear on him over the course of the movies, to the point that at the end of ''Age of Ultron,'' [[spoiler: he turns all of the Avenger resources he's assembled over to Steve, Natasha, and Maria and drives away]].
* CursedWithAwesome:
** By ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', this is how Tony Stark has come to view the electromagnet and the miniature arc reactor that are plugged into his chest 24/7 and are the only things keeping him alive. He spends a good deal of the film trying to convince Bruce Banner that the Hulk is a similarly awesome curse.
-->'''Tony''': It's a terrible...privilege.
** This is proven true later in ''The Avengers'' when it's shown that the reactor basically makes Tony [[spoiler: the only person unable to be controlled by Loki's scepter because it cuts direct access to his heart]].
* CuttingTheKnot: When challenged by Steve Rogers in ''The Avengers'' over his worldview and his unwillingness to make the sacrifice play when the chips are down, he defends himself thusly.
* {{Cyborg}}: First, we have his Arc Reactor pacemaker. Following [[Film/TheAvengers2012 New York]], Tony's post-traumatic stress disorder leads him to build 35 additional PoweredArmor suits, with subdermal implants in his arm allowing him to control the 42nd overall armor remotely piece-by-piece to pull them to him or put them on another user. While he [[spoiler:has surgery to remove the "walking death" shrapnel from his chest, throws his reactor into the ocean and blows up the entire Iron Legion of his remaining armors (which could be controlled by J.A.R.V.I.S.) at the end of ''Film/IronMan3'']], ''Age of Ultron'' shows that [[spoiler:he didn't get rid of the implants.]]
* TheCynic: He defaults to this whenever he's emotionally affected by something and wants to pretend it didn't hurt him, such as his reaction to Natasha's assessment of him regarding the Avengers Initiative, finding Steve Rogers' "[[GoodIsOldFashioned outdated and irrelevant idealism]]" annoying, or [[HowDareYouDieOnMe feebly trying to dismiss]] [[spoiler: Coulson]] as an idiot for [[spoiler: taking on a god and getting killed for his efforts.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: About ninety-eight percent of his dialogue is sarcasm.
* DespairEventHorizon:
** Downplayed in ''Iron Man 2'', where Tony's response to his looming demise is to give up all pretense and make a scene of himself at his own birthday party. Even Rhodey ''fighting him and stealing the War Machine suit'' isn't enough to snap him out of it. Ultimately subverted when Nick Fury clues him in to the fact that all hope is ''not'' lost, according to Howard Stark.
** Comes '''reeeeaaaally''' close to it in ''Iron Man 3'', after [[spoiler:Pepper apparently dies. He can't even ''emote'' properly. [[SubvertedTrope Thankfully,]] [[DisneyDeath she lives]]]].
** Invoked in ''Age of Ultron'' where Scarlet Witch uses a vision of Tony's greatest fears to drive him into self-destructive mania and, ultimately, to creating Ultron.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Tony's "run before you can walk" philosophy has mixed results. His first flight test nearly kills him, though confronting the icing problem helps against Iron Monger's untested suit. Telling the Mandarin "here's my home address, come and have a go" was a bit much even for him. It reaches its ultimate endpoint when his desire to protect the world and save everyone causes him to jump without any real plan or even talking things out with his teammates besides Bruce, leading to the creation of Ultron.
* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Offered Loki, an alien god, a drink in ''The Avengers''.
* DisabilitySuperpower: The arc reactor that powers Tony's PoweredArmor is installed in Tony's chest in the first place as (to oversimplify) a very fancy pacemaker. Remove the arc reactor and Tony's heart will very quickly give out. [[spoiler: He finally gets the shrapnel removed in ''Film/IronMan3'']].
* DisproportionateRetribution: While captured in ''Iron Man 3'', he taunts a guard with this after the guard breaks his borrowed "deluxe ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer''" watch. "Just for that, I'm going to kill you first."
* EasilyForgiven: Played with: he doesn't seem to face any consequences after the Ultron disaster but he works hard to fix his mistakes, and comes close to pulling a second HeroicSacrifice.
* TheExtremistWasRight: Creating Vision in ''Age of Ultron'' is a move of desperation that almost everyone thinks is a terrible idea, but Stark is ultimately proven correct that the Avengers aren't beating Ultron by themselves and Vision is critical to victory.
* {{Fanboy}}: To [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] as seen in their first meet in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''. He's a fan of Bruce Banner's scientific work and also the way he loses control and turns into [[BuffySpeak enormous green rage monster]].
-->'''Bruce Banner''': [[DeadpanSnarker ...Thanks.]]
* TheFettered: A significant part of his character development into ''Civil War'' is a shift into this from TheUnfettered he was before. His failures and screwups have led Tony to believe that superheroes need to submit to a higher authority. This even extends to his fighting style in ''Civil War'', which is intended to show Tony using the bare minimum force because he's fighting his friends and fellow Avengers.
* FictionFiveHundred:
** Forget the private jet that turns into a nightclub with flight attendants who double as exotic dancers. He has the personal resources and completely automated production facility to build a fully functional Iron Man suit in five hours ''in his garage.''
** As of ''Iron Man 2'', said garage now contains a miniature, personal Hadron Collider.
** ''The Avengers'' has him kicking it up a notch, having bought the [=MetLife=] building and given it some drastic upgrades: he completely cut it off from the city's electrical grid, equipped it with 10 stories of R&D, gave it the capability to both manufacture the Iron Man armor and remove it from Tony while he enters his apartment, and chopped the top off to rebuild it as what can only be described as a fantastic display of ego.
** In 2012, [[http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/tony-stark.html Mr. Tony Stark ranks #5 on Forbes' Fictional 15, with a net worth of $9.3 billion]].
* {{Foil}}: To Steve Rogers, playing the selfish cynic to Steve's old-fashioned idealist. For example, while both are shown to be dolls of the public (featured at big show events complete with dancing girls), Steve is made visibly uncomfortable with the spotlight and would rather be on the front lines whereas Tony eats up the attention.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: To the other Avengers in the team. They either find him irritating or selfish. Bruce Banner is the first to warm up to him, but that's ''because'' he's irritating (and nobody has dared to treat Bruce Banner as a normal guy you can irritate in a long time.)
* TheGadfly: Depends on what mood you catch him in.
** Tony has an unfortunate habit of using sarcastic humor as an ice-breaker in interpersonal relationships, most tellingly in his tendency to give ''everybody'' goofy nicknames and being ''absolutely'' fine about openly and lightly discussing personal trauma, such as with Captain America's 70 year freeze and how he's a fan of the way Bruce Banner "turns into an enormous green rage-monster."
** Him poking Bruce with a cattle prod stands out as a fine example but Bruce found it funny. They're both scientists; little lab pranks like that happen all the time).
* GadgeteerGenius: When pushed, he can revolutionise Arc Reactor technology [[MemeticMutation IN A CAVE! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!]], as well as build his own personal Hadron Collider by seemingly nothing more than ''rewiring his own home''.
* GenerationXerox: Of his father, Howard Stark. Genius inventor in the arms industry that gets involved in a war and becomes cynical as a result.
* GeniusBruiser: He's a very brilliant inventor and capable fighter (while wearing a PoweredArmor).
* GoodIsNotNice: Yes, he's willing to work hard to keep the world safe, and his heart is in the right place, but he's also still a playboy, a glory hound, and an irresponsible narcissist a lot of the time. That said, he is trying to be better.
* HasAType: We've seen three women he slept with; Christine Everhart, Maya Hansen, and Pepper Potts. All of them are smart, capable, professional women who are willing to challenge him. Black Widow even used the archetype as her cover identity. Tony also hires Maria Hill to help run the Avengers. This can possibly be explained by the fact that his dad was close personal friends with Agent Peggy Carter, who certainly qualifies.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Even though [[HeroAntagonist he's just doing his duty to support the Registration Act]], ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' seems to depict Tony going down this route as he increasingly really becomes enemies with Steve, allowing RevengeBeforeReason to be in the front wheel of his morale during his battle against Steve, [[spoiler:especially after his friend Rhodes gets injured in a skirmish.]]
* HeroAntagonist: Towards Captain America in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: After ''Age of Ultron'', for co-creating the titular villain.
* HeroesWantRedheads: His first girlfriend, as opposed to one-nightstand, is redheaded Pepper.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: As of ''Iron Man 3'', he's very aware of how flawed he is. Hilariously so.
-->'''Pepper:''' Well now I see why you work with the suits so much...god, what am I going to complain about now?\\
'''Tony:''' It's me, there's always something to complain about.
** And:
-->'''Pepper:''' I am gonna be okay?\\
'''Tony''': You're in a relationship with me, everything will never be okay.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rhodey; he's one of two people that he trusts.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: After he returned from Afghanistan and refused to allow his product to fall into evil hands.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Tony Stark met with Ulysses Klaue –- a gangster -– prior to repurposing his company, but he waves it away as just a meeting and that he never actually did business with Klaue.
* HotScientist: There's a reason there are several scenes of him in tank tops.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Oh, he cares about people and wants to make the world a better place, no doubt. Just don't expect him to ever admit it.
* ImmuneToBullets: His suits are at least immune to rifle fire. However, they have limits. In the first movie, the Mark III has its repulsors cut out and gets scuffing and scratches to its millimeters-thick armor from a single shot from an [[https://czarmarvel.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/iron-man-tank-anti-aircraft-gun-3.png anti-aircraft]] [[https://czarmarvel.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/iron-man-tank-anti-aircraft-gun.png gun]] (not a tank, as is commonly believed). Later, the same suit [[http://i.gyazo.com/4965b6173effe0f4bf163b609d77b361.png suffers damage]] from two 20mm cannon shots, and Tony's panic definitely implies that he'd be in critical danger if F-22s landed any more hits. In ''Iron Man 3'', four of the suits are blown up by a single hit from an ATGM, launched by one of the Mandarin's helicopters.
* IncomingHam: His arrival at the Stark Expo in the second movie, and appearing in Germany with guns blazing and hijacking S.H.I.E.L.D.'s audio systems [[BadToTheBone to play]] Music/{{ACDC}} in ''The Avengers''.
* InSeriesNickname: Almost always referred to as just "Tony".
* InsufferableGenius:
** Snubs an award ceremony for technological brilliance and then gives away the award like it's junk. This also colors a lot of his interpersonal interactions, but it's hilarious.
** He kept the Ultron project a secret from the other Avengers (sans Bruce) because he didn't want to be given the whole "man should not meddle" lecture.
* InsultBackfire: Initially he likes the title "Merchant of Death" but quickly comes to despise it.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: He briefly become friends with the much older Yinsen. He also befriends a boy named Harley in ''Iron Man 3'' who proves to be quite a useful KidSidekick.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He gets called out on this quite often and with good cause.
--> '''Tony''': ''[Referring to the newly lit Stark Tower]'' [It's] like Christmas, but with more...''me''.
* {{Jerkass}}:
** He starts out as one, but after realizing what his company has been dealing under the table while he wasn't paying attention, [[CharacterDevelopment he decides to atone and become a hero by hunting down and destroying the stockpiles of weapons owned by terrorists]].
** This is a plot point in the flashback intro to ''Film/IronMan3'' in 1999, where he ignores multiple people in a drunken fashion and blows off Maya Hansen and Aldrich Killian in the same night, [[spoiler:marking each their StartOfDarkness]].
* JerkassFacade: Implied at times to be his only way of dealing with his guilt and feelings of self-hatred and doubt.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Tony can be a narcissist who's a bit of a showoff, his heart's in the right place and he works hard to make the world better. By ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', he's also indulging in shockingly open and extravagant displays of compassion and thoughtfulness in between smug, self-aggrandizing quips. ''Age of Ultron'' reveals that Tony's greatest fear is the other Avengers (whom he fully considers his friends by now) dying and Earth being destroyed because Tony didn't do enough.
* JetPack: On his Mark VII armor in ''The Avengers'', to allow him to use both of his [[PowerPalms repulsors]] without having to [[WeaponizedExhaust use one to stay aloft in flight]]. [[spoiler:It falls off into two engines into space when he loses power at the climax of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', but he can probably just replace it]].
* JumpedAtTheCall: Tony may be living proof that becoming a hero can still be a lot of fun.
* KnightInSourArmor: Tony marinates daily in cynicism and sarcasm before setting forth to bring world peace, protect the innocent, and [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers mock the stupid]].
* KryptoniteFactor: Although the Iron Man armors can withstand things ranging from small arms fire to Thor's lightning, they are susceptible to heat intense enough to melt through them. [[spoiler:This is why any of the Extremis fighters can almost fight on even ground with Tony]].
* LadykillerInLove: The first and second movies made it obvious that for all his [[TheCasanova Casanova]] tendencies, Tony was clearly in love with his long time BeleagueredAssistant Pepper Potts.
* TheLancer: In ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' as a direct foil to TheLeader Captain America, and an egotistical [[TheAce Ace]] that doesn't value teamwork. He's also listed as the official NumberTwo (to Cap) of the team.
* LargeHam: As a man who believes the spotlight is always trained on him, it's a required trait.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Lampshades this in his narration of ''Iron Man 3'', as his act of spurning Killian in 1999 bites him back in the ass.
-->'''Tony:''' We create our own demons.
* TheLastDance: In ''Iron Man 2'' until [[spoiler: he finds a replacement element for the palladium core of his arc reactor that was [[TaintedVeins poisoning him]].]]
* LetsGetDangerous: Many people, both foes and allies, have assumed that Tony's CloudCuckoolander irreverence and ObfuscatingStupidity mean he's an UpperClassTwit who can't take anything seriously, let alone pose a threat. These people were ''very'' wrong.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: As the MCU has expanded, we've learned that Tony is almost ''exactly'' like his father. Except any actor playing his father is going to be cheaper than Robert Downey, Jr.
* LockingMacgyverInTheStoreCupboard: How he built the Mark I Iron Man armor. It's a InvokedTrope; the Ten Rings asked him what he needed to build a Jericho Missile and Tony told them ''exactly'' what he needed.
* LonelyRichKid: He had no friends growing up in his swank boarding school. Later, he grew up to be a MillionairePlayboy enjoying swank parties and seducing reporters, although it's shown that this is a very shallow existence and his only true friends are Rhodey, Pepper, and his robots.
* {{MacGyvering}}: His main ability when he's not inside his Iron Man suit. Other than building a PoweredArmor with just scraps of metal, he can come up with weapons using whatever he has access to at the time.
* MadScientist: Proudly calls himself one in ''Age of Ultron.'' You gotta own up to it, you know?
* ManChild: At times Stark looks more like a child building with legos than an adult saving the world. Considering that he built his first AI at just ''[[ChildProdigy seven]]'', he really ''hasn't'' grown out of revolutionising technology by playing with toys!
** He'll often start behaving childishly even in serious situations, like during his Senate hearing, where his antics earn him a disapproving look from Pepper. In fact, most of Iron Man 2 involves him struggling with these tendencies.
* MetaCasting: Given Downey Jr.'s history with partying and drugs -- plus snarky characters -- he was made for the role [[AbilityOverAppearance ...except for his height.]] The comics Tony Stark is 6 inches taller than him, and Downey is shorter than everyone in the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]] aside from Creator/ScarlettJohansson (hence [[ScullyBox tricks to make him look taller]]). [[http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3siwbd/ It memed]].
* MotorMouth: The man never shuts up. Pepper has the singular ability to hold a conversation with him by talking right over him without pause and listening at the same time, otherwise she'd never get a word in edgewise.
* {{Narcissist}}: "Textbook...''narcissism?''" ''(sees [[DeathGlare Fury's expression]])'' "Agreed."
* TheNicknamer: One of the indicators of his generally flippant attitude is his tendency to toss off casual and frequently pop-culture-laden nicknames for people and objects -- "Old Man" and "Capsicle" for Captain America, "Film/{{Point Break|1991}}" for Thor, "[[Film/LordOfTheRings Legolas]]" for Hawkeye, "Reindeer Games" (due to the horns on his helmet) and "Theatre/RockOfAges" for Loki, and "Glowstick of Destiny" for Loki's scepter, plus many more for people whose names he either doesn't know or doesn't care about (such as calling a random henchman "Ponytail Express" in ''Iron Man 3''. In ''Civil War'' he dubs Spider-man "[[SuperheroesWearTights Underoos]]."
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: He is, in his own words, a "genius billionaire playboy philanthropist" with a suit of PoweredArmor.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: He favors this for his combat tactics also the case with the arc reactor in his chest. 3 Gigajoules per second is a power output roughly on par with a nuclear power plant, and he essentially made it to power a pacemaker. Keep in mind that's the ''prototype,'' and he has upgraded it at least twice.
* NotSoDifferent: To Loki in ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', much to his chagrin.
--> '''Tony:''' ...And Loki, he's a full-tilt diva! He wants flowers, he wants parades, he wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered--\\
''[realises he's describing Stark Tower and in turn, himself]''\\
'''Tony:''' ''[[ExplainExplainOhcrap Sonofabitch]]''.
** To Ultron in ''Age of Ultron.''
--> '''Scarlet Witch:''' "Ultron can't tell the difference between saving the world and destroying it. Where do you think he gets that?"
* NoSell: Thanks to the reactor cutting off direct access to his heart, Loki cannot mind control him.
* NotStayingForBreakfast: In both the first and third movies. The earlier has the weird condition of Christine being left alone ''at Tony's house''.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He often acts absent-minded, easily-distracted, and excessively self-obsessed and arrogant, but is shown to be incredibly brilliant socially and technically, delivering sarcastic putdowns to people who irritate him and building incredible machines out of whatever he has on hand. After one night of study, he becomes enough of an expert in thermonuclear astrophysics to discuss the specifics of the Tesseract with Bruce Banner.
* OddFriendship: With Bruce Banner in ''The Avengers'', due to them being the resident science geeks.
--> '''Tony:''' Finally, ''somebody'' who speaks English!
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist:
** He seems to be an expert at high-energy physics, materials science, and aerospace engineering all at the same time. His in-universe nickname was "[[RenaissanceMan the Da Vinci of our time]]" but Tony doesn't think so because he doesn't paint. [[JustifiedTrope Granted, he does have an AI to help him.]]
** He's a quick study. After spending a night reading S.H.I.E.L.D.'s briefing packet, he can converse fluently with Nick Fury, Bruce Banner and the rest of the Avengers about the technical details of the Tesseract.
** He also glances at Maya Hansen's life's work, immediately understands it, invents the breakthrough equation that makes Extremis work, and scribbles most of it on the back of his name-tag, while [[AbsentMindedProfessor too drunk to remember doing it.]]
* OnceAnEpisode: Tony's introductory scenes are accompanied by an AC/DC song: "Back in Black" in the first film, "Shoot to Thrill" in ''Film/IronMan2'' as well as ''The Avengers'', and "Let There Be Rock" in the ''Fury's Big Week'' comic.
* OneManArmy: He pulls this at least once per movie. With the possible exception of IronMan3, [[spoiler: where this trope name could perhaps be considered slightly more literal.]]
** In the first movie, he breaks out of a Ten Rings hideout and slaughters the garrison with his first suit by using [[KillItWithFire flamethrowers]]. Later, he sees the same group raiding a village on the news. So he flies out there in the Mark III, pulls a NoSell on all of their efforts to kill him (bar the AA gun, which did some minor damage and knocked him down), and dispatches a couple dozen terrorists, some missile artillery, and a SPAAG with a combination of repulsor blasts, missiles, and fisticuffs.
** In the second movie, he and War Machine slice through a couple squads of Hammer Drones like they're made of plastic. Which, considering that War Machine rips them apart with nothing more than a [[SuperheroPackingHeat 7.62x51mm minigun and a 5.56x45mm rifle]], they probably are.
** In ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', he goes right through the [[AlienInvasion Chitauri]] like a chainsaw through tapioca. [[http://www.allouttabubblegum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7908&start=3790&st=0&sk=t&sd=a He kills a total of 100 Chitauri troops]], blows up several of their speeder-chariot-things and even takes down a Leviathan with some mini-missiles. This is ''without'' counting the nuke...
** In the second Avengers movie, he joins his teammates in [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomping]] a HYDRA base (complete with machine gun bunkers and light tanks) and hundreds of Ultron's MechaMooks.
** Tony is the only character in the entire MCU to have [[spoiler: beaten The Hulk in a one-on-one fight – though this ''was'' using the Hulkbuster armour "Veronica", so technically he had Banner's help. The only other character to come close was Thor, and he's a god!]]
* ParentalAbandonment: Tony complains that his dad was cold, never around for him, and he seriously doubted that his father even loved him at all. [[spoiler: This is eventually shown not to be the case]].
* PlayfulHacker: Among other things, he enjoys hacking other people's sound systems to play appropriate music for his dramatic entrances. In ''2'' he gleefully ''hacks a live senate broadcast and several military satellites'' just to prove a point. Also offhandedly mentions that he cracked the Pentagon security net in high school on a dare in ''Age of Ultron''.
* PoorCommunicationKills:
** Tony's not very good at talking to other people about his problems, which leaves everyone around him confused and irritated by his strange behavior while he does things like build a suit of PoweredArmor in his basement or slowly die of palladium poisoning. However, by the time of the third film he's [[CharacterDevelopment getting much better]], coming right out and telling Pepper that he's got problems when they start to affect her directly. He's also pretty open to [[KidSidekick Harley]] about anxiety attacks.
** He's back at it twice in ''Age of Ultron,'' the first time played straight after Scarlet Witch uses a vision of Earth being destroyed and the Avengers dying because Tony didn't do enough to save them to drive him to self-destructive isolation and a rabid need to do something, anything to protect the world.
* ThePornomancer: He's the page image for a ''reason'' (12 for 12 on a yearly cover model list) but he stops becoming this by the time he's in a committed relationship with Pepper Potts.
* PoweredArmor: Has made 45 of them by ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'', in addition to one or two modifications on the ComicBook/WarMachine suit for Rhodey.
* PowerPalms: Repulsors, his main weapons, are fired from the palms of his armor's gauntlets.
* {{Pride}}: His primary flaw. He knows he is far smarter than virtually everyone else along with being handsome, one of the richest, most powerful, and most loved people on the planet. Rubbing it in the faces of others or not considering the opinions of others combined with not thinking his actions through especially possible negative consequences are reoccurring problems. Each film he has been in has a lesson of humility he has to learn or relearn. So he is getting better, very slowly.
* ReallyGetsAround: There's Maya Hansen, Christine Everhart, and Pepper, plus the offscreen twelve models. That we know of... Thankfully, he cools it down ''a lot'' after the first film and even more after joining the Avengers.
* RelationshipUpgrade: To OfficialCouple with Pepper as of the end of ''Iron Man 2''.
* RetiredBadass:
** [[spoiler: By the end of ''Iron Man 3'', Tony decides that being with Pepper is more important then being Iron Man, going so far as to blow up his entire arsenal of armored suits.]]
** In ''Age of Ultron,'' [[spoiler: Tony leaves the Avengers at the end, deciding that he's done enough damage.]]
* RoboFamily: Tony builds a number of [=AI=]s that join the "family business" so to speak. DUMM-E, J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y., and partially, [[spoiler: the Vision]] either help him in Stark Industries and/or in Avenging. In fact, ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' plays out like a teenager rebelling against his father and Tony even jokes that Ultron is "breaking your old man's heart".
* RobotMaster: Tony was always an engineering whiz in the comics, but this version makes him a genius at the programming side as well.
* RunningGag:
** Does not like being handed things.
** He's technically ''not'' an Avenger. He's a ''consultant''.
* SadClown: At the end of ''Avengers'', he laughs off his near death experience and starts babbling about the KissOfLife and shawarma. By ''3'', the adrenaline's worn off and he's suffering from PTSD due to the events of ''Avengers''.
* ScienceHero: He makes powered armor and then he kicks evil ass wearing it.
* ShellShockedVeteran: His near-death experience at the end of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' has caused him nightmares, anxiety attacks, and a case of PTSD in ''Iron Man 3''. Wanda playing to his fears of this event and what hinged on it is what sets in motion the events of ''Age of Ultron''.
* ShipperOnDeck: After his RelationshipUpgrade with Pepper he apparently wants to see everyone else happily paired off as well; in ''The Avengers'', when he offers Agent Coulson the use of his private jet to go and visit his girlfriend, who's just moved to a new city. "You gotta keep the love alive."
* TheSmartGuy: Zig-zagged. Although Stark is the world's premier technologist and engineer, Tony himself acknowledges that Dr. Banner is generally smarter and defers to Bruce as the leading authority in other fields like radiation and biology. However, whenever [[GodzillaThreshold the Hulk gets called in]], Stark (or [[HypercompetentSidekick J.A.R.V.I.S.]] depending on how you look at it) is relied on to [[EnemyScan analyze the situation]] and come up with scientific solutions [[JustForPun on the fly]].
* SmartPeopleBuildRobots: He's created one incredibly advanced AI, JARVIS, and at least one other robot —Dummy— who makes up in loyalty and charm what it may lack in sophistication. All of Tony's bots have personality.
* SuperStrength: Granted to him by his armor. [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelmovies/images/b/bd/Mark_IV.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100503194838 Promotional material for Iron Man 2]] gives the limit of his "regular" suits as being able to lift 3 tons, which roughly matches the climax of his first movie where lifting an SUV over his head causes him to double over and seriously stretches the suit's capabilities to their limits. His various specialty suits vary in strength. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRPhtEUYVKQ The Mark 42]] has a maximum lift capacity of 900 pounds per a FreezeFrameBonus (see 0:24), while [[spoiler: Hulkbuster is even stronger than the Hulk!]]
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', likely due to fulfilling his role to be Pro-Registration to atone for creating Ultron, though the second trailer depicts him more of an InspectorJavert for showcasing his antagonism towards Steve.
* TheTeamBenefactor: He becomes this for the Avengers; Steve is the leader, while he provides the expensive tech and a skyscraper headquarters.
-->'''Maria Hill''': All set up, boss.
--> '''Tony Stark''': Actually, [Steve]'s the boss. I just pay for everything and design everything and... make everyone look cooler.
* TeamDad: Chris Hemsworth (Film/{{Thor}}) describes him as "the godfather of Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}" because of how closely he works with SHIELD to get the team together, as seen in TheStinger of ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk''. This would explain why Tony always clashes with TheLeader Captain America over how to "raise the kids," so to speak.
* TechnologicalPacifist:
** Tony gradually becomes one through the first movie and is firmly seated in this trope by the end of it. He ''really'' does not want the government or military to get a hold of his technology by ''Iron Man 2'', specifically because he believes far more lives will be saved if his suits are never mass-manufactured or used in wars.
** This continues in ''Avengers'', where he is livid that S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to create [[spoiler:weapons based on the Tesseract]], and in ''Iron Man 3'', where Pepper's reasoning for turning down Killian is that Tony would not approve of how easily the technology could be weaponized.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Tony doesn't like Steve, at all, but there's nothing like a battle to forge a friendship. Black Widow even calls them out on their HoYay in ''Age of Ultron.''
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:
** Tony gives one to Loki in ''The Avengers'', telling him that there's no way there's any scenario that ends with him victorious, because he pissed off a bunch of people who'll fight until the end to beat him.
** Tony gives one of these to Maya in ''Iron Man 3'', calling her out on compromising her moral integrity for progress.
* TookALevelInBadass: Between ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'' Tony seems to have taken Captain America's question about what he is without his armor seriously, since he can now handle himself in a fight without the armor and pulls off a successful infiltration of [[spoiler: the Mandarin's mansion]] through [=McGyver'ed=] gadgets made out of things he found at a home supply store. Although he may have gotten a start on this in ''Iron Man 2'', where it's implied that he's at least dabbling in some informal martial-arts training with his head of security.
* TookALevelInKindness:
** After his experience in Afghanistan, he realizes how important he is to the rest of the world. It should be noted that as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, he's still arrogant.
** ''Age of Ultron'' reveals that he's set up a foundation to provide relief efforts to areas and people affected by the Avengers' battles.
* TranquilFury:
** His default response when he gets angry. He doesn't shout, nor does he scream, instead keeping a calm demeanor while tripling the effort to take the target of his ire down or failing that, explosively remove his opponent's face.
** This is averted in ''Iron Man 3'', when he unexpectedly starts screaming at [[spoiler:Trevor to tell him where the Mandarin is while pointing a gun at him.]]
* TricksterMentor: To Bruce Banner in ''The Avengers''. He pokes him with a cattle-prod to test how he'd react, then comments that Bruce is wrong to deny the part of him that is the Hulk, noting that the amount of gamma radiation exposure he endured would have ''killed'' anyone else. Much like Yinsen stopping the shrapnel from reaching his own heart, he believes that Bruce was kept alive for a reason.
* UnclePennybags: We're looking at the guy who gave $100 to a guy for a small box of strawberries in ''2'', and told the aforementioned strawberry salesman to keep the change.
* WeaponizedExhaust: His primary weapon, the repulsor, wasn't designed to be a weapon, but rather a flight stabilizer. When he realized it worked as a weapon at full power, he incorporated it.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Tony's relationship with his father was strained, at best. This extends to his relationship with ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, whom Howard Stark talked about ''a lot'', making Cap into the big brother Tony could never hope to live up to.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He is willing to rush narrowly-focused into a plan that might be better done if he discusses it with others. This helps create Ultron and Vision, and gets called on by Captain America and Scarlett Witch:
--> '''Scarlett Witch:''' (to Captain America) Ultron can't take tell the difference between saving the world and destroying it. Where do you thing he gets that from?
* TheWonka: CEO of Stark Industries that has rather strange behavior, such as building AIs that ''snark back at him''. It's easy to see how Pepper and Rhodes get exasperated with him.
* {{Workaholic}}: If it wasn't for Pepper, Jarvis, and Rhodey, Tony would've starved, blown himself up, or overdosed on caffeine down in his workshop years ago. This goes UpToEleven in ''Iron Man 3'', where he spends more and more time in his lab to cope with his [[ShellShockedVeteran PTSD]] and BadDreams. He's apparently completed at least 30 different Iron Man weapons in the space of ''six months.''

[[folder:Virginia "Pepper" Potts]]
!!'''Virginia [[ComicBook/PepperPotts "Pepper" Potts]]'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/GwynethPaltrow
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/IronMan3'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

->''"You know, there's only 8,011 things that I really need to talk to you about."''

Tony Stark's faithful personal assistant, later CEO of Stark Industries, and eventually his LoveInterest.

* ActionGirl: Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow requested she become this in the third move. [[spoiler:She does, briefly, first when she temporarily gains control of the Mark 42 armour during the attack on the Malibu mansion, then again in the finale as a result of getting pumped full of Extremis by Killian]].
* ActionSurvivor: One becomes this when working for a super hero.
* AgeLift: Pepper is at least ten years younger in the comics.
* AlliterativeName: Her [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname nickname]] and last name both start with a ''P''.
* BeleagueredAssistant: Best example is her first scene in ''Iron Man 2'' when she's trying in vain to get his attention for 8,011 things and he's walking away from her while talking about something unrelated.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Sweet, charming, graceful...and she's killed more [[BigBad Big Bads]] than Tony. [[spoiler:She fries Obadiah at the end of 1, and Killian at the end of 3. Tony shares Vanko with Rhodes, and really, Vanko committed suicide, anyway, with his own drones' explosives]].
* BigDamnHeroes: In the third movie, she's the one who [[spoiler:steps in and saves Tony from Killian when the latter comes back for one last scare]].
* BroughtDownToNormal: The closing narration of ''Iron Man 3'' mentions [[spoiler: she was cured of Extremis]].
* TheCameo: In ''The Avengers'', she appears in two scenes, and only one with speaking lines.
* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: As Tony's personal assistant, it's her job description focused and on task no matter what weird thing he has cooked up or how far he spaces out.
* CompositeCharacter: She has the general appearance of her comic book counterpart, as well as being a LoveInterest for Tony, but several aspects of her personality (particularly her hyper-competence) borrow a lot from Bambi Arbogast, the older woman whom Tony hires as her replacement after she's PutOnABus in the comics. (Bambi herself -- in a much younger incarnation -- makes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance as ''Pepper's'' new PA in ''Iron Man 3'', presumably having replaced Natasha Romanov).
* CursedWithAwesome: [[spoiler: Being infected with Extremis grants PlayingWithFire and HealingFactor]].
* DeadpanSnarker: "Taking out the trash" is the best example.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: In ''Iron Man 3'' Tony watches her fall from a great height into a pillar of fire. Since she was pumped full of Extremis earlier, she survives]].
-->'''Tony:''' You just scared the devil out of me. I thought you were...\\
'''Pepper:''' [[spoiler: I was dead. [[LampshadeHanging Why? Because I fell two hundred feet?]]]]
* TheDogBitesBack: Related to the above, [[spoiler: Killian infuses her with Extremis, and then causes the explosion that appears to kill Peppers. Once she turns out alive again, Pepper beats up Killian, grabs one of Tony's repulsors and disintegrates the poor sap.]]
* DoesNotLikeShoes: In ''The Avengers'' and ''Iron Man 3'', after Pepper Potts starts a relationship with Tony. Once they start living together she's often seen being barefoot and in casual clothes, as a sign of how they're able to relax around each other. (not to mention having her with heels would [[http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/images/celebritology/08/gwyn_morph.jpg create an uncomfortable height difference]].)
* FieryRedhead: Played with, she's certainly strong and outspoken, but too level-headed and calm to fully fit the trope.
* GirlFriday: "I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires." This includes sneaking into her boss' company and downloading files for him without alerting anyone else. She's not the page image for nothing.
* GoodWithNumbers: Tony relies on her to do the number thing. He doesn't even know his own SSN.
* TheHeart: Gwyneth Paltrow has credited Pepper's popularity with the fans to her fulfillment of this role as part of her relationship with Tony, and she agreed to a cameo in ''The Avengers'' because of it.
* HeroesWantRedheads: It takes some time for Tony to admit, but it does happen.
* HonestCorporateExecutive: As CEO of Stark Industries, she refuses to accept the Extremis project because it could be easily weaponized.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: She runs Stark Industries for Tony when he's busy [[BrilliantButLazy or bored]]. By ''Iron Man 2'', she's the CEO of Stark Industries.
* InSeriesNickname: Her birth name is hardly ever brought up.
* LetsGetDangerous: In the finale of ''Iron Man 3'', [[spoiler:she demonstrates her badass cred by disabling an Iron Man suit, ripping off its arm, and then uses its repulsor to finish off Killian]].
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Tony states Pepper is "the one thing I [he] can't live without".
* MeaningfulName: ''Virginia "Pepper"'' Potts. Silk hiding ''fire''.
* MoralityPet: Downplayed. Tony does [[TookALevelInKindness become nicer by then end of the first movie and onward]], but can still be quite arrogant and obnoxious. Pepper is the only one he's the nicest to. Pepper also doubles as his LivingEmotionalCrutch.
* NiceGirl: One of the most easiest to get along with in Stark Industries.
* NonActionSnarker: She doesn't fight [[spoiler:most of the time]], and sass is one of her ways of dealing with things.
* OhCrap: Throughout ''Iron Man 2'', Tony repeatedly tried and failed to tell her about how the miniature reactor in his body was now killing him, including one incident where Pepper refused to hear him outright because she was still steaming over a quarrel they'd been having. After spending the whole movie annoyed and angry at him, Tony finally manages to drop the bomb on her, and she's absolutely ''[[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther terrified at the thought]]''.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everybody calls her Pepper instead of Virginia.
* OnlySaneWoman: In Tony's life. She (tries to) keep him focused.
* RedheadedHeroine: She helps take down Stane, gets Hammer arrested, [[spoiler: and kills Killian]].
* RelationshipUpgrade: To an OfficialCouple with Tony as of the end of ''Iron Man 2''.
* TheReliableOne: To Tony. He wouldn't ask just ''anyone'' to remove the prototype arc reactor and slot in the new one.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: She almost does this twice, in the first movie when she discovers Tony is risking his life as Iron Man and in the sequel after the pressure of running the company and having to deal with Tony's erratic and irresponsible behaviour become too much. She doesn't go through with it.
* ServileSnarker: She's an expert at the StealthInsult. She never loses her sweet smile or polite demeanor during the following:
-->'''Pepper Potts:''' I have your clothes here; they've been dry cleaned and pressed. And there's a car waiting for you outside that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.\\
'''Christine Everhart:''' You must be the famous Pepper Potts.\\
'''Pepper Potts:''' Indeed I am.\\
'''Christine Everhart:''' After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.\\
'''Pepper Potts:''' I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including, occasionally, [[StealthInsult taking out the trash]]. Will that be all?
* SexySecretary: Ironically, not what Tony hired her for.
* SilkHidingSteel: Downplayed; less 'subtle manipulation' and more 'semi-aggressive nudging'. Getting a concept into Tony's head when he's thinking about something else is not a job for subtlety.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Pepper doesn't begin a romantic relationship with Tony unless he was willing to take it seriously, and she wouldn't be another one of his many flings. It's best evident in her refusal to kiss him in the first ''Iron Man''.
* SlutShaming: Justified; ConsummateProfessional Pepper has a low opinion of Tony's childish behavior and especially of his oversexed lifestyle. During her introductory scene, she appears to give Christine Everheart a free escort anywhere she wants to go; Christine, realizing Tony just used her for another one-night stand, takes it out on Pepper, who politely offers a StealthInsult and maintains a low opinion of the reporter throughout the rest of her appearances. Perhaps anticipating a similar experience, all she has to say to Maya is "you saved yourself a world of pain".
* TerritorialSmurfette:
** Subverted in ''Iron Man 2''. Tony Stark ''expects'' this to happen with Pepper and the new aide Natasha, but the two of them get along fine. Pepper takes it as a sign of Tony's arrogance that he'd assume another LoveTriangle would form over him.
** Averted with Christine Everhart in ''Iron Man''. Pepper is perfectly civil to her after Christine slept with Tony. it's only when Christine is pretty rude to her that she snarks back. Moreover, the dialogue suggests that Pepper's had this situation with Tony's one-night stands before and thus averts the trope as a rule.
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Iron Man 3'', she successfully operates a suit to save Tony's life. [[spoiler:At the end of the film, she becomes even more powerful and finishes the mastermind off with the powers derived from Extremis]].
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tony. When it comes down to it, Pepper had every reason in the world to leave Tony, and no doubt had several opportunities over the years. She never did, and it's clear it's because she loves him and would do anything for him. She's fully aware of his faults and refused to start a relationship with him until he became a better man.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: She was always protective of Tony; in the third movie she gets to prove it physically instead of just by calling SHIELD. [[spoiler:Killian finds this one out the hard way, and won't be coming back to learn from his mistake of messing with her and Tony]].
* {{Xenafication}}: In part thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. insisting on it, Pepper has her own action scene in ''Iron Man 3''. As she's usually so peaceful, her sudden aggression surprises her.
-->'''Pepper:''' ''[after [[spoiler:killing Killian]]]'' ...Oh my god...that was really violent!

[[folder:Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger]]
!!Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JeffBridges
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1''

->''"We're iron mongers; we make weapons."''

The CEO of Stark Industries, taking over after his friend Howard Stark died. His friendly image hides an amoral and sinister mind who seeks to use the Iron Man armor for his own ends.
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* AdaptationOriginConnection: In the MCU, Obadiah is a long term business partner to both Tony Stark and his father. His [[spoiler:betrayal]] is what leads to the creation of Iron Man. In the comics, he has no connection to Tony's origin, being simply a rival arms manufacturer.
* AffablyEvil: He's a double-dealing arms trader who initiates a coup against Tony with the board of directors to lock him out of the company. On the other hand, he's a jovial wise-cracker who brings Tony pizza from New York (Tony lives in Malibu), rides around on a Segway, and [[NiceToTheWaiter treats his employees well]] (unless he's in a bad mood). In the film's climax, he talks softly friendly with Tony and compliments the arc reactor design even as [[spoiler:he casually mentions ordering a hit on Tony, and takes the arc reactor from his chest and leaves him for dead.]]
* ArmCannon: The Iron Monger suit has a [[GatlingGood minigun]] mounted on the right forearm and a rocket launcher on the left.
* BadassBoast:
-->'''Iron Monger:''' Now nothing's going to stand in my way. Least of all... ''you''.
* BaldOfEvil: Jeff Bridges was reported to be looking forward to shaving his head to portray Stane with this.
* BeardOfEvil: A well groomed one, in contrast to Tony's goatee.
* BigBadFriend: He's something like Tony's HonoraryUncle in the first film and plotted to have him killed.
* BlackMarket: His source of income is [[ArmsDealer selling weapons to anyone with the money for them]]. [[spoiler:His plot to have Tony killed is so he can engage in his dealings without someone watching over his shoulder]].
* BondVillainStupidity:
** Not cleaning out his inbox, for a start.
** Leaving Tony alone to anguish and die without his heart. (Though admittedly, Stane barely had enough time to do a victory jig as Coulson and Pepper were rapidly closing in.)
* CarFu: Tries to crush Tony under an SUV. When that fails, he grabs a motorcycle and bats him away with it.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Orchestrated the hit on Tony in Afganistan and later locks him out of the company to continue his EvilPlan]].
* ChewingTheScenery: Just that memetic line he delivered in the movie. (See LargeHam entry)
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Everyone he works with will eventually find themselves paralyzed and their stuff stolen.
* CigarChomper: Goes nicely with the corrupt business man thing he has going.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:Handed over Stark weaponry to the Ten Rings in exchange for using them on Tony's convoy.]] Tony is aghast when he finds out, as it means his uber-patriotic company has been "double-dealing" to terrorists and U.S. armed forces alike.
* CutLexLuthorACheck: His motivation come the third act -- he sees the vast potential in the arc reactor and armor Tony has designed, and plans to reproduce the technology and use it to create a new generation of weapons.
* DeadpanSnarker: The only thing he and Tony have in common is witty banter.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Faceplants directly into the prototype arc reactor, causing the plant to blow up. That's assuming he didn't die first from being electrocuted.
* DrunkOnTheDarkSide: Normally calm and AffablyEvil, Obadiah seems to lose his cool after becoming the Iron Monger, and even seems to [[LampshadeHanging realize it]]: "I must admit, [[EvilFeelsGood I'm deeply enjoying the suit]]!"
* EvilChancellor: Not royalty or even part of the government, but still fills the role due to his position in Stark Industries. He was basically the company's regent.
* EvilGloating: "''This'' is your legacy. A new generation of weapons, with this at its heart."
* EvilMentor: He tries to steer Tony over to his line of thinking; "We're Iron Mongers".
* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: Arranged for Tony's murder and the takeover of Stark Industries]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: The Iron Monger makes his voice sound deeper and more menacing when he's got the helmet on.
* GreenEyedMonster: Definitely a part of his motivation. He thinks he's been "holding [Tony] up" for almost three decades, and resents being pushed into the background since he took over the company (literally, in the montage of magazine posters shown at the beginning of the film).
* LargeHam: EvilIsHammy, after all. Best exemplified by the PunctuatedForEmphasis gem of a quote he gives to one of the scientists at Stark Industires:
-->'''Stane:''' Tony Stark was able to build this IN A CAVE!...''WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!!''
* ManipulativeBastard: Manipulates Tony out of the company and [[spoiler: uses and discards the Ten Rings when they are no longer useful]].
* MeaningfulName: Tony often refers to his mentor/father figure as "Obie". Obie = Obi = [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan]].
* MiniMecha: The Iron Monger suit is closer to this than PoweredArmor.
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Perturbed by Raza's refusal to kill Tony, Stane later meets with him in the desert to talk terms. However, Raza no longer has any collateral with which to bargain, and Stane simply disposes of him and his goons.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Though interrupted.
-->'''Iron Monger:''' Your services are no longer required.
* TheResenter: Stane grew too comfortable running the company during Tony's adolescence.
* TreacherousAdvisor: Already a major early villain from the comics, Obadiah was retooled as having co-founded Stark Industries with Tony's dad, who then served as a mentor to Tony and the [[NumberTwo second-in-command of his company]] when the elder Stark died and Tony inherited the company. Naturally, this being an adaptation, Obadiah turns out to be more villainous than he lets on.
* VillainHasAPoint: Up until the third act where he steals Tony's arc reactor and leaves him for dead (not to mention all his subsequent actions), Stane's reasons for his villainy are perfectly understandable. Putting a hit on Tony is extreme, but consider Tony is a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob who yet gets all the fame and credit for the success of Stark Industries, as well as the fact that upon his return from Afghanistan Tony announces he's shutting down the weapons division of Stark Industries, the company's focus for decades, with no plans for what the company is going to do instead, ''and'' he keeps a technological breakthrough like the arc reactor secret and for his own private use. No wonder Stane wants to get rid of Tony, he's reckless and damaging to the company Stane helped his father build.
* VillainousBreakdown: Everything he does after Pepper steals the evidence of his terrorist dealings and hands them over to S.H.I.E.L.D. including the well-known "Box of scraps" scene. Even his final gambit is nothing more than a desperate, insane bid to drag Tony down with him.
* WarForFunAndProfit: His ultimate goal is to revolutionize the U.S. military with arc-powered weapons and suits. Each patented and trademarked by Stark Industries, of course.
* WickedCultured: This guy is great on the piano, but the hidden message was less well-meaning.
* WouldHarmAChild: He throws a car full of them at Tony. He was looking directly into the windshield and could see them screaming, so he was well aware of what he was doing.
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[[folder:Harold "Happy" Hogan]]
!!'''Harold "Happy" Hogan'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/JonFavreau
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/IronMan3''

->''"Let me tell you something, you know what happened when I told people I was Iron Man's bodyguard? They would laugh in my face. I had to leave while I still had a shred of dignity."''

Tony Stark's loyal bodyguard and chauffeur, and eventually promoted to head of security at Stark Industries by the events of ''Iron Man 3''.

* AlliterativeName: First and last name starts with an ''H''.
* AmusingInjuries: His fight with a single guard has him mostly getting his butt kicked, though he eventually wins. Earlier, he also gets an airbag to the face, and Black Widow wipes the floor with him in boxing.
* BadassDriver: His Monaco run must be seen to be believed; slaloming ''against the direction of the incoming race cars'' '''at top speed '''[[note]] Top speed of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Phantom_Coupé Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé]]: '''155 mph.''' ''Average'' speed of the [[http://www.vivaf1.com/monaco.php Monaco Grand Prix]]: '''158 mph.''' Result: '''''+300 mph.'''''[[/note]] -- much of it '''''one-handed''''' because Pepper is desperately trying to get the Mark V uncuffed from his arm. With the key in his pocket.
* BattleButler: Practices boxing. While not nearly as badass as Black Widow, he does try. His real skill is driving.
* BodyguardingABadass: He doesn't consider it a real job.
-->'''Happy''': ''I tell people I'm Iron Man's bodyguard and they laugh in my face.''
* BoxingBattler: In his few fight scenes, he uses boxing.
* ButtMonkey: Comic relief is his thing.
* CreatorCameo: John Favreau directed the [[Film/IronMan1 first]] [[Film/IronMan2 two]] ''Iron Man'' movies.
* GuileHero: When he sees Savin, he immediately follows his car, and attempts to spy on him and Taggart in ''3''. He goes pretty well too, up until he gloated to Savin about stealing a piece of an Extremis vial. Although, that could be attributed to the fact that he never considered Savin fighting back in public.
* HopelessSuitor: Though WordOfGod from Jon Favreau confirms that he's secretly in love with Pepper[[note]]See the entry for PromotedToLoveInterest, below.[[/note]], he's still a ShipperOnDeck for her and Tony, and doesn't even make a big deal out of it.
* MadeofIron: While he was put in a coma from it, he still survived a close range explosion in Iron man 3 which killed everyone else
* OvershadowedByAwesome: He is a pretty good boxer, unfortunately, he happens to live in a WorldOfBadass. Black Widow easily defeated him in their training in ''Film/IronMan2''. He complains about it in ''Iron Man 3'', hence why he switched to his new job as head of security.
* ThePeepingTom: While driving, he can't resist looking through the rear-view mirror and getting a peek at Black Widow changing into her SpyCatsuit. Unfortunately, he should have been thinking more about driving.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted. In the comics, he is Pepper's love interest, and eventually her husband. In the films, he isn't, and instead supports Pepper and Tony being together. [[https://twitter.com/Jon_Favreau/status/328581485173043201 There remains one hint of his attraction to Pepper]], though; note the ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' scene he's seen watching.
* ProperlyParanoid: His suspicion about Killian and his men leads him to following the trail of their plot.
* RulesLawyer: After becoming head of Stark Industries security, he's an incredible stickler for protocol, namely everyone wearing their ID badges visibly on their torso. He takes a 300% increase in HR complaints [[ComicallyMissingThePoint as a sign of accomplishment]].
* SharpDressedMan: He always wears a suit.
* ShipperOnDeck: Calls Pepper "the best thing that's ever happened to [Tony]", and is concerned about her possibly falling for Killian if Tony continues to neglect her.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: Before he slips into a coma he points towards the dogtags of the exploded Extremis soldier, thus giving Tony a lead on why the bombs the Mandarin uses leaves no trace.]]
* TimePassageBeard: Inverted. In 1999, he had a beard and longer hair, but shaved off both in the present.
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[[folder:J.A.R.V.I.S.]]
!!'''J.A.R.V.I.S.'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Creator/PaulBettany (voice in MCU)
->'''MCU Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1 | Film/IronMan2 | Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} | Film/IronMan3 | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''
->'''Other Appearances''':[[note]]Ever since debuted in ''Film/IronMan1'', J.A.R.V.I.S. has appeared in many other Marvel works[[/note]] Mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse | ''ComicBook/HouseOfM | ComicBook/AgeOfUltron | WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes | WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures | WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}} | WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble | Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore | [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame LEGO Marvel Super Heroes]] | VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline''

->''"As you wish, sir. I've also prepared a safety briefing for you to entirely ignore."''

An extremely advanced AI developed by Tony Stark. Jarvis assists Tony in just about everything the billionaire develops, has complete functional control of various terminals and robots Tony owns, and in a lot of ways ''is'' Tony's house. Jarvis also serves as the operating system for the Iron Man suit through an up-link, essentially making him the other half of Iron Man.

For tropes relating to the Vision, see Characters/AvengersAgeOfUltron.
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!!'''USAF Lieutenant Colonel/Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes (ComicBook/WarMachine / Iron Patriot)'''
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->'''Portrayed By''': Terrence Howard, Creator/DonCheadle (pictured right)
->'''Film Appearances''': ''Film/IronMan1'' (portrayed by Terrence Howard) | ''Film/IronMan2 | Film/IronMan3 | Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

->''"The future of air combat... Is it manned, or unmanned? I'll tell you in my experience, no unmanned aerial vehicle will ever trump a pilot's instinct."''

Tony Stark's best friend, and military liaison to Stark Industries. Uses a modified version of Iron Man's PoweredArmor as War Machine. He serves as the poster boy hero for the United States government, but comes to eventually join the Avengers after a major reshuffle of the team.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Not Rhodey himself because he's a hero in the comics. This trope applies only to the Iron Patriot Armor. In the comics, it was originally used by ComicBook/NormanOsborn, a supervillain who was at best a KnightTemplar.
* AppropriatedAppellation: After Tony insults his armor by calling it a "war machine" in ''Film/IronMan2'', Rhodey takes to calling his armor that himself. Tony notes in the tie-in comic to ''Film/IronMan3'' that he meant it as an insult.
* AtrociousAlias: Tony isn't impressed by the Iron Patriot name, and Rhodey ultimately admits he liked War Machine better. [[spoiler:By way of his [[EmbarrassingPassword AIM passcode]], no less...]]
* {{Badass}}: [[LampshadeHanging Self-identified.]] "It's called 'being a badass'."
* BadassNormal: Like Tony, he has no superpowers but still fights super villains, with or without his armor.
* {{BFG}}: Tony seems to think he's compensating for something. Rhodey's reply is "It's called being a badass."
%%* BaldOfAwesome: Only the Don Cheadle version.
* BashBrothers: With Iron Man and highlighted at the end of ''2''; best friends and fellow armor users fighting terrorists.
* BroughtDownToBadass: In ''3''. He's stripped of his suit, and winds up on an oil tanker armed with only a pistol against Extremis-empowered soldiers. He proceeds to go and get his suit back and rescue the President.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Sucks at avoiding temptation and gets drunk ''much'' faster than Tony.
* CaptainPatriotic: His new "Iron Patriot" paintjob in ''Iron Man 3''. Despite being based on a villain's look in the comics, here it just plays up his MilitarySuperhero status. He drops the paint scheme as of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.
* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:Shows up in the climatic fight of ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', acting as point defence for the helicarrier.]]
* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: "That's why I have to be your babysitter. You need your diaper changed, I'll get you a bottle." As much as he complains, he truly cares about Tony.
* ColonelBadass: Promoted to full bird Colonel by the end of ''3''.
* CompositeCharacter: In ''3'', he wears the Iron Patriot, originally worn by ComicBook/NormanOsborn in the comics.
* DeadpanSnarker: The only way to interact with Tony. "How was the Fun-Vee?"
* DistressedDude: Both sequels involve the War Machine/Iron Patriot armor being captured or hijacked by the main villains.
* GatlingGood: Shoulder-mounted and auto-targeting.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Rhodey is one of the very few people Tony truly trusts, and he's always trying his hardest to keep Tony from hurting himself.
* HumansAreWarriors: He likes talking about the soldier community: "They've got my back....and I've got theirs."
* ImprobableAimingSkills: In ''3'', he nails several difficult shots with a pistol, including a distant light and some cables.
* TheLancer: Serves as a {{foil}} to Tony. He's humble, responsible, and follows orders.
* MeaningfulRename: His superhero moniker is changed from "War Machine" to "[[PatrioticFervor Iron Patriot]]" in the face of the Mandarin terror threat.
* MilitarySuperhero: Colonel of the United States Air Force and War Machine.
* MomentKiller: [[spoiler: To Tony and Pepper at the end of ''Iron Man 2''. To be fair, [[ImStandingRightHere he was sitting right there]] and they didn't bother to check.]]
-->'''Rhodey''': [[GetARoom Get a roof!]]
* MoreDakka: War Machine has five different kinds of guns.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Downplayed for a funny moment. He thinks "Iron Patriot" is stupid like everyone else, but his superiors approved it so he goes along with it.
* NoHeroToHisValet: Most people who care about Tony spend a decent amount of time deflating his ego, and Rhodey is no exception.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He tries ''very'' hard to be the responsible adult around Tony. It's not as easy as one might think.
* NotSoStoic: When he's with Tony, he's a bit more livid, like if Tony's gotten him a bit drunk, gets angry with Tony, or dons the War Machine armor, especially during the final battles and the finale of ''Iron Man 2''.
* OnlySaneMan: One of two in Tony's life. The other one is Pepper. When Tony starts doing too many eccentric things, it's Rhodey who often shows up to rein his best friend in.
* [[invoked]]TheOtherDarrin: Terrence Howard was replaced by Don Cheadle for the second film. His first scene in the second film is framed in such a way that his face isn't visible until after Tony greets him, so that the audience is clear on who he is.
-->'''Tony:''' I didn't expect to see you here.\\
'''Rhodes:''' [[LampshadeHanging It's me, I'm here, deal with it, let's move on. Drop it]].
* OvershadowedByAwesome: When hanging out with the Avengers. In ''Age of Ultron'', he tells a story to Thor and Tony (complete with witty one-liners) and gets patronizing approval, and he remarks that that story usually kills. He's later seen telling the story again to a group of civilians just to make himself feel better.
* PoweredArmor: His piece was originally the Mark 2, the first flight-capable suit Tony made after returning from captivity. Rhodes confiscates it from Tony and [[SuperheroPackingHeat gets it upgraded by Justin Hammer]] in ''Iron Man 2''.
* RetCanon: Again, this version of Iron Patriot. It's migrated into mainstream Franchise/MarvelUniverse after ''Film/IronMan3''.
* ShipperOnDeck: The ''Iron Man 3'' prequel comic mentions how thrilled he is that Pepper is moving in with Tony.
* ShoulderCannon: It's a big gun, but not ''the'' big gun.
* TheStoic: When he's with his co-workers, he's calm and focused.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tony. Despite their bickering and disagreements, Rhodey always comes to Tony's side when he needs him.
* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: The Iron Patriot armor, which is painted with the U.S. flag colors.