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A former cybernetics researcher from Stark Industries Far East division who later joined his Force Works team during UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks. She later became the leader of a new Force Works team of her own during The Initiative. After parting ways with Stark, Suzi was eventually imbued with the [[Comicbook/SilverSurfer Power Cosmic]] as the Seeker.
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* RetCanon: His middle name of "Walter" came from his counterpart in ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' (starting off as a case of AdaptationNameChange to "Walter Stark" in season 1 and retconned to be a case of MiddleNameBasis -- "Howard Walter Stark" -- in season 2).
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Kevin O'Brien was head of the research department at Stark Industries and a close friend of Tony Stark. After building the Guardsman armor, O'Brien became an adversary to the armored Avenger.
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Kevin O'Brien was head of the research department at Stark Industries and a close friend of Tony Stark. After building Tony built the Guardsman armor as a backup to his Iron Man armor, O'Brien became an adversary and later gave it to Kevin to use. Unfortunately, a flaw in the armored Avenger.cybernetic controls drove Kevin insane and he was eventually killed in a fight with Iron Man.
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Michael o'Brien was a police sergeant who believed Iron Man was responsible for his brother's death. After fighting Iron Man as the Guardsman, he discovered his mistake and became an ally to Iron Man and the Avengers. He acted as Iron Man briefly and fought Sunfire and the Mandarin.
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Michael o'Brien O'Brien was a police sergeant who believed Iron Man was responsible for his brother's death. After fighting Iron Man as the Guardsman, he discovered his mistake and became an ally to Iron Man and the Avengers. He acted as Iron Man briefly and fought Sunfire and the Mandarin.
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* PoweredArmor: The Guardsman armor.
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* PoweredArmor: The Guardsman armor. Tony later mass-produced it for governments to help law enforcement even the odds against supervillains.
* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: Downplayed. The Guardsman armor is reliable and well-equipped, but Tony deliberately made sure it wasn't as good as the Iron Man armor when he designed it.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: One of Stark's most prominent girlfriends, she, like Pepper, is red haired.
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* SecretSecretKeeper: [[spoiler: after bumping into Tony while they're both on different rescue missions into Heaven's Hand, she asks him to change into Iron Man. She reveals she figured it out on her own weeks prior, as being so close to someone allows one to pick up unspoken details about them.]]
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* TheAtoner: Her first husband suffered from a drug addiction and died in a car crash after she left him. She feels that if she had tried to stage an intervention, she might have saved his life. This is what prompts her to try and save Stark from his alcoholism.
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* TheAtoner: Her first husband suffered from a drug addiction and [[spoiler: [[DeathFakedForYou apparently]]]] died in a car crash after she left him. She feels that if she had tried to stage an intervention, she might have saved his life. This is what prompts her to try and save Stark from his alcoholism. [[spoiler: She gets a second chance at saving her husband after he's rescued from Heaven's Hand.]]
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* BattleButler: He's not anywhere near [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Alfred]]-level badass but he's got some military background of his own.
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* BattleButler: He's not anywhere near [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Alfred]]-level badass but he's got some military background of his own.own - before the Sliding Timeline made it impossible, he at one point canonically was a fighter pilot in World War Two.
* IronWoobie: Has been repeatedly kidnapped, mind controlled, mind wiped and physically tortured by a wide range of Avengers foes, but his faith in the team rescuing him rarely if ever falters.
* IronWoobie: Has been repeatedly kidnapped, mind controlled, mind wiped and physically tortured by a wide range of Avengers foes, but his faith in the team rescuing him rarely if ever falters.
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* ShipTease: He and Spidey's Aunt May had a thing during Peter's time as Tony's understudy. ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' put an end to that. Oh, and [[ShipSinking apparently]] that "Jarvis" was a [[Comicbook/SecretInvasion Skrull imposter,]] to boot.
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* ShipTease: He and Spidey's Aunt May had a thing during Peter's time as Tony's understudy. ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' put an end to that. Oh, and [[ShipSinking apparently]] apparently that "Jarvis" was a [[Comicbook/SecretInvasion Skrull imposter,]] to boot.
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* HotScientist: A very attractive scientist.
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 4 #1
A Genetic Re-programmer who is responsible for creating the Extremis Enhancile; a powerful bio-weapon which is utilized by Iron Man.
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!!Maya Hansen
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 4 #1
A Genetic Re-programmer who is responsible for creating the Extremis Enhancile; a powerful bio-weapon which is utilized by Iron Man.
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One of the world's leading cardiac and neurological surgeons.
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!!Erica Sondheim
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.O.M.E.R. (Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #298 (November, 1993)
HOMER is a semi-sentient computer assistant to Tony Stark.
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!!H.O.M.E.R.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.O.M.E.R. (Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #298 (November, 1993)
HOMER is a semi-sentient computer assistant to Tony Stark.
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* LivingLegend: A renowned physicist so prestigious Tony read his books in college.
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: One half of the equation. His captors brought him in to assist Tony with the weapons they wanted him to build. Yinsen helped build the life-support technology needed to keep Tony alive.
* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: One half of the equation. His captors brought him in to assist Tony with the weapons they wanted him to build. Yinsen helped build the life-support technology needed to keep Tony alive.
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
!!Amanda Armstrong
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
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* DatingCatwoman: Unknown to her during their relationship but Jude was a Hydra agent. Once she found out, it didn't last for very long. Nor did Jude's life for that matter.
* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
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!!Howard Anthony Walter Stark
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #28
The father of Tony Stark and founder of Stark Industries.
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* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #28
The father of Tony Stark and founder of Stark Industries.
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
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* AlliterativeName: '''A'''manda '''A'''rmstrong.
* DatingCatwoman: Unknown to her during their relationship but Jude was a Hydra agent. Once she found out, it didn't last for very long. Nor did Jude's life for that matter.
* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
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* AlliterativeName: '''A'''manda '''A'''rmstrong.
* DatingCatwoman: Unknown to her during their relationship but Jude was a Hydra agent. Once she found out, it didn't last for very long. Nor did Jude's life for that matter.
* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
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!!Amanda Armstrong
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
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* AlliterativeName: '''A'''manda '''A'''rmstrong.
* DatingCatwoman: Unknown to her during their relationship but Jude was a Hydra agent. Once she found out, it didn't last for very long. Nor did Jude's life for that matter.
* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
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[[folder:Howard Stark]]
!!Howard Anthony Walter Stark
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #28
The father of Tony Stark and founder of Stark Industries.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Occasionally, Tony feels this way about him.
* BadassMustache: Howard was well known for his stache.
* DependingOnTheWriter:
** His quality of parenting. Sometimes it's at acceptable, but sometimes it can drop all the way down to outright abusive to Tony and Maria.
** Whether the accident that killed him and Maria really ''was'' an accident.
* DisappearedDad: His death greatly affected the life of his son Tony.
* ExpansionPackPast: He helped co-found SHIELD (after retcons), had adventures with Reed Richards' dad, and an alien robot.
* HappilyMarried: To Maria.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Turns out Tony's dad got up to a surprising amount before Tony came along. Sometimes we get to see some of those adventures.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Stan and Jack based Tony on Howard Hughes. Naturally, when Tony's father was introduced, he was named ''Howard.''
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[[folder:Maria Stark]]
!!Maria Collins Carbonell-Stark
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #104
Wife of Howard Stark and mother of Tony Stark. She was abducted during World War II by Red Skull but survived. She was eventually killed in an accident.
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* MissingMom: Her death also affected Tony and Arno.
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!!Nick Fury
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' (Vol 1) #1
The Howling Commando. The ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Ramrod. A 90-year-old soldier/CIA agent/spymaster/fugitive. Considered to be one of the good guys by pretty much every hero on the planet, partly because the idea of ''not'' being on his side is kind of terrifying.
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[[folder:Maria Hill]]
!!Maria Hill
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''New Avengers'' (Vol 1) #4
A high-ranking SHIELD agent with a temperamental relationship with Tony Stark and the rest of the superhero community, Maria Hill served as Stark's NumberTwo during his term as director of the intelligence agency SHIELD. She stayed with Stark during Norman Osborn's tenure, and has since returned to active duty.
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!!Ho Yinsen
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' (Vol 1) #39 (March, 1963)
An ally of Tony Stark and co-creator of the original Iron Man armor.
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* DeathByOriginStory: It's his death one of the main motivators for Tony Stark to become Iron Man.
* DisappearedDad: To his daughter, Toni.
* GadgeteerGenius: A mechanical genius on par with Tony... which is what got him abducted by Wong Chu.
* HeroicSacrifice: He used himself as a distraction to buy Tony enough time to finish the armor and escape.
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!!Edwin Jarvis
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Edwin Jarvis is the loyal household butler of the Stark family, and by extention, to the Avengers team.
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* BaldOfAwesome: Balding but still pretty awesome.
* BattleButler: He's not anywhere near [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Alfred]]-level badass but he's got some military background of his own.
* TheJeeves: Though he's actually faking his British accent, DependingOnTheWriter.
* OldRetainer: Has served the Stark family for many years.
* OutOfFocus: In recent years. At this point, [[CanonImmigrant the AI based off of him]] shows up more than he does.
* RedHerring: Jarvis was heavily implied to be the mysterious "Crimson Cowl," before it was revealed to be a creation of ComicBook/AntMan known as "Ultron."
* TheRival: To Marilla.
* ShipTease: He and Spidey's Aunt May had a thing during Peter's time as Tony's understudy. ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' put an end to that. Oh, and [[ShipSinking apparently]] that "Jarvis" was a [[Comicbook/SecretInvasion Skrull imposter,]] to boot.
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[[folder:Harold "Happy" Hogan]]
!!Harold "Happy" Hogan
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' (Vol 1) #45
A retired boxer, hired by Tony to serve as his chauffeur and personal assistant.
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* AlliterativeName: His full name is Harold "Happy" Hogan.
* BadassNormal: Happy could take care of himself, and saved Stark's hind end on a number of occasions.
* BattleButler: Tony's, though he doesn't necessarily need to be this, given how Tony is Iron Man.
* TheBerserker: When he was mutated into the Freak. He got better.
* FaceOfAThug: Especially in the sixties. He got better looking as the comics went on.
* HeroicSacrifice: Died taking a bullet for Stark.
* KilledOffForReal: After he and Spymaster had a clash during the ''Civil War'' period, Tony chose to grant him a MercyKill as he was comatose and unlikely to ever recover.
* LoveTriangle: With Pepper and Tony.
* TakingTheBullet: Did this several times. It eventually killed him.
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!!Bethany Cabe
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #117
One of Tony Stark's more prominent girlfriends, Bethany Cabe is a security consultant, specializing in corporate espionage and bodyguard work. She has, at various points, been retained by Stark to guard him and/or ferret out moles within the company. She and Stark share an on-again/off-again romance, to the annoyance of Pepper Potts, who distrusts Cabe.
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* ActionGirl: From her first appearance, when she was trying to draw out and capture the original Spymaster. Bethany's a capable fighter and a crack shot.
* {{Archenemy}}: Madame Masque views her this way, and the two have a longstanding enmity.
* TheAtoner: Her first husband suffered from a drug addiction and died in a car crash after she left him. She feels that if she had tried to stage an intervention, she might have saved his life. This is what prompts her to try and save Stark from his alcoholism.
* BadassNormal-->EmpoweredBadassNormal: No powers, but can fight the likes of Spymaster and Whiplash. Briefly graduated to EmpoweredBadassNormal when she wore an Iron Man armour.
* BodyguardCrush: On Stark, eventually petered out as she took an interest in someone else.
* FieryRedhead: Her red hair goes hand in hand with her temper.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Obadiah Stane put her and Madame Masque through one.
* HeroesWantRedheads: One of Stark's most prominent girlfriends, she, like Pepper, is red haired.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Initially liked Stark, but disliked Iron Man, who she thought was endangering Stark by not guarding him twenty-four/seven.
* PoweredArmour: Alongside Rhodey, and a number of others friends and allies of Iron Man's, she donned a spare Iron Man suit to battle Ultimo.
* {{UST}}: With Stark whenever they aren't together.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guardsman]]
!!Guardsman I
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kevin O'Brien
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #31 (November 1970)
Kevin O'Brien was head of the research department at Stark Industries and a close friend of Tony Stark. After building the Guardsman armor, O'Brien became an adversary to the armored Avenger.
----
* GreenAndMean: The Guardsman armor is green and he went against Tony's instructions and ended up killed.
%%* PoweredArmor
!!Guardsman II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Michael O'Brien
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #82 (January 1976) [[note]]As Michael O'Brien[[/note]]; ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #97 (April 1977) [[note]]As Guardsman[[/note]]
Michael o'Brien was a police sergeant who believed Iron Man was responsible for his brother's death. After fighting Iron Man as the Guardsman, he discovered his mistake and became an ally to Iron Man and the Avengers. He acted as Iron Man briefly and fought Sunfire and the Mandarin.
----
* BadassBeard: Beneath the armor he has a well-trimmed beard.
* FairCop: He used to be a cop and he is not bad looking.
* LegacyCharacter: To both his brother, the original Guardsman and to Iron Man.
%%* NameMcAdjectiv
* PoweredArmor: The Guardsman armor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Suzi Endo / Cybermancer]]
!!Suzi Endo/Cybermancer
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Force Works'' (Vol 1) #6
A former cybernetics researcher from Stark Industries Far East division who later joined his Force Works team during UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks. She later became the leader of a new Force Works team of her own during The Initiative. After parting ways with Stark, Suzi was eventually imbued with the [[Comicbook/SilverSurfer Power Cosmic]] as the Seeker.
----
* TheBusCameBack: During ''Civil War''.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Her armor was the source of most of her abilities. She did eventually gain genuine superpowers during her time as the Seeker.
* DistaffCounterpart: Becomes one to the Silver Surfer after she parts ways with Stark.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Had some unpleasant run-ins with her future self.
* HotScientist: A very attractive scientist.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her attempt to prevent a bank heist resulted in the deaths of three civilians.
* NinetiesAntiHero: She acted like this in in the Initiative.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Averted. She betrayed Tony during Civil War.
* YouCantFightFate: A firm believer of this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Riri Williams / Ironheart]]
!!Riri Williams / Ironheart
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Riri Williams
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Invincible Iron Man'' (Vol 2) #7
A teenaged genius with a scholarship at [=MIT=], Riri reversed engineered one of Tony's old suits into her own suit of armor. After taking it out for a spin, she ended up using it to stop some inmates from escaping a New Mexico prison. This eventually leads to Tony visiting her and offering her a chance to work as his replacement as Iron Man.
----
-> See ComicBook/{{Ironheart}}
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rumiko Fujikawa]]
!!Rumiko Fujikawa
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 3 #4
A former love interest for Tony Stark, Rumiko was the daughter of Kenjiro Fujikawa, the man who took over Stark's company when he was in the Heroes Reborn universe.
----
* KilledOffForReal: She was murdered by an Iron Man impostor named Clarence Ward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maya Hansen]]
!!Maya Hansen
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 4 #1
A Genetic Re-programmer who is responsible for creating the Extremis Enhancile; a powerful bio-weapon which is utilized by Iron Man.
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Scott Lang / Ant-Man II]]
!!Scott Lang / Ant-Man II
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Scott Lang
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #181 (March 1979) [[note]]As Scott Lang[[/note]]; ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 (April 1979) [[note]]As Ant-Man[[/note]]
Electronics technician and former crook who became the second Ant-Man with Hank Pym's blessing. Scott would be recruited into Stark Industries and would be a prominent supporting character for him throughout the comics, especially in the '80s, as well as the Avengers by extension.
----
-> See Characters/AntManHeroes
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jocasta]]
!!Jocasta
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jocasta Vi Quitéria
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Bride of Ultron
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1 #162 (August 1977)
Once the Bride of Ultron, Jocasta has become an honorary member of the Avengers after years of loyalty and sacrifice. She had until most recently held a position at The Avengers Academy.
----
-> See Characters/Avengers2000sMembers
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow]]
!!Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Natasha Romanoff)
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Natalie Rushman, Laura Matthers, Mary Farrell, Natasha Romanoff, Oktober, Yelena Belova
!!! '''First Apperance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #52 (April 1964)
----
See the [[Characters/BlackWidowNatashaRomanoff Black Widow]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clint Barton / Hawkeye]]
!!Clint Barton / Hawkeye
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Clinton "Clint" Barton
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Goliath; Golden Archer; Ronin
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #57 (September 1964) [[note]]As Hawkeye[[/note]]; ''Avengers'' #63 (April 1969) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]; ''Captain America'' #179 (November 1974) [[note]]As Golden Archer[[/note]]; ''New Avengers'' #27 (April 2007) [[note]] As Ronin[[/note]]
----
-> See [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Hawkeye]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mary Jane Watson]]
!!Mary Jane Watson
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Mary Jane (or MJ) is the most famous love interest of Peter Parker. She becomes Tony Stark's personal assistant after the destruction of her nightclub, Jackpot, at the hands of Madame Masque.
----
-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Patsy Walker / Hellcat]]
!!Patricia "Patsy" Walker
Patsy is the superhero known as Hellcat. While Tony is going through an existential and midlife crisis, Patsy provides him guidance. However, she wrestles with her own demons and has trouble with Tony's ItsAllAboutMe attitude. The two have a sexual relationship, if not an emotional one.
----
-> See ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Erica Sondheim]]
!!Erica Sondheim
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One of the world's leading cardiac and neurological surgeons.
----
[[/folder]]
!!A.I.
[[folder:F.R.I.D.A.Y.]]
!!F.R.I.D.A.Y.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 3) #53 (June, 2002)
--> "I have it on pretty good authority that I'm more real than the two of you put together and I'm damn well going to ''outlast'' you both."
A female-presenting artificial intelligence introduced in 2015's ''Invincible Iron Man'', devoted to keeping Tony on track.
----
* BenevolentAI: She's actually been programmed to not take any crap off of Tony, but helps him in a variety of ways, both small and large; she runs scans, sorts through information, and pays Stark Industries' electric bill.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just to Tony. She's very professional when talking to Rhodey.
* MeaningfulName: She is Tony's GirlFriday.
* RobotGirl: She's eventually given a robotic body so she can interact with people.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:J.A.R.V.I.S.]]
!!J.A.R.V.I.S.
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Invincible Iron Man'' (Vol. 2) #11 (May, 2009)
----
* CanonImmigrant: Based on the MCU A.I. that assists Tony in the movies.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:H.O.M.E.R.]]
!!H.O.M.E.R.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.O.M.E.R. (Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #298 (November, 1993)
HOMER is a semi-sentient computer assistant to Tony Stark.
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:H.E.L.E.N.]]
!!H.E.L.E.N.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.E.L.E.N
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' P.E.P.P.E.R.
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 5) #2 (January, 2013)
An A.I. created by Tony Stark as a replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. that was modeled after Pepper Potts.
----
* BenevolentAI: Same as all the others.
* MeaningfulRename: Starts out being called P.E.P.P.E.R. while Tony's up in space, but on returning to Earth he renames her to avoid the OneSteveLimit (and because flesh-and-blood Pepper finds it creepy).
[[/folder]]
----
!!Family
[[folder:Amanda Armstrong]]
!!Amanda Armstrong
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''International Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #5
A musician and the biological mother of Tony Stark. After discovering that Howard and Maria Stark were not his biological parents, Tony would later go on a "international" trip around the globe to figure out his origins. Eventually he found Amanda and expressed a desire to get to know her. Unfortunately for both of them, Tony was rendered into a coma due to events of Civil War II shortly after meeting.
----
* AlliterativeName: '''A'''manda '''A'''rmstrong.
* DatingCatwoman: Unknown to her during their relationship but Jude was a Hydra agent. Once she found out, it didn't last for very long. Nor did Jude's life for that matter.
* RetiredBadass: An ex-SHIELD agent no less.
* YouAreInCommandNow: After ''Civil War II'', she officially became the new CEO of Stark Industries as arranged by Tony beforehand. Although Amanda runs the company on paper, the actual day-to-day operations handled the A.I. Friday (so essentially nothing changed).
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Howard Stark]]
!!Howard Anthony Walter Stark
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #28
The father of Tony Stark and founder of Stark Industries.
----
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Occasionally, Tony feels this way about him.
* BadassMustache: Howard was well known for his stache.
* DependingOnTheWriter:
** His quality of parenting. Sometimes it's at acceptable, but sometimes it can drop all the way down to outright abusive to Tony and Maria.
** Whether the accident that killed him and Maria really ''was'' an accident.
* DisappearedDad: His death greatly affected the life of his son Tony.
* ExpansionPackPast: He helped co-found SHIELD (after retcons), had adventures with Reed Richards' dad, and an alien robot.
* HappilyMarried: To Maria.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Turns out Tony's dad got up to a surprising amount before Tony came along. Sometimes we get to see some of those adventures.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Stan and Jack based Tony on Howard Hughes. Naturally, when Tony's father was introduced, he was named ''Howard.''
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maria Stark]]
!!Maria Collins Carbonell-Stark
[[quoteright:189:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_carbonell_earth_616_from_iron_man_vol_5_17_001.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' #104
Wife of Howard Stark and mother of Tony Stark. She was abducted during World War II by Red Skull but survived. She was eventually killed in an accident.
----
* MissingMom: Her death also affected Tony and Arno.
[[/folder]]
!!S.H.I.E.L.D
[[folder:Nick Fury]]
!!Nick Fury
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' (Vol 1) #1
The Howling Commando. The ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Ramrod. A 90-year-old soldier/CIA agent/spymaster/fugitive. Considered to be one of the good guys by pretty much every hero on the planet, partly because the idea of ''not'' being on his side is kind of terrifying.
----
-> See ComicBook/NickFury
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maria Hill]]
!!Maria Hill
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''New Avengers'' (Vol 1) #4
A high-ranking SHIELD agent with a temperamental relationship with Tony Stark and the rest of the superhero community, Maria Hill served as Stark's NumberTwo during his term as director of the intelligence agency SHIELD. She stayed with Stark during Norman Osborn's tenure, and has since returned to active duty.
----
-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsMariaHill Maria Hill]]
[[/folder]]
!!Allies
[[folder:Ho Yinsen]]
!!Ho Yinsen
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/868778_yinsen.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' (Vol 1) #39 (March, 1963)
An ally of Tony Stark and co-creator of the original Iron Man armor.
----
* DeathByOriginStory: It's his death one of the main motivators for Tony Stark to become Iron Man.
* DisappearedDad: To his daughter, Toni.
* GadgeteerGenius: A mechanical genius on par with Tony... which is what got him abducted by Wong Chu.
* HeroicSacrifice: He used himself as a distraction to buy Tony enough time to finish the armor and escape.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Edwin Jarvis]]
!!Edwin Jarvis
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Edwin Jarvis is the loyal household butler of the Stark family, and by extention, to the Avengers team.
----
* BaldOfAwesome: Balding but still pretty awesome.
* BattleButler: He's not anywhere near [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Alfred]]-level badass but he's got some military background of his own.
* TheJeeves: Though he's actually faking his British accent, DependingOnTheWriter.
* OldRetainer: Has served the Stark family for many years.
* OutOfFocus: In recent years. At this point, [[CanonImmigrant the AI based off of him]] shows up more than he does.
* RedHerring: Jarvis was heavily implied to be the mysterious "Crimson Cowl," before it was revealed to be a creation of ComicBook/AntMan known as "Ultron."
* TheRival: To Marilla.
* ShipTease: He and Spidey's Aunt May had a thing during Peter's time as Tony's understudy. ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' put an end to that. Oh, and [[ShipSinking apparently]] that "Jarvis" was a [[Comicbook/SecretInvasion Skrull imposter,]] to boot.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Harold "Happy" Hogan]]
!!Harold "Happy" Hogan
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!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' (Vol 1) #45
A retired boxer, hired by Tony to serve as his chauffeur and personal assistant.
----
* AlliterativeName: His full name is Harold "Happy" Hogan.
* BadassNormal: Happy could take care of himself, and saved Stark's hind end on a number of occasions.
* BattleButler: Tony's, though he doesn't necessarily need to be this, given how Tony is Iron Man.
* TheBerserker: When he was mutated into the Freak. He got better.
* FaceOfAThug: Especially in the sixties. He got better looking as the comics went on.
* HeroicSacrifice: Died taking a bullet for Stark.
* KilledOffForReal: After he and Spymaster had a clash during the ''Civil War'' period, Tony chose to grant him a MercyKill as he was comatose and unlikely to ever recover.
* LoveTriangle: With Pepper and Tony.
* TakingTheBullet: Did this several times. It eventually killed him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bethany Cabe]]
!!Bethany Cabe
[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bethany_cabe_earth-616_from_invincible_iron_man_vol_1_505_2452.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #117
One of Tony Stark's more prominent girlfriends, Bethany Cabe is a security consultant, specializing in corporate espionage and bodyguard work. She has, at various points, been retained by Stark to guard him and/or ferret out moles within the company. She and Stark share an on-again/off-again romance, to the annoyance of Pepper Potts, who distrusts Cabe.
----
* ActionGirl: From her first appearance, when she was trying to draw out and capture the original Spymaster. Bethany's a capable fighter and a crack shot.
* {{Archenemy}}: Madame Masque views her this way, and the two have a longstanding enmity.
* TheAtoner: Her first husband suffered from a drug addiction and died in a car crash after she left him. She feels that if she had tried to stage an intervention, she might have saved his life. This is what prompts her to try and save Stark from his alcoholism.
* BadassNormal-->EmpoweredBadassNormal: No powers, but can fight the likes of Spymaster and Whiplash. Briefly graduated to EmpoweredBadassNormal when she wore an Iron Man armour.
* BodyguardCrush: On Stark, eventually petered out as she took an interest in someone else.
* FieryRedhead: Her red hair goes hand in hand with her temper.
* FreakyFridayFlip: Obadiah Stane put her and Madame Masque through one.
* HeroesWantRedheads: One of Stark's most prominent girlfriends, she, like Pepper, is red haired.
* LovesMyAlterEgo: Initially liked Stark, but disliked Iron Man, who she thought was endangering Stark by not guarding him twenty-four/seven.
* PoweredArmour: Alongside Rhodey, and a number of others friends and allies of Iron Man's, she donned a spare Iron Man suit to battle Ultimo.
* {{UST}}: With Stark whenever they aren't together.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Guardsman]]
!!Guardsman I
[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kevin_obrien_earth_616_from_iron_manual_mark_3_vol_1_1_001.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Kevin O'Brien
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #31 (November 1970)
Kevin O'Brien was head of the research department at Stark Industries and a close friend of Tony Stark. After building the Guardsman armor, O'Brien became an adversary to the armored Avenger.
----
* GreenAndMean: The Guardsman armor is green and he went against Tony's instructions and ended up killed.
%%* PoweredArmor
!!Guardsman II
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardsman_comics_356f64c7_b034_4acf_a93a_f3b3a401198_resize_750.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Michael O'Brien
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #82 (January 1976) [[note]]As Michael O'Brien[[/note]]; ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #97 (April 1977) [[note]]As Guardsman[[/note]]
Michael o'Brien was a police sergeant who believed Iron Man was responsible for his brother's death. After fighting Iron Man as the Guardsman, he discovered his mistake and became an ally to Iron Man and the Avengers. He acted as Iron Man briefly and fought Sunfire and the Mandarin.
----
* BadassBeard: Beneath the armor he has a well-trimmed beard.
* FairCop: He used to be a cop and he is not bad looking.
* LegacyCharacter: To both his brother, the original Guardsman and to Iron Man.
%%* NameMcAdjectiv
* PoweredArmor: The Guardsman armor.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Suzi Endo / Cybermancer]]
!!Suzi Endo/Cybermancer
[[quoteright:198:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/198px-cybermancer_001_9050.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Force Works'' (Vol 1) #6
A former cybernetics researcher from Stark Industries Far East division who later joined his Force Works team during UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks. She later became the leader of a new Force Works team of her own during The Initiative. After parting ways with Stark, Suzi was eventually imbued with the [[Comicbook/SilverSurfer Power Cosmic]] as the Seeker.
----
* TheBusCameBack: During ''Civil War''.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Her armor was the source of most of her abilities. She did eventually gain genuine superpowers during her time as the Seeker.
* DistaffCounterpart: Becomes one to the Silver Surfer after she parts ways with Stark.
* FutureMeScaresMe: Had some unpleasant run-ins with her future self.
* HotScientist: A very attractive scientist.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her attempt to prevent a bank heist resulted in the deaths of three civilians.
* NinetiesAntiHero: She acted like this in in the Initiative.
* TookALevelInJerkass: Averted. She betrayed Tony during Civil War.
* YouCantFightFate: A firm believer of this.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Riri Williams / Ironheart]]
!!Riri Williams / Ironheart
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ironheart_vol_1_1_bartel_variant_textless.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Riri Williams
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Invincible Iron Man'' (Vol 2) #7
A teenaged genius with a scholarship at [=MIT=], Riri reversed engineered one of Tony's old suits into her own suit of armor. After taking it out for a spin, she ended up using it to stop some inmates from escaping a New Mexico prison. This eventually leads to Tony visiting her and offering her a chance to work as his replacement as Iron Man.
----
-> See ComicBook/{{Ironheart}}
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Rumiko Fujikawa]]
!!Rumiko Fujikawa
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rumiko_fujikawa_earth_616_from_all_new_iron_manual_vol_1_1_0001.png]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 3 #4
A former love interest for Tony Stark, Rumiko was the daughter of Kenjiro Fujikawa, the man who took over Stark's company when he was in the Heroes Reborn universe.
----
* KilledOffForReal: She was murdered by an Iron Man impostor named Clarence Ward.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Maya Hansen]]
!!Maya Hansen
[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maya_hansen_earth_616_from_all_new_iron_manual_vol_1_1_0001.jpg]]
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' Vol. 4 #1
A Genetic Re-programmer who is responsible for creating the Extremis Enhancile; a powerful bio-weapon which is utilized by Iron Man.
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Scott Lang / Ant-Man II]]
!!Scott Lang / Ant-Man II
[[quoteright:208:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scott_lang_7.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Scott Lang
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' #181 (March 1979) [[note]]As Scott Lang[[/note]]; ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 (April 1979) [[note]]As Ant-Man[[/note]]
Electronics technician and former crook who became the second Ant-Man with Hank Pym's blessing. Scott would be recruited into Stark Industries and would be a prominent supporting character for him throughout the comics, especially in the '80s, as well as the Avengers by extension.
----
-> See Characters/AntManHeroes
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jocasta]]
!!Jocasta
[[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jocasta_marvel_character_full_figure_profile_picture.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jocasta Vi Quitéria
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Bride of Ultron
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Avengers'' Vol. 1 #162 (August 1977)
Once the Bride of Ultron, Jocasta has become an honorary member of the Avengers after years of loyalty and sacrifice. She had until most recently held a position at The Avengers Academy.
----
-> See Characters/Avengers2000sMembers
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow]]
!!Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/black_widow_4.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Natasha Romanoff)
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Natalie Rushman, Laura Matthers, Mary Farrell, Natasha Romanoff, Oktober, Yelena Belova
!!! '''First Apperance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #52 (April 1964)
----
See the [[Characters/BlackWidowNatashaRomanoff Black Widow]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clint Barton / Hawkeye]]
!!Clint Barton / Hawkeye
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawkeye_avengers_marvel_comics_clint_barton_h5_0.jpg]]
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Clinton "Clint" Barton
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Goliath; Golden Archer; Ronin
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #57 (September 1964) [[note]]As Hawkeye[[/note]]; ''Avengers'' #63 (April 1969) [[note]]As Goliath[[/note]]; ''Captain America'' #179 (November 1974) [[note]]As Golden Archer[[/note]]; ''New Avengers'' #27 (April 2007) [[note]] As Ronin[[/note]]
----
-> See [[Characters/HawkeyeTitleCharacter Hawkeye]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mary Jane Watson]]
!!Mary Jane Watson
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Mary Jane (or MJ) is the most famous love interest of Peter Parker. She becomes Tony Stark's personal assistant after the destruction of her nightclub, Jackpot, at the hands of Madame Masque.
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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]
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[[folder:Patsy Walker / Hellcat]]
!!Patricia "Patsy" Walker
Patsy is the superhero known as Hellcat. While Tony is going through an existential and midlife crisis, Patsy provides him guidance. However, she wrestles with her own demons and has trouble with Tony's ItsAllAboutMe attitude. The two have a sexual relationship, if not an emotional one.
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-> See ComicBook/{{Hellcat}}
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[[folder:Erica Sondheim]]
!!Erica Sondheim
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One of the world's leading cardiac and neurological surgeons.
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!!A.I.
[[folder:F.R.I.D.A.Y.]]
!!F.R.I.D.A.Y.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Female Replacement Intelligent Digital Assistant Youth)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 3) #53 (June, 2002)
--> "I have it on pretty good authority that I'm more real than the two of you put together and I'm damn well going to ''outlast'' you both."
A female-presenting artificial intelligence introduced in 2015's ''Invincible Iron Man'', devoted to keeping Tony on track.
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* BenevolentAI: She's actually been programmed to not take any crap off of Tony, but helps him in a variety of ways, both small and large; she runs scans, sorts through information, and pays Stark Industries' electric bill.
* DeadpanSnarker: Just to Tony. She's very professional when talking to Rhodey.
* MeaningfulName: She is Tony's GirlFriday.
* RobotGirl: She's eventually given a robotic body so she can interact with people.
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[[folder:J.A.R.V.I.S.]]
!!J.A.R.V.I.S.
!!! '''Alter Ego:''' J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Invincible Iron Man'' (Vol. 2) #11 (May, 2009)
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* CanonImmigrant: Based on the MCU A.I. that assists Tony in the movies.
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[[folder:H.O.M.E.R.]]
!!H.O.M.E.R.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.O.M.E.R. (Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum)
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 1) #298 (November, 1993)
HOMER is a semi-sentient computer assistant to Tony Stark.
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[[folder:H.E.L.E.N.]]
!!H.E.L.E.N.
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' H.E.L.E.N
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' P.E.P.P.E.R.
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Iron Man'' (Vol 5) #2 (January, 2013)
An A.I. created by Tony Stark as a replacement for J.A.R.V.I.S. that was modeled after Pepper Potts.
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* BenevolentAI: Same as all the others.
* MeaningfulRename: Starts out being called P.E.P.P.E.R. while Tony's up in space, but on returning to Earth he renames her to avoid the OneSteveLimit (and because flesh-and-blood Pepper finds it creepy).
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