History Characters / MCUTonyStark

* {{Hypocrite}}:
** He believes that superheroes need to be put in check, but has absolutely no problem enlisting an unregistered up-and-coming underage superhero (Spider-Man) to further his goals.
** Despite being a FriendToAllChildren, he also throws said untrained sixteen-year-old who's only had his powers for a matter of weeks into a super-battle.
** Tony accuses Steve of letting his emotions cloud his reasoning regarding his opposition of the Sokovia Accords, even though Tony's own reasons for supporting them is largely due to his own guilt. Tony then throws reason out the window in the final act as he tries to kill Bucky over something Bucky had no control over. This is all compounded by him not disclosing his attempted murder, facing no consequences for said crime, and proceeding to walk past the cells of the imprisoned Avengers who ultimately helped prove Bucky's innocence.
** Admonishes Peter for being "nothing without the suit" by saying he shouldn't have it if that's how he feels, yet he has tied almost all of his identity to being Iron Man (despite making many attempts to distance himself). At least in this instance, it comes with an air of "do as I say, not as I do." Plus, ''Iron Man 3'' made a point of demonstrating that with or without the suit, Tony is Iron Man.

* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: [[WordOfGod According]] to [[https://x.com/theashbradley/status/1739780715674472865?s=61&t=ry5_qs4HbqA4u6EVVTtPOQ A.C. Bradley]], Howard was a much better father to Tony in this universe and they had a closer relationship as a result, meaning that this Tony doesn't have the ParentalIssues of the other Tony Starks. Howard and Maria also didn't die in 1991 like in most other timelines, so Tony didn't have to grieve over how he NeverGotToSayGoodbye to them like his other counterparts.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Due to Howard being a better father in this universe, he and Tony are stated to have a much closer relationship this time around as in every other universe Howard was emotionally distant from his son and they had a frosty and strained relationship as a result.

* UltimateBlacksmith: He personally designs and makes his own armors. Even decades after he made his first, no other person on Earth has even come close to replicating it. In ''Endgame'', he even manages to make a '''fully functional Infinity Gauntlet'''. It works and holds up to handling the power of the Stones just as well as the one made by [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Asgard's]] personal smiths.

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Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark was born on May 29th, 1970 in Manhattan, New York City, to Howard and Maria Stark. He is an era-defining genius and the CEO of Stark Industries who uses his own self-designed {{Powered Armor}}s. After being held hostage by terrorists and escaping [[TheyDiedBecauseOfYou only with the help of Ho Yinsen]], his worldview and philosophy changes, leading to him shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of his company and becoming the superhero Iron Man.

Despite various interpersonal clashes, 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 increasing desire to protect the world and his friends, culminating from the SurvivorsGuilt accumulated through each successive film he's made an appearance in, inspires him to make some catastrophic decisions that begin to cause a rift between him and his friends -- particularly Steve Rogers.

After the following Civil War that ensued, during which he recruited Peter Parker and brought him under his wing, Tony split from the Avengers until the arrival of Thanos caused him to reconcile with them. In the five years after the Snap, Stark chose to retire from being Iron Man, marrying Potts and having a daughter, Morgan. When Stark devised a method to safely travel through time and space, he rejoined the Avengers in their mission to acquire the six Infinity Stones from the past in order to resurrect those killed by the Snap, and traveled back in time to retrieve the Scepter and regain the Tesseract. During the Battle of Earth, Stark sacrificed himself to eliminate an alternate version of Thanos and his army, who traveled through time to collect their Infinity Stones, saving the universe from decimation and leaving behind a legacy as one of Earth's most revered superheroes.

Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark was born on May 29th, 1970 in Long Island, New York. He is an era-defining genius and the CEO of Stark Industries who uses his own self-designed {{Powered Armor}}s. After being held hostage by terrorists and escaping [[TheyDiedBecauseOfYou only with the help of Ho Yinsen]], his worldview and philosophy changes, leading to him shutting down the weapons manufacturing division of his company and becoming the superhero Iron Man.

After the following Civil War that ensued, during which he recruited Peter Parker and brought him under his wing, Tony split from the Avengers until the arrival of Thanos caused him to reconcile with them.

* AgeLift: In the comics, Tony began his career as Iron Man in his twenties and is currently around 34 or 25 years old but in the films, he became Iron Man when he was 37. This makes him older than his comic book counterpart.

** Ever since New York, Tony is [[ProperlyParanoid haunted]] by the potential of what he saw and the Chituari army, and warns others that don't take him seriously. When Thanos becomes a major threat in ''Infinity War'', Tony's fears are proven correct, as he's been [[CrazyPrepared anticipating]] it the entire time. Out of all the main characters, the threat of Thanos is one of the most [[ItsPersonal personal]] for him, shifting focus back to Tony for ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame.''

** Ever since New York, Tony is [[ProperlyParanoid haunted]] by the potential of what he saw and the Chituari army, and warns others that don't take him seriously. When Thanos becomes a major threat in ''Infinity War'', Tony's fears are proven correct, as he's been [[CrazyPrepared anticipating]] it the entire time. Out of all the main characters, the threat of Thanos is the most [[ItsPersonal personal]] for him, shifting focus back to Tony for ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame.''

** Of the general MCU after Phase 1. While he initially was the protagonist of Phase 1; starting with ''The Avengers'', the focus shifted towards Captain America to build up the conflict in ''Civil War''. He remains the character with the most face-time taking in account all movies, but given that the storylines involving him (notably all of his movies, save minor sections of the first two) tend to be self-contained while Cap's have a greater impact in the general universe, he could either be considered this in general, a {{supporting protagonist}} at best, or a {{hero antagonist}} (such as in ''Civil War'') at worst.

** Tony gets a one-on one fight with the BigBad of the MCU, [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in ''Infinity War'', and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos in ''Endgame.''

** Ever since New York, Tony is [[ProperlyParanoid haunted]] by the potential of what he saw and the Chituari army, and warns others that don't take him seriously. When Thanos becomes a major threat in ''Infinity War'', Tony's fears are proven correct, as he's been anticipating it the entire time. Out of all the main characters, the threat of Thanos is the most [[ItsPersonal personal]] for him, shifting focus back to Tony for ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame.''

** Tony gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in ''Infinity War'', and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos in ''Endgame.''

* TheProtagonist: Of his own series of films, but one of two main contenders for this for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a whole, the other being Captain America. His film was the one that kick-started the MCU, and he continues to have a major role and CharacterDevelopment through ''The Avengers'', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as well as cameos and mentions in the others. By the time ''Civil War'' rolled around, Tony shifted to a Deuteragonist or Tritagonist role, but by the time of ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame'', perspective shifts back to Tony and thrusts him to the Protagonist role again. Even when he's not personally present, his family's influence is felt through the different films (i.e. Howard Stark in ''The First Avenger'', the Insight Repulsors or Hank Pym hating Howard Stark), gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in ''Infinity War'', and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos. RDJ gets the most screentime out of the main Avengers cast.

* TheProtagonist: Of his own series of films, but one of two main contenders for this for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a whole, the other being Captain America. His film was the one that kick-started the MCU, and he continues to have a major role and CharacterDevelopment through ''The Avengers'', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as well as cameos and mentions in the others. By the time ''Civil War'' rolled around, Tony shifted to a Deuteragonist or Tritagonist role, but by the time of ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame'', perspective shifts back to Tony and thrusts him to the Protagonist role again. Even when he's not personally present, his family's influence is felt through the different films (i.e. Howard Stark in ''The First Avenger'', the Insight Repulsors or Hank Pym hating Howard Stark), gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in ''Civil War'', and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos. RDJ gets the most screentime out of the main Avengers cast.

** Of the general MCU after Phase 1. While he initially was the protagonist of Phase 1; starting with ''The Avengers'', the focus shifted towards Captain America to build up the conflict in "Civil War". He remains the character with the most face-time taking in account all movies, but given that the storylines involving him (notably all of his movies, save minor sections of the first two) tend to be self-contained while Cap's have a greater impact in the general universe, he could either be considered this in general, a {{supporting protagonist}} at best, or a {{hero antagonist}} (such as in ''Civil War'') at worst.

* TheProtagonist: Of his own series of films, but one of two main contenders for this for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a whole, the other being Captain America. His film was the one that kick-started the MCU, and he continues to have a major role and CharacterDevelopment through ''The Avengers'', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as well as cameos and mentions in the others. By the time Civil War rolled around, Tony shifted to a Deuteragonist or Triotagonist role, but by the time of "Infinity War" and "Endgame", perspective shifts back to Tony and thrusts him to the Protagonist role again. Even when he's not personally present, his family's influence is felt through the different films (i.e. Howard Stark in ''The First Avenger'', the Insight Repulsors or Hank Pym hating Howard Stark), gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in "Infinity War", and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos. RDJ gets the most screentime out of the main Avengers cast.

** Of the general MCU. While he initially was the protagonist of Phase 1; starting with ''The Avengers'', the focus slowly shifted towards Captain America. He remains the character with the most face-time taking in account all movies, but given that the storylines involving him (notably all of his movies, save minor sections of the first two) tend to be self-contained while Cap's have a greater impact in the general universe, he could either be considered this in general, a {{supporting protagonist}} at best, or a {{hero antagonist}} (such as in ''Civil War'') at worst.

* TheProtagonist: Of his own series of films, but one of two main contenders for this for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a whole, the other being Captain America. His film was the one that kick-started the MCU, and he continues to have a major role and CharacterDevelopment through ''The Avengers'', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as well as cameos and mentions in the others. By the time Civil War rolled around, Tony shifted to a Deuteragonist or Triotagonist role, but by the time of Infinity War and Endgame, focus shifts back to Tony and thrusts him to the Protagonist role again. Even when he's not personally present, his family's influence is felt through the different films (i.e. Howard Stark in ''The First Avenger'', the Insight Repulsors or Hank Pym hating Howard Stark), gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in Infinity War, and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos. RDJ gets the most screentime out of the main Avengers cast.

* TheProtagonist: Of his own series of films, but one of two main contenders for this for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a whole, the other being Captain America. His film was the one that kick-started the MCU, and he continues to have a major role and CharacterDevelopment through ''The Avengers'', ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' as well as cameos and mentions in the others. By the time Civil War rolled around, Tony shifted to a Deuteragonist or Triotagonist role, but by the time of Infinity War and endgame, focus shifts back to Tony and thrusts him to the Protagonist role again. Even when he's not personally present, his family's influence is felt through the different films (i.e. Howard Stark in ''The First Avenger'', the Insight Repulsors or Hank Pym hating Howard Stark), gets a one-on one fight with [[Characters/MCUThanos Thanos]] in Infinity War, and finally on top of all that in the end he's the one who ultimately kills Thanos. RDJ gets the most screentime out of the main Avengers cast.