History Film / IronMan

** Whiplash is also a brilliant scientist who can build power armor in a shitty apartment and a son of a technology wizard, but has none of Tony's wealth or prestige that he envies so much; in addition, he seems to share Tony's [[VodkaDrunkenski drinking problem]]. He also doesn't really care about civilian casualties.

** The "Ten Rings" terrorist organization, who idolize Genghis Khan, with the chief the leader Raza displaying one very large and prominent [[labelnote:ring]] It's his left index ring, which generally is the "psionic ring", though it is red and the novelization states explicitly that it's the Ring of Fire[[/labelnote]] which is never mentioned again. Relation to Genghis and ten magical rings with individual powers are the trademarks of The Mandarin. However, WordOfGod states that if/when they do the Mandarin, the rings will [[InvokedTrope either be]] [[ThematicRoguesGallery technological in nature or not really "rings"]].

** Stan Lee intended Tony Stark to be an analogue to Howard Hughes, with both his genius intellect and various eccentricities. Character development has lessened the resemblance over the years, but you can still see it well in the movies. The movie version of Iron Man was, according to Robert Downey Jr, was based more on Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors & [=SpaceX=].

** Vanko wanted revenge on the Stark family, and created an Arc Reactor of his own to show ''all'' Tony's enemies the hero was neither infallible nor invincible.

* TechnologyPorn: The TropeCodifier. From Tony's house (with its near-sentient AI, touch-based control panels on everything, robotic arms doing every little thing, and his holographic workstation complete with motion-sensitive schematics that can respond in real time to objects placed within its boundaries in full three dimensions) to the Iron Man armor itself (tons of shifting, locking mechanisms and a prep bay with all the pieces coming out of the floor and ceiling to effortlessly suit him up for battle). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_YjiNh28-Y This]] is technoporn equivalent to Satoshi Urushihara.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: In-universe with the Iron Man suit. In the first film, Stark isn't the most graceful flyer, and assumes an awkward looking pose before liftoff to maximize thrust. In ''Iron Man 2'', when Rhodey "steals" the Mark 2 suit, he assumes the same awkward stance and his flight is noticeably less agile than Stark's Mark 5 and later Mark 6 suit. In ''The Avengers'', Stark is incredible agile, fast, and confident while flying, even to the point of making his malfunctions look good. The weapons also progress similarly: he introduces the wrist-mounted laser in the Mark 6 suit, but it can only be used once before burning out, while the Mark 7 suit has reusable and functionally more powerful lasers (that also draw more power). By the time ''Iron Man 3'' rolls around, Tony had over forty different Iron Man suits, each with specific purposes and unique capabilities. The Mark 42 is one that [[spoiler:he can pilot with just a head-piece interface, while doing other things -- like working out. He also appears to have upgraded J.A.R.V.I.S. to the point that the AI can pilot multiple suits without Tony's help, though they are not as effective as when Tony is in direct control.]] Stark then takes it UpToEleven with his Hulkbuster armor in ''Age of Ultron,'' which is deployed from orbit and includes lots of replacement parts to account for Hulk tearing bits off.
* TechnologyPorn: The TropeCodifier. From Tony's house (with its near-sentient AI, touch-based control panels on everything, robotic arms doing every little thing, and his holographic workstation complete with motion-sensitive schematics that can respond in real time to objects placed within its boundaries in full three dimensions) to the Iron Man armor itself (tons of shifting, locking mechanisms and a prep bay with all the pieces coming out of the floor and ceiling to effortlessly suit him up for battle), you'd be lying to say you wouldn't want to be Tony Stark for a day. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_YjiNh28-Y This]] is technoporn equivalent to Satoshi Urushihara.

* GeekReferencePool: Real life example. Certain nerds only know Gwyneth Paltrow from these movies, even though she's been around since the early 90's and won a friggin' '''Oscar''' for ''Film/ShakespeareInLove''. Somewhat justified in that while working to raise small children she deliberately did not act much, and ''Iron Man'' was one of the first roles she took when she started acting again.

* GeekReferencePool: Real life example. Certain nerds only know Gwyneth Paltrow from these movies, even though she's been around since the early 90's and won a friggin' '''Oscar''' for ''Film/ShakespeareInLove''. Somewhat justified in that after giving birth she deliberately did not work much, and ''Iron Man'' was one of the first roles she took when she started acting again.

* ''{{Film/Iron Man|1}}'' (2008): After being kidnapped by [[TheWarOnTerror terrorists]] using his own weapons, genius, billionaire, industrialist, arms dealer Tony Stark builds a PoweredArmor suit to escape. He then builds a considerably improved armor and goes after those responsible.

* ''Film/IronMan3'' (2013): Following the AlienInvasion, a [[ShellShockedVeteran shell-shocked]] Tony goes {{Transhuman}} to take on the DiabolicalMastermind behind the [[TheWarOnTerror terrorist organization]] that [[TheBusCameBack targeted him in the first film]].

* BiggerStick: Every villain, arms manufacturer and government wants to get their hands on the Iron Man tech so they can be better equipped on the battlefield than anyone else. [[spoiler:Aldrich Killian is an exception as he only needs it to kidnap the president.]] Tony Stark himself is a firm believer in this philosophy.

* BiggerStick: Every villain, arms manufacturer and government wants to get their hands on the Iron Man tech so they can be better equipped on the battlefield than anyone else. [[spoiler:Aldrich Killian is an exception as he only needs it to kidnap the president.]] Tony Stark himself is a firm believer of this philosophy.

** It really doesn't hurt that the official soundtrack for the [[Film/IronMan2 sequel]] was an [[Music/{ACDC} AC/DC]] compilation, as three of the band's songs play in both movies.

** It really doesn't hurt that the official soundtrack for the [[Film/IronMan2 sequel]] was an [[Music/ACDC AC/DC]] compilation, as three of the band's songs play in both movies.

** It really doesn't hurt that the official soundtrack for the [[IronMan2 sequel]] was an [[ACDC AC/DC]] compilation, as three of the band's songs play in both movies.

* AutobotsRockOut: All the time, even lampshaded by Tony when Rhodey shows up to shut his party down. "Goldstein! Gimme a phat beat to [[{{Pun}} beat my buddy's ass to]]." (said song ends up being ''both'' [[Music/{{Queen}} Another One Bites the Dust]] and [[Music/DaftPunk Robot Rock]])

** Also foreshadowed by Raza's 'iron soldiers' comment, [[spoiler:Iron Legion. To elaborate: Tony's featured suit for ''3'' reads Mk 42. Marks I through VII go down with his house. At the climax, ''all other 34 suits of PoweredArmour'' fly in and start going to town on the Extremis experiments. The HolyShitQuotient for this movie ''just experienced the icing problem.'']]

* ImmuneToBullets: Played with slightly. Small arms fire bounces off, and nothing except a direct hit from an explosion hurts. Larger calibers (up to an including 20mm Vulcan rounds and the main cannon of a tank!) score and dent the armor, showing off the creators' CG muscle and occasionally causing problems ranging from a frozen knee joint to trouble removing the suit without a diamond blade.

** Tony seems fully prepared to give up and die on his couch until [[spoiler:Stane reveals that he intends to have Pepper killed]]. Even paralyzed he is able to look horrified. Then he manages to drag himself downstairs to retrieve his spare arc reactor, with his heart failing the whole way.

* ThouShallNotKill: Notably {{Averted}} in all three films. Within minutes (screentime) of Tony perfecting the Mark III, he takes out a small battalion of terrorists, including a manned tank, who were attacking civilians. He doesn't even TRY to use nonlethal force, and the experience doesn't seem to phase him later. Throughout the rest of the films, he has no moral dilemmas about killing the villains if there's no better/easier choice. Rhodes also guns down numerous villains for his own part.

** DoubleSubverted in the first movie. He starts the walk, but the missile sounded like it bounced off the tank. [[{{Beat}} A few steps later]]... and ''then'' [[DelayedExplosion it explodes]].

* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: ZigZagged in the final battle of the first movie, which has Tony in the Mark III suit [[spoiler:powered by [[ChekhovsGun the prototype arc reactor]]]] versus [[spoiler:Obadiah Stane in an upgraded version of the Mark I armor, which is powered by the upgraded arc reactor that Stane stole from Tony.]]

* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018): When Thanos makes his play for the six Infinity Stones, the Avengers (Tony included) join forces with Earth's other heroes ''and'' the Guardians of the Galaxy in a desperate attempt to stop him.

* ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (2017): Teenage superhero Peter Parker / Franchise/SpiderMan, who Tony took under his wing in ''Civil War'', attempts to navigate high school and crime fighting, despite Tony's [[PoorCommunicationKills less than stellar]] [[MentorArchetype mentoring]].

* ''{{Film/Iron Man|1}}'' (2008): After being kidnapped by [[TheWarOnTerror terrorists]] using his own weapons, billionaire, industrialist,arms dealer Tony Stark builds a PoweredArmor suit to escape. He then builds a considerably improved armor and goes after those responsible.

* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012): In a CrossOver with the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]]'s other franchises, Tony and five other [[DysfunctionJunction dysfunctional]] heroes [[SuperTeam team-up]] to [[SavingTheWorld save the Earth]] from an AlienInvasion.

** When Rhodes sees Tony fly off in the Iron Man armor to confront Stane, he glances at the second suit of armor in the garage and pauses for a moment, and then says "Next time, baby," a reference to "[[TheOtherDarrin his]]" future role as War Machine.

* ''{{Film/Iron Man|1}}'' (2008): After being kidnapped by [[TheWarOnTerror terrorists]] using his own weapons, [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob billionaire]] [[{{Fiction500}} industrialist]] {{arms dealer}} Tony Stark builds a PoweredArmor suit to escape. He then builds a considerably improved armor and goes after those responsible.

* {{Fiction 500}}:
** In the MCU, Tony is the poster child of this trope. He has the personal resources to have a completely automated production facility that can build a fully functional Iron Man suit (Mark III) in five hours... ''in his garage.'' He owns/owned Avengers Tower in New York City, then builds an entire Avengers complex in upstate New York after the tower's destruction.
** Justin Hammer from the sequel is filthy rich as well, converting an entire airplane hangar into a five-star restaurant. For himself and one other guy.

** Tony, to ridiculous extremes. 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 (Mark III) in five hours... ''in his garage.'' Justified as he had already built a suit (Mark II), and the blueprints were on the private server. The only differences between the new Mark II and the red and gold Mark III appear to be the alloys used to combat the icing problem, and the usage of colors.