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* NotTheIllnessThatKilledThem: He was dying of palladium poisoning like in ''Iron Man 2'', but gets killed by Yellowjacket entering his body through a syringe and rearranging his organs from the inside.
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* DecoyProtagonist: It looks as if he's set up to be the main character of the episode until Killmonger murders him and spends the rest of the episode as the Villain Protagonist.
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* DidNotThinkThisThrough: While his status as The Alcoholic may have been clouding his judgement, one can't deny that Tony trying to kill Erik with a robot that they worked together to make without any backup plan or calling the authorities wasn't a very smart move. Naturally, it gets him killed and all the evidence of Killmonger's crimes was erased by the man himself.
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* IOweYouMyLife: After Erik saves his life and exposes Stane, Tony makes Erik the COO of Stark Industries and agrees to build his design for an automated combat drone.
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!!Variants
[[folder:In General]]
* ButtMonkey: He tends to prematurely die in the Multiverse (at least in the realities seen in ''What If...?''). And the one Variant of him who ''doesn't'' get prematurely killed some way or another is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not chosen]] by Uatu to fight Infinity Ultron.
* CosmicPlaything: Almost nothing ever goes right for him here.
* DeathByAdaptation: He tends to die much sooner than the main Tony Stark in these timelines.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Most of it has him being killed by Hank Pym, Strange Supreme, the Zombie virus, Killmonger, and Infinity Ultron.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Becomes this in the ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' series where he is slaughtered in all of his appearances... until its first season finale when a variant of him is shown in a universe in which Gamora killed Thanos and he's still alive there.
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[[folder:King Loki's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[TemptingFate I told you, I don't want to join your super-secret boy band.]]"'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E3WhatIfTheWorldLostItsMightiestHeroes Earth-51825]], Tony Stark never had the chance to join the Avengers, instead dying inside Randy's Donuts.
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* AbortedArc: He's killed during the events of ''Iron Man 2'', meaning he doesn't invent the new element like in the film which cures him of his sickness.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Yellowjacket enters Tony's body through a syringe and rearranges his organs, causing him to convulse and die immediately afterward.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies 13 years earlier than his Earth-199999 counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Iron Man dies here by a heart attack caused by Yellowjacket. In the Sacred Timeline, he died from the wounds caused by snapping with all six Infinity Stones in his gauntlet.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Downplayed as the real divergence point of the third episode was Hope van Dyne's death that occurred a year before the episode begun, but it's his death and the foul play that comes with it that triggers the murder mystery plot of the episode which eventually uncovers the aforementioned divergence point.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zombie Apocalypse Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human (formerly), Zombified human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries (formerly), Avengers (formerly)
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E5WhatIfZombies Earth-89521]], Tony Stark became infected by a zombie virus.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: He is turned by a zombie horde and has to be killed by Hope van Dyne.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies five years earlier than the Sacred Timeline Tony.
* DevouredByTheHorde: Went down while fighting a massive horde of zombies, with the rest of the Avengers.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation:
** Instead of dying after dusting Thanos' army in ''Endgame'', Tony is infected by the zombie virus, and his zombie is destroyed by getting beheaded during what would have been the first act of ''Infinity War''.
** This is also different from his death in the comics, where he dies because a starving, zombified Hulk stepped on his chest so hard that he crushed it.
* FaceMonsterTurn: All traces of Tony's humanity are gone once he's zombified, with his first act being to devour and turn Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian alongside Zombie Doctor Strange and Wong before mindlessly going after Bruce shortly after.
* FallenHero: He was one of Earth's greatest heroes until he got infected by the Quantum Virus and turned into a mindless zombie.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: While fighting off zombies in the Golden Gate Bridge, Tony didn't think to just fly up and kill the zombies from up there like what Rhodey did with the Outriders in ''Avengers: Infinity War''.
* FaceRevealingTurn: He's first introduced in silhouette alongside Doctor Strange and Wong, beating the crap out of Cull Obsidian and Ebony Maw. The heroic Avengers theme is playing... until the sounds of the fight turn gruesome, the dust settles, and Tony slowly turns around to reveal his [[FacialHorror decayed, lipless face]].
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Justified, as the helmet would get in the way of eating people, and his conspicuous lack of a helmet is used to set up a FaceRevealingTurn early on. Unfortunately for Tony, it enables Wasp to easily dispatch him via [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain decapitation]]. During the last stand of the Avengers, Tony is seen fully helmeted, suggesting that he removed it posthumously.
* HeyYouHaymaker: Delivers a sling-ring assisted repulsor blast to the back of Ebony Maw's head, interrupting his speech.
* ItCanThink: Despite being a zombie, Tony can still use his Mark 50 armor (established to be partially controlled through neural uplink) to fly and shoot with repulsors.
* TheNoseless: He doesn't have a nose like most other zombies because it either rotted away or was bitten off by another zombie.
* OffWithHisHead: Zombie Tony is beheaded by Wasp and drops dead.
* RedIsViolent: He's a ravenous zombie wearing an armor that's primarily red.
* TheUndead: He's a flesh-eating zombie.
* UndeathlyPallor: Like the majority of the other zombies, he has an incredibly pale complexion.
* TheVoiceless: He doesn't say any lines before becoming a zombie takes away his ability to do so.
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[[folder:King Killmonger's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark''
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"To killers."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
The Tony Stark of [[Recap/WhatIfS1E6WhatIfKillmongerRescuedTonyStark Earth-32938]], who never became Iron Man due to Killmonger saving him from being injured by his own IED in Afghanistan.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: As a result of being saved by Killmonger, Tony never learned any lessons he would have had as a prisoner of the Ten Rings. He remains arrogant, alcoholic, and all too eager to build bigger and badder weapons for war as payback. The only redeeming quality he has is still caring for his friends [[spoiler:which is why he turns against Killmonger after discovering his new "friend" murdered Rhodes as part of a FalseFlagOperation. Even then, his idea of justice is to coldly murder Killmonger with his own drone]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Without his life-changing experience in Afghanistan, Tony sees no problem to make a deal with Ulysses Klaue for Vibranium. His only concern is that [[SlaveToPR it would be bad publicity for his company]] if the press gets word of it, but gets around it by using Rhodes as his military representative.
* AdaptationalWimp: As a consequence of never becoming Iron Man in this timeline, Tony is significantly weaker in combat due to having fewer toys to rely on in sticky situations. After his attempt to use one of his drones to kill Erik fails, Tony is easily executed by the man with no other backup to help him.
* AffablyEvil: As a result of never becoming Iron Man, he never becomes humbled and instead becomes more amoral than ever. Despite this, he possesses a personable and carefree demeanor.
* TheAlcoholic: He drinks a lot throughout the episode, having never had the humbling experiences Sacred Timeline Tony went through to kick some of his vices. Most scenes with Tony show him with a drink or mentioning his drinking. Even when Killmonger mortally wounds him, he drops a glass of whiskey.
* BondingOverMissingParents: He and Erik bond over losing their fathers at a young age.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies 14 years sooner than his Sacred Timeline counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Rather than heroically sacrificing himself to stop Thanos, [[spoiler:Tony Stark is instead killed by Killmonger after he discovers Killmonger's role behind the murder of Rhodes.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His arrogance and carelessness in how he chose to confront Killmonger backfired quickly.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: During the press conference, Tony admits seeing his own weapons being used to kill young American soldiers in Afghanistan. Yet, thanks to Killmonger's timely rescue, Stark ignores any implications that it's his war profiteering ways that led to these deaths, instead doubling down on weapon manufacturing.
* PinnedToTheWall: How [[spoiler:Killmonger murders him.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: Tony seethes with anger when J.A.R.V.I.S. shows him that [[spoiler:Killmonger murdered Rhodes]]. But instead of informing the police about it, Tony instead tries to [[spoiler:trap Killmonger in his room and kill him with his drone to achieve "justice". He ends up getting killed and Killmonger is able to wipe out J.A.R.V.I.S.'s memory banks to ensure nobody will know the truth]].
* SlaveToPR: Tony here has no issue with buying smuggled Vibranium from a well-known black market dealer, except for the possibility of shareholders panicking if they or the press finds out about Stark Industries' illegal activities. Thus, he has Rhodes represent him under the guise of diplomacy.
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[[folder:Infinity Ultron's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You don't have to do this. I made you for peace."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries, Avengers
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E8WhatIfUltronWon Earth-29929]], Tony Stark is forced to watch as Ultron succeeds in his plan, dooming not only his world but also his entire universe.
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* DeathByAdaptation: He dies eight years earlier than his Sacred Timeline counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Rather than heroically sacrificing himself to stop Thanos, Tony Stark is instead killed by Ultron as he activates all the nukes in the world.
* FatalFlaw: And unlike his Sacred Timeline counterpart, it actually is fatal.
* HighVoltageDeath: Ultron unleashes a shockwave that finishes him off and activates the world's nuclear codes.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Like in the Sacred Timeline, he created Ultron to avert a potential future where his friends were killed and Earth was ripe for the taking. In this timeline however, Ultron succeeded in his plans and Tony was the last man standing as he watches Ultron enact exactly what he feared would come to pass before getting killed by the android.
* TragicHero: Unlike his main universe counterpart, his FatalFlaw of carelessness winds up killing him and the rest of his universe.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Even more so than his Sacred Timeline counterpart. His version of Ultron not only grows greedy enough to exterminate his world, he went on to ''destroy'' his entire universe along with several other universes before being stopped.
* TheWorfEffect: He gets killed alongside Thor, Hulk, and Captain America to show how powerful Ultron would have become had he successfully acquired Vision's body.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gamora's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/50b68274_50a6_4790_b981_8aae6dd94175.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"And one who's about to kick your moon-shaped ugly mug."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
A Variant of Tony Stark who is friends with Gamora and helped her defeat Thanos.
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* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Inverted. He's the only version of Tony in ''What If…?'' to be alive and well in the Multiverse.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the episode he was supposed to debut in to be delayed into Season 2, he makes a brief appearance in the Season 1 finale in the scene where Uatu recruits his universe's Gamora (who was also supposed to debut in the delayed episode).
* IgnoredAesop: Despite seeing how easily the Infinity Stones can be misused, he nonetheless entertains the idea of using them to protect the universe.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite clearly living a completely different life to his Sacred Timeline counterpart, he still has the same drive and idea that would lead to the creation of Ultron.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tony Stark (Earth-838)]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Avengers (formerly)
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' N/A
[[Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness On Earth-838]], Tony Stark was able to build a suit of armor around the world with the creation of the Ultron Sentries, allowing the Avengers to disband and live their own lives.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: He succeeded where his other counterparts failed by creating a version of Ultron which did what he intended and helped protect the world.
* TheGhost: He doesn't appear and isn't even mentioned in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', but was [[https://www.slashfilm.com/921930/tony-stark-had-a-major-impact-on-earth-838-according-to-doctor-strange-2-producer/ confirmed]] to exist by WordOfGod.
* RetiredBadass: Implied by the producer of ''Multiverse of Madness'', referencing how Tony had intended for Ultron to make it possible for the Avengers to retire. So it's possible that like Wanda, he retired from the Avengers instead of continuing as Iron Man.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Because he succeeded in creating a benevolent Ultron and Thanos was killed during Infinity War, this Tony never had to sacrifice himself to stop the Mad Titan.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Inverted. He's not a member of the Illuminati in this universe (though he's definitely an ally as he has Ultron and his sentries defend their headquarters) and the Avenger representing the team in this universe instead of him is Peggy Carter, who is a straighter example of this trope as she was never associated with the Illuminati in the comics.
[[/folder]]
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[[folder:In General]]
* ButtMonkey: He tends to prematurely die in the Multiverse (at least in the realities seen in ''What If...?''). And the one Variant of him who ''doesn't'' get prematurely killed some way or another is [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not chosen]] by Uatu to fight Infinity Ultron.
* CosmicPlaything: Almost nothing ever goes right for him here.
* DeathByAdaptation: He tends to die much sooner than the main Tony Stark in these timelines.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Most of it has him being killed by Hank Pym, Strange Supreme, the Zombie virus, Killmonger, and Infinity Ultron.
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Becomes this in the ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' series where he is slaughtered in all of his appearances... until its first season finale when a variant of him is shown in a universe in which Gamora killed Thanos and he's still alive there.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Loki's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[TemptingFate I told you, I don't want to join your super-secret boy band.]]"'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E3WhatIfTheWorldLostItsMightiestHeroes Earth-51825]], Tony Stark never had the chance to join the Avengers, instead dying inside Randy's Donuts.
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* AbortedArc: He's killed during the events of ''Iron Man 2'', meaning he doesn't invent the new element like in the film which cures him of his sickness.
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Yellowjacket enters Tony's body through a syringe and rearranges his organs, causing him to convulse and die immediately afterward.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies 13 years earlier than his Earth-199999 counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Iron Man dies here by a heart attack caused by Yellowjacket. In the Sacred Timeline, he died from the wounds caused by snapping with all six Infinity Stones in his gauntlet.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: Downplayed as the real divergence point of the third episode was Hope van Dyne's death that occurred a year before the episode begun, but it's his death and the foul play that comes with it that triggers the murder mystery plot of the episode which eventually uncovers the aforementioned divergence point.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Zombie Apocalypse Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/071c7203_aeb6_42c1_887b_a98384ceb522.jpeg]]
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!!!'''Species:''' Human (formerly), Zombified human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries (formerly), Avengers (formerly)
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E5WhatIfZombies Earth-89521]], Tony Stark became infected by a zombie virus.
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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: He is turned by a zombie horde and has to be killed by Hope van Dyne.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies five years earlier than the Sacred Timeline Tony.
* DevouredByTheHorde: Went down while fighting a massive horde of zombies, with the rest of the Avengers.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation:
** Instead of dying after dusting Thanos' army in ''Endgame'', Tony is infected by the zombie virus, and his zombie is destroyed by getting beheaded during what would have been the first act of ''Infinity War''.
** This is also different from his death in the comics, where he dies because a starving, zombified Hulk stepped on his chest so hard that he crushed it.
* FaceMonsterTurn: All traces of Tony's humanity are gone once he's zombified, with his first act being to devour and turn Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian alongside Zombie Doctor Strange and Wong before mindlessly going after Bruce shortly after.
* FallenHero: He was one of Earth's greatest heroes until he got infected by the Quantum Virus and turned into a mindless zombie.
* ForgotAboutHisPowers: While fighting off zombies in the Golden Gate Bridge, Tony didn't think to just fly up and kill the zombies from up there like what Rhodey did with the Outriders in ''Avengers: Infinity War''.
* FaceRevealingTurn: He's first introduced in silhouette alongside Doctor Strange and Wong, beating the crap out of Cull Obsidian and Ebony Maw. The heroic Avengers theme is playing... until the sounds of the fight turn gruesome, the dust settles, and Tony slowly turns around to reveal his [[FacialHorror decayed, lipless face]].
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Justified, as the helmet would get in the way of eating people, and his conspicuous lack of a helmet is used to set up a FaceRevealingTurn early on. Unfortunately for Tony, it enables Wasp to easily dispatch him via [[RemovingTheHeadOrDestroyingTheBrain decapitation]]. During the last stand of the Avengers, Tony is seen fully helmeted, suggesting that he removed it posthumously.
* HeyYouHaymaker: Delivers a sling-ring assisted repulsor blast to the back of Ebony Maw's head, interrupting his speech.
* ItCanThink: Despite being a zombie, Tony can still use his Mark 50 armor (established to be partially controlled through neural uplink) to fly and shoot with repulsors.
* TheNoseless: He doesn't have a nose like most other zombies because it either rotted away or was bitten off by another zombie.
* OffWithHisHead: Zombie Tony is beheaded by Wasp and drops dead.
* RedIsViolent: He's a ravenous zombie wearing an armor that's primarily red.
* TheUndead: He's a flesh-eating zombie.
* UndeathlyPallor: Like the majority of the other zombies, he has an incredibly pale complexion.
* TheVoiceless: He doesn't say any lines before becoming a zombie takes away his ability to do so.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:King Killmonger's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3d86aee2_193a_4ff0_a58a_e2826d54918f.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: ''"To killers."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
The Tony Stark of [[Recap/WhatIfS1E6WhatIfKillmongerRescuedTonyStark Earth-32938]], who never became Iron Man due to Killmonger saving him from being injured by his own IED in Afghanistan.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: As a result of being saved by Killmonger, Tony never learned any lessons he would have had as a prisoner of the Ten Rings. He remains arrogant, alcoholic, and all too eager to build bigger and badder weapons for war as payback. The only redeeming quality he has is still caring for his friends [[spoiler:which is why he turns against Killmonger after discovering his new "friend" murdered Rhodes as part of a FalseFlagOperation. Even then, his idea of justice is to coldly murder Killmonger with his own drone]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: Without his life-changing experience in Afghanistan, Tony sees no problem to make a deal with Ulysses Klaue for Vibranium. His only concern is that [[SlaveToPR it would be bad publicity for his company]] if the press gets word of it, but gets around it by using Rhodes as his military representative.
* AdaptationalWimp: As a consequence of never becoming Iron Man in this timeline, Tony is significantly weaker in combat due to having fewer toys to rely on in sticky situations. After his attempt to use one of his drones to kill Erik fails, Tony is easily executed by the man with no other backup to help him.
* AffablyEvil: As a result of never becoming Iron Man, he never becomes humbled and instead becomes more amoral than ever. Despite this, he possesses a personable and carefree demeanor.
* TheAlcoholic: He drinks a lot throughout the episode, having never had the humbling experiences Sacred Timeline Tony went through to kick some of his vices. Most scenes with Tony show him with a drink or mentioning his drinking. Even when Killmonger mortally wounds him, he drops a glass of whiskey.
* BondingOverMissingParents: He and Erik bond over losing their fathers at a young age.
* DeathByAdaptation: He dies 14 years sooner than his Sacred Timeline counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Rather than heroically sacrificing himself to stop Thanos, [[spoiler:Tony Stark is instead killed by Killmonger after he discovers Killmonger's role behind the murder of Rhodes.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His arrogance and carelessness in how he chose to confront Killmonger backfired quickly.]]
* IgnoredEpiphany: During the press conference, Tony admits seeing his own weapons being used to kill young American soldiers in Afghanistan. Yet, thanks to Killmonger's timely rescue, Stark ignores any implications that it's his war profiteering ways that led to these deaths, instead doubling down on weapon manufacturing.
* PinnedToTheWall: How [[spoiler:Killmonger murders him.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: Tony seethes with anger when J.A.R.V.I.S. shows him that [[spoiler:Killmonger murdered Rhodes]]. But instead of informing the police about it, Tony instead tries to [[spoiler:trap Killmonger in his room and kill him with his drone to achieve "justice". He ends up getting killed and Killmonger is able to wipe out J.A.R.V.I.S.'s memory banks to ensure nobody will know the truth]].
* SlaveToPR: Tony here has no issue with buying smuggled Vibranium from a well-known black market dealer, except for the possibility of shareholders panicking if they or the press finds out about Stark Industries' illegal activities. Thus, he has Rhodes represent him under the guise of diplomacy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Infinity Ultron's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7bd80d41_5887_4cfe_b24f_c9ee3972ab15.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"You don't have to do this. I made you for peace."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Stark Industries, Avengers
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On [[Recap/WhatIfS1E8WhatIfUltronWon Earth-29929]], Tony Stark is forced to watch as Ultron succeeds in his plan, dooming not only his world but also his entire universe.
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* DeathByAdaptation: He dies eight years earlier than his Sacred Timeline counterpart.
* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: Rather than heroically sacrificing himself to stop Thanos, Tony Stark is instead killed by Ultron as he activates all the nukes in the world.
* FatalFlaw: And unlike his Sacred Timeline counterpart, it actually is fatal.
* HighVoltageDeath: Ultron unleashes a shockwave that finishes him off and activates the world's nuclear codes.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Like in the Sacred Timeline, he created Ultron to avert a potential future where his friends were killed and Earth was ripe for the taking. In this timeline however, Ultron succeeded in his plans and Tony was the last man standing as he watches Ultron enact exactly what he feared would come to pass before getting killed by the android.
* TragicHero: Unlike his main universe counterpart, his FatalFlaw of carelessness winds up killing him and the rest of his universe.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Even more so than his Sacred Timeline counterpart. His version of Ultron not only grows greedy enough to exterminate his world, he went on to ''destroy'' his entire universe along with several other universes before being stopped.
* TheWorfEffect: He gets killed alongside Thor, Hulk, and Captain America to show how powerful Ultron would have become had he successfully acquired Vision's body.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gamora's Tony Stark]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/50b68274_50a6_4790_b981_8aae6dd94175.jpeg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"And one who's about to kick your moon-shaped ugly mug."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
A Variant of Tony Stark who is friends with Gamora and helped her defeat Thanos.
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* DeadAlternateCounterpart: Inverted. He's the only version of Tony in ''What If…?'' to be alive and well in the Multiverse.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the episode he was supposed to debut in to be delayed into Season 2, he makes a brief appearance in the Season 1 finale in the scene where Uatu recruits his universe's Gamora (who was also supposed to debut in the delayed episode).
* IgnoredAesop: Despite seeing how easily the Infinity Stones can be misused, he nonetheless entertains the idea of using them to protect the universe.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite clearly living a completely different life to his Sacred Timeline counterpart, he still has the same drive and idea that would lead to the creation of Ultron.
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[[folder:Tony Stark (Earth-838)]]
!!''Tony Stark / Iron Man''
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Avengers (formerly)
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' N/A
[[Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness On Earth-838]], Tony Stark was able to build a suit of armor around the world with the creation of the Ultron Sentries, allowing the Avengers to disband and live their own lives.
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* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: He succeeded where his other counterparts failed by creating a version of Ultron which did what he intended and helped protect the world.
* TheGhost: He doesn't appear and isn't even mentioned in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', but was [[https://www.slashfilm.com/921930/tony-stark-had-a-major-impact-on-earth-838-according-to-doctor-strange-2-producer/ confirmed]] to exist by WordOfGod.
* RetiredBadass: Implied by the producer of ''Multiverse of Madness'', referencing how Tony had intended for Ultron to make it possible for the Avengers to retire. So it's possible that like Wanda, he retired from the Avengers instead of continuing as Iron Man.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Because he succeeded in creating a benevolent Ultron and Thanos was killed during Infinity War, this Tony never had to sacrifice himself to stop the Mad Titan.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Inverted. He's not a member of the Illuminati in this universe (though he's definitely an ally as he has Ultron and his sentries defend their headquarters) and the Avenger representing the team in this universe instead of him is Peggy Carter, who is a straighter example of this trope as she was never associated with the Illuminati in the comics.
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