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The Starks of Iron Pointe

The Westerlands branch of the Stark family. Headed and founded by Lord Antony "Tony" Stark, Iron Pointe specializes in the crafting of weapons, armor, and other tools, and is considered to be the greatest source of weaponry in all of Westeros. Iron Pointe now serves as the base of operations for Iron Man and his allies.


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    In General 
  • The Blacksmith: The main specialty of Iron Pointe is constructing and providing weaponry and armor to not just the Westerlands, but to all Seven Kingdoms, and they are considered to be the absolute best at their craft in Westeros. The only one possibly superior in this regard is Ulysses Klaue, and he's not from or usually in Westeros.
  • Color Motif: Showing their Westerlands loyalty, the direwolf of their banners is colored red and gold like the Lannister lions. This also shows them to be much more jovial and lively than their more stoic Winterfell counterparts.
  • Fatal Flaw: Pepper points out that the Stark family tends to bury their guilt by doing something really stupid and/or impulsive. To boot:
    • Tony created the Iron Man armor and became a vigilante because he felt guilty for not being able to save Lord Oaker's daughter from being brutally murdered. It also caused him to throw himself into work when he's appointed acting Warden of the West.
    • By contrast, Jon threw himself into vigilante work over not killing the Mountain when he had the chance, which resulted in Obadiah's death and Pepper's kidnapping. This later caused a conflict with Tony that took some time and effort to resolve.
  • Home Base: Iron Pointe serves as this to Iron Man, Centurion, and War Machine.
  • Inadequate Inheritor: What the North thinks of them. It's not them personally, it's because they're living in the Westerlands and as such are too at risk to be used as puppet rulers to the North by the Lannisters if the main Stark family is extinguished.
  • Powered Armor: Of the five heroes detailed above, four of them use sunstone-powered armors.
  • Rags to Riches: While this branch of House Stark did have noble origins around them, Antony refused to be a mere pawn to his father, and essentially forsook all privileges for several years. Then he found Rhodey, married a member of the exiled House Potts, and through his own intelligence, worked his way right back into being rich and favored again.

    Antony Stark* 

Antony "Tony" Stark, the Iron Wolf and the Iron Man, Warden of the West

The Lord of Iron Pointe and Ned Stark's first cousin, after nearly losing his life to bandits Tony decides use his genius and skill to become the hero of the people, Iron Man.
  • The Alcoholic: Like the Tony Stark of the comics, he drinks a lot. Thanks to the Never Gets Drunk aspect of his family, he can chug the booze all day long with no negative consequences.
  • Arranged Marriage: He almost fell under this twice, but escaped both times.
    • His father once visited Dorne, and wanted to conclude a marital alliance with the former ruling Princess. Tony being born a male meant he couldn't become Doran or Oberyn's bride, and the Princess considered a Stark cadet bloodline too poor of a suitor for her daughter Elia. This pact is ultimately solved by Tony's ward Jon and Oberyn's daughter Natasha instead.
    • Horard attempted to tie the Manderlys to him by asking for a betrothal with their few-months-old heiress Wynafryd. Which prompted the teenage Tony to run away in Essos until his father's death.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: Yes, he's vain and cares mainly for his comfort and work while annoying the heck out of his inner circle. He remains a Stark who inherited the wolf's blood and will remind his enemies this tiny fact when chips are down. Oh, and he's Iron Man, and figured out how to turn glowing rocks into the closest thing Westeros has to Power Armor.
  • Birds of a Feather: Strikes up a friendship with Toad after discovering the latter is also a craftsman.
  • The Blacksmith: Such a skilled one he gets commissions from everywhere in Westeros.
  • Clashing Cousins: Unsurprisingly, with Ned Stark, given that Tony sees Ned as somebody grim, inflexible and rooted to the past, plus there's the issue of Jon's treatment. Gets downplayed over the course of the first book, when the two of them learn to get past their differences and understand each other better.
  • Cool Uncle: He's actually Ned's first cousin, making him the Stark children's first cousin once removed, but he fits well the archetype, especially for Arya and Jon.
  • Crazy-Prepared: Before donning the armor and making his debut as Iron Man, he gave himself an alibi by pretending to satisfy enough commissions to last him for a year - and doing them all in just two weeks - forging another suit of armor without the special mechanisms and asking Jon to serve as his Body Double while he's at King's Landing.
  • Daddy Issues: Horard Stark apparently subscribed to the Westerosi tradition of screwing with your kids in grand style. The first thing Tony did after his funeral was pissing on his grave, so very much resentment there.
  • Deadpan Snarker: No matter the seriousness of a situation, he will find something to snark about.
  • Death Glare: A very fierce one. After seeing it, no one can doubt his blood ties with Eddard Stark.
  • Foil: More than one, actually.
    • He's everything Tyrion would be if his family only gave him a chance to prove himself. Tywin even acknowledges he was reluctant to grant Iron Pointe to Tony because the Iron Wolf reminded him of his dwarf son too much. It's one of the reasons why Tywin finally decides to trust Tyrion — if Antony Stark was successful, maybe Tyrion can be too.
    • At first glance, he and his cousin Ned are very much opposites, Ned embodying the typical Stark while Tony happily spurns his inheritance. However, both are hiding a sharp mind behind a mask — honor for Ned, Obfuscating Stupidity for Tony — and are fiercely protective of their blood relatives and innocents. Also, they start to grasp each other's mentality better over the story, Ned taking a level in cynicism about the royal court while Tony decides to take his duties as lord more seriously.
  • Gadgeteer Genius: A medieval version; Tony discerns upon experimenting with the recently discovered sunstones that they are capable of more than just lighting up part of a room. He later incoporates what he learned into crafting the Iron Man armor and makes further improvements as the story progresses.
  • Giver of Lame Names: He invents the Egg McMuffin, and plans on selling it as "The Tony Stark", because, as the story says, he sucks at naming things. He also plans on selling a variant on it that Jon prefers. He plans on calling it "The Jon Stark".
    • As further evidence of his lack of name creativity, the only reason he doesn't call sunstones (the glowing gems that power his suit) "Starkstones," is because Jarvis won't let him.
    • He is the Lord of Iron Pointe, whose primary export is iron, and the man's nickname is "The Iron Wolf," so naturally when asked to come up with a name for his alter-ego, he calls himself "Iron Man."
  • Heel Realization: While he doesn't directly mention Ned's accusations, the speech he makes upon becoming Iron Man shows that he realized that some of what Ned said was true.note  Tony later reveals to Pepper that he had another low-key one upon being named Warden of the West. By that point, he's much more heroic, but it disgusted him when the first thought he had was how to use this to his advantage.
    Tony: "My advantage." Isn't that how Westeros ended up the fucking mess it is? Because... because Lords and Kings made their first thought "how do I swing this to my advantage?". They didn't think about the people they served... and I suddenly saw that I could end up like Tywin or Mace Tyrell or Robert or Lord Oaker. And... I couldn't do that.
  • Hypocrite: It's a part of Tony's character to act like he's above criticism, especially before his Heel Realization. Ned calls him out on his self-righteous attitude and how he's so willing to call out others for their flaws yet deliberately ignores his own. He does acknowledge this after he becomes Iron Man.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Proudly acknowledges he's a thorough jackass. But he's quite affectionate and considerate towards his inner circle, and is more than willing to help Ned with his troubles.
  • Knight in Shining Armor: Since he's protecting the weak and innocent from wicked lords and vile bandits, Westeros as a whole considers him as this.
  • Knight in Sour Armour: He knows Westeros is gone too far for one single man to save, but Hells if he's not going to do something to improve the situation.
  • Magic Knight: His Power Armor grants him Flight, superhuman strength, and lets him fire laser beams from his hands. He may argue it's actually technology, the results are quite similar to magic in effect.
  • Manipulative Bastard: He may not look like it, but his mind can be so sharp you would cut your hand on it. How good is he? He successfully guessed who Jon Snow's mother was and blackmailed Ned into silence with it in exchange for maintaining his Secret Identity.
  • Never Gets Drunk: Arya notes that Tony is able to drink barrels of wine and not get drunk, which is simply an ability that all Starks have.
  • Noble Male, Roguish Male: The arrogant smartass Rogue to Ned's honorable and chivalrous Noble.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: Genuinely childish, vain and self-centered, it's just that he's far more cunning than he's led the royal court, Tywin Lannister, and (most of) his extended family to believe.
  • Oh, My Gods!: He kicks it up a notch by using the slightly blasphemous "by the Old Gods, the New and the Slightly Used/Middle Aged/Old Enough For Having Receding Hairlines".
  • Papa Wolf: After taking Jon as his ward, he outright tore into Catelyn Stark for being a Wicked Stepmother and bluntly told Ned what he thought about the fact he never protected the boy from his wife.
  • Parental Substitute: He thinks of himself as a Cool Uncle to Jon, but just look at his track record: he tears a new arsehole to Ned and Catelyn for mistreating the kid, bonds with him over tinkering with delicate mechanisms - almost a tradition for father-son pairs - and prepares him to follow into his footsteps - as Lord of Iron Pointe and hero to the smallfolk. Ned even concedes Tony was a far better father to Jon than Ned himself ever was.
  • Powered Armor: He is the Iron Man after all. His armor grants him greater strength than almost any man, Super-Toughness, flight, and energy blasts.
  • Runaway Bride: The reason why he fled to Essos in his teens was his father arranging his marriage with the infant Wynafryd Manderly. It also definitely ruined any chance for him to reconcile with Horard.
  • Secret Identity: Keeping the Iron Man separate from Lord Antony Stark of Iron Pointe is a life-or-death matter, since there is a very high risk of him being executed for vigilantism if discovered.
  • Skewed Priorities: His reaction to Jon saving him from Vanko is to complain that the armor he's wearing isn't one which he (Tony) made.
  • Spare to the Throne: He's in line to inherit Winterfell and the North Wardenship if Ned Stark's entire family met an untimely death. Tywin idly daydreams about this possibility.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: His likeness to Ned Stark is noticed as quite strong, especially when he's so pissed he forgets the smile to break the Death Glare out.
  • Ultimate Blacksmith: Considered one of the best, if not the best blacksmiths on Westeros. Nobles from all the continent pay large sums of money to have weapons crafted by him, he's able to work Valyrian Steel, and above all else, creator of the Iron Man and Centurion armors.
  • Undying Loyalty: Subverted. He plays the devoted bannerman to the hilt because he doesn't want Tywin to sing "The Rains of Iron Pointe" and feels no true obligation towards the Lannisters. His family is ultimately where his loyalties truly lie.
  • The Wonka: He's not an outright Cloud Cuckoo Lander but he shows a very childish streak and deep stubbornness. He also successfully rules over Iron Pointe, which he gave a reputation for quality craftsmanship.
  • You Are in Command Now: As a way to make amends about Gregor Clegane's assault against Iron Pointe, Tywin Lannister names him Acting Warden of the West.

    Vyrgina Stark* 

Vyrgina "Pepper" Stark née Potts, Rescue

The lady of Iron Pointe. Born across the Narrow Sea in the exiled Potts family, Pepper returned to Westeros with her husband to rebuild Iron Pointe. Not exactly thrilled with her husband's plan to save Westeros.
  • Adaptational Early Appearance: Not her, but her Rescue armour. In the MCU canon, she only puts on the armour in Avengers: Endgame, her seventh film appearance with Tony and their last appearance together. Here, she puts on the armour at the climax of the in-series version of Iron Man 2, to save Tony from drowning with Vanko.
  • All Girls Want Bad Boys: Tony was - still is - quite the scoundrel. She decided she would rather belong with him than become a pampered trophy wife for a wealthy merchant.
  • Big Sister Instinct: Her knee-jerk reaction after learning about the Stark-Martell wedding pact is introducing Oberyn to her axe to stop him from taking Jon away, since he's the only available male Stark in Tony's household and as such a potential groom for Arianne Martell.
  • Damsel in Distress: A rare voluntary example. She offers to go with Gregor Clegane as a hostage and doesn't try to escape in exchange of Tony and the other residents of Iron Pointe's lives.
  • Don't Call Me "Sir": When Jon calls her Lady Stark, she insists for him to use her nickname Pepper - he's family, so he can afford it.
  • Fiery Redhead: Tony often bears the brunt of her fury. He totally deserves it, too.
  • Happily Married: Her Lord husband is quite the child yet they are this.
  • Hidden Depths: When getting into her head during A Web of Lies, we find out that Pepper got why her house chose to side with the Blackfyres. Not for mere ambition, but because they wanted a more stable line of succession. And thus, since the family stuck to principle and she ended up choosing love over political advantage, she hold no grand loyalties to any government.
  • Large Ham: Taking a axe against her husband's workshop door? Yep, she definitely fits.
  • Law of Inverse Fertility: Inverted. She's perfectly able to have children, she only doesn't want to because she's afraid of screwing them up - justified when you see how many Westerosi highborns tend to turn.
  • Marry for Love: Since her family was exiled in Essos, and Tony himself was the scion from a Stark branch line, they could settle together because they wanted to build a life, not because their union was politically or economically appealing.
  • My Nayme Is: Lady Vyrgina Stark.
  • Parental Substitute: She may feel Jon Snow is too old to be mothered and consider him as her little brother, but she's still the first caring important female figure in the boy's life.
  • Powered Armor: Dons the Rescue armor to save Tony during the end of Ivan Vanko's invasion of Iron Pointe.
  • Secret-Keeper: One of the few in the know about the Iron Man's true identity, it gives her many worries. She later helps Jon to hide the fact he's heroing behind Tony's back.
  • Silk Hiding Steel: She talked Gregor Clegane out of killing her with Iron Pointe's residents. Repeat, she talked the freaking Mountain That Rides out of killing everyone in the castle.
    • She also uses her force of will and wisdom to convince Mystique to take Arya home to Winterfell.
  • You Are in Command Now: When Tony is in his deep funk after his fight with Jon, she ends up becoming the de facto Acting Warden of the West.

    Jon Snow* 

Jon Snow/Stark, the White Wolf, the Centurion, Jaehaerys Targaryen, Regent and Hand of the King

Ned Stark's bastard son, Jon is taken in by Tony after his visit to Winterfell and brought to Iron Pointe. Eventually named Tony's heir and legitimized, Jon decides to help Tony in his quest to save Westeros.
  • Adaptational Name Change: His Targaryen name is Jaehaerys rather than Aegon, as Mr. Chaos was a little bit annoyed about the show writers' decision and thought the name of the two most benevolent Targaryen monarchs would suit Jon better.
    • Played with War Machine. While he fills a similar role, his superhero name and his suit come from the Silver Centurion suit, and Rhodey takes up the War Machine position eventually.
  • Adaptational Weapon Swap: Due to never joining the Night Watch, he doesn't get Longclaw. Instead, Tony gifts him another Valyrian steel sword, Shadowfang.
  • Arranged Marriage: Oberyn takes advantage of a marital agreement between the Martells and Starks to set him up with his daughter Natasha.
  • Bastard Angst: He has a lot of grievances in life thanks to being a bastard, which also turned out to be for nothing since he was a true-born all along.
    • Fury deconstructs his upbringing in chapter 38 of A Crack of Thunder. Yes, he lived with a god-awful step-mother and yes, his father lied to him about his origins. However, he was still raised among his family with the love and kindness of his siblings and father, was given a proper education and home, and the lies Eddard told saved his life. So, as Fury points out, he has no right to complain about his lot in life when he's had it better than most others who've had to live in Westeros, bastard or not.
  • Big Brother Mentor: This is how he eventually wants to set up his relationship with the Spiders. He understands that, after his own disagreements with Tony, it's more important to refine the junior crime fighters rather than trying to suppress them.
  • Blade Below the Shoulder: Has a retractable one built into his backup armor.
  • Body Double: When Tony is summoned at King's Landing, he asks Jon to don the Iron Man suit and defends in his stead to throw the Crown off his trail.
  • Character Development: While he starts in a similar position to canon, his being taken under the wing of a superhero who happens to be quite politically astute changes him from being dedicated to solemn duty to a passion to protect the smallfolk and learning to play the Games of Thrones in his own way.
  • Chaste Hero: Robb tried to take him to the brothel, but he was so afraid of leaving one of the whores pregnant he stayed a virgin. Then he met his new wife Natasha Martell, and he learned the ways of flowery love.
  • Commonality Connection: He bonds with Isamalwi aka Sam over both of them being very skilled sword fighters and because they're both used to being judged and treated as inferior by Westerosi for something they can't control (Jon for his bastardy and Sam for being a Summer Islander). On the other hand, as Jon inwardly notes sympathetically, he can just grow a beard and change his hair and be anyone to escape that kind of judgement. Sam, on the other hand, can't exactly change his skin.
  • Composite Character: He starts as Tony's Body Double by wearing the Iron Man suit, but later gets his own armor to become the equivalent of War Machine, though his suit is actually based off of the Silver Centurion.
  • Conflicting Loyalties: Jon nominally is a straightforward sort. The adopted son of the southern Starks who was sent to King's Landing as part of Tywin's plans to show gratitude to Tony for sorting out Vanko during Stannis's invasion. He shows no outward dissent to the crown, and he's even capable of "playing the game" both physically and mentally. In secret though, Jon finds himself struggling with many other obligations. His loyalty to the family who raised him, his loyalty to the family who legitimized him, his sense of justice, his new wife, the shadowy overlords who want his help to save the world, the young wards, and keeping up appearances all weigh heavily on him over the course of the story. And that's not even getting into when he's appointed Hand of the King and Tommen's Regent, thus forcing him to act on behalf of people who are indirectly making his other loyalties more difficult to keep.
  • Cool Sword: Shadowfang, a Valyrian steel sword with a sunstone built into the hilt, which Tony gives him as a wedding present with the intent of it becoming Iron Pointe's Ancestral Weapon. Word of God is that it was created to make up for the fact that changed circumstances mean that Jon will never get Longclaw.
  • Deadpan Snarker: Prolonged contact with Tony brought his inner snark to the light.
  • Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Downplayed, but he really doesn't like to reflect on his past as "the sad little boy named Snow", and he doesn't want others doing it either.
  • Foil: To the Sansa from the books and TV series, believe it or not. Like his oldest sister, he badly idealized and glamorised a less than stellar structure (the Night's Watch for him, the Royal Court for her) only to be unwillingly taken as a ward by a family based in the Westerlands, with his blood relation to the Starks making him a piece in the game. Fortunately for Jon, he didn't have to endure a Trauma Conga Line and quite happily settled with Tony. It's furthered in the third Book when he's summoned at King's Landing and forced to endure Joffrey's nastiness for being a Stark, something he weathers by using politeness — however, being from the Westerland branch of the family and already married, he's not as powerless as canon Sansa.
    • He's also this to the MCU Peter Parker. Both are aspirant superheroes whom Iron Man takes under his wing and serves as a Parental Substitute until a rowdy fallout, bent on doing good in spite of everything the universe throws at them.
  • Genius Bruiser: Harkening more to his book characterization and mirroring his Targaryen namesake, Jon actually has a very keen and analytical mind underneath his brooding and initial inexperience with court life; he proves himself to be a budding Hypercompetent Sidekick with a real Reasonable Authority Figure kick during his stay at King's Landing, shows that he has a genuine talent for Realpolitik even if it's not his favorite tactic and he's smart enough to actually masterfully play Littlefinger during the other man's trial. This not only earns him the respect of Tywin, Kevan and Olenna of all people, but is very appreciated by Natasha when she sees him in action.
  • Good Feels Good: The reason why he still moonlights as the Centurion: he finally gets to be the hero he always dreamed to be.
  • Happily Adopted: When Tony and Pepper decide to take him as their ward and name him the heir to Iron Pointe.
  • Has a Type: As Mr. Chaos notes, this is a canon fact given his relationship with Ygritte. Hence his in-story reaction to being paired with Natasha isn't exactly disappointment. When he reveals he found the whore Ros attractive, his bride outright tells him he Has a Type.
  • Hidden Backup Prince: Unbeknownst to him, Tywin seriously thinks about naming him Lord of Winterfell if the Old Lion has to wipe the main Stark family out, which Tywin thinks would give the Lannisters a Warden of the North loyal to them. Played even straighter when Ned reveals he's Jaehaerys Targaryen, third of his name, a rightful claimant to the Iron Throne.
    • Nikolos Fury then reveals that there had been plans to bring him to Essos so he could be raised along with his half-brother Aegon, but the war ended sooner than expected and Ned found Jon before the Council could.
  • Hormone-Addled Teenager: He's understandably startled and dismayed by the sudden obligation to marry. Then Oberyn introduces his drop-dead gorgeous daughter to him and he happily decides he can live with it.
  • I Owe You My Life: When Tony grants him a legitimization, making the boy a "true" Stark, Jon is ready to do anything for him. Even pretend to be the Iron Man to dispel suspicions.
  • Jumped at the Call: He always wanted to serve the realm. At first, he thought he could do this by becoming a Black Brother, but Tony ruined his plans by taking him as a ward. Then Tony decides to fight crime and corruption with the Iron Man and enlists Jon to help. Things finally reach a climax when Jon is granted his own armor and dons the Centurion persona.
  • Just a Kid: The reason why Ned and later Catelyn think he has no involvement in the Iron Man business. He actually started as Tony's Body Double before creating his own masked persona as Centurion.
  • Lost Orphaned Royalty: As revealed in Book 1, Ned Stark took him in as his bastard son because his birth parents were dead and as the last heir to the Targaryen dynasty, Jon would have been killed in the cradle if his true identity had been known.
  • Moses in the Bullrushes: It's revealed in Book 1 that he's actually Prince Rhaegar's last living child by Lyanna Stark.
  • Nerves of Steel: In Book 3, he's on the verge of gutting Joffrey every time they interact, courtesy of Joffrey killing Sansa and constantly insulting and demeaning Jon and his family. Nobody around is able to tell, and Tywin openly praises Jon's utter control over his temper and facial expressions.
  • Number Two: As Tommen's Hand Of The King. In a very strange case of Irony, it's strongly implied that that this was the role he was supposed to fulfill for his half-brother Aegon had The Council gotten thier way and without Ned Stark unknowing interference.
  • Powered Armor: The Centurion armor, which stands out from the others due the amount of gadgets and secret weapons it hides.
  • Suddenly Suitable Suitor: Being legitimized and named heir to Iron Pointe means the bastard is now a very attractive bridegroom. Oberyn Martell doesn't waste time in remembering the marital agreement between their families and introducing the boy to his eldest daughter, since they are of age.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Since he learned just how much the Council interfered in his life, Jon can barely hold in his contempt for them. Unfortunately, they're the best informed and prepared to fight the Others, so he really doesn't have a choice if Westeros is going to survive.
  • Thicker Than Water: He casually blows Nikolos Fury off when the man accidentally implies the Council wants to turn Jon against Tony, declaring that in spite of their falling out, Tony is still his kin and entitled to his loyalty.

    Jaime Rhodes* 

Ser Jaime "Rhodey" Rhodes, the War Machine

Antony's sworn shield in theory. In practice, he's his best friend in the world.
  • Badass in Distress: In spite of having the War Machine armour, he's captured by the Red Temple of Braavos after Tony's vessel is sunk by the Ten Rings and slated to be sacrificed to R'hllor, prompting Arya to intervene and launch a rescue.
  • Bodyguarding a Badass: When he lets Tony in the Iron Man suit coming with him to fight crime.
  • Cool Sword: A two-handed Valyrian Steel sword named Lawkeeper.
  • Decomposite Character: Jon, as the Centurion, currently acts as the equivalent to War Machine instead of Rhodey, though Tony is still trying to get him to join, with his suggestion being a suit that resembles the War Machine armor.
  • Difficult, but Awesome: The War Machine armor packs more weapons than the Iron Man or Centurion armors, and is more heavily armored to boot. However, it results in being much heavier, and thus much harder to maneuver and fly around.
  • Fire-Forged Friends: Strongly believes in this, as he declares any difference between men fades when they are coated by a common foe's blood.
  • How Do I Shot Web?: Vanko’s attack on Iron Pointe forces him into battle with his suit long before he’s comfortable with it, and the sheer number of available targets is the only reason he doesn’t completely embarrass himself.
  • One-Steve Limit: Averted, he bears the same name as Tywin Lannister's eldest son.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: Everyone at Iron Pointe calls him Rhodey rather than Ser Jaime.
  • Powered Armor: The War Machine armor, which stands out from the others by being the heaviliest armed and armored.
  • Secret-Keeper: He knows Tony is defending justice and goodness in a magic armor and absolutely refuses to help because (a) it's dangerous, (b) Pepper would kill him.
  • They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: He asks Jon to use his nickname since they fought together an encampment of mercenaries to rescue Tony.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: Tony relentlessly nags and baits him, Rhodey shamelessly snarks and insults him. They fit.

    Obadiah Stane 

Obadiah Stane

The steward of Iron Pointe, who manages to perfectly run the castle in spite of Tony.
  • Adaptational Heroism: He never commanded Tony's abduction nor used the Iron Monger suit, being perfectly loyal to the Starks of Iron Pointe and dying at the hands of Gregor Clegane.
  • Affectionate Nickname: Answers to "Obie" in his Lord's household.
  • Beleaguered Assistant: He's working for Tony. Poor guy outright deserves his raise.
  • Decomposite Character: Here, he's nothing but Tony's loyal steward, with Gregor Clegane becoming Iron Monger and Renly Baratheon being responsible for Tony's abduction.
  • Forgotten Fallen Friend: Averted, when Oberyn visits Iron Pointe, he expresses his condolences and states he would have helped to avenge him if he had been able to.
  • Not His Sled: If you're familiar with the Iron Man mythos, you know what role he's going to play, right? Except Decomposite Character kicks in, so Stane died at the hands of the villainous Iron Monger.
  • Sacrificial Lamb: Dies gruesomely at the Mountain's hands, spurring Tony to end the Clegane.
  • Surprisingly Sudden Death: Gregor Clegane brutally slaughters him for being in his way when he comes assaulting Tony.

    Phylyp 

Phylyp, Son of Coul

Tony and Pepper's new steward at Iron Pointe as of A Crack of Thunder.
  • Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Accidentally outs himself as one of the Council's agents when Natasha comes clean about her own affiliation to them, believing his cover was ruined too.
  • Hypercompetent Sidekick: Runs everything at Iron Pointe while Tony is otherwise occupied. Unlike the usual example, this isn't because Tony is unintelligent or lazy, but because he's busy being the acting Warden of the West.
  • I Am X, Son of Y: No family name, but explicitly known as the Lefford castellan's son, making him Coul's son... which is actually how such family names were introduced in the real world, with names like "Peter's son," being shortened to names like "Peterson," or in this case, "Son of Coul," got shortened to "Coul's Son," and then to "Coulson."
  • In the Blood: His father Coul served as the Lefford family's castellan, so Phylyp perfectly knows how to manage a castle.
  • The Mole: It's revealed in Book 2 that he was this for the Council.
  • My Nayme Is: Phylyp instead of Phillip.

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