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What If…? S2E4 "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"

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  • Fanfic Fuel: While Pepper's fate is shown, what's going on back in New York and the rest of the Avengers? And what happens now that Thanos is killed in this universe? In particular, how will the Black Order, especially Nebula, respond to Gamora's betrayal and Thanos's demise?
  • He's Just Hiding: Despite Gamora using the melt stick on him and her being described by the Watcher as the "Slayer of Thanos", the Grandmaster surviving his own melting led some fans to believe that Thanos might also have survived the experience, albeit in no state to threaten the universe.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: In this episode, one of the nicknames Tony gives the Grandmaster is “The Wizard of Oz”. Guess who plays that character in the Wicked movie?
  • Older Than They Think: This is not the first instance of an Iron Man armour transforming into a vehicle. In the Avengers Assemble episode Beyond sees Tony employ an armour that he transforms into a truck, while Earth-616 Tony has employed a Hulkbuster armour (inspired by the MCU hulkbuster) that transforms into a flying sports car, and an armour that transforms into a vespa.
  • One-Scene Wonder: The episode's variant of Thanos, despite barely having any lines and not even getting up from his chair, made a pleasant impression on fans due to Josh Brolin reprising the role and his blasé response to being killed by Gamora.

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