Tony Stark became the CEO of Stark Industries alongside his assistant, Pepper Potts. He developed new technology for the United States military and worked with his friend, Lieutenant Colonel Jim Rhodes. spent months building a metal armor and flew it past Pacific Park. Stark continued his work on the suit and told Potts and Rhodes about it, although he kept it a secret from the public. He took the armor for another test, flying it through the desert to make sure it worked perfectly.[2]
Pepper Potts learned that someone had replicated an earlier version of Stark's armor, and then was attacked by that person, Iron Monger. Stark heard about the attack and flew to Stark Industries Headquarters, where he attacked Iron Monger and the two began to fight. Iron Monger claimed that Stark had created the greatest weapon ever in the Iron Man armor, which angered Stark as he intended for the suit to help people. The two crashed through the floor into a room filled with pipes, breaking the pipes. Stark struggled to see through the steam released by the pipes.
He looked around for Iron Monger, who suddenly grabbed Stark and pushed him through a concrete wall. They reached the highway, where Iron Monger picked up a car and prepared to throw it at Stark. However, Stark fired a unibeam at Iron Monger, knocking him to the ground and causing him to drop the car. However, Iron Monger then stood up again and threw the car at Stark, trapping him underneath it. Iron Monger prepared to kill Stark, but a fuel truck suddenly crashed into him, causing an explosion that freed Stark from under the car. Stark returned to Stark Industries Headquarters to assess and fix the damage caused by the fight, when Iron Monger appeared making one last attempt at killing Stark. Stark blasted Iron Monger off of him, causing him to fall into a hole that had opened in the ceiling as he died. Stark returned to Potts and Jim Rhodes, assuring himself that he was ready for future battles.[2]
Personality[]
Tony Stark is a confident individual who believes he is ready to face whatever challenge and does not feel a need to plan his battles ahead of time. He valued his friendships enough to be willing to let them in on his secret identity as Iron Man while working on the armor and testing it. Despite his willingness to sell technology to the United States military, Stark got offended at the notion that his armor was a weapon as he had a desire to help people with his technology.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Iron Man Armor Capabilities: Despite having no superpowers, Stark wanted to help people, so he created a suit of armor what would enhance his natural abilities.
Superhuman Strength: Stark's armor allowed him enough strength to impact another metal armor which was several times bigger than him and have an impact that rescued Pepper Potts.
Superhuman Durability: Stark was able to survive having a car thrown on top of him due to his armor.
Superhuman Stamina: Following a test flight in the desert, Stark still had the energy to use his armor to fight Iron Monger without getting tired.
Superhuman Reflexes: Stark had the fast enough reflexes to realize that Iron Monger was about to throw a car at him and counterattack before Iron Monger could let go of the car.
Flight: Stark's armor allowed him to fly. He tested the armor by flying past Pacific Park and in a desert.
Power Suit: Stark's armor was powered by an Arc Reactor that allowed him to do things an armor normally would not be able to. He could fire lasers out of a unibeam from his chest as an offensive weapon.
Abilities[]
Genius-Level Intellect: Stark had an extremely high intelligence and was able to develop an armor the size of his body that would allow him to fight and protect people.
Master Engineer: Stark was able to build the Iron Man armor effectively and in a way he deemed perfect.
Expert Combatant: Stark was able to fight against Iron Monger and beat him in combat.
Marksman: Stark's aim with the unibeam in his armor was highly accurate at fast speeds, able to hit Iron Monger accurately while acting on reflex.
Expert Pilot: Stark was able to fly his armor precisely through Stark Industries Headquarters' more cluttered rooms. His control of the armor was very precise while fighting.
↑This character's given and middle names are derived from a Variant from Illusion of Tony Stark's Gravestone and thus is conjecturally treated as the same.
