Hey can we talk about this
how at the end of Iron Man 3, we were reassured that Tony Stark would be back.
while for the other MCU heroes, we got thisā¦
⦠not āSteve Rogers will returnā or āScott Lang will returnā or āPeter Parker will returnā
and at the end of BP, we see āBlack Panther will return in Avengers: Infinty Warā
We get their masked identities. Their superhero aliases. Their alter egos.
When we think of Captain America, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Black Panther, etc., we think of them as the heroes who we could rely on to help us, kick ass, and save the day, right?
And what do we think of when we hear the name Tony Stark?
Here, Tonyās actual name, not his alias, is in the same position as the others, reminding us that Iron Man may be powerful, but the true person we can trust to come and save us is Tony Stark. Iron Man has firepower, but Tony has more to offer the world than just his armor. If he ever finds himself in a situation where he doesnāt have a suit, you bet heāll find another way to save the day.
Thatās what he does. Heās a mechanic. He sees a problem and he fixes it. Yeah, he has an awesome suit of armor that helps him kick ass, but thatās just a high tech prosthesis, an extension of himself, an amplification of his true superpower ā his brain and his heart.
Even without Iron Man, Tony Stark is a hero.