#badassium

[extremistonystark]

hi hello i'm here to deliver your daily dose of badass motherfucker genius tony stark you're welcome.

[theofficialshield]

Floor 88

Good day, may all agents, scientists, and people associated with the S.H.I.E.L.D organization note that Bruce Banner and Tony Stark have accidentally released a hazardous gas version of the element ‘badassium’ on the 88th floor of the Avengers tower.

There is currently a team working on getting the gas out of the building, but until then, the 88th floor is off limits to every individual.

S.H.I.E.L.D apologises for any inconvenience.

-Post by Phil Coulson

[theofficialshield]

Badassium no longer patent pending!

A GIANT congratulations to Mr. Anthony Edward Stark, who has finally got the new element of ‘badassium’ patented after years of waiting! 

We believe badassium will help us on the path to a cleaner and greener world, and speed up several of our S.H.I.E.L.D projects, and pave the way for many more. 

Thank you Mr. Stark! Your new discovery will be used wisely, and resourcefully!

-Post by Maria Hill

[srebrnafh]

Today: Added “badassium” to my Scrivener dictionary.

[jovialvegetarianfreak-blog]

Oh, that's why he looks like a badass from the 90's! #badassium #vitamins (at Eugene, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1m76lFgW3D/?igshid=rvb6g0oea7mr

[avengersid-tonystark]

i have the lawyers and the nerve to pull this through. i discovered it, i name it. and im calling it badassium. end of story.

[bagandbroad]

Tony did not synthesize Vibranium, and his new element is probably RADIOACTIVE, guys

It’s a common misconception that the element Tony created in Iron Man 2 was Vibranium. I see it in fan fiction and fan analysis a lot, and it’s completely understandable why, given the Howard connection. The thing is, Tony’s new element is something entirely different.

Tony’s element has a name. That name is Badassium. I want you to take that in for a second, because it’s such an awesomely “Tony” name and it’s only natural to feel sad that it’s not real.  Proof: According to both Fury’s Big Week and The Iron Manual, Tony named his new element Badassium. Sadly, the stuffed shirts at the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, did not approve the name. No official replacement name has been released, to my knowledge. As such, it remains Badassium in my heart.

But, let’s say those two pretty official sources are not official enough for you. I like your style. Let’s walk through what little we know about all these elements floating around the MCU. 

The mystery element has to replace Palladium, which serves as a catalyst in fuel cells… That makes sense. The arc reactor powers Tony’s electromagnet and the suits. Fun Facts: Palladium is in fact toxic because it’s a heavy metal. It also has ties to the ever-elusive cold fusion process. Anything generating that much power inside a human body has to stay cool, after all. 

…but Vibranium has a very different function. It’s properties are that it ABSORBS energy in such a way that the greater the impact it receives, the stronger the metal becomes. So, it doesn’t really make sense that it could power anything. It has pretty much the opposite function as Tony’s mystery element. But, hey, it’s pretty perfect for a shield.

Vibranium is a known metal, it’s just not naturally found on Earth. Howard Stark used all of the Earth’s Vibranium to craft Cap’s shield, calling it by it’s proper name and everything. That small supply is extraterrestrial in origin, having travelled to our planet by meteorite. Even if all we have is in Cap’s shield, that still means Vibranium is not, as JARVIS states, “a new element.” Furthermore, the shield-testing scene in CA:TFA takes place on a base full of military staff. Even if the general public doesn’t know about Vibranium, it doesn’t seem to be top-secret. Hell, Howard was only fucking around with the Vibranium and hadn’t planned on giving Cap that shield at all. So, if this not-new element is also not-secret, why would Howard need to hide his research in the Stark Expo model and film reel? It’s excessive, unless perhaps his research was on a different element entirely…

The Vibranium in Captain America: The First Avengers looks nothing like the mystery element. Steve’s shield pure Vibranium, not an alloy. Simply put, it just doesn’t glow. One could probably explain it away, except for the fact that all synthetic elements are radioactive. We can safely assume that Cap’s shield is NOT radioactive. As far as whether Vibranium tastes like coconut, there is not enough information at this time.

Here’s where I go off the rails to find a connection between the two… I think it’s fair, because so much of the particle accelerator scene is just nonsense and comic book science is largely about seeming real enough to suspend your disbelief.

There’s one major piece of information we still don’t have. We see him place a small, artistically triangular piece of metal in his rig. Then zap zap zap, we’ve got Badassium. We don’t know what the original piece was made out of.

What if…

Howard discovered his new element, in theory, through working with Vibranium to craft Steve’s shield. 

Tony conveniently already had more Vibranium. Over six or seven decades, more materials could have fallen to earth, or a new lode could have been discovered.  

Tony could have used that small piece of energy absorbing vibranium and, well, shot energy at it.

Tony Lives!

Here’s another issue that also has fan fic potential.

Tony Stark’s arc reactor—both the one in his body when he still had the electromagnet in place, and the independent power source in his suits (such as the one you see Rhodey hide in IM2)—is powered by radioactive material. I’m not sure how constant exposure to radioactivity is better than Palladium poisoning. It sounds pretty awful to me. Think of the angst, people!  

P.S. If you have written something where you refer to the element as Badassium or even a name you made up (Starkium, Dum-e-um, Shawarmium…?) or anything exploring the hazards of the element, I’d absolutely love to read it! Please rec!

[boombangbing]