10 Iron Man Particulars Lacking From the MCU

Iron Man is arguably probably the most important superhero within the MCU, as Tony Stark’s total story culminates in his saving the universe. Nevertheless, simply because he is necessary doesn’t suggest the MCU has room to adapt all of his many tales from the comics (removed from it).

MCU followers have solely seen a small fraction of Iron Man’s lore within the motion pictures. Certain, Robert Downey, Jr. did a phenomenal job bringing Tony Stark to life, and the films in which Iron Man appeared efficiently tailored key moments from the comics, however there’s loads the MCU missed.

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Tony Stark’s Alcohol Habit

“Demon in a Bottle” is one of Tony Stark’s most iconic stories to date, because it reveals him battling not a world menace, however his personal alcohol habit. In early Iron Man comics, Tony was usually depicted with a drink in his hand; in spite of everything, he was a enterprise govt.

Nevertheless, it seems his fixed ingesting was extra than simply an early-’60s aesthetic. Stark had a ingesting drawback, and in “Demon in a Bottle”, he confronted his habit head-on, and it almost value him his life.

The MCU shied away from Tony Stark’s alcoholism, regardless of it being a key facet of his character within the comics.

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Physician Doom Turns into Iron Man

Whereas Tony Stark is the principle Iron Man, Physician Doom took up the mantle in The Notorious Iron Man. After Stark fell right into a coma following Civil Conflict II, Physician Doom determined to turn into a hero as the brand new Iron Man, proving he was higher at it than Stark himself.

That is an fascinating level, as a result of the MCU truly has an opportunity to deliver this comedian e book story to life. RDJ is about to play Physician Doom within the MCU throughout a time within the franchise when Tony Stark (additionally performed by RDJ) is out of fee.

Solely time will inform if Robert Downey, Jr. will reprise his function as Iron Man within the type of Physician Doom. Nevertheless, till then, the MCU utterly missed the chance to deliver Notorious Iron Man to the large display screen.

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Tony Stark’s Villainous Superior Iron Man

When the Pink Cranium stole Professor X’s powers and turned virtually each hero right into a villain (and most villains into heroes), he introduced out the worst traits in Tony Stark. This villainous model of Stark grew to become the Superior Iron Man, full together with his symbiote-like Endo-Sym Armor.

With the MCU ending its Multiverse Saga, it is a disgrace that it by no means explored this iconic depiction of Iron Man. Many followers thought this model was going to look in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, however it by no means occurred, and now it seemingly by no means will.

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Iron Man’s Early Armor Had Curler Skates

Tony Stark’s Iron Man armor represents the height of creative genius, however there’s one accent that is downright foolish. Within the early days of his superhero profession, Stark constructed curler skates into his swimsuit to make use of when his jet boots had been on the verge of exhaustion and wanted time to recharge.

Think about, in the midst of combating Ultron or Thanos, Iron Man all of a sudden busts out a pair of curler skates and shreds round his enemies. It may need been a good suggestion to depart this out, however it’s nonetheless a disgrace MCU followers by no means acquired to see it.

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Tony Stark’s ’30s Period Variant: Iron Man Noir

Most Marvel Comics followers are conversant in Spider-Man Noir, however many won’t be conversant in Tony Stark’s model of that individual variant-style: Iron Man Noir. This ’30s period model makes use of tech indicative of the time interval, with tales that match into that narrative.

Greater than the rest, Iron Man Noir is a selected model. This model is so common, in reality, that Spider-Man Noir has already made his huge display screen look in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, with a live-action collection within the works as nicely.

That is one other model of Iron Man that will have been excellent for the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. Nevertheless, with that coming to an finish, it appears the MCU will skip this model of the character altogether.

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The MCU Robbed Iron Man of One Iconic Villain

The Mandarin is one among Iron Man’s most iconic villains, and arguably his finest modern-day story was informed in 2007’s Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin. That comedian was a retelling of Iron Man’s total relationship with the Mandarin, which additionally highlighted the precise hazard of the villain.

The model of the Mandarin that first appeared within the MCU was an actor pretending to be a super-villain, which most followers hated. Whereas the MCU finally introduced a badass model of the character to the large display screen, he ended up being a Shang-Chi villain, not an Iron Man villain.

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Iron Man Can Flip Right into a Automotive

In All-New, All-Completely different Avengers #1, Tony Stark provides Captain America a trip in his automobile, when all of a sudden, the automobile lifts off the bottom and turns into an plane. Then, mid-flight, the automobile morphs right into a traditional (albeit a bit cumbersome) Iron Man swimsuit, full with repulsors, jets, and missiles.

This, just like the curler skates, is a goofy piece of Iron Man lore. Nevertheless, this might have been an absolute blast to see on the large display screen. Maybe the MCU will make the most of this concept in a future incarnation of Iron Man, however till then, this element has been largely forgotten.

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Iron Man’s Hulkbuster Armor was Possessed by a Demon

When Hulk waged battle on Earth in World Conflict Hulk, Iron Man tried to take him down together with his Hulkbuster Armor. He failed, and his armor was left badly broken, however not destroyed. So, when Physician Unusual summoned the demon, Zom, to defeat the Hulk, the demon possessed the armor.

Zom tried to make the most of the swimsuit’s antimatter energy supply to destroy the planet, to not point out its almost Hulk-level power. This may have been a unbelievable plot for a Physician Unusual/Iron Man team-up film, for the reason that Hulkbuster had been featured many occasions within the MCU.

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James Rhodes Takes Over as Iron Man

There was a interval within the late Seventies and early Eighties when the principle Iron Man wasn’t Tony Stark, however slightly James Rhodes. Tony briefly retired as a superhero, and Rhodey took on the function of Iron Man in his place. Rhodey was even Iron Man throughout Secret Wars.

After Tony Stark’s demise within the MCU, Rhodey would have been the proper time for Rhodey to take up the mantle, thus paying off this vital but often-forgotten second in Iron Man lore. Sadly, that by no means got here to move.

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Tony Stark’s Affair with Black Widow

Within the Final Universe, Tony Stark and Natasha Romanova, aka Black Widow, had a romantic relationship that was revealed to the general public after a video of them collectively was leaked. The leak was a plot to humiliate and discredit the Ultimates, and laid the groundwork for the Ultimatum occasion.

The MCU had each alternative to adapt this particularly scandalous second in Iron Man‘s Marvel Comics historical past to the large display screen, however that element by no means made it to the MCU.