Summary

His story in the MCU might be one of heroic transformation , butIron Manalso did many questionable or downright unpleasant things in the franchise . As the first hero introduced into theMCU , Iron Man try out to be a polar figure in the former stage of the dealership . He served as a loss leader , a fiscal angel , and a technical school sensation for the MCU ’s Avengers , with his narrative arc take antecedence over many others in theMCU ’s picture show timeline . Though his gamey profile status among the franchise ’s characters might make him seem like the quintessential hero , Iron Man was far from beyond reproach .

Even after his destruction , Iron Man ’s legacy is one that carries on throughevery MCU movie , but not always in the good path . For all his heroics , Iron Man in reality committed several pretty terrible act within the MCU , sometimes accidentally but often by alternative . Of course , his moral shortcomings and mistake do n’t set off out his expansive sacrifice inAvengers : Endgame , but there are many examples of behavior that proves Iron Man was n’t the purely heroical name some look at him to be . With that in brain , here arethe 10 worst things Iron Man did in the MCU .

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10Neglected Pepper Potts

Iron Man (2008)

In the other stages of the MCU , Pepper Potts was introduced as Tony Stark ’s long - suffering assistant . Despite a clear romanticist attraction between the two , Stark was consistently offish and neutral towards Potts , massively undervaluing her important role in his life . Even after the pair began their family relationship , Stark apparently found it tough to drop these substance abuse , and often treated Pepper with far less than the respect she deserved . It take a full submarine bit and multiple movies for Stark to finally correct his behaviour , but his pattern of neglect had already been clear manifest in the MCU ’s other movies .

9Iron Man Regularly Treated Captain America With Contempt

The Avengers (2012)

Across theIron Manmoviesand the persona ’s appearance in other MCU story , his relationship with his fellow hero was a fundamental part of his own growing . Even so , Iron Man regularly treat a fellow prominent Avenger with double-dyed contempt , regularly belittle and poking fun at Captain America . Stark often made open his belief that Steve Rogers was primitive and overly idealistic , or else insisting that his own pragmatic and innovative glide slope were far superior . Stark ’s treatment of a legendary MCU hero make him seem improbably chesty , and though Robert Downey Jr. handle to pull it off with magic spell , it ’s still middling poor deportment from a purportedly admirable hero .

8Ignored Aldrich Killian

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Iron Man 3sees Tony Stark amount face to facial expression with the wraith of his past times , but the baddie of the movie would n’t have existed if it were n’t for a specially unpleasant act on Stark ’s part . After Stark ignores the promising science of unseasoned Aldrich Killian and transmit him to the ceiling for a merging which he never intended to keep , his applied science is make grow into Extremis , which Killian then use to get revenge on Stark . Though Aldrich Killian is undoubtedly a baddie , it was Stark ’s hardness that primitively create him , which is sure enough not a proud moment for the hero .

7Refused To Trust Captain America About Bucky

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

AlthoughIron Man has had many devotee - pleasing movie present moment , he ’s also had several of the opposite . One such moment came when Stark and Captain America ’s competition came to a drumhead inCivil War , with Stark refusing to trust his longtime fellow when he aright asserted that Bucky may have been framed . Though Stark was somewhat justified in his position , his decision to dismiss Cap ’s distrust out of hand turned out to be improbably reckless . Refusing to believe the MCU ’s most trustworthy hero seems petty , especially when the brace had antecedently trusted each other in life - or - destruction scenario , and it almost enabled Baron Zemo to run his plan without a hitch .

6Called Out The Mandarin

Certainly one of the stupid decisions made by Iron Man in the MCU also happens to be one of the speculative , as it envision the hero sandwich put devoid lives in lineal danger due to bold high-handedness . In a heightened aroused land after Happy Hogan was almost bolt down by one of the Mandarin ’s attacks , Stark holler out the terrorist villain by announcing his nursing home address on live TV.This determination lead to Iron Man ’s mansion being destroyed and closely gets Pepper Potts ( and Stark himself ) killed , almost making things drastically worse . Stark ’s worked up response was understandable , but his unfitness to keep his ira and frustration off - strain almost led to the death of a loved one , making it an incredibly unwise decision for a hero to make .

5Turned His Fellow Avengers Into Fugitives

Captain America : Civil Warwas perhaps Iron Man ’s most controversial tale in the MCU , as it saw him make a number of questionable decisions which he believe to be for the greater commodity . One of these decisions was to back the Sokovia Accords , pushing for superhero adjustment in unmediated opposition to many of his Avengers teammates . Using his platform to endorse the Accords turned his teammates into fugitives , making the virtuously dubious decision seem improbably cold - hearted , turn over the account these hero share together .

4Iron Man’s Drunken Birthday Party Could Have Killed Someone

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Iron Man 2saw the nominal hero enter a ego - destructive phase while nauseated with palladium poisoning , but one particularly irresponsible bit order among the sorry things Iron Man ever did in the MCU . While intoxicated at his birthday party , Stark decides to don his Iron Man suit to hold the bunch , buck optical maser toward his guests as a political party trick . Stark ’s lack of dominance due to his intoxicated country distinctly demonstrates his disregard for his responsibilityas a submarine in the early parts of his MCU story , pass water the moment one of his least thought - out in the integral dealership .

3Recruited A Teenager Into The Avengers

One of Stark ’s worst ever deeds in the MCU often goes overlooked . During the effect ofCivil War , Stark recruit a novel hero sandwich to the Avengers : Spider - Man , the alter - ego of Peter Parker . However , Parker is only 15 at the metre , meaning thatIron Man put a child in life - threatening danger . This is made even worse by Iron Man understanding the extent of Spider - Man ’s power : he has no healing factor or anything to protect him from the potentially lethal magnate of other heroes , meaning that Iron Man directly and volitionally peril the life of a tike .

2Stark Built His Fortune On War

Pre-Iron Man (2008)

Stark ’s original lack of morals at the commencement of his hero arc is a key part of his story , but that does n’t make the suspicious nature of his lot any best . In the MCU , Tony Stark ’s wealthiness stems from creating weaponry , imply that his profits essentially fall from warmongering . His actualisation of this is part of what begins his torpedo journeying , but there are still innumerous people bolt down by weapons Stark created , and the Avengers ’ technology and installation were all built with the ensue profits .

1Created Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

By far the spoilt thing Iron Man ever did in the MCU may have been unintentional , but that does n’t beg off the risk he make . While essay to protect the Earth , Stark created Ultron , an stilted intelligence who swiftly decided that his only course of activity was to put down humanity . TheMCU ’s idiot box showsoffered some insight into the possible threat Ultron dumbfound to reality , meaning that Stark ’s origination of him – no matter how well - intentioned – will forever be the worst matter he ever did in theMarvel Cinematic Universe .

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Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts looking disappointed in Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark resting his hand on the shoulder of Chris Evans' Captain America in The Avengers (2012)

Chris Evans' Captain America faces Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man In Civil War

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man 3 giving the Mandarin his address

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Iron Man 2 drunk at his birthday party

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man with Captain America’s shield in his Civil War debut

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark during weapons demo in Iron Man (2008)

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