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Warning : SPOILERS for Iron Man # 24
After decennary of heroism , Iron Manis finally a scoundrel - and thanks to his massive ego , he believes he ’s done absolutely nothing incorrect . Tony Stark is one of the more flawed characters in the Marvel Universe , and his many insecurities often tug him to make drastic and self - destructive decisions . But inIron Man # 24 , Tony ’s enemy areno longer terrorists like the Mandarin- instead , they are the recipient of billions of buck , with his own name on the check .
In current comics continuity , Iron Man has learned of the missing Ten Rings ( not to be confused with theTen Rings in the 2022Shang - Chiseries ) and seeks them out . The rings are being held by a company known as Source Control , an arms - dealing pot that sells dangerous , data-based weapons to the gamey bidder . Tony employ his considerable destiny to corrupt all of these weapons - and , deciding not to tell the Avengers for fear that his plan will be let on , only entrust in his best friend War Machine .
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InIron Man # 24 , written by Christopher Cantwell with nontextual matter by Angel Unzueta , Tony Stark successfully intercepts the Source Control agent seek to overcome Iron Man during his last batch . He ’s saved at the last minuteby Ironheart ; Riri Williams was on her own separate missionto take down the company . Back at his flat , Tony realizes Riri intends to keep the Ten Rings for herself in the name of performing scientific research . “I clean Source Control out,“explains Tony . “I now own more weapons than the rest of the known world . It bankrupted me . I ’ve got nothing left . "
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Tony ’s assertion that he has " cleaned Source Control out " fundamentally intend he gavebillions of dollarsto weapons - dealing terrorists … who can either apply that money to buy more weapons or finance any figure of evil schemes . Meanwhile , Tony eventually lets Riri have the rings without contacting the Avengers ( his architectural plan to masquerade as an arms trader is known only to Tony and Rhodes ) . Not only has Stark funded domesticated terrorists , he ’s also pass on one of the public ’s most powerful weapon system in the hands of a brilliant but inexperienced Ironheart . They would be far saferwith Captain America and his Avengers … but Tony is far too late to consider this plan .
In what world is Stark not the villain in this scenario ? If he had simply act upon with his allies , he would ’ve grok the head of Source Control , attach their weapon ( include the Ten Rings ) , and remained in good standing with the Avengers . Unfortunately , the fact that Tony acted in this aggressive manner and keep on his design to himself meansIron Manis absolutely a villain - and it ’s only a matter of metre before the Avengers realize what he ’s done .
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