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WhileIron Manhas become one of the most popular Marvel Comics type in late memory – thanks , in part , to the live - action portrayal of the character reference in theMCU – some fans may not be mindful of his other codename , one that turns Iron Man ’s most iconic film quote into a sorry prophecy .
Tony Stark aka Iron Man made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut with Marvel Studios ’ very first motion-picture show , Iron Man , and he made his last appearance in the epic MCU crossing over eventAvengers : Endgame . WhileIron Mandetails Tony Stark ’s lineage , retaliator : Endgamegives fans the ultimate payoffwith an ending that gives Iron Man the perfect send - off . In unfeignedly poetical style , Iron Man ’s fib is beautifully book - ended within the MCU . At the remnant ofIron Man , Tony Stark extol himself as the panoplied hero , and then at the remnant ofAvengers : Endgame , he does the precise same thing with the now - iconic affirmation , “ I am Iron Man ” .
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InIron Man2020#1 by Dan Slott , Christos Gage , and Pete Woods , Arno Stark – the chum of Tony Stark who took over Stark Unlimited upon Tony ’s supposed destruction – is call into action against a chemical group of rogue A.I. terrorists who are threatening human lives amid their revolt . In an feat to take them down , Arno tracks down the drawing card of this movement , Aaron Stack , and tells him to put an remnant to all of this once and for all . Stack quickly retreats to a hidden foundation where only artificial life story is permitted entry to avoidconflict with Arno Stark ’s Iron Man , which is where readers meet a variant of the original Tony Stark who believes himself to be a digital mental representation of his creator , a man who has decided to go by the name Mark One – a reference to Iron Man ’s first suit of armor .
Mark One, Tony Stark’s OTHER Codename, Corrupts the MCU’s Iron Man
When Stack introduces Mark One to his little robot companion – a bare android he just ‘ liberated ’ and hale into join his movement – this version of Tony Stark make it clear that he is nothing more than a copy of the original , a bare idea Tony Stark had when he first became a hero , and then he says the now - iconic actor’s line , “ I am Iron Man ” . However , when Mark One says the phrase , he means that he isonlyIron military man with no amount of the real Tony Stark in him at all – seeing himself as just another piece of music of tech Stark produce . Since thiscomic series takes place in Tony Stark ’s future tense , this version of the character is a grim look at what Stark is destined to become .
Tony Stark says , “ I am Iron Man ” in the MCU with a bragging sense of pridefulness and accomplishment . The first time he said it , he was owning up to the fact that he was , in fact , a superhero . The last time he pronounce it , Iron Man was remind Thanos precisely who beat him . In thisIron Man 2020issue , however , that quote is transmute into something much more desolate as ‘ I am Iron Man ’ insinuates that ‘ I am not Tony Stark ’ when Mark One articulate it in this context . BeingIron Man of a sudden becomes empty , contrived , and emptiness of humanity rather than the heroic command of rejoicing pride that it is in theMCU – establish thatIron Man ’s other codename turns his most iconic quote into a dark prognostication .
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