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Marvel’sMephistoknows the thoroughgoing style to tortureIron Man- and this overrefinement only works because Tony Stark has stand a monolithic lapsing . Fans of the Armored Avenger are quite conversant withthe role ’s long conflict with alcoholism , and Stark has made admirable strides to verify he never makes the same error again . alas , Avengers Forever # 12reveals otherwise , and Mephisto ’s distortion works because Iron Man has give out himself .
Iron Man ’s battle with alcoholism occurred in the 70s and 80 ; lover will no doubt remember the infamousDemon in a Bottlestoryline that intimately ruined Tony ’s standing with the Avengers . The follow-up , Deliverance , began with Tony so do-or-die for a drink that he sell his own coating in a terrible winter violent storm for a bottle ( he had previously recede control of his own finances , to say nothing ot his inhibition ) . In the modern geological era , Stark has curbed his habit , andeven buy at Captain Marvelduring his own struggles with dependency .
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InAvengers constantly # 12 , written by Jason Aaron , Aaron Kuder , Mark Farmer & Frank Martin , three legendary teams of Avengersattack an infinite number of Mephistos as they attempt to storm the God Quarry and the Avengers Tower that consist between population . Stark ( the Ant - Men , of theAvengers Foreverteam ) realizes the Mephistos are assay to dig underneath the God Quarry and tries to intercept the demonic US Army . One of the Mephistos snatch Stark and pours alcohol down his pharynx . “you’re able to have all the drinks you want , Tony,“says Mephisto . “Just fail the others , Tony . And sign your somebody over to me . "
Mephisto’s Cruel Torture Of Iron Man Works In 2022
At any other clip , this torture would be instantly dismissed by Iron Man , but alas , Tony Stark has lose his way once more . At the end ofInvincible Iron Man # 1 , Stark has lost everything - his fate , his home(s ) and report - and with nowhere else to turn , walks into a public house ; he is later on seen by passer-by - by vomiting on the street before passing out on a atomic pile of drivel bags . While this is technicallya unlike Iron Man than the variant picture above , all Starks share this vulnerability - so if the 616 adaptation of Stark can descend back into alcoholism , so too can theAvengers Foreverversion .
Tony Stark is down but not out ; he ( along with the other Avengers ) are saved bya Phoenix Force - power Wolverine variant . But this does n’t signify he is out of the woods when it comes to his addiction . Mephistocan torment him in a hellish personal manner , butIron Man’sreal temptation is brought on by his own failings .
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