The MCU is filled with memorable and now iconic submarine , but it is gruelling not to first believe of the hero who started it all , Iron Man . Before his first solo film in 2008 , Tony Stark and Iron Man were far from family gens . However , the staggeringly entertaining picture show introduced the hero to the masses and the rest is cinematic chronicle .

While the Iron Man armour is sure as shooting impressive , it is Stark ’s mind that makes him such an plus to the Avengers . Yes , he ’s made some very pitiable decisions over the course of the franchise , but his expert decisions have helped to save the earthly concern . Here are the smartest decisions Iron Man ever made in the MCU .

Building The Iron Man Suit

This one conclusion help to change Tony Stark ’s life forever and usher in a new epoch of heroes . After Stark is kidnap by the Ten Rings , he is forced to make a missile which will be used to bolt down innocent people . Instead , Stark creates the suit of armour that will aid him fracture gratuitous of captivity .

The Mark 1 suitis a petty clunkier than the versions that will follow , but it service his purpose . The suit also assist Stark to realize his potential for saving lives and change his entire direction in liveliness . And his pursuit of perfect the technology helped him face mount threats throughout the years .

Stop Manufacturing Weapons

Once Stark is freed from the Ten Rings , he is a deepen man and is uncoerced to put his money where his mouth is . He wastes no meter in calling a printing press league and announcing that he is ending Stark Industries ' manufacture of arm of war , seeing what happen when those weapons hang into the incorrect hands .

While it might not have been a wise commercial enterprise move , Stark is taking responsibleness for what kind of harm his company can do to the earthly concern . It is one more stair towards becoming the hero who is willing to sacrifice everything .

Letting Cap Lead

To say thatTony and Steve Rogersdidn’t see eye - to - eye mightily away is an understatement . It does n’t take long for the two heroes to jump niggle because of their many dispute . However , their partnership finally becomes one of the most of import relationship in the MCU .

Stark for certain has a vainglorious personality to agree his ego , but when Loki ’s army is encroach upon , he is uncoerced to put all of that aside and submit leading to the actual captain of the squad . say " Call it Cap " Stark is admit that Rogers is the right somebody to lead the heroes to triumph and he ’s absolutely right .

Using His Mind

In the early movies , there is a question about whether Stark is a hero outside of the suit or if the armour is the only affair limited about him . Iron Man 3addressed that very question and showed what Stark was capable of when he does n’t have his technical school to help him .

Stark puts his mind to ferment creating novel shaft and arm out of the material he has available to him . As fun as it is to see him suit up , envision this man make unnecessary the twenty-four hours as Tony Stark rather than Iron Man examine how much of a hero he really is .

Creating Vision

Avengers : Age of Ultronshows the dangers of a genius like Tony Stark . Fearing that there are forces come that they can not yet handle , Stark once again attempts to use his brain to make unnecessary the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . unluckily , that result in the creation of Ultron , a villainous robot hellbent on destroying the world .

While that was a bad decision , Stark make up for it with another creation , Vision . While it is once again his mad genius that guide on this design , Vision is a much more efficacious world . He is the hero Stark envisioned and could be hismost telling cosmos .

Recruiting Peter

When the Avengers are splintered and Stark finds himself track down down Captain America and his squad , he decides it ’s prison term for some raw recruits to the squad . While a gamy school Kyd from Queens might be an unusual choice , it proved to be an excellent call on Stark ’s part .

Peter Parker is in his early sidereal day of offence - combat as Spider - Man when he gets called up to the big leagues . He might be a slight inexperienced and a scrap outgo by some of the other heroes , but Stark commit him and understand the zep he can one twenty-four hour period become .

Forgiving Cap

Watching Tony and Steve ’s relationship break apart and them fighting each other inCaptain America : Civil Warwas one of the most excited moment in the MCU . The fracture has devastating effect as the squad is still break once Thanos attacks , which might have led to his triumph .

At the beginning ofAvengers : Endgame , it ’s clear Stark still has raw tactual sensation about it . However , place everything into perspective , he finally puts aside that bad rakehell and forgives Cap so that the squad can reunite to save the day .

Going Back To The Avengers

While Stark is quick to put the past times behind him , he is not as enthusiastic about enter in the " clock time heist " . Tony and Pepper build a life for themselves in the aftermath of The Snap , including having a girl . He feels there is too much at risk now .

While those tone are perceivable , Stark ’s heroic side wo n’t give up him to sit this scrap out . He solves the time travel equating and riposte the squad for one last mission to make everything right whatever it takes .

Going To The 60s

The prison term - heist inAvengers : Endgameis one of the most fun sequences in the entire MCU but , of course , things do n’t quitego according to architectural plan . Thanks to a very angry Hulk and a dodgy Loki , the team fails to get the Tesseract and does n’t have enough Pym Particles to examine again .

However , Stark comes up with the vivid result to go back further in time to the sixty where they can visit the New Jersey S.H.I.E.L.D. basis where both the Pym Particles and the Tesseract are being kept . Not only do they come through in their mission , but Tony gets some much - needed closure with his Padre as well .

The Snap

We were all expecting we would have to say goodbye to some of our favourite heroes inAvengers : Endgame , but we were still not right prepared for the end of Tony Stark . But it proved to be the most meet end for the type and work him full circle .

Stark started in the MCU as a selfish businessman and became the fighter who was unforced to sacrifice himself to save the universe . Taking the stones from Thanos and crack his fingers , sleep with it would pop him , was the most heroic enactment in the MCU .

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