Iron Man's (Robert Downey Jr.) suit evolution in the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the years is shown in a brand new video. The franchise's inaugural hero used his self-made armor to carry out his responsibilities as an Avenger. Thanks to his penchant for improving his tech, he continued to tinker on his suits throughout his stint as a superhero with his final one his most futuristic creation.
Tony Stark's first suit, however, wasn't made with the intention for it to be used in combat. It's simply a means for him to escape his captivity in Afghanistan in the first Iron Man film. He created it with limited resources and poor conditions, but with the help of brilliant surgeon Ho Yinsen (Shaun Toub), who saved his life. Upon his return home, the armor became a reminder that he could use his technology himself to ensure that it's being utilized for the better instead of handing it off to other people who might do more harm than good with it. Since then, the genius billionaire had regularly put on his Iron Man suit for various missions until his death in Avengers: Endgame.
A new promotional clip released by Disney+ tracks the evolution of Iron Man suits starting from the bulky and make-shift Mark I from 2008's Iron Man to the sleek and high-tech Mark 85 from Endgame. The video was rolled out as part of marketing all the Iron Man films, other MCU films starring Tony Stark that are now available in the streaming platform. Check out the clip below:
The video also provides pertinent details for each suit, including its name and where fans have seen them. While each MCU hero always debuts a slightly different suit in each film to help with the sales of toys and other pieces of tie-in merchandise, Iron Man is one of the few characters whose countless armor upgrades also made sense in terms of story. Since Stark created his suits without the need for any help from other people, he's able to consistently improve them. More often than not, the upgrades stemmed from previously-exposed weaknesses in his other suits. In some instances, Marvel Studios even used him to explain how his fellow Avengers got better costumes or weaponry.
Aside from primarily wearing the Iron Man suit, Stark's genius also led him to create armors for the people closest to him such as his best friend Rhodey (Don Cheadle) and wife Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), transforming them to become War Machine and Rescue respectively. Now that he's gone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's curious how those armors can get upgrades moving forward - especially War Machine's who's still expected to carry on his superhero duties moving forward.
Source: Disney+
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August 10, 2020 at 07:28AM
