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Marvel has finally delivered an explanation as to whyIron Manacted in such an extreme style inCivil War . The 2006 serial was notorious for many characters move out of character , but perhaps none more so than Tony Stark , seemingly unwrap decades of character ontogenesis in less than a yearwhen he fought Captain America . But InIron Man # 11,written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Angel Unzueta and colors by Frank D’Armata , Marvel give away the reasoning behind Tony ’s actions .
In current strip continuity , Iron Man ’s life is in a downwards spiral . Battling Korvac , who desire godlike power , Tony has been spirited aside to a distant major planet where he ’s drop off tangency with his friends ( except Hellcat ) - but he ’s not alone . The planet is domicile to a ragtag and bobtail community of outcasts , mercenaries and vagrant ; the corporate is overseenby former villain Stilt - Man , who protects the peoplefrom giant ult robots . Iron Man , in a surprising ontogeny , admitted inIron gentleman’s gentleman # 10that he wants to remain and help the others in the residential district .
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In a telepathic conversation with Hellcat after a funeral for those killed in an ult attack , Tony reveals he ’s almost forgotten the massive terror posed by Korvac . The residential area is perfect - save for the robots - and he sincerely yours wants to help . When Hellcat revealsthe team plans on facing Korvac on Taa - II without him , Tony implore her to reconsider . “All your deaths could end up on my sense of right and wrong . It ’ll be all my demerit . “Hellcat acutely castigate Tony for this attitude , say he make it all abouthimselfwhen he says affair like that - and she ’s absolutely proper .
Tony Stark has always had a massive egotism , but that alas feeds into an even - larger hero complex . In a universe full of superheroes , Tony might well consider himself to be theonlysuperhero , and considers his province to be all - encompassing . Thus , every terrible affair in the world is his fault , since it happens on his watch . InCivil War , Tony ’s action - recruiting supervillains , throwing noncompliant hero in the Phantom Zone prison house - all stem from his desire ( fixation ? ) to pay back every trouble with the world at once . In that regard , Iron Man still fights for selfish reasons inCivil War- but it ’s out of a serious compulsion to aid others and not just to overeat his own ego .
Even thoughCivil Waris over 15 days former , it has inform Iron Man ’s fictitious character in such a way that he ’s still recover from the radioactive dust of the event even now . But Iron Man has n’t act as out of reference at all - he simply believes that all high-risk thing are his fault through inaction . In that way , Iron Man and Spider - Man are similar characters . ButIron Manis an adult , and thus should find out that there are some things even he ca n’t control .
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