Iron Man Admits His Worst Decision in Civil War Was A Mistake
Warning: contains spoilers for Captain America/Iron Man #2!
Marvel's Iron Man is a popular character in 2022, but prior to his hit Marvel Cinematic Universe debut he was a rather despised character — mostly for his actions during the infamous 2005 Civil War event. Tony Stark's behavior and characterization during the event was largely hated by fans, so much so that the MCU Civil War film did away with a major element of the film: secret identities. But in Captain America/Iron Man #2, Tony admits his biggest failure in the series, and acquiesces to his biggest rival: Captain America.
In Civil War, after a battle between superheroes and villains leave over 600 innocents dead in the crossfire, the United States government champions new legislation regarding superheroes. The Superhuman Registration Act would require those with powers to reveal their secret identities to the government — and Tony Stark stands behind the legislation. In addition, the SHRA would enforce certain other policies, including the Fifty State Initiative, which would call for one SHIELD-sponsored superhero team for every state in America (consisting, of course, with superheroes in full compliance with the rest of the SHRA).
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In Captain America/Iron Man #2, Steve Rogers outlines exactly why the Fifty-State Initiative didn't work. Heroes become heroes through their own need to do good and make their community a better place, and the government would prevent them from acting without orders from their state commanders. In addition, Steve mentions that some states have higher rates of crime than others; one can't expect superheroes to wait while a crime is occurring over the border. Iron Man
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