Iron Man Might Have Just Doomed The Entire Marvel Universe
Warning: contains spoilers for Iron Man #16!
Marvel's Iron Man has attained God-like power — and may have just doomed the Marvel Universe as a result thanks to what could well be his most reckless decision yet. The Armored Avenger's history is filled with awful choices begetting awful repercussions, from his actions while addicted to alcohol to his policies in Civil War. Now in Iron Man #16, Tony Stark has recklessly empowered an entire city — without asking anybody — and perhaps brought about the Stark Apocalypse.
After searching for Korvac — the legendary Marvel villain with a God complex and a desire to bring order to the universe — Iron Man acquired God-like power for himself in the form of the Power Cosmic. Harnessing the power through his God Armor suit, Iron Man defeated Korvac and sealed him inside a pocket dimension forever — and kept his Power Cosmic for himself. Seeking to use the power for good, Iron Man flew back to Earth and announced his presence via growing to colossal size in Washington Square Park.
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Before the Avengers can stop him, Iron Man has already enacted his plan: to grant every citizen of New York City Tony Stark-level intelligence. Immediately, everyone in the city has Stark's vast knowledge of science, mathematics, chemistry, electrical engineering, and dozens of other disciplines in which Tony is an expert. Even the Avengers are recipients of his gift (and Reed Richards remarks that he actually feels dumber), but this move is a classic Tony Stark play: grand, world-changing thinking without factoring in the repercussions.
While some average New Yorkers use their newfound intelligence to solve issues in their lives (marital
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