No Way Home Makes Iron Man's Endgame Fate & Legacy Darker
A particular detail in Spider-Man: No Way Home makes Iron Man's (Robert Downey Jr.) death in Avengers: Endgame and his legacy so much darker. Marvel Studios' inaugural character wrapped up his arc in Joe and Anthony Russo's 2019 blockbuster, sacrificing himself to defeat Thanos (Josh Brolin). But while his demise was already tragic, learning more about the current state of his legacy in the MCU is so much more depressing.
Since Tony Stark was Peter Parker's (Tom Holland) mentor, he was deeply involved in the character's story. The genius, billionaire appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Meanwhile, his presence loomed large in Spider-Man: Far From Home as the young hero grieved his death in Avengers: Endgame. Spider-Man: No Way Home was Spider-Man's first solo film that had barely anything to do with Iron Man. However, considering the appearance of Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau), there were inevitable references to the Avenger, albeit most of them were subtle.
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Still, Spider-Man: No Way Home offers fans an idea of the state of Iron Man's legacy in the MCU. After his secret superhero identity was revealed, Peter and Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) moved into Happy's condominium where Dum-E was apparently being kept. For the uninitiated, the robot was created by Tony in his father's workshop at the age of 16 while studying at MIT. According to a newspaper clipping shown as part of the montage in honor of its creator in Iron Man, Dum-E was also a prize-winning robot. Despite his later and higher-tech creations, the Avenger decided to keep it with him, even having it moved to the Avengers facility in Upstate after the Avengers tower was sold. Considering how
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