The Ultimate Iron Man's Secret Was Too Terrible For The MCU To Adapt
The Marvel Cinematic Universe wears its Ultimate Marvel influence on its sleeve, but their most important character Iron Man has very little to do with his Ultimate counterpart — by design. Written by famous science fiction writer Orson Scott Card, the series was not as well-received as the other hero revamps in the Ultimate line and was quietly buried and eventually forgotten. Of note is Tony's unique physiology — he's barely even human — and he lives with a secret that was simply too strange for the MCU to adapt.
The MCU owes quite a lot to the Ultimate Universe in terms of visual design. Captain America from the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger has a battle-ready suit during his days in World War II with plenty of straps, pouches for equipment and ammunition, and a helmet in place of a cloth cowl he wore in the Silver Age of comics. Hawkeye's more simplistic suit is a far cry from his circus-inspired attire in the prime universe as well. But Iron Man lacks his Ultimate-inspired outfit almost completely (the silver accents and alien-esque helmet are absent), and Ultimate Iron Man is to blame.
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In Ultimate Iron Man, tech billionaire Howard Stark creates a spray-on blue bio-armor that prevents most injuries, but eats away at the wearer's skin over time. Meanwhile, Stark's lover Maria Cerrera is working on a virus that regrows limbs and tissue — but Cerrera is accidentally infected with the virus along with her unborn child. Cerrera dies in childbirth, and the infant Tony has been infected with the virus; his skin is hyper-sensitive to the air and he feels tremendous pain. Howard sprays him with the blue body armor, and Tony ceases crying.
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