Why Iron Man's Suits Get Weaker In The MCU
Iron Man built a variety of suits during his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but many of them weren’t exactly an improvement on previous ones, and his suits got weaker as the MCU expanded more and more – and here’s why. The MCU is now the most extensive superhero universe in both film and TV/streaming, and it all began in 2008 with Jon Favreau’sIron Man, which introduced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark and set the tone for the rest of the MCU’s Phase 1.
Iron Man told the origin story of the title character: a narcissistic genius and CEO of Stark Industries, the chief weapons manufacturer for the US military, who after being kidnapped by the Ten Rings had a much-needed wake-up call that kicked off his superhero journey. Tony built his first Iron Man armor while imprisoned and with the help of fellow prisoner Ho Yinsen (Shaun Toub), and when he returned home, he built a proper armor with the technology he had available. Iron Man went on to lead the original Avengers team (alongside Captain America) and the Infinity Saga, and while he grew a lot as a person and changed for good, the same can’t be said for his suits.
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Tony Stark wore at least one new suit in each of his appearances in the MCU, each one with new features and abilities, but it seems like Tony favored some of those features over others, mostly durability, as some of those suits turned out to be less resistant than the previous one. However, Iron Man’s suits getting weaker are also a reflection of his personal journey in the MCU, and in the end, he made some truly powerful suits that allowed him to do a variety of things.
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