Before snapping his fingers, he boldly said: “I am Iron Man” – a response to Thanos previously declaring: “I am inevitable.” It was the perfect callback to the first Iron Man film where he uttered the same words to confirm his superhero identity. Tony snatched the Infinity Stones from the Mad Titan and embedded them on his own gauntlet.
In the end, he sacrificed his own life to ensure the universe’s future. He capped it off in 2019 in Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Endgame, which also marked the end of the Infinity Saga.Īdmittedly, Tony’s superhero journey ended tragically, albeit in a sensible way. Even with Smart Hulk’s (Mark Ruffalo) reverse snap successfully bringing back those who perished in the snap, Iron Man realized that Earth was still in danger due to 2014 Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) existence. Since then, Downey has played the role ten times over the course of 11 years. In 2008, Jon Favreau kicked off the MCU with Iron Man, debuting the actor as Tony Stark. didn’t want to film Iron Man’s iconic final scene in Avengers: Endgame at first.
