Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen various heartbreaking moments , among themIron Man ’s death in the third deed ofAvengers : Endgame , but his demise was secretly let on back in 2015 . The MCU has grown into the big connected universe in the superhero genre , and as such , it ’s packed with Easter egg , reference , hints and minute of foreshadowing that eventually pay off . In some case , the MCU had in reality been preparing the audience for some of its most shocking and tragic present moment , but it did so so subtly that it takes a brace of rewatches to catch these contingent .
pass into that class isIron Man ’s death inAvengers : Endgame . After taking the Infinity Stones forth from Thanos , Iron Man made the ultimate sacrifice in club to save the universe , and so everyone said goodbye to Tony Stark . While it was anticipate that at least one boastful character would die inEndgame , Iron Man ’s death came as a big surprisal , and it was such an worked up scene that it make a place in MCU history as one of its most tragical moments . However , Iron Man ’s expiry was subtly revealed year beforeEndgame , in one specific scene inAvengers : Age of Ultron .
Thor’s Water of Sight Visions Revealed Tony’s Death
retaliator : Age of Ultronfeatured one too many subplots , one of them involving Thor . The God of Thunder saw a imagination ( thanks to Wanda Maximoff ) of the demolition of Asgard and pose a quick glimpse at the Infinity Stones . This led Thor to leave the Avengers to get wind more about the Stones and other role of the vision , and with the help of Erik Selving , he found the Water of Sight . This is a body of water where , if accepted by the water system gods , Thor would be able-bodied to revisit his visual modality .
Thanks to this , Thor was able to see that imagination again and other poppycock , and it ’s in that setting whenAge of Ultronrevealed Tony was n’t going to live for long . Thor saw the destruction of Asgard , the Infinity Stones and their locations , and Ultron , who said “ extinction ” while Thor ’s imaginativeness showed Tony Stark follow by the world exploding . Tony is the only character , by from Heimdall and Ultron , who is read in this vision , and they all break before the Infinity Saga was over .
Other Clues To Iron Man’s Death Before Avengers: Endgame
Of course , this is n’t the only clue to Iron Man ’s end beforeAvengers : Endgamecame out . Theclues to Iron Man ’s deathbegan in his debut movie , where Tony and Yinsen spill the beans about the power of the arc reactor , through which Iron Man was able-bodied to hold the Stones long enough to defeat Thanos and company . Iron Man ’s near - death experience inThe Avengerswas also a clew to hisEndgamedeath , along with his “ endgame ” quote inAge of Ultronand the vision he had of all his teammate utter after a engagement . The large clew to Iron Man ’s last is all those clock time Tony Stark wound his left over arm / hand ( though he held the Stones in his ripe hand ) , and there ’s also the fact that the MCU turn Tony Stark into a founder figure for Peter Parker , but the MCU has a matter against father figures .
However , the above - mentioned clue inAvengers : Age of Ultronmight be the “ clear ” one of all , but it ’s also one very easy - to - miss hint . Whether Ultron tell “ defunctness ” while prove Tony Stark was a coincidence or not , the verity is that the MCU is overflowing with details , andIron Man ’s expiry was hinted at in more than one way since his introduction .