Iron Man 2
It ’s no secret thatIron Man(Robert Downey Jr ) , although a beloved character and the savior of the population in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , was a deep flawed character , and through the dingy mirror linked to one scoundrel , Marvel showed Tony Stark ’s biggest fault . Iron Man battle a change of enemy during his time in the MCU , and some of them turned out to have been unintentionally created by him or were jolly linked to him and his backstory , which added even more layers of complexness to his lineament .
In over a decade in the MCU , Iron Man battled aliens ( Thanos and the Chitauri ) , an AI ( Ultron ) , and mass without superpowers who relied on applied science to carry on with their plans . Falling into the latter class is Ivan Vanko ( Mickey Rourke ) , comfortably screw as Whiplash , the villain ofthe often forgottenIron valet 2 , who has a connection to Stark ’s class , and through him and his own backstory , Marvel showed a gloomy mirror of Tony ’s big flaw before he became Iron Man .
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How Iron Man 2’s Whiplash Showed A Tony Stark Dark Mirror
Ivan Vanko was a Russian physicist and the son of Anton Vanko , a scientist who worked with Howard Stark after leaving the Soviet Union and arriving in the U.S. Vanko and Howard developed the first Arc Reactor , but they end up dissent on what they want the Arc Reactor for – Vanko wanted to make a profit off this technology , while Howard want to use it for the benefit of humans . A couple of years later , Vanko was charge of espionage and was conduct back to the Soviet Union , with Howard taking citation forthe Arc Reactor . Vanko could n’t develop the engineering by himself and was expatriate to Siberia as penalty , spending the sleep of his liveliness in alcohol-dependent rage and taking it all out on his son , though he also taught him about scientific discipline so he could get retaliation on the Starks .
Before he was kidnapped by the Ten Rings and his transformation into Iron Man began , Tony Stark was more similar to Anton Vanko than to his own father . Tony did n’t care about who Stark Industries sell weapons to as long as he made money out of it , and it was n’t until he was in a biography - or - death office with bombs and artillery ( most of them from Stark Industries ) that he realize all the mistakes he had made so far . Tony , then , had a brain similar to that of Anton Vanko , as he only wanted to make a profit off his company ’s engineering rather than utilize it for the mankind ’s welfare , but fortunately , he learned the lesson and give the rest period of his living to being a creditworthy zep .
Could Whiplash Return To The MCU?
Like most of the villainsin the first part of the MCU ’s Infinity Saga , Ivan Vanko / Whiplash did n’t hold up his first movie . With the help of Rhodey ( Don Cheadle ) and his War Machine suit , Iron Man battled Whiplash , and when it seemed like Whiplash was about to win , Iron Manand War Machine triggered a massive blowup with their beams of energy . Ivan died seconds after detonating an volatile gimmick in his armour , and he terminate up becoming one of the MCU ’s most forgettable villain . Now , the MCU ’s multiverse offer a chance to somewhat much any at rest MCU character to return , but out of all those who could make a surprisal appearance in what ’s go out ofthe Multiverse Saga , Whiplash is n’t one . While it would be interesting to explore a different interpretation of Ivan Vanko / Whiplash , the MCU has great event and more interesting character to follow , so a Whiplash variant will only live in the imagination of the audience .
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