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Warning : SPOILERS for Secret Invasion # 4Marvel’sIron Manis such a menace to the Marvel Universe , the United States government has complex contingency plans to foreclose him from croak rogue - and the plans are eerily like plans againstSuperman . The Man of Steel and the Armored Avenger has relatively small in common , but both are the proportional middle of their respective superhero squad ( the Avengers and the Justice League ) . InSecret Invasion # 4 , these plans are finally glimpsed .
InSecret Invasion # 4 , write by Ryan North with artwork by Francesco Mobili , Iron Man is in trouble again afterrallying a group of Skrullsto fight against the invasion of Earth ( the Skrullgovernment , not the species , is behind the offensive , and most Skrulls disaccord with their action mechanism ) . He tells Maria Hill , but in such a way that only raises Hill ’s suspicion instead of reassure her as to his intention . Hill ’s paranoia catch the better of her , and she executes Tony ’s Skrulls and dons an Iron Man suit belonging to the government . “I cognize you roll in the hay we ’ve got protocols in case you ever go rogue"asserts Hill . " The U.S. governance ’s got a whole social class of contingence plans , all for a single human beings . "
Iron Man’s Government Is Terrified of Him
Tony Stark is one of the most fickle superheroes in the Marvel Universe ; his impulsive decision and penchant for self - destructive demeanour have culminate in multiple stories in which Iron Man is a villain , not a hero . civic Waris only one often - quote example , but even last yr , Judgment Daybegan thanks toTony ’s decision to wake up a Celestial ; this resulted in monumental end across the world and the near - death of Earth .
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Maria Hill ’s suit of clothes is presumptively designed specifically to battle Iron Man , and it ’s probable not the only one . Ina world which include the destructive Hulk , the quite a little - murderer Punisher and mutant supremacist Magneto , it is astounding that the government has determine to pore their elbow grease on Tony Stark … but their actions make sense when one deliberate just how easily Tony can plunge the world into chaos . In 2022’sIron Manrun by Christopher Cantwell , Iron Man uses his newfound Godlike power to grant every citizen of New York his own genius - level intellect . This backfire horribly and nearly destroys the metropolis - and this was not even a massive crossover issue , but a even story that pick out up only a few issues .
Iron Man Is a Force of Nature
Even the MCU adaptation of Iron Man has this same track record . From creating Ultronand expire after Thanos unpreparedto imprisoning his friend and give his address to a terrorist , Tony Stark is more of an irregular force out of nature than a man . Perhaps this is why the governing has seek to make contingency plan in a manner standardised to Batman ’s design forSuperman- but unlike DC ’s superhero , Iron Manis only human , flaw and all .
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