Summary

Tony Stark ’s personality in theMCUreshaped how the humankind run across Iron Man , as the arrogant dork so often see in the pages of Marvel Comics became a brainy yet semi - self-loving man - child with a heart of Au in the MCU . This was exclusively due to the unique performance from Tony Stark actor Robert Downey , Jr. , but an actor ’s execution is only the meta explanation for the reason a certain character acts the way they do within any hand continuity . As far as an in - man explanation goes , Tony Stark ’s MCU personality can be attributed to his last conversation with his Father of the Church .

Stark ’s quippy wit , expansive emotional state , and genuinely good affection made devotee care deeply about him as a character , despite the fact that Tony ’s more personal character exploitation would n’t be totally fleshed out for many year follow his MCU debut - including and especially his human relationship with his father . While fan did get a peep intoTony and Howard Stark ’s relationshipin the verbatim subsequence , Iron Man 2 , the true nature of that relationship would n’t be revealed untilCaptain America : Civil War , as that ’s when fans find out when Tony ’s parents died , and what kind of impact that had on him .

But , as it turns out , even that film failed to scratch the aerofoil of how impactful Tony ’s last interaction with his father truly was . Thankfully , Marvel Comics released an official MCU tie - in comicthat give fans much more meaningful insight into Tony ’s relationship with his founder , as well as a key piece of information that would be paid off in Iron Man ’s personal MCU saga .

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Iron Man MCU Tie-In Comic Actually Shows Tony Stark’s Last Conversation With His Father

In the canonical MCU prelude comicIron Man 2 : Public Identity#3 by Justin Theroux , Joe Casey , and Ron Lim , readers are shown the unadulterated last interaction between Tony Stark and his founder , as opposed to the fallible memory generated by Stark Industries ’ B.A.R.F. system as demonstrate inCaptain America : Civil War .

Tony Stark is floating in his pool after come home from college . His Father of the Church , Howard , tells Tony that there is a lot about what he does that he ’s never secern Tony , and that they need to have that conversation when he gets back from a ' business trip ' . Howard also says that he hopes Tony does n’t stay as immature as he is always , only for Tony to claim that he ‘ knows what he ’s doing ’ .

Tony Stark’s Last Conversation With His Dad Hides A Major MCU Easter Egg

Howard Stark calls his son brilliant but immature during their final conversation , which is why ‘ brilliant but unripe ’ basically becomes Tony ’s default personality into adulthood . Tony ’s reaction to this input is also a major prospect of the mortal he ’d acquire into as an grownup , as he ’s always endeavor to prove to himself and those around him that he does , in fact , ‘ jazz what he ’s doing ’ . But beyond that , this last conversation also hides a major easter bollock : the chemical element Tony Stark would succeed in creating inIron Man 2 . The conversation Howard wanted to have with his boy comes to realization after his death during the events ofIron Man 2 , as Tony finishes the work his Church Father started so many old age earlier , thus give him a layer of resolution motion picture fan were n’t even aware of at the time .

The final conversation Tony had with Howard Stark was shown to be incredibly impactful in the MCU films alone , for the sole reason that that was the last time the two of them ever spoke . However , this tie - in comic appearance that it was much more meaningful than the B.A.R.F. memory revealed inCaptain America : Civil War , asTony Stark ’s last words to his Padre all excuse hisMCUpersonality , while also making the events ofIron Man 2that much more impactful .

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Iron Man and Howards Stark in the MCU.

Tony Stark and his BARF system in the MCU.

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