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* KnownWhenToFoldEm: During ''Iron Man'' #349, when Doctor Doom invades Tony's lab looking for a macguffin, Rhodes is left facing off against him with nothing but a gun. Jim sensibly doesn't even try to fight him, just keep [[NoMacguffinNoWinner the doohickey away from Doom]].

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* KnownWhenToFoldEm: KnowWhenToFoldEm: During ''Iron Man'' #349, when Doctor Doom invades Tony's lab looking for a macguffin, Rhodes is left facing off against him with nothing but a gun. Jim sensibly doesn't even try to fight him, just keep [[NoMacguffinNoWinner the doohickey away from Doom]].
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* ReallyGetsAround: Has slept with or tried to sleep with most major female characters in the Marvelverse (excepting those that are taken by his friends).

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* ReallyGetsAround: Has slept with or tried to sleep with most major female characters in the Marvelverse (excepting those that are taken by his friends).friends or are underage).
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** It's also why Thor is ''[[https://imgur.com/gallery/EtDwU so fucking pissed]]'' at Tony when he finally does return. A man he considered at least as close as a brother not only turned on people they both called allies (especially Cap), but then ''cloned Thor without permission''. I doubt any of Loki's many betrayals hurt Thor as much as that did.

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** It's also why Thor is ''[[https://imgur.com/gallery/EtDwU so fucking pissed]]'' at Tony when he finally does return. A man he considered at least as close as a brother not only turned on people they both called allies (especially Cap), but then ''cloned Thor without permission''. I doubt any of Loki's many betrayals hurt Thor as much as that did.
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--->(''in Mephisto's Realm, Howard Stark's spirit appears before Tony'')\\

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* BrokenPedestal: Around the time Spider-Man finally officially joined ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', Tony Stark became something of a mentor to Peter. The two gravitated to each other, being the only members of the team at the time who were scientifically minded, and after the infamous ''The Other'' storyline, Tony even designed Peter a new Spider-Man armor much like his own. This "mentorship" culminated during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' when Tony essentially made Peter his NumberTwo on the Pro Registration side. Eventually, their friendship completely dissolved when Peter learned [[WellIntentionedExtremist the extremes Tony was resorting to]] during the event.

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* BrokenPedestal: Around the time Spider-Man finally officially joined ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', Tony Stark became something of a mentor to Peter. The two gravitated to each other, being the only members of the team at the time who were scientifically minded, and after the infamous ''The Other'' storyline, Tony even designed Peter a new Spider-Man armor much like his own. This "mentorship" culminated during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' ''[[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 Civil War]]'' when Tony essentially made Peter his NumberTwo on the Pro Registration side. Eventually, their friendship completely dissolved when Peter learned [[WellIntentionedExtremist the extremes Tony was resorting to]] during the event.

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* DeathSeeker: Tony, to a [[TheWoobie horribly painful degree]]. And, no, it didn't start during/after Comicbook/CivilWar, either, though that certainly made it worse. It started when he was struck with [[SurvivorGuilt survivor's guilt]] over the [[MyGreatestFailure death of Yin Sen]] -- that's right, it started with his ''origin story'' -- and just kind of [[FromBadToWorse went downhill]] at breakneck speed from there.

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* DeathSeeker: Tony, to a [[TheWoobie horribly painful degree]]. And, no, it didn't start during/after Comicbook/CivilWar, Comicbook/CivilWar2006, either, though that certainly made it worse. It started when he was struck with [[SurvivorGuilt survivor's guilt]] over the [[MyGreatestFailure death of Yin Sen]] -- that's right, it started with his ''origin story'' -- and just kind of [[FromBadToWorse went downhill]] at breakneck speed from there.



* HeroicSacrifice: In the last comic of ''ComicBook/EarthX'', the Celestials had landed on Earth and is getting ready to destroy the planet. [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] knew that he had to buy time for [[spoiler: Galactus to arrive to fight.]] So, he went up in a giant Iron Man suit and fought off a bunch of Gods by himself.
** During ''ComicBook/FearItself'', Tony furious that Odin refuses to aid Earth, decides to sacrifice his sobriety to get the god's attention.

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* HeroicSacrifice: In the last comic of ''ComicBook/EarthX'', the Celestials had landed on Earth and is getting ready to destroy the planet. [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] knew that he had to buy time for [[spoiler: Galactus to arrive to fight.]] So, he went up in a giant Iron Man suit and fought off a bunch of Gods by himself.
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During ''ComicBook/FearItself'', Tony furious that Odin refuses to aid Earth, decides to sacrifice his sobriety to get the god's attention.



* HeroWithBadPublicity: After ''Civil War'' and ''Secret Invasion'', in some comics versions he became known as the man whose leadership led to the death of Captain America and allowed the Skrull Empire to nearly conquer the Earth. And during ''World War Hulk'' a lot of Hulk supporters hate him because of the whole "shot Hulk into space" thing.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: After ''Armor Wars'', then ''Civil War'' and ''Secret Invasion'', in some comics versions he became known as the man whose leadership led to the death of Captain America and allowed the Skrull Empire to nearly conquer the Earth. And during ''World War Hulk'' a lot of Hulk supporters hate him because of the whole "shot Hulk into space" thing.



* MoreThanMindControl: Tony's arrogance has been an avenue for controlling him via brainwashing at least three times in his career. During the time Morgan Le Fay used magic to zap the Avengers into being her servants, Hawkeye pointed out to Cap that going for Tony first wasn't a good idea since Tony was going to buy far more easily into the whole "feudal lord" thing.



* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Was once eligible to wield Excalibur itself. Doctor Doom, who was also in the room and had (naturally) tried his hand, wasn't amused.



* PragmaticHero: In ''ComicBook/CivilWar''. When faced with the possibility of the implementation of a Superhero Registration Act, Iron Man tries to prevent it, to the point of speaking in a hearing against the SHRA. However, once the act becomes an inevitability and is subsequently passed, he decides to support it, not only hoping it could be diffused, but knowing that resisting the law would bring dire consequences for the superhero community. His methods to win the ensuing war between the pro-SHRA faction and the anti-SHRA forces (led by Captain America) include the creation of a prison for outlaw vigilantes in the Negative Zone and the recruitment of the supervillain team known as the Thunderbolts.

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* PragmaticHero: In ''ComicBook/CivilWar''.''ComicBook/CivilWar2006''. When faced with the possibility of the implementation of a Superhero Registration Act, Iron Man tries to prevent it, to the point of speaking in a hearing against the SHRA. However, once the act becomes an inevitability and is subsequently passed, he decides to support it, not only hoping it could be diffused, but knowing that resisting the law would bring dire consequences for the superhero community. His methods to win the ensuing war between the pro-SHRA faction and the anti-SHRA forces (led by Captain America) include the creation of a prison for outlaw vigilantes in the Negative Zone and the recruitment of the supervillain team known as the Thunderbolts.



* TrueCompanions: Of all the ties formed in the Avengers' long history, none match those between ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Iron Man, and Thor. The team is always at its strongest when these three are in it, and any two of them would lay down their lives for the third without hesitation. This is what made the Cap/Iron Man conflict in ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' so devastating; one has to wonder if it might have been averted if Thor hadn't been dead at the time. The adverts for ''Avengers Prime'' put it best: Many have answered the call, but three have always stood above the rest.

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* TrueCompanions: Of all the ties formed in the Avengers' long history, none match those between ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, Iron Man, and Thor. The team is always at its strongest when these three are in it, and any two of them would lay down their lives for the third without hesitation. This is what made the Cap/Iron Man conflict in ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' so devastating; one has to wonder if it might have been averted if Thor hadn't been dead at the time. The adverts for ''Avengers Prime'' put it best: Many have answered the call, but three have always stood above the rest.



[[AC:Anime]]
* ''Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore''
* ''Anime/AvengersConfidentialBlackWidowAndPunisher''
* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers''

[[AC:Comics]]
* ''War Machine Vol. 1'' (1994)
* ''U.S. War Machine'' (2001)
* ''U.S. War Machine 2.0'' (2003)
* ''War Machine Vol. 2'' (2009)
* ''Iron Man 2.0'' (2011)
* ''Iron Patriot'' (2014)

[[AC:Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse]] ([[Characters/MCUWarMachine page]])
* ''Film/IronMan1''
* ''Film/IronMan2''
* ''Film/IronMan3''
* ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
* ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''
* ''Film/AvengersEndgame''
* ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''
* ''Armor Wars''

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomClashOfTheSuperheroes''
* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''
* ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' (unlockable costume for Iron Man)
* ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'' ({{NPC}})
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance''
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight''

[[AC:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheInvincibleIronMan''
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' (two silent cameos)
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' (two episodes)
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow''
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''



* CanonImmigrant: Not Rhodey himself, but him being Iron Patriot, was introduced in ''Iron Man 3'', and in the comics he inherits the identity from ComicBook/NormanOsborn in 2014, taking up the Iron Patriot armor on behalf of the government.

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* CanonImmigrant: Not Rhodey himself, but him being Iron Patriot, Patriot was introduced in ''Iron Man 3'', and in the comics he inherits the identity from ComicBook/NormanOsborn in 2014, taking up the Iron Patriot armor on behalf of the government.



* CrapolaTech: The "Ex-Wife" bunker-buster warhead from ''Iron Man 2''
* {{Cyborg}}: Around the time of the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', but during the ''ComicBook/DarkReign'', his brain was put in a cloned body [[StatusQuoIsGod making him normal again]].

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* CrapolaTech: The "Ex-Wife" bunker-buster warhead from ''Iron Man 2''
* {{Cyborg}}: Around the time of the ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'', but during the ''ComicBook/DarkReign'', his brain was put in a cloned body [[StatusQuoIsGod making him normal again]].



* FlyingBrick[=/=]LightningBruiser. Rhodeys armor lets him become this in strength, speed, durability, logistics analysis, and sheer firepower.

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* FlyingBrick[=/=]LightningBruiser. Rhodeys Rhodey's armor lets him become this in strength, speed, durability, logistics analysis, and sheer firepower.



* LegacyCharacter: To Iron Man. Took the War Machine identity some time after Tony resumed the Iron Man role, though he's temporarily take up the mantle again in 2012. He temporarily took over the identity of Iron Patriot from ComicBook/NormanOsborn in 2014. And in 2017 it was announced that Frank Castle, who is now an anti-villain Hydra agent, will be taking up the mantle of War Machine.

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* KnownWhenToFoldEm: During ''Iron Man'' #349, when Doctor Doom invades Tony's lab looking for a macguffin, Rhodes is left facing off against him with nothing but a gun. Jim sensibly doesn't even try to fight him, just keep [[NoMacguffinNoWinner the doohickey away from Doom]].
* LegacyCharacter: To Iron Man. Took the War Machine identity some time after Tony resumed the Iron Man role, though he's temporarily take up the mantle again in 2012. He temporarily took over the identity of Iron Patriot from ComicBook/NormanOsborn in 2014. And in 2017 it was announced that Frank Castle, who is now as an anti-villain Hydra agent, will be taking took up the mantle of War Machine.



* MiniMecha: His armor in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel line is a huge behemoth that can transform into a sports car. His suit in ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' is similarly big.



* MovesetClone: Tony and Rhodey in the VideoGame/CapcomVs video games. (In the sprite-based games, it's not uncommon for War Machine to be a straight recolor of Tony's Modular Armor.)
* MuggleBestFriend: To Tony (who is a {{Mutant}} somewhat) in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe.



* PoweredArmor: James Rhodes has used Stark armor many times, either taking up the ComicBook/IronMan mantle while Tony was incapacitated or presumed dead, or working independently as War Machine. He has since gained a fear of it after many near-death experiences and actually dying.

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* PoweredArmor: James Rhodes has used Stark armor many times, either taking up the ComicBook/IronMan Iron Man mantle while Tony was incapacitated or presumed dead, or working independently as War Machine. He has since gained a fear of it after many near-death experiences and actually dying.



* RetCanon: To tie into ''Film/IronMan3'', Rhodey has recently taken up ComicBook/NormanOsborn's old Iron Patriot identity.

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: During a period where he was a cyborg, one of his eyes was mechanical. Naturally, it was a glowing red.
* RetCanon: To tie into ''Film/IronMan3'', Rhodey has recently taken took up ComicBook/NormanOsborn's old Iron Patriot identity.



* ShellShockedVeteran: After his return from death, he becomes truamatized with "armoring up", viewing them akin to coffins. However, he is still able to pilot fine and actually finds it comforting.

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* ShellShockedVeteran: After his return from death, he becomes truamatized traumatized with "armoring up", viewing them akin to coffins. However, he is still able to pilot fine and actually finds it comforting.



* TraumaButton: After being resurrected from his latest death in Civil War II, he develops a PTSD response to combat in armor after years of accruing trauma from dying in it. He can handle piloting a heavily armed ship much better.

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* TraumaButton: After being resurrected from his latest death in Civil ''Civil War II, II'', he develops a PTSD response to combat in armor after years of accruing trauma from dying in it. He can handle piloting a heavily armed ship much better.



Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a Creator/MarvelComics characters who mainly appears as supporting character in ''ComicBook/IronMan'' comics. She is created by Creator/StanLee and Don Heck, and is introduced into Franchise/MarvelUniverse in ''Tales of Suspense'' #45 in 1963). As ''Rescue'', she's introduced in ''The Invincible Iron Man'' #10 in 2009.

Pepper is Tony Stark's secretary, assistant, and longtime friend. She was working for Stark Industries and spotted an accounting error. She raced to let Tony Stark know. Having saved the company a large amount of money, Stark promoted her to be his personal assistant. Over the years, she developed romantic feelings on her womanizing boss to the point that she rejects the advances of Stark's chauffeur and assistant Happy Hogan. As Stark's affection for her grows, she becomes part of a love triangle between the two men, but eventually falls in love with and marries Hogan. Although Pepper and Happy soon divorce after she has an affair with a former college boyfriend, she and Happy join Tony at his new company, Stark Solutions. During their time in Stark's new company, Pepper and Happy once again became involved and they remarry. But Happy eventually dies after he is massively injured by the supervillain Slaymaster during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', and once again Pepper has on-off relationship with Tony. Half the time they're together, the other half they're pretending they weren't.

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Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a Creator/MarvelComics characters who mainly appears as supporting character in ''ComicBook/IronMan'' ''Iron Man'' comics. She is created by Creator/StanLee and Don Heck, and is introduced into Franchise/MarvelUniverse in ''Tales of Suspense'' #45 in 1963). As ''Rescue'', she's introduced in ''The Invincible Iron Man'' #10 in 2009.

Pepper is Tony Stark's secretary, assistant, and longtime friend. She was working for Stark Industries and spotted an accounting error. She raced to let Tony Stark know. Having saved the company a large amount of money, Stark promoted her to be his personal assistant. Over the years, she developed romantic feelings on her womanizing boss to the point that she rejects the advances of Stark's chauffeur and assistant Happy Hogan. As Stark's affection for her grows, she becomes part of a love triangle between the two men, but eventually falls in love with and marries Hogan. Although Pepper and Happy soon divorce after she has an affair with a former college boyfriend, she and Happy join Tony at his new company, Stark Solutions. During their time in Stark's new company, Pepper and Happy once again became involved and they remarry. But Happy eventually dies after he is massively injured by the supervillain Slaymaster during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'', ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'', and once again Pepper has on-off relationship with Tony. Half the time they're together, the other half they're pretending they weren't.



[[AC:Notable Comic Books appearance]]
* ''ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative''
* ''ComicBook/CivilWar''
* ''ComicBook/DarkReign''
* ''ComicBook/IronMan''
* ''The Invincible Iron Man''
* ''ComicBook/TheOrder2007''
* ''Rescue'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/SuperiorIronMan''
* ''Tales of Suspense''
* ''2020 Rescue''

[[AC:Animations]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes'' (1966): Voiced by Peg Dixon.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheInvincibleIronMan'' (2007): Voiced by Elisa Gabrielli.
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' (2009-2012): Voiced by Creator/AnnaCummer.
* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' (2010): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/CindyRobinson.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (2010-2013): Voiced by Dawn Olivieri.
* ''Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore'' (2013): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/KateHiggins.
* ''WebAnimation/LEGOMarvelSuperheroesMaximumOverload'' (2013): Voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle.
* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' (2014-2015): Voiced by Creator/FumieMizusawa.

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* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': Portrayed by Creator/GwynethPaltrow.
** ''Film/IronMan1'' (2008)
** ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010)
** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012)
** ''Film/IronMan3'' (2013)
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (cameo; 2017)
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019): Appears as both Pepper Potts and Rescue.

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* ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Marvel Pinball]]'' (2010): Voiced by Creator/TaraPlatt.
* ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' (2011): Appears as cameo.
* ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011-2016): Appears as playable hero as Rescue. Voiced by Creator/LauraBailey.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012-2017): Appears as playable hero as Rescue.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'' (2013): Appears as playable hero as both Pepper Potts and Rescue. Voiced by Creator/LauraBailey.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' (2013-present): Appears as {{NPC}}. Voiced by Brett Pels.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015-present): Rescue was added to the playable roster in 2019 as a tie-in to ''Avengers: Endgame''.
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' (2016-2019): A member of the main cast as assistant to Nick Fury, rather than Tony. Usually an NPC, but could be recruited as Rescue in limited-time events.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelStrikeForce'' (2019-present): Appears as playable hero as Rescue, again as a tie-in to ''Endgame''.

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[[AC:Notable Comic Books appearance]]
* ''ComicBook/AvengersTheInitiative''
* ''ComicBook/CivilWar''
* ''ComicBook/DarkReign''
* ''ComicBook/IronMan''
* ''The Invincible Iron Man''
* ''ComicBook/TheOrder2007''
* ''Rescue'' (2010)
* ''ComicBook/SuperiorIronMan''
* ''Tales of Suspense''
* ''2020 Rescue''

[[AC:Animations]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes'' (1966): Voiced by Peg Dixon.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheInvincibleIronMan'' (2007): Voiced by Elisa Gabrielli.
* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' (2009-2012): Voiced by Creator/AnnaCummer.
* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' (2010): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/CindyRobinson.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (2010-2013): Voiced by Dawn Olivieri.
* ''Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore'' (2013): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/KateHiggins.
* ''WebAnimation/LEGOMarvelSuperheroesMaximumOverload'' (2013): Voiced by Creator/GreyDeLisle.
* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' (2014-2015): Voiced by Creator/FumieMizusawa.

[[AC:Live-Actions]]
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': Portrayed by Creator/GwynethPaltrow.
** ''Film/IronMan1'' (2008)
** ''Film/IronMan2'' (2010)
** ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012)
** ''Film/IronMan3'' (2013)
** ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'' (cameo; 2017)
** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' (2018)
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' (2019): Appears as both Pepper Potts and Rescue.

[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Marvel Pinball]]'' (2010): Voiced by Creator/TaraPlatt.
* ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' (2011): Appears as cameo.
* ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011-2016): Appears as playable hero as Rescue. Voiced by Creator/LauraBailey.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012-2017): Appears as playable hero as Rescue.
* ''VideoGame/LEGOMarvelSuperHeroes'' (2013): Appears as playable hero as both Pepper Potts and Rescue. Voiced by Creator/LauraBailey.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' (2013-present): Appears as {{NPC}}. Voiced by Brett Pels.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'' (2015-present): Rescue was added to the playable roster in 2019 as a tie-in to ''Avengers: Endgame''.
* ''VideoGame/AvengersAcademy'' (2016-2019): A member of the main cast as assistant to Nick Fury, rather than Tony. Usually an NPC, but could be recruited as Rescue in limited-time events.
* ''VideoGame/MarvelStrikeForce'' (2019-present): Appears as playable hero as Rescue, again as a tie-in to ''Endgame''.

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* BerserkButton:
** In ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'', don't dismiss her as being just "Tony Stark's secretary".
** It comes up in her movie version, too. In her very first scene she fires off an uncharacteristically nasty zinger after Tony's latest conquest makes a seemingly derogatory comment about the job.
--->'''Christine:''' After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry cleaning.\\
'''Pepper:''' I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including occasionally [[SlutShaming taking out the trash]]. Will that be all?



* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: The number of people who call her "Virginia" on a recurring basis is... well, it's extremely low. Pretty much everyone calls her Pepper.



A live-action Creator/DisneyPlus series based on the character was announced for the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in December 2020, with Dominique Thorne (''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk'') cast in the title role; she's set to debut earlier, in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'', in late 2022.

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A The character made her live-action Creator/DisneyPlus series based on the character was announced for debut in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in December 2020, with Dominique Thorne (''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk'') cast in the title role; she's set to debut earlier, in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'', in late 2022.2022, played by Dominique Thorne (''Film/IfBealeStreetCouldTalk''), followed by a Creator/DisneyPlus series focusing on her.
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* FusionDance: As noted above with the adult Tony, he's now one with the original Iron Man, thanks to Franklin Richards recreating Tony when when saved the Avengers and his family from Onslaught.

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* FusionDance: As noted above with the adult Tony, he's He's now one merged with the original Iron Man, thanks to Franklin Richards recreating Tony when when he saved the Avengers and his family from Onslaught.Onslaught. It doesn't get mentioned much.



* MergerOfSouls: Again, as noted above, he and the adult Tony were fused thanks to Franklin Richards recreating the original Iron Man while saving the Avengers and his family from their deaths by Onslaught, though the only thing done with it was Tony mentioned he had vauge memories of his counterpart's life.

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* MergerOfSouls: Again, as noted above, he and He was fused with the adult Tony were fused thanks to Franklin Richards recreating the original Iron Man while saving the Avengers and his family from their deaths by Onslaught, though as of 2023 the only thing done with impact it had was Tony mentioned mentioning that he had vauge vague memories of his counterpart's life.



* WeHardlyKnewYe: Introduced in 1995, he dies in 1996 and has stayed dead (technically) since.

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* WeHardlyKnewYe: Introduced in 1995, he dies in 1996 and has, as of 2023, has [[KilledOffForReal stayed dead dead]] (technically) since.
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* NotGoodWithPeople: He's charming, but beyond the superficial charm he just doesn't relate to other people very easily, and it leads to huge communication problems that only widens the gap between himself and his teammates.
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* AMergerOfSouls: Again, as noted above, he and the adult Tony were fused thanks to Franklin Richards recreating the original Iron Man while saving the Avengers and his family from their deaths by Onslaught, though the only thing done with it was Tony mentioned he had vauge memories of his counterpart's life.

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* AMergerOfSouls: MergerOfSouls: Again, as noted above, he and the adult Tony were fused thanks to Franklin Richards recreating the original Iron Man while saving the Avengers and his family from their deaths by Onslaught, though the only thing done with it was Tony mentioned he had vauge memories of his counterpart's life.

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* FusionDance: As noted above with the adult Tony, he's now one with the original Iron Man, thanks to Franklin Richards recreating Tony when when saved the Avengers and his family from Onslaught.


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* AMergerOfSouls: Again, as noted above, he and the adult Tony were fused thanks to Franklin Richards recreating the original Iron Man while saving the Avengers and his family from their deaths by Onslaught, though the only thing done with it was Tony mentioned he had vauge memories of his counterpart's life.
* PoweredArmor: Much like the classic Tony, he wore armor as Iron Man, though his most famous one had the yellow/gold parts be composed of hard-light holograms.


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* TeenGenius: He is a college-aged Tony Stark, so naturally, he's just as smart.
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* GeniusesHaveMultiplePhDs: Brilliant engineer/inventor/industrialist Tony Stark has multiple [=PhDs=], though the number tends to vary: in ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'' he says he has three, while in a 2010 issue of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' he says he has seven.
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* ''Anime/IronMan'' anime (2010): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/CindyRobinson.

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* ''Anime/IronMan'' anime ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' (2010): Voiced by Hiroe Oka and Creator/CindyRobinson.

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* GreenLanternRing: Transistors were his original technological solution of choice, and those have been consistently replaced by the cutting edge tech of the era of whoever's writing him at the time.


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* SwissArmySuperpower: Transistors were his original technological solution of choice, and those have been consistently replaced by the cutting edge tech of the era of whoever's writing him at the time.

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* MillionairePlayboy: Tony used to play up his image as an extravagant playboy to deflect suspicions about being the man in the Iron Man suit. As with most super heroes, his secret identity got leaked to the public eventually.



* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Tony used to play up his image as an extravagant playboy to deflect suspicions about being the man in the Iron Man suit. As with most super heroes, his secret identity got leaked to the public eventually.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Tony can be a smug narcissist who's a bit of a showoff, his heart's in the right place and he works hard to make the world better.
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* GoodIsNotNice: Tony Stark has never been the nicest guy, yet he still cares about saving the world and is the first to put himself on the line for humanity when it comes down the wire.
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* GrandfatherClause: Tony Stark is one of the few mainstream superheroes (along with Franchise/{{Batman}} and Franchise/GreenArrow) who can still play the HonestCorporateExecutive trope ''somewhat'' straight, even after [[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/07/28/americans-views-about-billionaires-have-grown-somewhat-more-negative-since-2020/ public opinions about billionaires in the real world]] have shifted negatively, largely because that trope was the whole ''raison d'être'' for Iron Man in the first place.
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* OneManArmy: Iron Man, who has been described as wearing a fighter jet, although that's an understatement. Even better when he uses his Extremis to control multiple suits simultaneously.
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* PornStache: Believe or not but Iron Man sported [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQR5wWq1NrsY3uaMT_jWTOp_f12lYLv1W_-IA&usqp=CAU a truly impressive pornstache]] in the 80s during the ''ComicBook/ArmorWars'' saga. Tony in later comics shaved it back to his smaller stache before getting his current bearded look.
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* BeardOfSorrow: When Tony became an alcoholic, this happened.
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* TheDreaded: Iron Man is now this to the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim, who are basically The Fair Folk on crack, with even Malekith the Accursed, an incredibly powerful psychopathic sorcerer who fights and actively trolls Thor, being wary of him at the very least. Malekith also comments, after Tony, in a Cold Iron armour, tears his way through Svartalfheim hunting for the rings of the Mandarin (which Malekith had acquired by murdering the former owners), that the upshot of it is that they now have a new story to terrify the children with.
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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: One scene in The Invincible Iron Man has Tony and Reed Richards playing each other on about ten different chessboards at the same time.
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* HowardHughesHomage: Billionaire-playboy-engineer-superhero [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]. He even designed for the military -- munitions instead of planes -- and went through a major struggle with a debilitating psychological problem, although in Tony's case it was alcoholism, not OCD. In his early comics appearances, he even had the mustache. Due to ComicBookTime, these days his father -- actually named Howard -- is portrayed as even more of one.
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* EnergyWeapon: Repulsor rays are the armor's primary energy weapon.
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* BrokenPedestal: Around the time Spider-Man finally officially joined ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', Tony Stark became something of a mentor to Peter. The two gravitated to each other, being the only members of the team at the time who were scientifically minded, and after the infamous ''The Other'' storyline, Tony even designed Peter a new Spider-Man armor much like his own. This "mentorship" culminated during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' when Tony essentially made Peter his NumberTwo on the Pro Registration side. Eventually, their friendship completely dissolved when Peter learned [[WellIntentionedExtremist the extremes Tony was resorting to]] during the event.
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* {{Omniglot}}: Tony Stark, in addition to English, speaks fluent French, German, Russian, Chinese... That's not counting his armor's translation software.
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* SharpDressedMan: "Sharp Dressed Man" might as well be Tony Stark's theme song.
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* BrokenAce: Tony Stark is one of the smartest, richest, and most popular people on Earth, witty, a ladykiller who had everything anybody could ever want in their life. However, deep inside he suffers from self-hatred (which has even developed into suicidal tendencies), alcoholism, control issues, and the scars left by his abusive father. He has even stated he feels he doesn't deserve the friends and good things in life he has. Following the Civil War, Tony's guilt over Captain America's death and the actions he took would make him occasionally break down.
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* Chick Magnet: Tony Stark is the epitome of this trope. It'd be easier to list the women he hasn't dated in the Marvel verse.

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* Chick Magnet: Tony Stark is the epitome of this trope. It'd be easier to list the women he hasn't dated in the Marvel verse.

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