Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... world class physicist turned musclehead maniac. Vanko is the son of the Russian scientist who helped build the arc reactor technology that would lead to the Iron Man suit. But when Vanko’s father was deported thanks to accusations by the Stark family, his life fell apart. Ivan has vowed revenge on the Starks, specifically the one flying around the world in Iron Man armor.
Personality... intelligent, vindictive, and a perfectionist. He’s smart enough to make a brand new arc reactor and a set of Whiplash armor to go with it. He’s also brave enough to use it to attack Iron Man, the most famous and powerful superhero in the world. Focused on revenge, he’ll make alliances with any number of shady characters to achieve his goal.
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Tony Stark. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Son of legendary inventor and weapons contractor Howard Stark. When Tony Stark is assigned to give a weapons presentation to an Iraqi unit led by Lt. Col. James Rhodes, he's given a ride on enemy lines. That ride ends badly when Stark's Humvee that he's riding in is attacked by enemy combatants. He survives—barely—with a chest full of shrapnel and a car battery attached to his heart. In order to survive he comes up with a way to miniaturize the battery and figures out that the battery can power something else. Thus Iron Man is born. He uses the primitive device to escape from the cave in Iraq. Once back home, he then begins work on perfecting the Iron Man suit. But the man who was put in charge of Stark Industries has plans of his own to take over Tony's technology for other matters.
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With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances—and confront powerful enemies.
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When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
