The Stark Tower, eventually changed to Avengers Tower, has been shown in various films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with The Avengers (2012) Fictional history [ edit ] Iron Man is the superhero persona of Anthony Edward " Tony" Stark, a businessman and engineer who runs the company Stark Industries. Beginning his career as a weapons manufacturer, he is captured in a war zone, and his heart is severely injured by shrapnel. To sustain his heart and escape his captors, he builds a technologically advanced armor. After escaping, he continues using the armor as a superhero, creating more advanced models that grant him superhuman strength, flight, energy projection, and other abilities. The character was used to explore political themes, and early Iron Man stories were set in the Cold War. Later stories explored other themes, such as civil unrest, technological advancement, corporate espionage, alcoholism, and governmental authority. During the Secret Wars storyline, Stark Tower is destroyed by the Children of Tomorrow during the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. [11] Hogan, Jon (2009). "The Comic Book as Symbolic Environment: The Case of Iron Man". ETC: A Review of General Semantics. 66 (2): 199–214. ISSN 0014-164X. JSTOR 42578930. In July 2024, the Headquarters were investigated by the Department of Damage Control due to Stark Industries having made the drones used in the recent conflict. The drones were also investigated there and rendered inactive. [10] Alternate Universes [ ] Rescuing Pepper Potts [ ]

Bring the spirit of the iconic IRONMAN World Championship to your home kitchen with this easy, healthy dish. Stark Tower appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes. There is a level where Captain America have to stop Aldrich Killian and Mandarin from taking over Stark Tower. A bonus mission at Stark Tower has Iron Man and War Machine setting things up for a party at Stark Tower which also included them going in a dance-off against the Iron Patriot armor. While initially intending to use the top three floors of the Main Tower as his state-of-the-art bachelor pad, Stark gave them over to the Avengers as their base of operations after their former base, Avengers Mansion, was destroyed. Longtime caretaker of the Avengers Mansion Edwin Jarvis was asked to resume his duties in the new location. Later, when the Sentry became a member of the Avengers, his long-hidden Watchtower appeared, integrating itself atop the Main Tower, [1] fully integrated into the building's existing architecture. Serving as both Sentry's headquarters and as the private residences of Robert Reynolds and his wife Lindy, the 20-story watchtower is operated and maintained by CLOC (Centrally Located Organic Computer), a near-sentient computer of Sentry's own design. The lower levels of the Main Tower, along with both the South and North Buildings, are largely occupied with Stark's subsidiaries and non-profit organizations.Harn, Darby (September 25, 2021). "15 Most Powerful Variants Of Iron Man In Marvel Comics". ScreenRant . Retrieved September 4, 2023. Stark declared to the press that his company would no longer manufacture weapons after watching soldiers die with the weapons built to protect them with his own eyes. Stark went to Arc Reactor powering the Headquarters, and tried to propose this technology as a new field of investigation to Stante, realizing that he already knew about the Miniaturized arc reactor in his chest. When his stories frequently invoked the Cold War during his first years of publication, Iron Man stood for liberal capitalism, fighting against communism in the name of democracy and capitalism. [88] In the early 1970s, Iron Man became more self-doubting, questioning when the use of force is justified against communism, [89] and he responded by becoming a philanthropist. [90] The 1990s saw Iron Man reject broader ideology in favor of individualism, and his allegiance to American democracy was replaced by his own personal values. He remains anti-communist, however, reiterating his support for democracy and refusing to do business in China following the Tiannamen Square Massacre. [91] Iron Man is portrayed as an archetype of how masculinity is seen in the United States, [92] with his success in business and his playboy characterization allowing the character to symbolize a masculine image of the country during the Cold War. [93] This characterization also manifests in negative traits that were prominent in early Iron Man stories, including belligerence, negligence, and misogyny. [94] To be an international headquarters, the airport matters a ton. A huge part of what all of us do is travel for a living,” he says. “In attracting international corporations, education is a big deal. [As is] being able to have a place where people are confident to educate their children, a place that’s safe, a place that’s affordable, and a place where, increasingly, there’s opportunities for trailing spouses.” Fink, Richard (April 1, 2023). "Why the First MCU Movie Had to Be Iron Man". MovieWeb . Retrieved September 5, 2023.

Crump, Andy (May 2, 2018). "Why Iron Man was the most pivotal movie of the last decade". The Week . Retrieved September 5, 2023.

Minton, Turner (January 17, 2017). "Every Adaptation Of Iron Man, Ranked Worst To Best". ScreenRant . Retrieved September 3, 2023.

Schedeen, Jesse (June 19, 2023). "Marvel Comics Teases the Wedding of Tony Stark and Emma Frost". IGN . Retrieved September 6, 2023.Yamato, Jen (May 1, 2008). " Iron Man is the Best-Reviewed Movie of 2008!". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014 . Retrieved June 21, 2008. Running out of power and with Stane still trying to kill him, Stark instructed Pepper Potts to overload the full-sized Arc Reactor, creating a huge pillar of blue light over the sky of Los Angeles that electrocuted Stane inside his armor, and causing a huge explosion when falling over the reactor. [3] Allan, Scoot (2020-03-02). "The Avengers 10 Best Headquarters, Ranked". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 2023-01-09.

Iron Man is a businessman and an entrepreneur who constantly seeks to innovate and improve his technology. [79] Stan Lee modeled Iron Man after businessman Howard Hughes. [80] [79] The character shares many traits with Hughes, including a similar business, his reputation as an arrogant playboy, and a physical resemblance. [79] As a businessman, Tony Stark is motivated to create and develop technology both for personal benefit and for the benefit of society. [81] [82] His belief in progress sometimes manifests as opposition to the press and politicians, whose attempts to keep him accountable hamper his efforts as a superhero. [83] Iron Man was created at a time when comic book characters were first depicted struggling with real life problems, and his heart injury was an early example of a superhero with a physical disability. [84] This injury was prominent in his early characterization, making him misanthropic so as not to reveal the nature of his injury or his secret identity, [8] thereby threatening his autonomy and his masculinity. [85] As real world medical technology made heart injuries less fatal, Iron Man's physical maladies extended to neurological damage. [86] Iron Man was given a mental illness as well when he was written as an alcoholic. [87] See also: Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Iron Man was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Following an eight-month ellipsis, Tony, who is suffering financial difficulties at the time, is forced to sell the rebuilt Stark Tower to a Chinese company called Qeng Enterprises. [12] Tony and the rest of the Avengers relocate to another Stark Tower which had been built near Time Square. [13] [14] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ] Patchett, Brian (July 17, 2019). "How Much Robert Downey Jr. Was Paid For Each of His MCU Films". CBR . Retrieved September 3, 2023.In episode five of the Disney+ TV series, Loki, a brief shot of a damaged Stark Tower appears in the Void to which pruned variants have been sent, along with other landmark New York City buildings. [20] When Norman Osborn took over S.H.I.E.L.D., and renamed it H.A.M.M.E.R., he also took ownership of the tower. [6] After Osborn is removed from power following the Siege of Asgard, the tower is returned to Stark. With the Sentry's death, his watch tower disappeared from the rooftop where it is replaced by Heimdall's observatory as sign of solidarity between Earth and Asgard. [7] Lussier, Germain (March 14, 2014). "Exclusive: Tony Stark's Avengers Tower Debuts As Easter Egg In 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' ". /Film . Retrieved March 14, 2014. With an unparalleled venue, first-ever Frenchman win, youngest world champion and more, we saw over 1 billion reach in media coverage, with 19+ million views from 155 countries. Ashford, Sage (July 27, 2019). "10 Coolest Alternate Universe Iron Man Armors". CBR . Retrieved September 4, 2023.