Summary

TheMCUhas expertly crafted an prove universe of superheroes that be not as toon characters in a comic book , but as real life mass , which means more naturalistic component of an otherwise fantastical world had to be account for - and the firstIron Manmovie is a double-dyed example . Before unknown , god , or legerdemain , the MCU began withIron Man , which is well the most grounded MCU film to date . That ’s why it ’s so surprising that the MCU did n’t conform Tony Stark ’s more naturalistic adaptation of Iron Man ’s origin , especially considering the MCU ’s long - stand drift of preferred source stuff .

InUltimate Marvel Team - Up#5 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Allred , Iron Man is fighting alongside Spider - Manto fend off a team of panoplied assaulter attempting to kidnap Iron Man and steal his armour . The villains successfully close down Iron Man ’s courtship during the fighting , leaving him trapped in a prison of his pattern . That makes Tony Stark call back back to his stemma , when he was gaol by a rebel group in Guatemala who abduct Stark to force him to ramp up artillery for their resistance against their country ’s despotism .

While Stark initially refuses to build the rebels their weapons , he is impel to accept their condition after one of the other prisoner ( his own cousin ) is shoot dead mighty in front of him , and the lives of everyone else were put at danger . So , Tony build them a new kind of artillery : repulsor gauntlet . He lay the gauntlets on one of the Johnny for a demonstration , which is when he activates a hidden control that makes the repulsors target the other rebels , allow him and the other prisoners the chance to escape .

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A number of MCU ’s constitute Avengers are getting an overhaul in the new Ultimate Universe , admit one hero who was hold 1 iconic Spider - Man moment .

Tony Stark’s Ultimate Universe Origin is More Realistic than Earth-616

Tony Building Repulsor Gloves Rather than a Full Iron Man Suit is More Believable

Tony Stark ’s Ultimate Universe originis more or less the same as his Earth-616 backstory , but with a few key differences that make it more naturalistic . Firstly , the fact that Tony did n’t build the entire Iron Man suit of clothes ( though he still came up with the design while imprisoned ) is far more believable given that he was under constant observation . secondly , Tony did n’t depart from his appointment - he built what the rebels want him to . It ’s not like he was suppose to build a projectile , and then build full Iron Man armour rather .

The rebels wanted a fresh kind of weapon , and Tony deliver ; he just added a hidden mount that gave him control . This is also more on - brand with Tony Stark as a hero , as his quick - thinking brilliance is always what acquire him out of a jam whenever he does n’t have his Iron Man suits , and this origination absolutely exemplify that .

The Ultimate Universe version is also just a better desperate origin story , as it show Tony Stark only assist the rebels to bring through the life of his fellow captive , as opposed to just saving himself . In fact , in the MCU , Tony ’s only other fellow prisoner , Yinsen , break to get him out of there , rather than Tony commit his spirit on the line for the rice beer of others .

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The MCU Has Regularly Pulled from the Ultimate Universe, Making It More Strange It Didn’t for Iron Man

It ’s been well - noted that the MCU is greatly inspired by the Ultimate Universe , from quality depictions like Nick Fury to the origin of the Avengers being more kin to that of the Ultimates . It make sense that a modern - day comic Good Book adaptation would pull from the most up - to - date adaptation of Marvel Comics characters ( indeed , that was the entire role of the Ultimate Universe to begin with ) . But , with a chronicle of accommodate Ultimate Universe versions of Marvel Comics ’ history , why did n’t the MCU do the same for Iron Man ?

While fan will never know why the MCU determine to use the more comic Holy Scripture - y version ofIron Man ’s line from the original continuity of Earth-616 as opposed to the more realistic translation of the Ultimate Universe , the one thing that seems unmortgaged is that it ’s shocking theMCUdidn’t .

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MCU’s Iron Man armor with Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) behind it.

Iron Man escaping POW camp in his original origin story.

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