Iron Man

Selfish businessman turned selfless hero.

Biography:

Tony Stark was born to Howard and Maria Stark in Chicago. However, Tony primarily grew up in New York due to the main Stark Industries building being in Manhattan.

Early Life:

In his late teens, Tony lost his parents in a tragic car crash. At this time, Tony turned to the family butler--Edwin Jarvis--for guidance and support. Sadly, Tony fell into alcoholism, and would eventually have heart problems because of his drinking. In his days as a playboy, Stark met Pepper Potts--who would one day become his wife. Hitting it off on the first impression, Tony immediately hired Pepper as his personal assistant. Tragically, Jarvis passed away around this time. This prompted Tony to hire Happy Hogan as his new butler and bodyguard.

Origin:

Due to Tony's heart problems that stemmed from his heavy driving, Stark created a mixture of bio-tech and advanced armor powered by a miniature Arc Reactor to help him recover. However, Stark was eventually forced to add weapons to the armor when former mentor Obadiah Stane donned his own armor--which would later be revealed to be built by Hydra--and threatened Tony's friends and his company.

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