The most tragic sacrifice of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has to be the death of Tony Stark. In ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Tony Stark sacrificed himself to defeat the supervillain of Phase Three, Thanos. Although his physical presence will be missed in MCU, Iron Man‘s legacy is most likely to live on.
Using the stones, Iron Man performed his final act which was the greatest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tony Stark was a man of a dual personality- an egomaniac industrialist and a technological genius and morally questionable. Marvel needs a strong persona to fill in the suit of Iron Man. Here’s the list of five Marvel Superheroes who can take over Jarvis.
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Spider-Man
Iron Man was the biggest icon and idol for Peter Parker. First recruited by Tony Stark during ‘Captain America: Civil War’, Peter Parker idolized Tony Stark. He shaped Peter’s personality and shaped him into a responsible adult who deals maturely with his powers as seen in ‘Spiderman: Homecoming’. Stark also provided Peter with his first legitimate suit along with the Iron Spider armor as seen in Avengers: Infinity War.
Tony Stark also left his E.D.I.T.H glasses with Spider-Man as his inheritance, giving access to Stark Industries’ global satellite network and defense system. But still Spiderman: ‘No Way Home’ established Peter Parker as a worthy hero in the MCU. Also by the end of the film, Peter made his own suit foregoing the Stark tech he relied on. But Peter Parker still has a long way to establish as a worthy successor of Iron Man.
War Machine
Col.James Rodes has always been a primary hero using the Stark tech in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rodes has been featured in ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ without his armor and also won’t be suiting up in the upcoming ‘Secret Invasion’. Although Tony Stark’s best friend, Rodes has an added advantage.
According to the official reports from Marvel Studios, Armor Wars will see James Rhodey working to protect Tony Stark’s legacy as Iron Man. This will more likely be to expect the return of the War Machine armor which was once cast aside. But Rhodey’s new role in the White House might keep him away from suiting up as War Machine in the long term. But after Black Panther, Marvel needs a black hero in a climactic role.
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Peter Potts
The love of Tony Stark’s life- Pepper Potts eventually became Iron Man’s wife as secretary between ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’. She was also present during the final battle against Thomas and his evil forces. Stark made Rescue armor, especially for her. She was by his side even after the snap and encouraged Iron Man to finally rest after his sacrifice.
But there is a high probability that Pepper Potts would not be interested in continuing Iron Man’s legacy. She witnessed how his superhero responsibility got in the way of their relationship, hence Potts does not want the same fate for their daughter, Morgan. For a Marvel crossover such as ‘Secret Wars’, she is likely to be on the list of Iron Man’s replacement.
Ironheart
Ironheart made her debut in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. Riri Williams reverse-engineered Tony Stark’s armor to forge her own flight suit in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while attending MIT. She also created her own propriety vibranium technology that was secretly used by the CIA which placed her at the crossroads of both Wankanda and Namor’s undersea kingdom of Talokan. However, this led Riri to meet Shuri who provided her the opportunity to build her very own vibranium-integrated suit of armor, Ironheart.
Because of her tech skills, Ironheart is one of the heroes most suited to inherit Iron Man’s legacy. Although she does not have any personal connection or a familial relationship with Tony Stark, maybe if it has to be decided on her skills then Ironheart is the most appropriate candidate to succeed in Iron Man.
Morgan Stark
If not Ironheart, then it has to be Morgan Stark, Tony Stark’s daughter. During the events of ‘Endgame’ and her father’s sacrifice, he was only four years. While Tony’s absence will foster a strange mix of emotions as she grows up, hopefully, Pepper Potts will do a good job raising her to be her father’s mirror.
In a deleted scene of ‘Avengers: Endgame’, Katherine Langford plays the role of adult Morgan who meets Tony Stark in the Soul world. She reassures him that his decision to save the universe was the right call to make. It would be delightful to see Langford appear as adult Morgan all ready to take up her father’s legacy.
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