Iron Manis a basic of theMarvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , andlong after his death , his impressive battles remain etch into the brain of lover everywhere . Before the MCU began , there were several fairly successful movie debut have Marvel hero . wanderer - Man and Hulk were among the most pop heroes from the comics , and the cristal - Men managed to acquire into a successful franchise under the leaders at Fox .

Meanwhile , less well - make love heroes like Iron Man , Thor , and Captain America had been adapted to low - budget production before , and they appeared from time to time in cartoons , but for the most part , they stay on in the comics . ButRobert Downey Jr. ’s performance as Tony Stark , aka Iron Man , changed thing forever in 2008 . And a big part of the moving-picture show ’s success was taking this iconic futurist hero , and pitting him against others in a way that appear authentic , and just incredibly cool .

10Iron Man Mark I Breaks Free From The Cave

Iron Man (2008)

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Mark I was orotund , clunky , and rudimentary , but it was enough to get the job done and get Stark out of a cave in the Middle East . With flamethrowers , Stark is able-bodied to labour back against his captorsin an epic presentation that set the tone for the movie , and the MCU as a whole . And gratefully , things continued to get better from there .

9Iron Man Fights Whiplash At The Monaco Grand Prix

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Ivan Vanko , aka Whiplash , was the boy of a disgruntled former fellow worker of Howard Stark ’s . And while Howard managed to leverage their shared work and make massive profits , Anton Vanko was well less fortunate . In an attempt to avenge his Padre ’s legacy , Ivan builds unbelievable whips with technologythat resemble Tony ’s spark reactor , and attacks the billionaire inIron Man 2 .

Everything in this scene is iconic . From the way Tony befit up with a suitcase , to Ivan tearing a car in half , the intact conflict sequence is tense and visceral . And it ’s vindicated that Ivan is not hold back , as he unleashes his rage on Tony with unbelievable preciseness . The fight starts with a crash as Tony ’s car is mail flying , and ends with Ivan banged up in prison house .

8Iron Man Versus Obadiah Stane, AKA Iron Monger

retrovert to the first movie , Tony ’s final engagement against hisformer Quaker and mentor , Obadiah Stane , is one of the most torturesome in the MCU because ofthe emotional impact of the perfidy . Stane uses Stark ’s new discharge reactor , pulled from his chest , to power a unexampled case . Then , he seek to murder Tony in monastic order to lie call to Stark Industries and his enormous lot for himself .

This battle pass off in the first movie sets the tone for everything that come after in the MCU , and it did a howling line .

This struggle occur in the first flick sets the tone for everything that comes after in the MCU , and it did a fantastic line . The barbarity of the fight , the fact that Tony fall back man of the suit as he fights , and the way he finally use his word , in bicycle-built-for-two with the suit , to exploit the weaknesses in Stane ’s suit , all come together to make thisone of the best fights in the MCU .

Tony Stark in his Iron Man gear leading Vision Quest’s White Vision and Ultron

7Iron Man & The Iron Patriot Versus Hammer Drones

Iron Man 2features a number of incredible fights for Tony , include his squad - up with James Rhodes , who wears the Iron Patriot causa . While at the Stark Expo , Justin Hammer appears in society to showcase his unexampled military laggard , which were in secret design by Ivan Vanko . Despite Vanko telling Justin Hammer that the radio-controlled aircraft could only pledge in the presentation , Vanko managed to control them remotely , and become them into fully - operational , armed weapons .

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Vanko station the army of drones to attack Iron Man , andtogether with Iron Patriot , the pair set about to fight backand deliver the civilians attending the expo . This is a major superhero moment , as Stark does an unbelievable problem saving multitude and taking down Vanko ’s drones . Meanwhile , Rhodes ' Iron Patriot suit essay to keep up , but with the Justin Hammer upgrades , thing do n’t always ferment as expected . It ’s a great scene , with clowning , and awesome action .

Split image of Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark standing in front of an explosion in Iron Man (2008) on the left, Downey Jr’s Tony in his Iron Man suit in the finale battle of Avengers Endgame (2019) on the right

6Iron Man & The Avengers Versus The Chitauri Invasion

The Avengers (2012)

One of the most torturesome moments for Tony Stark comes in the first major crossover movie , The Avengers . When Loki come to Earth in an elbow grease to conquer the Midgard satellite , he employs the care of aviolent alien race known as the Chitauri . The Chitauri arrive with a motley of war machine , vehicles , and weapon system , quick to take over New York , and from there , the relaxation of the world . However , Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes stand up together quick to fight and drive the alien intrusion .

Tony Stark gets to solve along with the residual of his team , andhe has some gravid mo during this fight . His dialog with Loki in Stark Tower , his squad - up with Hulk , and steering the attacking outlander away from where people could get hurt . However , Tony ’s ultimate donation in this fight was the moment he take a missile headed for New York , and fly it into a vena portae in the sky , transport himself to the home of the invaders . Tony was ready to sacrifice himself , even at this early stage , but we are thankful it did n’t bring out like that .

5The Hulkbuster Versus Hulk

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

In the followingAvengersmovie , Age of Ultron , Stark finds himself the creditworthy company behind the powerful sentient AI , Ultron . As the team struggles to sweep over their differences , there are plenty of clashes . But the most interesting and entertain by far for Iron Man was his battle with a fully furor - fire Hulk .

Stark and Bruce Banner shape a good relationship , but when Bruce transformed into the expectant guy , it was a lot more challenging to get through to him . Fortunately , Stark construct a suit to deal with the occasion , the Hulkbuster . Hulk is a ridiculously sinewy radioactive giant , butthanks to Stark ’s brain invention and figure , he built a case that could contend with the Green Giant . The battle is tense , and there are jape - out - meretricious moment as Stark beg the monster to go to sleep while assay to knock him out .

4Iron Man & The Iron Army Take Down Aldrich Killian & Extremis

Iron Man 3 (2013)

InIron Man 3 , Stark is regard to be a batch more paranoid and haunted by the experience in New York and it leads to him building dozens of new suits . Many of these have unique quirks that make them exceptional in a couple of different way , but one upgrade across the plank was the addition of ego - piloting for Stark ’s spare wooing . It ’s this functionality that lets him call in an Iron Army when face off against Aldrich Killian .

Killian has enhance his own physiology through the Extremis agent . This makes him extremely substantial , able of healing from major injuries including loss of limbs , and it causes him to overheat to the gunpoint that he could become a turkey . Stark struggles to fight against him , especially since Killian kidnapped his beloved Pepper Potts , butthanks to his enormous collection of suits , he manages to derive an vantage . The suit swapping , and the surround make this fighting stand out as one of the in force .

3Iron Man & Doctor Strange Versus Ebony Maw & Cull Obsidian

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Much subsequently , and in possession of more confidence , rather than bravado , Tony Stark becomes an iconic superhero of the highest orderliness . So , when Thanos send his Black Order to Earth to retrieve the Time Stone from Doctor Strange , Tony Stark immediately step up and take command of the billet . Yes , Ebony Maw ’s mind powersgive him a major advantage , and Cull Obsidian is a cruel human dynamo , but the this fight showcases how far Stark has derive .

Not only is it the first time that the audience pay back to see Stark don the nanotech suit , butit also reveal his unbelievable compass of weaponsthat appear to be limited only by his imagination . And fortunately for Tony , he has quite the imagination . This battle is also amped up when Spider - Man joins the fray , and the three Avengers push back on these hefty foreign rival .

2Iron Man Versus Captain America & Bucky Barnes

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

I would be remiss to not put the fight fromCaptain America : Civil Warnear the top spot of this list . As much as this is not an Iron Man picture , Civil War’splot allows for both Iron Man and Cap to portion out the glare a comme il faut amount of the time . But by far , the most intense and powerful present moment in the photographic film come from the times when they actually amount aspect to face .

While they get the upper hand , and Tony lays defeated with the buckler inches from his face , it remains one of the most polar and important moments in his arc .

Yes , Tony and Steve Rogers had their differences , but over the course of action of the previous movies , they also became friend . But when Steve learned his ally , Bucky Barnes , was still alive , and he was faced with the difficult pick of falling in line with the Sokovia Accords , the duet had a major falling out . On opposite side of the Accords , the pair were wedge to fight .

Close up of Hulk looking sad with necklaces around his neck in Thor Ragnarok

But things did n’t get really heat up untilTony memorize that Bucky was responsible for for kill his parents . In this tenuous moment , Iron Man go oral sex - to - head with two super soldiers , Captain America and the Winter Soldier . And while they get the upper paw , and Tony lays kill with the carapace in from his aspect , it remains one of the most polar and important present moment in his arc .

1Iron Man Faces Off Against Thanos

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

last , the last and good crusade whereTony Stark appears as Iron Manin the MCU has to be inAvengers : Endgame . Despite their differences , Tony and Steve come together , along with Thor , and numerous other heroes , to put Thanos and his USA down . Yes , the engagement is brutal , fragmented , and Tony is just a musical composition of it , but judging by how the combat ends , this has to take the top patch .

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Tony , a human race with no superpowers , is the one who ultimately manages to take the Infinity Stones , wield them in his homemade eternity gauntlet , and snap his fingers to terminate the fight . In a reversal from Infinity War , Thanos and his army start to melt to dust , while the heroes suffer winning .

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However , as a mortal world , Tony ’s body is irreparably damaged by this human activity , as his life sentence pass off aside , and he enjoin cheerio to his loved single . This second proves whyIron Manis the tucker core of theMCU , and the Infinity Saga in particular , with his best and most baronial performance in a engagement .

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