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Character Name: Tony Stark
Series: Iron Man (Movieverse)
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Species: Human
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: Tony has an image as a billionaire playboy...and in public? He fits it to a T. He dresses in custom-tailored suits, wears designer sunglasses, and it certainly doesn't help that he's not bad looking (or so he's told). He's about...oh...6'1. And has the build of someone who goes through moderate exercise. Brown eyes, black hair. Neat goatee.
Being transported to Manhattan will reduce him to one outfit. And it's not even his best suit (which is the Iron Man armor), or even the second best which would be the one he got a couple days ago. But at least the one he has doesn't look bad, and hey - it's comfortable.
Personality: Ask certain people, and they'll tell you that Tony Stark is a brilliant man, the best of his generation. Ask others, and they'll tell you of the Merchant of Death, the playboy who uses women and throws them away. Ask Tony, and he'll tell you that he's just an average guy before shrugging. And possibly offering a bit of innuendo about 'getting to know him' if you're female and good-looking.
Tony Stark may come off as a little (understatement) arrogant, but it's more of utter confidence in his skills and abilities. He knows what he can do, and he knows it very well. He also knows that he's a rather attractive person, and that he's got a lot of money and that with money comes a certain amount of freedom that means if someone's Spring collection is ridiculously expensive he has to have it. He's not stingy with his money by any means, though he's not the sort to just throw it into charity. Yes, Stark Enterprises donates quite a bit. No, he is not going to give you a raise for sitting on your ass. They did not become top weapons manufacturers by being morons.
And here's the next step - Stark is /smart/. He's been that way since he was born, really, always tinkering with and building things. He may be a businessman, but few things are more engaging for him than working on a car, and getting his hands dirty in the process. Or designing something. He can literally spend hours on one such thing, forgetting about bodily needs such as food, water, and rest. Put on some music and he's happy as a kid in a candy store, even if he's not showing it. Of course, he's also happy with a fine-looking woman or two, but that's an entirely different matter and yes he is a playboy and enjoys it to the fullest extent.
Tony has a rather dry sense of humor, but he's not hard to get a smile out of - or a laugh. He generally loves having a good time, and will ignore business obligations to go out and have that good time. Nonetheless, when he gets serious, he gets intense...and recent events in his life have made him come to the conclusion that yes, he can take life. By his own hands, no less. He's dealt in weapons that kill for much of his life, and while he's become far more interested in /protecting/ life than taking it, the fact is, there's bad guys out there. Bad guys who need to be stopped, and throwing them in jail isn't always an option. When it comes down to it, when it's you, a bad guy, and an innocent...it's the bad guy who's going to go.
Abilities: At core, Tony has no abilities...or at least superhuman ones. He's in great shape, doesn't do drugs, and has pretty good hand-eye coordination as well...which likely stems from the fact that he works with his hands a lot, enjoying a 'hands on' approach and tinkering in his workshop. On that note, he's a technological prodigy, graduating from MIT at the ripe age of 17 and designing/programming his own AI. His greatest achievement, however, is arguably his Iron Man battle armor. Unfortunately...well...he doesn't have that here in Manhattan, so as much as he would like the protection the gold-titanium alloy shell offers, the repulsors, and of course the missiles and other weapons...he...doesn't get to wear that around Manhattan. Nor does he have Just Another Rather Very Intelligent System (AKA J.A.R.V.I.S.).
Hypothetically? He could recreate any of those. He has the knowledge, and he did, after all, create both of them himself (and the arc reactor in his chest, and some robotic arm assistants). However, the greatest limiting factor he would have is the fact that he doesn't have access to the needed materials nor tools (or a fully-equipped workshop).
Though there's nothing saying he can't design something to make do with what he has. All things considered, if Tony did have a superpower...it would be, quite simply, his ability to invent.
Weaknesses: The most obvious weakness Tony is the fact that he has shrapnel trapped in his chest; due to its placement, it is both inoperable and would normally be fatal were it not for the electromagnetic in his chest, powered by a miniature arc reactor. If removed, he has only hours to live...at best. There's also the fact that removal is, in itself, a somewhat risky procedure. While the new model of the arc reactor (compared to the old one) no longer creates a risk of cardiac arrest should it be removed, there's something to be said about the pain factor of the shrapnel making its way to to his heart.
(It's worth noting that Tony has, in the past, used a car battery to power an electromagnet to keep the shrapnel under control. It was rather bulky and he did not enjoy it in the slightest, but it allowed him to function normally...or as normally as he could while lugging the thing around.)
In less physical matters, Tony has a severe weakness for alcohol and women. While he doesn't get attached to the latter (though he doesn't mind more than a one-night stand), he's got a bit of chivalry in him in that he'll go out of his way to make the lady comfortable. And as for alcohol...well...when he hasn't had his scotch in a while, he gets a little cranky. It helps him work under stress, alright?
He also can be somewhat of a jerk. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is an understatement. For what it's worth he only means to be one about a third of the time.
Manhattanite or outsider? Outsider. Seriously, last time he was in Manhattan, he met this nice redhead and her sister.../where are they now/?
History: Anthony Edward 'Tony' Stark was born to Howard and Maria Stark. Howard, his father, was a brilliant weapons developer and had founded Stark Enterprises some years ago...which led to the Starks being one of the top military designers. Needless to say, Tony had a very comfortable life, and his parents loved him dearly. They were also very happy to learn that even at an early age, Tony was something special...at 4 years of age, he built his first circuit board. At 6, his first engine. And when he was 17, he graduated summa cum laude from MIT. The world expected Tony to end up taking over the company, and with the way things were going? When his father retired, he'd own it.
Unfortunately, his father didn't get a chance to retire. He and Maria were involved in a fatal car accident, leaving the company to Howard's friend, Obidiah Stane. Nonetheless, when Tony became 21, he assumed control with Obidiah as his second in command...and Stark Enterprises flourished under their leadership. It became one of the most popular companies in America, if not the world, and Tony gained a reputation...though not all of it was flattering. Nonetheless, he deflected titles like the 'Merchant of Death' with ease; the day people wanted to stop killing eachother was the day he'd turn his company into building orphanages but until then he'd protect America by giving them the biggest sticks, thankyouverymuch. And they didn't -only- do weapons, there were advancements in medical technology and intelicrops, among others.
Such a mindset...changed...after a demonstration in the Middle East. After unveiling his latest creation, the Jericho Missile, to the US Military, Tony's convoy was attacked and he was captured by the terrorist group called the Ten Rings. In the chaos, he was injured, shrapnel from his own missile embedding itself in his chest. He would have died were it not for the skill of a man named Yinsen - another captive of the Ten Rings, who served as a translator for Tony once he woke up. After pointing out the electromagnet he had put in Tony's chest to keep him alive, he explained that the group wanted Tony to build them a Jericho. Tony initially refused...but after being tortured, and shown their stockpile, Tony agreed.
At least, on the surface. With Yinsen's help, he created a better way of keeping him alive, a miniature arc reactor/electromagnet. He then designed and built a power armor with the intention of breaking himself and his new friend (who had given him a new perspective on certain things, including the weapons he built to protect being used to terrorize) out of captivity. The Ten Rings grew suspicious, and gave Tony an ultimatum: either finish the missile within 24 hours, or Yinsen would be killed. Their time table sped up, and Tony was more than ready to blow up anyone in his way out. But while he accomplished just that...Yinsen was killed. His last words were encouraging Tony not to waste his life.
After Tony destroyed the camp, he was picked up by the US military and rushed back to the states. His first act - aside from getting an American cheeseburger - was to hold a press conference and announce that Stark Enterprises would no longer be producing weapons. Quite a bit of chaos followed, including Obidiah telling him that the board of directors had locked him out on the claim that it wasn't in the company's best interest. Far from happy, Tony put his time into designing - and building - a new suit. With his state of the art workshop, materials, and technology...it wasn't long before Mark II was complete, he had a new arc reactor in his chest to power it, and he was going for a test flight. Very fun. Slight icing problem, though.
His return and announcement, however, had earned him few friends - even among those not on the board. His best friend and military liason, Colonel James Rhodes, was convinced Tony was suffering from PSD. As much as Tony was eager to share the idea of power suits with him...only J.A.R.V.I.S., the AI he had programmed, ended up knowing of it. Tony started on the Mark III, though he was surprised to find out that there was a charity event going on in his name and he never got an invitation. Deciding that there was nothing wrong with crashing his own party, he did so - and in doing so he learned a number of things.
Needless to say, Tony Stark was not a very happy person. His 'test' of the Mark III armor was actually him flying over the ocean /to/ the Middle East...and promptly taking care of a Ten Rings cell that was taking over a local village. The military couldn't move in due to human shields being used, but with JARVIS? Tony could exclusively target those who were rounding up the innocents. And destroy their (his) weapons.
And...apparently get chased by the air force. /That/ was fun, especially with him not wanting to shoot his own guys and having to tell Rhodes that yes that was him in the suit and please call them off thank you and technically? That guy hit -him-, not the other way around.
In the process of removing the armor, Pepper discovered him...and learned his secret. Considering Pepper was one of the few Tony trusted with his life, he was OK with this. And asked her to do him a favor - get some files off Stane's computer that he believed would incriminate the man in selling weapons. Though reluctant at first, Tony finally convinced her, and then was prepared to spend the rest of the evening with a drink.
Obidiah, however, had let himself in and promptly paralyzed Tony with a sonic weapon that had not been approved by the military. As he removed Tony's arc reactor, he taunted his 'friend', revealing that he was not only the one who had sold weapons but he had also sold out Tony himself to the Ten Rings. And that he was now in the process of building his own suit. Once Stane had gone, Tony fought the paralysis to get to his workshop where the old arc reactor was...he had given it to Pepper and told her to throw it away, but Pepper had given it back to him with a border of "Proof That Tony Stark Has A Heart." James Rhodes, having learned of Stane's true colors from Pepper, found Tony on the floor...weak, but alive, having barely been able to get the reactor in before it was too late. With Rhodes' help, Tony went into the Mark III armor, ignoring the fact that his old reactor wasn't built to power something of that nature. It was the only hope he had to stop Stane, and save Pepper, who had gone with a group of agents to arrest him. It wouldn't be enough.
It wasn't, and Tony in his armor almost wasn't enough to stop Stane in his Iron Monger armor. It took Pepper overloading the large scale arc reactor that was in the lobby of Stark Industries to stop Stane - and Tony only survived because his own had been drained to the point of almost nothing, thus saving him from electrocution. Happily, it instead recharged it, but he was quick to swap it back out for the more powerful one once he could. Stane's death was covered up by putting him on a lost jet at sea, the explosion and damage was a horrible accident, apparently he had a bodyguard who was wearing what the press had called the 'Iron Man' armor...
...yeah, about that last part, even though Tony was clearly not superhero material, he wasn't too keen on keeping it a secret. He promptly revealed that he was Iron Man in the press conference, and when he got home, was confronted by a man named Nick Fury who was working on a project known as 'The Avenger Initiative'.
Tony went to bed feeling pretty good that night. Tired, but good. He woke up rested, ate breakfast, got dressed, and promptly blacked out.
Series: Iron Man (Movieverse)
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Species: Human
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: Tony has an image as a billionaire playboy...and in public? He fits it to a T. He dresses in custom-tailored suits, wears designer sunglasses, and it certainly doesn't help that he's not bad looking (or so he's told). He's about...oh...6'1. And has the build of someone who goes through moderate exercise. Brown eyes, black hair. Neat goatee.
Being transported to Manhattan will reduce him to one outfit. And it's not even his best suit (which is the Iron Man armor), or even the second best which would be the one he got a couple days ago. But at least the one he has doesn't look bad, and hey - it's comfortable.
Personality: Ask certain people, and they'll tell you that Tony Stark is a brilliant man, the best of his generation. Ask others, and they'll tell you of the Merchant of Death, the playboy who uses women and throws them away. Ask Tony, and he'll tell you that he's just an average guy before shrugging. And possibly offering a bit of innuendo about 'getting to know him' if you're female and good-looking.
Tony Stark may come off as a little (understatement) arrogant, but it's more of utter confidence in his skills and abilities. He knows what he can do, and he knows it very well. He also knows that he's a rather attractive person, and that he's got a lot of money and that with money comes a certain amount of freedom that means if someone's Spring collection is ridiculously expensive he has to have it. He's not stingy with his money by any means, though he's not the sort to just throw it into charity. Yes, Stark Enterprises donates quite a bit. No, he is not going to give you a raise for sitting on your ass. They did not become top weapons manufacturers by being morons.
And here's the next step - Stark is /smart/. He's been that way since he was born, really, always tinkering with and building things. He may be a businessman, but few things are more engaging for him than working on a car, and getting his hands dirty in the process. Or designing something. He can literally spend hours on one such thing, forgetting about bodily needs such as food, water, and rest. Put on some music and he's happy as a kid in a candy store, even if he's not showing it. Of course, he's also happy with a fine-looking woman or two, but that's an entirely different matter and yes he is a playboy and enjoys it to the fullest extent.
Tony has a rather dry sense of humor, but he's not hard to get a smile out of - or a laugh. He generally loves having a good time, and will ignore business obligations to go out and have that good time. Nonetheless, when he gets serious, he gets intense...and recent events in his life have made him come to the conclusion that yes, he can take life. By his own hands, no less. He's dealt in weapons that kill for much of his life, and while he's become far more interested in /protecting/ life than taking it, the fact is, there's bad guys out there. Bad guys who need to be stopped, and throwing them in jail isn't always an option. When it comes down to it, when it's you, a bad guy, and an innocent...it's the bad guy who's going to go.
Abilities: At core, Tony has no abilities...or at least superhuman ones. He's in great shape, doesn't do drugs, and has pretty good hand-eye coordination as well...which likely stems from the fact that he works with his hands a lot, enjoying a 'hands on' approach and tinkering in his workshop. On that note, he's a technological prodigy, graduating from MIT at the ripe age of 17 and designing/programming his own AI. His greatest achievement, however, is arguably his Iron Man battle armor. Unfortunately...well...he doesn't have that here in Manhattan, so as much as he would like the protection the gold-titanium alloy shell offers, the repulsors, and of course the missiles and other weapons...he...doesn't get to wear that around Manhattan. Nor does he have Just Another Rather Very Intelligent System (AKA J.A.R.V.I.S.).
Hypothetically? He could recreate any of those. He has the knowledge, and he did, after all, create both of them himself (and the arc reactor in his chest, and some robotic arm assistants). However, the greatest limiting factor he would have is the fact that he doesn't have access to the needed materials nor tools (or a fully-equipped workshop).
Though there's nothing saying he can't design something to make do with what he has. All things considered, if Tony did have a superpower...it would be, quite simply, his ability to invent.
Weaknesses: The most obvious weakness Tony is the fact that he has shrapnel trapped in his chest; due to its placement, it is both inoperable and would normally be fatal were it not for the electromagnetic in his chest, powered by a miniature arc reactor. If removed, he has only hours to live...at best. There's also the fact that removal is, in itself, a somewhat risky procedure. While the new model of the arc reactor (compared to the old one) no longer creates a risk of cardiac arrest should it be removed, there's something to be said about the pain factor of the shrapnel making its way to to his heart.
(It's worth noting that Tony has, in the past, used a car battery to power an electromagnet to keep the shrapnel under control. It was rather bulky and he did not enjoy it in the slightest, but it allowed him to function normally...or as normally as he could while lugging the thing around.)
In less physical matters, Tony has a severe weakness for alcohol and women. While he doesn't get attached to the latter (though he doesn't mind more than a one-night stand), he's got a bit of chivalry in him in that he'll go out of his way to make the lady comfortable. And as for alcohol...well...when he hasn't had his scotch in a while, he gets a little cranky. It helps him work under stress, alright?
He also can be somewhat of a jerk. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is an understatement. For what it's worth he only means to be one about a third of the time.
Manhattanite or outsider? Outsider. Seriously, last time he was in Manhattan, he met this nice redhead and her sister.../where are they now/?
History: Anthony Edward 'Tony' Stark was born to Howard and Maria Stark. Howard, his father, was a brilliant weapons developer and had founded Stark Enterprises some years ago...which led to the Starks being one of the top military designers. Needless to say, Tony had a very comfortable life, and his parents loved him dearly. They were also very happy to learn that even at an early age, Tony was something special...at 4 years of age, he built his first circuit board. At 6, his first engine. And when he was 17, he graduated summa cum laude from MIT. The world expected Tony to end up taking over the company, and with the way things were going? When his father retired, he'd own it.
Unfortunately, his father didn't get a chance to retire. He and Maria were involved in a fatal car accident, leaving the company to Howard's friend, Obidiah Stane. Nonetheless, when Tony became 21, he assumed control with Obidiah as his second in command...and Stark Enterprises flourished under their leadership. It became one of the most popular companies in America, if not the world, and Tony gained a reputation...though not all of it was flattering. Nonetheless, he deflected titles like the 'Merchant of Death' with ease; the day people wanted to stop killing eachother was the day he'd turn his company into building orphanages but until then he'd protect America by giving them the biggest sticks, thankyouverymuch. And they didn't -only- do weapons, there were advancements in medical technology and intelicrops, among others.
Such a mindset...changed...after a demonstration in the Middle East. After unveiling his latest creation, the Jericho Missile, to the US Military, Tony's convoy was attacked and he was captured by the terrorist group called the Ten Rings. In the chaos, he was injured, shrapnel from his own missile embedding itself in his chest. He would have died were it not for the skill of a man named Yinsen - another captive of the Ten Rings, who served as a translator for Tony once he woke up. After pointing out the electromagnet he had put in Tony's chest to keep him alive, he explained that the group wanted Tony to build them a Jericho. Tony initially refused...but after being tortured, and shown their stockpile, Tony agreed.
At least, on the surface. With Yinsen's help, he created a better way of keeping him alive, a miniature arc reactor/electromagnet. He then designed and built a power armor with the intention of breaking himself and his new friend (who had given him a new perspective on certain things, including the weapons he built to protect being used to terrorize) out of captivity. The Ten Rings grew suspicious, and gave Tony an ultimatum: either finish the missile within 24 hours, or Yinsen would be killed. Their time table sped up, and Tony was more than ready to blow up anyone in his way out. But while he accomplished just that...Yinsen was killed. His last words were encouraging Tony not to waste his life.
After Tony destroyed the camp, he was picked up by the US military and rushed back to the states. His first act - aside from getting an American cheeseburger - was to hold a press conference and announce that Stark Enterprises would no longer be producing weapons. Quite a bit of chaos followed, including Obidiah telling him that the board of directors had locked him out on the claim that it wasn't in the company's best interest. Far from happy, Tony put his time into designing - and building - a new suit. With his state of the art workshop, materials, and technology...it wasn't long before Mark II was complete, he had a new arc reactor in his chest to power it, and he was going for a test flight. Very fun. Slight icing problem, though.
His return and announcement, however, had earned him few friends - even among those not on the board. His best friend and military liason, Colonel James Rhodes, was convinced Tony was suffering from PSD. As much as Tony was eager to share the idea of power suits with him...only J.A.R.V.I.S., the AI he had programmed, ended up knowing of it. Tony started on the Mark III, though he was surprised to find out that there was a charity event going on in his name and he never got an invitation. Deciding that there was nothing wrong with crashing his own party, he did so - and in doing so he learned a number of things.
- His assistant, Pepper Potts, looked /really/ good in a dress.
- Stark Enterprises' weapons were still being put in the hands of terrorists - the Ten Rings specifically. Someone was dealing under the table.
- Obidiah Stane was the one who had filed the injunction to lock him out.
Needless to say, Tony Stark was not a very happy person. His 'test' of the Mark III armor was actually him flying over the ocean /to/ the Middle East...and promptly taking care of a Ten Rings cell that was taking over a local village. The military couldn't move in due to human shields being used, but with JARVIS? Tony could exclusively target those who were rounding up the innocents. And destroy their (his) weapons.
And...apparently get chased by the air force. /That/ was fun, especially with him not wanting to shoot his own guys and having to tell Rhodes that yes that was him in the suit and please call them off thank you and technically? That guy hit -him-, not the other way around.
In the process of removing the armor, Pepper discovered him...and learned his secret. Considering Pepper was one of the few Tony trusted with his life, he was OK with this. And asked her to do him a favor - get some files off Stane's computer that he believed would incriminate the man in selling weapons. Though reluctant at first, Tony finally convinced her, and then was prepared to spend the rest of the evening with a drink.
Obidiah, however, had let himself in and promptly paralyzed Tony with a sonic weapon that had not been approved by the military. As he removed Tony's arc reactor, he taunted his 'friend', revealing that he was not only the one who had sold weapons but he had also sold out Tony himself to the Ten Rings. And that he was now in the process of building his own suit. Once Stane had gone, Tony fought the paralysis to get to his workshop where the old arc reactor was...he had given it to Pepper and told her to throw it away, but Pepper had given it back to him with a border of "Proof That Tony Stark Has A Heart." James Rhodes, having learned of Stane's true colors from Pepper, found Tony on the floor...weak, but alive, having barely been able to get the reactor in before it was too late. With Rhodes' help, Tony went into the Mark III armor, ignoring the fact that his old reactor wasn't built to power something of that nature. It was the only hope he had to stop Stane, and save Pepper, who had gone with a group of agents to arrest him. It wouldn't be enough.
It wasn't, and Tony in his armor almost wasn't enough to stop Stane in his Iron Monger armor. It took Pepper overloading the large scale arc reactor that was in the lobby of Stark Industries to stop Stane - and Tony only survived because his own had been drained to the point of almost nothing, thus saving him from electrocution. Happily, it instead recharged it, but he was quick to swap it back out for the more powerful one once he could. Stane's death was covered up by putting him on a lost jet at sea, the explosion and damage was a horrible accident, apparently he had a bodyguard who was wearing what the press had called the 'Iron Man' armor...
...yeah, about that last part, even though Tony was clearly not superhero material, he wasn't too keen on keeping it a secret. He promptly revealed that he was Iron Man in the press conference, and when he got home, was confronted by a man named Nick Fury who was working on a project known as 'The Avenger Initiative'.
Tony went to bed feeling pretty good that night. Tired, but good. He woke up rested, ate breakfast, got dressed, and promptly blacked out.