cap_ironman | Question to the comm: the five key moments of Tony Stark

Hail fellow slashers of the iron and shield. I'm girding myself to do a Tony Stark centric fic, and I need to know what do you think are the five key moments of Tony Stark in marvel canon?

For instance, I have:

1. Death of Tony's parents (and him subsequently inheriting Stark Industries)

2. Tony's alcoholism: nuff said.

3. The Crossing; where Tony is mind controlled by Kang the Conqueror (apologies if I get this mixed up, I'm going off memory here) and he becomes a traitor in the Avengers' ranks. It's important because in Avengers Disassembled no one believed him that he was being mind controlled (although it had happened to him a decade before)

4. The death of Rumiko: she was around for 85 issues, and Tony tried to have a relationship with her in a way that he didn't with Cabe or that woman who shot him.

5. Civil War.

These are the ones that I can name off the top of my head, but I might be wrong, and might have overlooked some other key issues, like when Stark faked his own death, or was unable to walk for a time, or when he fell out with Captain America during The Crossing.

So, help?

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She was the body guard, right? Yes, a red head. *screwing up eyes in memory*. Yeah, she was a very capable and strong woman. Wasn't she the one who got involved with Tony (thinking that her husband was dead) only to find out that he was alive? I think she went back to her husband. That was sadness.

In this random one shot, they got married in the future, and she was a Senator. I think that's when Tony decided to retire from being Iron Man.

Yeah, Bethany. I remember liking her.

Yup, that's the one. I haven't actually gotten to reading any of this myself, but I think her husband ended up dying later on and she went back to Tony. She hasn't been seen since The Crossing, though, something about Tony waking up in her apartment, the entire thing being trashed. She left him a note saying that she was going back to Germany.

There was also something about Rhodey asking her do don one of the old suits of armor to defend Stark Industries interests during Heroes Reborn.

Either way, she's pretty much awesome.

but I think her husband ended up dying later on and she went back to Tony.

LOL, whut? How convenient.

though, something about Tony waking up in her apartment, the entire thing being trashed

LOL. What again?? I must admit, Tony gave Cabe a hard time, what with his drinking and such. Like, I think he drank so much (it's implied) that he wasn't up to his physical best in bed the first time they slept together.

Oh Tony.

Either way, she's pretty much awesome

Yeah, she's pretty cool. One of the few love interests for Stark that I hoped for one of two things, that 1. it worked out or 2. she was smart enough to live him.

Good to see that she chose 2. Stark has bad luck with women.

I'm just telling you what Wiki told me XD And yeah, poor Tony. He's got worse luck with women than Daredevil.

All his women end up dying for him. Jesus, to think I used to love that comic in the 80s/90s. I could never go back to it now.

Question to the comm: the five key moments of Tony Stark

Yeah, Bethany Cabe

Re: Yeah, Bethany Cabe

What?

Re: What?

No, Daredevil is special