No. This is good. This is gold. You actually tapped directly into what I was trying to do here. And... some parts of my writing process that maybe aren't so healthy, but that's another story.
Brain damage? In this version, Tony does not have brain damage in any way that would matter, but I'm glad you brought the subject up. In canon, I think Extremis fixed a problem that would have eventually taken him down otherwise. TBA. (traumatic brain injury) Tony goes up against VERY epic opponents, on the theory that, 'hey, I'm in a super-powered suit of armor, what can they do to me?' That theory... only works up to a point. As the US Army's finding out in the middle east at the moment, there's some hits that even the best body armor and helmet can't protect you from, namely the way your brain is thrown around -inside- your skull when you're it by a high-powered explosion. In WWII, the same blast would have killed you outright. Now... you may only wish it had. By the numbers, Tony should have been having trouble pronouncing hard words -years- ago. If he knew or guessed this on any level, I suspect it may have been part of the reason Tony took on Extremis in the first place.
Social issues? OH yeah. That's comic canon if you look closely, and it's pronounced to the point of low-level autism, in movieverse Tony. We're talking about a man who is one of the last Avengers to unmask even to his friends, and is perpetually hiding behind roles and personas. When in public he seeks out only the social situations his upper-crust upbringing specifically -trained- him for. He wears power, position, (or being a magnificent bastard) as a shield when he's not in the armor, and when he IS in the armor... he's comfortable. Almost like he can deal with the world better that way regardless of physical practicality.
And another thing. When Tony's talking to people he cares about, he seems to have trouble making eye contact. He looks at his experiments, out a window, at a paper on his desk, at the floor, into a glass... ANYTHING to avoid looking them in the eye more than necessary. It's like he only looks people he's close to in the eye long enough that they won't start thinking about -why- he's avoiding it. As Iron Man it's not as bad for obvious reasons... but I've -still- seen him talk to Steve with his back turned on purpose.
Clearly, not knowing how to act in social situations is not a bar to doing very cool things. Not that I'd -know-, or anything... ;)
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You actually tapped directly into what I was trying to do here.
And... some parts of my writing process that maybe aren't so healthy, but that's another story.
Brain damage?
In this version, Tony does not have brain damage in any way that would matter, but I'm glad you brought the subject up. In canon, I think Extremis fixed a problem that would have eventually taken him down otherwise. TBA. (traumatic brain injury)
Tony goes up against VERY epic opponents, on the theory that, 'hey, I'm in a super-powered suit of armor, what can they do to me?'
That theory... only works up to a point.
As the US Army's finding out in the middle east at the moment, there's some hits that even the best body armor and helmet can't protect you from, namely the way your brain is thrown around -inside- your skull when you're it by a high-powered explosion.
In WWII, the same blast would have killed you outright.
Now... you may only wish it had.
By the numbers, Tony should have been having trouble pronouncing hard words -years- ago. If he knew or guessed this on any level, I suspect it may have been part of the reason Tony took on Extremis in the first place.
Social issues?
OH yeah. That's comic canon if you look closely, and it's pronounced to the point of low-level autism, in movieverse Tony. We're talking about a man who is one of the last Avengers to unmask even to his friends, and is perpetually hiding behind roles and personas.
When in public he seeks out only the social situations his upper-crust upbringing specifically -trained- him for.
He wears power, position, (or being a magnificent bastard) as a shield when he's not in the armor, and when he IS in the armor... he's comfortable.
Almost like he can deal with the world better that way regardless of physical practicality.
And another thing.
When Tony's talking to people he cares about, he seems to have trouble making eye contact. He looks at his experiments, out a window, at a paper on his desk, at the floor, into a glass... ANYTHING to avoid looking them in the eye more than necessary. It's like he only looks people he's close to in the eye long enough that they won't start thinking about -why- he's avoiding it.
As Iron Man it's not as bad for obvious reasons... but I've -still- seen him talk to Steve with his back turned on purpose.
Clearly, not knowing how to act in social situations is not a bar to doing very cool things.
Not that I'd -know-, or anything... ;)