I think Tony determination to keep his armor for himself, is somewhat a natural outgrowth of the fact that the ordeal which began it all for him. was a result of Bad Guys getting their hands on his mundane weapons. (And also because Coolest Toys! because movie!Tony is just a little bit immature like that) As such I would find it really surprising if he just the tech out of his hands.
And as for comics!Tony, I think for all of those incidences, other factors also played a bit of a role. Sonny Burch was stealing his designs and making / testing them in highly irresponsible ways, and he was told to his face that the only way he could control his tech now that the gov had gotten their hands on it, was by becoming the DefSec. So he did it. And Maria Hill herself offered him the Directorship at a time when he felt responsible for a lot of the clusterfuck which was going on. (The Illuminati of course were an example of 'I don't think others can do it better' but then he shared that power with 4-5 others)
I think he doesn't trust anyone else with them, because he has been burned too often. (SHIELD, Hammer, Stane) I think it's worth noting that whenever he *does* trust somebody, he eventually ends up making them their suit / some kind of super-hero.
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And as for comics!Tony, I think for all of those incidences, other factors also played a bit of a role. Sonny Burch was stealing his designs and making / testing them in highly irresponsible ways, and he was told to his face that the only way he could control his tech now that the gov had gotten their hands on it, was by becoming the DefSec. So he did it. And Maria Hill herself offered him the Directorship at a time when he felt responsible for a lot of the clusterfuck which was going on. (The Illuminati of course were an example of 'I don't think others can do it better' but then he shared that power with 4-5 others)
I think he doesn't trust anyone else with them, because he has been burned too often. (SHIELD, Hammer, Stane) I think it's worth noting that whenever he *does* trust somebody, he eventually ends up making them their suit / some kind of super-hero.