One particular detail makes Iron Man’s death at the end of Endgame particularly bad for Spider-Man, more than anyone else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The death of Iron Man/Tony Stark is the saddest moment in the more than 10-year history of the MCU, but few people notice that this is scarier for Spider-man/Peter Parker than anyone. The relationship between the two characters has been focused on building by Marvel since the first meeting in Captain America: Civil War. The teacher-disciple, father-son relationship has progressed to a higher level in Spider-man: Homecoming, leading up to the events of Avengers: Infiniy War. It’s not surprising that the death of a boy-like-a-son caused the billionaire extreme pain, putting everything in the final gamble to get him back.
In the end, the Avengers succeeded in changing everything, resurrecting everyone who disappeared after Thanos’ snap, including Spider-Man. Spider-Man gave his father, his teacher an emotional hug, which he wanted to do in Homecoming but couldn’t. But this reunion was short-lived, when Thanos from the past to the future threatened the world once again, Iron Man used the full power of the Infinity Gauntlet to stop, sacrificing himself. .
His passing is an infinite pain for all, especially those who have been with the billionaire for a long time, such as Pepper Potts, Uncle Happy, and his friend Rhodes. But with Spider-man, this pain becomes even more terrible, not only because of the close relationship between the two. It should be recalled that while the world has passed five years since Thanos snapped his fingers, for Ant-man, everything is just a few hours in the quantum world. That’s why, in Spider-Man’s situation, he only had a VERY SHORT time to fight Thanos on the planet Titan, vanish, be resurrected, meet Iron Man again and watch him disappear in his armband. They don’t even have time to ask and share. Tony, even though he wanted to, couldn’t tell Peter how important he was to him.
This is a small detail that has been overlooked by most people. In the movie Far From Home, we also see how Peter mourns Tony’s death. The pain, piled up with a burden worthy of his teacher’s trust, made him almost throw away all Spider-Man roles. It was only when Happy Hogan intervened that Peter saw things differently, and was ready to shoulder the legacy that Tony had entrusted.
Spider-man MCU version has a close connection with Iron Man, deeply influenced by thought, personality and action. Not everyone enjoys this, when Spider-man has long been an independent and complex superhero, Sony’s movies have proven that he alone is enough to “carry” an entire movie franchise. . However, the biggest advantage of the MCU compared to other movie brands is the interaction between the cult characters, their own stories intertwined, connecting to create superhero epics. great consistency. It can be said that before leaving, Iron Man himself gave Spider-man a solid foundation, to become the face to lead the whole MCU in the coming years.
