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Name: Tony Stark
Canon: MCU
Canon Point: post-Homecoming
Age: 47
Spoken language(s): English, Hindi, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Mandarin
Username: CallingIt
To the Mods: Nope nope nope, he is battery in his heart clean going on several years now.
History: The MCU wiki page is practically a novella but here it is
Personality: For a massive ass Tony is a surprisingly nuanced guy with a lot of flaws, paltry attempts at redemption and coping mechanisms that build up his character. He's also had a fairly extensive character arc through the several movies he's featured in. So this is going to be a bit all over the place; let me know if you want more on a specific trait or events from a particular film.
First things first Tony is the guy who has it all. The guy who's used to having it all— materialistically speaking. As such he's surprisingly (or not) not materialistic. He collects items in the movies (his art collection, iron man suits) just as easily as he gives them away (...or blows them up). What's irreplaceable to him isn't the objects around him— it's the people. Whether it's trying to better himself for Pepper or going after a terrorist in revenge for his bodyguard, Tony doesn't take those close to him for granted. Of course, he's also hard to get close to. He's been wined, dined and schmoozed by the best of them. Without something special (like saving the world together) you're probably not going to get far. So why doesn't he treat the most important people in his life better?
Because Tony is an hot flaming dumpster fire of a mess. There was never an anything figure period in his life to set him on the straight and narrow. Father figures came in overly critical workaholic and manipulative user respectively. His mother was the go-between for the strained relationship with his father when she wasn't jetting around the world with him for business, confidential (read: SHIELD) or otherwise. It says a lot that Tony felt the need to build himself an AI butler. He has very little idea how to interact with others on a personal level. Computers, robotics— he gets those things. He tells them what to do, they sass him to the appropriate levels he's programmed, and then they get on with the job. People don't work like that. You say "I'll handle it" and they want to play the twenty questions game.
So to say Tony is "bad at people" is an understatement and something we see him working on many times throughout the films (his attempts to explain himself to Pepper constantly above all else are especially touching; he cares, he just sucks at emotional interaction). But what about the people not close to Tony? In that scenario Tony is generally dismissive. He still thinks these people have rights (to be happy, to not be attacked by batshit terrorists, to not have their lives destroyed by superhero fights, etc). And he will champion those rights (the amount of philanthropy he does and efforts he takes to minimize damage caused by his adventures has been off-handedly mentioned or shown throughout the films). But he's got no interest, is even less inclined to lend time and generally tends to steamroll over them in any conversation. Unless they set themselves against him (Justin Hammer and a particular senator come to mind). In that case Tony will make it a point to disrespect them when given a wide open opportunity. Sure, being a super hero comes with responsibilities, but no one ever mentioned manners.
But what are the core values of Tony Stark as pertaining to Tony Stark? Confidence and no confidence at all. Tony's got the whole "my math is correct and this can in no way go wrong" thing down. Considering Marvel couldn't use Mr. "this equation proves humanity will destroy itself unless I lock it away in the Negative Zone" Fantastic for Civil War (of which he was Tony's comrade in arm in the comics version of), I can only assume Tony is subbing in. Because you think a man who'd started an arms race with his inventions, created a murder bot, divided the Avengers, would be a bit more hesitant in thinking his way is always the best way. You would think. But no. No he is not. He's analyzed all the pieces and he will charge full steam ahead hell or high water.
This is off-set by an hard earned guilt and tendency to second guess himself earned over his character arc. He knows he's bad with people. He knows he's made mistakes. Instead of hooking up with others and discussing his misgivings, his fear of making another mistake, Tony sits down with himself. And goes over the facts. Again. And again and again and again. Constantly asking himself what he's missing until he's satisfied or despairing and convincing himself with only "there's no other way". Which brings up a very important character flaw of Tony's: he does not ask others for advice. Discussing his difficulties is a no, even if it involves said people. Tony is convinced he has to shoulder everything alone and like Atlas he'll bear his burdens until the world collapses around him.
This, understandably, puts a massive fear in him of losing everything, of screwing up, of failing. He puts a lot on his shoulders and it's been shown time and again Iron Man can only get him so far. This does introduce a rather low-key sobriety to his actions. He's cautious, he listens to others, he tries to do all the "right" things. But his own ego and fears trip him up repeatedly (also because Marvel has a serious problem with rehashing the same fall guy for everything ever, looking at you comics).
Most people don't notice this though. In the every day-to-day Tony is charismatic, a large figure. He has a motormouth that goes a mile a minute, witty one-liners, intelligence and a commandeering personality. Essentially he takes over any interaction he's part of. People don't talk to him; he talks to them. Easily something seen in the various interactions of reporters (and subpoena servers) cornering him at his car to catch him unprepared and him turning the tables around ("Ms. Brown" from the beginning of the first movie being a stellar example). As such Tony gets away with a lot of things he shouldn't. A lot. Like "this guy must have some great lawyers in the wings" a lot. Very few people think to ever ask him if he's "okay" (except...children? I don't know, why Marvel, why).
Abilities/Skills: Bullshitty OP genius. Tony mainly focuses in the mechanical, but has strayed into other fields (chemistry regarding his work with the new element in IM2, biochemistry regarding extremis in IM3). This is all pretty handwavey and “written to the plot” so tl;dr is if there's something Tony wants to do I will PM the mod account asking if he can do X or Y and what restrictions there might be, how long it would take, etc. Ftr I like playing out gathering parts for Tony's projects and using it to fuel CR so that will probs be a thing with him exploring the city for parts or asking other people to find him parts. As an heads up immediate things he would want to do right out the gate are develop a sound dampening field (I kind of think it'd be cool if he could only power a square foot field at first and had to work his way up creating more and more powerful batteries to get it to a good size, so like at first all it's good for is keeping a toaster silent haha) and he'd want to make a remote controlled bot that can make preprogrammed noises to test the frequency range Sound Eaters hear on from a safe distance. Of course if something is no good for the game themes just let me know and I can make up bullshit about how he can't get the right conductors or whatever to make it work, c'est la vie.
Tony is also a good marksman and hand-to-hand fighter. Not much to say here, he's no master and half the game at any given time will be able to own his un-tech aided ass, but he can manage to come out in good standing in a bar brawl.
Samples: TDM starter
Player Name: Cat
Age: 18+
Contact: pm
flyguyIC:
Name: Tony Stark
Canon: MCU
Canon Point: post-Homecoming
Age: 47
Spoken language(s): English, Hindi, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Mandarin
Username: CallingIt
To the Mods: Nope nope nope, he is battery in his heart clean going on several years now.
History: The MCU wiki page is practically a novella but here it is
Personality: For a massive ass Tony is a surprisingly nuanced guy with a lot of flaws, paltry attempts at redemption and coping mechanisms that build up his character. He's also had a fairly extensive character arc through the several movies he's featured in. So this is going to be a bit all over the place; let me know if you want more on a specific trait or events from a particular film.
First things first Tony is the guy who has it all. The guy who's used to having it all— materialistically speaking. As such he's surprisingly (or not) not materialistic. He collects items in the movies (his art collection, iron man suits) just as easily as he gives them away (...or blows them up). What's irreplaceable to him isn't the objects around him— it's the people. Whether it's trying to better himself for Pepper or going after a terrorist in revenge for his bodyguard, Tony doesn't take those close to him for granted. Of course, he's also hard to get close to. He's been wined, dined and schmoozed by the best of them. Without something special (like saving the world together) you're probably not going to get far. So why doesn't he treat the most important people in his life better?
Because Tony is an hot flaming dumpster fire of a mess. There was never an anything figure period in his life to set him on the straight and narrow. Father figures came in overly critical workaholic and manipulative user respectively. His mother was the go-between for the strained relationship with his father when she wasn't jetting around the world with him for business, confidential (read: SHIELD) or otherwise. It says a lot that Tony felt the need to build himself an AI butler. He has very little idea how to interact with others on a personal level. Computers, robotics— he gets those things. He tells them what to do, they sass him to the appropriate levels he's programmed, and then they get on with the job. People don't work like that. You say "I'll handle it" and they want to play the twenty questions game.
So to say Tony is "bad at people" is an understatement and something we see him working on many times throughout the films (his attempts to explain himself to Pepper constantly above all else are especially touching; he cares, he just sucks at emotional interaction). But what about the people not close to Tony? In that scenario Tony is generally dismissive. He still thinks these people have rights (to be happy, to not be attacked by batshit terrorists, to not have their lives destroyed by superhero fights, etc). And he will champion those rights (the amount of philanthropy he does and efforts he takes to minimize damage caused by his adventures has been off-handedly mentioned or shown throughout the films). But he's got no interest, is even less inclined to lend time and generally tends to steamroll over them in any conversation. Unless they set themselves against him (Justin Hammer and a particular senator come to mind). In that case Tony will make it a point to disrespect them when given a wide open opportunity. Sure, being a super hero comes with responsibilities, but no one ever mentioned manners.
But what are the core values of Tony Stark as pertaining to Tony Stark? Confidence and no confidence at all. Tony's got the whole "my math is correct and this can in no way go wrong" thing down. Considering Marvel couldn't use Mr. "this equation proves humanity will destroy itself unless I lock it away in the Negative Zone" Fantastic for Civil War (of which he was Tony's comrade in arm in the comics version of), I can only assume Tony is subbing in. Because you think a man who'd started an arms race with his inventions, created a murder bot, divided the Avengers, would be a bit more hesitant in thinking his way is always the best way. You would think. But no. No he is not. He's analyzed all the pieces and he will charge full steam ahead hell or high water.
This is off-set by an hard earned guilt and tendency to second guess himself earned over his character arc. He knows he's bad with people. He knows he's made mistakes. Instead of hooking up with others and discussing his misgivings, his fear of making another mistake, Tony sits down with himself. And goes over the facts. Again. And again and again and again. Constantly asking himself what he's missing until he's satisfied or despairing and convincing himself with only "there's no other way". Which brings up a very important character flaw of Tony's: he does not ask others for advice. Discussing his difficulties is a no, even if it involves said people. Tony is convinced he has to shoulder everything alone and like Atlas he'll bear his burdens until the world collapses around him.
This, understandably, puts a massive fear in him of losing everything, of screwing up, of failing. He puts a lot on his shoulders and it's been shown time and again Iron Man can only get him so far. This does introduce a rather low-key sobriety to his actions. He's cautious, he listens to others, he tries to do all the "right" things. But his own ego and fears trip him up repeatedly (also because Marvel has a serious problem with rehashing the same fall guy for everything ever, looking at you comics).
Most people don't notice this though. In the every day-to-day Tony is charismatic, a large figure. He has a motormouth that goes a mile a minute, witty one-liners, intelligence and a commandeering personality. Essentially he takes over any interaction he's part of. People don't talk to him; he talks to them. Easily something seen in the various interactions of reporters (and subpoena servers) cornering him at his car to catch him unprepared and him turning the tables around ("Ms. Brown" from the beginning of the first movie being a stellar example). As such Tony gets away with a lot of things he shouldn't. A lot. Like "this guy must have some great lawyers in the wings" a lot. Very few people think to ever ask him if he's "okay" (except...children? I don't know, why Marvel, why).
Abilities/Skills: Bullshitty OP genius. Tony mainly focuses in the mechanical, but has strayed into other fields (chemistry regarding his work with the new element in IM2, biochemistry regarding extremis in IM3). This is all pretty handwavey and “written to the plot” so tl;dr is if there's something Tony wants to do I will PM the mod account asking if he can do X or Y and what restrictions there might be, how long it would take, etc. Ftr I like playing out gathering parts for Tony's projects and using it to fuel CR so that will probs be a thing with him exploring the city for parts or asking other people to find him parts. As an heads up immediate things he would want to do right out the gate are develop a sound dampening field (I kind of think it'd be cool if he could only power a square foot field at first and had to work his way up creating more and more powerful batteries to get it to a good size, so like at first all it's good for is keeping a toaster silent haha) and he'd want to make a remote controlled bot that can make preprogrammed noises to test the frequency range Sound Eaters hear on from a safe distance. Of course if something is no good for the game themes just let me know and I can make up bullshit about how he can't get the right conductors or whatever to make it work, c'est la vie.
Tony is also a good marksman and hand-to-hand fighter. Not much to say here, he's no master and half the game at any given time will be able to own his un-tech aided ass, but he can manage to come out in good standing in a bar brawl.
Samples: TDM starter