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Tony Stark Is Peter Parker’s Parental Figure and the Comics Back It Up

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:48:28 -0400

So, a lot of people have complained about the relationship between MCU Peter and Tony, saying it’s inaccurate to the comics, that it disrespects his relationship with Ben and May, that Tony is not like his father, etc. It’s basically a bunch of anti Tonys who don’t want Tony and Peter to have a relationship and have been spouting off lies about MCU, the comics, and our fandom. First of all, our fandom really doesn’t want Tony to replace May and Ben. It simply recognizes that Peter does not currently have a father figure even though he’s at a crucial age in his development from a boy to a man and could really use a dad and Tony Stark has been acting as a parental figure since he took responsibility for him. These people completely ignore that Tony only brought Peter to the Civil War because he had faith that Steve and his team would not harm a kid and had Peter under strict orders to keep his distance and web them up and he sent him home the moment he got hurt. He recognized the fact that Peter was not going to stop being a vigilante and there was nothing he could do about that since he’s not his parent. So, instead, he becomes his mentor, giving him a certain amount of authority over him and it allows him to protect Peter from having to expose his identity thanks to the accords. These people also criticize Tony for giving Peter a highly advanced suit capable of killing people, (Karen’s instant kill mode), and yet they fail to recognize the fact that Tony had Karen and all those protocals disabled until he thought Peter was ready to deal with them. He. Did. Not. Give. A. 15. Year. Old. Access. To. A. Suit. That. Could. Kill. People. Plus, Peter would never kill anyone anyway and Tony probably knows that. So, these people disregard what our fandom actually wants when it comes to Peter and Tony’s relationship together and it disregards Tony’s actual actions in canon.

But here’s another thing, they keep acting like this relationship came out of nowhere, when in actuality, it comes from the comics. Peter and Tony have a relationship very similar to this in the Ultimate universe and had a relationship somewhat similar to this, (father-son dynamic), in the 616 universe.

Below we have a panel post Civil War where Peter defected from Team Iron Man after learning how anyone who didn’t register was going to be locked up on the Raft, which he found inhumane, (and Tony in the MCU was not a fan of it either). Peter had already revealed his identity thanks to the Accords, though, and a villain attacked and hospitalized Aunt May. Distraught, Peter gets in a fight with Tony and ultimately begs him to help him help Aunt May since Peter can’t pay for her hospital bills. But, in this panel, he tells Tony he was like a father to him:

Peter Parker in the 616 universe saw Tony Stark as a father figure. Peter Parker has never had a consistent father figure in his life. He gravitates toward them and he saw Tony in this role. Tony certainly had affection for Peter, too, while he was living with him at Stark Tower. He made him the Iron Spider suit after all and this interaction definitely seemed like one between a dad and his kid or perhaps a big brother who had to act as his little brother’s parental figure due to absent parents seeing as Tony and Peter have less of an age gap in the 616 universe than they do in the MCU or the Ultimate universe:

Peter even teasingly calls him “dad”. How much more obvious can you get? Oh, yeah, you can get Ultimate Universe level obvious.

So above we have a panel where Tony Stark is extremely impressed with Peter Parker due to his intelligence and bravery at such a young age. And so begins his mentoring of him.

Now we have a panel where Tony shows Peter tech and comforts him when he asks him why other superheroes hate him. Think about this: Tony Stark is the only hero to take an interest in Peter and not treat him like he’s weird or different. He’s mentoring this kid. These feelings are bound to turn paternal if they aren’t already.

And now here we have a panel where we find out Peter hero worships Tony, (kind of like he does in MCU, right?), and Tony sent him a birthday present where he’s redesigned his webshooters with better tech so they’ll be more efficient in the field for him. Also kind of like how Tony did in MCU.

Anyone who tries to argue that the relationship between Tony and Peter doesn’t make sense or shouldn’t have happened is nothing more than a delusional hater. The comics say otherwise.

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:40:18 -0400

roboticonography: jessika-pava: A Look™: Tony’s robe in Iron...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:59:16 -0400

roboticonography:

jessika-pava:

A Look™: Tony’s robe in Iron Man 2

It’s an heirloom look:

Finally We have witnessed a Royal got wedding.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:55:11 -0400

thejollywriter:

jefemightyoozaru:

se0ctopus:

This turned out WAY better than the last GOT wedding

this is so wholesome?????

im-tops-bottom: tonystark5ever: osheamobile: queenanthai: nigh...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:52:24 -0400

im-tops-bottom:

tonystark5ever:

osheamobile:

queenanthai:

night-fury-pamphlets:

mamalaz:

A reminder that Steve’s first instinct was to defend, not attack.

Even when he doesn’t have a shield, he literally makes one.

I mean you’re not wrong…

I’m firmly convinced the Steve categorizes everything he sees as “can be shield” or “cannot be shield”.

in fact, I’m going to go ahead and headcanon that he keeps a list of things he’s tried using as a shield and whether or not they’ve worked out:

Tony is canonically a blunt instrument anyway.

I lost it with Captain Marvel swinging Tony like a bat

If you can lift it you can use it.

“But what about babies and animals?”

They are the greatest weapons of all. Just hold them up and use their cuteness. It’ll defeat any enemy.

But that does not mean Steve should hold Tony up
And use him to defeat Thanos. Not even the Tony Bambi Eyes Stark plan would work.

But luckily Thor came up with one.
Thor: first you lift Tony and then
Thor: YEET

thollande: ann-fortunately: spider-man: homecoming - bts I...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:47:12 -0400

thollande:

ann-fortunately:

spider-man: homecoming - bts

I love him

ann-fortunately: marvel incorrect quotes

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:44:03 -0400

ann-fortunately:

marvel incorrect quotes

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Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:43:24 -0400

letitiawrights: For that comment, ten dollars.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:40:24 -0400

letitiawrights:

For that comment, ten dollars.

thwiptom:I’m gonna put my thigh next to his thigh. I’m doing...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:36:47 -0400

thwiptom:

I’m gonna put my thigh next to his thigh. I’m doing quads.

bishopl: We love our protector and woke Qween

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:33:17 -0400

bishopl:

We love our protector and woke Qween

capntony: ↳ The Avengers (2012)dir. Joss Whedon

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:30:15 -0400

capntony:

↳ The Avengers (2012)
dir. Joss Whedon

Just saw a photo of Tony working in his workshop on Pinterest and one of the Pinterest mom’s comment was “his spine curves beautifully”. Like is there a part of RDJ’s body we’re losing our shit over?

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:26:59 -0400

RDJ: *breathes*
All of us: oh my fucking god did you see how divine that was? The way he just?? Converted oxygen to carbon dioxide like that?? Using his beautiful magnificent lungs?? Look at how elegantly his diaphragm expands and contracts like that???? I’m soaked

ruffaled: su–per–star: And for all the people saying that certain people on team iron were...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:21:16 -0400

ruffaled:

su–per–star:

And for all the people saying that certain people on team iron were manipulated and didn’t know what they were fighting for, here’s your friendly reminder that at least half the people on team cap didn’t know what they were fighting for either and didn’t understand shit about politics.

Lol people are saying team Iron Man didn’t understand what they were fighting for?
Tony Stark: a former business leader with decades of experience dealing with domestic and international politicians, regulators and authority bodies.
James Rhodes: a Colonel with the US Air Force, with at least two decades of experience dealing with domestic authority figures and politicians (as the military’s weapons procurement officer).
Natasha Romanoff: literal spy and former assassin.
Vision: literal computer brain connected to the Internet.
T'Challa: A crown prince trained by King T'Chaka himself in matters of domestic politics, governance and international relations.
Spider-Man: All right, I’ll concede he was too young to understand all the nuances of what was going on and was probably manipulated to an extent.
Meanwhile on Team Cap:
Three military veterans who had limited to no experience dealing with politicians and authority figures, and practically zero understanding of international relations.
A refugee from Sokovia who spent the formative years of her life as a Hydra lab rat.
An electrical engineer trying to turn over a new leaf after serving time.
And, finally, a former spy who probably has the most experience in dealing with authority figures and politicians.

call-me-xenophon: That’s how the scene went, right?Inspiration:...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:17:45 -0400

call-me-xenophon:

That’s how the scene went, right?
Inspiration: @superfamilyincorrectquotes
(Incorrect MCU Dialogue: Part 16)

do-you-downey: reveriewit: #But can we take a moment to...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:45:22 -0400

do-you-downey:

reveriewit:

#But can we take a moment to appreciate how Tony has taken the time to program a trash can like this

Science and Technology is his video game.

Avengers: Trying to understand the teenagers

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:44:26 -0400

captain-ak84:

*sees a snake*
Peter: What a beautiful snek
Tony: what
Peter: So smooth. The cutest snek
Tony: Snake?
Peter: Snek
Tony: Snake.
Peter: snek.
Tony: SNAKE *grabs Shuri, points at it*
Shuri: …oh look, a snek
Tony:
Tony:

I don’t want to disappear without a forewarning.

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:43:24 -0400

lctor:

As of July 4th 2018, the Internet as we know it might be dead for good.

The European Parliament is passing a new Copyright Directive.
Article 13 #CensorshipMachine will impose widespread censorship of all the content we share online. Art, fanfiction, parodies, remixes, mashups, memes, etc.. Anything that you do not hold the rights over will be taken down.

Article 13 would force all online platforms to police and prevent the uploading of copyrighted content, or make people seek the correct licenses to post that content. Internet platforms hosting large amounts of user-uploaded content must monitor user behaviour and filter their contributions to identify and prevent copyright infringement.

Such filters will be mandatory for platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit and Instagram, but also much smaller websites.

(x)

This doesn’t just affect Europe. The content creators you love are going to be in hot water for sharing their art and writing with you online. Any and all content that doesn’t belong to us will be filtered. Even memes are at risk, as the person who took the original photo may want to file complaints against any platform that allows it to be used without permission. But it goes even further than that.

Last Tuesday (19th June 2018) a group of more than 70 people who have played important roles in building the internet and developing it (Tim Berners-Lee, Vincent Cerf, Jimmy Wales, Mitchell Baker…) into what it is today addressed an open letter to the members of the European Parliament:

“As creators ourselves, we share the concern that there should be a fair distribution of revenues from the online use of copyright works, that benefits creators, publishers, and platforms alike.

But Article 13 is not the right way to achieve this. By requiring Internet platforms to perform automatic filtering all of the content that their users upload, Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users. […] The damage that this may do to the free and open Internet as we know it is hard to predict, but in our opinions could be substantial.”

Here is the original Article 13. It’s even scarier. / Link 2

Here is how to contact your MEPs.

Here is a full list of everything that will be affected.

Europe is facing a huge problem, and unlike with Net Neutrality, the world doesn’t seem to care.

empresskylo:just wanted to say robert downey jr has the best...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:39:02 -0400

empresskylo:

just wanted to say robert downey jr has the best side profile… that is all

sebseyesandbuckysthighs: grimestone: Marvel Cinematic...

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 11:37:16 -0400

sebseyesandbuckysthighs:

grimestone:

Marvel Cinematic Universe Rewatch (Pt. 50/?) » Iron Man 3.

Just to say, do not come at me and tell me Tony Stark is a bad guy or a boring character. This man has been through so goddamn much and has fought through it all, mostly on his own. The anxiety he faced after New York was just so monumental to his character in the events that followed. Remember when it was poked at in AoU and everyone just came off all annoyed and over it like, “Yeah Tony, we know we know.” That was such bullshit.

So when he guided that nuke through the wormhole, he knew full well that the chances of him getting back were slim to none. But he did it anyway because if he didn’t then a lot of people were going to die. When J.A.R.V.I.S. advised calling Pepper, you see him lose himself a bit in that moment but he still carries on, like he always has. But she’s not answering and he’s not able to tell the woman he loves just one more time how much he loves her. He is completely and utterly alone.

So he’s through the wormhole, the call fails, and he finally sees what lies beyond our world. Horrors that he could have never imagined lay before him and all he can do is stare helplessly while the terror consumes him. His suit fails in the unknown environment and now he’s falling. He alone is witness to these nightmares and it’s in that moment that he realized he is nothing but a dot in the universe and there’s so much more going on. When his eyes close he’s still out there, desolation and fear being the last things he knew. His body still falling and unsure whether he’ll make it through the wormhole and back to Earth in time.

But he does. He wakes up and the shock is instantly repressed and he’s asking about shawarma. But that’s not a sign that says what happened had no effect on him, that’s a sign of avoidance and desperation to forget. The unwillingness to accept that fear. Those events never really leave him, they always linger in his mind, haunting him and reminding him of just how small and insignificant he is in the grand scheme of things.

And yes, he’s made some poor decisions after. Whether it be that he was consumed by work and built dozens upon dozens of IM suits, or that he was responsible for the creation of Ultron and the events that followed in his wake. But Tony Stark always takes responsibility for his actions and he works at making things right again. The man has been through countless trauma in his life and just because he can still come out with witty one-liners and a smug and confident attitude does not mean that he isn’t absolutely broken on the inside. Anxiety is not limited to the introverted. Tony Stark may not be the hero type but he’s a goddamn testament of perseverance and he’s fucking trying!