okay someone on reddit said it was interesting tony’s mark 50 helmet has the gold sweeping along the temples
because like
that gold sweeping design? kinda looks like the wings on steve’s helmet
and i am now emotionally compromised because of this
Best part? Tony’s probably not even aware of it. Let’s assume the nanites are cybernetically connected to him, because how else could they morph into what Tony wanted without a built-in AI? That means the nanites are able to detect feelings that Tony doesn’t necessarily want to talk or even think about. It could explain why they formed that helmet design, because the nanites could detect, by Tony’s heart rate and chemical composition, the source image still brought him deep-seated comfort, beneath all of that tempestuous rage.
That’s such a great point; I hadn’t even thought about it being a totally subconscious act. @nebzula had the same observation too
This goes hand-in-hand with Tony’s new suit having so many shields. Before, Tony never had to carry a shield, because he always had Steve to guard his back. But now he has to shield himself, because Steve’s not there.
Tony has always defended himself through evasive
manoeuvres, and never used shields.
Yet in Infinity War, he is using shields left and right. (The only time he shielded himself was in Iron Man 1, when he opened flaps in his gauntlet, and that was because he down low on power and couldn’t fly away.)
Tony realised that the team has lost a “shield”, so he took it upon himself to become one. He built a shield that could withstand the power of an Infinity Stone. Because he always knew the fight was coming, a bigger threat is on the horizon and he needed to be ready.
Meanwhile, Tony designed new shield for Cap (despite all the Civil War mess), new “magic” belt for Thor (despite not knowing whether Thor will return), ensured Hulkbuster was accessible to Bruce (despite Bruce being MIA) and built space-travel-safe spider-themed nano-suits for Peter (despite Peter not being an avenger yet).
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