Iron Man (Earth-11584)

Iron Man is a film released in the Earth-11584 continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Released on May 2nd, 2008, the film is the first film in the MCU and the first film iteration of the character. It stars Robert Downey Jr as the titular character, and was directed by Jon Favreau. The film was a success both domestically and worldwide, grossing nearly $600 million at the box office.

Plot
We open in a large gallery in Las Vegas. An anxious crowd awaits the arrival of Tony Stark, the billionaire owner of weapons manufacturer Stark Industries. On the big screen we get a history of Stark Industries, from its founding by Howard Stark in the late 1930s to becoming a large weapons and scientific research firm in the 1940s and 50s. Founder Howard Stark is cited as helping to win the Cold War, alongside his partner of thirty years, Obidiah Stane. In 1992, tragedy struck when Howard Stark was killed in an automobile accident, but Stark Industries continued to grow under Stane's temporary leadership, until Howard's only son Tony took control of the company at age 21. In the 15 years since, Stark Industries has continued to provide for the safety and security of the world. Instead of Stark at the podium when the video ends, Obidiah Stane takes the stage to speak with the shareholders of the company. In the crowd, an annoyed military man and woman appear near the front row.

Cutting to a hotel lobby, the woman, Virginia "Pepper" Potts is waiting for Tony, who comes stumbling out of the elevator hungover. She says that he should have been off the ground for Afghanistan an hour ago, Tony replies it's his plane. After fixing him up as best she can, she sends Tony on his way, telling him Rhodey is waiting for him at the airport.

On the Gulfstream jet, Stark and Rhodes have an argument about being more responsible, particularly concerning Tony's drinking, but Stark just shrugs him off and is more interested in the flight attendants. After landing in Afghanistan, Tony introduces military brass to the Jericho Missile System, utilizing advanced satellite imagery and targeting capability, as well as a rudimentary A.I. system to anticipate targets and deploy at multiple targets of opportunity, based on inputted variable threat levels. Impressed, the military agrees to buy the Jericho system. Stark and Rhodes leave the demonstration in separate Hum-V's. Along the way back to base, Stark's escort is attacked and Tony is kidnapped, after being knocked out by shrapnel from one of his mortar shells.

He awakes to find himself attached to a car battery, with a doctor hanging over him. The Doctor, Yinseng, tells him that shrapnel is trying to find its way to his heart, and that without the car battery he will surely die.

To be Continued...