What If Season 2 Hints Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man Could Have Survived in Avengers Endgame

What If...? Season 2 hints at an interesting theory of Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man survival in Avengers: Endgame.

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What If Season 2 Hints Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man Could Have Survived in Avengers Endgame

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  • What If...? Season 2 showcased Peggy Carter wielding Infinity Stones to fight evil Strange Supreme.
  • With addition to getting protection due to her super-serum, she also integrated Erik Killmonger's armour in her suit.
  • Despite weilding stones, she was unharmed that would mean that Robert Downey Jr. could also survive in Avengers: Endgame.
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Robert Downey Jr has gained global recognition and a massive fan following for his portrayal of Tony Stark/ Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. However, 2019’s Avengers: Endgame left many heartbroken when the superhero sacrificed himself to save the world from Thanos. However, Marvel’s animated series, What If…? Season 2 hints that the superhero character could have survived in the mega event. 

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Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man

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The iconic superhero character debuted in the 2008 movie, Iron Man with Downey Jr. bringing the comic character to life. As the movie gained acclaim, many became interested in his new adventures but Stark’s journey seemingly ended in Endgame. But, Marvel Studios’s animated series hints at the possibility of the character surviving his end all thanks to Captain Carter!

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What If…? Season 2 Hints at the Possibility of Iron Man Surviving in Avengers: Endgame

Peggy uses the Infinity Stones in What If…? to defeat the evil in Stange Supreme
Peggy uses the Infinity Stones in What If…? to defeat the evil in Stange Supreme

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In the finale episode of the Disney+ series, What If…? Season 2, Captain Peggy Carter has seemingly hinted at Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man survival in the Avengers: Endgame. She was able to wield the Infinity Stones and integrated into her own suit. Not just the Stones but she also possessed Erik Killmonger’s armour which worked similar to that of Tony Stark’s nano-gauntlet. For the unversed, Stark’s gauntlet was specially designed to replicate the Infinity Gauntlet which channelized the power of Infinity Stones in unison. 
As she was fighting Strange Supreme, she grabbed all the six Stones in her one fist to punch Strange. However, the interesting part was that Carter suffered no after-effects of wielding the stones.
Carter has been protected by the Super Soldier serum however Killmonger’s armor further gives her additional protection. As she survived the battle despite using the Infinity Stones’s powers, it is likely a possibility that Robert Downey Jr‘s Iron Man would have survived the battle. However, one other factor likely plays a more vital role in Stark’s case. 

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Robert Downey Jr in Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr in Avengers: Endgame

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In Avengers: Endgame, Earth’s superheroes fight the Mad Titan and his entire army as he erases half of the world’s population. Towards the end, every superhero tried their best to separate the purple Titan from the Gauntlet but to no avail. However, it was Iron Man who cleverly took his stones which was something the antaonist never anticipated. As he saves, the world, it surely comes at a hefty price of his own life. 
However, Doctor Strange had already viewed many futures from the moment he ran into Iron Man and only one version ended in their favor. As the Endgame was coming to its climax, Iron Man made eye contact with the sorcerer who gestured to share that it was only up to Stark to make it a reality. It was the very reality where Iron Man wielded the Stones.
From Carter’s fight, it can be presumed that Steve Rogers aka Captain America was equally capable of wielding the power stones given that he shared the same superhuman strengths as her. He always has a higher chance of survival than Stark, giving another strong point as to why he would have been a good candidate to wield the stones. However, Stark’s nano-technology was the one thing that allowed him to take and use the stones before the Mad Titan could realize it. What If…? series is available on Disney+. 

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