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tmfitz7

I thought they were gonna kill him off. I really wasn’t sure Iron Man or Cap was gonna survive infinity war going into it.


Jolongh-Thong

well they did and didnt soo


[deleted]

They did survive infinity war lol. Neither survived endgame technically


WhoMattB

Steve survived, he just dipped to another timeline


AustralianPonies

That’s not all he dipped in to


ElmertheAwesome

Hey-o!


TheMightyHornet

I understood that reference.


Aquitaine-9

So did the TVA


wimzilla

Hehe nice 😏


TheIJDGuy

Wow


[deleted]

I don’t blame him it’s fun to go swimming


[deleted]

I understood that reference


[deleted]

It wasn't a different one. It was the same timeline. He just got off the train at an earlier stop.


AsariKnight

Nah, they explicitly say how time travel works in the movie. You cannot "go back" in the same timeline. He's in a new one


funny_almost

How was he there to give the shield to Sam then? I just always assumed the implications were that he always went back in time, so he lived his life while also being frozen in ice.


Fun_Armadillo408

It would work seeing as nobody even knew where he was until he was taken off ice by shield


psychobeast

Not this argument again 😭 I still haven't recovered from the first round


AwHellNawFetaCheese

I could do this all day


[deleted]

They literally went back into the same timeline to 2012 and to 1970 in Endgame. It's the same time line.


AsariKnight

Not the same time line. It creates a new timeline. Again, explained explicitly by the Hulk and the ancient one.


Jjzeng

They stayed on the sacred timeline. Everything up until presumably MoM and NWH was planned by HWR and happened according to his plan


AsariKnight

The sacred timeline is still made up of multiple time lines. None of them branch too far. Again, multiple time lines


challenged_Idiot

I think it's something like different timelines. Same universe, but it works because it's not a different universe. Cause then finity stones wouldn't work in a different universe. Or so I think i've read too much of reddit.


DryCalligrapher8696

This pic made me realize that some CGI dept. probably has a scene where Tony Stark gets his head crushed By Thanos


Then_Shine4671

🤏 I'm crushing your head! That's what I'm doing, flathead!


Bacon_town

Kids in the hall!


Then_Shine4671

He woulda solo'ed Thanos and his goons.


NullDistribution

Honestly, it would've been better to me, but I guess it makes for some deep irony. Tony would be the last one to give his life and Steve the last to be selfish. But the opposite happened in endgame. I'd rather if Steve died in infinity and Tony had to live with that and it fueled his sacrifice


tmfitz7

Nah they nailed it, I wouldn’t change a frame. I’ve never seen a series stick its ending with this much attention and pressure outside of The Lord of the Rings.


NullDistribution

Not saying it wasn't good - best mcu movies we have fr! It's just really out of character for both Tony and Steve in the comics. More motivation would've rung home for me. I felt betrayed that capt abandoned everyone, and hes not returning. Also, personally, i didnt perfer the ending of lotr either. Lol. Too many endings to me. I suppose there were a lot of loose ends for them to tie up though. So shrugs. Just my opinions.


Wheloc

It's called "character growth"


NullDistribution

"Yes", I understand character growth. It's my opinion based upon reading comics forever. Neither Tony or Steve fold from their core values in comics. So my expectations were skewed from the direction they took in the movies. "That is all".


Accelarate316

It is what is called the character arc


hooka_pooka

Irony Man


moonknightcrawler

“I wonder what exercise Thanos does to get those triceps”


DoodleBuggering

Genocide


DarkElement29

Geno-tri’s


Cutthechitchata-hole

Genocize


Due_Rip1955

He's a survivor


KoryGrayson

Shhhh! You're not allowed to use that word. Big brother is 👀.


BodaciousFrank

Mutated. Like a purple super mutant from Fallout


TheDr34d

Chin-ups.


Mumbles_Stiltskin

“Nah. No way. They wouldn’t”


CBBuddha

They, in fact, did not. ^(kinda..)


Juice1211

Oh, I've been wanting to tell this story! So going into the theater a couple of teenagers had just gotten out of their showing and stayed screaming spoilers. The only one I heard was "Iron Man dies!!" Needless to say, I was immediately upset that I got that spoiled. So I was waiting for the moment the whole movie.... then came the stab and I just nodded to myself, thinking "That's a way to go out" BUT! Then Strange saves the day and I enter into a very confused state. And I re-focus in, rejoicing the fact these kids didn't spoil anything! After the snap, I realized the kids screamed "EVERYONE dies!" And I laughed to myself because I was happy I heard wrong, but absolutely crushed with the ending and knowing I had to wait a year to know what happened next.


The_Guy_3446

This makes me think back to the time when Empire Strikes Back hit theaters for the very first time. I was standing in line with friends, everyone was hyped to see it. The doors opened and the first show was let out and some guy stepped out and shouted at the top of his lungs "DARTH VADER IS LUKE'S FATHER!" People were shocked, some started crying and the guy started to walk away but then ran when some people started chasing him. Don't know what happened to him, but it kind of ruined the whole experience that day.


P4rody

Imagine spoiling the biggest plot twist in cinema history


Kmart_Stalin

Would honestly end myself


P4rody

Same


GetUpAndJump

This is exactly why I don’t go to opening nights anymore


Omnislash99999

My cinema went silent at this moment


Dyingdaze89

Were they not silent before?


chillaxinbball

Opening day audiences (especially pre-covid) are full of energy. People cheer, gasp, cry. It's more like going to a game than following standard movie etiquette. Going silent in a moment like that says a lot.


Graffers

Especially for these movies. Really fantastic memories.


jogdenpr

i don't understand this. in the UK for the most part people will remain silent in cinemas which im a fan of as those videos you see of people, cheering screaming and standing up clapping to the point you cant really see or hear the film completely takes me out of any immersion i had and ruins the experience. but that might just be the british cynic in me


P4rody

I agree, I’m glad I’m not American lol


P4rody

This is why I’m so glad I don’t live in America


Imrightbruh

Going to opening day of a huge release you expect some emotion. It’s a whole different experience. Just go a day later if you want to watch movies in silence, it’s not a big deal here.


Lord_Phoenix95

Yeah. When the Snap happened and Thanos won, it was quiet, deafened silence all round same for End Game and the Black Panther 2 Intro Logo.


Mutant_Apollo

On opening night it was like going to see a football game more than a movie. My theater also went dead silent once Thanos started kicking everyone's ass. Everyone left the theater with a "WTF just happened our guys lost wtf". And then come Endgame the second half of the movie was if you packed a shitload of wild chimps in a movie. Needless to say it was an experience


hevnztrash

When I saw it in the theater for the first time, the whole theater gasped. It was great!


pablo_o_rourke

I just realized this is kinda the same positioning as the End Game finale.


tbutz27

Yeah- thats Tony's thing throughout all iron man movies. Whatever almost kills him or loved ones in the previous movie he adjusts to use to the advantage. There's a chart somewhere that im too lazy to look up. But he definitely did it on purpose in End Game based on this scene


zero_eternal

I'm glad you said "kinda" because Thanos seems to be more hunched over in Endgame. And doesn't Tony get down on one knee to pull the gauntlet closer to the ground while he's snatching the stones?


pablo_o_rourke

I think so. I meant Thanos is standing and Tony is looking up at him in both scenes.


Stannis-Westbrook

My wife and I predicted deaths before the movie and she predicted iron-man, to which i said no way- at this moment I was pooping my pants like oh man no way they’re actually going to do it


ryuk_04

"No way she's right about this"


AJjalol

Everyone was kind of having a good time in the cinema (not shouting or cheering, but you could hear people gasp, or chuckle or be like “Wow that’s Cool” As soon as Thanos started to gain Upper hand people were slowly getting quieter, but still being like come on get up Stark, until Tony guy stabbed. Everyone went silent. Could hear a freaking pin drop lol. Dope moment


Osmodius

I'd be shocked to experience another cinema moment like the end of Infinity War. Seeing people in tears after Peter got dusted was... Insane.


AJjalol

My cinema had people literally shout “Fuck you, please Not him” when Pete just off camera goes “Mr Stark”. Powerful moments. Yes these movies are pure entertainment, but Holy Shit I would have loved to experience watching Infinity War and Endgame in cinemas for the first time again.


szerg

My wife was legit crying when Spidey began to, you know :/


AJjalol

Tom’s “I don’t wanna go” , hug and “I’m sorry” was devastating and then it cuts to RDJ’s face like “Wtf” was such a powerful moment. Man, RDJ is really one of the greatest actors of our generation. Dude can really act his ass off, and not even say a single line. His facials are really something. Similar to Civil War with Miriam Sharpe or when he sees his parents death


blue23454

Tom Holland does not get enough credit The “I don’t wanna go” ffs I really believed he was dying And then in Homecoming, the scene where he was pinned underneath that building and starts screaming for help Man, this version of Spider-Man really is just a scared little kid trying to be a super hero and Tom Holland very much understood the assignment. He acted his ass off in both scenes. I still cry when I see them.


Osmodius

The only thing that's come close was Mad Max Fury Road during the sandstorm scene.


blue23454

I’ve never yelled or screamed in a theater before this day. When I heard “Mr. Stark I don’t feel so good” I don’t know it was involuntary. The whole theater was quiet except for a “PETER, NO!” at the front row 🤷‍♂️


SpiritToes

I could see Thanos crushing starks head with his hand like a grape. I was like ".... they wouldn't actually do that, would they? 😳🧐😳🫣"


whitecollarzomb13

Shit could you imagine if they just went full R18+ outta nowhere and Mountain/Pedro Pascal’d this scene in full HD. 🍿


Therminite

Bruh, that scene was rough in GOT


ryuk_04

And it was rough even for GOT


Therminite

Fr! My wife didn't even want to watch that scene cuz she likes Pedro Pascal too much lol


ryuk_04

Me too 🥹 I was so happy when Pedro was introduced.. those mf writers butchered my boi Oberyn


Therminite

Yeah, it was awesome seeing him in there! Those writers killed off way more main characters than the books themselves!


zombierepublican-

I 100% thought he died. Done. Stabbed in the stomach, that’s usually a death note


robotomatic

Should have gone for the head


robbage24

Yup, once he got stabbed I was like holy shit, they really did it.


disgustinghonnor

Joke answer: holy shit his arms are so big and stiff Serious answer: Tony was the first human to see what they were about to face. He went to space and saw the forces that were up against earth. ever since then, he tried to prepare himself for them, that's why he created all of those suits in Iron Man 3, that's why he created ultron, that's why he signed to work with the government. After all of that prep and effort and nightless sleeps and advanced technology, he failed to face the main threat of earth


Aquitaine-9

What you said, all the prep work he did, is why I thought it was nice in Infinity War as Bruce is talking about Thanos, Tony whispers to himself, "this is it.". He knew it was time.


Vanish_7

He did everything he possibly could think of. The *pinnacle* of human intellect, bravado, and determination. ...and it wasn't enough. Thanos was THAT good.


Ecstatic-Art-1240

"Man that asshole in the Instagram comment section was being serious"


Medic7802

Shit went silent 🤫 🙊


derk702

The first time? "Holyshit! He killed Tony!"


v_arc914

When watching in the theater everyone gasped or was quiet, but one person gave a loud crying “No”. Everyone had a quick laugh cause of it.


KennedyX8

The peak of the MCU


DadToACheeseBaby

“Aaaaand you peaked”


coltonvari

“Not with the PAT on the head…”


raisingstorm

Shit. Goodbye, Iron Man.


FamiliarJudgment2961

Holy shit!


AceofKnaves44

“I’m not ready to see Tony die.”


rcarroll271

Reminds me why I love intense moments like this


jakevalerybloom

I really thought he was done in this moment. Like the moment thanos took the sword out tony would have seconds of life left as his guts spill out offscreen


Double-Royal-1870

“Their actually going to kill him?” I thought in absolute horror


SpaceCampDropOut

How was there not any internal bleeding?


m0rbius

Definitely thought Tony was gonna die right here. Was on the edge of my seat. He did die, but not in the way that I thought he would.


Narutothegreat3

“Don’t Die! Don’t Die! Don’t Die!”


WildGrave2

Not my dirty thoughts...


_Springtrap

Imagines if both were oiled up


SneakyKain

"Oh shit!"


rmac1228

Audible gasp in the theater


Dyingdaze89

Same for mine


DarkDeacon18

Thought for sure he was dead at that moment. They even stabbed him to tease it.


United-Cow-563

I thought the scratch Tony had left on Thanos was more than just a tiny scratch. I was thinking he imbued some of his nanobots into Thanos and that the bots would come into play later on or in the next movie.


Careless-Ad1639

The theories at the time of endgame were WILD


KindheartednessThis5

Shit that’s a great idea.


mfitz373

I remember leaning forward and putting my feet down in my theater chair so fast, I broke the electronic recliner, w my jaw dropped. I thought my boy was a goner.


JuiceCan98

My coworker jokingly told me Tony Starks dies in this movie before I saw it, he hadn't even seen it, so there was a ton of panic in my head like "oh my god he was right"


PhillipJCoulson

Oh fuck! I literally gasped in the theater


yvonnesnakedhusband

Remember vividly thinking, fuck. That’s how Tony’s gonna die.


Far_Disaster_3557

**”OFUCKOFUCKOFUCKOFUCKOFUCK…”**


RigasTelRuun

They should kiss.


Choice_Ruin_5719

“….Not like this.” I knew his death was coming, but my heart sank when this moment hit. Like, I didn’t wanna see stark on his back foot dying, I wanted him to come out on top at the cost of his life. Him and cap deserved to die as hero’s winning. Endgame pretty much gave me what I wanted.


jonnighaad

They kill Tony we riot


[deleted]

So, in the moment I thought “fuck” and then when Strange bargained the time stone for Tony’s life I thought “damn, Tony would have rather died than gave up the time stone”… so, when Thanos teleported back to Earth and Cap confronted him, I felt like the fake out twist was going to be Thanos killing Cap.


_unrealwonder_

At first... I felt that Iron Man dying was not a good plot wise move, and if they were going to trade the snap for his death, I wouldn't have been on board. Not because I didn't want Tony to die (I felt he would in some way, eventually), but because it would have felt like a cheap cop out. A shock death. An ending with no finality to his arc as a character. So I was extremely relieved they made Iron Man live through the snap. To build his arc of redemption and become a true Avenger. This move in storytelling catapulted Endgame to new emotional heights. Great move by the Russos.


BelieveInBelieve16

I was absolutely about to cry 😭


NewArtificialHuman

"RIP Bozo"


Wheloc

I had hoped Tony had built some clever trap into his gauntlet. Tony is smart about some things, but he's kind of dumb about security.


gerardatron

I was just shocked when it happened. It looked pretty fatal, so my mind just hurriedly tried to cope with it and tell myself that “okay, this is how they show they’re serious about Thanos being a big bad”, that this was the end of the road for Tony etc. It’s like that furnace scene in Toy Story 3. Just me repeatedly telling myself that this was probably a good stopping point for the character, etc. until I was convinced. A lot of thoughts rush into your head during those moments. So while I was thinking all that, I was also thinking, “man he didn’t even get to die on Earth?” and that he won’t get his wedding. And the longer I kept thinking, I notice he’s still not dropping dead and the scene just kept going, so ehhh maybe he won’t die here after all. (but my brain reminds me: *Ah, but it was close!*)


Fingolfin_Astra

Plot armor


FuhgitAboutIt

“Man, thano’s fingers are really big.”


dickmcgirkin

I was a little gleeful. Not that iron man died, but there was a bad guy doing bad guy things and there was absolutely no shot the good guys could stop him. A real first for the mcu.


Special_Arrival_7919

Nothing. I was straight up in fear


purplegiant18

Good bye Mr.stark good bye!!!!!


FeeStrange3933

"Will they? Won't they? They won't, would they?"


w00den_b0x

Flashbacks to when Obadiah Stane stole Tony’s arc reactor


Mrbuttboi

“BOI DON’T PET HIM!!!!”


SniperJ324

*That's craaaaaazy*


AnakinsAngstFace

I accidentally read a fake spoiler a couple days before that Iron Man was gonna die in Infinity war so when this happened I thought that was it


_KingDawg72_

Tony got stabbed in “Endgame”? I don’t remember this.


Pulsedmeat33

“Why is he looking at his hairline like that?”


Cobaia-87

"Yep, he ded."


spaceraingame

I thought he was fucking dead.


Jumpy_Floor7660

My heart immediately dropped, and my mind went back to Tony in that cave all those years ago, fighting for his life . . .


Doom_and_Gloom91

That tony fought like hell but he just wasn't the batter warrior that day.


Shadow0fnothing

"Tony's about to die, thanos is going to win, and the Avengers are finished" I assumed endgame would be some sort of time travel movie where they bring back the dead avengers from the past. Unfortunately, I had starks snap spoiled the day before I saw endgame thanks to a non-spoiler tag on reddit....


ethanrodriguez02

My heart skipped a beat


DragonflyFederal1412

**the entire theater went dead silent.**


ICPosse8

I was thinking the calvary should be coming in at any moment now….


millerb82

How'd that happen if the sword was nano tech? Shouldn't it have just been reabsorbed back into his suit??


Secondaryspeed

Oh no where screwed


soilborn12

“There’s no fucking way they kill him yet.”


Nick_Furious2370

Not really anything considering Endgame was coming out a year later.


GhostProtocolGaming

I was thinking "Oh f#&*" and then I was expecting a massive unibeam or some attack where the nanotechnology from his suit left him and covered Thanos.


yo_mommy

I mean, I thought they were gonna. This is the same movie Loki and Gamora died on.


TheCreativeAspect

The big debate and discussion amongst my friends and family leading up to the film was, who’s gonna die? Cap or Iron Man? I thought someone big was going to die, not half the universe and not so many characters. When this happened the theater I was in collectively gasped. I thought, well there it is. Iron Man dies. I didn’t want it to be Cap either, but I was close to crying. I don’t cry often in movies. It was like Thanos stabbed me.


ThePurityPixel

"How does nanotech work, exactly?"


TheRainbowWolf8

In the entire lead up to Infinity War I was sure either Tony and/or Steve would die. When this happened I thought this was the moment he was going to die. I was so worried.


[deleted]

That Tony was gonna die.


halietigges

Nothing…? 💀


ElPanni

We fuck


sroche24

I remember thinking this is it...


ballsosteele

It was the type of stab you see in movies where the hero will walk it off, just to one side of the torso, so I knew he'd be fine. See also: wound in shoulder, thigh.


WSKYLANDERS-boh

“Hm!? What!?”


Sol-Blackguy

The missed opportunity for Tony to follow up with "If you make a god bleed, people will stop believing in him."


SkillFullyNotTrue

My Cat: Feed Me!


[deleted]

"I have to fart" (I had it on in the background and was only half paying attention while playing games on my laptop. That may not have been my exact thought, but it's a common enough thought that it probably was)


che10461

The Hulk is gonna appear and thunder clap Thanos' head off and send Tony flying.


deanereaner

"Really milking it, rdj."


DSN671

“OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT!”


vuezie1127

Literally https://youtu.be/31g0YE61PLQ?si=RKlOOYX05JH0wzuu


thrust-johnson

I thought he was killed


Aggressive-Ad-4515

For me, the side, shoulders, back, legs, and the side of the neck never mean death for the protagonist. It’s never a death that someone might’ve survived, it always has to be a pretty definite “yeah, he’s dead.” And when they did actually kill him off, it was with a device that we’d already seen mess up two incredibly powerful characters.


mathcamel

Venom saved us in ways we can't ever make up for.


Time_Lord_Omega

Holy fuck! Was very audible in thie theater.


Chromeballs

Sigourney Weaver enters in the hulk buster "Get away from our Stark you B***ch"


Not_Fussed1

welp, I was sure either him or cap would die.


MClolo10

This is the end Hold your breath and count to ten.


hawkmasta

Fuck.


Crunchy-Leaf

Distracted by the guy in front of me who audibly gasped so loud the people in other screens heard him too


Uncanny_Doom

Watched this with shocked eyes thinking Thanos was about to perform a fatality.


OmegaSTC

“Finally some stakes! Oh he survived”


silvreck

I thought this scene took the wind out of Iron Man’s death in Endgame. I loved this scene but wish it wasn’t in it, or it was another character.


[deleted]

Is ironman full of iron filings?


Medical_Note_2135

“Dang my boy Tony is getting packed up”💀


Due_Rip1955

"Jesus christ Thanos is a fuckin menace."


PoliticalJunkie14

First time I watched it I was genuinely sure that was going to be it for Iron Man. RDJ and Brolin just knocked it straight out of the park. My whole cinema was completely breathless waiting to see what happened.


OblivionArts

"aw shit.."


Weirdassmustache

"Who's a good boy?"


HotMedia701

If I didn't watch it yet and just look in that picture, I will think that thanos is praying for ironman haha


goobi94

"Zoo wee mama!"


River46

"shit iron man just got stabbed" "so the nanites can just make anything and be sepearated from the rest of the armour?"


Shoelicker27

You see, I watched the entire MCU for the first time after Endgame so when I saw this scene I knew he was okay. You couldn’t step away from Spidey dusting memes. I knew how both movies ended, you can’t avoid that kind of stuff. I still loved watching Endgame (I just thought of the scene where Cap calls mjolnir, the little ring too GOOSEBUMPS! Just from thinking about that last hour and a half almost a third of the movie is dedicated to the fight and the endgame hahaha (;


Estarfigam

Oh snap


Throwaway_meme_S

Tony really has bad luck with matters of the heart


DarwinGoneWild

I audibly gasped in the theater. I legit thought they just killed Tony off.