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Iron Man 2: Public Identity #3 Synopsis by
T Vernon
Justin Hammer’s single-pilot attack vehicle has been shot down in the Congo….
Years ago, Tony Stark had returned from college and his father Howard Stark wanted to lecture him on responsibilities but had to go out with his wife. They never returned from that trip, leaving Tony in charge of the family business….
Lt. Col. James Rhodes tells Tony about this mission, put together because the military considered Stark too unreliable. A general calls to ask Tony to rescue the pilot….
Iron Man jets in, to the consternation of General Thunderbolt Ross who nevertheless wants to see what Stark can do in an actual combat situation. Iron Man swoops in, scatters the enemy soldiers without killing any, and rescues the pilot who had been tortured. Dropping him off at a friendly base in Egypt, Tony has to deal with Ross who demands to know why he didn’t kill any of the enemy troops. Tony responds by reciting the General’s questionable record and warns him that if another innocent is put into danger to advance a pointless military agenda, there will be consequences….
Back home at a party, Tony tells Pepper Potts that he will be doing a lot more of that sort of thing in the future….
Meanwhile, Nick Fury tells Agent Phil Coulson that they will be keeping an eye on him for some time to come….