41 Greatest Moments In The Marvel Cinematic Universe
By FanSided
5. Iron Man – The Mk. I armor makes its debut to help Tony escape
At the start of the film, the Ten Rings kidnap Tony Stark to have him build them their own version of a Jericho missile. Obviously, the bad guys didn’t know about Rule #1. That is, you should never leave a genius billionaire inventor with a room full of spare parts.
As Tony and Yinsen rush to literally build their escape plan, Raza, leader of the Ten Rings, discovers that they’re up to something. When the terrorists try to break into Tony and Yinsen’s makeshift workshop, Yinsen sacrifices himself to buy Tony more time in powering up.
The good doctor’s death was not in vain because Tony emerges with the Mark I armor. He launches a devastating attack on the camp and flies off using his rudimentary rockets, albeit later crashing back down to the desert in a remote area. Hey, give the guy a break. It was a prototype suit that was built under some heavy time constraints and pressure.
(Write-up by Steve Lam, Bam Smack Pow staff writer)
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