Iron Man Was The Only Avenger To Benefit From Thanos' Infinity War Snap
Thanos decimating half of life through his snap in Avengers: Infinity War resulted in galactic chaos; interestingly only Iron Man benefitted from it.
BY ANA DUMARAOG
PUBLISHED 3 DAYS AGO
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Thanos' snap in Avengers: Infinity War brought everyone heartache and tragedy — except for Iron Man who's the only MCU hero who benefitted from the snap. As the first person to sense the imminent threat brought by Thanos, Tony Stark was paralyzed with this sense of dread that another attack on Earth was inevitable. This nagging feeling resulted in some missteps from him including the haphazard creation of Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. While the villain's win was his worst nightmare come to life, once the initial sting of defeat was gone, it's clear that it was all for the better, at least for him.
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Ever since his near-death experience in The Avengers, Tony was plagued with the fear that a bigger threat that they can't stop was coming. While his warnings fell on deaf ears, he continued to work on his own to ensure that he's as prepared as possible once the attack finally happened; it's the reason why when Bruce Banner informed them of Thanos' existence, he was barely surprised, as if he was expecting it. Unfortunately, despite all his efforts, he and the rest of the MCU heroes ultimately failed to stop the Mad Titan's nefarious plans.
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Each surviving Avenger handled their devastating loss differently as seen in Avengers: Endgame. Thor, Black Widow, and Hawkeye struggled to cope with their predicament. Meanwhile, Hulk and Captain America used their time for their respective endeavors. Iron Man, on the other hand, moved on, fully checking out of his superhero responsibility and focused on his personal life — something that he wasn't able to do since sensing Thanos' threat as he was mostly occupied with work. This was one of the reasons why he couldn't simply walk away from being Iron Man; he knew something bigger was coming and unfortunately, no one else is doing anything to prepare for it. So while the Mad Titan's win in Infinity War forced him to helplessly watch his worst ni