When Tony Stark is Iron Man, he's usually on his own while battling villains and cosmic menaces. But is he really flying solo? Anyone who saw the films “Iron Man” or “Iron Man 2” saw that Tony’s suit was patched into an artificially intelligent computer program named J.A.R.V.I.S. that ran his lab and home.
This J.A.R.V.I.S. program was based on the character Edwin Jarvis, who was Tony’s family butler in the comic book universe and later became the caretaker of Avengers Mansion (which also happened to be the original Stark family home). The program even acted as a babysitter for the Fantastic Four for a while.
[TRIVIA NOTE: In the novelization of “Iron Man,” writer Peter David said that the J.A.R.V.I.S. acronym stood for “Just A Really Very Intelligent System.”]
Perhaps fearing that having a sarcastic butler around would make Tony seem too much like Batman, the "Iron Man" filmmakers decided to make Jarvis into an A.I. program since, over the years, Tony has had more than a few helping him out. The models for these programs have ranged from the aforementioned butler to a teenage "girl Friday" over the years, and we've compiled a list of some of our favorite A.I. assistants from Iron Man history. Read More...
By Kara Warner
Tony Stark’s powerful Iron Man armor is capable of a great many things. He can fly, tap into certain computer systems, shrug off conventional weapons, and deliver powerful repulsor blasts. But sometimes, Tony’s in a situation where, as cool as the suit is, it’s just not right for the mission.
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Tony Stark has been described as the “cool exec with a heart of steel,” and this has been especially true more than once in his life. As audiences will see in "
Tony Stark has lots of enemies — not only because he’s a wealthy, international industrialist, but also because he’s the armored Avenger known as Iron Man. He’s clashed with amoral businessman 
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By Josh Wigler and Rick Marshall
Have you ever been victimized by an April Fool's Day prank that you actually wanted to be true? If you haven't, there's a first time for everything — and that time is now.
The 'Iron Man 2' Secret Scene: Fake Spoiler Alert!
Posted 4/28/10 12:01 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary, Lists, Marvel
That said, we also think that it was fairly obvious that the secret scene would focus on the revelation that Tony Stark is actually Bruce Banner's sister and Happy Hogan is the modern day incarnation of the Red Skull.
Seriously, you didn't see that coming?
After the jump, we've listed some of the secret "Iron Man 2" ending's other "major" revelations — and by "major," we mean fake! Read More...
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