The Reasoning: It Makes Sense From A Dramatic Perspective It might sound downright crazy to suggest that a character as iconic and so brilliantly cast as Iron Man - credit to the wonderful Robert Downey Jr. - should die in his next motion picture venture, but if we're all being totally and utterly honest with ourselves, hasn't Tony Stark pretty much run his course - as far as story arcs are concerned, anyway. Because even Iron Man 3 seemed to consider that Iron Man lacked places to go... what is left to do? Maybe killing him off seems a bit harsh, but consider for a second the impact of a death on this scale. Firstly, it enriches the MCU in ways that other deaths simply cannot: by killing off Iron Man, Marvel would literally be saying: "All bets are off. Anybody can die in our universe - even our most popular characters." And given that Downey Jr. seems reluctant to reprise his role in Iron Man 4, it actually seems like a fairly logical decision. Do it! Like this article? Are we being too harsh? Not harsh enough? Let us know in the comments section below.