MCU: 10 Greatest Iron Man Moments

10. Barrel Of Monkeys - Iron Man 3

During Iron Man 3's final act, big bad Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) kidnaps the President right off Air Force One whilst his right-hand Eric Savin (James Badge Dale) blows up the plane. Tony arrives on the scene, kills Savin, and then must mount a daring rescue in order to save the thirteen people who have been sucked out of the doomed airline.

Without hesitation - and despite JARVIS (Paul Bettany) stating he can only carry four people - Iron Man kicks into action and stages a real-life game of Barrel of Monkeys. With each person grabbing another whilst he holds them up, Iron Man is able to slow their descent and place them safely in the water below, alive and well.

It's one of the MCU's best and most underrated sequences, and a perfect encapsulation of how good a hero the former weapons dealer can be. The reveal that Tony wasn't even in the suit makes the whole thing all the more impressive, and serves as a nice reminder that it's Tony who is the hero, not Iron Man.