10 Biggest Iron Man Plot Twists

The follow-up limited series, International Iron Man, followed Tony Stark taking a quick break from the events of the then-ongoing Civil War II, in an attempt to discover and reconnect with his biological parents. His trail led him to London, where he met Amanda Armstrong, a musician and his birth mother.

As is only fitting for the mother of Iron Man, Amanda had a past full of espionage, love, betrayal, and general adventure. While she was still a small-time musician, she was approached by S.H.I.E.L.D. to become a covert agent. They would help build her music career, and use her touring concerts as a perfect cover for their international missions. While working for them, she met and fell in love with the mysterious Jude, a fellow agent.

The two fell in love, and it wasn't long until Amanda was expecting baby Anthony. Tragically, just before giving birth, she discovered that Jude had been secretly working for Hydra almost the entire time they knew each other, and she stabbed him in the neck with some scissors upon hearing this.

Not wanting to raise a child without the Jude she thought she knew, she asked S.H.I.E.L.D. to put little Tony up for adoption. As fates would have it, Howard Stark just happened to be in the market for a bouncing baby boy.

So, in summary: the Marvel Universe's resident billionaire playboy philanthropist is the son of an indie rocker and a Hydra double agent.

Or... is he? That's right, the twists just keep on coming!