10 Insane Alternative Versions Of Iron Man You Won't Believe Exist

As you might have immediately assumed, the universe wherein Tony is known as the "Iron Maniac" doesn't have him as an entirely heroic figure.

Although, unlike many of his other villainous forms, it is implied that Stark was heroic, right up until a whole host of heroes died at the hands of the galactic threat Titannus. This event also saw Reed Richards go decidedly dark, resulting in the pair clashing over power, which would ultimately see Tony kill the Human Torch after getting his face scarred, and Reed sending Iron Man to another universe.

Said "other universe" was the main Marvel universe, which is where stuff gets really interesting. The Iron Maniac managed to to pose as the regular Stark to wreak havoc on the Fantastic Four - albeit, havoc he immediately is stopped from doing, before being sent to the "real" Tony for a spot of analysing.

While it's a little creepy that this alternate Iron Man ended up chilling in a human sized test tube for a while, at least it can be considered a weird kind of self-care, maybe.