9 Avengers Fates Worse Than Deaths
3. Discovering That A Friend Caused Your Suffering
As the story famously goes, Bruce Banner was exposed to extreme gamma rays after rushing to the rescue of young Rick Jones. Of course, that incident resulted in Banner developing a monstrous, rage-filled, hulking alter-ego that has been both a blessing and a curse.
In a major twist, 2014's Original Sin story revealed that Tony Stark had actually had a nefarious hand to play in the creation of the Hulk.
Unfortunately for Tony, this revelation came to light at a time when the Bruce/Hulk dynamic was at one of its Smart Hulk stages. That means that Iron Man was faced with a ferocious, ruthless, beastly frame that was under the control of the mind of Bruce Banner.
For those unfamiliar with Original Sin, the main crux of this arc is the murder of Uatu the Watcher. That death led to a whole host of dirty little secrets coming to the fore, and one such secret was the Armoured Avenger's role in creating the Incredible Hulk.
As was revealed in a flashback, General Ross had hired Tony Stark to increase the strength of the gamma bomb to levels that would have extreme consequences. And what did Stark charge for this work? Why, he merely asked for two bottles of vintage whiskey and a fee of $500,000 per day.
So, not only did Banner discover that his fellow Avenger had played a part in creating the Jade Giant alter-ego who Bruce has spent so many years battling, but Tony also made a huge paycheck from all of this.