10 Movie Heroes Who Were Actually Suffering A Nervous Breakdown
2. Tony Stark - Iron Man 3
For all his cockiness and charm, Tony Stark is probably one of the most flawed superheroes around. His superiority complex can lead to bad things (Ultron to name but one) and his ego has a habit of coming back around to hurt him and the people he cares about. Iron Man 3 finds him in a bad place after the New York siege in The Avengers, suffering from intense nightmares and panic attacks. All of which means hes not in great shape to be dealing with a threat from The Mandarin. His frail mental state stems from his need to be in control and, as hes in middle of something he has no power over, this affects him in unforeseen ways. Its a nice piece of character development for Tony, meaning he has to deal with feeling weak for maybe the first time in his life.
