Pointless Because: Happy Hogan, to be fair, is a long time comic book comrade of Iron Man's. The problem is that in Tony Stark's cinematic outings to date, he adds nothing more than a cheeky director cameo and some light though not necessarily good comic relief. Sure, it's funny enough watching Happy squirm as Black Widow gets changed in his car and his love of Downton Abbey gets a giggle, but it's hard to say I felt much when he was blown halfway to Hell by an Extremis agent in the third film. How To Fix It: Kill him off for real this time, as almost happened in IM3, and would have made Tony's quest that much more personal (short of killing Pepper off). I doubt I'd be shedding any tears if Happy was taken out of commission in Age of Ultron or Iron Man 4 (which is yet to be confirmed), but if he dies a hero's death, sacrificing himself to save Tony or even Pepper perhaps, then it might be a redemptive way to give his character more of a solid purpose beyond being the pratfall guy.
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