13 Intriguing Potential Fates For Iron Man In The MCU

12. He Simply Continues On As An Avenger

Equally unspectacular, but just as satisfying for fans of the character, Tony Stark could actually just continue as a mainstay in the Avengers team until the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise comes to a climax. Robert Downey, Jr. will be in his sixties by the time the long-term plans of Marvel Studios for the franchise come to an end but, if he can keep himself healthy, there's no reason why he can't continue to play the hero (look at Samuel L. Jackson - he's still kicking ass as Nick Fury at the age of 65). So popular is the character that nobody would really complain if he was to appear in several more titular movies and several more Avengers movies. He's been around in the comic books for more than fifty years, after all.