13 Intriguing Potential Fates For Iron Man In The MCU

6. Becomes The Director Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

There has actually been a comic book story entitled Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - so why can't that happen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? S.H.I.E.L.D. is in disarray at the moment; the espionage organisation was parasitically infiltrated by evil rivals HYDRA, Nick Fury is on the run and Phil Coulson has been left with the responsibility of rebuilding it with a very small crack team of agents. How successful he will be remains to be seen, but once (or if) S.H.I.E.L.D. gets back to its original global form, Coulson might not be capable of leading the whole organisation. Tony Stark would have no such problems. The genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist has been running his own multinational organisation for years and would not be phased with taking over S.H.I.E.L.D. Perhaps it is his destiny to do so.