3. Hes A Narcissistic Womanizer
Being a sarcastic, know-it-all is what we love about Iron Man, surely? Robert Downy Jr did such a good Tony Stark that the Marvel comics started to make their Stark more like him. It certainly makes for a great performance as he jets around filling his ego and getting any girl he wants. Its a performance that completely takes away the fact that Iron Man is meant to be a hero. This doesnt mean Iron Man should adopt the stance of someone like Superman, upholding good ol American values and never doing wrong, but Iron Man makes a really bad hero
a lot of the time. Despite saving Pepper Potts and starting a romantic relationship with her, he still flirts with Natasha Romanov when she joins Stark Industries and when flying the armour his armour for the first time, after not even a minute in the air, he tries to break the altitude record for fixed wing flight. Even when offered the chance to still be part of the Avengers Initiative, despite Nick Fury informing him that Iron Man wouldve been fine by Stark himself is too much of a douche to be directly involved, he only agrees to become a consultant if he and Rhodey are awarded medals. Thats a true hero for you. He
coerced someone into giving him a medal for
bravery.