Tony Stark sacrificed himself in order to save the world, and was the one who made the final snap, which wiped out Thanos and his army. Iron Man went on to appear in nine more films in the MCU (without counting his cameo at the end of The Incredible Hulk), with Avengers: Endgame marking the end of his arc.
as Tony Stark, as well as the origin of his armor and eventual superhero identity, Iron Man. Released in 2008, Iron Man was the beginning of the MCU as it’s now known, and introduced Robert Downey Jr.
Months have passed since Avengers: Endgame was finally released, but a new clue suggests that the first Iron Man movie explains why Doctor Strange knew Tony Stark had to be the done to ultimately defeat Thanos.