

Yinsen translates they want Tony to build them a Jericho missile. The terrorists who captured Tony and Yinsen enter the room. Yinsen created a device - essentially a battery-powered magnet - that will keep the remaining fragments out of Tony's heart. Another captive, named Yinsen, explains that he operated on Stark but was unable to remove all the shrapnel fragments from the bomb blast. His chest is hooked up to a strange device. Much later, Tony regains consciousness in a cave. Tony goes off with the convoy that is soon attacked by terrorists. After the demonstration, Tony gets a phone call from Obadiah and they are both pleased that the demonstration went well.

Tony arrives at a military outpost in the Middle East to demonstrate his company's latest project - the Jericho, a super-missile system. Before long they are drunk and leering at the stewardesses. Rhodey is unhappy about Tony's lax attitude, and Tony tries to get his old friend to relax. Pepper helps Tony catch up on some business before Tony heads out to the airport where his plane is kept. Christine is greeted by Tony's assistant, Virginia "Pepper" Potts as she is escorted out of the house. It's JARVIS, the artificial intelligence program responsible for running Tony's house. Next morning, Christine is awakened by a voice on a computer monitor. Stark deflects her questions with some swift quips and the two end up spending the night together. On his way out, a reporter named Christine approaches Stark with some questions regarding the ethics of his weapons business. Rhodey later finds Tony partying in a casino. Tony's right-hand man (and his father's former partner) Obadiah Stane accepts the award in Tony's honor. Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes attends a ceremony to present Tony Stark with an award for his work, but Stark is not in attendance. Tony is captured and recorded by a group of terrorists.Ī flashback sequence reveals Tony's history as a child prodigy before taking over his father's technology company at age 21.

Stark flees when a bomb (bearing the logo of his company, " Stark Industries") explodes, severely wounding Tony's chest. The soldiers fight to defend themselves but are quickly killed. He is joking with some members of a convoy who seem to be genuinely amused by his persona. Tony Stark visited soldiers on duty in the the Kunar Province, Afghanistan. 3 Continuity and References to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
