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I still think Age of Ultron throws the notion of "I'm just being funny." out the window when at every turn he gets some form of "Tony no." and his response is inavriably "Tony yes."Lol, I was in a rush my man. Also I hope you didn't think my response had a hostile tone, it was not intended. However I do think you are wrong on some things.
I think Tony was Arrogant starting off, like he was truely Arrogant. Then over the rest of the movies this dies down and it becomes "humorous Arrogance" not true arrogance. Its just a part of his personality that he thinks is funny so he uses it. He doesn't truely believe he is better than everyone else, he actually gets a little more humble.
I never said Tony wasn't a hero nor that he had sinister motivations. One can still be selfish, egotistical, and self-righteous while qualifying as one of the good guys. I am merely pointing out his track record does not qualify him as the guy who should be the figure head of a pro government movement (especially when going through most of his movies spurning government involvement).This. He never had sinister motives, and all in all, he is a Hero. Not to mention other heroes have made mistakes too. Thor was a pompous ass from the start and all the Guardians of the Galaxy were just criminals, same with Scott Lang. They all mad bad mistakes, but they all became real heroes in the end. Sure, Tony and Banner made a pretty big one, but they also corrected it and redeamed themselves for it.
As for your examples I am also not damning anyone for one past mistake. It's just that Tony keeps making pretty large ones.
The Iron Man's most powerful enemy is the man in the suit. Which makes for an interesting character I agree with both of you. That doesn't mean it excuses all of his flaws that make him interesting. I've been raised under the notion that "A man who is nice to you, but an asshole to the waiter is still an asshole." Tony is charming, smart, and at his core trying to do the right thing. He just keeps fucking it up.