Since Iron Man initiated the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has mastered his role as the Avengers‘ mouthpiece — whether or not they wanted him to. The genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist has enough one-liners to fill out the dialogue for yet another Marvel film. Here’s nine times Stark made it clear everyone else on the team just had to deal with it.
Whenever team-building exercises were suggested:
When the subject of who would pay the Hulk’s shawarma bill came up:
When one of the Avengers nodded off during one of Tony’s heroic post-battle speeches:
When Tony was accused of not pulling his weight:
When the team asked Tony why he pays for, designs, and makes everything:
When Steve Rogers asked Tony if frosted tips were still cool:
Whenever fans flock around the Iron Man armor, hoping for an autograph:
When Nick Fury tried to seek Tony’s services while in hiding:
When Thor stole a few slices of Tony’s birthday cake from the Avengers Tower rec room:
