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Why did Tony's Arc Reactor do this?
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At the end of Avengers: Endgame,
Tony Stark dies, and his Arc Reactor shuts off.
I understand that it is emotional from a narrative viewpoint, but what is the in-universe reason the Reactor did that?
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At the end of Avengers: Endgame,
Tony Stark dies, and his Arc Reactor shuts off.
I understand that it is emotional from a narrative viewpoint, but what is the in-universe reason the Reactor did that?
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It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
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That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
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At the end of Avengers: Endgame,
Tony Stark dies, and his Arc Reactor shuts off.
I understand that it is emotional from a narrative viewpoint, but what is the in-universe reason the Reactor did that?
marvel marvel-cinematic-universe avengers-endgame
edited Sep 5 at 11:14
Shreedhar
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At the end of Avengers: Endgame,
Tony Stark dies, and his Arc Reactor shuts off.
I understand that it is emotional from a narrative viewpoint, but what is the in-universe reason the Reactor did that?
marvel marvel-cinematic-universe avengers-endgame
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It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
Sep 5 at 11:08
2
That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
Sep 5 at 11:41
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8
It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
Sep 5 at 11:08
2
That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
Sep 5 at 11:41
8
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It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
Sep 5 at 11:08
It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
Sep 5 at 11:08
2
2
That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
Sep 5 at 11:41
That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
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In universe
The arc reactor and the suit has just undergone a massive energy surge from the power of the Infinity Stones, even shielding Tony from them somewhat. It is highly likely that it was damaged beyond repair because of this and so also "died" at a similar time to Tony.
Alternatively it could be possible that as the suit is monitoring Tony's health, we see F.R.I.D.A.Y. report to Pepper about it ("Life functions critical."), it is possible that Tony installed a dead man's switch in the suit. I.e. if it ever detected the wearer had died inside of it, it shut down so that bad guys couldn't use it. I don't really buy this theory though and the former is far more likely.
Out of universe
The out of universe reason is obvious of course. It turning off is to symbolise and to show the audience that yes, he is indeed dead. Not just Tony that has died but Iron Man as well.
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Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
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In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
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The arc reactor and the suit has just undergone a massive energy surge from the power of the Infinity Stones, even shielding Tony from them somewhat. It is highly likely that it was damaged beyond repair because of this and so also "died" at a similar time to Tony.
Alternatively it could be possible that as the suit is monitoring Tony's health, we see F.R.I.D.A.Y. report to Pepper about it ("Life functions critical."), it is possible that Tony installed a dead man's switch in the suit. I.e. if it ever detected the wearer had died inside of it, it shut down so that bad guys couldn't use it. I don't really buy this theory though and the former is far more likely.
Out of universe
The out of universe reason is obvious of course. It turning off is to symbolise and to show the audience that yes, he is indeed dead. Not just Tony that has died but Iron Man as well.
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Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
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In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
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|
In universe
The arc reactor and the suit has just undergone a massive energy surge from the power of the Infinity Stones, even shielding Tony from them somewhat. It is highly likely that it was damaged beyond repair because of this and so also "died" at a similar time to Tony.
Alternatively it could be possible that as the suit is monitoring Tony's health, we see F.R.I.D.A.Y. report to Pepper about it ("Life functions critical."), it is possible that Tony installed a dead man's switch in the suit. I.e. if it ever detected the wearer had died inside of it, it shut down so that bad guys couldn't use it. I don't really buy this theory though and the former is far more likely.
Out of universe
The out of universe reason is obvious of course. It turning off is to symbolise and to show the audience that yes, he is indeed dead. Not just Tony that has died but Iron Man as well.
edited Sep 5 at 12:13
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Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
10
In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
add a comment
|
In universe
The arc reactor and the suit has just undergone a massive energy surge from the power of the Infinity Stones, even shielding Tony from them somewhat. It is highly likely that it was damaged beyond repair because of this and so also "died" at a similar time to Tony.
Alternatively it could be possible that as the suit is monitoring Tony's health, we see F.R.I.D.A.Y. report to Pepper about it ("Life functions critical."), it is possible that Tony installed a dead man's switch in the suit. I.e. if it ever detected the wearer had died inside of it, it shut down so that bad guys couldn't use it. I don't really buy this theory though and the former is far more likely.
Out of universe
The out of universe reason is obvious of course. It turning off is to symbolise and to show the audience that yes, he is indeed dead. Not just Tony that has died but Iron Man as well.
edited Sep 5 at 12:13
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In universe
The arc reactor and the suit has just undergone a massive energy surge from the power of the Infinity Stones, even shielding Tony from them somewhat. It is highly likely that it was damaged beyond repair because of this and so also "died" at a similar time to Tony.
Alternatively it could be possible that as the suit is monitoring Tony's health, we see F.R.I.D.A.Y. report to Pepper about it ("Life functions critical."), it is possible that Tony installed a dead man's switch in the suit. I.e. if it ever detected the wearer had died inside of it, it shut down so that bad guys couldn't use it. I don't really buy this theory though and the former is far more likely.
Out of universe
The out of universe reason is obvious of course. It turning off is to symbolise and to show the audience that yes, he is indeed dead. Not just Tony that has died but Iron Man as well.
edited Sep 5 at 12:13
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Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
10
In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
add a comment
|
29
Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
10
In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
29
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Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
Tony Stark might have programmed it do that specifically just for effect. He seemed to be that kind of guy and might even have thought it funny.
– DaveInCaz
Sep 6 at 14:24
10
10
In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
In "Far From Home", he leaves another AI called EDITH, which stands for "Even Dead I'm The Hero"... he was definitely that kind of guy.
– Rabadash8820
Sep 6 at 21:46
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It is most likely connected to his vitals (like heartbeat). When Tony rips off his arc reactor thingy & gives it to Cap in the beginning of the movie, it turns off as well.
– Shreedhar
Sep 5 at 11:08
2
That would have been a neat explanation except it doesn't; I checked. There is that little signature charge-up whine sound effect, but the light stays on in Steve's hand.
– Kris
Sep 5 at 11:41