The Story of Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Avengers Civil War: Escape from the JCTC

During Bucky Barnes' psychological assessment, Stark watched closely as the the physiatrist questioned him about his time as an assassin for HYDRA. During the questioning however, a power failure occurred and Barnes freed himself and tried to escape. While Everett Ross tried to sort out their situation, Stark contacted F.R.I.D.A.Y. and went to confront Barnes himself without his Iron Man Armor to defend himself with from the furious Barnes.

Stark engaged Barnes, backed up by Natasha Romanoff and Sharon Carter. Stark used his gauntlet to fight him by first firing flash beam towards the Winter Soldier which briefly blinded him before blocking a gunshot with the gauntlet and then ripping the gun apart, however Barnes managed to overpower him. Barnes escaped, but Stark knew Barnes was most likely still with Steve Rogers, who, along with Sam Wilson, had also managed to escape from their custody.

While the base recovered from the Winter Soldier's escape, Stark was greeted by Secretary Thaddeus Ross who furiously informed him that due to his involvement in helping their target escape, a special force unit would deal with Rogers. Stark however convinced Ross to let him bring them in, promising to wear the Mark XLVI to bring him in, which Ross accepted. As he left the base, Ross gave Stark thirty six hours before lethal force would be utilized.

As Tony considered what to do, Natasha said to him that they were understaffed, with Tony questioning if she knew where Hulk was, despite Natasha noting that Bruce Banner would likely not be on their side. Thinking of possible allies, Stark said that had someone in mind, referring to Spider-Man whom he had just been researching. Romanoff approached T'Challa to ask for his help, while Stark flew into New York City to go and recruit the Spider-Man.