Regardless of all of Iron Man’s know-how, he couldn’t stand head-to-head in a combat in opposition to the Guardians of the Galaxy’s Gamora for even a minute.
In each Marvel Comics and the MCU, Iron Man isn’t any pushover, however one story confirmed that even along with his full arsenal, he will be taken down singlehandedly by the Guardians of the Galaxy’s Gamora. It’s no marvel then that Thanos adopted her; her defeat of Tony Stark is proof that Thanos’ enhancements and her personal talent makes her considered one of Marvel’s finest fighters.
Marvel’s 2013 occasion Infinity introduced Earth’s worst fears to life as Thanos returned to Earth, searching for to kill the one particular person he feared may defeat him over, his secret son, Thane. This occasion was additionally notable for introducing Thanos’ Black Order, who would later seem in Avengers: Infinity Warfare. As is custom with a lot of its occasions, Marvel later revealed a collection of one-shot What If? tales, exploring what might need occurred to the Marvel Universe if issues had panned out otherwise throughout Infinity. Simply as the principle occasion confirmed how highly effective Thane may very well be, one alternate actuality proved that none of Thanos’ youngsters are pushovers, particularly Gamora.
In What If? Infinity – Guardians of the Galaxy #1 by Joshua Williamson and Jason Copland, Gamora is compelled to go head-to-head with an armored-up Iron Man, and defeats Tony with seemingly little effort in hand-to-hand fight. This comedian takes place after the occasions of Infinity, which ended with Marvel’s Illuminati secretly capturing the physique of Thanos, who had been frozen in stone by Thane. Nonetheless, within the actuality of this What If? comedian, the Guardians of the Galaxy uncover that the Illuminati have captured Thanos, and determine to kill him as soon as and for all, resulting in their conflict with the Illuminati.
All through her historical past, Gamora has demonstrated repeatedly simply how highly effective she is. Along with her pure talents, Thanos has enhanced her power and resilience utilizing know-how, all whereas subjecting her to brutal coaching that constituted a lot of her upbringing. In What If? – Guardians, Gamora isn’t even hit by Tony as soon as, however even when she was, different comics have proven that she’s greater than resilient sufficient to face up to him. In Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez and Sean Izaakse’s Civil Warfare II #5, she proves to be stronger than Iron Man’s armor after being hit immediately by his repulsors, which she’s capable of stand up to. This isn’t even her most spectacular feat, as Bendis and Valerio Schiti’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 #1 reveals that she’s resilient sufficient to outlive falling to the floor of a planet from orbit.
Nonetheless, contemplating the circumstances of the comedian, Tony’s defeat isn’t maybe as straight-forward as it would seem. What If? – Guardians is narrated by Rocket Raccoon, who’s in a bar recounting the story of the Illuminati and Thanos’ defeat. Based mostly on his recount, it appears seemingly that the Guardians’ victory is being at the least considerably overstated. Elsewhere within the situation, Drax is proven considerably improbably one-tapping Mr. Implausible, and the comedic tone definitely suggests to readers that Rocket is perhaps exaggerating greater than just a bit. No matter this, Gamora’s aforementioned energy set makes her defeat of Iron Man nonetheless utterly believable, and it’s a pity that within the MCU, the Guardians of the Galaxy’s powerhouse by no means bought an opportunity to check her mettle in opposition to him.
