Avengers: Endgame
Warning!Spoilers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
Iron Man ( Robert Downey Jr. ) is n’t a extremity of Doctor Strange ’s ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) Illuminati team inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessandAvengers : Endgameexplains why . Sam Raimi ’s Marvel Studios cinema introduced the hole-and-corner superhero team from Marvel Comics tasked to make hard choices . But unlike its print variant , Doctor Strange 2 ’s Illuminati teamdoesn’t have Iron Man .
The Marvel Comics Illuminati roll was composed of illustrious characters Iron Man , Black Panther , Black Bolt , Namor , Professor X , Mister Fantastic , and Doctor Strange — each one defend a superhero sector . Meanwhile , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ' Earth-838 Illuminati is more or less dissimilar and includes Captain Carter ( Hayley Atwell ) , Mordo ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) , Maria Rambeau ’s ( Lashana Lynch ) Captain Marvel with Black Bolt ( Anson Mount ) , Mister Fantastic ( John Krasinski ) , and Professor X ( Patrick Stewart ) . Namor and Black Panther ’s absence seizure makes common sense given the United States Department of State of MCU , but Iron Man could have easily been given a spot amongDoctor Strange 2 ’s cast , and yet , that is n’t the case . It was n’t revealed why Tony Stark is n’t part of Doctor Strange ’s Illuminati squad , butAvengers : Endgameindirectly explained this .
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In theDoctor Strangesequel , Doctor Strange ’s refusal to substantiate if they were in the one timeline where they overcome Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) suggests that he still did n’t confide Stark at that peak . Doctor Strange explained that if he answered Iron Man ’s interrogation about the matter , it would n’t come true . This statement has no base in the MCU . Instead , Doctor Strange was afraid that if he tell Stark that he needed to die for the cause , the Avenger would baulk at sacrificing himself . SinceDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ' Earth-838 did n’t require Iron Man ’s sacrifice to overcome Thanos , the chances are that Doctor Strange was still skeptical of the Avenger when he assembled the Illuminati consisting ofJohn Krasinski ’s Mister Fantastic .
Additionally , Doctor Strange ’s claim about not divulging information about the future will hinder it from happening was also efficaciously debunked inAvengers : Endgame . During the Avengers ' Battle of New York time stickup , Smart Hulk ( Mark Ruffalo ) encounter the Ancient One ( Tilda Swinton ) , who told him explicitly that Stephen Strange is have in mind to be the best Sorcerer Supreme . If such a rule about discuss details of the future will nullify it , then it ’s good to say that the Ancient One would be cognizant of it and would n’t flippantly expose what lies ahead for Doctor Strange to Bruce Banner .
Granted that the circumstances around Doctor Strange and Iron Man ’s post at theend ofAvengers : Endgamewas quite dissimilar , the fact is , the necromancer ’s title did n’t have any base . He could have easily partake in that selective information with Stark to boost the team spirit of the Avenger , but he decide not to . Instead , he wait until the very last moment to subtly make the revealing that became Iron Man ’s motivation to become flat to get the better of Thanos . Only then did Stark make Doctor Strange ’s trust . It ’s one of the major reasons why the thaumaturge was compelled to help Peter Parker ( Tom Holland ) inSpider - Man : No Way Home , know how exit the web - slinger was to the genius , billionaire Avenger . With Iron Man all in , Doctor Strange shoot it upon himself to support Peter .
Avengers : Infinity Warproved how fun an Iron Man and Doctor Strange team - up could be . alas , withTony Stark dying inAvengers : Endgame , their human relationship wo n’t be further developed in the MCU . However , that could change if Marvel Studios tilt on the multiverse likeDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessand brings a reading of the Avenger back into the enfranchisement .
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