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There is little public debate that Tony Stark is one of thesmartest mass in the Marvel universe , and on the face of it , hotshot endure in the family unit . Howard Stark turn over his magnificent intellect to more than justIron Man … he pass it to Tony ’s twin crony , Gregory Stark .
Since when does Tony have a similitude ? conceive it or not , Gregory was first introduced inUltimate Comics Avengers # 2back in 2009 . When the Ultimate interpretation of Nick Fury reopen the Avengers Project in response to the return of the Red Skull , who ( as always ) is after the Cosmic Cube , Gregory joins as a sort of good - hired hand - man to Fury . He even enlists a few new team members , including Red Wasp and Nerd Hulk , a clone of the Hulk that Gregory created with the brain of Bruce Banner - similar to thesmart version of the Hulkseen inAvengers : Endgame .
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Gregory and Tony may share a genius - level understanding , but that is about all they have in common . Gregory harbors much bitterness towards his brother for inheritingthe family line company , Stark Industries , instead of him . While Tony is merriment - loving and carefree , Gregory is somber and humourless , and sees Tony as a sottish embarrassment to the family name . But he earns his space with more than just his name , asUltimate Comics Avengers # 3sees Nick Fury key Gregory as"ten times smarter than Tony is and whole amoral … In other language , just the kinda guy cable I wish doing byplay with . "
Fury by and by comes to regret his conclusion to work out with Gregory , as the elder Stark counterpart frames him for leaking superhuman research to the smuggled market . Gregory ’s program is totake over as Director of SHIELD , and smuggle super soldiers to various revolt around the globe to remake the world in his trope - and the plan almost works . Gregory has his men shoot Fury and leave him for dead , but Fury survives and confronts Gregory alongside the Avengers . Proving his intelligence , Gregory reveals he in reality predict such an altercation would take plaza . His solution ? put in himself with nanites to gain superpowers and easily best the team . However , his plot is foiled when the Ultimates and Avengers team up to overcome him inUltimate Avengers vs New Ultimates # 6 . Thor manages to take Gregory down with a lightning blast after Tony incapacitate the nanites . Talk about sibling rivalry .
Like many villains , Gregory does not see himself as one . He represent his actions as more than classic villainy , ask if"none of you people see what I ’m doing ? Will nobody digest back and take a look at the bountiful moving-picture show ? I ’m not one of your ridiculous super - scoundrel . This has all been project for the best of reasons . “Gregory truly believes his actions are for the greater good . In a way , this isreminiscent of Tony Stark inCivil War . Both Stark brothers will do whatever it takes to make the domain a better position , even if their mind of ' a better place ' do n’t aline with everyone else ’s .
Gregory Starkmay have ultimately snuff it in the comics , but there ’s always a prospect his for succeeding stories . aboveboard , how would fan respond to seeingRobert Downey , Jr. payoff to the MCUas Tony ’s long - lost malign Gemini ? All he ’d have to do is dye his hair light-haired . recall about it , RDJ . conceive about it .
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