Avengers: Endgame Meme Proves Iron Man Was Really the Strongest Avenger

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been around for over ten years, which means there are many superheroes with lots of strength to choose from. The debate rages on of who's the strongest Avenger, with Hulk and Thor vying for the title in Thor: Ragnarok, and Captain Marvel showing up this year to give them both a run for their money. However, a meme shared to the r/Avengers subreddit, a page where for "everything you ever wanted to discuss about Marvel's elite team of superheroes," argues that Tony Stark/Iron Man is, in fact, the strongest of them all.

The real HERO 😎 from r/Avengers

"The real HERO 😎," u/iam_sati posted.

As you can see, the meme shows Thanos, Hulk, and Tony all using the Infinity Gauntlet. While Thanos and Hulk let out a painful scream when they snapped their fingers, Tony looks extremely calm. Many fans commented on the post to discuss why:

"Neither Thanos or Hulk wanted to die but Tony accepted his fate," u/linusplaysminecraft explained.

"If you watch all the movies together Tony is always getting his left arm injured, he's always clutching at it. Left arm pain is symptomatic or heart trouble so I've always held to the idea that it symbolizes Tony's inability to heal from getting imprisoned in that cave, and then constantly having that same wound reopened over and over," u/mynemesisjeph pointed out.

"I read a fan-theory somewhere that said Thanos and Hulk struggled with the Gauntlet because they're not used to feeling pain due to their immense strength. Tony, being only human, has had to deal with pain his whole life (especially with the arc reactor surgery), so for him, pain is just another day at the office," u/TC_Buckeye shared.

You can read more theories here.

Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Chris Evans (Captain America), Josh Brolin (Thanos), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Brie Larson (Captain Marvel), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Paul Rudd (Ant-Man), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Mark Ruffalo (Hulk), Don Cheadle (War Machine), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), and Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon).

Avengers: Endgame is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital.

Upcoming Marvel Studios projects include Black Widow on May 1, 2020, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in Fall 2020, The Eternals on November 6, 2020, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings on February 12, 2021, WandaVision in Spring 2021, Loki in Spring 2021, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on May 7, 2021, What If…? in Summer 2021, Hawkeye in Fall 2021, and Thor: Love and Thunder on November 5, 2021, and Black Panther 2 on May 6, 2022. Marvel Studios Disney+ series without release dates include Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, and She-Hulk.