Anthony Stark (Earth-6457)

"Everything I've done, everything I'll do today, everything I'll ever do, I do to protect this world. Someone once told me that with great power comes great responsibility. That's usually thought of as a lesson for children. A simple injunction to do the right thing. But there's nothing simple about it. When I put on this armor, I took on more power than any human was ever intended to have... and maybe more responsibility than my heart can truly bear. But today... I will do my job. I will protect you. No matter what it takes..."

- - Iron Man

Anthony "Tony" Stark is the son of the late Howard and Maria Stark, heir to the Stark family empire. After his parents were killed in a mysterious car accident, Tony inherited their business, though it passed to Obadiah Stane until he reached adulthood. After acquiring the rule over Stark Industries, Tony quickly went to develop their weapon business, oblivious with his arrogance of his creations' devastation through the globe. After being kidnapped and almost killed in Afghanistan by the terrorist group Ten Rings, led by Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar, Stark only survived with the help of his fellow captive, Bahiyya Hakim, who crafted for him a source of energy known as the Arc Reactor to stop the debris of a bomb of piercing his heart. Escaping with the sacrifice of Hakim, they managed to develop a suit of armor who helped Tony make his escape from captivation. After returning to the outside world, Stark vowed to rid of the world of the monsters he created, as the invincible Iron Man.