Oliver Stark (Earth-1954)

"Four years ago, I almost lost her to the Mandarin, so I trashed all my suits. Then we had to mop up HYDRA. Then Ultron. And then... and then... and then... I never stopped. Because the truth is, I don't wanna stop."

- - Iron Man to Captain America Oliver "Ollie" Stark is an eccentric genius, playboy, billionaire and philantropist, as well as a minority shareholder of Stark Industries. Originally an arms dealer, Oliver was he was captured by the Ten Rings errorist cell during a presentation of the Jericho Missile in Afghanistan. Saved by the intervention of Doctor Ho Yinsen, who implanted the Arc Reactor in his chest, they both plotted a way to escape, ending up creating the first Iron Man armor. Oliver escaped, but Yinsin was killed. Upon returning to the United States, Oliver vowed to never develop machines of death anymore and stopped manufacturing weapons, instead focusing on developing his new armors and the Arc Energy. After being betrayed by Obadiah Stane, Oliver became Iron Man, revealing his secret identity to the world shortly after.