Iron-Man (Zombie Outbreak)

**Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark**, also known as **Iron-Man**, is a minor antagonist of the first season of the *What If* series as the secondary antagonist of "What If Zombies".

He is an alternate variant of the mainstream Iron-Man who rebanded with the Avengers following the Civil War to stop a zombie apocalypse, but was overwhelmed and infected. He attacked Bruce Banner alongside other zombies weeks later but was beheaded by Wasp.

## Biography

### Overwhelmed by Zombie Apocalypse

Iron-Man's history is the same as his mainstream version until 2018, when Janet van Dyne contracted a zombie disease in the Quantum Realm and spread it across the country. Iron-Man and Captain America reconciled over their differences during Civil War and alongside Black Widow, Hawkeye and Black Panther, flew in the Quinjet to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to deal with the problem. However, Iron-Man and the rest of the Avengers are overwhelmed by the zombies and transformed into them. The zombified Iron-Man then attacked the New York Sanctum where he infected Doctor Strange and Wong.

### Destruction

Stark, Strange and Wong emerged through a portal to Greenwich Village where they saw Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian, members of the Black Order, attacking Bruce Banner. Stark and the zombies infected the Black Order members as well, much to Banner's horror. The Cloak of Levitation then swept Stark off his feet, but he incapicated the Cloak and began progressing towards Banner, when Wasp led a swarm of ants towards Stark. Before Stark could devour Banner, Wasp shot his head off and it rolls to an enlarged ant who feasts on it.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Zombie Physiology**: Stark was infected by a virus that took control of his brain and turned him into a zombie.
	+ **Infection**: Stark has the capability of spreading the virus to other people.

### Armour Capabilities

#### Support Powers

* **Superhuman Strength**: Stark's armour amplifies his strength, with his early armours rivalling the likes of Captain America, Red Skull, Winter Soldier and Black Panther and his later armours being surpassed by the likes of Ultron and Thanos.
* **Superhuman Reflexes**: Stark's armour enhances his reflexes.
* **Flight**: Stark's armour can fly in the air at extremely fast speeds.
* **Armour System**: Stark's armour has a system and a hologram which displays the status of the armour.
* **Energy Conversion Power Recharge**: Stark's armour can absorb and convert any type of energy.
* **Self-Contained Life-Support System**: Stark's armour is provided life support, able to stay intact in many dangerous situations.
* **Heads Up Dislpay (HUD)**: Stark's HUD in his armour keeps him notified of his armour's status.
* **Armour Summoning**: Stark can summon either seperate pieces of his armour or the full suit from remote distances.
* **Mini Thrusters**: Stark's armour has mini thrusters that can attach to surfaces.
* **EMP Projectiles**: Stark's armour can fire EMP Projectiles that release electromagnetic pulses.

#### Defensive Powers

* **Superhuman Durability**: Stark's armour, powered by the Arc Reactor, leaves it almost indestructible.
* **Advanced Combat Analysis**: Stark's armour can analyse the combat pattern of his opponents.

#### Offensive Powers

* **Repulsor Rays**: Stark can fire powerful repulsor rays at his opponents from his hands.
* **Unibeam**: Stark can fire a powerful unibeam from his Arc Reactor capable of destroying hard materials.
* **Lasers**: Stark can fire lasers from his hands able to pierce through any kind of metal with ease.
* **Smart Micro-Guns**: Stark can target several individuals simultaneously with micro guns and open fire on them.
* **Missiles**: Stark can fire missiles at his opponents from his shoulders, able to destroy stone and metal.
* **Flamethrowers**: Stark's armour have flamethrowers mounted on his shoulders.
* **Direct Cybernetic Interface**: Stark can both mentally and remotely control his armours.

### Abilities

* **Genius-Level Intellect**: Stark's genius-level intellect surpases his father Howard Stark and Helen Cho, rivalling Bruce Banner, Stephen Strange and Hank Pym and surpassed by the likes of Thanos and Shuri. He was able to create the A.I. Ultron(with assistance from Bruce Banner).
* **Master Engineer**: Stark is an expert engineer, able to create the first Iron-Man suit with Ho Yinsen in a cave with nothing but scraps.
* **Master Scientist**: Stark is an expert scientist, able to attach the Arc Reactor to his chest.
* **Master Hacker**: Stark is an extremely skilled hacker.
* **Master Businessman**: Stark is a master businessman, inheriting Stark Industries at the age of just twenty-one.
* **Master Tactician**: Stark is a master tactician, known to be able to come up with ways to defeat his enemies.
* **Skilled Marksman**: While not on par with people like Hawkeye, Stark is a skilled marksman, able to fire his armour's weapons with sufficent accuracy.
* **Skilled Pilot**: Stark is a skilled pilot, able to fly various aircrafts.
* **Multilingualism**: Stark can fluently speak and understand English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Dari and Mandarin.