Shuri and her brother, T'Challa, became humanitarians in ensuring their vibranium and advanced tech provided guidance for their African ancestors around the world, especially young children in poor communities, who can use it to do good and form innovative creations. Shuri operates the same way with the Black Panther suits, especially by making them absorb kinetic energy.Īlong with the Black Panther suits, Shuri can make more technology that can help not only the people of Wakanda, but the entire globe (this was a major concept in the first Black Panther film).
Tony is known for creating cool and efficient Iron Man suits with updated weapons and gadgets.
Like Tony, Shuri knows how to use vibranium and advanced technology, and works well with machines. Loki can also lead the members of the TVA (Time Variance Authority) in the right path in season two of Loki, after Sylvie started the multiverse, causing timelines to malfunction.Īnother wise choice to take Stark's position is Shuri (who starred in Black Panther). Loki has also proven that he can become a leader (like Tony Stark was for the Avengers) by helping his brother and the people of Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok. Loki also relates to Stark because both men are highly intelligent, and can come up with clever resolutions to complex problems.Īfter the widely acclaimed first season of Loki, the God of Mischief needs to be smarter than ever in trying to resolve the dilemma concerning the multiverse (which will be a major ongoing conflict in Phase 4).
With his Disney Plus series, Loki has become even more heroic and caring, especially towards Sylvie (a Loki variant). However, when he realized that the weapons made by his own company were being used by terrorists and evil entities, Stark took responsibility and action, recognizing that he could do more to protect the world.ĭespite initially being a villain, Loki transitioned to a hero because he started to care more about humanity, and had love for his brother Thor and the people of Asgard. Tony Stark wasn't always perfect either because, initially, he cared more about his own interests (particularly control over his company, Stark Industries). Loki, the God of Mischief himself, would appear to be the wrong choice considering that he's been one of the MCUs biggest villains who killed and caused major destruction towards humanity. RELATED: Fan Combines Tony Stark's Iron Man Tech With Mandalorian Armor
Of course, taking Stark's place is a very tall order to fill, but there are a few candidates already qualified for the job.
With Phase 4 of the MCU already underway, there are characters, either older, newer, or more recent, who are capable of taking the mantle from the great Tony Stark. Since the journey of Tony Stark/Iron Man is over, who could take Stark's place? This character relaunched the career of Robert Downey, Jr., a tremendously talented actor with plenty of charisma and ambition. For the past decade, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) has been the leading force of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since the character's first solo film in 2008, until his epic conclusion in Avengers: Endgame in 2019.