Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Aliens vs Avengers #2In the MCU,Iron Manbecame obsessed with protecting the world from future alien invasions following the events of 2012’sAvengers. Now, a new comics event has taken that same obsession of Tony Stark’s and made it the key to humanity’s survival in the face of theAlienfranchise’s unstoppable xenomorphs. As seen inMarvel’sAliens vs Avengers, a version of Earth in the Marvel Universe has been seeded with xenomorphs. However, Tony Stark was given advance warning, motivating a bold (and tragic) contingency plan to save what he can.
In Marvel’sAliens vs Avengers #2by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić where the world is already close to being fully overrun by xenomorphs, a flashback to 20 years before the crossover’s present day seestheAlienfranchise’s Weyland-Yutani Corporationseeking to buy out Stark Industries, a precursor to the actual alien invasion with Earth being seeded with xenomorphs by David 8 (Michael Fassbender’s synth fromPrometheusandAlien: Covenant).However, it’s revealed that Tony Stark discovered the truth behind Weyland years before the world was actually taken over:
Before killing this single David (of which there are many),Tony Stark was given his timetable to plan and prepare for the imminent alien invasion and to create a chance for humanity’s survival, however slim it may be.
Iron Man Knew The Xenomorph Invasion Was Coming
Having 16 Years To Plan and Prepare for Humanity’s Survival
20 years later in the present,the city built by Tony Stark is the last one standing on Earthwith the planet mere moments away from being fully overrun by what’s become legions of deadly xenomorphs. Furthermore,Stark reveals to his fellow surviving heroes that he built a colony ship beneath the city to give humanity a chance at survival, despite the inevitability of losing the Earth itself. As such, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and Miles Morales load the ship with 1400 souls before initiating the launch sequence.
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As a result, Tony Stark’s enduring status as a futurist and the rare advance warning he received proved invaluable for the sake of humanity’s ongoing survival as they’re now headed for the stars. That said, giving up Earth and ensuring said survival was not without great cost.After all,Aliens vs Avengers #2confirms by the issue’s end that not every survivor could be saved, including some of Earth’s own Avengers.
Iron Man Just Saved What Little Remained Of Humanity
But The Cost Was Incredibly High
While the launch was a success,Stark had to make the hard decision to not delay said launch, even with the late arrival of Captain America and an entire group of survivors Steve Rogers was protecting from hordes of xenomorphs surrounding the city. After all, to wait would have been to risk and expose the colony ship to the xenomorphs and their vicious life cycle. Likewise, Bruce Banner’s Hulk chooses to stay behind and fight with Captain America despite the inevitability of defeat, ignoring Stark who begs him to stay on board the ship at the issue’s end.
“This new issue ofAlien vs Avengersproves Iron Man and his classic MCU obsession was key to humanity’s survival against theAlienfranchisee’s xenomorphs…”
As such, it certainly seems as though tragedy has only just begun for Iron Man and the surviving Avengers, who barely managed to save just a tiny portion of humanity before the entire world was overrun. As such, it’s going to be fascinating to see where humanity goes next now that they’re exclusively among the stars,especially considering that the Engineers have seemingly followed David 8 across the multiverse. At any rate, this new issue ofAlien vs Avengersproves Iron Man and his classic MCU obsession was key to humanity’s survival against theAlienfranchise’s xenomorphs.
Aliens vs Avengers #2is on sale now from Marvel Comics.
Alien
The Alien franchise, which began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, is a Sci-Fi series comprised of several horror films, games, and comic books centered on humanity’s encounters with a hostile extraterrestrial species known as Xenomorphs. Characterized by their lethal prowess and capability to reproduce at an alarming rate, these creatures pose a profound threat to human existence. The primary series protagonist, Ellen Ripley, acts as the voice of reason as she seeks to keep the creatures out of the hands of greed-driven corporate scientists.
The Avengers
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The sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers is an action superhero film that sees the heroes assembled across the franchise face off with a deadly galactic threat. With the arrival of Thor’s brother, Loki, heroes such as Captain America, The Hulk, Iron Man, and Black Widow are brought together to stop him from unleashing an alien race upon earth.
