Never before had he been able to call a suit to him and suit up midair.

While it may seem pretty standard Iron Man suit-up action nowadays,this moment was groundbreaking in 2012.

Cap’s stoic reaction to Stark’s showmanship is even funnier.

Tony Stark with a smug look on his face in The Avengers (2012)

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The film allowed fans to see the two best friends team up for the first time cinematically.

He even takes off Bucky’s arm and kicks the absolute crap out of Cap.

This fight ranks amongCaptain America’s most rewatchable scenesand shows just how powerful he and Iron Man are.

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It’s also terribly emotional as fans witnessthe utter disintegration of a close bond.

So, out of every Avenger, audiences were itching to see Iron Man take on the Mad Titan.

2"I… am… Iron Man."

Iron Man standing next to Captain America in front of a quinjet in The Avengers

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Cast

1"I am Iron Man."

The line that truly started it all.

UntilIron Manwas released, superhero cinema was a very different landscape.

A row of Iron Man suits of different varieties in midair as the house party protocol in Iron Man 3.

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Pretty muchevery single major superhero in film at the time had a secret identity.

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Iron Man and War Machine back-to-back in Iron Man 2

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Iron Man and Captain America fight in Captain America: Civil War

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Thanos holding a wounded Tony’s head in Avengers: Infinity War

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Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man a.k.a Tony Stark in Iron Man 2

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Close-up shot of Iron Man in Iron Man (2008)

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Iron Man bloody and beaten wears the infinity stones and delivers the final snap in Avengers: Endgame.

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Tony Stark giving a conference in Iron Man.

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