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Compare And Contrast Captain American And Tony Stark

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Iron Man vs. Captain America

Who is better, Tony Stark (a.k.a Iron Man) or Steve Rodgers (a.k.a Captain America)? They’re both heroes in their own rights and they’ve achieved great accomplishments. But in the end, who’s the better hero? Both Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers are great heroes, but when it comes down to it, Tony Stark is better than Steve Rodgers.
Heroes mostly fight all the time, so how do Tony Stark and Steve Rodgers fight? To start off, they both have armor they use during fights. Tony Stark’s armor is the Iron Man suit, which is made out of titanium alloy (which is very strong). Steve Rodgers also has armor, a shield, and its made out of the strongest element found on Earth; Vibranium (Fiege and Johnston, 2011, Captain America: …show more content…

Firstly, both Stark and Rodgers are smart. However Stark is a nuclear physicist, an engineer, and a scientist. On the other hand, Rodgers is street smart, he’s great at improvising, and he’s very good at planning while on his feet. Rodgers thinks on his feet while Stark plans ahead. Secondly, they’re both selfless. Stark doesn’t seem selfless, but when it comes down to it, he is. Because Stark was the one who flew the nuke through a wormhole to another galaxy and saved the Earth from an alien invasion (Fiege and Whedon, 2012, The Avengers). While Rodgers is the embodiment of true selflessness, when he was recruited in the army, his colonel tested him by throwing a dummy grenade while he and his squad were training (Fiege and Johnston, 2011, Captain America: The First Avenger). And Rodgers was the only one who used his body to cover the grenade so the explosion wouldn’t harm his squad. Lastly, heroes always receive, but they must also give respect. Stark is someone who defies that rule and Rodgers is someone who accepts it. Although neither of them likes it. Stark is someone who is very honest of expressing himself in a very demeaning manner, while Rodgers is more polite and professional around others, and these two personality types can split the world in

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