The parallels between Musk and Stark seemed perfect on paper. Both are billionaire tech innovators with a flair for the dramatic and dreams of changing the world.

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      19 days ago

      Yeah but Musk in the MCU got Thanos-snapped and the Avengers wisely left him out when they snapped everyone back

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      19 days ago

      From the article:

      Back in 2016, Iron Man director Jon Favreau revealed that Musk had been a direct inspiration for their version of Tony Stark. Downey Jr even spent time with Musk to better understand what it would be like to walk in the shoes of a real-world tech mogul.