I Love Love Love How Tonys Inner Dialogue In The Early Comics 100% Mirrors The Female Protagonists Of

I love love love how Tony’s inner dialogue in the early comics 100% mirrors the female protagonists of popular romance comics at the time rather than the thought processes displayed by literally any other popular male hero.

Like the writers gave Tony a nervous, dramatic, insecure mind similar to that of female characters that basically had the collective thought process of “well if he doesn’t love me, I might as well throw myself into the ocean!” and just were like yeah… he’s just like this

Character Mannerisms

Here’s some considerations for the tiny little details that can add a lot to a character. Figuring out these mannerisms can do a lot for conveying character traits through their normal actions rather than just their thoughts, dialogue, etc.

How’s their posture? There are more options than just sitting up straight or slouching a lot. What’s their most comfortable sitting position? Do they have a consistent posture or does it change depending on situation / present company? 

How’s their etiquette? Do they hold the door for people behind them? How do they handle handshakes and other kinds of typical contact? Does their language change or become more formal when speaking to strangers? To their elders? To their superiors? 

In a crowded space, do they get out of people’s way, or do people get out of THEIR way? 

How do they point something out? Pointing their finger? Nodding their head? A flippant wave of the hand?

What are their comfort gestures or self-touch gestures? Common comfort gestures include rubbing the back of the neck or gripping their own arms. Can they suppress these gestures or do they do them often?

Also consider the character’s common reactions to common emotions. Do they whoop when they’re excited? Do they tremble when angry? 

What parts of the body are the most expressive? Do they shuffle and stomp their feet a lot when agitated or excited? Are they a hand talker? Do they have an impressive range of motion with their eyebrows?

How do they sound? Do their car keys jingle as they walk? Do they drag their feet? Do their heels clack resoundingly on hard floors? Do they breathe loudly? Do they fidget in ways that make a lot of noise?

How do they handle eye contact?

Any behaviors they reserve for moments when they’re alone? (Or possibly among family/friends that don’t care?) Do they pick their nose? Do they bite their toenails? Do they sniff their armpits? Or do they not care if people see behavior like this?

Apart from comfort gestures, what else do they do to comfort themselves in trying times? What’s their go-to self care? What’s their comfort food? Where’s their safe space?

What are they doing with themselves as they’re suppressing emotion? Lip biting, fist clenching, and avoiding eye contact are common methods of coping with strong emotions.

Writing Body Language

How to Improve your writing

This is something that happens every day in your life. A shift of your eyebrow in skepticism, or the way your lip may twitch to a half smile cause you’re trying not to laugh. These behaviors are vital for writing in character, because not only do the allow you to visually see what is happening but it is also reaffirming whatever emotion your character is showing.

So why should you write it?

Much of human communication is non-verbal which means you need to also translate this non-verbal reaction in a post. It allows you to greatly enhance the emotions of another character and always another person to ‘visually’ see how they feel in a post. Most of all, this will add depth and volume to your post to make it feel more real. IT will make your character feel like a human instead of just another fictional person you look at from above.

Below you will find a list different type of emotions and what sort of body language can be exhibited to them.

Three ways to accent an action.

When writing about emotions, there are different ways to verbally write them out. Each one is unique in their own way, allowing you to show more about the emotion.

Emphasize the Emotion. But doing this, you are expressing both the emotion and the body language. We’ll use a simple example. It’s short and simple yet you can sense he is happy. John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall.

Complicate the Emotion. Sometimes, even when you are feeling one emotion, deep down rooted underneath the facade of it all, there is actually an underlining emotion they feel. This is something you have to truly express otherwise no one will know. John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall. However, it was obvious by the way his nose crinkled that he was disgusted by the actions beforehand. Instead, John covered it up by appearing pleased today.

Contradict the Emotion. This is a little different than complicate. Contradicting means that you are claiming one thing when in fact its the other. In many ways, this has a variety of uses, from inner depth of the truth to what you see in person, or someone creating a wall. It could be considered a lie, but when is anything that easy? John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall. In truth, once he was in the classroom, his shoulders slumped and a pout crossed his lips when no one was around, showing just how displeased he was with the situation.

Remember that you do not always have to contradict or complicate anything. Sometimes all you need to do is emphasize and that will be just fine. You don’t always have to have an underlining complicated for an emotion to make it more enhanced.

Do be afraid to use the Thesaurus to also improve an emotion. Such things as “happy” is a nice emotional word, but think of how much more powerful it is when you heard some is “overjoyed” or “content.” She how these emotions matched up with a body language can give two different styles of happiness? Mix and match to find what works best for your character at the time.

More In Depth Information

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To see just how much body language can reveal about a person. You will find things such as how a person lies, how the eyes reaction, the positioning of a person in personal space, mouth, and head body language and so much more.

Use these resources to greatly increase the reactions of your character to another and create a more life-like world.

Timetable of Tony’s dating life

I rewrote the timetable of Tony’s life! Let me know if I made any mistake! This is based on my series of posts on ladies of Iron Man comics.

This goes from v1 to Marvel Legacy, and I attempted to add Tony’s retconned relationships in the right chronological orders.

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favourite stony quotes in mcu and 616? :)

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616

“Be safe, Steve. Win.” – Infinity #1

“Any excuse to get me to hold you.” “You see right through me.” – Avengers: Prime #3

“You know, Shellhead… nobody’s called me “Winghead” like you just did since I left the Avengers last year! I miss it!” – Avengers, Vol. 1 #144

“All those things…all the things I said and did– I’m–I’m so, so sorry. I know that’s not enough, but I hope you will allow me the chance to earn your friendship back. I don’t deserve it…I just hope you let me. I’m not half as good at– at anything as I am when I’m doing it next to you. And that’s the truth.” – Avengers: Prime #5

“Why are you naked?” “It’s my new armor. It’s see-through.” – Avengers: Prime #3

“I actually think they need to go out and have an adventure together to remind them why they love each other so much.” – Brian Michael Bendis on Steve and Tony in Avengers: Prime

“Where is here? Is this a dream? Tell me it is, Tony, tell me you can save me.” – Captain Ameriva, Vol. 1 #437

“Tony Stark and his armor. His wonderful metal suit. The end result of all the technology he’s mastered in his hands the ultimate weapon for good. A good that I can never hope to equal.” – Tales of Suspense

“I feel like a snail or a tortoise, lumbering along in my shell, whenever I’m with Steve. So clumsy, and so safe, next to his grace and daring. I have so much, I know I shouldn’t envy Steve and his Strength And yet I do.” – Tales of Suspense

“Whatever the threat –– We’ll face it together.” – Avengers, Vol. 3 #1

“Captain America. Steve. I look at your handsome face… into your clear, azure eyes.. and, as ever, I feel the same guilty envy.” – Tales of Suspense

“A man’s worth isn’t measured by what he’s made of, by blood or bone. It’s what’s inside, what you beleive, and how you act on those beliefs that counts. And by that yardstick –– I doubt anything could diminish you.” – Iron Man, Vol. 1 #314

“Tony. Tony. Tony. I didn’t think you were serious… This is Captain Handsome ordering you to rock and roll on that 45. […] That is the last time I let Tony freelance the door codes. We all said, six digit number! Just because he has trouble remembering his own birthday…” – Avengers Christmas Annual #1

“Good morning, beloved. Did anyone check the dumpsters for Clint yet?” – Endless Wartime

“Sorry, Tony… but Captain America is more important than you. Let’s hope I can keep him alive long enough… for Panther to get him out.” – Avengers, Vol. 3 #70

“I… Look, I’m not the crying kind, Steve. I didn’t cry at my own father’s funeral. But right then and there I realized that in this crazy business we’re in, there’s no one I’d miss more than you. And I… well… you’re an inspiration to me, Steve. To a lot of us. We may not think like you or act like you –– but we still respect and appreciate what you do and the way you do it. You’re an idealist in a world that is far from ideal. I don’t know how you can do it, Steve… How you can keep all the ugliness from getting you… hardening you… I can’t. I’m not as perfect as you… Forgive me.” – Captain America, Vol. 1 #401

“Tony… I’m not perfect either. I’m sometimes too quick to judge… too slow to forgive. I appreciate how much courage it took to come here –– in a bar, of all places –– and to level with me like you just did. I’m really sorry our ideological differences bent our friendship out of shape. I miss having you as my friend. I’d like us let to bygones be bygones.” – Captain America, Vol. 1 #401

“Mr. Stark, when I woke up in this era, I had no one. Nothing. You gave me a purpose, somewhere to belong… You gave me a home.” – Civil War: Casualties of War

“It wasn’t worth it.” – Civil War: The Confession

“And now I’ve lost you, too. Maybe… maybe there was a reason you had to be on the other side of every argument. How you could be my rudder, steering me when others couldn’t… I don’t know if I can do it without you… I certainly won’t do it as well…” – The Death of Captain America: Iron Man

“I miss your battle cry.” – The Death of Captain America: Iron Man 

“All I can think about is him.” – Avengers, Vol. 5 #43

“There are people that get married and they love each other and have real relationships, but then one of them cheats on the other and even though they’ve loved each other very much the schism is forever. There’s never going to be any getting over it. Some people can get past it. Some people can’t. [The memory wipe] was a betrayal that Steve was never going to get over.” – Jonathan Hickman on Avengers, Vol. 5

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“I’d hate to be on the other end of that grunt.” – S01E06, Super Adaptoid

“I was brave long before I was Captain America. And Tony Stark wa a hero long before he was Iron Man.” – S02E07, The Age of Tony Stark

“You want to do some trust exercises? Fall backwards. I’ll catch you.” – S02E09, The Dark Avengers

“Iron or no, you’re still the man.” “Sure, I’ll go all… billionare philanthropist on their butts.” “Billionaire genius philanthropist.” – S01E26, The Final Showdown

“Don’t pretend you didn’t miss this.” – S02E17, The Ultron Outbreak

“Taking a huge risk that ends up saving the world? Tony does that five times before breakfast.” – S02E17, The Ultron Outbreak

earth’s mightiest heroes

“I know you believe in the future, but I believe in people. And I choose to believe in you, Iron Man.” – S02E19, Emperor Stark

marvel cinematic universe

“How are we guys planning on doing this?” “Together.” – Avengers: Age of Ultron

“You could have saved us.” – Avengers: Age of Ultron

“I think there’s been a very nice journey between Steve and Tony, and I feel like in “The Avengers,” we were both kids, there was [an ego struggle]. In this movie, we argue, but the dialogue is even written more just like a seasoned relationship, the way you’d see an old married couple argue as opposed to a 20-year-old couple argue. They know each other. They might press each other’s buttons, but they get past it quickly.” – Chris Evans, on Steve Rogers’ relationship with Tony Stark, AOU press tour

“It’s like a marriage… We love each other, but it’s explosive. You’re working toward the same goal but you have very different approaches to it.” – Chris Evans, on Steve and Tony’s relationship in Captain America: Civil War

“I didn’t know if you and Stark were done staring into each other’s eyes.” – Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Age of Ultron

“I’ll miss you, Tony.” – Avengers: Age of Ultron

“You alright?” “…I’m home.” – Avengers: Age of Ultron

stevetony quotes that make me want to cry

“tony stark and his armor. his wonderful metal suit. the end result of all the technology he’s mastered. in his hands the ultimate weapon for good. a good that i can never hope to equal. […] it’s the amazing inventions that steam from tony’s mind. tomorrow’s dreams made real.”

“captain america. steve. i look at your handsome face… into your clear azure eyes… and, as ever, i feel the same guilty envy. […] i feel like a snail or a tortoise, lumbering along in my shell, whenever i’m with steve. so clumsy and so safe next to his grace and daring.”

“you’re walking a little funny, steve. next time you should establish a safe word.”

“you’re walking a little funny, tony. what was that you were saying about a safe word?” “hilarious.”

“good morning, beloved. did anyone check the dumpsters for clint yet?” “funny you should ask that.”

“everyone feels inadequate next to you. god knows i always have.” “you? tony, you’re brilliant. successful. one of the smartest men in the world.”

“it… wasn’t supposed to be this way…”

“maybe… maybe there was a reason you had to be on the other side of every argument. how you could be my rudder, steering me when others couldn’t… i don’t know if i can do it without you… i certainly won’t do it as well… i miss your battle cry.”

“it wasn’t worth it.”

“i’m worried about you, if you don’t get some sleep.” “i slept for 70 years ––” “yeah, you’ve used that line before.” “leave me alone. i am a senior citizen.”

“i appreciate you taking your valuable time to help a desk jockey with his neuroses.” “you appreciate…? are you kidding? mr. stark. when i woke up in this era, i had no one, nothing. you gave me a purpose, somewhere to belong… you gave me a home.”

“whether you were there or not, it was still you. all of this. your heart, your spirit. this is a legend you created. the kind that shines maybe once every hundred years. i am both grateful and jealous. let’s go with grateful.”

“you were amazing up there.”

“i’m not half as good at –– at anything as i am when i’m doing it next to you. and that’s the truth.”

“cap, there’s so much i want to say –– if only i could find the words, i can’t let you think i’m deserting the team.” “deserting us? you founded the avengers. you gave it your heart, your strength, your genius. you’ve been it’s soul.”

“the electrical charge i channeled through my gauntlet won’t harm steve, just keep him immobile for a while. but the decision to do it was as easy as digging my own heart out with an ice cream scoop!”

“you found her daughter.” “i did. wasn’t that monstrous?” “no, it wasn’t. it’s the kind thing that used to blow me away. billionaire sweating the small stuff. the important things.”

“be nicer to people. don’t be so aggressive. we’ve talked about this.” “i only do that when i’m tired, hungry or frustrated. or any combination of the three.” “i know.”

“my point is, a man’s worth isn’t measured by what he’s made of, by blood or bone. it’s what’s inside, what you believe, and how you act on those beliefs that counts. and by that yardstick –– i doubt anything could diminish you.”

“wake up, old man.”

“i… look, I’m not the crying kind, steve. i didn’t cry at my own father’s funeral. but right then and there i realized that in this crazy business we’re in, there’s no one i’d miss more than you. and i… well… you’re an inspiration to me, steve. to a lot of us. we may not think like you or act like you –– but we still respect and appreciate what you do and the way you do it. you’re an idealist in a world that is far from ideal. i don’t know how you can do it, steve… how you can keep all the ugliness from getting to you… hardening you… i can’t. i’m not as perfect as you… forgive me.”

“tony… i’m not perfect either. i’m sometimes too quick to judge… too slow to forgive. i appreciate how much courage it took to come here –– in a bar, of all places –– and to level with me like you just did. i’m really sorry our ideological differences bent our friendship out of shape. i miss having you as my friend. i’d like us let to bygones be bygones.” 

“i was going to stand there looking all pretty, and just say “assemble” –– then wait for the goosebumps.” “very funny.” “i learned it from watching you, dad.”

“tony. tony. tony. i didn’t think you were serious. this is captain handsome ordering you to rock and roll on that 45. –– that is last time i let tony freelance the door codes. we all said, six digit number! just because he has trouble remembering his own birthday…”

“so… this idea has been running through my mind. it’s overwhelming –– all-consuming –– and i can’t shut it off. the exact same thing happened the day we found you.” “you remember that?” “oh… i remember everything about that day. we started something that mattered. because of you, the world changed. i changed.”

“how well do you remember that day, tony?” “like it was yesterday. greatest day of my life.”