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I agree with all this. I would also add how much something similar to this sticks out in my mind in IM2, and I find quite interesting in the wake of Stane: Justin Hammer. Granted, he’s a wannabe in a lot of senses, and I think he is in this sense too. He uses Tony’s name a lot, even tries to gain control over him in conversation by using “Anthony”, and the touching. That always bothered me in the first part of IM2, and now I see it more strongly as the same vibe that came from Stane. Hammer wants to get into a position with Tony like Obadiah had, and you see Tony is Not Having It. I wouldn’t be surprised if part of Tony’s reaction isn’t just “Ew, Hammer, NO”, but also unconscious or direct memories of Obadiah. The differences between Hammer and Stane are finesse, practice and opportunity.
That scene in iron man where Obadiah stane is buttoning up Tony’s shirt (after he shows him the arc reactor) gives me the creep