To do what I needed to do to win this quickly-- I knew that meant you and I would probably never speak again. Or be friends again. Or partners again. I told myself I was okay with it because I knew I was right and I--I knew it was saving lives. It was!! It was the right thing to do! And--and--and I was willing to get in bed with people we despise to get this done. And I knew the world favors the underdog and that I would be the bad guy. I knew this and I said it was okay with it. And--and even though I said... Even though I said I was willing to go all the way with it... I wasn't. And--and I know this because the worst has happened. The thing I can't live with has happened. And for all our back and forth--and all the things we've said and done to each other... For all the hard questions I've had to ask, and terrible lies I've had to tell... There's one thing that I'll never be able to tell anyone now. Not my friends or my co-workers or my President... The one thing!! The one thing I should have told you. But now I can't... It wasn't worth it. 
- -- Tony Stark
Appearing in "The Confession"
Featured Characters:
- Iron Man (Director Tony Stark) (Main story and recap) (Also appears in vision)
Supporting Characters:
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Also appears in vision)
Other Characters:
- United Nations
- Nick Fury
- King Pyrrhus of Epirus (Mentioned)
- Romans (Mentioned)
- Doctor Doom (Recap) (Also appears in vision)
- King Arthur (Mentioned)
- Zombies (Recap)
- Green Goblin (Vision)
- Fantastic Four (Vision)
- Mister Fantastic (Vision)
- Invisible Woman (Vision)
- Human Torch (Vision)
- The Thing (Vision)
- Spider-Man (Vision)
- Magneto (Vision)
- Kingpin (Vision)
- X-Men (Vision)
- Wolverine (Vision)
- Avengers (Vision)
- Thor Odinson (Vision)
- Hercules (Vision)
- Iron Fist (Vision)
- Daredevil (Vision)
- Black Goliath (Vision)
- ???
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- Illuminati (Recap)
- Professor X (Recap)
- Doctor Strange (Recap)
- Winter Soldier
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap) (Also appears in vision)
- Horses (Recap)
- Zombies (Recap)
- Mutants (Recap)
- Asgardians (Recap)
- Human-Olympian Hybrids (Recap)
Locations:
- Over Arlington National Cemetery, United States of America
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
- Flight Deck Alpha
- Basement Sub-Level 7
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
- Europe (Main story and recap)
- Wakanda (Recap)
Items:
- Extremis Armor
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
- Goblin Armor (Vision)
- Goblin Glider (Vision)
- Pumpkin Bombs (Vision)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Vision)
- Spider-Man's Suit (Vision)
- Magneto's Helmet (Vision)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Vision)
- Wolverine's Suit (Vision)
- Mjolnir (Vision)
- Captain America's Shield (Also appears in vision)
- Captain America's Uniform (Also appears in vision)
Vehicles:
Events:
- Pyrrhic War (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Confession"
In the first part of this story, Iron Man confesses to the body of Captain America that he knew the war was coming and knew what side they would both be on. He eventually comes to the conclusion that if the war meant the death of Steve Rogers, it wasn't worth it.
In the second part of the story, Iron Man confronts Captain America soon after the latter's capture at the end of Civil War #7. Captain America tells Iron Man that while both were fighting for what they believed, Iron Man sold out and worked with people they had both fought against in order to win. He concludes by asking Iron Man if the entire war was worth it.
Appearing in "The Confession"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Mark Twain (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Ryker's Island
- The Raft
Items:
Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter
Synopsis for "The Confession"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- The first part of this issue takes place just after the events of Captain America (Vol. 5) #25. The second part takes place just before the events in that same issue. Both part are named "The Confession" and are made by the same creative and artistic team, except Jose Villarrubia coloring the second (Captain America-focused) part of issue.
- Iron Man and Doctor Doom's sojourn to the time of King Arthur took place in Iron Man #150
See Also
Recommended Reading
Footnotes
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