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. 
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 (Only in recap) (Also appears in vision)
- King Arthur (Mentioned)
- Zombies (Only in recap)
- Green Goblin (Vision or hallucination)
- Fantastic Four (Vision or hallucination)
- Mister Fantastic (Vision or hallucination)
- Invisible Woman (Vision or hallucination)
- Human Torch (Vision or hallucination)
- The Thing (Vision or hallucination)
- Spider-Man (Vision or hallucination)
- Magneto (Vision or hallucination)
- Kingpin (Vision or hallucination)
- X-Men (Vision or hallucination)
- Wolverine (Vision or hallucination)
- Avengers (Vision or hallucination)
- Thor Odinson (Vision or hallucination)
- Hercules (Vision or hallucination)
- Iron Fist (Vision or hallucination)
- Daredevil (Vision or hallucination)
- Black Goliath (Vision or hallucination)
- ???
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- ??? (Main story and recap)
- Illuminati (Only in recap)
- Professor X (Only in recap)
- Doctor Strange (Only in recap)
- Winter Soldier
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap) (Also appears in vision)
- Horses (Only in recap)
- Zombies (Only in recap)
- Mutants (Only in recap)
- Asgardians (Only in recap)
- Human-Olympian Hybrids (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Over Arlington National Cemetery, United States of America
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrierr
- Flight Deck Alpha
- Basement Sub-Level 7
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrierr
- Europe (Main story and recap)
- Epirus (Mentioned)
- Heraclea (Mentioned)
- Asculum (Mentioned)
- England (Only in recap)
- Wakanda (Only in recap)
Items:
- Extremis Armor
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
- Goblin Armor (Vision or hallucination)
- Goblin Glider (Vision or hallucination)
- Pumpkin Bombs (Vision or hallucination)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Vision or hallucination)
- Spider-Man's Suit (Vision or hallucination)
- Magneto's Helmet (Vision or hallucination)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Vision or hallucination)
- Wolverine's Suit (Vision or hallucination)
- Mjolnir (Vision or hallucination)
- 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:
- Captain America's Uniform
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
- Signature Pulse Chargers
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
- This issue is reprinted in comics and trade paperbacks.[1]
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
References
- ↑ Iron Man: Civil War TPB #1