—Tony StarkDid you find my real parents?
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Cassandra Gillespie (Main story and flashback)
- Hydra (Only in flashback)
- Supreme Hydra (Mentioned)
- Unnamed agents (Only in flashback)
- Mandroids
Other Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Shaman (Michael Twoyoungmen) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Wiccan (Billy Kaplan) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Daimon Hellstrom (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- X-Men (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Magik (Illyana Rasputin) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Logan (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Avengers Unity Division (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Doctor Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Cable (Nate Summers) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Miles Morales) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Nova (Sam Alexander) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- New Attilan's Inhumans (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Inhuman Royal Family (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Queen Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Triton (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Beast (Dr. Hank McCoy) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Reader (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Grid (Dinesh Deol) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Inhuman Royal Family (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Forey (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Celestial Destructor (Mentioned)
- Howard the Duck (Mentioned)
- Tony's biological father (Mentioned)
- Tony's biological mother (Mentioned)
- Maria Stark (Mentioned)
- Mrs. Gillespie (Cassandra Gillespie's mother) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Giorgio Gillespie (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
- Howard Stark (Only in flashback)
- Dum Dum Dugan (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed agents (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- A.I.M. (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Human-Demon Hybrids (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Human-Inhuman Hybrids (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Inhumans (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Dogs (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Aspirants (Mentioned)
- Duckworldians (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Midtown (Only in flashback)
- Times Square (Only in flashback)
- Stark Tower (Only in flashback)
- Hall of Armor (Only in flashback)
- Stark Tower (Only in flashback)
- Times Square (Only in flashback)
- Midtown (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- Bulgaria (Only in flashback)
- Sofia (Only in flashback)
- Unidentified Orphanage (Only in flashback)
- Sofia (Only in flashback)
- New Zealand (Only in flashback)
- Auckland (Only in flashback)
- Romania
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Unidentified Iron Man Armor (Only in flashback)
- Eye of Agamotto (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Cloak of Levitation (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Soulsword (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Shaman's Medicine Pouch (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Hell-Mark (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Staff of Legba (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man's Suit (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Web-Shooters (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 51 (Model-Prime Armor) (Main story and flashback)
- Captain America's Shield (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Armor MK IV (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Water-Circulation Apparatus (Only on screen as a static image or video record) (Only in flashback)
- Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Cars (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for 1st story
One week ago, Tony Stark was drowsing in his lab, with his computer screens broadcasting different news outlet's reports on the averted Celestial Destructor invasion. Friday is informing Tony about numerous media request for an interview on said event when he interrupts her and tells he's going to star a search for his biological parents. Friday replies that she has already started the search, based on her "Tony Stark personality algorithm."
Clad in his armor, Tony arrives to a orphanage in Bulgaria. The orphanage's administrator, Anna, inquires Tony on his reasons for such unexpected visit. He informs her that he found out he was adopted from this orphanage, and is looking for files after his research led him to a dead end.
After looking through the orphanage's archive, Stark has found nothing of use. Tony suspects that his father Howard took the files, because he was the only one, aside from Maria Stark, who knew about the adoption. However, Anna tells him that if Tony was adopted from someone, whoever gave him knew about it.
Twenty years ago, Tony storms off his boat after having docked on the port of Auckland, New Zealand. Cassandra Gillespie tries to catch up to him, and convince him that she truly loves him, even if at the beginning of their relationship she was using him to get to his father. Tony asks her if the Hydra attack was staged, but she doesn't even know. He tells Cassandra to go back to her parents, and that he will no longer acknowledge her.
Suddenly, a fleet of S.H.I.E.L.D. flying cars appears above the bay, Howard Stark descends from one of them, demands Tony to get away from Cassandra, and scolds him for embarassing both him and himself. Dum Dum Dugan tries to arrest Cassandra, but the bay is suddenly attacked by Hydra airships. Cassandra takes advantage of the situation, and tries to make a run for it. Hydra goons open fire at Dugan, Tony and Howard. Dugan shields himself with his flying car, and Howard uses a force field to protect himself and his son. The Hydra henchmen capture Cassandra, and Tony screams for her.
In the present, Tony is confronting Cassandra at her compound in Bucharest, Romania. Tony asks her again where and who are his biological parents, but she evades the question. Tony tries to convince her to give in, telling her that if their roles were reversed, he would tell her. Tony attempts to connect with Cassandra, asking her about her parents, but she tells him they're both dead. Cassandra asks him if he doesn't want to ask how did she survive being abducted by Hydra all those years ago. While Tony tells her that she was either held for ransom, the attack was staged so her parents could retrieve her without leaving a direct trail to themselves, or she remained with Hydra and became a member, Tony clarifies that it's not relevant.
Tony tells Cassandra that he has noticed her pressing a hidden button in her suit that alerted her crew of Mandroids, and estimates he has three minutres for Cassandra to do right by him and tell him what she knows. Cassandra claims she has no idea, to the point she allegedly didn't even know Tony was adopted. To Tony's annoyance, the sensors of his suit tell him Cassandra is telling the truth.
Cassandra drops her weapon and adopts a much more casual position. She confesses to Tony that she has watched him all these years, and had expected to cross paths again many times, to no avail. After telling Tony that adopting a much more discreet profile than other terrorists like Hydra or A.I.M. has allowed her to remain under the radar, Tony tells her that their recent encounter could mean something. He asks her if she has ever though of him, to which Cassandra replies that his popularity prevented her from not thinking of him. Tony confesses that he has though of Cassandra all the time. Cassandra questions the veracity of Tony's status as Howard's adopted son, and while Tony assures her it is, Cassandra ponders if due to Tony's relationship with his father, he simply really wishes it to be true.
The Mandroids have surrounded the mansion, and Tony asks Cassandra to call them off. However, she reveals that she can't let Tony walk away due to her reputation. Tony tries to buy time asking Cassandra about her personal life, but she informs him that his time is up, to which Tony agrees.