IRON MAN 2: Every Easter Egg and Marvel Cinematic Universe CONNECTION

Iron Man 2 started to sew the fabric of the MCU together. There are connections to Thor, Incredible Hulk, Captain America: First Avenger, Black Panther--and plenty of setup for The Avengers
Also, we forgot this one in the video, but Fury's map also features a marker on Norway--probably marking the tomb where Odin hid the tesseract.
We combed through the movie, researched on the interwebs, and compiled the definitive listing of Iron Man 2 Easter Eggs. Enjoy!
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Making of Iron Man 2: • The Making of Iron Man 2

[@ScreenCrush]

Where does Iron Man fall in your MCU ranking?

[@official.ampsoccer]

i think hes 1st for me

[@jorgel.dominguez5155]

Top5

[@calw.9373]

Iron Man 2 is my second least favorite MCU movie only in front of Thor 2.

[@peterikenye2159]

Guys can you do a doctor who Easter eggs video?

[@hansenriquez1810]

Are you doing easter eggs for all the MCU?

[@chronicsobriety4283]

Iron man 2 Natasha: Appearances of things can be deceptive Far From Home Happy: Appearances can be deceiving. (Happy also doesn't directly say this to Fury(Talos), he says it in a coded message)

[@ScreenCrush]

Ah....

[@chronicsobriety4283]

@@ScreenCrush Great contents man.. Keep it up & Best of luck!💙💚

[@vinny_the_kidd]

If Howard Stark is Namor's father in MCU...my mind will blow

[@ScreenCrush]

Or maybe Howard’s dad, so he would be Howard’s half-brother

[@vinny_the_kidd]

@@ScreenCrush yeap...Namor is that old.I'd keep both these theories as probable.That''s a way marvel keep referencing Tony Stark(and keep profiting as well 😂)

[@livelifestrong6300]

This video deserves way more views considering how much research these guys probably had to go through

[@shadowdancer3888]

Rewatching Iron Man 2 I realised that Howard Stark presentation of Stark Expo is a mirror of Walt Disney presentation of the EPCOT centre! “The city of the future” and both passed away without seeing their projects finished

[@amcaesar]

The most hidden Easter egg is that it's way better than most people give it credit for.

[@ScreenCrush]

There’s a good movie hiding in there. We’ve got a video comparing it to Winter Soldier that should be our next week.

[@marklupo3441]

I agree I recently rewatched it. It’s good

[@leoorduna2199]

That's why Spider-Man Homecoming had the "8 Years Later card" It wasn't a continuity error because if the events of Iron Man, Thor, and Hulk happened in a single week in 2008 then the next year (in the cinematic timeline) in 2009 the heroes assembled.

[@Necrometr]

I always thought that Doctor Strange refuses to heal Rhodey

[@ScreenCrush]

The timeline doesn’t match up. Strange’s accident was years before.

[@Ferinmel]

0:15 shield logo looks like wikipedia to me

[@ScreenCrush]

I don't think it is

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

I love how Tony Stark created his new element from the powers of the tesseract. Steve Rodgers was a super soldier who was made to counteract Hydra and their Space Stone powered weapons and Steve's evil counterpart; The Red Skull. Bruce Banner was then hired by the US Military and Thunderbolt Ross to ultimately try to recreate the Super Soldier Serum that was used to create Captain America, but instead of using Vita Ray Radiation, Bruce Banner had used Gamma Ray Radiation which resulted in Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk upon testing the serum on himself. (General Ross told Bruce he was working on cell regeneration but was actually working on a Super Solder Serum) Tony Stark then becomes Iron Man and creates a powerful battery in the Ark Reactor which was based off of Tony's fathers research on the Tesseract which was imbued with Space Stone Energy, and Bruce Banner said in Avengers Endgame that the radiation given off by the Infinity Stones is mostly composed of Gamma Radiation. So now we know why Tony Stark is so powerful as Iron Man as he is using Infinity Stone technology. And finally we have Thor. Thor is just a norse god whose home was Asgard and his father and family were sworn to protect the Nine Realms and keep the Tesseract safe, leaving it on Earth in Norway where no one would find it. Until someone does and Thor is forced to come to Midgard, or Earth and become worthy of his Godhood and powers once again where he is found out by SHIELD. Which leads to Loki using the Scepter, another Infinity Stone, to use the Tesseract which the Asgardians were sworn to protect to destroy mankind and conquer Earth for Thanos. Now by the time this has happened, Steve Rodgers had already dealt with the Tesseract, Tony Stark harnessed its power and imbued it in his Iron Man Technology, Bruce Banner had only become the Hulk in the first place to replicate the effects of the Super Soldier Serum which resulted in Captain America and Thor is a Norse God whose one of many purposes is to protect the object that has come into some kind of contact with each of the Avengers either directly or indirectly. Then we all know this had led to something bigger in Thanos and the events of Endgame. The MCU is such an amazing story, its absolutely crazy and perfect how the story intertwines and connects with other story threads and it all ended up in a major event. I know it's a story, but it's like the Avengers were destined to be connected in some way.

[@BogeyTheBear]

Have to take into account that Thor needed to get the Tesseract back so that the Bifrost could be rebuilt.

[@ScreenCrush]

This is great. Is the tesseract/arc reactor connection confirmed?

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

@@BogeyTheBear yeah, I just briefly summed up my explanation. I honestly didnt think anyone would have liked to read an in depth breakdown of events in the MCU lol.

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

@@ScreenCrush and my theory isnt really confirmed. But it's easily enough to be assumed connected as Howard Stark had researched the Tesseract along with The US Air Force, SHIELD and NASA to harness the power of the Tesseract to create weapons and use the energy provided by the Tesseract. All of said research, Howard has written down in a notebook which was found by Tony Stark and he had used these notes on the Tesseract to create the new element that powered his new Arc Reactor in the events of Iron Man 2. Previously, we've been told that the element Tony had created was Vibranium. But we know this to be untrue as Wakanda has already harnessed the powers of Vibranium and they are similar, but not perfectly the same. Instead, Tony's Iron Man technology is even more similar to the weaponry and technology that Red Skull and Zola had created in the first Captain America movie. So using his Father's research and notes on the Tesseract and its energy, Tony Stark was then able to harness said energy into powering his Arc Reactor which was a lot more effective and sufficient than his previous Palladium powered Arc Reactor. The only explanation that is possible? Tony Stark had finally synthesized and harnessed the power of the Tesseract using his fathers research and notes. It isnt exactly Space Stone energy that he is using, instead he used the energy from the Tesseract to create an entirely new element and energy. In other words, Tony used the Tesseract to create a new form of clean and sustainable energy in which he uses in his Iron Man Technology. Meaning Tony Stark had unknowingly harnessed the power of an Infinity Stone, which explains why when using the Iron Man Armor, Tony Stark is a god among men. Even being able to fight Thor to a standstill upon their initial meeting in The Avengers.

[@c.c.1070]

It is amazing how each movie tied into another one. The MCU movie line is all tied into ONE MAIN common denominator, the Infinity Stones. The Avengers wear basically created by SHIELD to keep those from obtaining the Infinity Stones. Also, don’t forget that Ref Skull ended up guarding the Soul stone. Also, Captain Marvels powers are also from the Tasseract (space stone). Goose the cat was actually a Fierken (an alien). Who swallowed the Space Stone to protect it from the Kree. Goose scratched Nick Fury’s eye out, bcuz they (alien) don’t like to be treated like a cat, lol. The 10 rings also were first seen in the MCU in Iron Man as writings on the wall. Also, the first true SHIELD agent was Peggy Carter. While Capt America is the 1st Avenger, and Iron Man is the 1st MCU movie. The movie that started that truly started it all, was The Incredible Hulk, but it’s not included in the MCU bcuz Sony holds the movie rights. In the Capt Marvel movie, Carol traveled back in time to the agency she was a part of. It was called Mar Vel!

[@JeremyWilliamson]

Howard Stark wore that robe in the TV series AGENT CARTER too! ;)

[@JeremyWilliamson]

VERY WELL DONE!! So much fun!!

[@lordvenjix3757]

I am very eagerly waiting to see RDJ returning in the MCU.

[@ScreenCrush]

I think he’ll cameo in Black Widow

[@hallongview6171]

Wait a second, I thought the Air Force colonel reference in dr. Strange was regarding rhodey having that accident that Vision caused in Civil War.

[@ivodemorais4359]

you are doing a great job, bro. keep going!

[@ScreenCrush]

Thanks man!! You too!

[@Niko-fx3sg]

More of this please!!!

[@ScreenCrush]

You got it!

[@FTNChicken]

So...Namor in Phase 5 confirmed 😜

[@ScreenCrush]

I wouldn’t be mad about it

[@Pandemonium4u]

sigh... my mom didn't make it on screen back then.

[@ScreenCrush]

Maybe she wasn't as active back then...

[@Pandemonium4u]

@@ScreenCrush As if you didnt know Ryan.

[@shamiaqureshi1533]

Thank you for this amazing video

[@ScreenCrush]

Our pleasure!

[@muhammadyahya2542]

Top 5 defo!

[@disneyfactsguy]

The injured spine in Doctor Strange was a reference to James Rhodes when he fell in Captain America: Civil War. This happened years after the Hammer soldier incident.

[@moviemayhem3780]

@ScreenCrush The brand new element that Tony Stark made is similar to an element found in the tesseract, A.K.A. one of the infinity stones.

[@ScreenCrush]

Good theory!

[@sophiaa6471]

Agreed. That’s why Loki’s ‘glow stick of destiny’ didn’t work on him

[@RudieObias]

What a coincidence!? I was Time's Person of the Year too! Back in 2006!!

[@ScreenCrush]

DUDE!

[@mexicanbatman8157]

The fight song when war machine and iron Man fought was another one bites the dust

[@ScreenCrush]

Yeah. Ugh. One of my least favorite parts of the movie. Too cheesy.

[@mexicanbatman8157]

@@ScreenCrush but Tony did bit the dust and some others

[@dinomonzon7493]

I'd rather see Arno Stark in the MCU than see Namor as Tony's half brother.

[@ScreenCrush]

I mean, it IS 2020

[@MegaUnclelarry]

The airman hurt in the experimental armor can't be the same as the one from Doctor Strange because according to the Ancient One in Endgame, Doctor Strange was performing surgery during the battle of New York and the events of The Avengers.

[@ScreenCrush]

The guy in the suit was injured for a long time before the turned to Strange.

[@8oh8]

the injured guy was in 2010. Doctor Strange's car accident was 2016. get it together SC.

[@storiesfrommars8046]

AND!!!!!!! right at 22:16 in Iron Man 2 you see the Avenger "A" logo in his watch while hes drinking champagne with Pepper!!!! I just noticed that lol

[@sobad9081]

Here catching up on the marvel series

[@jorgesmith2000]

Wow so many Easter eggs

[@ScreenCrush]

You're telling me

[@kaineskeptic6484]

I always thought this movie was under rated. Ive been saying I thought the new element was vibranium for years, I didnt know it was in a novelization. Its nice to be right.

[@ScreenCrush]

I don’t think it is correct. They were planning on it being vibranium but got cold feet. Adamamtium maybe?

[@kaineskeptic6484]

@@ScreenCrush Its been said, was in a novelization. Cant take it back now :)

[@carpemkarzi]

Nice

[@ScreenCrush]

Nice

[@ChronoGamerOne]

4:04 Referring to the wounded air force pilot Dr. Strange refused to treat. Isn't that way too early in the Dr. Strange timeline? I always thought the injured person Strange refused to treat had been Rhodey after his injury in Civil War. If Civil War took place in 2016 and we think that Dr. Strange started in 2016 it makes more sense that it's a call out to the more recent event instead of something that happened back in 2011.

[@a5193]

4:10 wait, wasn’t that patient Rhodey after his accident in Civil War?

[@ScreenCrush]

No, the accident was years before.

[@AntonioPizza]

Lots of comments saying the injured colonel is Rhodey. 🤔... Either 51 year old Don Cheadle was supposed to be a convincing 35-year-old the whole time; a screenwriter meant to easter egg Rhodey and erroneously aged him in his 30s (whoops! WHOOPSIE!); or it's the HammerTech victim still in need of surgery.

[@ScreenCrush]

People think that because DS came out the same year as CW, but Strange’s accident was years before

[@BogeyTheBear]

Gets a bit iffy with the year involved. Strange's rehab therapist mentions Jonathan Pangborn being injured 'a few years back' only to see him walk by on the street a year later. The x-ray films in Pangborn's files are dated to the year 2014.

[@jmgauvre]

W00t Canadian Lad Shoutout

[@ScreenCrush]

He's a good man. And thorough.

[@SHARKATTACK226]

I always thought the injured Colonel was Rhodey after Civil War and was kind of telling the audience Rhodey will be back.

[@deanmaynard49]

Justin Hammer could be a Thor reference

[@ScreenCrush]

Lol good times

[@bookiedagreat]

Did yall do ironman 3???? I wanna see what yall say bout the suits at the end

[@icebearplays7843]

I thought Dr.strange's call was about rodey

[@ScreenCrush]

Common misconception, but no.

[@icebearplays7843]

Will now i know thanks

[@icebearplays7843]

@@ScreenCrush which would u choose hellcycle or hellcharger

[@LUIS117MIKE]

It is Rodey, both civil war and strange accident happen in 2016, iron man 2 is set in 2009

[@AntonioPizza]

@@LUIS117MIKE Don Cheadle was 51 years old in 2016. The colonel in question was 35. It's probably not Rhodey. Possible, but probably not.

[@patriciochevallier6506]

cold blodded spoiler of house of cardss

[@cwalts4life]

MCU Rank: Iron Man (#9), Iron Man 2 (#17), Iron Man 3 (#20)

[@ScreenCrush]

9? What’s above it?

[@cwalts4life]

ScreenCrush GotG, winter soldier, ragnorak, infinity war, black panther, Avengers 1, homecoming, dr strange, iron man

[@brent4138]

These movies get better as the universe expands. But a bottom 3 movie in MCU for me

[@ScreenCrush]

Same. We’re working on a video about it, keep an eye out

[@J.O.R.D]

I heard the lady with Seth green in the elevator is his wife? 🤷🏽‍♂️ fair play to him

[@ScreenCrush]

Yeah, he’s punching above his weight class

[@J.O.R.D]

ScreenCrush 😂😂 & thanks for the confirmation 🙌🏽

[@J.O.R.D]

I used to constantly talk about the iron man movies in school my friends would hate it😅🤓

[@ScreenCrush]

You should make videos about them

[@almostg0tme644]

626K subs and not even 3K views in 6 hours... darn

[@ScreenCrush]

I’ve learned subs mean very little. KZbin doesn’t put your subs on the front t Page, only videos that please the algorithm. So factors like likes, comments, watch time are more important than subs. This video could blow up in 6 months, it happens all the time. All we can do is make good videos and hope for the best

[@almostg0tme644]

ScreenCrush yeah, I’m not hating or anything, I just thought it was weird. Your videos are good tho. I like to watch the MCU ones

[@awesomeguy8935]

So are we not going to talk about the fact that the song Tony is playing at the party is California Love by 2Pac and Dr. Dre??

[@ScreenCrush]

Is that an Easter Egg? I guess so. Should've included it. Sorry

[@awesomeguy8935]

@@ScreenCrush Its fine. Other than that, great video!

[@TheStwet]

Is there a "IRON MAN 3: Every Easter Egg and Marvel Cinematic Universe CONNECTION" ?

[@peewypeabody4284]

I always thought the air force colonel with the spine injury was Rhody?

[@BogeyTheBear]

That would be anyone's first assumption. But Strange declined to treat the officer because he said many other doctors could fix it and that was no challenge for him. Rhodey's injury was irreparable.

[@ScreenCrush]

The timeline wouldn’t add up too. I think Strange’s accident was well before Civil War

[@aymanasiri]

9:29 that's your mom

[@ScreenCrush]

yu-huh

[@livingthroughgames2261]

You got to make a yo mama joke in your next video!!!

[@ScreenCrush]

I've bene looking, haven't seen her!

[@Spyweb88]

So this is just a rundown of the commentary track?

[@ScreenCrush]

And making of and a bunch of other stuff we found

[@Spyweb88]

@@ScreenCrush I dig it-- and it's also super weird that I listened to the commentary track earlier today. Quit stalking me!

[@blink182topfan]

🤙

[@ScreenCrush]

thanks.

[@crazyirishgamer2265]

Dr.Strange takes place after Avengers so it's not the same Air Force pilot

[@rileyhughes5613]

The Air Force pilot mentioned in Dr. Strange is absolutely War Machine. He goes down hard in Civil War; literally like fifteenminutes before Dr. Strange begins, assuming the chronology is in real time. Not sure how they missed that.

[@Scr0fula]

4.25 Doesn't show anything about extinguishing fires in California.

[@ScreenCrush]

It does, just a couple seconds later because it’s scrolling. I was lazy and used a freeze frame.

[@strells]

No mom joke? I'm surprised.

[@ScreenCrush]

Your mom wasn’t.

[@zacharypfefferkorn6895]

lol how is drinking medicine a 'stand in' for alcohol? Look! He drinks water, like every day! Its a stand in for his daily alcohol abuse!

[@ScreenCrush]

I’m going off the audio commentary where Favreau says his reliance on the drink was meant to parallel alcohol.

[@zacharypfefferkorn6895]

@@ScreenCrush thanks for the reply, that makes sense. Maybe I'm a little defensive...

[@LGSPTJ]

9:21 - Average White Band* not Man

[@ross_7615]

Where was your mom

[@ScreenCrush]

In a Wal-Mart parking lot screaming about COVUD masks

[@unkn0wnace]

Your about... 10 years too late

[@ScreenCrush]

I was busy ten years ago

[@Thewerdo]

Why do I feel like the title is misleading? Is it? I haven't bothered to watch...

[@ScreenCrush]

Thanks for the click and comment anyways.

[@Thewerdo]

@@ScreenCrush oh