Still bitter and full of anger and resentment, Anton would continue to drink alcohol and his son would be on the receiving end of his vodka-fueled anger, but at the same time, Anton mentored Ivan in the arts of science so that one day, his son could get revenge on the Stark family. Later, Vanko escaped from prison with the help of Tony's rival Justin Hammer, who also orchestrated the faking of Vanko's death in the prison break. The superior bulk and capabilities of his suit initially outmatched the combined efforts of Tony and Rhodes, but working together they soon found a way to beat him by firing their repulsors at each other while Vanko was in the middle, catching him in a powerful explosion. [8], Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battles the heroes Spider-Man and Iron Man in New Jersey, eventually being defeated by the vigilante the Wraith. It is revealed that he indeed is a Russian terrorist named Anton Vanko. FWIW, Whiplash actually first mentions Tony "losing" just after their fight at the Monaco Grand Prix: As has been pointed out in other answers, Vanko's motives early in the movie do not require him to kill Tony Stark or even to beat him in combat. This is a round about way of saying that, when Ivan gets the second bird, he's upset that Hammer didn't actually get his bird from Russia. Afterwards, the combined powers of his arc reactor and his public image . Widow then restored control of the War Machine armor back to James Rhodes who then helped Stark battle and destroy the Hammer Drones. My thought is that he makes the most of it, and makes friends with the bird they've brought. Series. Whiplash | Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki | Fandom Tony Stark is under pressure from various sources, including the government, to share his technology with the world. The nitramene still emits low levels of vita radiation.Peggy Carter and Anton Vanko, Anton Vanko was born in the Soviet Union and grew up to become a brilliant scientist, attending the Moscow State University. When Vanko's father died penniless due to the actions of Howard Stark, Vanko swore to seek revenge by targeting Howard's son, Tony Stark. The guards took their time with me, I talked to the guards and to the prisoners and I was very interested in seeing under what conditions my character would have been incarcerated for 20 years. It was nice because both Favreau and Downey Jr. both fought for me to get my deal worked out, those guys both went into bat for me and I appreciated that, says Rourke. Each cable can extend a maximum length of about 25 feet and contains needle-sharp adamantium barbs on the tips. Despite learning of Iron Man's innocence, Vanko makes one final attempt to kill him, claiming that even though he did not destroy the village, his technology did.