Loki, the God of Mischief himself, would appear to be the wrong choice considering that he's been one of the MCUs biggest villains who killed and caused major destruction towards humanity. RELATED: Fan Combines Tony Stark's Iron Man Tech With Mandalorian Armor Of course, taking Stark's place is a very tall order to fill, but there are a few candidates already qualified for the job. With Phase 4 of the MCU already underway, there are characters, either older, newer, or more recent, who are capable of taking the mantle from the great Tony Stark. Since the journey of Tony Stark/Iron Man is over, who could take Stark's place? This character relaunched the career of Robert Downey, Jr., a tremendously talented actor with plenty of charisma and ambition. For the past decade, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) has been the leading force of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) since the character's first solo film in 2008, until his epic conclusion in Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
