mentions the female characters in Marvel movies, everyone must think of the black widow, Captain Marvel, Scarlet Witch, etc. But today I want to talk to you about the woman who can make Iron Man "comfortable"-Iron Man's wife "Little Pepper."
"Little Pepper" is Virginia Potts, the character's mental journey , And her importance in the Marvel Universe, then I will discuss her relationship with Tony, and share what we learned from them.
In the 11 years of the Marvel Universe, "Little Pepper "He has appeared 7 times in total. Although there are many different scenes, we can always feel the existence and influence of "Little Pepper" from Tony's changes.
We first saw her in "Iron Man" 1" Appeared as Tony's personal assistant. Later, as the plot developed, she married Tony, and they also had a lovely daughter Morgan. Looking back at her past at Marvel, we can roughly summarize her following main Identity: personal assistant, CEO of Shishi Industries, Tony's girlfriend, wife, and the "rescuer" wearing a special steel suit.
"Little Pepper" once worked with Aldrich Killian, the villain of "Iron Man 3", and then came Shishi Industry, who has become Tony's personal assistant. Before Tony was kidnapped, although there were occasional ambiguities between the two of them, they still kept their separation. "Little Pepper" was smart, careful, generous and decent, and knew well. The personality of the boss made her very trusted by Tony. From schedule, to asset management, and even dealing with inappropriate things such as one-night stand objects, she was relieved to hand it over to "Little Pepper". Although we cannot know " The actual work content of "Little Pepper", but judging from her ability to take over as CEO in the second episode, Tony should have been nurturing her all the time, and "Little Pepper" has always done every job dutifully to return Tony. The kidnapping of
Tony is a key point for the two of them. Although it is not performed in the movie, it is not difficult to see their nostalgia for each other from the expressions when the two meet again. There is a scene in the movie, when Tony When building a new reactor, "Little Pepper" reached into his chest and pulled out a wire. Although this might seem a bit dramatic, it was a hint: "Little Pepper" was Tony's first. A person who "opened his heart" to accept.
and "Little Pepper" through close observation, deeply felt Tony's transformation, he is no longer the prodigal who has no purpose in life, and the love between the two It also became clear. So when Tony seemed to carelessly handed the old reactor to "Little Pepper" and asked her to dispose of it, "Little Pepper" understood Tony's meaning: He gave her the "heart". As the person who knows Tony best, "Little Pepper" put the reactor into the box and wrote on it: "This is Tony's proof of intention" and sent it back to Tony as a gift. And this "intentional proof", Not only did Tony save Tony's life in "Iron Man 1," it also appeared at Tony's funeral in "Endgame". It was a sad but heartwarming arrangement.
In the second episode, Tony was poisoned by palladium due to the chest reactor. He didn't realize his life for a long time, and he began to exhibit various self-destructive behaviors. ", let her become the company's CEO.
You might think that Tony just wanted to please "Little Pepper", but as he said, this was a decision made after careful thought and comparison of different candidates. And "Little Pepper" also took over the burden as he entrusted, so that Tony didn't have to worry about the company's management.
is different from Tony's willful and casual, "Little Pepper" manages the company in an orderly manner. Although there are no performances in the movie, I agree that the operation of the Avengers organization can be so smooth, and the management of "Little Pepper" is absolutely indispensable.
For example, the headquarters building in the first and second episodes of "Avengers" was designed and built by "Little Pepper" and Tony. Also, although every member of the Avengers has its own characteristics, if it is said that voting for one is the most difficult, it is definitely Tony Stark. He is lessYoung and pretentious, he doesn’t put anyone in his eyes, and he doesn’t like to follow other people’s instructions. But in front of "Little Pepper", we see that Tony always becomes the big boy who loves to act like a baby and wants to be photographed. . When Tony had an out-of-order behavior, she would either persuade or severely reprimand, which always convinced Tony.
Tony has been driven by guilt in his life after becoming Iron Man, and this has also put a lot of pressure on his psychology. Later, after experiencing the threat of alien forces in "The Avengers", he was even more afraid of the powerful evil forces in the universe, and at this time it was "Little Pepper" who had been with Tony by his side. So there is what Tony said in "Iron Man 3", guarding "Little Pepper." This has also become Tony's greatest motivation to sustain.
"Little Pepper" and Tony officially married at the beginning of "Infinite War", but their newlyweds were interrupted by Thanos, and half of the lives in the universe disappeared. Fortunately, Tony and "Little Pepper" Fortunately, they escaped, tried to continue their lives, and had a daughter Morgan. After
, the captain came to find Tony to prepare for the "time travel" plan. Just when Tony was caught in a difficult decision, the "Little Pepper" who had never liked Tony's "Iron Man" identity changed his previous opposition. , Choose to encourage Tony to implement the "time travel" plan. Seeing this, I didn't quite understand the transformation of "Little Pepper" at first, but after thinking about it, she had seen Tony's hesitation too many times in the past ten years. As she got along, she became more and more able to understand her husband's intention to "do something", as she said to Tony: "I have rarely failed in my life, but it is the one who prevents you." She knew Tony too much, even if Tony could go against her wish and not take risks for herself and her daughter, she knew that Tony's conscience would never be peaceful from now on.
In addition, in the past five years, she has obtained much more happiness than others, so she knows that letting her husband take risks may break the family, but she knows that this is what she should do. Although she was determined to encourage Tony to reverse the "finger incident", she did not intend to stay out of the matter and let her husband take risks alone. Therefore, when the war unfolds and the Avengers seem to be isolated and helpless, "Little Pepper" wears her exclusive steel suit "Rescuer" and appears with all the resurrected comrades to fight against Thanos' army.
In fact, "Little Pepper" has been on the battlefield more than once. In "Iron Man 3", she once put on the MK-42, and helped Tony block the collapsed house, and then faced the big villain Aldrich Killian. Because he was injected with the "Extreme Virus", he gained extraordinary power and saved Tony. In "Endgame", "Little Pepper" went out again and descended from the sky in front of Tony in a heroic posture. Not only was it shocking on the screen, watching the couple wearing steel suits, back to back against the enemy. At that time, we seemed to be able to feel the support and strength they gave each other.
"Little Pepper"’s steel suit was specially created for her by Tony. The code name in the comics is "Rescue". Looking back on the various deeds of "Little Pepper" in the past 11 years, we feel that she is really The name is actually Tony Stark's savior. Although there are not many scenes, every interaction between her and Tony makes us feel very natural, and from the bottom of my heart, I hope that the two of them will have a perfect ending.
And if we carefully review the interaction between the two, we will find some very interesting details. First, let’s take a look at how the two of them progressed from "colleagues" to "lovers". As a "rich man, genius, playboy, and philanthropist", Tony never lacked female partners in his life, whether it was a scholar or a philanthropist. A reporter and a model, Tony basically does whatever he wants. He can catch anyone.
Although it is not mentioned in the movie, we can see from the example of Tony taking the undercover black widow as a personal assistant. At the beginning, Tony was probably also attracted to "Little Pepper" and kept her by his side. But unlike Tony's "quick, cruel, and accurate" to other women, Tony didn't use his power to take advantage of her even if he got along with "Little Pepper" day and night. Although verbally lightThinness is inevitable, but he is able to restrain his desires and prevent them from becoming a cheap physical relationship, which shows how much he cherishes the "little pepper". Similarly, although "Little Pepper" has always had a good impression of Tony, he also knows how to make sense of it. Not only will he not take the initiative to give and hug like other people, but he will not distinguish between public and private.
Therefore, the "self-respect" of "Little Pepper" not only made Tony more appreciated, but also won the "respect" that is very difficult to get from him. Although the two of them had been ambiguous for a long time, it was not until the end of "Iron Man 2" that the two of them kissed for the first time, which also symbolized that their relationship was developed in an equal identity. One is Iron Man, One is the CEO of Shishi Industries. Although they are attracted to each other, they always respect each other and work together to build a future that belongs to them. The way they treat each other also tells us that since the relationship between "Little Pepper" and Tony is based on respect for each other, they always try to understand each other, and they know how to give each other space, and are more willing To think about each other, and finally reached the highest level of mutual dependence, but each being strong.
Therefore, in "Endgame", when Tony struggled to participate in "Time Travel", "Little Pepper" saw through Tony's hesitation at a glance, and gave him the encouragement he wanted from himself. This decision is really rare, because it means that she and her daughter are likely to lose Tony, but "Little Pepper" has long understood that Tony has decided to do this in his heart, regardless of the outcome, it will be Tony. The true destination.
When Tony finally flicked, before he died, "Little Pepper" said to Tony, "We will be fine, you can rest!" This is also her last love word to her husband. She has been guilty all her life. Tony, who was unable to calm down, was finally able to let go of the burden on his shoulders, she was with the rest, and you could have a good rest.
After reading today's analysis, do you better understand the model couple "Little Pepper" and Tony? Although "Little Pepper" only appears symbolically on the signature on the check in the final chapter of Marvel, we are still looking forward to hearing more about her in the Marvel universe in the future, and even seeing her !
