In the alternate reality of
Earth-5012, Tony Stark was Iron Man, a brilliant industrialist who developed a suit of mechanized armor and used it to battle injustice as a member of the
Avengers. In what came to be known as the "
Titannus War," many of Stark's Avenger associates (including
Captain America, and
Wasp sacrificed their lives one by one in a battle against the
Trellions, who brainwashed a super-powered
skrull known as
Titannus into luring the Avengers to their home planet, where the heroes were enslaved for 5 years before being rescued by Avengers reservist. Afterward, the surviving heroes turned on each other as a mentally unhinged Stark believed his world's
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) was becoming a power-hungry despot. After killing
Black Widow and
Wolverine, Stark battled the
Fantastic Four and had his face permanently scarred by the
Human Torch (Johnny Storm) before killing him as well. Stark the donned a green hood and took over the Balkan nation of Latveria in an attempt to conquer the world so that he could save it, but Mr. Fantastic foiled Stark's plans by transporting him to another reality,
Earth-616.
Marvel Universe 
