Keeps Things Level
Anyone who didn’t watch the first phase of MCU movies definitely missed out. However, nobody could’ve predicted just how successful the MCU would become—not even Kevin Geige, who directed all three of the Iron Man movies. When the MCU was still in its infancy, Thor and Captain America hadn’t even made an appearance yet.
In 2010’s Iron Man 2, they foreshadowed the coming of Captain America, by having the shield being presented to Tony Stark in the middle of work. Now, he had no idea how to utilize the shield, so he figured he’d use it to prop up his table to keep it level. No wonder he and Steve have so much trouble getting along.