What happened to the arc reactor in Iron Man 3?
By Iron Man 3, Tony finally found a way to get the remaining shrapnel removed from his chest, making the internal arc reactor unnecessary. While Tony no longer needed the arc reactor to keep the shrapnel from entering his heart after Iron Man 3, it’s still necessary to power up his suits.
When did Tony Stark remove his arc reactor?
The end of Iron Man 3 saw Tony (Robert Downey Jr) get rid of the reactor after he no longer needed it to keep the shrapnel away from his heart, but the trailers for Infinity War have shown that Tony’s got that blue sparkle back in his chest.
What is the arc reactor in Iron Man 3?
The arc reactor existed to prevent the sharpnels from reaching his heart (from the accident at the beginning of IM1). By IM2, Tony figured out an element for the reactor that didn’t poison his blood stream. However in IM3, Tony actually met a Chinese scientist/doctor who could actually extract the sharpnels without risking Tony’s life.
What happened to Tony Stark’s arc reactor?
By Iron Man 3, Tony finally found a way to get the remaining shrapnel removed from his chest, making the internal arc reactor unnecessary. The hero went around not wearing it in his succeeding appearances in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Did Ironman ever remove the reactor from his body?
After using Extremis to repair his body, he no longer required the reactor to keep him alive. So, you right, he did remove the reactor from his body; he also destroyed a bunch of his suits and promised Pepper that he was done being Ironman.
What happened to Tony Stark’s extra suits in Iron Man 3?
All of Tony’s extra suits were destroyed at the end of Iron Man 3. In fact, they weren’t just destroyed, Tony intentionally instructed JARVIS to self-destruct them. So Tony obviously decided they had served their purpose and were no longer necessary.