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What is Tony Stark injecting into himself in Iron Man 3?


In Iron Man, why is Tony Stark fooled for so long?How did the glove save Tony Stark?How did Tony fix himself by the end of Iron Man 3?Why is Iron Man/Tony Stark naming his suits as “Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3”?Why didn't Tony Stark summon his other suits earlier?Why didn't Aldrich Killian use the fire-breathing in close combat against Tony Stark?Why didn't Tony Stark order Jarvis to save Pepper Potts?How did Tony Stark get his new suits?Does Tony Stark urinate or poop in the Iron Man suit?Plot holes in Zemo's plan in Captain America : Civil War













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In the beginning of Iron Man 3 (2013), Tony injects something into his forearm. He then attempts to get his suit to come to him. After it fails, he licks his arm, rubs it and tries again, at which time it works.



Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?










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    There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

    – MissouriSpartan
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  • I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

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In the beginning of Iron Man 3 (2013), Tony injects something into his forearm. He then attempts to get his suit to come to him. After it fails, he licks his arm, rubs it and tries again, at which time it works.



Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?










share|improve this question



















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    There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

    – MissouriSpartan
    9 hours ago











  • I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

    – Chris Hayes
    5 hours ago













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In the beginning of Iron Man 3 (2013), Tony injects something into his forearm. He then attempts to get his suit to come to him. After it fails, he licks his arm, rubs it and tries again, at which time it works.



Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?










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In the beginning of Iron Man 3 (2013), Tony injects something into his forearm. He then attempts to get his suit to come to him. After it fails, he licks his arm, rubs it and tries again, at which time it works.



Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?







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    There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

    – MissouriSpartan
    9 hours ago











  • I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

    – Chris Hayes
    5 hours ago












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    There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

    – MissouriSpartan
    9 hours ago











  • I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

    – Chris Hayes
    5 hours ago







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There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

– MissouriSpartan
9 hours ago





There is multiple rumor all over the place that he injected himself with a fixed, stabilized Extremis virus, but none of these are confirmed. Just rumors that SEEM to fit the bill.

– MissouriSpartan
9 hours ago













I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

– Chris Hayes
5 hours ago





I always assumed it was a vague reference to extremis. the other villains/lackeys are also test subjects of what appears to be extremis.

– Chris Hayes
5 hours ago










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Iron Man is constantly tinkering, and each suit evolution gets a new name - Mark 1 was built in the cave in the mountains, Mark 2 was built in his lab and has tech to deal with the icing problem etc.



In this scene, he is developing the Mark 42 suit (https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_42).



The suit can arrive in multiple pieces that can slot on individually, "tuned" to Tony, and even obey remote commands originating from Tony, and from great ranges - beyond just an AI being controlled by Jarvis. The injections he is putting into himself seem to be part of that tech.



It's either a substance or a chip that is being injected into his forearm, to interface with his body - likely a neural interface.



Consider the following results:



  • His initial gesture/command does not work as expected.

  • After tapping/awakening his arm, it does work. This could be a direct result on the substance/chip itself, in the same vein as slapping a TV to get it to work, or slapping his forearm, designed to stimulate neural activity.

  • When he is asleep, and having nightmares about New York, he manages to "call" to the suit in his sleep - a direct connection to his brain activity.

  • The suit similarly "called" when he is imprisoned, from across the country.

  • In almost all of these instances, we are visibly shown a physical gesture (the sleep one not so much, but we are cutting in and out of flashback).





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    I didn't see the movie since months but from memory he injects the tracking chips that define the anchor points of his mobile armor when he calls it remotely. So, you know, the crotch part doesn't anchor itself on his face by accident.



    I guess he licks/rubs it because the chip didn't align properly on the first try and he does this to put it in the right place.






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    • He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

      – DariM
      9 hours ago











    • @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

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    • It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

      – DariM
      8 hours ago



















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    What Tony is injecting are the Subcutaneous Implants for controlling Mark 42, otherwise known as:




    JARVIS: Mark 42, inbound.
    Tony: I'll be damned. The prodigal son returns.




    Source: Springfield! Springfield@ - Iron Man 3




    The Mark 42 also features the unique ability to control itself when Tony Stark isn't inside his suit or when Mark 42 is A.I-deactivated. The Subcutaneous Implant in Tony's forearms allow the armor to communicate with his nervous system helping the armor follow his commands. Any action done by Stark is imitated by Mark 42 if he connects with it.




    Source: Mark 42 > Armor Capabilities > Subcutaneous Implants



    we see the Mark 42 in the workshop at the start of the film and after injecting himself we see him try to put on the suit.



    where the wiki says it imitates tony's actions we know it does more than that as Tony used it to fool Pepper that he was wearing the suit sitting in the lounge when really he was still in his workshop working on stuff and when they are sleeping the Mark 42 enters the room and looks as if it's about to attack Pepper before Tony takes up, commands it to power down and then does a sorta sword slash motion which causes it to fall into the individual components.



    so despite The Subcutaneous Implant being in his arms it seems to also be tied mentally to him and can react to certain moves by Tony (which as the sword cutting move he did in bed)




    Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?




    i'm not sure where it's referenced to outside the wiki but according to This Quora question on the same topic




    [the Subcutaneous Implants is] the equivalent of what "Extremis" was in the comic storyline.




    so chances are the comic fans worked this out



    In regards to the rubbing, he's more cleaning his arm of from what i assume is blood after the injections, as for the sorta tapping/slapping either it's either



    1. sorta moving the implant(s) around to spread them out a bit more

    2. he's trying to mask the pain. we see him saying "owe" when J.A.R.V.I.S is counting and J.A.R.V.I.S stopped counting at 47 and i think Tony does 2 more. so he injected himself like 49 times and they don't seem painless.





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      Iron Man is constantly tinkering, and each suit evolution gets a new name - Mark 1 was built in the cave in the mountains, Mark 2 was built in his lab and has tech to deal with the icing problem etc.



      In this scene, he is developing the Mark 42 suit (https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_42).



      The suit can arrive in multiple pieces that can slot on individually, "tuned" to Tony, and even obey remote commands originating from Tony, and from great ranges - beyond just an AI being controlled by Jarvis. The injections he is putting into himself seem to be part of that tech.



      It's either a substance or a chip that is being injected into his forearm, to interface with his body - likely a neural interface.



      Consider the following results:



      • His initial gesture/command does not work as expected.

      • After tapping/awakening his arm, it does work. This could be a direct result on the substance/chip itself, in the same vein as slapping a TV to get it to work, or slapping his forearm, designed to stimulate neural activity.

      • When he is asleep, and having nightmares about New York, he manages to "call" to the suit in his sleep - a direct connection to his brain activity.

      • The suit similarly "called" when he is imprisoned, from across the country.

      • In almost all of these instances, we are visibly shown a physical gesture (the sleep one not so much, but we are cutting in and out of flashback).





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        Iron Man is constantly tinkering, and each suit evolution gets a new name - Mark 1 was built in the cave in the mountains, Mark 2 was built in his lab and has tech to deal with the icing problem etc.



        In this scene, he is developing the Mark 42 suit (https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_42).



        The suit can arrive in multiple pieces that can slot on individually, "tuned" to Tony, and even obey remote commands originating from Tony, and from great ranges - beyond just an AI being controlled by Jarvis. The injections he is putting into himself seem to be part of that tech.



        It's either a substance or a chip that is being injected into his forearm, to interface with his body - likely a neural interface.



        Consider the following results:



        • His initial gesture/command does not work as expected.

        • After tapping/awakening his arm, it does work. This could be a direct result on the substance/chip itself, in the same vein as slapping a TV to get it to work, or slapping his forearm, designed to stimulate neural activity.

        • When he is asleep, and having nightmares about New York, he manages to "call" to the suit in his sleep - a direct connection to his brain activity.

        • The suit similarly "called" when he is imprisoned, from across the country.

        • In almost all of these instances, we are visibly shown a physical gesture (the sleep one not so much, but we are cutting in and out of flashback).





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          Iron Man is constantly tinkering, and each suit evolution gets a new name - Mark 1 was built in the cave in the mountains, Mark 2 was built in his lab and has tech to deal with the icing problem etc.



          In this scene, he is developing the Mark 42 suit (https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_42).



          The suit can arrive in multiple pieces that can slot on individually, "tuned" to Tony, and even obey remote commands originating from Tony, and from great ranges - beyond just an AI being controlled by Jarvis. The injections he is putting into himself seem to be part of that tech.



          It's either a substance or a chip that is being injected into his forearm, to interface with his body - likely a neural interface.



          Consider the following results:



          • His initial gesture/command does not work as expected.

          • After tapping/awakening his arm, it does work. This could be a direct result on the substance/chip itself, in the same vein as slapping a TV to get it to work, or slapping his forearm, designed to stimulate neural activity.

          • When he is asleep, and having nightmares about New York, he manages to "call" to the suit in his sleep - a direct connection to his brain activity.

          • The suit similarly "called" when he is imprisoned, from across the country.

          • In almost all of these instances, we are visibly shown a physical gesture (the sleep one not so much, but we are cutting in and out of flashback).





          share|improve this answer













          Iron Man is constantly tinkering, and each suit evolution gets a new name - Mark 1 was built in the cave in the mountains, Mark 2 was built in his lab and has tech to deal with the icing problem etc.



          In this scene, he is developing the Mark 42 suit (https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_42).



          The suit can arrive in multiple pieces that can slot on individually, "tuned" to Tony, and even obey remote commands originating from Tony, and from great ranges - beyond just an AI being controlled by Jarvis. The injections he is putting into himself seem to be part of that tech.



          It's either a substance or a chip that is being injected into his forearm, to interface with his body - likely a neural interface.



          Consider the following results:



          • His initial gesture/command does not work as expected.

          • After tapping/awakening his arm, it does work. This could be a direct result on the substance/chip itself, in the same vein as slapping a TV to get it to work, or slapping his forearm, designed to stimulate neural activity.

          • When he is asleep, and having nightmares about New York, he manages to "call" to the suit in his sleep - a direct connection to his brain activity.

          • The suit similarly "called" when he is imprisoned, from across the country.

          • In almost all of these instances, we are visibly shown a physical gesture (the sleep one not so much, but we are cutting in and out of flashback).






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              I didn't see the movie since months but from memory he injects the tracking chips that define the anchor points of his mobile armor when he calls it remotely. So, you know, the crotch part doesn't anchor itself on his face by accident.



              I guess he licks/rubs it because the chip didn't align properly on the first try and he does this to put it in the right place.






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              • He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

                – DariM
                9 hours ago











              • @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

                – kikirex
                8 hours ago











              • It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

                – DariM
                8 hours ago
















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              I didn't see the movie since months but from memory he injects the tracking chips that define the anchor points of his mobile armor when he calls it remotely. So, you know, the crotch part doesn't anchor itself on his face by accident.



              I guess he licks/rubs it because the chip didn't align properly on the first try and he does this to put it in the right place.






              share|improve this answer























              • He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

                – DariM
                9 hours ago











              • @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

                – kikirex
                8 hours ago











              • It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

                – DariM
                8 hours ago














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              I didn't see the movie since months but from memory he injects the tracking chips that define the anchor points of his mobile armor when he calls it remotely. So, you know, the crotch part doesn't anchor itself on his face by accident.



              I guess he licks/rubs it because the chip didn't align properly on the first try and he does this to put it in the right place.






              share|improve this answer













              I didn't see the movie since months but from memory he injects the tracking chips that define the anchor points of his mobile armor when he calls it remotely. So, you know, the crotch part doesn't anchor itself on his face by accident.



              I guess he licks/rubs it because the chip didn't align properly on the first try and he does this to put it in the right place.







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              • He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

                – DariM
                9 hours ago











              • @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

                – kikirex
                8 hours ago











              • It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

                – DariM
                8 hours ago


















              • He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

                – DariM
                9 hours ago











              • @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

                – kikirex
                8 hours ago











              • It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

                – DariM
                8 hours ago

















              He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

              – DariM
              9 hours ago





              He "projects" the suit onto Pepper and then later Kilian, so it seems unlikely that anchor points are required on the person. Or at least, it'd be a plothole if it was.

              – DariM
              9 hours ago













              @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

              – kikirex
              8 hours ago





              @DariM Nice catch, I didn't remember that. My guess is that Tony had programmed a failsafe mode just for this kind of case (he makes a specific gesture at this moment to save Pepper). The chips may be there to protect Tony when he has anxiety attacks or if he fears to faint at the wrong time. I remember the theme of Iron Man 3 being like "Tony uses his armor like a coccoon and must learn to grow out of it".

              – kikirex
              8 hours ago













              It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

              – DariM
              8 hours ago






              It's entirely plausible it was just forgotten detail. After all, Pepper just randomly happens to be perfectly capable of using the hand repulsor and the suit, even without Jarvis, or any shown prior experience.

              – DariM
              8 hours ago












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              What Tony is injecting are the Subcutaneous Implants for controlling Mark 42, otherwise known as:




              JARVIS: Mark 42, inbound.
              Tony: I'll be damned. The prodigal son returns.




              Source: Springfield! Springfield@ - Iron Man 3




              The Mark 42 also features the unique ability to control itself when Tony Stark isn't inside his suit or when Mark 42 is A.I-deactivated. The Subcutaneous Implant in Tony's forearms allow the armor to communicate with his nervous system helping the armor follow his commands. Any action done by Stark is imitated by Mark 42 if he connects with it.




              Source: Mark 42 > Armor Capabilities > Subcutaneous Implants



              we see the Mark 42 in the workshop at the start of the film and after injecting himself we see him try to put on the suit.



              where the wiki says it imitates tony's actions we know it does more than that as Tony used it to fool Pepper that he was wearing the suit sitting in the lounge when really he was still in his workshop working on stuff and when they are sleeping the Mark 42 enters the room and looks as if it's about to attack Pepper before Tony takes up, commands it to power down and then does a sorta sword slash motion which causes it to fall into the individual components.



              so despite The Subcutaneous Implant being in his arms it seems to also be tied mentally to him and can react to certain moves by Tony (which as the sword cutting move he did in bed)




              Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?




              i'm not sure where it's referenced to outside the wiki but according to This Quora question on the same topic




              [the Subcutaneous Implants is] the equivalent of what "Extremis" was in the comic storyline.




              so chances are the comic fans worked this out



              In regards to the rubbing, he's more cleaning his arm of from what i assume is blood after the injections, as for the sorta tapping/slapping either it's either



              1. sorta moving the implant(s) around to spread them out a bit more

              2. he's trying to mask the pain. we see him saying "owe" when J.A.R.V.I.S is counting and J.A.R.V.I.S stopped counting at 47 and i think Tony does 2 more. so he injected himself like 49 times and they don't seem painless.





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                What Tony is injecting are the Subcutaneous Implants for controlling Mark 42, otherwise known as:




                JARVIS: Mark 42, inbound.
                Tony: I'll be damned. The prodigal son returns.




                Source: Springfield! Springfield@ - Iron Man 3




                The Mark 42 also features the unique ability to control itself when Tony Stark isn't inside his suit or when Mark 42 is A.I-deactivated. The Subcutaneous Implant in Tony's forearms allow the armor to communicate with his nervous system helping the armor follow his commands. Any action done by Stark is imitated by Mark 42 if he connects with it.




                Source: Mark 42 > Armor Capabilities > Subcutaneous Implants



                we see the Mark 42 in the workshop at the start of the film and after injecting himself we see him try to put on the suit.



                where the wiki says it imitates tony's actions we know it does more than that as Tony used it to fool Pepper that he was wearing the suit sitting in the lounge when really he was still in his workshop working on stuff and when they are sleeping the Mark 42 enters the room and looks as if it's about to attack Pepper before Tony takes up, commands it to power down and then does a sorta sword slash motion which causes it to fall into the individual components.



                so despite The Subcutaneous Implant being in his arms it seems to also be tied mentally to him and can react to certain moves by Tony (which as the sword cutting move he did in bed)




                Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?




                i'm not sure where it's referenced to outside the wiki but according to This Quora question on the same topic




                [the Subcutaneous Implants is] the equivalent of what "Extremis" was in the comic storyline.




                so chances are the comic fans worked this out



                In regards to the rubbing, he's more cleaning his arm of from what i assume is blood after the injections, as for the sorta tapping/slapping either it's either



                1. sorta moving the implant(s) around to spread them out a bit more

                2. he's trying to mask the pain. we see him saying "owe" when J.A.R.V.I.S is counting and J.A.R.V.I.S stopped counting at 47 and i think Tony does 2 more. so he injected himself like 49 times and they don't seem painless.





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                  What Tony is injecting are the Subcutaneous Implants for controlling Mark 42, otherwise known as:




                  JARVIS: Mark 42, inbound.
                  Tony: I'll be damned. The prodigal son returns.




                  Source: Springfield! Springfield@ - Iron Man 3




                  The Mark 42 also features the unique ability to control itself when Tony Stark isn't inside his suit or when Mark 42 is A.I-deactivated. The Subcutaneous Implant in Tony's forearms allow the armor to communicate with his nervous system helping the armor follow his commands. Any action done by Stark is imitated by Mark 42 if he connects with it.




                  Source: Mark 42 > Armor Capabilities > Subcutaneous Implants



                  we see the Mark 42 in the workshop at the start of the film and after injecting himself we see him try to put on the suit.



                  where the wiki says it imitates tony's actions we know it does more than that as Tony used it to fool Pepper that he was wearing the suit sitting in the lounge when really he was still in his workshop working on stuff and when they are sleeping the Mark 42 enters the room and looks as if it's about to attack Pepper before Tony takes up, commands it to power down and then does a sorta sword slash motion which causes it to fall into the individual components.



                  so despite The Subcutaneous Implant being in his arms it seems to also be tied mentally to him and can react to certain moves by Tony (which as the sword cutting move he did in bed)




                  Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?




                  i'm not sure where it's referenced to outside the wiki but according to This Quora question on the same topic




                  [the Subcutaneous Implants is] the equivalent of what "Extremis" was in the comic storyline.




                  so chances are the comic fans worked this out



                  In regards to the rubbing, he's more cleaning his arm of from what i assume is blood after the injections, as for the sorta tapping/slapping either it's either



                  1. sorta moving the implant(s) around to spread them out a bit more

                  2. he's trying to mask the pain. we see him saying "owe" when J.A.R.V.I.S is counting and J.A.R.V.I.S stopped counting at 47 and i think Tony does 2 more. so he injected himself like 49 times and they don't seem painless.





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                  What Tony is injecting are the Subcutaneous Implants for controlling Mark 42, otherwise known as:




                  JARVIS: Mark 42, inbound.
                  Tony: I'll be damned. The prodigal son returns.




                  Source: Springfield! Springfield@ - Iron Man 3




                  The Mark 42 also features the unique ability to control itself when Tony Stark isn't inside his suit or when Mark 42 is A.I-deactivated. The Subcutaneous Implant in Tony's forearms allow the armor to communicate with his nervous system helping the armor follow his commands. Any action done by Stark is imitated by Mark 42 if he connects with it.




                  Source: Mark 42 > Armor Capabilities > Subcutaneous Implants



                  we see the Mark 42 in the workshop at the start of the film and after injecting himself we see him try to put on the suit.



                  where the wiki says it imitates tony's actions we know it does more than that as Tony used it to fool Pepper that he was wearing the suit sitting in the lounge when really he was still in his workshop working on stuff and when they are sleeping the Mark 42 enters the room and looks as if it's about to attack Pepper before Tony takes up, commands it to power down and then does a sorta sword slash motion which causes it to fall into the individual components.



                  so despite The Subcutaneous Implant being in his arms it seems to also be tied mentally to him and can react to certain moves by Tony (which as the sword cutting move he did in bed)




                  Is it ever explained, either in the movie or the comic book source, what he's injecting, and why he needed to rub it to get it to work?




                  i'm not sure where it's referenced to outside the wiki but according to This Quora question on the same topic




                  [the Subcutaneous Implants is] the equivalent of what "Extremis" was in the comic storyline.




                  so chances are the comic fans worked this out



                  In regards to the rubbing, he's more cleaning his arm of from what i assume is blood after the injections, as for the sorta tapping/slapping either it's either



                  1. sorta moving the implant(s) around to spread them out a bit more

                  2. he's trying to mask the pain. we see him saying "owe" when J.A.R.V.I.S is counting and J.A.R.V.I.S stopped counting at 47 and i think Tony does 2 more. so he injected himself like 49 times and they don't seem painless.






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