First of all, I love the idea of Pepper as Rescue. I found out via fannish osmosis that Pepper doesn't have weapons on her suit, and I thought that was a very accurate character note - I think Pepper knows she's capable of murder (Pepper, based on IM1, is arguably already guilty of killing in self-defense) and I think not giving herself that option is a very Pepper way to handle not wanting blood on her hands. THAT SAID, there is intrinsically something hypocritical about Pepper - as Tony calls her on in IM, she managed Tony's professional and personal lives, which is both literally and figuratively facilitating a warzone. By choosing not to kill, Pepper is (like Batman) prioritizing her emotional and mental health over innocent lives that killing someone else might take. AND THAT'S INTERESTING. I find the questions that raises - does choosing not to carry a weapon make one selfish or selfless? Also, in a more nuanced universe, I could see Pepper and her "clean hands" work in places and deescalate situations that Tony/Iron Man would make immeasurably more volitile.
I agree with all that a lot. I'm thinking about writing a fic, and I'm thinking about including Rescue, and I wasn't sure how to handle the no weapons thing. I think MCU Pepper is someone who can kill and has killed and would do it again to protect herself and the people she loves. However, I don't think fighting or killing or causing pain would ever be something she actively enjoys. I also think Pepper is someone who can distinguish between her own moral code and what she has to do for, say, survival or her job.
What is Tony's reaction to Rescue?
"And you say we don't do enough as a couple."
I think MCU Tony's reasons for making the Rescue armor would be to protect Pepper, first of all. I think it would be more about him reacting to her reaction. She's being welcomed into this huge other side of his life, so I think how she reacts to that is going to be more important to him than seeing her in the suit itself. Like, he's made her this thing and I think he'd put all of his love for her into making it to keep her safe, so I think her reaction to it would matter to him more than anything.
I think MCU Tony's reasons for making the Rescue armor would be to protect Pepper, first of all.
*nods*
My first thought was that Tony would be really concerned about Pepper going off and super-heroing but then I realized that the Iron Man suit is SUCH a security for HIM, that it would probably make him IMMENSELY relieved to know that Pepper has one too, and is sometimes (literally) surrounded by the best of Tony.
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First of all, I love the idea of Pepper as Rescue. I found out via fannish osmosis that Pepper doesn't have weapons on her suit, and I thought that was a very accurate character note - I think Pepper knows she's capable of murder (Pepper, based on IM1, is arguably already guilty of killing in self-defense) and I think not giving herself that option is a very Pepper way to handle not wanting blood on her hands. THAT SAID, there is intrinsically something hypocritical about Pepper - as Tony calls her on in IM, she managed Tony's professional and personal lives, which is both literally and figuratively facilitating a warzone. By choosing not to kill, Pepper is (like Batman) prioritizing her emotional and mental health over innocent lives that killing someone else might take. AND THAT'S INTERESTING. I find the questions that raises - does choosing not to carry a weapon make one selfish or selfless? Also, in a more nuanced universe, I could see Pepper and her "clean hands" work in places and deescalate situations that Tony/Iron Man would make immeasurably more volitile.
What is Tony's reaction to Rescue?
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I agree with all that a lot. I'm thinking about writing a fic, and I'm thinking about including Rescue, and I wasn't sure how to handle the no weapons thing. I think MCU Pepper is someone who can kill and has killed and would do it again to protect herself and the people she loves. However, I don't think fighting or killing or causing pain would ever be something she actively enjoys. I also think Pepper is someone who can distinguish between her own moral code and what she has to do for, say, survival or her job.
What is Tony's reaction to Rescue?
"And you say we don't do enough as a couple."
I think MCU Tony's reasons for making the Rescue armor would be to protect Pepper, first of all. I think it would be more about him reacting to her reaction. She's being welcomed into this huge other side of his life, so I think how she reacts to that is going to be more important to him than seeing her in the suit itself. Like, he's made her this thing and I think he'd put all of his love for her into making it to keep her safe, so I think her reaction to it would matter to him more than anything.
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*nods*
My first thought was that Tony would be really concerned about Pepper going off and super-heroing but then I realized that the Iron Man suit is SUCH a security for HIM, that it would probably make him IMMENSELY relieved to know that Pepper has one too, and is sometimes (literally) surrounded by the best of Tony.