Who doesn't know Pepper Potts? The brilliant woman in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who acts as the support system for Tony Stark. Pepper Potts has been through a lot of things, including the events after Endgame and prior to it, even Tony Stark created a special armor for Potts to fight with other superheroes. It turns out that Pepper Potts has some surprising facts that only Marvel comics readers know.

In this article, Dunia Games will discuss some facts about Pepper Potts that might be surprising. Let's dig in!

1. She's the CEO of STARK Industries

Maybe many people do not know that the CEO at STARK Industries has been taken over by Pepper Potts after the Civil War who was still with Tony Stark or Iron Man. Tony Pepper Potts was appointed as CEO because Pepper is Tony's confidant and the woman who would become his wife in the future.

2. Once Had a Relationship with Happy Hogan

In the comics, Happy Hogan is Tony Stark's driver as well as bodyguard or assistant, and in fact, Happy is also known to have had a relationship with his boss's girlfriend, Pepper. Pepper once had a relationship with Happy because it was intended to make Tony jealous, but over time their feelings of love grew stronger and they were married in the Tales of Suspense #91.

3. Tony's Arc Reactor Helped Her Survive

Potts once had a bad experience when there was a Terrorist explosion by Ezekiel Stane caused a lot of damage and Potts was struck by shrapnel in her body. This incident occurred in The Invincible Iron Man comic, and to save the shrapnel from going deeper, Tony decided to save her with the Bionic Arc Reactor.

4. The Name Rescue Armor was Invented by Pepper

It should be underlined, the Rescue Pepper armor is armor or suit that was created directly by Tony Stark for Pepper. However, the name Rescue did not come from Tony, because Tony created the armor and named it based on her initial, the 1616 armor or PP (stands for Pepper Potts). Because she felt uncomfortable with the name, Pepper decided to use the codename Rescue on the armor.

5. Used Her Armor for the First Time in World's Most Wanted in 2009

Besides being known as the lover of Tony Stark, Pepper is also well known as a woman who holds the title of Rescue. Pepper is known to have used the Rescue armor for the first time in the comic World's Most Wanted (2009), where she used the armor to save Tony Stark, Black Widow, Maria Hill, and Norman Osborn.

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6. Her Heart was Broken by Tony Stark

In both the MCU and the comics, Tony Stark is indeed a man who often hurts someone in the heart, and one of them is his dearest woman, Pepper. In the Tales of Suspense #48, Tony once asked Pepper to go on a date, but unfortunately, it was only a trick by Tony so he could change into Iron Man's costume, which was intentionally done by Tony because Iron Man's identity was unknown at that time.

7. She's the Perfect Mother for Morgan Stark

Maybe the relationship between Pepper and her daughter, Morgan Stark, is not deeply explored both in the movies and in the comics. But their relationship turns out to be quite harmonious, considering that Pepper is a gentle and loyal woman, and her relationship with Tony is always romantic, it must be the same with her daughter.

8. Once Had a Granddaughter Named Ginny Stark

Pepper has a granddaughter? Yep, Pepper managed to live long enough until she had a granddaughter, and that happened in the 500th Edition of The Invincible Iron Man. In that issue, Pepper and Tony already have a child, Howard Stark, and they even live old enough and have a granddaughter named Ginny Stark. Pepper eventually died of old age, and her grave was placed next to Tony's and Howard's and made by their granddaughter, Ginny.

9. Pepper is the Only Person to Help Tony Went Through His PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is a disease where a person will experience a situation that makes the person exposed to erratic emotional turmoil, and that's what Tony experienced in Iron Man 3. The only one who could help him through his disorder was Pepper, and it shows that Tony was very lucky to have Pepper in his life.

10. Debuted as the Secretary

In the Marvel comics, Pepper Potts was first introduced in Tales of Suspense #45 as a private secretary to Tony Stark, whose main job is to correct accounting errors and continue to help develop Tony's inventions. And her counterpart in the MCU, Pepper (played by Gwyneth Paltrow), made her debut in Iron Man back in 2008, and her debut on the silver screen was as same as her comic book counterpart, namely as a secretary.

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