Talk:Mark 48/@comment-33534906-20190430113117/@comment-29433749-20190508144422

In that video, he himself acknowledges that the War Machine suits are essentially Iron Man suits, sharing similar designs, features and construction. (The first MCU War Machine IS an Iron Man suit, and the second is based on a prototype that also was.) Yet he completely ignores the fact that they are not counted in the ranks of Iron Man suits when making his case that Iron Spider is. He's not looking at all the evidence. Just picking what he wants to fit his narrative.

What's most likely is that with Infinity War being Marvel's biggest movie up to that point, they wanted to celebrate it by giving Tony Stark a nice, round numbered suit (like a golden wedding anniversary). Hence the Mark 50. If that means they have to skip showing us which suits are the Marks 48 and 49 then they would absolutely do that in a heartbeat, because the wider audience doesn't give a crap. That's why while all 42 suits may appear in Iron Man 3, we don't get to see each one in action close-up; because it would likely ruin the pace of the movie. And THAT is what takes priority; making a good movie. Not making a technical showcase of every Iron Man suit.