[MCU] When Rocket Raccoon said Tony Stark is only a genius on earth, was that an accurate statement or was Rocket just being a dick? Surely Tony is still one of the smartest people in the universe

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He created sentient life (Ultron), invented a nuclear reactor that can fit in the palm of your hand and emits no waste, and solved time travel. And this was all while living on a backwater planet that’s barely scratched the surface of space travel.

That would be like if a caveman invented an iPhone using nothing but sticks and rocks.

Rocket might still be smarter than Tony but saying Tony isn’t a genius seems rather unfair. He still accomplished things that seem unheard of on other planets.

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  2. Sirramza Avatar

    Both, in earth he is top 5 most intelligent ppl on the planet, in the universe he is still a genius, but as we see rocket too, and noneone its surprised by that, when you have an entire galaxy or universe of ppl, geniuses are not so rare anymore

  3. Mountain_Research205 Avatar

    He just being a dick.

  4. Orange-V-Apple Avatar

    We’ve seen that when he had access to a higher level of tech Tony is able to adapt to it and improve upon it. He’s a genius anywhere.