Pepper Potts

Virginia Potts, usually called Pepper, is the CEO of Stark Industries and was the personal secretary of Tony Stark. Born sometime in May of the 1970's, Pepper graduated with a degree in business administration before working in the finance department of Stark Industries. After finding an error in Tony Stark's calculations, she rushed to Tony to correct the mark, forcing her way to see him past bodyguards using pepper spray.

Tony was impressed and hired her as his Personal Assistant, naming her Pepper as a joke. Pepper evolves as a person over time from the events of the first movie. At first it appears as if Pepper is a typical assistant as she is punctual, reliable and claims to do everything that Tony needs of her. Despite knowing she is not the boss of Tony she is far from a pushover. Pepper knows that she deserves respect for all the hard work she does and even though it's not always delivered fully and sometimes drenched in sassy remarks, Tony never fails to show his appreciation for his assistant and friend. Pepper is independent, intelligent and sometimes even brazen in her work.

Publication Information

Iron Man : Pepper Potts
Version : Iron Man
Alter Ego : Pepper
Known As :
Type :
- CEO of Stark Industries
- Personal secretary of Tony Stark
Relative : Tony Stark : Fiancé
Affiliation : Stark Industries
Gender : Male
Origin : United State
Season :
First Appeareance : Iron Man
Last Appeareance :
Number of Appeareance :
Potrayer : Gwyneth Paltrow
Main View : Full Movies

Iron Man

Pepper Potts is Stark's personal secretary and budding love interest. He asks her to help him take his old arc reactor out and to put in a new one. Tony tells Pepper to get rid of the old model since he's not a sentimental person, but she kept it inside a glass box with a special border around it reading, "Proof That Tony Stark Has A Heart". In the charity event, Tony then leaves to dance with Pepper and they share a moment together in the moonlight and almost a kiss.

Iron Man : Fast Friends

Sometime before Tony was captured by the Ten Rings, Pepper was present in Arizona when Tony was presenting his Accelerated wave explosion. when Rhodey asked her if she have the weapons specifics, she that yes, Rhodey asked her to give to the generals while he tries to talk to Tony. After the death of Stane, Coulson then told Stark and Rhodey that they had Pepper Potts schedule a conference about the battle.

Iron Man 2 : Public Identity

At a party, Pepper told Tony that Colonel Rhodes wanted to speak with him, she told Rhodes to wait for Stark in his house. Stark then asked why she doesn't call him Rhodey like everyone else, but thanked her for relaying the message to him. Sometime later in a board meeting at Stark Industries, Pepper was assuring the members in the staff that Tony was on his way, but in reality Tony was going to Afghanistan, so he called her and simply told her to keep his seat warm and to keep a smile like everthing is fine.

Iron Man 2 : Fist of Iron

As Tony was heading to meeting with Gorani Insurance, Pepper called him telling him that he gets easily distracted. She told Tony to get to the meeting on time, Tony then asked Pepper if Evetta Gorani is taking over the company, Pepper asked him if he wanted to know about her because she's an attractive blonde, Stark replied that if she thinks he's the type of man who would distracted by a business meeting just because he came across an attractive vice president to which Pepper replies that she does think that, Tony then is stopped by the Police, Pepper thinks Tony did something, but Tony tells her that he didn't do anything. after the policemen allows Stark to leave.

Iron Man 2 : Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

After Tony had destroyed a control cell and some members of the Ten Rings, Pepper saw Tony recording a conversation between a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Nick Fury.

Iron Man 2

Pepper is promoted to CEO of Stark Industries by Tony after he realizes that the palladium core of his arc reactor is killing him. She decides he needs a new assistant and when "Natalie Rushman" arrives to have Tony give Pepper the company he decides he wants Rushman as his assistant. After watching Tony screw everything up and his final battle with Vanko is a success she resigns and hands the company back over to Tony.

Iron Man 3 Prelude

After the death of Ivan Vanko, Pepper announced that the damage to the Stark Expo had been repaired. She goes on to announce that the construction of Stark Tower had begun, stating that it will be the very first skyscraper in Manhattan to use clean energy.

The Avengers

Pepper Potts is seen having a romantic date with Tony Stark at the top floor of the Stark Tower, but they're interrupted by the sudden arrival of Phil Coulson, who has to crash J.A.R.V.I.S.'s systems in order to get in the tower, since Stark is trying to close him outdoors. Pepper has befriended Coulson during their previous meetings, and asks him about his personal life, as well as convincing Stark to listen to him and to read what documents he's giving him. Pepper is well aware of The Avengers Initiative, due to Stark's inability to keep a secret (especially a government-related one that he cares little for), and she manages to convince her boss and boyfriend to help S.H.I.E.L.D. save the world from Loki Laufeyson.

Iron Man 3

Pepper is the new head of Stark Industries, and has moved in to live with Tony as his girlfriend. Aldrich Killian offers her a chance to work with him, but she refuses, sensing that Aldrich is evil. It turns out that her suspicions are correct, since Aldrich has been using the Extremis formula to create an army of superpowered henchmen, and he's the true mastermind behind A.I.M. and the Mandarin attacks. At the end, he kidnaps Pepper, wanting her to be his 'trophy', and injects her with the Extremis formula. Tony, Rhodey, and the Iron Legion come to save her and the president, starting a battle between the Iron Man suits and the Extremis soldiers.

Nothing Personal

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Avengers : Operation HYDRA

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Avengers : Age of Ultron

Pepper continued to act as CEO of Stark Industries, with Tony mentioning that she was dealing with various business deals prior to the Avengers' confrontation with Ultron.

Captain America : Civil War

Stark mentioned that he and Potts were on a break from their relationship because she got tired of his empty promises after he continued being Iron Man.

Spider-Man : Homecoming

Pepper and Tony are seen gotten back together at a press conference to announced Spider-Man as the new member of the Avengers but Tony instead brings an engagement ring and proposes to her.

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