Harley Keener is a Tennessee local who had crossed paths with Tony Stark when the latter broke into his garage, seeking shelter and food. Keener allied with Stark in his quest to uncover the enigmatic Extremis program, and forestall the serial of associated terrorist attacks that plagued the U.s.a.. Despite being attacked by Eric Savin, Keener proved to be a useful ally, equally he had tended to the Marker XLII Armor in Stark's absence and helped track down the Mandarin in Miami. Over the next years, Keener and Stark kept in touch, Stark becoming a begetter figure to Keener. Xi years afterwards he met him, Keener attended Stark's funeral after Stark sacrificed his life to defeat Thanos and his forces during the Battle of Earth.
Contents
1Biography
1.1Early Life
ane.2The Mechanic
1.2.1Coming together Tony Stark
ane.2.2Supervising the Marker XLII
1.ii.3Present from the Mechanic
i.3Tony Stark's Funeral
2Personality
3Abilities
fourEquipment
fiveFacilities
6Relationships
6.1Family unit
vi.iiAllies
six.3Enemies
7Trivia
8Backside the Scenes
9References
tenExternal Links
Biography
Early Life
"My mom already left for the diner and dad went to 7-Eleven to get scratchers. I guess he won because that was six years agone."
―Harley Keener[src]
Harley Keener was born and raised in Rose Colina, Tennessee. When he was iv years old, Harley was abandoned by his father, who left in 2006 and never returned, supposedly with the alibi of going to seven-Eleven to get lottery tickets, leaving him with his mother and younger sister. At school, Keener was a fellow member of the science club at his secondary school. He was often bullied by E.J..[1]
The Mechanic
Meeting Tony Stark
Keener impressed with the Iron Man Armor
"Oh my God! That... that's—is that Iron Man?" "Technically, I am." "Technically, you're dead."
―Harley Keener and Tony Stark[src]
One night around Christmas, Keener became enlightened of an intruder in his garage and, armed with a irish potato gun, accosted the homo. The intruder turned out to be Tony Stark, and the unexpected arrival was fabricated even more impressive by the presence of Stark's latest epitome Iron Homo armor. While discussing Stark'due south situation, the male child and inventor quickly developed a rapport every bit Keener agreed to help him.
Keener is threatened by Eric Savin
After providing supplies, Keener brought Stark to a location that had been the site of an explosion with a rare thermal signature, and then to Mrs. Davis whose son had been the cause of the event. That meeting did non get equally planned, with Stark encountering Ellen Brandt and Eric Savin, two Extremis-infused agents also intent on finding the woman. The ensuing fight spilled back outside where Savin encountered Keener and used him as a hostage to ensure Stark's compliance. Keener was able to suspension complimentary from the situation using a flash grenade that Stark had supplied earlier equally a swell-deterrent.[one]
Supervising the Mark XLII
Keener updates Tony Stark
"Y'all're a mechanic, right? Why don't you but build something?"
―Harley Keener to Tony Stark[src]
Despite Keener's earlier assist, Tony Stark had left him by the roadside while he drove abroad to pursue the mysteries he was chasing. Keener's persistence in communicating with the inventor had a fortunate result while the 2 were in phone communication. He snapped Stark out of an anxiety set on by pointing out that Stark'due south nature was to be a mechanic, and therefore he should simply build something. That gave Stark renewed focus and drew him back to Keener'south garage to improvise a new series of gadgets with which to give him an edge while his armor was out of commission.[one]
Nowadays from the Mechanic
Keener receives several gifts from Tony Stark
After Tony Stark left to continue his vendetta, Keener was left to continue his mundane life. Non long after the encounter with the wayward mechanic, Keener came habitation from school to discover his garage packed with new equipment, from computers to robotics, and was charmed. On a tabular array was a more personal gift with a placard that read, "Spud Gun Mark 2" and regards from "The Mechanic".[one]
Tony Stark'southward Funeral
Keener attends Tony Stark's funeral
In 2023, Keener attended Tony Stark's funeral at the Stark Eco-Compound.[three] During the funeral, Keener thought that after having been in affect with Stark all those years, he had since come to see him every bit the simply begetter-effigy he ever had.[4]
Personality
"So at present you're merely gonna leave me here? Like my dad?" "Yup. Expect, you're guilt tripping me, aren't y'all?"
―Harley Keener and Tony Stark[src]
Harley is a young boy who is quite intelligent for his age. Even though his intelligence is non as high as Tony Stark's, Harley is smart enough to build a murphy gun that shoots similar an bodily gun and can come up up with suggestions to ameliorate and fix the Mark XLII armor.
Harley is shown to be very talkative as he constantly annoys Tony and nearly causes him to have anxiety attacks. Harley's chatty beliefs likely stems from the fact that his father left him at a immature age, along with the fact of having no friends. When meeting Tony, Harley immediately grew to see the famous billionaire superhero as a father figure, followed him effectually, and put himself in danger to protect Tony from Extremis Soldiers. Harley even tried to get Tony to stay with him by giving him the guilt trip and using an adorable style, although it failed. Despite this, Harley was kept in touch with Tony, helped repair his armor, and gave him advice to use his mechanical skills to fight against A.I.K. and Aldrich Killian.
Subsequently the Boxing on the Norco, Harley kept in touch on with Tony who rewarded him with new equipment, from computers to robotics, in his garage and a new potato gun that said "Murphy Gun Marking 2". Harley's friendship with Tony would last for many years where a depressed Harley would attend Tony's funeral after the latter sacrificed him during the Boxing of World to pay his respects to the man he considered as a father-figure.
Abilities
Engineer:
Keener with his White potato Gun
Keener was able to build himself a Tater Gun at a very young age. It even impressed Tony Stark who gave him a better version every bit a gift for helping him.
Marksman: Despite his immature age, Keener has some skill in marksmanship. He accurately shot a irish potato at a glass canteen with his potato gun during his first encounter with Tony Stark and during the Battle of Rose Hill, Keener accurately threw a snow ball at Eric Savin to prevent him from shooting Stark.
Equipment
"Overnice murphy gun. Barrel'southward a footling long. Between that and the wide judge, it'southward gonna diminish your FPS."
―Tony Stark to Harley Keener[src]
Murphy Gun: Keener used a homemade murphy gun that he had made in his garage when he starting time encountered and confronted Tony Stark, shooting a murphy at a glass bottle to prove the accuracy of the gun to Stark. He was later provided an upgraded version of the gun dubbed "Marker 2" by Stark.
Facilities
Keener Residence: To be added
Relationships
Trivia
Harley Keener is the first child to be a main character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Behind the Scenes
Harley Keener was created by Shane Black, who pitched the thought of a superhero running into a little kid in heartland America, a decision which Robert Downey, Jr. opined to be "a wise choice and a calculated risk" to the storyline of Iron Man iii.[5]
At the suggestion of quondam DMG president Chris Fenton, Harley was at one point considered to be made a Chinese exchange educatee whose father transferred to the U.S. for business reasons. Fenton wanted the character to act as an homage to then upcoming leader Eleven Jinping in the hopes that it will be "the ultimate cultural bridge between the globe's only two superpowers". The idea was shot downwards because it "[felt] like an infomercial for China".[6]
Ty Simpkins signed on a three-picture bargain to play Harley Keener in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Fe Man 3 being the first pic of the deal.[7]
When Ty Simpkins was chosen to make a comeback in Avengers: Endgame, he was about to exercise an audience and was on his way to a baseball game practice just when his manager told him that he was existence considered to reprise his part, he yelled so much in the motorcar with his mom, whom he didn't initially tell nigh Harley'southward cameo as it wasn't a sure thing at that fourth dimension.[4]
Emily Brobst was a stunt double for Ty Simpkins in the role of Harley Keener.
References
↑ i.0one.11.21.three1.4Iron Man 3
↑The Art of Atomic number 26 Man 3
↑Avengers: Endgame
↑ four.04.1Iron Man 3 Star Reveals What Harley Was Thinking In Avengers: Endgame Funeral Scene
↑"Iron Human being 3" goes back to basics in a quest to relieve the U.Due south.
↑The Fe Man iii Kid Could Have Been Chinese, To Flatter Xi Jinping
↑Iron Human 3 Exclusive: Ty Simpkins Talks Cut Kiss Scene & three Moving-picture show Deal
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