"Lacking even the will to sacrifice one man. The fate of your comrades is written in sorrow." Thanos' words were about Thor, but directed at no one but Tony himself. Everyone else were simply pitiful entities to be judged and summarily disregarded.

Against the power of the Infinity Gauntlet, Tony summoned every ounce of strength to fight, to move. He barely managed to twitch his fingers to life, forcing his eyes to the side. The weight of Stormbreaker was heavy against his head, even it had stopped just short of contact.

"Stark. You who share my curse of knowledge. Stark. You, who sooner saw his own companions shackled like dogs while it meant fulfilling your ideals."