Iron Man

According to Anthony Russo, Tony is defined by his egomania – he is, after all, the most important man for in the world (and he keeps remembering everybody the role he had in the defeat of the Chitauri). So the Civil War also needs to change him. How? He realizes that the Avengers need to be made responsible for their acts – he realizes that a greater authority is needed.

And this is a huge twist in his story – Age of Ultron clearly showed that he didn’t recognize anybody else as the leader of the team, except for himself, being willing to act without even consulting the others. But this brings destruction – and, no matter how much money he has, he cannot make up for it.

So, according to Joe Russo, he has a very valid point – the Avengers need to be more careful. And they do make mistakes, then they need to be held accountable for them. They need to answer to a higher authority. In other words, they need to compromise. And that is something Tony understands – for him, the world is grey.

But for Steve the world is black and white and he doesn’t want to make any compromises – he doesn’t understand how politics work, according to Tony Stark. And this inability can be frustrating – that’s why Tony feels like kicking Steve in his perfect teeth.