In iron man 2 whiplash is preparing for Tony on the race track with his weapons but Tony only comes in to race as a last second change and it wasn’t public information he’d be there to watch it either?
If Tony doesn’t enter the race then Vanko just attacks the drivers until Iron Man comes to save the day, then the rest of the scene proceeds the same as before.
BrianMoser0072025-10-16 22:07
But Tony would’ve then came as iron man not vulnerable Tony stark and it wasn’t public knowledge he was there he had no way of knowing
DrManhattan_DDM2025-10-16 22:41
Of course people knew he would be there, he’s the owner of a car in the race. And the suitcase suit was the one they brought when the plan was still just for him to be an attendee, not a driver. Vanko’s plan was solid, he was just fortunate that Tony entered the race and made it even easier to confront him.
END3R972025-10-16 22:06
Whiplash could've been planning to lure him out by attacking a crowd or the race itself knowing that Tony was there and watching. Then at the last minute learned Tony had joined the race and it worked out even better than he had planned.
BrianMoser0072025-10-16 22:07
He wasn’t originally gonna race he was going to dinner and leaving so it would have been public
SaveTheKids6662025-10-16 22:26
Yes but it was public knowledge that Tony would be there.
SubhasTheJanitor2025-10-16 22:07
Stark’s car was still planning to race in the Grand Prix. You could argue Vanko was trying to get his attention and got lucky that Tony himself decided to attend and also decided to drive the car himself.
BrianMoser0072025-10-16 22:08
But it feels like his plan was almost exactly relying on Tony to drive the car
SubhasTheJanitor2025-10-17 00:06
Sorta. Though he attacks a few other cars that aren’t driven by Stark too. He also somehow knows that Tony is suffering from palladium poisoning. Not too big of a leap to assume he saw a likelihood that Stark would be in Monaco.
Moon_Beans12025-10-16 22:14
I think Whiplash was just planning to cause destruction until Tony appeared. Honestly Vanko is kind of a dingus, I mean if Justin Hammer hadn't broken him out of jail he'd have been finished. His own plan only got him in jail, everything else he managed to do in the movie was because Justin Hammer chose to bust him out. Hammer could easily have left him to rot and just gotten prison guards to torture him for his technical knowhow.
RockitDanger2025-10-16 22:15
Vanko has studied Tony his whole life. He knew an ego like Tony's couldn't resist being at a high profile event without being a part of it
electric_boogaloo_722025-10-16 22:26
This is the best answer.
LadyFeckington2025-10-16 22:42
This was my theory too.
replayer2025-10-16 22:17
Just because everything isn't explained doesn't make it a plot hole.
BrianMoser0072025-10-17 00:45
It does his plan is relying on an unforeseeable event
TheSexyShaman2025-10-16 22:21
“I have no clue what a plot hole is” -OP
labbla2025-10-16 22:32
Yes, it turns out Iron Man 2 does not have the tightest script ever made. It happens.
Tony's dad was also hiding a new element in a World's Fair model because he somehow knew his heart would be poisoned by an Arc Reactor he built in a cave with a box of scraps.
ChaoticCaptain1772025-10-16 23:12
I like to think Whiplash would've attacked anyway even if Tony didn't race or show up at the race
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Tony's dad was also hiding a new element in a World's Fair model because he somehow knew his heart would be poisoned by an Arc Reactor he built in a cave with a box of scraps.