The Marvel Cinematic Universe abounds   with action and adventure , but romance is never far behind . fight for lovemaking is what heroes do well , and Iron Man and Captain America are no exception . Tony Stark ends up with Pepper Potts after all the ups and downs , and Steve Rogers travels through time to repay to his one rightful love Peggy Carter .

Both duet have their effectiveness and weaknesses , but which one is relationship goals ? Here are five reason why Tony and Pepper are the best MCU couple and five why it ’s Steve and Peggy .

TONY AND PEPPER: Pepper Knows Tony Better Than Anyone

After years as his executive supporter , Pepper knew Tony ’s mind and business inside and out . She go along his life organized but knew he needed a partner . Tony and Pepper were so in line with one another , they often anticipated what the other was going to do .

Mainly , Pepper always knew when Tony would do something stupefied . She did n’t fight it anymore after some time and started to go with it , have indisputable to see him when he fell . Tony may have been in the limelight , butPepper was never a crony .

STEVE AND PEGGY: Held the Same Beliefs

ThroughoutCaptain America : The First Avengerit ’s light Steve and Peggy ’s attractor to one another stems from their strong sense of justice . They consider so fully in the adequate intervention of all people they ca n’t help but hang for one another as they both agitate for the same thing .

They were both so dedicated to contend for justice and freedom that it made them a scrap foolhardy at times . They found the perfect cooperator in on another that would allow them to be their on-key selves .

TONY AND PEPPER: They Complement Each Other

Tony was the billionaire virtuoso but Pepper was the dirt that kept the wheel turning at Stark Industries . He knew that which is why when he thought he would die , he left her his ship’s company . Pepper learned so much about the business side of the company that she ran it as well as any man .

She knew how to hold her own in an industry and world where   her authority as the head of the line would be question because of her grammatical gender . Tony and Pepper had brains in complementary ways .

STEVE AND PEGGY: Respected One Another’s Abilities

Peggy think wholeheartedly in what Steve could be beyond a terpsichore rapscallion for the government ’s patriotic propaganda during World War II . Likewise , Steve never tried to cover Peggy like a damsel in suffering . He knew she was a good fighter and earmark her the space to do what she did best .

Steve always listened to Peggy , as evidenced by a scene in time of year one ofAgent Carter . When Dum Dum Doogan asks , " What would Cap say if I bequeath his good girl behind ? " she yells back , " He would say do as Peggy says . "

TONY AND PEPPER: Tony Gave Her His Heart

After years of building a reputation as a womanizer who never get close to anyone , Pepper became the first exception . He put on a frontal of narcism and pretended not to like about anyone , but he could never play Pepper for a fool with that routine . His love for her grew so much he started take better care of himself .

He remove the bow nuclear reactor that kept him alive , gifting it to her as a symbolic representation of having his heart . As far as romantic acts go , that ’s a pretty big one .

STEVE AND PEGGY: Make a Good Combat Team

Both Steve and Peggy had a gung ho mental attitude that made them fearless to get into scrape . They each had their fighting ability , Steve with his superhuman military capability and Peggy with her military training in fighting . Together , they were unstoppable .

While Cap favored the unmediated approach with a clout to the look , Peggy preferred a strategic gambit in which she exploit smarter not harder .   Their two kind of scrap work well together to get any job done . But at the end of the day , they both make a mean right crotchet .

TONY AND PEPPER: Support Each Other During Bad Times

As Tony struggled with PTSD after the events of the firstAvengers , Pepper showed patience and support . She acknowledged his issue and boost him to attempt an outlet for those feelings . He did n’t take her advice the way she had hoped , but she remained the vocalisation of wisdom even as Tony went off the rails with hisIron gentleman’s gentleman suits .

Tony wasnever the everlasting wild-eyed partner , but he always respected and bear out Pepper . He believe she was subject of being so much more and never stood in her way of becoming that mortal .

STEVE AND PEGGY: Both Willing to Make the Ultimate Sacrifice

There ’s a reason Captain America ’s signature tune weapon is n’t a weapon at all , but a shield . It ’s because he believes so fiercely in protect those who ca n’t protect themselves that he was willing to put his biography on the line . Peggy believe this same matter so much she created a protective regime organization called S.H.I.E.L.D.

There ’s a moment where Colonel Phillips loose a dud grenade . While everyone else scatters , both Steve and Peggy move toward the bomb calorimeter to overcompensate it with their physical structure to lessen the force of the reversal .

TONY AND PEPPER: Make a Good Parenting Team

Avengers : Endgamerevealed that in the five age of The Snap , Tony and Pepper had a daughter named Morgan . Morgan ’s human relationship with her father was the focusing of those scenes , but it was clear Tony and Pepper created a stable and loving surroundings for her together .

When the squad comes looking for Tony ’s help with their metre change of location conundrum , he respectfully declines . But when he extends an invitation to dinner , he uses the pronoun we to show that it is a decisiveness he and Pepper made together .

STEVEN AND PEGGY: Grew Together Through Times of War

Peggy and Steve both grew as individuals during the elevation of World War II . They see what it was like to subsist a life as a soldier and never do it when it could be their last twenty-four hour period . share experience of the oceanic abyss made them the perfect partners to really understand one another .

Their moral force was excogitate in blast , making it a love that stand the examination of time . Steve could n’t rent that go , so much so that he travel back for a second chance with the one woman who knew him well .

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