The Stark Administration

This article is about the United States government under President Anthony Stark and the Corresponding event "Conquest"

Election
Tony ran for the presedency and won. He was supported by Captain America, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, which allowed him a very great amount of publicity. He had Susan Storm as his Running Mate. After he won the election he created new cabinet composed of heroes.

The Iron Army
Stark created an army of Iron Soldiers. They were drones that became the new elite army. They could be controlled only by Stark, Rhodes and Potts.

Latverian War
Tony Stark then decided that his reign would be better if he ruled Earth. Only then could Cosmic level threats be fought. He declared war on Latveria, something the people loved him for. He finally wanted to take down Doctor Doom after his many intrusions into the United States. Stark even gained United Nations Security Council Authorisation for the attack. He led the battle himself with an army of 5000 Iron Soldiers and an Avengers team consisting of Iron Patriot, Juggernaut, Hulk, Human Torch, Thor, Thing and Omega Sentinel. They fought a huge army of Servo Guards and Doombots but managed to take them down. They even managed to capture Doom. Wakanda greatly condemned the attack on Latveria.

Olympus and Wakanda
Stark then attempted to have a diplomatic representation in Asgardia, Atlantis and Olympus. Stark even applied for a position in the Council of All-Fathers. Zeus refused him, which angered Stark. Zeus send Ares with an army of Olympian Gods to attack Stark. Hercules stood with Stark, believing his father to be wrong in the matter. Stark created a new armor the Zeusbuster. Stark and the Avengers managed to defeat Zeus and the Olympians. Captain America then expressed to Stark that he believed he was going into a wrong direction. Wakanda then became a member of the UN Security Council. T'Challa started blocking all of Stark's new assaults. He wanted to attack AIM Island, Mandarin City and Madripoor. Stark then broke with the UN and invaded Wakanda. This led to the defection of many of Stark's government officials, including Captain America and Beast. Stark then made an alliance with the members of the Mutant Revolution, Cyclops and Magneto. Cyclops took Beast's position of Secretary of Mutant Affairs, while Luke Cage was appointed ad Secretary of Homeland Security.

The Resistance
Captain America and Beast quickly sought out other people who opposed Stark. They were joined by Wolverine (who refused to work with Cyclops), Spider-Man, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, Bishop, Psylocke, Tigra, Satana and Magik. They fled to Wakanda where they allied with Black Panther. They were also joined by Captain Britain, Union Jack and Black Knight. There they refounded the Invaders. Captain America led the team and they were funded by Wakanda and through backdoors by the EU.

Invasion of Atlantis
Stark understood that he needed to control a larger territory still. Therefore he decided tot conquer the oceans. He invaded Atlantis. Sue Storm asked Reed Richards to interefere but he believed that Tony was doing the right thing. Human Torch had tried to save Namorita from death but one of the Iron Soldiers. Stark then identified Torch as an enemy and had him targeted, he appeared to have been killed. Namor was then captured by Stark, while Namorita disappeared and was presumed dead. Namor refused to submit to Stark and was therefore lined up for execution. Susan Storm then concocted a plot together with Ben Grimm, Warren Worthington III, Luke Cage and Iron Patriot. Together they saved Namor and Grimm tried to kill Stark, but was stopped by Red Hulk. Invisible Woman and the others were then teleported away by Magik, who also defected. Sue had asked Reed to come with her, but he didn't. Afterwards Stark confronted Reed and almost killed him, when Cable, Magik and most of the Mighty Avengers appeared and saved him. Many Avengers then also left. Pepper Potts then tried to convince Tony to step down, but he refused and asked her to become the new Vice-President, which she accepted.

Mutant Rule
Magneto ruled a powerful faction now, consisting of Rogue, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Wonder Man and Juggernaut. This faction was mostly his extended family (he was dating Rogue and Wanda was dating Wonder Man), combined with Juggernaut who found Magneto a usefull ally. They were also loyal to Cyclops and Emma Frost. John Jonah Jameson warned Stark for the Mutants, he feared that they would become far too influential. Stark then destroyed the Vision when he expressed that he would no longer help him. Scarlet Witch then went insane and attacked Stark, who was saved by Dr. Strange. Wanda then teleported the Invaders in and they fought a great battle, with Thor and Hercules joining the Invaders. However Stark used his immensive army of Iron Soldiers to subdue the Invaders. He captured many and imprisoned them in the Negative Zone.

Address to the UN
After his battle with the Invaders Stark addressed the UN and declared all of Earth under his rule. With him stood his last supporters, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Red Hulk and Hank Pym, while his security consisted of the Thunderbolts (Red Hulk, Juggernaut, Punisher, Elektra, Ghost Rider and Constrictor). An assassination squad consisting of Iron Patriot, Magik, Cable, Wolverine, Fantomex, Deadpool, Black Widow and Hawkeye then attacked him. Hawkeye shot an arrow at him, but it was deflected by Red Hulk. Cable shot Stark, but his Iron Man armour activated and it was deflected. Iron Patriot then killed his best friend Tony Stark with a shot through his armour. They then opened the portal to the Negative Zone and freed the prisoners, including Doctor Doom. General Ross then assumed the position of President and surrendered the position to Congress.

Consequences
Cyclops fled with Magik, Emma Frost, Magneto and Kitty Pryde to their school. The Thunderbolts all helped with the rebuilding of the United States and were therefore dismissed from any charges. Namor revealed that Johnny Storm was alive and Vision was rebuilt by Hank Pym, which redeemed him.

New Avengers
The New Avengers were founded after the disbanding of the Mighty Avengers and it became the new Main Team for both internal and foreign missions. The team had few members compared to the earlier teams, but because of powerhouses like Hulk, Juggernaut, Magneto and Scarlet Witch the team was still incredibly effective.

Homeland Security
Homeland security is run by Captain America. He leads the Mighty Avengers, the main police force against supervillains. The team disbanded after the defection of Luke Cage and most other members.

Avengers
The Avengers are the main response team for Magical and Alien Affairs. The team is led jointly by Captain America, Captain Marvel and Dr. Strange. The Unity Division was incorporated in this team.