In the timeline of What if: Newer Fantastic Four, in which the Fantastic Four were killed by De'Lila (a rogue Skrull) and the Hulk, Spider-Man, the Ghost Rider and Wolverine had joined together to avenge them and soldier on in their stead as the New Fantastic Four, Thanos of Titan, as in the mainline universe, came into possession of the six Infinity Gems and became ruler of all reality, before erasing half of all living beings from existence. Among those who vanished was Ghost Rider, and, being present at the battle during which he was erased, Iron Man in turn stepped up to fill his place.
Taking on Thanos, the Newer Fantastic Four soon realized they were outmatched to the Nth degree - but Tony Stark, with help from the Hulk, managed to salvage the empty armor of Ziran, a Celestial, and soon realized it could be controlled by thoughts. With its original wearer gone, it now responded to him, and instantly, Tony took control of the immense armor. Using the late Mr. Fantastic's technology, he connected the armor to the Negative Zone, allowing him to call on all the power of that reality. Despite now being in control of quite possibly the most powerful armor any Iron Man has ever worn in any reality, he was swiftly defeated by the omnipotent Thanos, although Wolverine was able to trick Thanos into a position where he could remove the Gauntlet, Spider-Man subsequently using the Gauntlet to undo the damage Thanos had caused.
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