Unfortunately, Tony's ego is the last thing he cares to protect. It's an instinctive move, the heat had been weighing on him the hardest and he'd been carrying the heaviest burden. It's no more or less than he'd do for anybody in a similar situation, so Tony's protests fall on deaf ears. They can bicker about it later, for now there is only spiders.

"Then something has changed." He murmurs, taking a quick glance at Steve making his own efforts in battle. It's more apparent than ever just watching him for a brief moment that his abilities have heightened, and to test his theory, Thor kicks an approaching spider square in it's middle. The power behind the kick comes easily, sending the beast flying backward and crashing through the weak remains of a fence.

"A change I can appreciate, at long last."