Stark Industries by his son Tony, after his death. Over the years, through bankruptcy, Tony's "death", Tony's return and hostile takeovers, the company has gone through many name changes including Stark International (later Stane International), Stark Enterprises, Stark/Fujikawa and Stark Solutions. Stark Industries is primarily a defense company that develops and manufactures advanced weapons and military technologies. The company manufactures the armor worn by Iron Man and War Machine. It builds the helicarriers used by S.H.I.E.L.D, and it produces the Quinjets used by the Avengers. Originally Stark Industries, the name was changed when the company ceased manufacturing munitions, with Tony handing over
Chris Stark occasionally appeared on the show as 'Scott's friend Chris' for a period of time prior to this. Stark participates in most of the show's current features including "Real or No Real", "Innuendo Bingo", "24 Years at the Tap End", "Loving the Trolls". Stark is known for the feature "24 Years at the Tap End", in which he reads excerpts from his "autobography" (a joke pronunciation of autobiography used on the show). He was originally inspired to write his own autobiography after reading the autobiography of Brendan Sheerin from "Coach Trip". The title refers to his on-air realisation, at age 24,