Robert Downey Jr.’s 3 Tattoos & Their Meanings

Robert John Downey Jr., popularly known as Robert Downey Jr. is an American Actor and Singer. His career has been a mix match of various ups and downs including legal troubles followed by the commercial success achieved in his middle age. Robert Downey has 3 tattoos which hold great importance in his life. Let’s explore his tattoos along with their meanings.

1. ‘Avengers’ Tattoo

Tattoo: A well styled “A” letter combined with the number 6 with an arrow going through it on his right arm.

Meaning: Avengers themed tattoo on his right arm was Scarlett Johansson’s idea on the completion of ten years of starring in Marvel Movies, thus five out of six “Avengers” actors had received the same ink by Joshualord. This tattoo is something that is going to keep five of the original Avengers together till infinity.

2. ‘SUZIE Q.’ Tattoo

Tattoo: SUZIE Q inked on his left shoulder.

Meaning: This tattoo is the dedication of his love for his now wife,  Susan Levin (second wife after his divorce from first wife Debora Falconer in 2004).

3. ‘indio’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘indio’ inked on his right shoulder.

Meaning: This tattoo contains the letters of the name of his son Indio Falconer Downey from his Ex-Wife Debora Falconer (Divorced in 2004). Robert is very close to him and they often go camping and play video games together.

Actor “Iron Man” owns 3 tattoos related to family and colleagues.Tattoos are one of the ways to express your personality. Besides, marking on the body also helps to save some important memories or milestones.

Robert Downey Jr. They also choose tattoos to mark events and characters that are special to them.

According to Insider, the actor born in 1965 has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for more than a decade, starting with the movie Iron Man (2008). In 2018, Robert Downey Jr. decided to get a tattoo related to his co-workers and Avengers work.

The tattoo is the symbol “A” (short for “Avengers”) stylized with an arrow and the number 6 – the number of founding members of the superhero team of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

“5 of the first 6 Avengers got tattoos. The 6th person is the tattoo artist – who created this amazing icon. Unfortunately Mark Ruffalo was not involved”, Robert Downey Jr. shared with Entertainment Weekly.

Scarlett Johnson is the man behind this idea. She and Chris Evans made this tattoo together when the two were in New York, USA. After that, “Black Widow” and tattoo artist Joshua Lord moved to Los Angeles (USA) to perform for the remaining members, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner.Before that, the Hollywood actor had bought himself 2 other motifs. On his left shoulder, the Iron Man actor marked the words “Suzie Q”. This tattoo represents Robert’s love and gratitude to his wife Susan Downey.

In addition, on the right shoulder of the star born in 1965 contains the letters in the name of the first son with his ex-wife – Indio. According to Body Art Guru, Robert and his son born in 1993 are very close. They often go camping and play video games together.