III managed to last 11 years before it had to be replaced. The very first Iron Man armor to contain repulsor rays and a faceplate in the comics, the Mk.
Mark III Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #66 (1965), Iron Man (2008) II models was later melted down to help create the Mk. II was made after fighting Mister Doll, when Tony realized that the original armor was too cumbersome. II was our first sight of the repulsor technology that would be in later iterations, and led to one of the best scenes in the original Iron Man. II came about after Stark had returned to his swanky Malibu home and decided to revamp his original armor into the sleek design we all know, just shiny and chrome. Mark II Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #48 (1963), Iron Man (2008) Stark held onto the armor for a while in the comics, and painted it gold because its initial gray was too scary. (In the movie, Vietnam was updated to Afghanistan.) The suit was designed as a pacemaker to keep shrapnel from reaching Stark’s heart, and as in the movie, was used to escape his captors. I armor was developed by Stark and fellow captive Ho Yinsen after Stark was kidnapped in Vietnam. Mark I Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (1963), Iron Man (2008)Īppropriately debuting in the Tales of Suspense issue titled “Iron Man is Born!,” the Mk. No offense to War Machine, Iron Monger, or even Iron Spider, but the original armor wearer is where it’s at. has worn across the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the comics they came from. Here’s a rundown of the suits that Robert Downey Jr.
The former war profiteer has come a long way since 2008, and with each movie he’s been in he’s shown off one or twenty new suits of Iron Man armor. He has another powerful and poignant moment in episode 5 as well, when T'Challa is saved during the zombie apocalypse and reprises his moving "in my culture, death is not the end" speech for the remaining Avengers, as well as another appearance in episode 6.Avengers: Endgame is sure to be the swan song of many Avengers, including (probably) everyone’s favorite billionaire, playboy philanthropist, Tony Stark. And if this has to be his final story, it's a beautiful and perfect send-off.
That's the power and influence this character has always had. He even convinces Thanos to give up his Infinity Stones crusade and desire for genocide with just one conversation. And it makes complete sense that T'Challa would be the positive influence that could turn the lawless group of thieves and criminals into the galaxy's greatest heroes. T'Challa is, of course, Black Panther in the movies, but in What If.?, he's accidentally taken from Earth by the Ravagers as a child, leading him to become Star-Lord instead of Peter Quill ( Chris Pratt). Black Panther/Star-Lord: This is, sadly, late actor Chadwick Boseman's final MCU appearance as Wakandan king T'Challa - before his death, he recorded voiceover for multiple episodes.