Iron Legion

"Iron Man's not enough. Not even with a War Machine watching his back. For what's coming, we're gonna need an Iron Legion."

- Tony Stark to James Rhodes The Iron Legion is a group of remote-controlled Iron Man armors serving as Iron Man's main combat support team, when desperate times calls for desperate measures in battle.

They are armors Mark VIII to XLI.

History
After the battle of New York, Tony Stark realized that Iron Man might not be enough to defend the Earth from the next threat that could come from beyond Earth, not even with the help that War Machine could give him. So he decided to make several new Iron Man armors that could be remotely controlled and help him in any future battles.

He named them the Iron Legion.

Taking the battle to Aldrich Killian and his Extremis soldiers at the sea port, Stark ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to activate the Iron Legion hidden below his destroyed mansion and engage all hostile forces. During the battle, the Iron Legion sustained a few losses, but victory ultimately came to Iron Man's side. The remaining armors were all destroyed by Stark's "Clean slate" self-destruct protocol.

Known Armors

 * Mark VIII Armor
 * Mark IX Armor
 * Mark X Armor
 * Mark XI Armor
 * Mark XII Armor
 * Mark XIII Armor
 * Mark XIV Armor
 * Mark XV: Sneaky Armor
 * Mark XVI: Nightclub Armor
 * Mark XVII: Heartbreaker Armor
 * Mark XVIII: Casanova Armor
 * Mark XIX: Tiger Armor
 * Mark XX: Python Armor
 * Mark XXI: Midas Armor
 * Mark XXII: Hotrod Armor
 * Mark XXIII: Shades Armor
 * Mark XXIV: Tank Armor
 * Mark XXV: Striker/Thumper Armor
 * Mark XXVI: Gamma Armor
 * Mark XXVII: Disco Armor
 * Mark XXVIII: Jack Armor
 * Mark XXIX: Fiddler Armor
 * Mark XXX: Blue Steel Armor
 * Mark XXXI: Piston Armor
 * Mark XXXII: Romeo Armor
 * Mark XXXIII: Silver Centurion
 * Mark XXXIV: Southpaw
 * Mark XXXV: Red Snapper Armor
 * Mark XXXVI: Peacemaker Armor
 * Mark XXXVII: Hammerhead Armor
 * Mark XXXVIII: Igor Armor
 * Mark XXXIX: Gemini/Starboost Armor
 * Mark XL: Shotgun Armor
 * Mark XLI: Bones Armor

Trivia

 * Whereas other armors were programmed to allow secondary users (Rhodey and Pepper) approved by him, Stark had these coded so only he would be able to use them.