- "You walked right into this one. I've dated hotter chicks than you."
"That's all you got? Cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"
"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography." - ―Tony Stark and Ellen Brandt[src]
The Battle of Rose Hill was a second attempt on Tony Stark's life after his initial assassination attempt in Malibu, California. The attack on Stark was perpetrated by Eric Savin and Ellen Brandt, disguised as Homeland Security agents. It was also an attempt to recover several documents incriminating A.I.M.'s Extremis tests with the Mandarin's terrorist campaign.
Background[]
- "We're five miles outside of Rose Hill, Tennessee."
"Why?! J.A.R.V.I.S.! Not my idea! What are we doing here? This is thousands of miles away, I gotta get Pepper, I gotta..."
"I prepared a flight plan. This was the location." - ―J.A.R.V.I.S. and Tony Stark[src]
Tony Stark was presumed dead after his house was destroyed with him inside. He managed to escape and his armor followed a previously calculated flight plan to Rose Hill, Tennessee. Delirious, hungry, and exhausted, Stark made his way to the garage of Harley Keener, who eventually helped him to find Mrs. Davis, a local whose son mysteriously exploded, killing five others in the blast. Mrs. Davis had been called by Ellen Brandt who asked Davis to meet her at the local bar and bring the file and videotape that Chad had made about his experiences with A.I.M. and the Extremis formula which its company's founder, Aldrich Killian, was using on amputated veterans.[2]
Attack[]
- "Hey, hot wings, you wanna party? Come on, you and me, let's go."
- ―Tony Stark to Ellen Brandt[src]
Ellen Brandt tries to arrest Tony Stark
Tony Stark approached Mrs. Davis at Walker's, where she gave him the file, believing he was the one who called her. As they spoke, Ellen Brandt arrived and tried to arrest Stark. The Rose Hill Sheriff intervened and Brandt showed him a Homeland Security badge. The sheriff was not convinced and Brandt burned his face with her superheated badge, impaled her hand through his stomach, grabbed the deputy's gun, and shot both of them.
Ellen Brandt angrily confronts Tony Stark
A handcuffed Stark ran into the streets, but Eric Savin arrived. Savin shot at Stark but missed because Harley Keener hit him with a snowball. Stark entered a diner as Brandt fired at him with a shotgun she stole from a local. Brandt chased Stark into the kitchen and threw him into a wall. Stark managed to escape her hold and used Brandt's Extremis powers to burn off his handcuffs. He then started a fire between them but Brandt walked through it unharmed. Stark put Chad Davis' dog tags in the microwave and broke the gas line before running out the back door. The microwave exploded and ignited the gas, destroying the building and throwing Brandt's body onto the power lines.
Eric Savin is blasted by one of Tony Stark's repulsors
Stark turned around to find Savin using his Extremis powers to melt the legs of the water tower, causing it to crash to the ground, flooding the area and tangling Stark in the debris. While Stark attempted to free himself, Savin grabbed Keener and threatened to kill him if Stark did not give him the file. Stark told Keener to use the grenade he previously gave him to stun Savin, allowing Keener to escape. Stark then hit Savin in the forehead with a blast from his repulsor.[2]
Aftermath[]
- "What I need is for you to go home, be with your mom, keep your trap shut, guard the suit and stay connected to the telephone, because if I call, you better pick up. Okay?"
- ―Tony Stark to Harley Keener[src]
Tony Stark left Rose Hill and learned from Chad Davis' file of his involvement with A.I.M.. After contacting James Rhodes, Stark drove to Chattanooga, where he watched Chad's A.I.M. videotape, amongst others, in the news van of a cameraman named Gary. Stark then went to Miami, Florida to Aldrich Killian's mansion to confront him and learn the secret of the Mandarin.[2]
Behind the Scenes[]
- Deleted scenes of this battle involved Harley Keener, Tony Stark, E.J., and Mrs. Davis during Eric Savin's attack.