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|real name = Ellen Brandt
 
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|movie = ''[[Iron Man 3]]''
 
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{{Quote|Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"<br>"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography!|Ellen Brandt and [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]|Iron Man 3}}
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{{Quote|Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?|Ellen Brandt|Iron Man 3}}
'''Ellen Brandt''' was an agent of [[A.I.M.]] and an enemy of [[Iron Man]]. She was killed by Stark.
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'''Ellen Brandt''' was an agent of [[A.I.M.]] and an enemy of [[Iron Man]] who had been injected with the [[Extremis]] virus, making her a highly dangerous warrior. She was killed by Stark while attempting to capture him.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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===Early Life===
{{Quote|You walked right into this one. I've dated hotter chicks than you.|[[Iron Man|Tony Stark]]|Iron Man 3}}
 
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====Losing an Arm====
Ellen Brandt was an amputee, missing her lower left arm, when she was approached by [[Aldrich Killian]] to trial the experimental [[Extremis|Extremis virus]]. She endured the pain of the infusion long enough for her body to accept the compound, and watched it regrow her missing limb. A fellow trial subject was not so lucky, and exploded in her vicinity, yet Brandt was able to recover and subsequently entered into the service of Killian.
 
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Ellen Brandt was an amputee, who lost her lower left arm while fighting in the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref name="IM3">''[[Iron Man 3]]''</ref>
   
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===Working for A.I.M.===
One of Brandt's assignments was to recover a set of documents from a [[Rose Hill]] bar, documents that detailed the death of another Extremis subject [[Chad Davis]] in that area. When she arrived, she found that [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] had arrived and had inadvertently collected them already. Brandt, posing as {{WPS|Homeland Security}}, and [[Eric Savin]] attempted to [[Battle at Rose Hill|apprehend]] Stark, but ultimately failed.
 
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====Undergoing Extremis====
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{{Quote|Will you please state your name for the camera?"<br>"Ellen Brandt.|[[Aldrich Killian]] and Ellen Brandt|Iron Man 3}}[[File:EllenBrandtExtremisCandidate.png|thumb|left|250px|Brandt is recruited by [[A.I.M.]]]]
 
Brandt was approached by [[Aldrich Killian]] to act as a test subject for the experimental [[Extremis|Extremis virus]]. She endured the pain of the infusion long enough for her body to accept the compound, and watched it regrow her missing limb. A fellow trial subject was not so lucky, and exploded in her vicinity, yet Brandt was able to recover and subsequently entered into the service of Killian.<ref name="IM3"/>
   
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====[[Battle of Rose Hill]]====
Even without his armor, Stark was able to outsmart the Extremis-empowered agents and he killed Brandt , buy placing metal dog tags from Chad Davis file in a microwave, luring her near it and puling a gas line that was ignited by Brandt's own power and the exploding microwave.<ref>''[[Iron Man 3]]''</ref>
 
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[[File:EllenBrandtwithGun-IM3.png|thumb|250px|Brandt attempts to kill [[Tony Stark]]]]
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{{Quote|You walked right into this one. I've dated hotter chicks than you."<br>"Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"<br>"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography!|[[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] and Ellen Brandt|Iron Man 3}}
 
One of Brandt's assignments was to recover a set of documents from a [[Rose Hill]] bar, documents that detailed the death of another Extremis subject, [[Chad Davis]], in that area. When she arrived, she found that [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] had arrived and had inadvertently collected them already. Brandt, posing as a [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Homeland Security]] agent, and [[Eric Savin]] attempted to [[Battle of Rose Hill|apprehend]] Stark, but ultimately failed.
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[[File:Ellen-Brandt-Death.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Brandt is murdered from the explosion]]
 
Even without his armor, Stark was able to outsmart the Extremis-empowered agents as he placed metal dog tags from [[Chad Davis]]'s file in a microwave, luring Brandt near it and pulling a gas line that was ignited by Brandt's own power and the exploding microwave. Brandt was killed in the explosion as her lifeless body flew into nearby power cables.<ref name="IM3"/>
   
 
==Powers and Abilities==
 
==Powers and Abilities==
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===Powers===
 
===Powers===
Thanks to [[Extremis]], Brandt temporarily displayed various superhuman abilities, such as strength, agility, an enhanced healing factor, and the ability to genereate intense heat.
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Thanks to [[Extremis]], Brandt temporarily displayed various superhuman abilities, such as strength, agility, an enhanced healing factor, and the ability to generate intense heat.
*'''Superhuman Strength''':
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*'''Superhuman Strength''': Extremis enhanced Brandt's muscles to the point of being able to toss [[Tony Stark]] around with ease.
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*'''Superhuman Agility''': Extremis enhanced Brandt's speed and agility to the point where she was able to quickly disarm a man.
*'''Enhanced Agility''':
 
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*'''Regenerative Healing Factor''': Due to the effects of Extremis, Brandt managed to regrow her missing limb and withstand many other injuries that would have killed an ordinary human being.
*'''Healing Factor''':
 
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[[File:EBrandt-HeatingUpHandcuffs.png|thumb|250px|Brandt heating up [[Tony Stark]]'s handcuffs]]
*'''Exothermic Manipulation''': Hosts of the Extremis virus are able to consciously raise the temperature of parts of their bodies. The effect can be controlled to the extent that it might only scorch skin, or increased to the point where it can cause steel to turn into a molten state. Brandt used it to super heat a metal law enforcement badge and used it to burn the face of a sheriff that got in her way of taking Stark.
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*'''Exothermic Manipulation''': Hosts of the Extremis virus are able to consciously raise the temperature of their body parts. The effect can be controlled to the extent that it might only scorch skin, or increased to the point where it can cause steel to turn into a molten state. Brandt used it to super heat a metal law enforcement badge and used it to burn the face of a sheriff that got in her way of taking Stark.
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===Abilities===
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*'''Combatant''': Due to being a former member of the United States Armed Forces, Brandt is quite skilled hand to hand combat.
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==Equipment==
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===Weapons===
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[[File:TV_spot_13.png|thumb|250px|Brandt preparing her sidearm before firing]]
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*'''{{WPS|Kimber Custom}}''': The side-arm used by the [[Rose Hill Sheriff]] and his deputies. Brandt took it from one of them in [[Rose Hill]] and shoot to the Sheriff and the deputy.
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*'''{{WPS|Remington Model 870|Remington 870}}''': Brandt took this shotgun from one of [[Rose Hill]]'s citizens before he could attack her with it, and used it to shoot at [[Tony Stark]] while he tried to hide inside a diner.
   
 
==Relationships==
 
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===Enemies===
 
===Enemies===
*[[Tony Stark]] - Killer
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*[[Tony Stark|Tony Stark/Iron Man]] - Killer
 
*[[Mrs. Davis]] - Contact
 
*[[Mrs. Davis]] - Contact
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*[[Rose Hill Sheriff]] † - Victim
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*In the comics, Ellen Brandt is the ex-wife of [[Man-Thing]] and the scar on her left cheek is a reference to the scar Man-Thing created by his acid.
 
*In the comics, Ellen Brandt is the ex-wife of [[Man-Thing]] and the scar on her left cheek is a reference to the scar Man-Thing created by his acid.
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==Behind the Scenes==
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*Ellen was originally conceived as [[Aldrich Killian]]'s main henchman and was intended to return at the end of the [[Battle on the Norco]] only to be killed by [[Pepper Potts]]. However, it was decided to reassign the henchman role to [[Eric Savin]] and replace Brandt for Killian at the climax to give the latter a chance to reveal that he was the "Mandarin".<ref>''[[Iron Man 3|Iron Man 3 - Audio Commentary]]''</ref>
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*[[Tara Macken]] was a stunt double for [[Stephanie Szostak]] in the role of Ellen Brandt.
   
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 20:00, 24 July 2019

"Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"
―Ellen Brandt[src]

Ellen Brandt was an agent of A.I.M. and an enemy of Iron Man who had been injected with the Extremis virus, making her a highly dangerous warrior. She was killed by Stark while attempting to capture him.

Biography

Early Life

Losing an Arm

Ellen Brandt was an amputee, who lost her lower left arm while fighting in the United States Armed Forces.[1]

Working for A.I.M.

Undergoing Extremis

"Will you please state your name for the camera?"
"Ellen Brandt."
Aldrich Killian and Ellen Brandt[src]
EllenBrandtExtremisCandidate

Brandt is recruited by A.I.M.

Brandt was approached by Aldrich Killian to act as a test subject for the experimental Extremis virus. She endured the pain of the infusion long enough for her body to accept the compound, and watched it regrow her missing limb. A fellow trial subject was not so lucky, and exploded in her vicinity, yet Brandt was able to recover and subsequently entered into the service of Killian.[1]

Battle of Rose Hill

EllenBrandtwithGun-IM3

Brandt attempts to kill Tony Stark

"You walked right into this one. I've dated hotter chicks than you."
"Is that all you've got? A cheap trick and a cheesy one-liner?"
"Sweetheart, that could be the name of my autobiography!"
Tony Stark and Ellen Brandt[src]

One of Brandt's assignments was to recover a set of documents from a Rose Hill bar, documents that detailed the death of another Extremis subject, Chad Davis, in that area. When she arrived, she found that Tony Stark had arrived and had inadvertently collected them already. Brandt, posing as a Homeland Security agent, and Eric Savin attempted to apprehend Stark, but ultimately failed.

Ellen-Brandt-Death

Brandt is murdered from the explosion

Even without his armor, Stark was able to outsmart the Extremis-empowered agents as he placed metal dog tags from Chad Davis's file in a microwave, luring Brandt near it and pulling a gas line that was ignited by Brandt's own power and the exploding microwave. Brandt was killed in the explosion as her lifeless body flew into nearby power cables.[1]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Thanks to Extremis, Brandt temporarily displayed various superhuman abilities, such as strength, agility, an enhanced healing factor, and the ability to generate intense heat.

  • Superhuman Strength: Extremis enhanced Brandt's muscles to the point of being able to toss Tony Stark around with ease.
  • Superhuman Agility: Extremis enhanced Brandt's speed and agility to the point where she was able to quickly disarm a man.
  • Regenerative Healing Factor: Due to the effects of Extremis, Brandt managed to regrow her missing limb and withstand many other injuries that would have killed an ordinary human being.
EBrandt-HeatingUpHandcuffs

Brandt heating up Tony Stark's handcuffs

  • Exothermic Manipulation: Hosts of the Extremis virus are able to consciously raise the temperature of their body parts. The effect can be controlled to the extent that it might only scorch skin, or increased to the point where it can cause steel to turn into a molten state. Brandt used it to super heat a metal law enforcement badge and used it to burn the face of a sheriff that got in her way of taking Stark.

Abilities

  • Combatant: Due to being a former member of the United States Armed Forces, Brandt is quite skilled hand to hand combat.

Equipment

Weapons

TV spot 13

Brandt preparing her sidearm before firing

Relationships

Allies

Enemies

Trivia

  • In the comics, Ellen Brandt is the ex-wife of Man-Thing and the scar on her left cheek is a reference to the scar Man-Thing created by his acid.

Behind the Scenes

References

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