- "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[src]
The Iron Legion is a group of remote-controlled Iron Man armors, ranging from Marks VIII to XLI, that serve as Iron Man's main combat support team, when desperate times calls for desperate measures in battle. The Iron Legion is used to guard civilians when the Avengers are fighting dangerous battles in places like towns and cities.
History
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The Battle of New York caused Tony Stark to realize 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.[1]
Taking the battle to Aldrich Killian and his Extremis soldiers on the freighter Norco, 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.[2]
After the Avengers became independent from S.H.I.E.L.D., Stark reinvented an Iron Legion consisting of new unwearable suits inspired by the Iron Man suits and controlled by J.A.R.V.I.S. When Stark wanted to build an iron suit around the world, he created a new software, Ultron. Ultron used his abilites to take control over Stark's tools to build himself a body. In the process, he also took control of the Iron Legion and used it against the Avengers.[3]
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 (James Rhodes and Pepper Potts) approved by him, Stark had these coded so only he would be able to use them.
Gallery
References
| Armors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Man | |||
| Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • Mark IV • Mark V • Mark VI • Mark VII Iron Legion Mark VIII • Mark IX • Mark X • Mark XI • Mark XII • Mark XIII • Mark XIV • Mark XV • Mark XVI • Mark XVII • Mark XVIII • Mark XIX • Mark XX Mark XXI • Mark XXII • Mark XXIII • Mark XXIV • Mark XXV • Mark XXVI • Mark XXVII • Mark XXVIII • Mark XXIX • Mark XXX Mark XXXI • Mark XXXII • Mark XXXIII • Mark XXXIV • Mark XXXV • Mark XXXVI • Mark XXXVII • Mark XXXVIII • Mark XXXIX • Mark XL • Mark XLI Mark XLII • Mark XLIII • Mark XLIV • Mark XLV • Mark XLVI • Mark XLVII • Mark XLVIII • Mark L • Mark LXXXV Other Armors Classic Mark I • Classic • Stealth • Underwater • Sakaarian | |||
| Iron Monger | |||
| Mark I | |||
| War Machine | |||
| Mark I • Mark II • Mark III • Mark IV • Mark V • Mark VI | |||
| Whiplash | |||
| Mark I • Mark II | |||
| Spider-Man | |||
| Spider-Man Suit • Iron Spider Armor | |||
| Rescue | |||
| Mark XLIX Iron Man Armor | |||
| Ironheart | |||
| Mark I • Mark II • Mark III | |||
| HYDRA Stomper | |||
| Mark I • Mark II | |||