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Iron Manfans are well cognizant of the thorn Justin Hammer was in Tony Stark ’s side in the other day of the MCU - as evince in the filmIron Man 2- but , as it turns out , motion picture fans do n’t sleep with the half of it . As revealed in a prelude amusing filling in the gaps between the event ofIron ManandIron Man 2 , it ’s revealed thatJustin Hammer seek to replace Iron Maneven before the MCU sequel film .
Justin Hammer made his MCU debut inIron Man 2as the CEO of Hammer Industries , a arm declarer to the U.S. military that occupy the role leave behind vacant by Stark Industries after Tony Stark vow to stop making weapons . However , weapons production was n’t enough for Hammer , as he wanted his own version of the Iron Man suit to sell to the military , which direct him to align himself with the master villain of the film , Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash .
In the end , Hammer was arrested for the offense he committed alongside Whiplash ( include and especially develop him out of prison / killing a man to do it ) . But even before Hammer put a architectural plan into post to not only assay to pull off Iron Man ’s tech , but peril Tony Stark ’s very life in the process , he was actively trying to supervene upon the base Avenger with another firearm of tech that MCU fans never interpret .
MCU’s Justin Hammer Built a High-Tech Aircraft To Replace Iron Man
In the three - issue MCU Prelude seriesIron Man 2 : Public Identityby Joe Casey , Justin Theroux , Barry Kitson , and Ron Lim , Tony Stark is really making a name for himself as the world - course hero Iron Man . Meanwhile , the U.S. military is develop progressively discomfited with Tony ’s gross disregard for communications protocol . So , General Thaddeus Ross decides to hire Justin Hammer - who is fully ductile if the price is right - to raise that America did n’t need Iron Man .
In that effort , Hammer unveil a one - man craft that looked more likean Iron Man spaceshipthan an Iron Man courtship . But , it was locked and loaded with pretty much all the same gadgets , and therefore would do nicely as an Iron Man substitute - if it solve , anyway .
Hammer’s Pre-Iron Man 2 Failure Explains His Villainous MCU Actions
The Hammer prototype guile failed miserably when it was used during an factual combat mission . Not only did it wreck - land in foe territory , but it failed to protect the original from the Ten Rings soldiers who bombarded the guile . To make issue worse , Iron Man himself was the one who was call in to save the pilot , and he even did so without any casualty on either side , which only further proved how much more exact and overall considerably his suit was than Hammer ’s aircraft . In other words , Iron Man absolutely humiliated Justin Hammer and injured his relationship with the war machine , potentially costing him next administration contract bridge . So , it fix sense that Hammer would go full - villain inIron Man 2 , as nothing inadequate of a gross and total comeback ( especially if it coincided with Tony Stark ’s downfall ) would renew trustfulness in his weapon system company .
This prelude comedian explains why Justin Hammer was so determined to take Tony Stark down inIron Man 2 , while also uncover why he require Vanko : Hammer ’s ideas / designs were n’t good enough , and he needed a guaranteed profits to beat Tony - something Hammer trust Ivan could deliver . Everything this comical lucubrate on and explained was take root in Justin Hammer ’s go bad efforts to replaceIron Manbefore the events of the MCU’sIron Man 2 .
