Armor Wars
James " Rhodey " Rhodes ( Don Cheadle ) a.k.a . War Machinehas been accommodate to life sentence without his best ally Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) after the outcome ofAvengers : Endgame , and he ’s actually facing a heavy problem now that Iron Man is go . As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand , character who had served as supporting ones before are now preparing to take the lead , and among them is War Machine , who will star in his own picture show , Armor Wars .
ab initio announced as a idiot box series , Armor Warswas afterward revealed to be a movie , and though plot details are still a mystery story , Marvel has revealed that it will see Rhodey confronting one ofTony ’s greatest fearswhen Stark ’s technical school fall into the wrong hand . Of course , Rhodey is anticipate to suit up and fight against his enemies as War Machine , but now that Tony is no longer around , Rhodey is face a very difficult problem in the MCU , as he actually depended a great deal on his older friend , who was the one in charge of project and building his armors .
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Iron Man Built War Machine’s Armors
All of War Machine ’s armor were designed and built by Tony Stark , though the first one was modify by Justin Hammer ( Sam Rockwell ) . Mark I War Machine Armor was originally Iron Man ’s Mark II armour , but it was taken by Rhodey and modified by Hammer with dissimilar weapons and armor accession , which were later removed by Tony . Mark II War Machine Armor was repainted and alter by A.I.M. to rebrand it as Iron Patriot , but it was revert to its original name and pattern . War Machine ’s armor go through important changes for its Mark IV , build after the case ofCaptain America : Civil War , after which Tony made sure it was more armored around the trunk and depressed back , and add a built - in walk economic aid to allow the now semi - paralyzed Rhodey to take the air .
War Machine ’s most recent armor is Mark VI , which he used during the Time Heist and Thanos ’ attack on the Avengers Compound inAvengers : Endgame . Unfortunately , Mark VI War Machine Armor was damage after Thanos ’ attack , so it had to be left behind in the rubble . Rhodey no longer has his swear friend to project and built unexampled armour for him , so he ’s face an important job inArmor Wars , as he ca n’t fight without a suit .
Who Will Build War Machine’s Suits Now?
The question now is who will make War Machine ’s armour from now on , and there are a couple of candidate for that chore . First is Riri Williams ( Dominique Thorne),Iron Man ’s official MCU replacement , who just like the previous Tony Stark , is a technical school genius and has already built her own armors , exhort by those of Iron Man . Another good option to sate that part is Shuri ( Letitia Wright ) , another genius inventor who joined force with Riri inBlack Panther : Wakanda Forever , providing her with material to build her 2nd Ironheart armour . Another choice could be that War Machine ’s new armor will be built by whoever stole Tony Stark ’s tech , bringing even more conflict to Rhodey . Although the MCU and its lineament have to move on and by from Iron Man ’s trace , he was too important in the write up of a couple of characters , and they now have to face some big problems thanks to him .