Iron Man
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Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, appears to be the most sensible member of his species. While a normal, squishy human would be content to walk around vulnerable to attack, he has taken the surprisingly logical step of encasing himself in a metal suit carrying advanced weapons like a proper being.
He is not G.B. Blackrock.
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Fiction
Mini Mayhem!
Iron Man was among the many super-heroes who threw a surprise party for Optimus, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie. Mini Mayhem!
2005 IDW continuity
For some time, Iron Man had been investigating rumors of giant alien robots secretly living among humans, and constructed a giant armored suit just in case. His suspicions were confirmed during the Decepticon attack on Latveria, and he took his giant suit to join the other Avengers who were investigating the situation. On the way, he was contacted by Captain America to make sure that Ratchet's Psycho-Prism-repressing devices were safe for humans. Iron Man arrived in Latveria just in time to join the Avengers and their new Autobot allies in the fight against several super-powered Decepticons. Man and Machine, Part Two While the giant suit was effective in the face of the alien robots, it proved quite the energy guzzler, nearly expending all its reserves during the battle. The Autobots helped Iron Man out by offering their own energy, supercharging his armor to dangerous levels. Man and Machine, Part Three
When Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, arrived on the scene, Iron Man challenged him personally... and was quickly dispatched. Overloaded with energy, his anti-Transformer suit was finished off when Megatron severed its head with his fusion cannon. Fortunately, Iron Man himself was controlling the mech from inside its chest, and came out unharmed to continue the battle using his regular suit. Eventually, the Decepticons were vanquished and the situation in Latveria was resolved. As Iron Man returned home aboard the Quinjet, he was already making plans for an even larger suit... Man and Machine, Part Four
Marvel Crossovers toy bios
Working with Mister Fantastic, Iron Man used alien technology to build transforming battle suits for the most marketable of Earth's heroes. Being a control freak, the one he built for himself has an override system allowing him to take control of the rest.[1]
Later, Iron Man painted his battle suit black in order to disguise it as a regular fighter jet and lull his enemy, Doctor Doom, into a false sense of security.[2] At some point, he built himself a new suit, along with one for Spider-Man. These two mechs had the ability to combine with each other.[3] After realizing that there are times when speed on the ground is more useful than flying, he constructed another mech, this time shaped like a sports car. It's just as fast as the jets, though.[4]
Revenge of the Fallen franchise
In a post posted on June 22, 2009 titled "IRON MUNN!", Leo Spitz stated that while the movie Iron Man was almost perfect, he thought that the only thing that could've improved the movie was if Olivia Munn was cast in it. He added that the producers must have learned their lessons as he reported that Olivia Munn was cast in the sequel. The image in the post featured the face of Olivia Munn plastered over a flying Iron Man's. [1] The Real Effing Deal
Toys
Crossovers
- Part of the first wave of the Marvel Crossovers toyline, Iron Man transforms into a fighter jet of made-up make, bearing more than a passing resemblance to an F-22 Raptor with a stubby nose cone and large/stretched wings, under-slung with non-firing missiles. Each wing is also equipped with a spring-loaded missile launcher, which can be mounted on the undersides of his robot-mode forearms.
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2009)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A black and gray redeco of the previous Iron Man toy resembling Iron Man Armor Model 11 or War Machine was released as part of the third wave of the same line.
- Early stock photos gave the original Iron Man toy's redeco a different color scheme, one that resembled Iron Man Armor Model 1 and featured silverish gold in place of the black parts.
- Spider-Man / Iron-Man (Marvel 2-pack, 2009)
- Accessories: 2 guns, 2 missiles
- Part of the fourth wave of the line, this second Iron Man mold transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with two firing missiles under its wings, which can be removed. He comes packaged with Spider-Man (who transforms into a helicopter), and can combine with him in either mode to form a "heavy assault mode" robot or a "giant super bomber" jet.
- This mold was also used to make War Machine in the Iron Man 2 Concept Series.
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2010)
- The third Iron Man mold transforms into a sports car based on a Maserati Birdcage 75th Concept and was released as part of the sixth wave. He features two flip-down non-firing blasters in his shoulders.
- This mold was also used to make War Machine in the Iron Man: The Armored Avenger series.
- Iron Man / War Machine (Marvel 2-pack,
2010)
- A fourth Iron Man mold, transforming into a three-wheeled vehicle resembling the lightcycles from TRON, was going to be packaged alongside a War Machine SWAT vehicle toy, both being able to combine in order to form a "super bomber". After being announced at Toy Fair 2010 for a fall release, however, it was canceled without further word.
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Iron Man 2 Concept Series
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2010)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- Tying in with the release of Iron Man 2, the entire seventh wave, branded as Iron Man 2 Concept Series, features Iron Man and War Machine toys. One of these is a redeco of the original Iron Man jet mold with the gray parts replaced by more red and yellow.
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2010)
- This figure is a slight redeco of the Iron Man sports car mold. Changes include darker red and gray plastic and paint for his rear lights.
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2010)
- Accessories: Gun
- The only new (well, new for Iron Man) mold in the Concept Series is a retool of the Crossovers Captain America toy, transforming into a Humvee. This toy reuses the head sculpt from the first Iron Man fighter jet mold and is armed with a large gun that mounts on his roof in vehicle mode or held in either hand in robot mode. The gun and its attachment point were originally designed for the canceled Punisher toy.
- The cardback photo shows the toy with his legs swapped.
Iron Man: The Armored Avenger
- Iron Man (Marvel, 2011)
- Accessories: 2 guns, 2 missiles
- Part of the ninth wave of the line, now branded as Iron Man: The Armored Avenger, this Iron Man is a redeco of the stealth bomber from the 2-pack with Spider-Man, this time in a "Silver Centurion"-style deco with glow-in-the-dark eyes, engines, wing stars and arc reactor. The toy was not announced prior to release, and appeared for sale in Canada before hitting closeout retailers in the United States.
The Avengers
Mech Machines
- Iron Man to Arc Racer (2012)
- The Crossovers sports car mold was redecoed for Mech Machines, a short-lived toyline promoting the Avengers feature film. This release features golden instead of yellow plastic and has a blue chest triangle.
Flip & Attack
- Iron Man Flip & Attack Quinjet (2012)
- Flip & Attack Iron Man transforms from a movie-inspired Quinjet into an "attack bot" based on the Mark VII armor that debuted in The Avengers. Like the Jumpstarters of 1985, he uses a pull-back motor in vehicle mode with a spring-loaded mechanism that flips him up into robot mode after being propelled a short distance.
- This toy was not released in any Transformers-specific toyline, however the packaging uses the Transformers logo and states that it utilizes "Transformers Technology".
Iron Man 3
- Iron Man Motorized Battle Charger (2013)
- Released as part of the Iron Man 3 toyline, this movie-inspired Iron Man turns into a sports car based on the Bugatti Veyron. Taking a page from the original Battlechargers, this Battle Charger autotransforms from car to "attack bot" mode with the help of a pull-back motor. Unlike the Generation 1 Battlechargers, however, Iron Man cannot use his motor in robot mode.
- This toy was not released in any Transformers-specific toyline, however the packaging uses the Transformers logo and states that it utilizes "Transformers Technology".
Notes
- Reprints of Iron Man stories were run as a backup strip in early issues of the Marvel UK Transformers comics. Further reprints featuring the present-day Iron Man appeared in issues #126-129 and #146-152. The Iron Man of 2020 also appeared in a crossover with Spider-Man reprinted in issues #119-125.
- Iron Man, and many other Marvel superheroes, appeared on the cover of Transformers #22, celebrating Marvel Comics' 25th anniversary.
- Iron Man has been voiced by many Transformers alumni including David Kaye, Crispin Freeman, Tom Kenny, Kirby Morrow, Nolan North, Sean Chiplock, Adrian Pasdar, Brian Drummond, Josh Keaton, Jason Marsden and Jon Hamm.
- Iron Man had a pre-Crossovers transforming robot toy in the Toy Biz Marvel Megamorphs line (back before Hasbro had the Marvel license), which used the scrapped design for Transtech Starscream as its base. Why? Because Draxhall Jump worked on both Transtech and Megamorphs.
- Writer Denny O'Neil was responsible for a famous, multi-year story arc on the 'Iron Man' comic between 1982 and 1986, during which he assisted with early Transformers concepts.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Iron Man (アイアンマン Aian Man)
- Mandarin: Gāngtiě Rén (Taiwan, 鋼鐵人, "Steel Man"), Gāngtiě Xiá (China, 钢铁侠, "Steel Man")
