History
While Black Panther, an older version of himself, and Iron Man investigated the X-Con's time traveling conspiracy, the two briefly battled with Stark using a new Stealth armor model adjusted specifically to battle T'Challa.
T'Challa had considered countermeasures of his own for Stark.
Capabilities[]
Unlike previous models, this armor is completely non-metallic. It uses the latest ceramics, a Kevlar-like polymer weave and 'bio-neural gel-pack' circuits.
Cloaking is achieved through an optical fiber network. However, its movie screen-like surface is fragile and was disrupted by household cleaning solutions.
The armor is improved with noise reduction and internal air tanks. The armor vents carbon dioxide- a danger when the plasma system is engaged.
The battle computer's adaptive combat guidance logic bases protocol based on data it has collected on a particular target.
The armor retains the limited repulsor charge and uni-beam of previous models. However, it can redirect power to these systems if needed.
A plasma discharge system provides protection against anti-metal weapons.Notes
- This armor was originally identified as the Iron Man Armor Model 22 in 2008's All-New Iron Manual. It was subsequently renumbered to Model 21 in the Iron Manual TPB, released later that year, due to the reclassification of the previously-designated Model 14 as a subset of the Model 13. In 2018, the "Many Armors of Iron Man" variant cover series for Tony Stark: Iron Man #1 split the Model 13 back into 13 and 14, implicitly moving up this armor's designation back to Model 22. The cover series implies other changes, as the designations for Models 42, 45, 50 and 51 remain unchanged despite the Model 13 split bumping up the designations for Models 16, 22, 29 and 37 (to 17, 23, 30 and 38, respectively). Since the limited scope of the cover series makes it impossible to determine the full extent of changes in numeration (as it only spotlighted twenty suits), the Marvel Database will prioritize the numbering from the Iron Manual TPB.
See Also
- 2 appearance(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 21
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 21
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 21
- 9 image(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 21