Iron Man Armor Model 26

Anti-Radiation Armor
Name	Iron Man Armor Model 26
Aliases	Gamma Killer
Owners
Current Owner(s)	Tony Stark
Physical Characteristics
Type	Iron Man Armor
Model	26
Version	1
Origin
Origin	Tony Stark was approached by the US government on developing a suit to protect vital employees from a nuclear attack. Bruce Banner was also asked to provide his input on protecting the suit from gamma radiation.
Lead Designer	Tony Stark
Additional Designers	Bruce Banner
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Bruce Jones, Mike Deodato Jr., Dougie Braithwaite
First	Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #72 (May, 2004)
First	Incredible Hulk (Vol. 2) #72 (May, 2004)

History

Before finishing the Model 26, both Tony Stark and Bruce Banner worked on two early prototypes of this armor supposedly with the same functions.

Banner's addition was "RG-27", a special compound that neutralizes gamma radiation. Since it is most effective in liquid or gas form, a series of tubes were built into the armor for irrigation. This enables the armor not only to withstand radiation, but also allows it to decontaminate areas.

To expose a government conspiracy, the two faked a quarrel over some of their designs. Stark unveiled a finished version of the suit to battle the Hulk.

However, Stark seemed to be acting strangely while wearing the suit. A problem with the irrigation system was discovered. The Hulk was able to help Stark shut it down before gamma poisoning set in.

Capabilities

The armor is designed to attract radiation into the armor where it is converted into usable power. This greatly enhances its strength.

Through absorbing ambient radiation the armor is able to decontaminate irradiated areas.

It also possesses repulsors and a unibeam.

Notes

• This armor was originally identified as the Iron Man Armor Model 27 in 2008's All-New Iron Manual. It was subsequently renumbered to Model 26 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 27. 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

• 8 appearance(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 26
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 26
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 26
• 14 image(s) of Iron Man Armor Model 26