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History
In order to embark on a journey of soul-searching, Tony Stark stepped down from Stark Unlimited, swore off advanced technology and moved to a brownstone in the Lower East Side. He also did away with all of his Iron Man suits, resorting instead on a single vintage-style armor.[1]
The armor infused with a symbiote
During an invasion on Earth by the symbiote god Knull, the host of the Venom symbiote, Eddie Brock, was fatally injured when stripped off it. In a desperate attempt to save his life, Iron Man set out to find a symbiote for Brock to bond with it. To this end, Stark infected one of Knull's symbiote dragons with Extremis to cut it off from the symbiote hive. In the process, the symbiote that Iron Man subdued infused into his armor and transmuted it.[2]
Properties
Overview
This suit appears to possess the standard abilities of a regular Iron Man Armor, including flight, enhanced strength, increased durability, and repulsor blasts. Its systems are operated by a low-level A.I. named B.O.S.S. and, unlike most modern Iron Man suits, this armor relied on a manual suit-up process.[1] The armor's full durability was shown when Tony punched a hole through a sphere composed of Vibranium and Adamantium, albeit breaking 17 of his bones and damaging the suit in the process.[3]
When the suit was infused with a symbiote, it gained the ability to project symbiotic tendrils that returned to the armor on their own. The armor's repulsor beams were also modified in such a way they could cleanse Knull's corruption off its victims.[4]
Notes
- The numerical designation provided in this article for this suit is tentative, based on the last officially numbered armor (Model 52) and the chronological appearance of this suit.
Trivia
- This suit is the second vintage style designed by Alex Ross, the previous being the Iron Man Armor Model 16.
- This armor was originally designed and pitched by Ross in 2018 as a reimagining of the Classic Armor with its aesthetics revamped to modern standards. At the time, Marvel already had Iron Man's path planned out, but they let Ross use the redesign for a variant cover for Invincible Iron Man #600.[5] This new armor eventually debuted in the pages of the comics in Iron Man Vol 6 #1, released two years after its inception and its first apperance in the variant cover.
- The armor's practical segmentation is inspired by the aesthetic of the Iron Man Armor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[6]
- One of the key distinctions of this armor's design is that it's meant to be drawn with an extremely reflective chrome finish.[7]
- Writer Christopher Cantwell's one piece of input in terms of the armor was being able to see Tony's eyes within the helmet. It was extremely important to him to drop the glow in Iron Man's eyeslits in order to humanize the character.[8] However, in King in Black: Iron Man/Doom #1 its symbiote-augmented version is shown with glowing blue eyes.
See Also
- 8 Appearances of Iron Man Armor Model 70
- Minor Appearances of Iron Man Armor Model 70
- Media Iron Man Armor Model 70 was Mentioned in
- 97 Images featuring Iron Man Armor Model 70
- Item Gallery: Iron Man Armor Model 70
Links and References
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Iron Man Vol 6 #1
- ↑ King in Black #2
- ↑ Iron Man Vol 6 #2
- ↑ King in Black: Iron Man/Doom #1
- ↑ Ross, Alex (20 August 2020). Iron Man by Alex Ross. Facebook. Retrieved on 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Ross, A. and Kidd, C., 2018. Marvelocity: The Marvel Comics Art Of Alex Ross. New York: Knopf.
- ↑ Ross, Alex (12 June 2020). New- Iron Man designs. Facebook. Retrieved on 19 September 2020.
- ↑ Spry, Jeff (3 August 2020). Co-creator of Halt and Catch Fire on how his TV work helped him reboot Marvel Comics' Iron Man. Syfy Wire. Retrieved on 19 September 2020.
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