he’s gone from personal assistant of Tony Stark to successor and member of
Tony Stark to successor and member of
Tony Stark to successor and member of the West Coast Avengers welcome to
the West Coast Avengers welcome to
the West Coast Avengers welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring the comic book origin of war
exploring the comic book origin of war
exploring the comic book origin of war machine as with most comic book
machine as with most comic book
machine as with most comic book characters there are often reimagine
characters there are often reimagine
characters there are often reimagine ations and different versions to a
ations and different versions to a
ations and different versions to a character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to
character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which
primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in Iron Man number 144 and was
unfolded in Iron Man number 144 and was
unfolded in Iron Man number 144 and was expanded on in later Iron Man comics
expanded on in later Iron Man comics
expanded on in later Iron Man comics born in South Philadelphia Pennsylvania
born in South Philadelphia Pennsylvania
born in South Philadelphia Pennsylvania James Rupert Rhodes was a lieutenant in
James Rupert Rhodes was a lieutenant in
James Rupert Rhodes was a lieutenant in the United States military Corps serving
the United States military Corps serving
the United States military Corps serving his tour of duty in Southeast Asia as a
his tour of duty in Southeast Asia as a
his tour of duty in Southeast Asia as a combat pilot his helicopter was shot
combat pilot his helicopter was shot
combat pilot his helicopter was shot down by the Vietcong trapping him behind
down by the Vietcong trapping him behind
down by the Vietcong trapping him behind enemy lines while struggling to repair
enemy lines while struggling to repair
enemy lines while struggling to repair his vehicle Tony Stark happened across
his vehicle Tony Stark happened across
his vehicle Tony Stark happened across Rosa’s location in his first prototype
Rosa’s location in his first prototype
Rosa’s location in his first prototype version of the Iron Man suit having just
version of the Iron Man suit having just
version of the Iron Man suit having just escaped from a prison camp allowing
escaped from a prison camp allowing
escaped from a prison camp allowing Stark to drain the remaining power from
Stark to drain the remaining power from
Stark to drain the remaining power from his helicopter to recharge his armor the
his helicopter to recharge his armor the
his helicopter to recharge his armor the two work together to uncover and destroy
two work together to uncover and destroy
two work together to uncover and destroy a hidden enemy rocket base before
a hidden enemy rocket base before
a hidden enemy rocket base before leaving Vietnam stark offered Rhodes a
leaving Vietnam stark offered Rhodes a
leaving Vietnam stark offered Rhodes a job as a pilot following the conclusion
job as a pilot following the conclusion
job as a pilot following the conclusion of his military service initially
of his military service initially
of his military service initially refusing he eventually returned to
refusing he eventually returned to
refusing he eventually returned to accept the offer becoming Starks
accept the offer becoming Starks
accept the offer becoming Starks personal pilot and chief aviation
personal pilot and chief aviation
personal pilot and chief aviation engineer while working at Stark
engineer while working at Stark
engineer while working at Stark International the two men became good
International the two men became good
International the two men became good friends and Rhodes stood behind Stark
friends and Rhodes stood behind Stark
friends and Rhodes stood behind Stark and his struggles against various
and his struggles against various
and his struggles against various opponents however Rhodes would
opponents however Rhodes would
opponents however Rhodes would eventually dawn the Iron Man armor when
eventually dawn the Iron Man armor when
eventually dawn the Iron Man armor when Tony fell into alcoholism offering to
Tony fell into alcoholism offering to
Tony fell into alcoholism offering to return the suit when he was done it was
return the suit when he was done it was
return the suit when he was done it was instead asked to take on the
instead asked to take on the
instead asked to take on the responsibility full-time joining the
responsibility full-time joining the
responsibility full-time joining the newly formed West Coast Avengers under
newly formed West Coast Avengers under
newly formed West Coast Avengers under the guise of the original Iron Man he
the guise of the original Iron Man he
the guise of the original Iron Man he proved his worth before revealing that
proved his worth before revealing that
proved his worth before revealing that he was a replacement shortly afterwards
he was a replacement shortly afterwards
he was a replacement shortly afterwards he became ill due to the suit
he became ill due to the suit
he became ill due to the suit cybernetics not having been calibrated
cybernetics not having been calibrated
cybernetics not having been calibrated to his unique brain waves making a
to his unique brain waves making a
to his unique brain waves making a muriatic aggressive and paranoid Rhodes
muriatic aggressive and paranoid Rhodes
muriatic aggressive and paranoid Rhodes began to endanger the lives of innocence
began to endanger the lives of innocence
began to endanger the lives of innocence this forced Tony to get sober and use
this forced Tony to get sober and use
this forced Tony to get sober and use his inferior testbed armor to stop his
his inferior testbed armor to stop his
his inferior testbed armor to stop his friends rampage and reclaim his place as
friends rampage and reclaim his place as
friends rampage and reclaim his place as the true Iron Man unable to use the
the true Iron Man unable to use the
the true Iron Man unable to use the technology Rhodes decided to seek out
technology Rhodes decided to seek out
technology Rhodes decided to seek out the help of a mystic shaman who made it
the help of a mystic shaman who made it
the help of a mystic shaman who made it once again possible to operate Starks
once again possible to operate Starks
once again possible to operate Starks armor staying on his Tony’s pilot he was
armor staying on his Tony’s pilot he was
armor staying on his Tony’s pilot he was eventually given his own more heavily
eventually given his own more heavily
eventually given his own more heavily version meant for all-out warfare
version meant for all-out warfare
version meant for all-out warfare finally taking on the role of the war
finally taking on the role of the war
finally taking on the role of the war machine the two friends would
machine the two friends would
machine the two friends would occasionally work together with shield
occasionally work together with shield
occasionally work together with shield as Avengers combat an array of
as Avengers combat an array of
as Avengers combat an array of supervillains and threats
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