War Machine

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Real Name

Sergeant Major James "Jim" Rhodes

Current Alias

War Machine

Aliases

"Rhodey", Iron Man,Iron Man 2, Iron Man with balls, Iron Man of the future, Colonel James Rhodes

Affiliation

The Avengers

Status

Alignment

Good

Identity

Secret Identity

Citizenship

American

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

U.S. Army colonel

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Black

Origin

Universe

Earth-1610

Created by

Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Allred

First appearance

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #4
(July, 2001)

(Comic Appearance)

Ultimate Origins #5
(December, 2008)

(Canonical Appearance)

HistoryEdit

Gregory Stark calls me the Iron Man of the future, but I like to say I'm Iron Man with balls.

-- War Machine  

Early Days

James Rhodes is an U.S. Army colonel, at one point of his life, he met Tony Stark, which who he may have had a friendship and offered him a job as a voice actor for a cartoon known as Ultimate Iron Man, which aired in Spanish and was sold in 87 territories. He voiced the character of War Machine, and his name and likeness was owned by Stark International, meaning he never made a single cent.^[1]

Avengers

The Red Skull

After saving some American soldiers in Afghanistan, Rhodes was hired by S.H.I.E.L.D to help take down the rogue Captain America as part of the Avengers. He was successful in apprehending Captain America when he electrocuted the river that he was trying to escape in.

Rhodes sported an upgraded War Machine armor created by Tony Stark's older brother, Gregory, which he used to save two abducted U.S. army officers from the hands of the Taliban and later to tried to capture Captain America as part of the reactivated "Project Avengers".

He and his team arrested the rogue Captain America and made plans to assault A.I.M.^[2]

When they arrived at A.I.M. Headquarters, they discovered the mutilated bodies of the A.I.M. henchmen scattered about the ground, who had obeyed the order to eat each other from the Red Skull with the Cosmic Cube. In a rage, War Machine then attacked Red Skull and hurtled him into the side of a nearby mountain.^[3] Rhodes at first had the initial advantage over the Red Skull, until he was quickly subdued from the Skull's Cosmic Cube. War Machine had possessed a nuclear bomb for "Plan Z" in annihilating the Red Skull and the Cube. However, the Red Skull had overheard its existence from the radio chatters among the Avengers and easily dismantled the nuke and turned its pieces into toys.^[4]

The Ghost Rider

Rhodes was again called to duty when a new threat surfaced in the form of the Ghost Rider.^[5] He would participate in the fight against the Ghost Rider in Washington, defending Vice President Blackthorne, only to be quickly dispatched by him.^[6]

Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates

Rhodes tested his suit against Iron Man, however they seemed to be evenly matched.^[7] After Rhodes' suit is destroyed when he crashed into a bridge, he and the rest of the Avengers take Cash's serum and temporarily gained Hulk-like strength. They then join the New Ultimates in taking down the Spider.^[8] He's later seen in his armor with the rest of the Avengers getting ready for a new mission.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

War Machine's new armor, created by Tony Stark's brother, Gregory, is larger than his original and can transform into a stylish roadster for covert missions. This armor is armed with many weapons including machine guns and rocket launchers. This armor is said to be more advanced than the Iron Man armor that Tony Stark wears. His new armor is larger, more sophisticated, and can evidently transform into a German sports car.^[9]

TriviaEdit

War Machine's later appearance in Ultimate Comics: Avengers is shown to be more violent and without qualms in harming/killing people, such as when he killed a town of rebels who surrendered and let go two captured American soldiers.^[10]

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• 17 Appearances of James Rhodes (Earth-1610)
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• Character Gallery: James Rhodes (Earth-1610)
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