Iron Patriot is a fictional powered exoskeleton used by several characters
in Marvel Comics. The alias is an amalgam of Iron Man's armor and Captain
America's patriotism. Fictional history
= Norman Osborn= Norman Osborn donned the original Iron
Patriot armor during the Dark Reign storyline to exert his authority as
'commander' of H.A.M.M.E.R. and his own personal Avengers.
Iron Patriot's activities have been increasingly jeopardized by various
superheroes such as when he was tricked into attacking Tony Stark in an early
Iron Man suit and when the New Avengers led by the new Captain America used Iron
Patriot's tracking device on Luke Cage as a trick to destroy his own house.
During his invasion of Thor's Asgard on the "claim" of a national security
threat, Iron Patriot fights with Steve Rogers. But in the middle of Iron
Patriot's fight with Rogers, Stark dismantles the Iron Patriot armor
remotely, revealing Osborn's Green Goblin-like facepaint as he tells them
they are all dead as the Void is released. When Rogers, Stark and Thor
transfer him to the Raft penitentiary, Osborn blames his Goblin alter-ego for
ruining his chance to protect the world as Iron Patriot.
= Backup armors= During the "Fear Itself" storyline, a
back-up Iron Patriot armor is seen amongst many Iron Man armors to assists
the New Avengers against the new Red Skull but the armors are vaporized by
the female villain's new powers. During the Marvel NOW! event, a second
back-up Iron Patriot armor is seen at a weapons expo that Daisy Johnson and Nick
Fury, Jr. were attending. During the attack by A.I.M. and their fight with
the Secret Avengers, Andrew Forson of the A.I.M. High Council takes the
opportunity to steal the armor. The Iron Patriot armor was replicated and its
low-level A.I. was grown considerably, creating an army of sentient Iron
Patriot drones which A.I.M. used to incriminate the United States in
numerous international attacks. When an army of Iron Patriot droids that were
going to attack Iran appear, S.H.I.E.L.D. sent the Hulk to destroy
the Iron Patriot droid army. War Machine wears yet another back-up
Iron Patriot armor per S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson's suggestion. Using
holographic communication, S.H.I.E.L.D. hacks into the A.I.M. network which
allows Rhodes to talk to the Iron Patriot suits. Rhodes makes the Iron
Patriot army understand their programmed actions are wrong, and states he could
teach them. In response, the Iron Patriot androids send Rhodes a new
version of Iron Patriot armor. Powers and abilities
The Iron Patriot armor featured superhuman strength, enhanced
durability, flight, magnetic impact blasts, heat seeking missiles,
miniaturized lasers, flamethrowers, and a communications system housed in his
helmet which allowed him to interface with any U.S.-controlled satellite or
computer network. While Iron Man's armors utilized repulsor technology, the
original Iron Patriot design does not as "Oz is too stupid" to make his own
repulsor-based weapons system so the chest's star shaped Uni Beam projector
has a less powerful output. However, the new Iron Patriot armor is a complete
redesign that's an update of the previous model.
Other versions = American Son=
The "Dark Reign" storyline established American Son, another exoskeleton made
from Iron Man's arsenal with Captain America's colors.
In The Amazing Spider-Man and related tie-ins to that storyline, Harry Osborn
is approached with a job during his father Norman Osborn's corrupt tenure as
director of H.A.M.M.E.R., which temporarily replaced S.H.I.E.L.D.. To
help his fiancé, Harry gains access to the American Son armor. However, this
was a ruse in which Norman would eventually arrange for American Son to
publicly die tragically in order to increase sympathy for himself. After
this discovery, Harry dons the American Son armor and fights Norman in the Iron
Patriot armor to which the son came victorious over the father.
After their father's incarceration, Gabriel Stacy shoots Harry Osborn in the
chest, but American Son saves his brother. After his attempt on Harry's
life, Gabriel confronts the American Son suit and demands to know why 'he'
interfered. It is subsequently revealed that Gabriel has stolen the American Son
armor and now suffers from a split personality. Gabriel himself commits
crimes himself while his 'American Son' persona undoes the damage. During
Gabriel's fight with Spider-Man and Harry, Harry hacked into the American
Son armor and quickly over powers Gabriel. After he is defeated, Gabriel
is placed in a psychiatric hospital and the American Son armor is thought to be
destroyed. However, a package is soon delivered to his room containing
American Son's helmet and a note from Norman telling him that he loves and
misses Gabriel. = Ultimate Marvel=
The Ultimate Marvel version of Iron Patriot appears during the "United We
Stand" storyline when a 'civil war' occurs throughout the United States. As
a response to Captain America as the President of the United States, Iron
Man's brain tumor consciousness uses the remote-controlled Iron Patriot armor to
fight the Commander Crimson and the Black Knight.
In other media = Television=
The Iron Patriot armor appears on the Marvel cartoons on Disney XD based on
the colors seen from Iron Man 3.The Iron Patriot armor makes its animated debut
in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series worn by Norman Osborn.
The Iron Patriot armor makes cameo appearances in Avengers Assemble as one
of Iron Man's remote-controlled armors that harasses the Iron Skull in "Exodus"
and is later hijacked by Ultron to fight Captain America in "Avengers
Disassembled". = Film=
The Iron Patriot armor appears in the 2013 film Iron Man 3. This version is a
rebrand of Colonel James Rhodes's armor as the U.S. Government's "American hero"
symbol thanks to A.I.M. in response to the events that occurred in The
Avengers. Rhodey explains that focus groups indicated that War Machine was
too aggressive and that "Iron Patriot" gave a better message, however, Tony
Stark scoffs at the Iron Patriot concept throughout the film. After the armor's
theft by Aldrich Killian's Extremis-powered soldiers via an ambush,
Eric Savin poses as Iron Patriot to abduct President Matthew Ellis via the
armor. Killian puts Ellis in the Iron Patriot armor to be executed around an
impounded Roxxon oil tanker as a puppet). But while Stark fight Killian,
Rhodes recovers the armor, rescues the President and arrests the Vice
President. The Iron Patriot armor appears in Iron
Man and Captain America: Heroes United worn by Steve Rogers during a 'practice
fight' near the end of the movie. = Video games=
Both versions of Iron Patriot appear in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online.
Iron Patriot's original suit appears as an alternate armor for Iron Man in
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. Iron Patriot's second armor can be
unlocked as an alternate armor for War Machine in the Iron Man 3 mobile game.
Iron Patriot's second armor appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance. In the 9th
Spec Ops mission, the armor falls under Eric Savin's control.
Iron Patriot's second armor appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes. In a bonus
mission, the Iron Patriot armor appears where Iron Man and War Machine end up in
a dance-off against it. Iron Man and War Machine are able to beat the Iron
Patriot armor in the dance-off. Iron Patriot's second version is a
sidekick character in Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes.
Iron Patriot's second armor is an alternate costume for War Machine in
Marvel Heroes 2015. Iron Patriot's original version appears
in Marvel Contest of Champions. References
External links Iron Patriot at Marvel Wiki
American Son at Marvel Wiki