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===Toni Ho===
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Iron Man's old friend [[Ho Yinsen]] is revealed to have a daughter named Dr. '''Toni Ho''' who works as an engineer where she has three doctorates.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #1</ref> She becomes a member of the rehabilitated A.I.M. where it's acronym was changed from Advanced Idea Mechanic to Avengers Idea Mechanic after it was bought out by Sunspot. As part of the Avengers Idea Mechanics, Dr. Toni Ho serves as a part of the support team for the New Avengers.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #9</ref>
Iron Man's old friend [[Ho Yinsen]] is revealed to have a daughter named Dr. '''Toni Ho''' who works as an engineer where she has three doctorates.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #1</ref> She becomes a member of the rehabilitated A.I.M. where it's acronym was changed from Advanced Idea Mechanic to Avengers Idea Mechanic after it was bought out by Sunspot. As part of the Avengers Idea Mechanics, Dr. Toni Ho serves as a part of the support team for the New Avengers.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #9</ref>

While working for Avengers Idea Mechanic, Toni Ho studied [[Pod (comics)|Aikku Jokinen]] who was now the wearer of a sentient suit named Pod. Toni took a real interest in Aikku, not just because of the nature of the suit, but also because she began to sympathize with Aikku's history and personal reasons for not wanting to take it off. At this point, Toni realized that she had fallen in love with Aikku. Both of them were attacked by intruders and Toni donned her Rescue armor to defend Aikku and Pod. Unfortunately, Pod ejected Aikku to save her and Toni took Aikku and helped her get used to her new under armor.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #13-15</ref> Afterwards, Toni revealed her feelings to Aikku and she reciprocated.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol. 4 #18</ref>


Toni Ho later her own Iron Patriot armor when she becomes a member of the [[U.S.Avengers]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/newscomic-riffs/wp/2016/07/01/marvel-is-creating-an-american-themed-avengers-led-by-a-british-writer-and-a-brazilian-mutant/</ref><ref>''U.S.Avengers'' #1</ref>
Toni Ho later her own Iron Patriot armor when she becomes a member of the [[U.S.Avengers]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/newscomic-riffs/wp/2016/07/01/marvel-is-creating-an-american-themed-avengers-led-by-a-british-writer-and-a-brazilian-mutant/</ref><ref>''U.S.Avengers'' #1</ref>

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Iron Patriot
Norman Osborn as Iron Patriot.
Art by Adi Granov.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceDark Avengers #1 (March 2009)
In-story information
Team affiliationsDark Avengers
U.S.Avengers
Notable aliasesAmerican Son
Abilities

Iron Patriot is a fictional powered exoskeleton combat suit appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The suit is used by several characters. The alias is an amalgam of Iron Man's armor and Captain America's patriotism.

Fictional history

Norman Osborn

Main article: 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.[1] Osborn's 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 (Bucky Barnes) used Iron Patriot's tracking device on Luke Cage as a trick to destroy his own house.[2] During his invasion of Asgard on the "claim" of a national security threat, Osborn's Iron Patriot armor gets dismantled remotely by Stark in the middle of Osborn's fight with Steve Rogers, revealing Osborn's Green Goblin-like facepaint in fear of the Void.[3] 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.[4]

Iron Patriot drones

Later storylines show replicas of the Iron Patriot armor. During the Fear Itself storyline, one is seen amongst Iron Man's many armors summoned to assists the New Avengers against the new Red Skull (in her Skadi form), and is vaporized with the other armors by the female villain's new powers.[5] During the Marvel NOW! event, another 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 (which Rebel Ralston gets killed), Andrew Forson of the A.I.M. High Council takes the opportunity to steal the armor.[6] 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.[7] James Rhodes wears yet another back-up 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 Rhodes could teach them. In response, the Iron Patriot androids send Rhodes a new version of Iron Patriot armor.[8]

Toni Ho

Iron Man's old friend Ho Yinsen is revealed to have a daughter named Dr. Toni Ho who works as an engineer where she has three doctorates.[9] She becomes a member of the rehabilitated A.I.M. where it's acronym was changed from Advanced Idea Mechanic to Avengers Idea Mechanic after it was bought out by Sunspot. As part of the Avengers Idea Mechanics, Dr. Toni Ho serves as a part of the support team for the New Avengers.[10]

While working for Avengers Idea Mechanic, Toni Ho studied Aikku Jokinen who was now the wearer of a sentient suit named Pod. Toni took a real interest in Aikku, not just because of the nature of the suit, but also because she began to sympathize with Aikku's history and personal reasons for not wanting to take it off. At this point, Toni realized that she had fallen in love with Aikku. Both of them were attacked by intruders and Toni donned her Rescue armor to defend Aikku and Pod. Unfortunately, Pod ejected Aikku to save her and Toni took Aikku and helped her get used to her new under armor.[11] Afterwards, Toni revealed her feelings to Aikku and she reciprocated.[12]

Toni Ho later her own Iron Patriot armor when she becomes a member of the U.S.Avengers.[13][14]

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 the helmet which allowed the suit to interface with any U.S.-controlled satellite or computer network. While Iron Man's armors utilized repulsor technology, the original Iron Patriot design did not as "Oz [was] too stupid" to make his own repulsor-based weapons system so the chest's star-shaped Uni Beam projector had a less powerful output.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18]

After their father's incarceration, Gabriel Stacy shoots Harry Osborn in the chest,[19] 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.[20] 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.[21] During Gabriel's fight with Spider-Man and Harry, Harry hacked into the American Son armor and quickly overpowers 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.[22]

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,[23] Iron Man's brain tumor consciousness uses the remote-controlled Iron Patriot armor to fight the Commander Crimson[24] and the Black Knight.[25]

Secret Wars

During the Secret Wars storyline, the pages of Marvel Zombies vs. Age of Ultron features a version of James Rhodes's version of Iron Patriot who is one of the inhabitants of Salvation. He is later killed by the zombies when they breach Salvation.[26]

In other media

Film and Television

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James "Rhodey" Rhodes as Iron Patriot in a character poster for Iron Man 3.
  • The Iron Patriot armor appears in Iron Man 3. This version is worn by Colonel James Rhodes as the U.S. Government's "American hero" symbol thanks to A.I.M. (in response to the events that occurred in The Avengers).[27] Rhodey explains that focus groups indicated that "Iron Patriot" gave a better message, however, Tony Stark scoffs at the Iron Patriot concept throughout the film. After the armor's theft (via ambush) by the Extremis-powered soldiers, Eric Savin poses as Iron Patriot to abduct President Matthew Ellis (William Sadler) via the armor. Aldrich Killian then puts Ellis in the Iron Patriot armor to be executed around an impounded Roxxon oil tanker. But while Stark's Iron Legion fight Killian's Extremis soldiers, Rhodes recovers the armor and rescues the President. The Iron Patriot moniker is assumed to be discarded in subsequent films.
  • The Iron Patriot armor appears on the Marvel cartoons on Disney XD based on the colors seen from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[28][29]
    • The Iron Patriot armor makes its animated debut in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series worn by Norman Osborn. Also, the American Son armor later appears worn by Harry Osborn.
    • An Iron Patriot-like armor makes cameo appearances in Avengers Assemble. It appears as one of Iron Man's remote-controlled armors that harasses the Iron Skull in "Exodus". The Iron Patriot armor is later one of the remote-controlled armors hijacked by Ultron to fight Steve Rogers in "Avengers Disassembled" and later Tony Stark in "The Ultimates". The episode "World War Hulk" features an Iron Patriot-style Hulkbuster armor variant for Captain America against Red Hulk.
  • The Iron Patriot is seen in Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United. Steve Rogers uses the Iron Patriot armor during a practice fight equipped with a holographic shield against Tony Stark's Iron Man armor near the end of the movie.

Video games

References

  1. ^ Dark Avengers #1
  2. ^ New Avengers #60
  3. ^ Bendis, Brian Michael. Siege #1–4
  4. ^ Dark Avengers #16
  5. ^ Avengers vol. 4 #17
  6. ^ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #3
  7. ^ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #4
  8. ^ Secret Avengers vol. 2 #6
  9. ^ New Avengers Vol. 4 #1
  10. ^ New Avengers Vol. 4 #9
  11. ^ New Avengers Vol. 4 #13-15
  12. ^ New Avengers Vol. 4 #18
  13. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/newscomic-riffs/wp/2016/07/01/marvel-is-creating-an-american-themed-avengers-led-by-a-british-writer-and-a-brazilian-mutant/
  14. ^ U.S.Avengers #1
  15. ^ Dark Reign: The List – Spider-Man #1
  16. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #597. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #598
  18. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #599. Marvel Comics.
  19. ^ Amazing Spider-Man presents: American Son #1. Marvel Comics.
  20. ^ Amazing Spider-Man presents: American Son #2. Marvel Comics.
  21. ^ Amazing Spider-Man presents: American Son #3. Marvel Comics.
  22. ^ Amazing Spider-Man Presents: American Son #4. Marvel Comics.
  23. ^ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #18. Marvel Comics.
  24. ^ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #21. Marvel Comics.
  25. ^ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #22
  26. ^ Age of Ultron vs. Zombies #4
  27. ^ Keyes, Rob (March 23, 2013). "Iron Man 3: The Story Behind Rhodey & The Iron Patriot Armor". Screen Rant.
  28. ^ "UNMASKING "ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN's" Rogues with Cort Lane - Comic Book Resources". comicbookresources.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  29. ^ "Listings - ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN on DISNEY XD | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  30. ^ "u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/10/4d5a0c0d2c994/detail". i.annihil.us. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  31. ^ [1]
  32. ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-rosemann-talks-marvel-games-fourth-of-july-celebrations
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