Talk:War Machine

message: "Being an older, non-updated design grants War Machine an edge over informatical or cybernetical attacks aimed to shut down Starktech-based systems: War Machine now incorporates in his design several components derived from Obadiah Stane's reverse engineering of the oldest Iron Man armor."
Is this correct? When the Starktech fails in Avengers Initiative War Machine's systems go offline.  Von Blitzschlag powers his armor despite his protests ("I'd rather die than beg for help from a nazi."), and later when questioned about his armor being online Rhodes says "A backup system I didn't know was there: obsolete Stanetech.  It doesn't matter now." and later "Yeah, I don't...".  Isnt this implied to be a lie?  Or is there another source for the Stanetech information?    —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.233.25.229 (talk) 07:32, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: New War Machine Armor

message: It strikes me that when most people think of "war machine" they think of militarism or the military industrial complex or military in general. At the same time, this is the only article with the specific title War Machine, so I am not entirely comfortable changing this page's name to something like "War Machine (Comic Book)" and creating a redirect page for "War Machine" to collect the various uses. Does anyone here have any thoughts on what the correct solution to this problem might be? Thanks. Justinpwilsonadvocate 01:13, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Until there are other articles that actually use the name "War Machine" (proper noun), there's no reason to move this article and create a disambig page. As it is, "War Machine" isn't mentioned a single time on Military-industrial complex. As such, the comic book character is the dominant usage of the phrase, meaning that it can stay in its place. Not a bad question, though, and it is one that I would expect (and hope) will get revisited in the future to ensure that the phrase hasn't become more common. EVula 01:44, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Should this really be the destination page for [[War Machine]]?

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:27, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for File:Ultimate War Machine.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:39, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for File:Iron170.jpg

message: Kudos to anyone who can find a fair-use image from a comic book of Rhodes without the mask on.  --Doradus (talk) 13:33, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pic without the mask

message: According to a July 25 article, War Machine is getting his own on-going series starting December 2008, coming from writer Greg Pak and artist Leonardo Manco. The information in that CBR article cements that the character is going in a new direction: . Should this be addressed in the article as to the "future" of the character? Because even though the stories are not yet released, there are concrete documents about what has already been written with the material being in a "post-production" stage. Very informative and concerning the character, something people who would come to this page would definitely want to know. --74.235.39.116 (talk) 22:25, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've expanded the PH with more information - this is the best place to discuss the title/character development. (Emperor (talk) 03:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Upcoming series

message: This article needs the B-Class checklist filled in to remain a B-Class article for the Comics WikiProject.  If the checklist is not filled in by 7th August this article will be re-assessed as C-Class.  The checklist should be filled out referencing the guidance given at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria. For further details please contact the Comics WikiProject.  Comics-awb (talk) 17:59, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done - it needs more references. The PH also needs expanding and the bulk of the first paragraph is written in an in-universe so it could do with a solid rewrite (this isn't strictly speaking a hurdle to the B-class assessment but it will need doing if it is to go further - WP:WAF). (Emperor (talk) 03:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject Comics B-Class Assesment required

message: "I have The Crew #1 and while the prescription is there, it is not implied that he was addicted to drugs/alc. "
There really shouldn't be any question of what he's doing in that panel (even if the beer is in fact a badly drawn water bottle, he's still taking a prescription painkiller - why?) so it's still abuse - addiction is implied unless you like to think Rhodey only tries painkillers and alcohol once, first thing in the morning. So he's taking a painkiller because he needs it - which would hardly be surprising given the knocks we've seen him take, but would be unusual to depict in a comic, especially since he doesn't appear to have any serious injuries at this point. Or, he's taking a painkiller because he's at a low point in his life and gets a kick out of it. Since no other writers seem to have followed it up it's not terribly important to understanding his character, but given the Iron Man/Tony Stark connection, it seems like a nice parallel, given that the Stark didn't feel he was able to control his armor under the influence - Rhodes doesn't use his remaining armor elements until the final issue, by which point he doesn't appear to have been using drink or drugs for some time. 
The meeting with Josiah X in #4, I wasn't sure about myself. It's ambiguous, and it's really only the point where Rhodes says "I picked the mission because it'd make Danny easier to spot." to which Josiah replies "Among other things" (Priest's emphasis).
Not terribly important, but certainly questionable behaviour from a man down on his luck, and certainly in line with picking up prostitutes (the woman at the restaurant?) and trying to pawn the War Machine armor. Leave out or reinsert - I leave it up to you. 92.3.232.55 (talk) 17:52, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Drug and alcohol abuse

message: Marvel Zombies Return may continue from Marvel Zombies, however it is set in a completely different reality. A few zombies from one dimension cross over into a completely different universe, and infect completely different versions of the characters. Dead Days is set in the exact same universe as Marvel Zombies, featuring the exact same versions of the characters. Return. Is Not.
Alt versions of characters sections list the different versions of the character. The MZ War Machine is a completely different version as the MZR character, and as such has a separate section.
If you do not know the plot, then please leave the section alone, as you are completely unaware of what you are writing about.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.150.129 (talk) 11:07, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I was one of the people who originally edited that section after reading the books in question along with adding references from those books. So I'm very aware of what I'm "writing" on considering that I put in a lot of work into this page. Second, you're mentioning things that are already known especially the plot and "The MZ War Machine is a completely different version as the MZR character". Both Rhodes characters are under "Marvel Zombies" because both came from the "Marvel Zombies" series. Dead Days, Return.....all of it is under the "Marvel Zombies" series/umbrella and there are not two separate sections covering the Dead Days Rhodes from the original zombie world and the Return Rhodes. So one section for the Zombies series in general covering both Rhodes characters from that series serves its purpose. --Stormshadows00 (talk) 22:00, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Zombies

message: The first volume of a comics series is not stated in as "vol. 1, #--". WikiProject Comics MOS states here that, "An exception is made for volume 1 of any series, which should just be referred to as Title No." --Tenebrae (talk) 20:59, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Volume numbers

message: Since this is an issue that's been recently put on the page and not discussed, might as well discuss it with other editors who have been working on the page in here. Should the biography part be trimmed down and if so, which areas need the most work done to it (not limited to one section of course)? Granted, everything in the biography part is completely cited with references backing everything up so far. But is the size an issue and should it be trimmed down a bit, a lot, or revamped? 
Reading through the article, I do think that the recent events like Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Dark Reign (biggest section in the article) could be trimmed and/or merged with "Return Of War Machine" to make a new compact section with what happened when he became a cyborg and etc. Maybe some elements from "Personal life" could also be added to the biography section. Basically, what works and what doesn't work? Stormshadows00 (talk) 16:57, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Trimming the article down

message: Why wasn't the War Machine involved in the Avengers movie? He was established in Iron Man 2. Did he just sit back and watch?108.23.147.17 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 14:41, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: See here Cambalachero (talk) 12:44, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Avengers movie 

message: In iron man #49 Rhodey appear at page 2  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.6.152.19 (talk) 18:52, 9 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  First appearance