War Machine

Commander James "Rhodey" Rhodes, also known as War Machine, is a superhero from Marvel Comics. He appeared in the 123rd episode of Death Battle, Genos VS War Machine, where he fought against Genos from the One-Punch Man series.
==History==
James Rhodes was born and raised in Philadelphia, with dreams of one day proving his worth to the world. He would have his chance at that when he joined the United States Marines, becoming a pilot stationed overseas. One day on a mission, he was blasted out of the sky by enemy rockets. Rhodey managed to land in one piece, but was seemingly stranded. Fortunately, genius billionaire Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, happened to be in the right place at the right time, and the two helped each other escape back to the United States. Rhodey was so impressed with Tony's tech smarts that he later signed on to be his bodyguard, voice of reason, and best friend. Rhodey had since aided Iron Man in his battles against such foes as the Roxxon Oil Company, Justin Hammer, and the Dreadnoughts, sometimes even wearing the Iron Man armor himself. Eventually, after proving his worth, Tony gave his buddy a suit of his own, and one that was armed to the teeth. Should trouble arise with Iron Man in or out of the picture, Rhodey would don the ash-colored suit, lock and load, and become "War Machine".
==Death Battle Info==
===Background===
*Real name: James Rupert Rhodes
*Height: 6'1" | 185 cm
*Armored Weight: 470 lbs | 213 kg
*Aliases: War Machine, Iron Patriot
*Affiliations: U.S. Marines, S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers, Secret Avengers
*Decorations: Purple Heart, Medal of Freedom
*Formerly a cyborg
===Arsenal===
*Repulsor beams
*Unibeam
*Multiple guns
*Flamethrowers
*Sawblades
*Tasers
*Energy absorption
*Electromagnetic pulse
*Chameleon mode
===Feats===
*Lifted a 70 ton tank
*Withstood a 22 kiloton nuke
*Fought through Storm's lightning
*Flew into orbit in mere seconds
*Outsmarted Norman Osborn
*Piloted the Iron Man suit expertly with no prior training
*Defeated Magma, Ultimo, Storm, Iron Man
==Cameo Appearances==
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|-|Batman VS Iron Man=
While Rhodey himself doesn't make an apperance, variants of the War Machine armor appear in Batman VS Iron Man. They were summoned by Iron Man along with the rest of the Iron Legion to take on Batman in his Hellbat armor. Batman destroyed most of them during their battle, while the rest were vaporized when Tony aimed Sol's Hammer on the city they were fighting in.
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==Quotes==
*Never a day to myself, huh?
*Hey there! Destruction of property is a serious offense, young man.
*A little hotheaded, are we?
*Saaaay cheese!
*Need a hand?
*Ugly?!
*This is my Sunday best!
*Sorry it had to be this way.
*Hmph. You got it.
==Gallery==
===Appearance===
War Machine design.png|Hand-drawn design used in Death Battle
Rhodey design.png|Hand-drawn Rhodey design used in Death Battle
===Arsenal and Abilities===
FABE6D34-F114-4145-B47A-30FC45C389ED.jpeg|War Machine Armor Mark 1
250px-Iron Patriot (James Rhodes).jpg|Iron Patriot Armor
War Machine Flight.jpeg|Flight(via Armors)
4985511-war machine anad.jpg|Weaponry(via Armors)
War machine repulsor beams.jpeg|Repulsor Beams(via Armors)
War Machine Unibeam.jpg|Unibeam(via Armors)
War machine firepower.gif|Guns and Missiles(via Armors)
War machine bombs.gif|Bombs(via Armors)
War-Machine-with-large-shoulder-Cannon.jpeg|Shoulder Cannon(via Armors)
87839295-E184-4899-B92A-A01CD500A848.jpeg|Sawblade(via Armors)
WM Flamethrower.png|Flamethrower(via Armors)
WM Tasers.png|Tasers(via Armors)
War Machine Lasers.jpg|Lasers(via Armors)
War Machine EMP.png|EMP(via Armors)
Energy Absorption.png|Energy Absorption(via Armors)
RCO010 1473151575.jpg|Ghost Mode(via Armors)
==Trivia==
*War Machine is the 27th Marvel character to appear, after Rogue, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man, Captain America, Deadpool, Iron Man, Beast, Doctor Doom, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, The Hulk, Venom, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Spider-Man 2099, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Carnage, Daredevil, Ultron, Thanos, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Black Widow, Ghost Rider, and Miles Morales, and with the next 13 being Cable, Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Iron Fist, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Magneto, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Rocket Raccoon, Jean Grey, Silver Surfer, and Galactus.
**He is the 12th Marvel character to fight against a non-DC character, after Thor Odinson, Beast, Doctor Doom, Wolverine, Deadpool, Captain Marvel, Silver Samurai, Carnage, Ultron, and Black Widow, and with the next seven being Venom, The Hulk, Iron Fist, Storm, Magneto, Rocket Raccoon, and Galactus.
**He is the 13th Marvel character to win, after Rogue, Thor Odinson, Spider-Man, Deadpool, Iron Man, Doctor Doom, Hawkeye, Venom, Black Panther, Ultron, Black Widow, and Ghost Rider, and with the next eight being Winter Soldier, Spider-Gwen, Storm, Magneto, Apocalypse, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, and Galactus.
**He is the second Iron Man character to appear, after Iron Man.
*War Machine is the fifth Comic Book character to fight against an Anime/Manga character, after Superman, Captain Marvel, Carnage, and Optimus Prime, and with the next 10 being Venom, The Hulk, Reverse-Flash, Popeye, Thor Odinson, Magneto, Archie Silver, Megatron, Omni-Man, and Kyle Rayner.
**He is the third Comic Book character to win, after Superman and Optimus Prime, and with the next six being Reverse-Flash, Popeye, Thor Odinson, Magneto, Archie Silver, and Omni-Man.
*War Machine is the ninth black character to appear, after Spawn, Black Ranger, Balrog, TJ Combo, Black Panther, Afro Samurai, Miles Morales, and Static, and with the next three being A-Train, Lavernius Tucker, and Storm.
**He is the fifth black character to win, after Spawn, TJ Combo, Black Panther, and Static, and with the next two being Lavernius Tucker and Storm.
*War Machine is the first combatant to be voiced by Mark Allen Jr., with the next one being Gray Fullbuster.
**He is the first combatant voiced by him to win.
==External Links==
*War Machine on Wikipedia
*War Machine on the Marvel Database
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