Jack Taggart

Jack Taggart was a former soldier in the United States Army, who was consulted and subjected to the experimental Extremis program for Advanced Idea Mechanics. After quickly becoming addicted to the Extremis formula, Taggart had subsequently detonated after an overdose at the TCL Chinese Theatre, which was later framed as a Mandarin terrorist attack.
==Biography==
Discharged from the United States Army, Jack Taggart came into contact with Advanced Idea Mechanics and became addicted to Extremis. 
In 2013, Taggart met with Eric Savin outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles where he gave Taggart a case containing Extremis capsules, warning him to regulate his dosage. When Happy Hogan intervened, Taggart injected himself with a high dose of the virus, causing him to self-destruct as a result and causing massive damage to the surrounding area, killing Taggart, severely injuring Hogan, and instantly killing any civilians within close proximity of the explosion.
Taggart's death and accidental exothermal detonation was framed by Aldrich Killian as a Mandarin terrorist attack.
==Powers==
*Artificially Enhanced Physiology: Taggart found Extremis and the Extremis Program, but became addicted to the substance, making him request more until the Extremis caused him to explode.
**Regenerative Healing Factor: With Extremis, Taggart was able to heal his previous injury.
**Heat Generation: Taggart could generate immense amounts of heat. Eventually, his body became so hot that he exploded. The explosion destroyed the TCL Chinese Theatre and wounded Happy Hogan, who was in the blast radius.
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*United States Army
*A.I.M.
**Eric Savin †
===Enemies===
*Happy Hogan
==Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*In the comics, Jack Taggart, better known as Firepower, is an African-American man who wears a high-powered armored suit.
*Taggart appeared as Firepower, along with his armor, in the and versions of the licensed tie-in Iron Man 2 video game, well before this version of the character was even conceived.Iron Man 2 video game
==Behind the Scenes==
*In early storyboards of Iron Man 3, Jack Taggart was supposed to kill Happy Hogan upon exploding.IRON MAN 3: Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) Was Supposed To Die!
*Blake Smith was a stand-in for Ashley Hamilton in the role of Jack Taggart.
==Gallery==
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