Iron Man: Master of Machines

Iron Man: Master of Machines is an American science fiction action-adventure comic book series published by Marvel Comics since January 9, 2020.
==Synopsis==
After being trapped by a group of terrorist in China, the owner of Stark Industries, Tony Stark, develops power armor to help him escape, ending with him promising to make a change in his life and become a hero to his city.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man - the owner of Stark Industries who is the super-genius inventor of several weapons, though he made a change of heart after being trapped by a group of Chinese terrorists.
**Friday - Tony's first artificial intelligence for his suit which he was later forced to replace due to unusual events.
**Jocasta - Tony's second and current artificial intelligence.
===Supporting===
*Virginia "Pepper" Potts - Tony's secretary who has quite a lot of power in the company despite her low rank and is known for having a very dry wit.
*James "Rhodey" Rhodes/War Machine - a former military commander and a good friend of Tony's who he hires to help him during his crusade as Iron Man.
*Harold "Happy" Hogan - Tony's bodyguard who, despite his name, is rather sarcastic and emotionless but cares about Tony's life.
*Edwin Jarvis - Tony's butler who is a former agent of the British government and fought as a member of the Canadian Air Force.
*Anton Vanko - an elderly scientist working for Stark Industries who was the creator of the infamous Crimson Dynamo armor.
*Bethany "Beth" Cabe - another of Tony's bodyguards who he used to date when they were younger, though they remain on good terms.
*Toni Ho - the daughter of the deceased Ho Yinsen who Tony took under his care after finding her orphaned, feeling he had to make it up to Yinsen in some way.
*Michael O'Brien - a high ranking and incredibly famous but very stern and serious detective and the half-brother of one of Iron Man's enemies.
*Riri Williams - an incredibly intelligent teenage girl who Tony takes under his wing as his apprentice and assistant.
*Jake Oh - a military friend of Rhodey's and a S.H.I.E.L.D. doctor who Tony hires to tend to his wounds after battles.
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===Antagonists===
*The Mandarin - Tony's arch-enemy and the leader of the infamous Chinese terrorist organization the Ten Rings who is a master of manipulating Chi and is constantly trying to find ten magical rings.
*Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger - one of Stark Industries' main rivals and the owner of Stane Corporation who is able to control a giant robotic behemoth with his mind.
*Justin Hammer - the CEO of Hammer Industries who is very egotistical and has an obsession with topping Stark, often stealing his technology and equipment.
**Doug Johnson III/Detroit Steel - a scientist working for Hammer Industries who wears a mechanical suit nicknamed Detroit Steel.
*A.I.M
**George Tarleton/M.O.D.O.C. - the current leader of A.I.M. who took it over from everyone else in the agency and who was made to be the most intelligent thing in the world.
**Lyle Getz/Scientist Supreme - a scientist who runs the terrorist organization A.I.M., which sells technology to other terrorists.
**George Clinton - an A.I.M. scientist who has a massive ego and has invented countless machines for A.I.M.
**Valdemar Tykkio - TBD
**Andrew Forson - TBD
*Count Luchino Nefaria - the vain head of the Maggia who lives for a good fight and whose body is made of ionic energy, granting him several abilities that seem almost magical.
**Milos Masaryk/Unicorn - a member of the Maggia working under Nefaria who wears a helmet that blasts a very large beam from a mechanical eye.
**Alexander Gentry/Porcupine - a Maggia member who wears a suit that has many different spikes that he is able to extend and retract at will as well as fire them out.
**André Gerard/Cyclone - a member of Nefaria's branch of the Maggia who wears a suit that allows him to summon incredibly powerful winds.
**Ebenezer Laughton/Scarecrow - a Maggia enforcer who usually acts very disturbing and is very calm in horrifying situations. He is constantly emitting a fear-inducing aura.
*Valentin Shatalov/Crimson Dynamo - the current wearer of the Crimson Dynamo armor who is an infamous anarcho-communist and terrorist.
*Boris Bullski/Titanium Man - a very ambitious thief who got his hands on armor made by Tony and has made it his goal to prove himself superior to him.
*Giuletta Nefaria/Madame Masque - Count Nefaria's estranged daughter who has a very odd relationship with Tony. She suffers from some sort of mental disorder and is a danger to herself and others.
*Ghost - a mysterious corporate hijacker and mercenary who wears a suit that allows him to phase through objects at will.
*Marco Scarlotti/Whiplash - a mercenary for hire who carries a pair of energy whips that are able to tear through even the strongest of metals.
*Donald Gill/Blizzard - a former employee of Stark Industries who was stranded for an unknown amount of time in Antartica by Obadiah Stane.
*Ultimo - a giant and dangerous robot that was created by an unknown race of aliens and somehow ended up on earth at some point in the prehistoric period.
*Fin Fang Foom - a giant fire-breathing dragon-like monster from another planet populated by reptilian beasts known as Makluans.
*Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane/Iron Monger II - the second Iron Monger who appears later on in the series after the death of Obadiah Stane, taking over the corporation and Stane's legacy.
*Basil Sandhurst/Controller - a sociopath who enjoys having power and lording it over others. He wears a helmet that grants him the ability, as his name implies, to control others minds.
*Bruno Horgan/Melter - a very morally questionable industrialist whose company was bought by Tony Stark, causing him to become the criminal he is today.
*Arthur Parks/Living Laser - a former Stark Industries employee who becomes a being made out of energy but whose mental state has deteriorated due to this.
*Gary Gilbert/Firebrand - a domestic terrorist that managed to get his hands on military-grade weapons. Later on, he is injected with the Extremis virus and becomes something very different.
*Abner Jenkins/Beetle - a former mechanic who became a criminal out of nothing but boredom and who now serves as an assassin and bounty hunter.
*Guardsmen
**Clayton "Clay" Wilson/Force - a former member of the Maggia who was given a stolen and remodeled Iron Man armor by Justin Hammer.
**Lancaster Steed/Shockwave - one of Clay's partners from the Maggia who is known for his temper and who also wears a stolen Iron Man armor.
**Jack Taggert/Firepower - the last of Clay's partners who is a former soldier that was dishonorably discharged and, like the rest, wears a stolen Iron Man armor.
*Technovore - a living virus that absorbs technology into itself. The virus is very hard to get rid of as it has both a physical and digital form.
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==Differences==
*Toni Ho is far younger in this version of the story, being around 8-10-years-old.
*The Titanium Man armor was created by Tony.
*Firebrand replaces Mallen as the test subject for Extremis.
*Michael O'Brien and Clay Wilson are half-brothers on their mother's side.
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==Issues==
#/The Stark Dilemma/ - Tony Stark recounts the story of how he went from a polarizing figure to the man the media has dubbed "Iron Man."
#/Flight of the Iron Man/ - Tony continues remembering how he became Iron Man by thinking about the first time he took his suit on a test drive.
#/The Monsters We Make/ - Tony's reminiscing continues as he remembers his fight against the villains Technovore and Ghost.
#/Dawn of the Iron Monger/ - Tony's story finally catches up to the present, as he tells the tale of his battle against Obadiah Stane, AKA Iron Monger.
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==Trivia==
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