Firepower

: "Can you regulate?""Yes, I can regulate.""Are you sure about that?""Yes."
: ―Eric Savin and Jack Taggart[src]
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
== Gallery ==
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Jack Taggart, better known as Firepower, is an African American man who wears a high-powered armor.
* Firepower, armor and all, appeared in the PSP and Wii versions of the non–canon video game Iron Man 2 well before this version of the character was even conceived.
== Behind the Scenes ==
* In early storyboards of Iron Man 3, Jack Taggart was supposed to kill Happy Hogan upon exploding.
* Blake Smith was a stand-in for Ashley Hamilton in the role of Jack Taggart.
== References ==
# ↑ Marvel Studios' The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline
# ↑ Iron Man 3
# ↑ Iron Man 2 video game
# ↑ IRON MAN 3: Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) Was Supposed To Die!
== External Links ==
* Jack Taggart on Marvel Database
* Jack Taggart on Wikipedia