Iron Man Armour: Mark ll

The **Mark II Iron Man Armor** is Tony Stark's second Iron Man suit, heavily refining the bulky and rudimentary design of the previous Mark I suit into a more articulated and sleek design. However, due to a problem that immobilized the suit at higher altitudes, Stark replaced the suit with the Mark III armor.

## History

### Creation

*"I'd like to open a new project file, index as 'Mark II'.""Shall I store this on the Stark Industries' central database?""I don't know who to trust right now. Till further notice, why don't we just keep everything on my private server."*
―Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S.[src]
After returning from captivity in Asia, Tony Stark began designing the Mark II armor, drastically revamping the design of the Mark I using the resources and technology available to him through his company: Stark Industries. Tony started building this suit in stages, experimenting with new technology, mainly to improve the suit's flight capabilities. Working from his basement workshop Tony started by creating a pair of thruster boots, quickly followed by a pair of palm-based repulsor gauntlets to stabilize his flight.

Once Tony had perfected the flight thrusters and repulsors, he went on to create the armor of the suit itself, making it more sleek and aerodynamic than the Mark I, with articulated control flaps for added flight control and stability. He also created a user interface using his J.A.R.V.I.S. AI system. During his first control test, Tony decided to take the Mark II on its first full test flight despite J.A.R.V.I.S.'s recommendations. His flight proved to be an outstanding success until testing the suit's altitude limit, during which it demonstrated a near-fatal icing problem in the higher altitude.

After this test flight Tony retired the Mark II suit, preferring to use the finalized, weapons integrated Mark III suit.

## Capabilities

The Mark II armor was a complete revamp of the base principle and technology of the rudimentary Mark I armor, using improved resources and new technology that Tony Stark developed specifically for the suit. The original bulky design was considerably streamlined, giving the Mark II a sleek, more human-like appearance.

The Mark II's greatest weakness, however, was its high altitude icing problem. Because the suit was still in the experimental stages, it wasn't made of materials tested for higher altitudes. Thus, when it was exposed to the thin, cold air of the upper atmosphere, a sizable layer of ice would form over its surface, immobilizing the suit and causing a complete system shut-down, proving nearly fatal for the user. Due to this, the Mark II was retired to make room for the Mark III, which was made out of a gold/red-titanium alloy specifically made for interstellar exploration.

* **Superhuman Strength**: The armor gives it user enhanced strength.
* **Superhuman Durability**: The suit gives its user superhuman durability, as seen when Stark crashed through the roof of his house, and landed on one of his cars, sustaining only minor injuries.
* **Superhuman Speed**: *To be added*
* **Superhuman Agility**: *To be added*
* **Superhuman Stamina**: *To be added*
* **Superhuman Reflexes**: *To be added*
* **Flight**: The greatest advancement for the Mark II armor was its vastly improved flight capabilities, now capable of sustained flight for long periods of time. This was made possible through Tony Stark's development of sustained flight thruster boots and hand-based repulsor gauntlets for flight stability. The suit also possessed variable control surfaces for active flight control and maneuverability.
* **Heads Up Display (HUD)**: The Mark II features a built in heads up display, for analyzing the environment. The HUD is controlled by J.A.R.V.I.S.
* **Unibeam**: The Arc Reactor in the chest can be used to fire a high-density energy beam at opponents.