California

**California** is a state located on the West Coast of the United States of America.

## History

### Birth of Iron Man

#### Design of Tony Stark's Mansion

Tony Stark built a custom mansion in Malibu, California just over a cliff, creating a Artificial intelligence system that helped out in the house, naming it "Just a Rather Very Intelligent System", shortened J.A.R.V.I.S.

#### One-Night Stands

Tony Stark and his friend James Rhodes went to a nightclub to celebrate the success of a weapon demonstration in Arizona, seducing Eloise and Celeste. The four left the club to return to Stark's Mansion in Malibu after a brief quarrel with a jealous man.

Stark met Christine Everhart when leaving the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, flirting with her while deflecting some of her uncomfortable questions, and the two ended up spending the night together in Malibu. The next morning, Stark left Everhart to be sent home by his assistant Pepper Potts, while he went to work on his Ford Flathead Roadster. After Everhart was sent home, Pepper reminded him about his trip to Asia, right after sending Everhart home.

#### Return of Tony Stark

Tony Stark escaped from his three months kidnapping by terrorists in Asia, when members of the United States Air Force, including his friend James Rhodes, found him wandering the desert. Stark was flown back to Edwards Air Force Base in Lancaster, where he was greeted by Happy Hogan and a visibly moved Pepper Potts.

#### Development of Iron Man

Upon escaping from his kidnapping, Tony Stark retreated from public view, spending several days in the basement of his mansion in Malibu, and focusing on the design of his second armor, refining its size and flight capability. He asked Pepper Potts to help him take his old Arc Reactor out and to put in a new one.

Stark tested his second armor flying over Malibu and reaching the atmospheric freezing level, crash landing over one of his cars.

#### Uncovering Obadiah Stane

Determined to make amends for his mistakes, Tony Stark sent Pepper Potts to find the shipping records of Stark Industries, so he can track down the illicit shipments and destroy them.

Obadiah Stane realized that Potts discovered his deal with the terrorists to kill Stark, and that he obtained the armor prototype, so he went to Stark's Mansion to steal the Arc Reactor from Stark's chest and power his new suit, leaving Stark to die. Stark was able to descend to the basement to retrieve his first reactor and power his latest armor to battle with Stane.

#### Duel of California

Obadiah Stane recovered the armor prototype used by Stark to escape, and moved it to Los Angeles, closing Sector-16 of Stark Industries Headquarters in order to modify it.

Stark sent Pepper Potts to find the shipping records of Stark Industries, so he can track down the illicit shipments and destroy them. While hacking into the system, she discovered that it was Obadiah Stane who hired the terrorists to kill Stark, and his plans for developing a new armor prototype.

Terrified for her discovery, Potts called the police for assistance in stopping Stane, who tried to accelerate his plans of activating his armor. Stane found that his team of scientists could not create a miniature Arc Reactor to power the new suit, so he resolved to steal Stark's own reactor.

Potts accompanied the officers to arrest Stane, but he easily defeated them using his new armor. Stane pursued Potts until Stark arrived in his own armor to battle Stane. Although Stane's armor had upgraded weaponry, Stark managed to resist and save various civilians endangered by Stane's attempts to kill him. Stark tried to fly away out of Stane's range, only to realize that the older armor had also modified flying capabilities. Stark then devised a quick plan, reaching the Atmospheric freezing level to make Stane's armor freeze and crash into the ground.

Running out of power and with Stane still trying to kill him, Stark instructed Pepper Potts to overload the full-sized Arc Reactor, creating a huge pillar of blue light over the sky of Los Angeles that electrocuted Stane inside his armor, and causing a huge explosion when falling over the reactor.

After the fight, James Rhodes tried to get Stark into an ambulance to be checked for internal injuries. Stark checked press headlines dubbing his alter ego as "Iron Man" while preparing a press conference. However, Stark instead announced his actual identity is Iron Man.

Afterward, Stark and Pepper are in the mansion stating that Iron Man is not "the only superhero in the world," and wants to form a team.

## Appearances

In chronological order:

* Iron Man
* Iron Man 2