War Machine

Colonel **James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes (War Machine)** is an officer with the United States Air Force, a member of the Avengers and Tony Stark's best friend.

He is portrayed by Terrence Howard in Iron Man and by Don Cheadle from Iron Man 2 onwards.

## Equipment

### War Machine Armors

* **Mark II**: Rhodes' first armor, it was later replaced by the War Machine Armor Mark I. It was the second suit build by Tony Stark.
* **Mark I**: Rhodes' offical first armor, created by Justin Hammer.
* **Mark II**: Iron Patriot, created by Tony Stark and upgraded by AIM. It also appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but without the air force colours.
* **Mark III**: Used in the Avengers Civil War and damaged by Vision. It is the first armor to appear in Movie Wars.
* **Mark IV**: From Avengers: Infinity War. The second armor to appear in Movie Wars.
* **Mark V**: Fun fact: This armor never appears in any movie, only in concept art.
* **Mark VI**: From Avengers: Endgame. The third suit to appear in Movie Wars.
* **Mark VII**: From the final battle of Avengers: Endgame. It is set to appear in the upcoming fourth season of Movie Wars.

### Weapons and Other Equipment

* **Ex-Wife Missile**: Rhodes took weapons from Justin Hammer including "Hammers greatest invention"- the EX-Wife Missile. Later, Rhodes attempted to use it while fighting Vanko, but it failed.
* **Beretta 92FS Inox**: Rhodes took a handgun from one of the guards at Aldrich Killian's Mansion when he managed to escape from capture despite having lost the Iron Patriot Armor. He used it to kill some guards inside the mansion, to threaten Trevor Slattery and to confront many Extremis Soldiers during the Battle on the Norco.
* **Walther P99**: Rhodes kept one of these handguns beside him during the party at the Avengers Tower, resorting to use it against the Iron Legion drones hijacked by Ultron.

* **Leg Braces**: When both of Rhodes' legs had been completely paralyzed during the Clash of the Avengers, Rhodes was given new Stark Industries leg braces designed by Tony Stark which would enable him to walk again. Although Rhodes initially had trouble using them, over time he had gotten used to them and could walk normally again.
* **Transmitter Pager**: An ordinary pager modified by Carol Danvers using Kree technology for use as an instrument of last resort in extreme emergencies. Nick Fury was eventually forced to use it in response to the Snap before it was found by the Avengers.
* **Advanced Tech Suit**: This suit was designed in order to time travel through the Quantum Realm safely. It is a white, red and black suit that materialize around the wearer's regular clothes, managing to be summoned when time travel is required again, and disappear when no longer in use. It has size-shifting adaptability down to subatomic levels and a wrist gadget that allows for displacement through time and space.
* **Plasma Sphere**: During an alternate timeline in 2014, Rhodes took Star-Lord's Plasma Sphere on Morag to illuminate the Temple Vault.

* **Stark Industries Private Jet**: Tony Stark charted his private jet for him and Rhodes to arrive at Afghanistan where they organized a presentation of Jericho missile for the United States Air Force. During the flight, both Rhodes and Stark drunk too much and get distracted by stewardesses who had danced around a stripper pole.
* **Humvee**: Following the presentation, Rhodes and Tony Stark were going to leave the place in the Humvee, but Stark told Rhodes to take another one. However, his Humvee was attacked by the Ten Rings who killed all soldiers and kidnapped Stark.
* ***Benatar***: In order to confront Thanos, the Avengers took the Guardians of the Galaxy's spaceship to fly to the Garden. During the Time Heist, the *Benatar* was used by Rhodes and Nebula to arrive at Morag and acquire the Power Stone.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Avengers - Teammates and Friends
	+ Steve Rogers/Captain America - Leader and Temporary Enemy
	+ Tony Stark/Iron Man - Best Friend and Temporary Enemy
	+ Thor
	+ Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
	+ Bruce Banner/Hulk
	+ Clint Barton/Hawkeye - Temporary Enemy
	+ Sam Wilson/Falcon - Temporary Enemy and Friend
	+ Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch - Temporary Enemy
	+ Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver
	+ Vision
	+ Peter Parker/Spider-Man
	+ Scott Lang/Ant-Man - Temporary Enemy and Savior
	+ Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
* Guardians of the Galaxy
	+ Peter Quill/Star-Lord
	+ Rocket Raccoon - Former Teammate and Friend
	+ Groot
	+ Nebula - Former Teammate and Friend
	+ Drax the Destroyer
	+ Mantis

## Trivia

* War Machine is the only Avengers member that is not an original founding member to remain alive after the Snap.
* James Rhodes is one of the few MCU characters who is played by different actors in different films. The others are Howard Stark, Bruce Banner, Fandral, Thanos, and Red Skull.
* Some of *Spider-Man: Homecoming* concept arts featured War Machine and Vision taking part at the rescue of the Staten Island Ferry alongside Iron Man, a concept that did not make it to the final version of the movie.
* An initial idea for *Avengers: Endgame* involved War Machine becoming Vice President of the United States of America in the aftermath of the Snap.