War Machine (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

* Mark 1
* Mark 2
* Iron Patriot
* Mark 3
* Mark 4
* Mark 5
* Mark 6

## Summary

**Colonel James Rupert Rhodes**, commonly known as Rhodey, is a U.S. military officer and jet pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He is the best friend of Tony Stark and the liaison between Stark Industries and the military in the Department of Acquisitions. When Stark was kidnapped by the Ten Rings, Rhodes led the mission to rescue his friend. He is known as **War Machine** when wearing his heavily-armed battle suit but his alias was temporarily re-branded to **Iron Patriot** during the Extremis incident. Having shown his worth during the fight against Ultron in Sokovia during which he battled an army of Ultron Sentries, Rhodes became a member of the Avengers under the leadership of Captain America. However, Rhodes soon came into conflict with his teammates when he and Tony Stark sided with Thaddeus Ross on the Sokovia Accords. This eventually led to a full-blown conflict between the heroes, with Rhodes joining Iron Man's side. During the battle, Rhodes was badly injured and nearly paralysed from Vision's friendly-fire attack, forcing him to retire from hero work. Having been given leg braces by Tony Stark to help him walk again, Rhodes became disillusioned by the government. He disobeyed Thaddeus Ross' orders and instead assisted Steve Rogers as they had learned of the impending invasion Thanos and his Black Order. Once they traveled to Wakanda in order to protect the Mind Stone, War Machine fought alongside his allies in their attempts to hold back the Black Order and their army of Outriders. However, as Thanos arrived himself, War Machine and the others were unable to defeat him as Thanos took the Mind Stone and caused the Snap, as Rhodey then watched on helplessly while trillions of lives were erased. Determined to undo Thanos' actions, War Machine joined the Avengers in travelling to the Garden, where they discovered that Thanos had destroyed the Infinity Stones, prompting Thor to behead the Mad Titan. However, by 2023, the Avengers learned to travel through time and War Machine joined Nebula on a mission to take the Power Stone from Morag in 2014. Succeeding in the mission, the Avengers reversed the Snap, before then being attacked by a past version of Thanos and his entire armies of the Chitauri and Outriders. War Machine joined his fellow heroes in battling Thanos until Tony Stark sacrificed his life to finally eliminate Thanos, as Rhodes stayed by his best friend's side during his final moments before attending his funeral.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **Low 7-C**, **higher** with Sidewinder "Ex-Wife" Self-Guided Missile | At least **5-C**

**Name:** James Rupert Rhodes (nickname Rhodey), War Machine, Iron Patriot

**Origin:** Marvel Cinematic Universe

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** 55 years old

**Classification:** Human

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery, Expert Pilot, Flight, Explosion Manipulation, Information Analysis, Energy Projection, Self-Sustenance, Expert Combatant, Sound Manipulation (Via Sonic Cannon)

**Attack Potency:** **Small Town Level** (Caused a massive explosion alongside Iron Man while being siphoned off by Whiplash. Superior to Mark 2 Iron Man, which clashed with the Mark 4 armour. Mark 2 was built after Mark 6 Iron Man, thus should be comparable to it. Mark 3 harmed Giant Man), **higher** with Sidewinder "Ex-Wife" Self-Guided Missile (Briefly incapacitated War Machine Mark 2, with Rhodey claiming he couldn't risk enduring another after being hit by the shockwave of one) | At least **Moon Level** (Mark 4 was stated to have received Tony Stark's best upgrades, making it at least comparable to Hulkbuster 2.0)

**Speed:** **Relativistic** combat and reaction speed. **Massively Hypersonic** flight speed (Comparable to Iron Man) | **FTL** combat and reaction speed (Comparable to Hulkbuster 2.0)

**Lifting Strength:** At least **Class 100** (Can lift tanks. Lifted and threw a tank away). **Class M** with Flight (Comparable to Mark 6 Iron Man) | **Class P** (Stronger than before. Restrained a severely injured Thanos)

**Striking Strength:** **Small Town Level** | At least **Moon Level**

**Durability:** **Small Town Level** (Took hits from Mark 2 Whiplash. Mark 3 took a punch from Giant-Man. Mark 6 made atmospheric reentry) | At least **Moon Level** (Mark 4 survived a hit from Cull Obsidian)

**Stamina:** Superhuman

**Range:** Standard melee range. Tens of meters with weaponry

**Standard Equipment:** War Machine armour, Machine guns, miniguns, missile launchers, sonic cannon, stun gun, bombs, walking aid

* **War Machine armour:** Courtesy of Tony Stark, Rhodes wears the War Machine armour. This solar powered suit has the same features as an Iron Man suit-a perfectly sealed environment with an AI enabled HUD, a vast range of sensor arrays, repulsor rays, unibeam, guided missiles, a Gatling gun, sonic cannon, stun gun, bombs, and a built in walking aid for the paralysed Rhodes

**Intelligence:** Above Average (Trained US Marine)

**Weaknesses:** Armour can be damaged by extreme heat

**Key: Mark 1-3 | Mark 4-6**