War Machine (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

* Mark 1
* Iron Patriot
* Mark 6
* Mark 7

## 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 new Avengers under the leadership of Captain America. However Rhodes soon came into conflict with his team-mates 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 a battle with Captain America's team, Rhodes was badly injured and nearly paralyzed 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 had became disillusioned by the government and decided to disobey Thaddeus Ross' orders and instead assisted Steve Rogers as they had learned of the impending invasion of the Mad Titan, Thanos and his Black Order. Once they traveled to Wakanda in order to protect the Mind Stone from Thanos, War Machine fought alongside his allies in their attempts to hold back the Black Order and their own 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 War Machine had then watched on helplessly while trillions of lives were erased.

Determined to undo Thanos' actions, War Machine joined the Avengers in traveling 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 then 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:** **8-C** | **4-C** | **4-C**

**Key:** **Mark 1 | Mark 2-6 | Mark 7**

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

**Origin:** Marvel Cinematic Universe

**Gender:** Male

**Species:** Human

**Age:** 55

**Attack Potency:** **Building level+** (Superior to Mark 2 Iron Man, which could fight the Mark 4) | **Star level** (Comparable to Mark 6 Iron Man) | **Star level** (Far superior to the other armors)

**Durability:** **Building level+** (Took hits from Whiplash Mark 2) | **Star level** (Mark III took a punch from Giant-Man. Mark VI made atmospheric reentry) | **Star level**

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

**Intelligence:** Above Average (He is a trained US Marine)

**Weaknesses:** The armor can be damaged by extreme heat.