Summary
Two powerfulMCUheroes have come together in a new fan-made poster for Marvel Studios’Armor Warsto continue Iron Man’s legacy.Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Manleft huge shoes to fill after his sacrifice in 2019’sAvengers: Endgame, which saw him use the Infinity Stones to defeat the Mad Titan, Thanos, once and for all. Luckily, several MCU heroes have been primed to replace the original armored Avenger and continue his legacy, and one major upcoming Marvel Studios project will carry the weight of this responsibility more than any other.
SinceMarvel Studios confirmed thatArmor Warswould be reworked into a feature film back in September 2022, there have been few updates regarding the Don Cheadle-led project. However,Armor Wars’storylinepresents the perfect opportunity for Tony Stark’s legacy to continue in the MCU, and this has been imagined in new fan art shared bysoloauthority, which brings two of Iron Man’s most powerful replacements together.
Armored heroes War Machine and Ironheart are the perfectlegacy heroes for Iron Manin the Multiverse Saga, andArmor Warscould see the pair join forces for the first time.
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Who Is Carrying On Iron Man’s Legacy In The MCU?
The most obvious MCU character continuing Iron Man’s legacy in the Multiverse Saga is Don Cheadle’s James “Rhodey” Rhodes, War Machine. Rhodey was introduced in 2008’sIron Manas Tony Stark’s best friend and went on to become War Machine after stealing an Iron Man suit. Rhodey has been on a tumultuous journey in the MCU, particularly in the Multiverse Saga, in which he was revealed to have been replaced by a Skrull.Armor Warswill see Rhodey return to form, donning his War Machine suit to become the most overt Iron Man replacement in the MCU.
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Phase 4’sBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverdebuted Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams, a young genius-level MIT student who used stolen Stark technology to build a suit of her own. Riri is set to return inIronhearton Disney+, and has been speculated to have a role inArmor Wars, allowing her to be the latest young hero to follow in Tony Stark’s footsteps. Before her,Peter Parker’s Spider-Man was taken under Stark’s wing, and the wall-crawler will surely utilize valuable lessons taught by his fallen mentoras he returns to being a street-level hero in Marvel Studios’Spider-Man 4.
As well as armored heroes and former mentees, Iron Man inspired many other superpowered folks. This includes Bruce Banner, who formed a very close bond with fellow genius Stark, and Doctor Strange, who gained an enormous amount of respect for Stark duringInfinity WarandEndgame.Strange has been set up as a key figure in the Multiverse Saga, just as Iron Man was in the Infinity Saga. The impact of Tony Stark’s sacrifice has been felt throughout the MCU, but these heroes have dealt with the fallout directly, andArmor Warswill only continue this trend.
Armor Wars
Cast
Initially conceived as a Disney+ series, Armor Wars is an MCU movie centered on Rhodey Rhodes' mission to honor Tony Stark’s legacy and keep his Iron Man technology from wreaking havoc when they fall into the wrong hands. Starring Don Cheadle as War Machine, Marvel Studios' Armor Wars adapts the eponymous comic book storyline to the big screen in the Multiverse Saga.
