Although he was unable to help Stark from being swindled out of proprietorship of Stark International by Obadiah Stane, he did prevent Stane from taking custody of all of Stark's Iron Man armors. When Cap and Wasp arrived seeking answers, Rhodey was forced to explain the real reason why Stark was no longer available. Rhodey issued notice to the Avengers that Iron Man would be on a leave of absence for the foreseeable future, unaware that several of the Avengers knew Iron Man was Tony Stark.
He offered to return it but Stark insisted that Rhodes take on the responsibility of being Iron Man for a while to enable Stark to enjoy himself. When devastating personal problems caused Tony Stark to abuse alcohol and become incapable of using the Iron Man armor responsibly, Rhodes put it on in order to defend Stark International from the criminal Magma. While working at Stark Industries, Rhodey aided Iron Man in his battles against such foes as the Roxxon Oil Company, Justin Hammer, and the Dreadnoughts. Stark Industries Īfter a succession of other jobs, including a mercenary stint alongside fellow former Marine Brendan Doyle, Rhodey finally accepted Stark's offer and became his personal pilot and chief aviation engineer. Before leaving Siancong for the United States, Stark offered Rhodes a job as a pilot as soon as his military stint was over. Stealing an enemy helicopter, they destroyed the base, and flew to the nearest American encampment. The two then trekked through the jungle together, finally discovering a hidden enemy rocket base. Attacked by enemies, Iron Man proved to Rhodey they were on the same side, and Rhodes allowed him to drain the helicopter's batteries to recharge his armor. Stark had just completed his original armor, had avenged his fellow prisoner Professor Yinsen, and was trying to make his way to the American defense perimeter. On a mission he was blasted out of the sky by enemy rockets, Rhodey managed to land in one piece and was attempting to get his craft airworthy when inventor Tony Stark, clad in his Iron Man Armor, happened to be passing by. He later joined the United States Marines becoming a pilot stationed overseas. He would go on to be targeted by black gang members as a teen, who believed Rhodes thought he was better than as he focused on his education, rather than joining up with them. As a child he suffered racist abuse from white children in the Grays Ferry area of south Philadelphia, who attacked him while urging him to stay out of their park and keep to 'his own'. James "Rhodey" Rhodes was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rhodey temporarily resorted to piloting an advanced combat vehicle named the Manticore to combat a phobia for suiting up, ultimately overcoming that fear and resurfacing as War Machine once more. Rhodey would then manage to cheat death when Stark discovered a way to use the biomechanical enhancements inherent to piloting an Iron Man-like armor to reboot Rhodes' biological systems.
A cherished member of the superhuman community, Rhodey's death at the hands of the Mad Titan Thanos once sparked a civil war between Iron Man and Rhodey's girlfriend, Captain Marvel. Rhodey was once turned into a cyborg by Stark after losing all of his limbs to a terrorist explosion during active duty, but ultimately regained his humanity when his mind was transferred to a healthy clone body. īoth as War Machine and during a temporary retirement, Rhodey has been invaluable both as an ally to Tony Stark and as a member of the government, at one point becoming the command officer of Sentinel Squad O*N*E. Once he learned that Stark had survived in secret, Rhodey temporarily cut ties with him, and went solo, adopting the alias of War Machine. Later on, after Stark was seemingly assassinated, Rhodey reluctantly heeded Tony's will and became Iron Man again, wearing a new armor made specifically for him. Although he stepped up to the mark, the lack of proper calibrations in the armor affected Rhodey's psyche and he had to step down, paving the way for Tony to return as Iron Man. When Tony was overwhelmed by his relapsing alcoholism, Rhodey donned the Iron Man suit himself. An aviator engineer for Stark Industries, Rhodes was also the personal pilot and eventually confidant of Tony Stark. He'll just have to take a meeting-with War Machine! - War Machine Ī skilled military pilot, Jim Rhodes is one of the few people Tony Stark trusts to use the technology of the Iron Man Armor, flying high in his own suit as War Machine. He doesn't want to talk with James Rhodes-fine.
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