Iron Legion

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The Iron Legion is a series of special armors designed by Iron Man appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, worn by the superhero Iron Man as well as others.

The Iron Legion has appeared in various media adaptations, including television series, films, and video games.

Fictional history[]

The first version was a temporary team consisting of Happy Hogan, Michael O'Brien, Bethany Cabe, Eddie March and Clayton Wilson, led by Iron Man and War Machine, to battle the giant robot Ultimo.[1]

A second version is a team of human-driven mech suits used by Arno Stark.[2]

In other media[]

Television[]

The Iron Legion make several appearances in the Avengers Assemble animated series, voiced by David Kaye.[3] The version consists of Iron Man's various armors as well as the War Machine and Iron Patriot suits with J.A.R.V.I.S. as an interface. In "Bring on the Bad Guys", the interface within the Iron Skull's battlesuit is used to assist in odds. In "Exodus", the Iron Legion is used by Iron Man in quelling the Cabal. In "Avengers Disassembled" and "The Ultimates", the Iron Legion is hijacked by Ultron to attack the Avengers. In "New Year's Resolution", the Iron Legion's various armors are merged into one with Kang the Conqueror's time-travelling robot only to be eliminated by Howard Stark.

Film[]

Further information: Iron Man's armor (Marvel Cinematic Universe) § Iron Legion

The Iron Legion has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU):

  • The first version appears in Iron Man 3 (2013) as a set of specialized armors built for various situations that Tony Stark might encounter such and remote-piloted by J.A.R.V.I.S. The Iron Legion is used by Stark against Aldrich Killian's Extremis enforcers and were eventually destroyed to avoid friction between Stark and Pepper Potts.[4]
  • The second version appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron as a set of drones. The Iron Legion initially aid the Avengers with Hydra, but are later controlled briefly by Ultron.

Video games[]

References[]

  1. ^ Iron Man #300 (January 1994)
  2. ^ Iron Man 2020 Vol. 2 #4 (June 2020)
  3. ^ "Bring on the Bad Guys". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 16. February 16, 2014. Disney XD.
  4. ^ Silverio, Brian (May 8, 2013). "Closer Look At Armors & Unused Concepts For 'Iron Man 3'". Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ^ "Parry Shen | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 3, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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