Iron Legion

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Iron Legion
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Iron Man #300 (November, 1993)
Created byLen Kaminski
Kevin Hopgood
In-story information
Base(s) Stark Enterprises Headquarters, Los Angeles, California
Member(s) Happy Hogan
Michael O'Brien
Bethany Cabe
Eddie March
Clayton Wilson

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.

Contents

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 appear in Avengers Assemble . [3] This version consists of Iron Man's various armors as well as the Iron Patriot. The Iron Legion has been utilized to assist the Avengers by J.A.R.V.I.S. in "Exodus" and "The Final Showdown", and F.R.I.D.A.Y. in "World War Hulk". However, the Iron Legion's interface have been hijacked by MODOK for the Iron Skull to assist the Cabal's odds in "Bring on the Bad Guys" as well as by Ultron in "Avengers Disassembled" and "The Ultimates". In "New Year's Resolution", the Iron Legion have merged with Kang the Conqueror's time-travelling robot but is destroyed by Howard Stark.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

Video games

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