Iron Legion

Iron Legion
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Iron Man #300 (November, 1993)
Created by	Len 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.

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 appears in Avengers Assemble . ^[3] This version consists of Iron Man's various armors as well as the Iron Patriot.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

The Iron Legion appears 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 may encounter and are remotely piloted by J.A.R.V.I.S. The Iron Legion is used by Stark against Aldrich Killian's Extremis enforcers and is eventually destroyed to avoid friction between him and Pepper Potts. ^[4]
• The second version appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as a set of drones.
• An alternate timeline iteration of Iron Legion appears in the What If...? episode "What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?" (2023), where it is hijacked by Justin Hammer during his attack on Avengers Tower.

Video games

• The Iron Legion appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance .
• The Iron Legion appears in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online .
• The Iron Legion appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 , voiced by Parry Shen. ^[5]

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. "Iron Legion Voice - Lego Marvel Avengers (Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.). Retrieved July 3, 2017.