War Machine in other media

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Adaptations of War Machine in other media
Created by David Michelinie
John Byrne
Bob Layton
Original sourceComics published by Marvel Comics
First appearance Iron Man #118 (January 1979)
Films and television
Film(s) The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Television
show(s)
Iron Man (1994)
Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010)
Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Games
Video game(s) Iron Man 2 (2010)

James Rhodes is a Marvel Comics character that has appeared in comics featuring or related to Iron Man since 1979. The character has appeared in other media adaptations of Iron Man both as a non-costumed character and as War Machine.

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Most of the character's appearances have been in animation, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character is played successively by Terrence Howard and Don Cheadle. [1] [2]

Television

Animation

1990s

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War Machine as appeared in the Iron Man animated series.
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War Machine as he appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures .
  • War Machine appears in Iron Man , voiced by James Avery for most of the first season and Dorian Harewood for the remainder of the series.[ citation needed ] During the first season, War Machine serves as a member of Force Works before the team disbands in the second season. Throughout the series, War Machine grapples with his claustrophobia arising from almost drowning in his armor.
  • War Machine makes cameo appearances in the X-Men episodes "Time Fugitives Saga" and "The Dark Phoenix Saga".
  • War Machine appears in the Spider-Man episodes "Venom Returns" and "Carnage", voiced again by James Avery. [3]
  • War Machine appears in The Incredible Hulk "Helping Hand, Iron Fist", voiced again by Dorian Harewood. [4]

2000s

  • A teenage incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes appears as a main character in Iron Man: Armored Adventures , voiced by Daniel Bacon.[ citation needed ] This version is Tony Stark's best friend and a student at the Tomorrow Academy. During the first season, Rhodes and his family take in Tony after Howard Stark's apparent death. Rhodes serves as Iron Man's tactical aide-de-campe and voice of reason before receiving the War Machine armor. [5]
  • War Machine appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Tales of Suspense!", voiced by LeVar Burton.[ citation needed ]

2010s

2020s

Don Cheadle voices an alternate timeline version of the MCU incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the Disney+ series What If? episode "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?". [8]

Live-action

Film

Animated

Live-action

James "Rhodey" Rhodes appears in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed initially by Terrence Howard and subsequently by Don Cheadle following a contract dispute between the former and Marvel Studios. [11] [12]

Video games

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