‘Iron Man 3′ – Your Guide to Tony Stark’s Five New Iron Man Armors

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‘Iron Man 3‘ promises a lot of surprises for superhero fans including some fancy upgrades to the Iron Man suit. As you saw in the trailer (and at San Diego Comic-Con), Tony Stark will skip from the Mark VIII to the Mark XLVII armor in ‘Iron Man 3′ after he’s injected with the Extremis technology. But that’s not all ‘Iron Man 3′ has up its sleeves…

We take a look at the five new Iron Man armors that look to appear in ‘Iron Man 3′ from the ones you may have heard of to the ones that are (supposed to be) top secret. Stay ahead of the game and know what to expect from ‘Iron Man 3′ with our guide to the new Iron Man armors!

1

Mark XLVII

 

 

In the first two 'Iron Man' films, Tony Stark went through armors Mark I-VII but in 'Iron Man 3' he'll skip all the way ahead to Mark XLVII (that's Mark 47 for those of you counting at home). The Mark XLVII armor is tied directly in with the Extremis nanotechnology and allows Tony Stark to control it with his mind. The suit is able to fly in separate pieces and wrap itself around Tony as needed. It also allows Tony to remotely control the suit, even when he's not wearing it.

 

2

Deep Space Armor

 

 

In the 'Iron Man' comics, Stark created his first "Deep Space" suit in the 80s, which included booster jets, a compression gel to protect against G-force and an expanding solar sail to assist with re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. 'Iron Man 3' will reportedly include a scene where Iron Man travels into space with this new Deep Space armor, a sequence that would lead directly into the cosmic nature of 'Guardians of the Galaxy.'

 

3

Hulkbuster

 

 

The Hulkbuster is not its own armor but actually an exo-module the wraps on top of the existing armor. It was created by Tony Stark to originally battle Crimson Dynamo but was most famously used to stop Hulk when he was rampaging around an AIM building. The armor can lift over 175 tons and can survive the Hulk's attacks with minimal damage. It also provides significant upgrades to the existing Iron Man suit including the unibeam and repulsors.

 

4

Heartbreaker

 

 

What is the Heartbreaker suit? So far we don't know much about what upgrades the suit offers over the traditional Mark XLVII armor but it certainly looks heavily reinforced with a much larger chest piece. The current theory is that Stark uses this armor during the 'Iron Man 3' finale to battle Mandarin and other villains who have been strengthened by the Extremis technology and were then able to fight Iron Man in hand-to-hand combat.

 

5

Ghost Armor

 

 

The Ghost Armor (Mark XXVII in the comics) is made of advance composite ceramic fused with a Kevlar like substance. It allows Iron Man to have the protection of his traditional suit while rending him almost completely undetectable by radar or superhuman sense. The suit features a noise-reduction engine and the exterior of the suit displays holographic images of its surroundings allowing Iron Man to completely blend into the background, rendering him nearly invisible. We don't know if the Ghost Armor will appear in 'Iron Man 3' but it is part of the movie's toy line so you never know...