Tony Stark has always taken pride in being a man who’s prepared for every situation. In a universe filled with monsters and gods that threaten to destroy the world daily, he has developed numerous armors to battle such cosmic threats. With dozens of suits, each more advanced than the last, Iron Man has an arsenal that makes him one of the Avengers’ most powerful members. Some suits are designed for specific tasks that they fulfill perfectly, while others are highly adaptable and can be used in various situations. No matter the suit, though, it can’t be ignored that Tony is a technological genius.
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Whether designed to contend with Marvel’s heaviest hitters or just a product of Tony’s obsession with upgrading, these are the ten Iron Man suits that put this human on the same level as gods.
10) The Model 72 “Mysterium Armor”
Made from the special metal Mysterium, the Model 72 armor is one of Tony’s most durable suits. Once, while Tony was wearing it, a Sentinel Zero assassin android made of adamantium tried to kill him with its claws. However, the Mysterium proved to be so tough that the adamantium claws bent on impact like they were made of paper. Iron Man used this suit to help the X-Men fight off a Sentinel invasion. And where earlier models struggled to overpower a single Sentinel, the Mysterium Armor allowed Tony to knock the head off one in a single punch. Sometimes, the best offense is a good defense.
9) The Model 57 “Fin Fang Foombuster Armor”
Standing 20 stories tall, this behemoth of armor was designed to fight the equally gigantic alien dragon Fin Fang Foom. The suit featured repulsor cannons and electrical charges that allowed Tony to inflict considerable damage on the giant fire-breathing monster. However, what it had in size, it lacked in durability, as Fin Fang Foom eventually managed to overpower and dismantle the building-sized mecha. Thankfully, the Fin Fang Foombuster could deploy a swarm of nano Iron Man drones to enter the dragon and defeat it from the inside.
8) The Model 50 “Endo-Sym Armor”
When Tony lost his morality during the AXIS event, he created a synthetic symbiote-like armor that was directly linked to his mind. Being made of a liquid smart metal, the Model 50 could shapeshift into a giant Hulkbuster armor. He could have it latch onto his enemies and imprison them. It was also capable of tanking and absorbing bolts of lightning from Storm. Captain America destroyed the suit during the 2015 Secret Wars, and Tony would finally regain his sense of humanity.
7) The Model 51 “Prime Armor”
The Model 51 is practically Tony’s Swiss-Army-Knife suit. It takes the best features of all his previous armors and combining them into one all-purpose armor. It’s able to achieve its high level of adaptability because it’s made of nanobots that can transform into any tool or weapon Tony needs. The suit can even transform itself into a giant Hulkbuster armor or turn completely invisible. When not in use, the suit can be compartmentalized and transformed into a bracelet on Tony’s wrist, which can be activated with a single thought from its creator thanks to a telepathic link.
6) The Model 68 “Virtual Armor”
One of Tony’s most impressive inventions is the eScape, an entire virtual universe where the only limits were his imagination. Initially, Tony would use the eScape to trap villains in a virtual prison and fight them while he stayed safely behind a computer. However, if there’s one thing that can be said about Tony, it’s that he knows how to bring his ideas into the real world. Tony would convert this universe into a real suit of armor made of hard light holograms that could manifest whenever he wanted and could even create any weapon he could think of. It is the perfect weapon for such a creative thinker and genius.
5) The Model 73 “Sentinel Buster Armor”
The Model 73 was designed specifically to destroy machines created using his technology. When the human supremacist Feilong took over Stark’s company and started making a Sentinel army, Iron Man teamed up with the X-Men to stop the villain. When the Sentinels attacked, Tony deployed the Model 73 “Sentinel Buster Armor.” This suit towered over the Sentinels and could stomp and crush dozens of them with ease. The suit’s unibeam could also instantly incinerate the robots. However, it was ultimately overwhelmed by the seemingly never-ending Sentinel army.
4) The Model 22 “Thorbuster Armor”
While Tony, for the most part, is adamant in his hatred of magic, when it comes to creating a contingency plan in case the god of thunder goes rogue, he’s willing to make an exception. When given a powerful energy crystal by Odin, Tony converted it into a power source for his new armor, the Thorbuster. This came in handy when Thor went on a rampage, threatening to wipe out all of humanity. Not only could the Thorbuster tank direct hits from Mjolnir, but it could absorb any energy Thor threw at it to make itself stronger. It was the very first armor Iron Man had created that had allowed him to contend with a god, but it wouldn’t be the last.
3) The Model 61 “Godkiller Armor MK II”
Inspired by the original Godkiller Armor, which was designed by an ancient race to kill Celestials, Tony developed his own version of the massive suit. This turned out to be an excellent idea. When Dark Celestials invaded the Earth, Iron Man was ready to suit up and fight these beings head-on. The Godkiller Armor MK II is so large and powerful that it required eight nuclear reactors to power it. It was capable of interplanetary flight and allowed Tony to battle beings that could warp reality. Unfortunately, it wasn’t built to fight multiple Dark Celestials at once and was eventually destroyed.
2) The Model 63 “Godbuster Armor”
Within the virtual universe known as the eScape, Tony created a suit so destructive that even he feared its full potential. When powerful, god-like AI entities, known as the Controller and Motherboard, took over the eScape, Tony designed a suit that could challenge them. The Godbuster Armor was so strong that it was able to destroy the entire virtual universe, along with the AI controlling it, in a single shot. Tony even created a real-life version of the suit, but he had it destroyed after a single use, as he realized it was too dangerous to exist. No wonder Tony nicknamed it “the ultimate weapon.”
1) The Model 70 “Cosmic Iron God Armor”
The Model 70 Armor was originally a less high-tech suit that Tony made, based on his older suits, because he felt that he relied too much on modern technology. That would all change, however, with the return of Michael Korvac. When Korvac sought to take the Power Cosmic from Galactus to become an all-powerful god, Iron Man tried and failed to stop him. Iron Man, though, tapped into the Power Cosmic himself, and the energy fused with his armor, giving Tony omnipotence. He could warp reality, travel across the cosmos in an instant, and even increase the intelligence of every person on the planet. While Tony meant for the Model 70 to be a return to basics, it had inadvertently allowed him to achieve true godhood.
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