Through, Secret Invasion MCU revealed that James Rhodes A.K.A “Rhodey” (War Machine) ideal replacement for Tony Stark A.K.A “Iron Man”. Rhodey is the only Iron Man friend since, the first Iron Man movie 2008 and he helped Tony in many adventures and battles. MCU has a few characters who could potentially replace Iron Man, like Spider-Man and a new character called Ironheart.
Tony’s sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame to defeat Thanos and his force, fans are curious about who could replace Iron Man in Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently we saw “Riri Williams” in “Black Panther: Wakanda” Forever a young character called “Ironheart”. She gets cool gadgets and stuff from the advanced country of Wakanda, which is kind of like how Tony Stark used to give out cool tech. But in phase 5 something different happen which caused a lot of discussion.
War Machine’s Skrull Imposter and Its Impact on MCU
In Secret Invasion, MCU surprised fans that Rhodey is replaced by a shape-shifting alien called a Skrull. This happened sometime after Rhodey got hurt in “Captain America: Civil War” in an airport battle, before the events of Phase 5. Marvel suggests that Rhodey was swapped when he was in the hospital after the fight in Civil War. It means the War machine we saw in movies like Avengers: Infinity War and in Endgame might not be the real Rhodey, he was a Skrull imposter.
Rhodey had been replaced by a Skrull, which means the War Machine suit which was in the wrong hands is very powerful and dangerous and can cause a lot of harm if used in the wrong way. Being a superhero, Rhodey is certainly used to difficult situations, being taken by the Skrull must have been incredibly frightening for him. This reminds me of how Tony Stark was imprisoned in the first Iron Man film and witnessed the improper use of his weaponry. Tony decided to cease producing weapons when he was set free and destroyed any that the evil men had seized. Consequently, Rhodey and Tony experienced difficult periods when they had to cope with issues brought on by their technology.
Revealing Marvel’s Next Iron Man
Marvel introduced two other superheroes who could be like the new Iron Man, Spider-Man and Ironheart. Spider-Man is really smart and learned a lot from him, but Iron Man didn’t want Peter Parker to replace him. On the other hand, Ironheart is a character who got inspired by Iron Man when she made her own suit. Riri Williams gets funding from Tony for her school. But she’s not as closely connected to Iron Man’s legacy.
Rhodey is the closest friend of Iron Man (Tony Stark) and they’ve been buddies for a long time. In the comics, there was a time when Rhodey even became Iron Man when Tony Stark was facing personal struggles. in the first Iron Man movie in 2008 Rhodey role was introduced as War Machine. He’s proven many times that he’s a really good and capable superhero, just like Iron Man, in the upcoming movie “Armor Wars”.
