The Iron Legion is a series of special armors designed by Iron Man appearing in

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published by

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, worn by the

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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

and

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, to battle the giant robot Ultimo. A second version is a team of human-driven mech suits used by Arno Stark.''Iron Man 2020'' Vol. 2 #4 (June 2020)

In other media

Television

The Iron Legion appear in '' Avengers Assemble''. This version consists of Iron Man's various armors as well as the

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. The Iron Legion has been utilized to assist the Avengers by J.A.R.V.I.S. in "Exodus" and "The Final Showdown", and

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in "World War Hulk". However, the Iron Legion's interface have been hijacked by

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for the Iron Skull to assist the

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's odds in "Bring on the Bad Guys" as well as by

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in "Avengers Disassembled" and "The Ultimates". In "New Year's Resolution", the Iron Legion have merged with

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's time-travelling robot but is destroyed by Howard Stark.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Iron Legion has appeared in the

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(MCU): * The first version appears in ''

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'' (2013) as a set of specialized armors built for various situations that

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might encounter and are remote-piloted by J.A.R.V.I.S. The Iron Legion is used by Stark against

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's Extremis enforcers and eventually destroyed to avoid friction between him and

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. * The second version appears in '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) as a set of drones. The Iron Legion initially aid the Avengers with Hydra, but are later controlled briefly by

. * An alternate timeline variant of Iron Legion appears in the

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animated series '' What If...?'' episode "What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?". The Iron Legion is controlled by

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, who attempted to organize a siege 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.

References

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