<P> Mary Jane Watson and other Stark employees find that Stark's body has completely vanished from its pod, despite tests taken mere hours ago showing no sign of improvement or brain activity . </P> <P> Iron Man possesses powered armor that gives him superhuman strength and durability, flight, and an array of weapons . The armor is invented and worn by Stark (with occasional short - term exceptions). Other people who have assumed the Iron Man identity include Stark's long - time partner and best friend James Rhodes; close associates Harold "Happy" Hogan; Eddie March; (briefly) Michael O'Brien and Riri Williams . </P> <P> The weapons systems of the suit have changed over the years, but Iron Man's standard offensive weapons have always been the repulsor rays that are fired from the palms of his gauntlets . Other weapons built into various incarnations of the armor include: the uni-beam projector in its chest; pulse bolts (that pick up kinetic energy along the way; so the farther they travel, the harder they hit); an electromagnetic pulse generator; and a defensive energy shield that can be extended up to 360 degrees . Other capabilities include: generating ultra-freon (i.e., a freeze - beam); creating and manipulating magnetic fields; emitting sonic blasts; and projecting 3 - dimensional holograms (to create decoys). </P> <P> In addition to the general - purpose model he wears, Stark has developed several specialized suits for space travel, deep - sea diving, stealth, and other special purposes . Stark has modified suits, like the Hulkbuster heavy armor . The Hulkbuster armor is composed of add - ons to his so - called modular armor, designed to enhance its strength and durability enough to engage the Hulk in a fight . A later model, created with the help of Odin and the Asgardian metal Uru, is similar to the Destroyer . Stark develops an electronics pack during the Armor Wars that, when attached to armors that use Stark technologies, will burn out those components, rendering the suit useless . This pack is ineffective on later models . While it is typically associated with James Rhodes, the War Machine armor began as one of Stark's specialty armors . </P>

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