James Rhodes (Earth-61615)

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 * Image                  = War_Machine_Earth-61615.jpg
 * ImageSize              = 250px
 * RealName               = James Rupert Rhodes
 * CurrentAlias           = War Machine
 * Aliases                = Rhodey, Jim Rhodes, Iron Patriot, Stark's Little Brother, The Patriot, Ultimate Buster, Walkey Rhode
 * Identity               = Public
 * Alignment              = Good
 * Affiliation            = Avengers, United States Army, United States Air Force, USAF liaison with Stark Industries
 * Relatives              = Terrence Rhodes (father; deceased), Roberta Rhodes (mother), Joshua Rhodes (uncle), Jeanette Rhodes (sister, deceased), Lila Rhodes (niece), Rae LaCoste (wife), Rupert Rhodes (son), Toni Rhodes (daughter)
 * Universe               = Earth-61615
 * BaseOfOperations       = Mobile across the United States of America; formerly S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier; Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City


 * Gender                 = Male
 * Height                 = 6'3
 * Weight                 = 235 lbs
 * Eyes                   = Brown
 * Hair                   = Black
 * UnusualFeatures        =


 * Citizenship            = American
 * MaritalStatus          = Married
 * Occupation             = Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
 * Education              = Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Air Force Academy


 * Quote                = You changed my life. You made me a super hero. One day, I'll be able to show my kids what I did... Thank you, Tony... I love you, man...
 * Speaker                = War Machine


 * Origin                 = Human, enhanced with cybernetics
 * PlaceOfBirth           = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 * Creators               =
 * First                  = Modern Comics: Iron Man Vol 1 1


 * HistoryText            =

Early Years
James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes is a lieutenant colonel with the United States Air Force and liaison between the military in the Department of Acquisitions and Stark Industries, where he became close friends with his now best friend, Tony Stark. When Stark had been kidnapped by the terrorist organization Ten Rings, Rhodes personally led a mission to rescue his best friend. However, upon their return, Rhodes saw Stark moving away from developing his weapons for the military and soon discovered that he was instead focusing on becoming the hero everyone know today as Iron Man. Despite all of his fears for his friend's safety, Rhodes still joined Stark in bringing down Obadiah Stane's schemes, while trying to keep Stark's secrets, only for Stark to reveal them to the media himself during a public conference held for him.

War Machine
With Iron Man's identity known, Rhodes found himself under pressure from the United States Congress and the military to take possession of the armor for himself, something that he was against. However, as Stark's reckless behavior got even worse, Rhodes had no choice but to take one of the prototype Iron Man armors before handing it over to the military, with Justin Hammer upgrading it with his new weapons to rebrand Rhodes as War Machine. After the confiscated Mark II armor was upgraded to become the heavily armed War Machine armor at Edwards Air Force Base, it was taken for a demonstration at the Stark Expo with Rhodes as its pilot. However his armor fell under the control of Ivan Vanko and Rhodes was forced to watch helplessly from within the suit while it attacked Stark.

The War Machine software was eventually rebooted by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and their ally Natasha Romanoff enabling Rhodes to regain control over the armor once more. Going according to his plan, Vanko returned and attacked the Stark Expo with an army of Hammer Drones, as War Machine willingly teamed up with Iron Man to bring him down. Rhodes then teamed with Stark to fight against Justin Hammer's unmanned drones and then Vanko himself, resulting in Rhodes keeping the armor for himself, despite Stark's continued objections.

Killian's War
With his newest armors, Rhodes was given the chance to take on the identity of the Iron Patriot and temporarily worked directly for President Matthew Ellis, with a mission to track down the Mandarin, only for Rhodey to politely take down the offer of becoming a the armored Patriot, which is something he would refer to as a "pain job." However, Rhodes had soon discovered that the Mandarin was, in fact, a ruse created by Aldrich Killian by hiring actor Trevor Slattery to portray the role, as Killian managed to capture Rhodes and steal the Iron Patriot Armor, as Killian's henchman, Eric Savin, then used it to kidnap President Ellis as part of his ongoing "Mandarin" war. Rhodes managed to free himself and teamed up with Stark to defeat Killian's army of Extremis Soldiers and save President Ellis before Killian could publicly execute him, as Rhodes also uncovered Vice President Rodriguez's role in Killian's plan, leading the the former's arrest afterwards.

Ultimate War
Months since Aldrich Killian's campaign, the infamous Movement Alliance conducted a series of massive terrorist attacks all over the world destroying the Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, and even the Great Wall of China, killing over 1,500 people on the very first day. Consequently, all the Movement's opposing adversaries, the heroes (including Rhodey), were united into creating their own Ultimate Alliance, in order to stop and prevent the Movement from commencing its schemes upon world domination and unified evil sovereignty, before its too late.

As the attacks all over the world have continued for days and then weeks, more and more casualties are sadly, starting to increase in numbers, due to the extreme acts of terrorism and serious devastation, continuously committed by the conflict between the Movement Alliance and its seemingly unstoppable forces against the combined forces heroes and anti-heroes of the world, the Ultimate Alliance, who are not stopping their fight against the villains until they find a way to make them pay for their irreversible actions and restore back peace in the entire world. Thus, in the wake of this impactful response to battle the diabolical forces of the Movement, the Great, Global Superhuman War, also dubbed as the Ultimate War, suddenly sparked across threatened nations and slowly began worldwide.

Civil War
As a consequence of the entire world after the unfortunate events of Ultimate War, the Superhuman Registration Act was eventually implemented, which were a set of legal documents designed to regulate the activities of enhanced individuals, specifically those who work for either government agencies such as S.H.I.E.L.D. or for private organizations such as the Avengers, Defenders, and many more. Established by the United Nations and ratified by 117 nations, the act serves as a "middle point" between the Avengers' desire to secure world peace and the international community's concern over the repercussions of the actions caused by many superheroes all around the world. However, this led to a major schism and conflict among the super-powered community, with one side (led by Captain America) opposed to the act resisting registration and the other side supporting registration and trying to enforce the new law, led by Iron Man himself, since he serves as the front face and leader of the Registration in the United States.

Injury Recovery
Days after the climactic end of Civil War, Rhodey willingly participated in the 50-State Initiative recruitment and training program, despite Stark's advice not to, with the latter believing it would be better if he stays serving the President like he did before. Through as yet unknown circumstances, Rhodey was critically injured at some point during the cold conclusion of Civil War after battling a group of Anti-Registration rebels overseas, and had some of his arms and legs were replaced with cybernetic prosthetics. Having been returned to the Avengers Tower, Rhodes had then continued his recovery, with the assistance from Stark who had built him a new device that could help him walk again, but Rhodes had problems to adapt to it, although his best friend and other loved ones couldn't even stop supporting him to rise up and walk again. As a result of his slow but progressive recovery, Rhodey had to retire from the mantle of War Machine in the meantime, leading him to live a short normal life for a while.

Make Love, Not War
To be added.


 * Powers                 = Cybernetic Enhancements: James Rhodes has no powers of his own but has access to various capabilities built into his War Machine Armor, a high-tech suit of armor that grants him the following abilities. However, after being severely injured overseas during the Superhuman Civil War as a enforcer of the Pro-Registration Act, Rhodey was partly rebuilt as a cyborg by Tony Stark. These cybernetics provided him with a number of new features:


 * Superhuman Strength
 * Durability
 * Flight
 * Eidetic Memory
 * War Machine Super-Armor
 * Technoforming
 * Power Supply


 * Abilities              =
 * Skilled Pilot
 * Skilled Navigator
 * Technology Expert
 * Master Martial Artist
 * Strength               =
 * Class 15+ (with armor)
 * Class 7 (without armor)
 * Weaknesses             =
 * Non-Superhuman Physical Conditioning


 * Equipment              =
 * War Machine Armors
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark II
 * War Machine Armor: Mark I
 * War Machine Armor: Mark II
 * Iron Patriot Armor: Mark II
 * War Machine Armor: Mark III
 * War Machine Armor: Mark IV
 * War Machine Armor: Mark V
 * War Machine Armor: Mark VI
 * Transportation         =
 * Flight
 * Weapons                =
 * Ex-Wife Missile
 * Beretta 92FS Inox
 * Walther P99
 * Stark Sonic Cannon

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 * Notes                  =
 * Unlike his Earth-199999 who became the Iron Patriot the first time he got the chance to serve President Ellis, this version of Rhodey politely decline the offer that was given to him, preferring to keep his War Machine persona which believes is better for him, although he still temporarily worked for the President nonetheless.
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