Henry St. John (Earth-11584)

History
"'There's no problem at all Agent. In fact...things couldn't be better.'"Henry St. John was the Vice President of the United States of America, first elected in 2012. A former senator from the state of Colorado, St. John had a rather unremarkable career in Washington, first being appointed to the Senate in 2003 following a vacancy and winning election in 2004 to the first of two terms. St. John had spent a life in Colorado State politics, never really reaching beyond the mediocre levels of government in Denver. However, due to his moderate stances and the battleground nature of his state, he was chosen by then Congressman Matthew Ellis to be his runningmate in 2012, eventually finding himself the Vice President of the United States.

Unfortunately at some point during the campaign, St. John became under the payroll of Advanced Idea Mechanics, a weapons think tank (that in reality was the industrial/commercial face of HYDRA). Unwitting though he might have been at one point, St. John was all on board with AIM's plans to install him as President and undo the peace measures taken by Ellis. They attempted to do this by hijacking the Iron Patriot armor of James Rhodes and assaulting the President on Air Force One. Tony Stark attempted to contact the Vice President to get him to a safe location, not knowing of his role in the plot (with St. John not informing secret service agents to try and help facilitate the plan). However their plans were thwarted by Rhodes and Tony Stark (as well as Pepper Potts) stopped the assassination attempt, resulting in St. John's exposure and his immediate impeachment and removal as Vice President. He was later arrested and convicted on charges of bribery, accessory to murder and treason, though he is still appealing these convictions at present time.

Powers & Abilities

 * Political Survival Instinct: St. John had one of the best political attributes someone could have, the ability to survive. He blended into the background rather easily when difficult issues would come up, and was inoffensive enough to enjoy the incumbent's advantage and constantly get re-elected (in 20 some odd years, he never lost an election). Of course, this sense would fail him after becoming Vice President.

Weaknesses
St. John possesses no special abilities or powers that make him less vulnerable to physical harm. His "sense" of political survival could not survive the influence of AIM or HYDRA, as they bought him lock stock and barrel shortly after he was named the running mate of Matthew Ellis. He was easily exposed as a traitor shortly after the failure of Dr. Zola to capture the President.

Film Details
St. John appears in the following films within the Earth-11584 continuity. In all cases he is portrayed by actor Miguel Ferrer.
 * Iron Man 3 (2013)