Iron Man

"You're a worthy successor to the armor, Alex. Ethan would be happy with this decision."

- Arsenal

Alex Burke took up the mantle of Iron Man after the death of Ethan Drake. With help and guidance from Arsenal he has shown real promise when it comes to protecting not only the city, but upholding everything the Iron Man armor stands for.

Rise of a Hero
"You may wear the armor, Alex Burke. But I AM the armor. You stand little chance of defeating me."

- Mainframe

Alex Burke was born in New York, New York in 1987 to William and Emily Burke. His childhood was relatively normal. Despite his well mannered and cultured parents, however, Alex grew up to be cocky and somewhat arrogant. Though a good person deep down, most people have a hard time getting past his character flaws.



Despite being an adrenaline junkie and a master mechanic, he gave into his parents wishes and went to college to major in technological engineering. He managed to land an internship at Stark Enterprises and even managed to impress the CEO, Carter Jones, during a project. Carter invited the younger Burke to lunch on a weekly basis. Despite Alex's cockiness, Carter found him to be entertaining. When the sentient program known as Mainframe took over the most advanced Iron Man armor to date and managed to defeat Arsenal, Alex began snooping around. It had been rumored that the last Iron Man had been the previous CEO of the company, Ethan Drake. In order to aid Arsenal, who Alex believed to be Carter Jones, he needed help. He found the secret Iron Man room in Stark Tower and donned the identity to become the newest incarnation of Iron Man.

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Powers
''Iron Man does not actually have any real powers. Though his current suit, the Iron Man Armor Mk X, grants him many abilities.''


 * Super Strength: The armor magnifies Alex's strength to superhuman levels, enabling him to lift 90 tons.
 * Flight: The Mark X armor can reach speeds above Mach 5.
 * Self-Contained Life-Support System & Environmental Protection: The suit can be completely sealed for operations in vacuum or underwater, providing its own life support, and is shielded against radiation.
 * Repulsors: Concussive force bolts that are fired from the palms of his gauntlets.
 * Pulse Beams: Electromagnetic beams that affect technology and machines.
 * Rocket Launchers: The armor contains six anti-tank rockets that can be fired at a moments notice.
 * Tasers: The armor contains non-lethal tasers that are effective in taking down normal thugs with ease.
 * Personal Shield: Iron Man's personal shield, on standard setting, is able to take several direct hits from high powered missiles before it fails. If he redirects the armor's power to the shield it can withstand the blast from a low yield nuclear weapon.
 * Particle Beam: A weapon capable of firing streams of particle energy at enemies.
 * Flame Thrower: A wrist mounted flame thrower can be found in the Mark X armor.
 * Uni-Beam: Projects an extremely powerful stream of energy from his chest. This weapon is capable of destroying tanks and sinking aircraft carriers.
 * Power Cells: The armor is powered by a combination of solar converters, electrical batteries and an on-board generator that uses beta particle absorption as a fuel source.
 * Energy Conversion Power Recharge: The suit is also able to convert nearby energy sources, such as heat or kinetic energy into electricity, or even drain electrical energy directly into the batteries for recharge. It is much more efficient and faster at this process then the Mark IX armor.

Abilities

 * Expert Mechanic: An expert mechanic since he was very young, Alex was able to totally overhaul a car's transmission by the age of 8. His design and mechanical acumen went into the creation of the Iron Man Armor Mk X.


 * Genius-level Intellect: Alex Burke is an inventive mechanical engineering prodigy, constantly creating new technology and looking for ways to improve it.


 * Genius-level Computer Expert: Iron Man is an expert in the field of computer science, demonstrating genius-level aptitude for programming, modifying, and diagnosing almost any computer system; even those of unfamiliar human and extraterrestrial origin.


 * Tactical Training: Iron Man is a skilled strategist and has more than a rudimentary knowledge of hand-to-hand combat due to excessive training with Arsenal, Patriot, and Wolverine.

Limitations
Iron Man is susceptible to all human limitations when out of his suit. His suit itself is not invincible and there are a number of ways it can be damaged or drained of power.

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