MARVEL COMICS: Marvel Cinematic Universe bio James Rupert Rhodes

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE:

Colonel James Rupert Rhodes, commonly known as Rhodey, is a U.S. military officer and jet pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He was known as War Machine when wearing his heavily-armed battlesuit from Hammer Industries, but his alias was changed to Iron Patriot during Aldrich Killian's War. He is the best friend of Tony Stark/Iron Man and the liaison between Stark Industries and the military in the Department of Acquisitions.

COLONEL JAMES RUPERT RHODES:
James Rhodes first met Tony Stark at a young age and the two of them became best friends. When he grew older, he was made a Lieutenant Colonel and became the liaison between Stark Industries and the U.S. Armed Forces.

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IRON MAN FAST FRIENDS:

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Tony Stark represents the newest weapon to the US Military at the Yuma Proving Ground. Stark's secretary Pepper Potts gives the weapon's specifics to the generals while he and James Rhodes go to a night club. Stark enjoys the company of two girls while Rhodes tries to convince him not to go to Afghanistan. Stark is attacked by a man whose girlfriend he previously seduced, but Rhodes defeats the attacker. Later, Stark, Rhodes, and the girls go to Tony Stark's Mansion.

STARK MISSES HIS AWARD:

Colonel James Rhodes attends a ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to present Tony Stark with an award for his work, but Stark is not in attendance. Obadiah Stane accepts the award in Stark's honor. Rhodes finds his friend partying in a casino and scolds him for not attending the award ceremony.

TONY STARK BECOMES IRON MAN: The next day, in a flight, Tony Stark talks with Rhodes. Rhodes is unhappy about Stark's lax attitude, and Stark tries to get his old friend to relax. Before long they are drunk and leering at the stewardesses.XXXXStark arrives at a military outpost in Afghanistan to demonstrate his company's latest project - the Jericho, a super-missile system. After the demonstration, Stark goes off with the Humvee convoy that is soon attacked by Ten Rings terrorists.XXXXMonths later, after his escape, Stark walks over more sand dunes when a couple of US helicopters fly overhead. A group of soldiers, led by Rhodes, come across him. Rhodes is overjoyed to find that his friend is alive.XXXXSTARKS ENDS HIS WEAPONS MANUFACTURING:Shortly after, Tony Stark appears before a group of reporters and cameramen and announces that he intends to shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division immediately, much to their surprise.XXXXStark comes to visit Rhodes and asks for help with a new private project. Rhodes does not agree with Stark's approach; he thinks Stark is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder because of his capture and needs time to recover.XXXXSTAN BETRAYS STARK:In Gulmira, Afghanistan, terrorists are rounding up civilians for capture and execution when they are confronted by a mysterious figure in red and gold. Iron Man has arrived. Within seconds, he easily defeats the terrorists and destroys the weapons they had obtained.XXXXAs Iron Man leaves the area, two F-22 Raptor jets spotted him. Rhodes is asked about the status of any new developments, which the others denied. He then contacts Stark, who claims that he knows nothing about what is happening. Iron Man tries to outrun the jets but they are too much for him. Stark calls Rhodes and reveals that he is responsible for the "unidentified craft." Rhodes is furious about Stark sending in unauthorized equipment in US airspace, and horrified when Stark explains that the "equipment" is actually himself. Iron Man is hit by one fighter jet, sending him flying into the wing of the second jet. The pilot is forced to eject, but the parachute fails to open. Iron Man, still under fire, manages to fly in and successfully deploy the parachute in time to save the pilot's life. Later, Stark convinces Rhodes to pass off what happened with the jets as a "training exercise."XXXXDays later, Obadiah Stane arrives at Tony Stark's Mansion and paralyzes him with a Sonic Taser. Stane yanks out the Arc Reactor from Stark's heart, taunting him all the while. After he leaves, Stark realizes that he has only one hope for survival - the preserved Arc Reactor that Pepper Potts gave him in a display case. He gets the power source installed just as Rhodes arrives, who had been earlier informed on what was happening from Pepper.XXXXRhodes watches Stark suit up, awestruck at the Iron Man costume, saying that it's the "coolest" thing he has ever seen. As Stark flies away, Rhodes looks at the prototype silver suit Stark built earlier... then shakes his head and mumbles "Next time, baby." Acting on Stark's orders, he is able to prevent the military from getting involved in Iron Man's fight against Stane by passing it off as a routine training exercise.XXXXMEETING PHIL COULSON:After Tony Stark's battle with Iron Monger, Stark and Rhodes are taken to a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. base where they encounter Agent Phil Coulson. Coulson reviews Stark's technique from his fight against the Iron Monger, saying that it was good, but he needs to learn how become a real fighter, and that the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents will teach him how to fight.

WAR MACHINE:
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IRON PATRIOT:
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MONITOR'S NOTES: The Two Rhodes
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