The 42 Armors

If you read my previous post on Iron Man's armor, you can get some details on the first 7 armors seen in the films. But how did Stark get to Mark 42 by Iron Man 3? We saw the Iron Legion briefly in the film, but not much detail for the armor. Here are some answers.

Mark 1-14 are unnamed, known only by their number. 1-7 Are the ones we've seen in the first 3 films (Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Avengers), with Mark 2 becoming the War Machine Armor in IM2. I'll provide multiple photos when possible.

Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! With a box of scraps!

Stolen by Rhodes, becoming the War Machine armor. Repossessed by Stark.

The main suit for the first Iron Man film

The main armor in Iron Man 2

The "Suitcase Suit" seen in Iron Man 2

The new suit seen in The Avengers final battle

Starting with Mark 15, Stark starts giving them nicknames, and we get some brief descriptions.

Stark and Harley discuss this, but Stark sounds like he hasn't done it yet. Maybe he just doesn't want to tell Harley. Or with all that lack of sleep, maybe he forgot.

The one leading the pack in the film

Unsure if this is the prototype for the same Mark II that Stark builds for Rhodes in the tie-in comic, or a different suit.

I believe this is the one that jack-hammered two Extremis soldiers in the film

The misspelling is taken from the official book, whether its a typo or not I don't know, but it's not my typo

This doesn't make sense if you look at Mark 33

Somehow this suit is Mark 33 while the upgrade was Mark 30

In the comics, "Rescue" was the name Potts used after becoming her own superhero. Whether or not this is a reference to that I'm not positive.

In the comics, "Rescue" was the name Potts used after becoming her own superhero. Whether or not this is a reference to that I'm not positive.

I would love to see this used with Namor. Stupid rights issues.

Featured in the film. Mistakenly referred to as "Hulkbuster" before the film's release.

Mistakenly called the "Deep Space Suit" prior to the films released, many people thought Stark would fly into outer space at the end of the film to lead into the Guardians of the Galaxy movie

Used by Stark in the film when battling Killian

The prominent suit of the film