The armor is also coated in RAM ( Radar Absorbing Material) paint, making it less suspectible to radar detection. This suit also provides Rhodey with shields from zero atmosphere, extreme heat ( so that the many functions of the equipments don’t burn him), and radiation. War Machine Armor ( The JRXL-1000 Variable Threat Response Battle Suit): As James Rhodes doesn’t possess any innate powers instead, he uses a miniature Arc Reactor and solar powered, carbon-composite-based and Chobham external armor plating which provides him with superhuman-level strength, reflexes, endurance and durability, flight and is armed to the teeth with a variety of laser guided munition weaponry, such as a mini-gun attached to its back, combat rifles attached to its forearms, and a missile launcher stored over in its shoulder.Expert Tactician: He can create strategies that help him win in a battle, able to coordinate against and deflect several attacks from opponents with pure strategy.Gifted inteligence: Rhodes wears a "Brass Rat", the MIT school ring, indicating that he and Stark were graduates of the same college, and on his other hand, he wears an Air Force Academy ring, suggesting that he received his Master’s Degree from MIT after earning a "grad school slot" for high academic achievement while at USAF Academy.Expert Marksman: Rhodes’ military training has made him a very accurate marksman skilled in sharpshooting, as he has shown with the War Machine Armor’s many versatile weapons and expertise with U.S.Master Pilot: As a highly decorated Colonel Air Force officer Rhodes is a skilled fighter pilot as he can pilot the War Machine armor, able to perform many advanced and complicated maneuvers while in midair, without losing focus on his objectives, targets, or pursuers.Rhodes’ fighting style include a combination of firearm improvisation, flight maneuvers such as swooping and aerial grappling, and modern army combative derived from Muay Thai, American Boxing, and Tae Kwon Do. Expert Combatant: As a former member of the United States Air Force, Rhodes is highly trained and skilled in hand to hand combat.Peak Human Reflexes: Rhodey’s reflexes are at the top of a man of his age, height, and build this means that his reactions were superior to those of normal humans and are at the level of a peak human.
Additionally, he can exert himself at peak capacity for up to one hour without the need of rest and before showing any sign of fatigue. Peak Human Stamina: Rhodey can run for dozens of miles, fight for long periods of time, hold his breath underwater for minutes, and neither lose breath nor get exhausted in a fight.Even without the suit, his natural durability is so good that he can be thrown through glass frames, thrown out of a moving car and hit the road without a scratch.
( Rupert) ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes.Īlias( es): War Machine The War-Zone Avenger Iron Patriot Red, White, and Blue Attack Dog STRIPES The One-Man Army Big-Lug Shellshock The Big Gun The Pilot.