Arno Starkis the name of two similar fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics,appearing as a counterpart of thesuperheroIron Manfrom themultiverse.The first of these characters is best known asIron Man 2020.The Iron Man 2020 published date was Jan 16, 2020.[1]
Publication history
editIron Man 2020first appeared inMachine Man#2 (1984), and was created byTom DeFalcoandHerb Trimpe.
His Earth-616 iteration appeared unnamed inIron Man#12 (September 2013) and named inIron Man#17 (December 2013), and was created byKieron GillenandDale Eaglesham.
Fictional character biography
editIron Man 2020
editIron Man 2020 comes from thealternate universeof Earth-8410 and is described as thefirst cousin once removedofMorgan Stark.[2]
Earth-616 version
edit| Arno Stark | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man#12 (September 2013; unnamed Iron Man#17 (December 2013; named) |
| Created by | Kieron Gillen Dale Eaglesham |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Arno Stark |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Iron Legion |
| Notable aliases | Iron Man |
| Abilities | Armor grants: Flight Superhuman strength and physical resistance Energy blasts |
An alternate equivalent of Arno Stark has since been seen in the mainstreamEarth-616continuity as the previously unknown brother ofIron Man.He is revealed to have been genetically altered by theRecorderknown as 451, intending for the child to grow up to pilot a suit of armor known as the Godkiller. Upon learning this,Howard Starksabotaged the experiment which rendered Arno being born crippled and unable to speak without the use of machines.[3]His existence was purposefully kept a secret until decades later when he was discovered by Tony Stark at theMaria StarkFoundation.[4]He and Tony began transforming the decrepit Mandarin City into a futuristic utopia called Troy.[5]Tony and Arno's plan soon found opposition in the form of the Rings of theMandarinwho started searching for hosts to destroy Tony and Troy.[6]The Mandarin-One named Lord Remaker bombed the Troy Central Control and Arno was seemingly killed.[7]However, Arno had deployed hisown suitof Iron Man's armor with which he later helped Iron Man and the Trojan Guard fight the enemy forces. After realizing the city would never be safe as long as he was attached to it, Tony quit working directly on Troy, leaving Arno the position of the city's new custodian.[8]
Arno later worked on a remake of theExtremisvirus.[9]This Extremis was used to cureBruce Bannerof his head injury.[10]His technology advancements also eventually allowed him to rewrite his own DNA and abate the symptoms of his congenital disease, though he would assume he had fully conquered his sickness.[11]
Following the "Civil War II"storyline, his comatose brother was placed in a rejuvenating pod of Arno's design.[12]
After Tony Stark awoke and laid low until recovering, Arno was recruited into a search party.[13]When Amanda Armstrong was confronted by Hydra double agent Jude, Arno was among those who responded toMary Jane Watson's distress call.[14]
As he went on a globetrotting journey, Arno metSunset Bain.[15]He joined up with Sunset Bain's company Baintronics in a plot to steal data from Stark Unlimited.[16]Amidst the crisis in Tony's eScape virtual reality program, Arno hacked Stark Unlimited's surveillance systems and found confronting virtual versions of Howard and Maria called Arsenal Beta and Mistress. He then witnessed Tony using brain power to construct the Godbuster Armor. After Arsenal Beta and Mistress are deleted, Arno salvaged their digital engrams and the Godbuster Armor data.[17]
At the time when Iron Man was dealing withUltron/Hank Pym's plot to fuseJocastawithWasp,Arno used the engrams of Howard and Maria and the bio-restructuring pods to create duplicates of his parents that also had their memories and thoughts.[18]When he discovered evidence that his brother was just a simulation and actually died during theCivil War IIstoryline, Arno used this to his advantage to acquire Stark Unlimited through a merger with Baintronics. With the combined resources, he built the Iron Man Armor Model 66 as his attempt to recreate the Godbuster Armor. Now having a new destiny, Arno became the latest person to take on the Iron Man mantle.[19]
During the "Iron Man 2020"storyline, Arno had become convinced the Earth was now in danger from the looming threat of an alien A.I. aberration called the Extinction Entity, in reality a delusion caused by Arno's dormant disease which was going to return and kill him in less than a year. He attempted to prevent this by uniting humanity against this cause, the efforts of which would only enslave it. Realizing he wouldn't be able to convince Arno of his delusion, Tony (who had since confirmed that he truly was the original Tony Stark and not a copy) encased his half-brother in a virtual armor that acts as a life support system while also submerging him in a re-made version of Tony's eScape program, creating a fantasy world where Arno defeated the Extinction Entity and could go on to be the hero he'd always wanted to be.[20]
Powers and abilities
editArno Stark has genius-level intellect and an enhanced biology. As Iron Man, he started to wear the Iron Man Armor Model 66.[19]
Other versions
editMangaverse
editTheMangaverseseries featuresAntoinette "Toni" Stark,otherwise known as the superheroIron Maiden.She is the sister of Iron Man. Toni fights alongside Earth's various superheroes against theHulkmanipulated byBaron StruckerofHydraas well asDormammu,sacrificing herself but ends up together with her lover interest Bruce Banner.[21][22]
Ultimate Marvel
editTheUltimate Marvelequivalent isGregory "Greg" Stark,created byMark MillarandCarlos Pacheco,first appeared inUltimate Comics: Avengers#2 (November 2009). In contrast toIron Man,he's more competent and doesn't possess his twin brother's infamous lifestyle but also suffers from a superiority complex and is completely amoral,[23]serving asNick Fury's benefactor for theAvengersto initially defeat theRed SkullandA.I.M.[24][25][26]Stark later participated in a war between the Avengers led by Fury and theUltimatesled byCarol Danvers.After an all-out fight which resulted in Fury being taken into custody and Danvers being in critical condition, Stark is givenS.H.I.E.L.D.leadership by thePresident of the United States.Stark then revealed that he's actually responsible for Fury's framing as a rogue agent selling top secret superhuman research on the black market. Stark has also used his S.H.I.E.L.D. director position to aid in his cause of supplying smuggled super-soldiers to pro-democratic rebellions in rogue states and creating a new world order according to his own agenda.[27]When Fury and the Avengers confront him, Stark uses a nanite fleet in his body, imbuing him with super-human strength and invulnerability. As his plans came to fruition as nations (such as Iran and North Korea) fall to revolution, Stark ordered theNew Ultimatesto stand down. But when the New Ultimates and the Avengers fight against of the conspiracy, Stark personally fought against both groups in North Korea; he destroysCaptain America'sshieldto show his strength. Iron Man disabled his brother's nanites via electromagnetic pulse to which Stark is killed whenThorstrikes him with a lightning bolt.[28][29]
Secret Wars
editOn the Technopolis area ofBattleworldduring theSecret Warsstoryline, Arno Stark is the brother of Tony Stark (the region's ruler).[30]He colludes withWilson Fiskto help undermine his brother's rule and seeks to steal new armor designs from Kiri Oshiro (the niece ofRumiko Fujikawa).[31]It turned out that Tony and Arno's father was the one who unleashed the airborne virus that required everyone to wear high-tech armors. After Lila Rhodes defeated Iron Man and Arno, the brothers are arrested by theThor Corps.[32]
In other media
editThe Earth-616 version of Arno Stark appears as a playable character inMarvel: Future Fight.Additionally, alternate costume designs based onIron Man'sHulkbuster armorfromAvengers: Age of UltronandBruce Banner's fromAvengers: Infinity Warappear as well.
References
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External links
edit- Arno Stark (Earth-616 version)at Marvel Wiki