I love how everything ties together in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tony made so many more suits so that he'd be more prepared for a situation like the Battle of New York. Also is everyone sure it's the HulkBuster. It could be Firepower.
Wow! Lots of action, that for sure. And I like what you can see and hear of the Mandarin... BUT: I still hope they don't kill Pepper! (Please, don't let them kill Pepper...)
they won't, but Happy Hogan is gonna die in the movie....I think Shane is try to kill this character for a long time.
I saw an armor that looked like the exploration suit, one that reminded me of the ultimate iron man original armor and one that kinda looked like Thorbuster
First off: Who chose the music? Barring the final bit, the music from the first part was just a complete mood-killer. Also, Ben Kinglsey's Mandarin voice ranges from 'AWESOME COMMANDING GENERAL' to 'LET'S. ENUNCIATE. EVERYTHING."
Still, I remain excited about this movie, if only for all of the armors appearing at the end. I remain skeptical about the vast amount of characters and subplots in the story, but I'm trying to go in open-minded.
Can anyone explains who "Hulkbuster" is that everyone speaking of? Was there any comic book story about that? Just wondering...
Basically, in the comics, Tony recognized that his normal armor wasn't anywhere near powerful enough to go up against a real heavy hitter, like the Hulk: His armor just wasn't durable or strong enough to combat someone who excels so completely in those two qualities. So he designed the Hulkbuster armor: A set of armor with reinforced, far denser and thicker armor than any of his other models. It can't fly as well as the rest, and some models of the Hulkbuster don't even have repulsor capability. This line of armor is designed for one thing: Brawl with the best, and put down the rest.
In other words: The reason it's called 'Hulkbuster' is because it's designed to take him down. Granted, it's only effective at that so long (Whole 'stronger = angrier' schtick is not something Tony can design into his armor) but it gives him an edge he usually doesn't have at the start of the battle.
Personally though, given Tony and Bruce's friendship/bromance after the Avengers film, I'd be willing to bet Bruce himself helped design this armor, in the event the Hulk stopped being so helpful.
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