Mandroids

History

Designed by Tony Stark and built by Stark International, the Mandroid armor was oringinally created forSHIELD to provide response to threats.

Although it was made with good intentions, the armors design has fallen into the hands of many villains. The armor has been used by the likes of Justin Hammer, Moses Magnum and Reverend William Stryker. During the Armor Wars, Iron Man took down the five active Mandroids.

While there are several variations of the Mandroid there are two primary designs. The

Mark I

has a more pronounced head (but is not movable). The hand units are noticeably different as well. Each hand on the Mark I has three opposible fingers with the weapons mounted in them.

The

Mark II

Mandroid has no pronounced head, the left arm has a claw hand and the right arm is the weapons arm. Other than the cosmetic differences and the arms all remaining systems are the same.

Creation

The Mandroids were created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams in 1971 and first appeared in The Avengers # 94.

Armor Capabilities

Armor Type: Omniurn Steel

Defense Syster: Force Field

Life Support: Filtered Air System

Misc: Long Range Radio

Loudspeaker

Ejection System

Primary Weapon: Neuro Stunners (2)

Secondary Weapons: Lasers

Laser Torchers

Tractor Beam

In Other Media

Television

• The Mandroids appeared in Iron Man: The Animated Series. During the "Armor Wars" adaptation, Iron Man breaks into the Vault and destroys the Mandroids due to them using his technology. They initially looked close to their comic incarnations, but were later redesigned with new armor based on the Guardsmen.
• The Mandroids appeared in The Avengers: United They Stand.
• The Mandroids appear in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, where they were built by S.H.I.E.L.D. without Tony Stark's consent.
• The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
• The Mandroids appear in Avengers Assemble.

Film

• The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.

Merchandise

• A Mandroid was featured in the Minimates line from Diamond Select.
• A Mandroid was the subject of a Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure wave from Hasbro. Released in conjunction with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the wave consisted of Captain America, Captain America (World War 2 version), Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Baron Zemo, Captain America (Marvel NOW! version), Red Skull and an A.I.M. soldier.
• The Mandroids were featured in the HeroClix figure wave.