"Will we see Extremis?" Plus, a new picture!

How does Stark end up wearing the Mark VI with the TRIANGULAR CHEST PIECE?

IS THIS EXTREMIS?

Here is a new pic from yours truly showing Stark with his messed up chest.

Many have been speculating that Mark VI will be Extremis, mainly due to the two armors' similarities and the triangular chest pieces both armors sport.

"After being critically injured during a battle with a nanotech-enhanced foe, Stark injected his nervous system with a modified techno-organic virus to save his own life. This fused Stark's armor to his body, allowing him to store the inner layers of the Iron Man armor in the hollows of his bones as well as control it through direct brain impulses. The Extremis enhancement has turned Stark into a cyborg, whereby the usage of his existing lockchip (a personal area networking implement implanted in his forearm) is directly integrated into his nervous system." -- Wikipedia | Iron Man's Armor

This suit made Stark literally an Iron Man. He could "talk" to machines and control satellites with his mind. He could make phone calls without speaking. He could even put on his suit by merely thinking he was wearing it.

Do you really think Jon Favreau's going to put this in the movie?!?!

Since when was he in a hurry?

It would be extremely cool for Extremis to be translated to film, but it would be too much, too epic, too soon.

I am 1000 percent sure that Extremis won't show up in Iron Man 2 (But I'm not ruling out the possibility of it being used in the sequels or The Avengers.)

Here's my proof. It's been in our faces for a long time now.

The images above do not show us Stark cutting Vibranium! Many CBMers are getting to speculative in the forums.

It shows us Stark making his new Arc Reactor.

See! He's solving this infection thingy by making a new Arc Reactor with his particle collider.

So, I believe that this biological rejection, or infection, or whatever you call it, is just that.

He might get it because of an injury in a fight. Or somebody might have deliberately given him a chest infection. Or his Arc Reactor is too weak to support him nowadays. Or maybe his body doesn't feel normal with a machine stuck into it.

Believe what you want to believe, but no, Stark is not going to start injecting himself with Extremis.

Jon Favreau would have made Stark use it for a more significant reason. Maybe we'll see Stark use it in his battles against Mandarin in the future.

And bringing out this much coolness in just the second movie would be an unintelligent move for Marvel. Marvel is smart enough to save the best for last, or for the Avengers at least. Bringing in the Extremis 2 or 3 movies from now would be a smarter move. We have something amazing to look forward to.

Iron Man is all about progression and innovation. If Favs and Marvel bring out the most bleeding edge and hardcore technology, how is it going to progress?


Case in point: Marvel Comics' Invincible Iron Man story lines from 'Extremis' to 'Stark Disassembled' to 'Resilient'. We see Stark donning the Extremis Armor in 'Extremis'. We readers got the upgrade we expected Stark to have every 2 to 4 years or so.

A few years later, next month to be exact, Marvel will not give us an upgrade, they will give us a downgrade. But its a good downgrade nonetheless. I think of the new Siege/Resilient armor as a cheap present in shiny and appealing gift wrapping. It still isn't as good as Extremis. (But I still love it though.)

See. If we get the Extremis now, what would the writers think of next?

To top this all off, Iron Man 2 is already so cramped for Extremis to be included. As much as I love Iron Man, and my trust in Favs and RDJ, I'm still a bit worried about how it'll be executed. Yes, the trailers were great. Yes, us fanboys are getting what we want. But, its getting pretty much like Spider-Man 3.

You see, Iron Man is about a lot of things, I mean, A LOT of things. How in blazes do you get to tell a story about a new villain called Whiplash; Tony's dad and his past; the Avenger Initiative; S.H.I.E.L.D.; another new character called Black Widow; yet another new addition, War Machine; a love triangle; Justin Hammer; Hammer Drones; 3 new Marks; Stark's Feud with the Government; A "chest infection"; the whole thing's connection to the Ten Rings and the Mandarin; and a lot more other stuff (I don't want to jinx it so I'll stop) in about two and a half hours!?!?!?

It's Spider-Man 3 (or Revenge of the Fallen) all over again. Sense gets traded for Action. Lots of new characters. Lots of stories. And oh dear, a black costume. And the main character's life gets messed up and goes dark.

None of us want it to happen again. And I know Marvel doesn't want it to happen again. Iron Man is too precious a franchise for it to be treated badly. They have to remember that if they screw up just one piece of the big puzzle known as 'Avengers', the whole plan is going to blow to pieces.

Marvel, no Extremis please. Well, not yet.

IRON TODD OUT. (I'm on a roll.)

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