Sure, the shots of Iron Man and War Machine putting a beatdown on an army of robotic drones in the latest "Iron Man 2" trailer was pretty amazing, but I think most fans of ol' Shellhead will agree that the debut of Tony Stark's new briefcase armor was the highlight of the second official trailer.
Making its debut in a 1963 issue of "Tales of Suspense" (the series that launched Iron Man into the Marvel universe), Tony Stark's briefcase armor has long been a part of the character's arsenal of high-tech equipment.
What started out as just a way to carry the various components of the armor eventually became something greater, though — and now is more akin to what we saw in the "Iron Man 2" trailer.
Along with providing a great way to make his armor portable, the briefcase version of Iron Man's suit has served a variety of other purposes in the comics world. Stark has used his high-tech briefcase on several occasions as a computer of sorts, connecting to terminals and hacking into everything from random computer networks to the S.H.I.E.L.D. mainframe.
In the comics, certain iterations of the briefcase armor have also been equipped with some wild deterrents to theft and the use of the armor by anyone other than its intended occupant.
At various points in the armor's history, it emitted knockout gas when an unauthorized user has tried to open it, and for quite a while, Stark traveled around with the briefcase attached to his wrist via handcuff.
Will the movie version of Iron Man's briefcase armor offer any of the following features? At this point it's hard to say, but given how successfully such an unlikely piece of equipment translated to the big screen in the new trailer, it's difficult to dismiss any element of Iron Man's universe under director Jon Favreau's care.
Pretty interesting stuff i say..
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