Editing War Machine (section)

==Powers and abilities==
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Rhodes becomes a superhero by using the War Machine armor. His first version of this armor, the "Variable Threat Response Battle Suit", was equipped with heavy weapons for more direct combat than the standard Iron Man armor.{{Sfn|Chambliss|2015|p=153}} The armor uses a black and gray color scheme; it was originally going to be changed to blue and gold after its debut appearance, but the black and silver design was popular enough that it was retained.{{Sfn|O'Neill|1994|p=54}} Following the destruction of the War Machine armor during a 1995 issue of ''War Machine'', he adopts an extraterrestrial biological armor, the Eidolon Warwear.{{Sfn|Chambliss|2015|p=156}} Stark builds a new War Machine armor directly into Rhodes's body after he sustains serious injuries.{{Sfn|Chambliss|2015|p=158}} This was eventually replaced when Rhodes inhabited a healthy cloned body.{{Sfn|Chambliss|2015|p=159}} As of 2010, Marvel Comics described his armor as giving him the power to lift 100 tons and to fly at [[Mach number|Mach 2]].{{Sfn|Hoskin|2010|loc=War Machine Update}} Besides his armor, Rhodes's history in the military includes combat training and experience, as both a soldier and a pilot.{{Sfn|Hoskin|2008|loc=War Machine}}