War Machine in other media
| Adaptations of War Machine in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David Michelinie John Byrne Bob Layton |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #118 (January 1979) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010) Iron Man 3 (2013) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) |
| Television show(s) | Iron Man (1994) Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Iron Man 2 (2010) |
James Rhodes is a Marvel Comics character that has appeared in comics featuring or related to Iron Man since 1979. The character has appeared in other media adaptations of Iron Man both as a non-costumed character and as War Machine.
Most of the character's appearances have been in animation, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character is played successively by Terrence Howard and Don Cheadle.[1][2]
Television
1990s
Rhodey in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
- War Machine appeared in the 1994 Iron Man animated series, voiced by James Avery (for most of season one) and Dorian Harewood (for the remainder of the series).[citation needed] During season one, Jim Rhodes is a member of Iron Man's "Force Works". When the team disbands in season two's opener "The Beast Within", Rhodes is one of two characters to remain with Iron Man. While the character appeared in his War Machine armor for the bulk of the series, he avoids it for the four episodes between "Fire and Rain" and "Distant Boundaries" appearing only as Rhodes. This character arc had Rhodes dealing with claustrophobia arising from almost drowning in the War Machine armor.
- War Machine made a cameo appearance in the X-Men animated series. He was seen during season two's "Time Fugitives Saga" and in season three's "Phoenix Saga".
- War Machine appeared in the Spider-Man animated series, voiced by James Avery.[3] He was seen in the episodes "Venom Returns" and "Carnage".
- War Machine was featured in The Incredible Hulk animated series, voiced by Dorian Harewood.[4] He was seen in the episode "Helping Hand, Iron Fist".
2000s
- A teenage incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes is featured as one of the main characters in the animated series Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by actor Daniel Bacon.[citation needed] During season one, Rhodes and his family act as a foster home for Tony Stark's after Howard Stark's supposed death. He is also Tony's classmate and best friend at the Tomorrow Academy, a science-intensive high school, and after Iron Man's first appearance he acts as Tony's tactical aide-de-campe and voice of reason. In the season one finale "Tales of Suspense", Rhodey gets his War Machine armor.[5]
- War Machine appears in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by actor LeVar Burton.[citation needed] He is seen in the episode "Tales of Suspense".
2010s
- James Rhodes appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Bumper Robinson.[6] He first appears in the first-season episode "Iron Man is Born!", dons the War Machine armor in the second-season episodes "Alone Against AIM",[7] "New Avengers" and "Avengers Assemble".
- The War Machine armor makes cameo appearances in the Avengers Assemble animated series. In "The Avengers Protocol: Part 1", it's initially selected to be worn by Sam Wilson before choosing to use the Falcon armor instead. The War Machine armor reappears again in the episodes "Exodus" and "Avengers Disassembled".
- War Machine appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers,[8] voiced by Hidenori Takahashi.
Film
Animated
- James Rhodes appears in the 2007 animated film The Invincible Iron Man, voiced by Rodney Saulsberry.[citation needed] In the film, Rhodes is an engineer and former army medic.
- War Machine appears in the anime film Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, voiced by James C. Mathis III in the English version and Hiroki Yasumoto in the Japanese original.
- War Machine appears in the anime film Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher.[9]
Live-action
- Early screenplay drafts written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and David Hayter for New Line Cinema, pitted Iron Man against Howard Stark as War Machine.[10]
- James "Rhodey" Rhodes appears in Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed initially by Terrence Howard and subsequently by Don Cheadle; a contract dispute between Howard and Marvel Studios resulted in Cheadle being cast to portray the character for the rest of his MCU appearances.[11][12]
Video games
- War Machine is a playable character in two of the video games in Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom series. In both games, the character's voice was provided by Wayne Ward.
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998) - The in-game design was based on Iron Man from Marvel Super Heroes (1995) with the palette swapped and the addition of new animations such as a shoulder cannon instead of a chest unibeam, spiked smart bombs, and a new Super Attack. The game also contains a gold colored "hidden character" version that cannot block or fly, but is never stunned and had the beam and missile attacks switched.
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) - The character design was modified further, incorporating elements of the Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes hidden character, to differentiate him from Iron Man.
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (2011) - Iron Man's theme is a remix of War Machine's from the first Marvel vs Capcom. He also makes a cameo in Hawkeye's ending in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3.
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005) by Activision - The War Machine armor is an alternate costume for Iron Man. It also allowed a special bonus when all four characters in the party were in the same themed costumes.
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) by Activision - War Machine's design is used as an alternate "costume" for Iron Man and in game bonus were similar as those in X-Men Legends II also he is a playable hero on the PC version.
- Iron Man (2008) by Sega - James Rhodes, voiced by Terrence Howard, is a non-playable character in the game.
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009) by Activision - War Machine, voiced by Nolan North, is a boss character in the "Anti-Registration" campaign for the game's PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.
- Marvel Super Hero Squad (2009) by THQ - War Machine, voiced by Nolan North, is an unlockable character in the game.
- Iron Man 2 (2010) by Sega - War Machine is a playable character voiced by Don Cheadle,[13][14][15][16] with additional dialogue provided by Phil LaMarr. In the game's Wii version, Iron Man and War Machine have slightly different upgrades and different Repulsors. The main differences between the two are that War Machine can be equipped with gatling guns and when War Machine loses all of his health, he cannot be revived like Iron Man can.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Alimi Ballard.
- War Machine appears in Iron Man 3: The Official Game, voiced by Ty Jones.
- War Machine appears in Hawkeye's ending for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as a member of the West Coast Avengers. Iron Man's theme song in the game is a remix of War Machine's theme from the first Marvel vs. Capcom game.
- War Machine is a playable character in the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
- War Machine is a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced again by Phil LaMarr.[17]
- War Machine, in his Iron Patriot armor, is a sidekick character that can be summoned via power disc in Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes.[18]
- War Machine is a playable character in Marvel Heroes,[19] again voiced by James C. Mathis III.[20]
- War Machine is a playable fighter in Marvel: Contest of Champions.[21]
- War Machine is a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.
- A teenage version of War Machine appears in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Adande Thorne.
- War Machine is a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Don Cheadle.
- War Machine is a playable character in Lego Marvel Superheroes 2.
References
- ^ "Terrence Howard Interview on the set of IRON MAN", Collider, March 31, 2008
- ^ "Don Cheadle on the future of War Machine", Empire, March 26, 2016
- ^ "Venom Returns". Toon Zone. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ "Helping Hand, Iron Fist". Toon Zone. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- ^ "Trailer: Iron Man: Armored Adventures coming to Nicktoons in 2009". TV Jab. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "The Avengers: EMH! (2010), Season 1- Ep. 1". Marvel. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ ""Ultimate Spider-Man," "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" April 2012 Episode Details".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "'Marvel's Avengers Confidential': See the trailer here!". EW.com.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080205070555/http://latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=22
- ^ "Iron Man 2 Up Close: Don Cheadle | Iron Man | Movie & TV News | News". Marvel.com. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ Borys Kit (2008-10-14). "Don Cheadle joins 'Iron Man 2'". THR. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ "Marvel Video Games | Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk and all Marvel Video Game News, Trailers, Pics, Previews and more". Marvel.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "IRON MAN 2 War Machine Video Game Trailer –". Collider.com. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "New Iron Man 2 Video Game Trailer". Superhero Hype. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson Lend Their Voices to Iron Man 2". Blogs.sega.com. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ^ Miller, Greg (20 July 2013). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Characters and Cast Revealed".
- ^ "Disney Infinity Marvel Super Heroes revealed with "Avengers" characters, play set in Disney Interactive game sequel". 30 April 2014.
- ^ "MARVEL HEROES 2015 Announces Playable KITTY PRYDE, BLADE, X-23, DOCTOR DOOM and More for Pre-Purchase". Newsarama.
- ^ "Voice Of War Machine". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
- ^ "SDCC: "Marvel Contest of Champions" Adds New "Ant-Man" Content". CBR. 9 July 2015.
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