♪ He's a man on a mission ♪
♪ In armor of high tech ammunition ♪
♪ Trapped on the edge of an endless game ♪
♪ His teenage life will never be the same ♪
♪ In a dangerous world he does all he can ♪
♪ He's Iron Man ♪
♪ Iron Man ♪
All right, Pepper. I'm going in.
Whoa, can it get any creepier?
It's like Dawn of the Zombies out here.
What's up with that place?
There's magnetic fluctuations permeating the infrastructure.
I keep picking up residual traces all over the city,
but right now this is definitely the strongest.
Uh... If any zombies attack, call SHIELD.
Hello? Anyone in here?
-Can't you scan for people? -Whatever this weird energy is,
it's messing up my HUD. I can barely hear you.
Night vision and infrared are out. Visible spectrums skipping.
I'll use the arc light.
Hey, you OK? Are you conscious? Pepper, we've got a man down!
Don't move. I'm contacting an ambulance now.
MAGNETO: Another pitiful Homo sapiens.
This time in armor, mimicking the powers of my kind.
Ah! Ah!
Ah!
Ugh!
TV: Simon Trask was assaulted last night
for his Anti-Mutant stance.
His Humanity Now! coalition is going to protest the Mutant--
Whoa, Tony,
did you shower after your little garbage-truck dive?
Ugh! You smell like diapers.
Oh, man! Like an 140-pound diaper.
I showered like 19 times. Trust me.
You can't get that smell outta polyresin iron, or my hair.
And, worse, whoever did that to me,
whoever has that kind of tech... vanished.
That's the guy you found last night?
Yeah. Simon Trask, a big-time Anti-Mutant activist.
Wants to identify and control mutants.
What is this, the 1950's?
-That's just wrong! -Well, I kinda wanna know
if someone has the power to fry my brain or something.
There's a lot of evil mutants.
What's wrong with identifying them?
So you think they should be outed if they don't want to be?
-Segregated even? -No, not segregated.
But maybe, you know, identified.
LECTURER: Ahem! All right, if everyone would settle down
and act like civilized humans.
Thank you. I'd like to introduce a new student.
Her name is Annie Claremont
and she's moved all the way from Colorado.
-Well, stand up, Annie. -Uh, hi. I'm Annie.
I don't really know what to say.
Nice clothes, if you're from Loserville!
[laughter]
Whoa! She's cute. Am I right or am I right?
Yeah, if you like the snobby, stuck up,
-better-than-thou attitude. -Nah, I think she's just shy.
I'm telling you,
Extremis keeps giving me all these amazing new ideas.
I already sold a dozen new inventions
to Pym Industries and the Baxter Think Tank!
I can't take you anywhere!
Man, just think of it,
by next year, Stark Solutions could be bigger
than Stark International! Hammer would lose it!
Hey, check it out. There's the new girl.
Hmm. Do we really need another redhead?
I don't think so.
Nice bag, new girl. Oh, easy! I just wanna take a look.
Could you just stop? I really don't want trouble.
Trouble? That's funny.
'Cause you just found a... Whoa!
[laughter]
What are you, some kind of mutant?
[mutterings]
-How did she do that? -Oh, man.
Did you see that?
You really think she's... a mutant?
I mean, if she is, maybe we should keep our distance.
Um... Annie? Hi.
We're not here to mess with you.
-I'm James and... -I'm Tony.
-Stark. I know. -You know me?
Well, you're kinda famous.
I heard about you when I registered.
What you did back there... that was amazing!
I shouldn't have reacted like that, but he wouldn't back off.
But you didn't touch him. We saw everything.
You're one of them, aren't you?
-A mutant? -And that freaks you out?
No, of course not!
Kind of.
Look, after school, let's go someplace and talk,
away from the Academy. Is that cool?
You don't have to be afraid of us.
You can say whatever you want.
I'm not afraid, believe me. Not any more.
We all have secrets. Right, Tony?
Huh?
Whoa!
Man, that is so cool! What else can you do?
I can read people's thoughts.
That's why I trusted you. I know who you and Tony are.
-And I need your help. -You mean you... know?
You're Iron Man and War Machine, yeah.
Look, I didn't mean to pry into your mind.
I just don't trust people very often.
So, why do you need our help?
I've been trying to find a school.
There's rumors about a special institute for mutants.
But there are other mutants out there,
-not all of them good. -Well, that's a big surprise.
One of them wants me for his own cause.
He's been trying to track me down.
I had to run away from home so he wouldn't find my family.
He hates normal people. Thinks a war is coming.
Uh, does he wear red and purple?
-Yeah. -And a metal helmet?
It protects him from mental powers.
Does he have the power to control magnetism?
Oh, no! It's him. It's... Magneto!
Look out!
Did you think you could hide from me for long, child?
This way!
The iron in your blood is unique, like a fingerprint.
Once I'm close, I can track you like a lion tracks a gazelle.
Keep going! Run!
Faster! He's right behind us!
You run from the truth, girl.
You know what's to come, and yet you flee from me!
Foolish.
(Battle cry)
That's what happens when I pull my punch.
You don't wanna find out what happens when I don't.
Why are you doing this? Who are you?
You may call me Magneto.
And you, my friend, are largely made of iron.
You would think our first meeting
would have taught you a lesson.
Tony... no!
-Warning. -Gah! Can't move!
Computer, all power to servos.
Servos failing. Electrical systems failing.
Power failing.
Leave him alone!
Impressive.
Your telekinesis is quite strong.
Next time, try non-metal objects.
You are nothing but a human being inside that metal.
Flesh, bone, hatred... and little spirit.
Aaah!
[groans]
Armor systems V.2.4 shutting down.
Amusing, but I don't have time to play with tin soldiers.
-No! -Come, child.
We have much to discuss.
-Annie! -What's he gonna do with her?
Tony!
Oh, no!
Rebooting systems.
Wow.
I think my bones are, like, powdered.
But I'm OK. No worries.
[coughs]
Forgive this horrid place.
It's a temporary refuge.
This is where they have driven me to.
Let me go! You can't do this!
I do what must be done.
We can clearly see what these mutants are capable of
in the wake of Trask's attack. Mutants must be controlled.
You can't have these so-called people running rampant!
Senator Kelly. A leader in mutant segregation and hatred.
Mutants must be identified.
Their births must be regulated
for the sake of our normal, human children.
As a child, I was locked away in a facility,
experimented on, and I finally fled for my life.
And I've been running ever since.
I know how that feels, to be on the run all the time,
-to always live in fear. -You cannot be that blind.
The humans would segregate us, ostracize us,
and eventually exterminate us.
They destroy anyone who is different,
even amongst their own kind.
Ugh.
Well, I have one last Mark 2 suit.
If Magneto trashes this one...
Maybe you better build some plastic armor, like ASAP.
I don't think we have a few weeks to rescue Annie,
-but good call. -This isn't really your fight.
-It's between the... mutants. -There you go again.
Talking about mutants like they're different from us.
-We're all people! -I know that! I'm just saying...
We're still interfering.
-So what are we gonna do? -Well, repulsor technology
is based on magnetic principles.
But Magneto controls magnetic fields.
Right. But scans reveal that he can only control
a positively charged field or negatively charged field,
not both at the same time.
I'm gonna program my force fields
to counteract whatever field he's using.
Brilliant! I have no idea what you just said,
but it sounds cool.
So you'll alter my force fields too?
Uh, War Machine is more offense than defense, Rhodey.
It'd take too long to modify.
But as long as you stay close, you'll be fine.
[chuckles]
Why don't I feel convinced?
[groans]
Tony... Rhodey... hear me...
Aaah!
I have this sanctum fortified with the same anti-psi tech
that lines my helmet.
Your telepathy is useless here.
Your powers are strong, child.
I could teach you how to use them.
Never! I hate you!
You're just as evil as the most prejudiced, ignorant humans!
You will help me wage my war
or I will hunt down your family.
This is not a false alarm to shock the nation.
Mutants are very real and very dangerous,
and they must be controlled.
Thus far, I have approached the situation the wrong way.
We can't make a martyr out of these fools.
You will make it look like a natural cause.
No mutant could be blamed for a heart attack.
End him.
Or you and everyone you love will suffer.
RHODEY: We've looked for Annie all night.
I'm not picking up any magnetic signatures. Wait!
Just as I say that...
It's faint.
This is it. The entire building is magnetized.
-It's messing up my sensors. -It's the magnetic field.
Come on, we've got to be... careful.
-PEPPER: Are you guys OK? -Whoo! That was a close one.
He's making sure no one's following him.
PEPPER: According to SHIELD, that would include everybody!
Boatloads of secret government agencies.
Something called the Weapon X Project.
It looks like Magneto's real name is Max Eisenhardt,
aka Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magnus.
Wow! Look at his record.
He's competing with Doctor Doom
for the Supervillain of the Century Award!
All right. We gotta find Annie. Let's split up.
-We'll go all day if we have to. -Tony, Rhodey, it's Annie.
Whoa! Where are you?
Tony, is that on our com channel?
No, it's... it's in our heads. It's telepathy.
ANNIE: I'm on the roof at the corner of 68th and Hanover.
Please hurry!
SENATOR KELLY: I am here to talk about my new proposal.
Proposition X, the Mutant Control Act.
My proposal seeks to identify mutants
even before they're born, and register them,
as we would register a gun.
You see? Already they treat us like objects, as weapons!
If this man comes to power,
every mutant will be hunted down.
Mutants are a genetic mishap, an unnatural product of nature,
a disease that must be controlled
before it gets out of hand!
Make it look like just another normal act
of the nature he so embraces. A heart attack.
He cannot die a martyr!
[heartbeat]
I won't!
Human life, every form of life, is precious.
You are a weak fool.
Your parents will suffer.
But first... you!
-Iron Man! -The metal buffoon returns.
Be gone!
-Amusing trick. -We got a million of 'em!
Argh!
Annie, get out of here. Go!
Be careful! You don't know how strong he is!
[crash]
What's going on up there? Is that a mutant?
You interrupt the good work.
I have no sympathy for anyone who stands in my way.
[groans]
[screaming]
Uh-oh.
What?
Saved... by one of them?
PEPPER: Tony, right below you!
No!
Thanks for the save. New feelings about mutants, huh?
I never said I didn't like mutants.
I just don't like evil mutants.
Argh!
Can't... move!
Aaah!
Now it ends.
I see you have some control over magnetism.
Very well, then.
Warning. Magnetic interference compromising force field.
Thanks for the update.
Power at 30%.
You are a clever, if frustrating, foe.
And when I finally get to you,
I'll twist you into abstract art!
[groans]
Power at 24% and failing.
Hold on. Don't shut down!
ANNIE: Guys, listen to me. You have to get his helmet off.
It protects him from my mental powers.
And how are we gonna do that? Ask him politely?
I'm coming up the fire escape now. You have to do something!
No, it's too dangerous! I told you to run!
Power at 12% and failing.
Just put it on the screen!
Pepper, I could use some bright ideas here!
Stop with defense and go with offense
-while he doesn't expect it! -Firing uni-beam!
Aaah!
PEPPER: Now, Tony! Get him!
Pathetic.
You really weren't much of an adversary.
Lucky, yes. Crafty, perhaps.
But worthy? No.
I feel the same way about you!
No!
Aaah!
Why don't you just... take a nap?
Oh, he'll wake up... in a few days.
Hopefully, inside a plastic prison.
There she is! She's a mutant!
-She's the cause of all of this! -Are you out of your mind?
She saved your life!
That's right! She saved all our lives!
[murmurs]
-She's a hero! -I think you'd better go, Kelly,
before your followers turn on you.
[shouting]
Hater!
Yeah, after the camera crew saw Kelly spew his hatred
on a girl who saved his life, his supporters bailed.
He's lost his platform.
You're a mutant! Show us your powers, huh, mutie! Ha!
You're just a freak. You don't have any friends.
-Never will. -Oh, she has plenty of friends.
-Wanna do something about it? -Hey! I was just playing around.
-Relax. I'm gone! -Thanks, guys.
But I think, from now on, I can take care of myself
without my powers. Unless someone really ticks me off.
You guys trusted me, now I want to trust something to you.
-My real name. -It's not Annie?
No, it's Jean. Jean Grey.
-I like that more than Annie. -[clears throat]
Is that someone looking for you?
Hello, Miss Claremont. My name is Professor Charles Xavier,
and I run an institute you've been looking for.
A school for mutants.
I, too, have similar abilities.
You won't have to feel alone ever again.
♪ Iron Man ♪
♪ He's Iron Man ♪
♪ Iron Man ♪
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