Iron Man Officially Debuts New 'Galactus Armor' Suit For First Time
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More than a decade after it first appeared, Tony Stark's Iron Man finally brings his Galactus Armor, aka the Galactus-Buster, into official Marvel lore. See below for the design, as we unpack this god-tier invention.
Ever since the Hulkbuster first debuted in 1994, Iron Man has been known for creating special one-off suits to take on unique threats, including the Ultronbuster suit, Cold Iron suit and Phoenix-Killer armor.
Now, Iron Man introduces a suit custom-made to take down the Fantastic Four, utilizing the cosmic power of their towering nemesis, Galactus the Devourer of Worlds.
Iron Man Reveals His Plans For 'Galactus Armor'
In today's Iron Man #11 - from Joshua Williamson, Luca Maresca, Matt Milla and Joe Caramagna - Tony Stark and Reed Richards engage in a battle of wills, as each hypothesizes how they'd defeat the other. Pushed to come up with a permanent solution to the entire Fantastic Four, Iron Man explains he'd track down Galactus, remove his armor and turn it into a superweapon, using it to remove the heroic group's powers.
While Reed doubts Iron Man's ability to carry out the scheme - arguing that Galactus doesn't technically WEAR armor, but is made of pure energy - Tony assuring his frenemy that he's simply not thinking creatively enough, confirming that while this suit isn't yet built, he already knows how the armor would work...
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