Iron Manhas created hatful of interesting and unequaled armors for himself in Marvel Comics as well an in the MCU film . It seems like he has an armor for any give billet . However , one such armor from the strip is notably unique . Not just in its particularly colored purpose , but also in the material its made from . Known as the Cold Iron Armor , this suit allow Tony Stark to take on a very specific opposition : Malekith , Lord of the Dark Elves , and all of his elven forces . Read on to learn why it ’s such a alone and intense armour .

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While Malekith is typically a nemesis of theThor , the God of Thunder , Iron Man sets his sights on the dark elf after the villain gets his handson a few Mandarin rings . ab initio meant to be a stealth mission on the morose elves ' realm of Svartalfheim to retrieve the rings , Tony Stark is discover and Malekith commit his dark elves to run Iron Man down . He yield each of his captains a Mandarin ring , supposedly to help them wipe out Tony once they ’ve go after him . However , Iron Man is never without a backup and contingency plan , usually in the physical body of a young technical school or armor . In this case , one very deathly armour .

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patently , a fighting - fire - with - fire approach is needed when face up the dark brownie . Tony call in Dark Angel , a tech / magic expert serve him , to send him a brand new armour , live as the Cold Iron armour . While most of Iron Man ’s suits are not in reality made of Fe ( as he cite in thefirstIron Manfilm ) , this fussy suit is . The grounds for the iron used is that the metallic element is constitute to be deadly to dark elves . Upon contact , the elves experience an excruciating pain and burning stale , hence the armour ’s name . With his novel causa , Iron Man turns the tables on those elves hound him , wee them the prey .

This cause is arguably more acute and more " metallic element " than any of Tony ’s other suits . Featuring long Fe claws on each gauntlet for pierce , and a launching harpoon attach to the shoulder , it also fires clouds of smoothing iron filings , ensuring little chance for any gremlin to get away the inevitable freeze burn . Iron Man is n’t messing around bear this causa . Why should he , considering that Malekith would care nothing more than to flay him animated ? However , the armor and its dark purpose also seem to come with an even darker inclination for Tony himself . He seems less forgiving and more merciless than normal , filled with choler towards Malekith and his forces .

One could imagine how different theThor : The Dark Worldfilm would have been hadIron Man been present to help Thorfight the MCU version of Malekith , specially if Tony wear this armor . It probably would have been a much shorter movie ( something thatDark Worldmight   have benefitted from ) . In any cause , it ’s probably a good thing Iron Man only shortly used this armor . While useful , it ’s lethal and intense program are probably better suited as a one - off suit , rather than some of his more long - standing consistently drawn armor .

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At the end of the day , Iron Manis at his best when he ’s a more lighthearted hero , rather than being one fill with vengeance .

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