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unusual facts about powered armor



Frisky Dingo

The Xtacles are the private army of Iron Man-esque superhero Awesome-X (Xander Crews), who like their leader are outfitted with flight-capable, self-contained powered armor and an arsenal of high-tech weaponry.

Justin Hammer

During the "Armor Wars" storyline, Justin Hammer had Tony Stark's Iron Man technology stolen by Spymaster and sold it to a number of superhumans who wore powered armor (including Stilt-Man, the Raiders, the Mauler, Beetle, Crimson Dynamo and the Titanium Man).

Kunio Okawara

In a then unheard-of move, Tomino instructed Okawara to design more "realistic," practically-designed title mecha for the series, closer to lines of the "powered armor" described in the Robert A. Heinlein novel "Starship Troopers," rather than the fanciful iron giants depicted since the airing of Mazinger Z.

Samus Aran

Introduced in the 1986 video game Metroid, Samus Aran is an ex-Galactic Federation soldier who turned into an intergalactic bounty hunter, usually fitted with a powered armor suit with weapons that include directed energy weapons and missiles.

Space Siege

Whichever path they choose, players can upgrade their robotic sidekick, powered armor, and weapons.


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Powered exoskeleton

Appearances include Dominant Species by Michael Marks; the Fallout series of video games powered armor is portrayed as a bulking armor-plated mechanism, offering nearly complete protection against ballistic weapons and advanced resistance to energetic projectiles; is an example of this approach, as well as the Marvel comics franchise Iron Man.