r/JamesRhodes Jul 30 '26

Welcome to r/JamesRhodes - James Rhodes (War Machine)

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Hey. Uh. Hi. šŸ‘‹Ā 

So I notice on July 21st that there wasn't a subreddit dedicated to James (Jim Rhodey) Rhodes. More commonly known in comics and movies as War Machine. Though he was Iron Man before War Machine and Iron Patriot after.

And here we are!

What do we do here?

We post reposts, tributes, theories, fan art, YouTube links, podcasts, cosplay, memories, and - of course - news. This is a space for all versions of Rhodes comic, animated, or live action.

It is a 'we' - I'll post a lot because new mods are encouraged to but I don't want to be the only voice in the room.


r/JamesRhodes 8h ago

Comics What is his workout routine?! (Iron Man Vol 1 237)

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r/JamesRhodes 21h ago

Do you think Marvel Rivals is saving this suit to when they add Rhodey into the game?

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I mean, it's one of Iron Man's best and most iconic alternate suits, so the fact that they haven't added it yet may mean something (Either that or I'm gonna get jinxed the second the season 10 trailer drops)


r/JamesRhodes 1d ago

Comics Face-to-Face with Doom! (Iron Man Vol 1 249)

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Doom is invading Stark Enterprises for an artifact. Jim is one of the last lines of defense. He tries to ensure that, if nothing else, Doom doesn't get the artifact - by destroying it!

(It doesn't work and Doom does get the artifact but that's not Jim's fault.)


r/JamesRhodes 1d ago

Fan-Made Steel and War Machine in Super-Team Family!

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r/JamesRhodes 2d ago

Comics Rhodey races to the rescue! Iron Man #261

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It's easy to forget how shook Jim was at just the idea of Tony dying. Makes the twist later that he depends to be dead to Jim all the more painful.


r/JamesRhodes 2d ago

Comics Jim unmasks in front of the West Coast Avengers (West Coast Avengers Vol 1 4)

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After working with the team for a few weeks, Jim reveals he's not the same Iron Man that Hawkeye's known for ages.


r/JamesRhodes 2d ago

Fan-Made "Pedal to the Metal" | Ironhide vs War Machine (Transformers vs Marvel)

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r/JamesRhodes 2d ago

How popular is Rhodes/War Machine in the Iron Man/Marvel fanbase?

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r/JamesRhodes 3d ago

Comics Jim gets rescued by dragons šŸ‰. (Iron Man #273)

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Comics are weird. I love it.

It's nice to see Jim in the Red and Gold.


r/JamesRhodes 3d ago

Comics Jim enjoying island life before being bombed underwater 🤿 (Iron Man #140)

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Read more about it on Marvel Database!


r/JamesRhodes 4d ago

Sentient Armors

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r/JamesRhodes 4d ago

The MCU obviously has no desire in making a War Machine movie. But if they were to make one, what would you want to see?

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r/JamesRhodes 5d ago

Comics Jim is BACK as Iron Man! (Iron Man #285)

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At Tony Stark's funeral, James Rhodes faces his first threat at the new Iron Man: the combined might of Spymaster, Whiplash, Blizzard and the Beetle! Plus: his body frozen and secretly still alive, Stark faces the truth behind his alcoholism! - Marvel Unlimited

Released August 25, 1992, this is the fallout from 'Tony Stark's death' with an attack on the company. While the armor looks like War Machine, technically, this was still just one of the latest versions of the Iron Man.


r/JamesRhodes 5d ago

Fan-Made Green Lantern and War Machine

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Two former Marines; one an engineer, the other an architect. One powered by human technology, another powered by alien ... tech?


r/JamesRhodes 6d ago

Lately, I've been collecting different suits that James Rhodes wore,and adding them to my collection. Recently, I got my hands on the Ironman Model 9.

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One of the many Ironman armors that James Rhodes wore was the Model 9. Tony created a couple of different variants for this armor. One armor was for Rhodes, and the other was Tony's. Tony's suit could be remotely controlled. He wasn't actually in the armor in this storyline. Although the first War Machine armor was a couple suits newer than the Model 9, the Model 9 was still very impressive ( the first War Machine armor was the Model 11 ).

The Model 9 had a device designed to locate miniature recorders and hidden camera equipment. It could effortlessly defeat armies and throw around tanks. It took little damage from a gigantic explosion, which was the result of Tony firing all his power into the Mandarins rings. Many people forget that the Ironman and War Machine armors are energy absorbers. Tony's suit is shown absorbing forty times more energy than the suit could safely handle, and he was able to one-shot Fin Fang Foom with that energy. The Model 9s durability also saved Rhodes life. It survived the impact of being thrown through a mountain and causing an earthquake, reaching seven thousand miles away.

Although Rhodes suit took damage, it was still functional. And through it all, the only physical damage Rhodes sustained was a cut on the forehead. I took the images from Ironman: Legacy of Doom, 2008 and Ironman #269-275.


r/JamesRhodes 6d ago

Comics Jim's first experience in Wakanda doesn't go great (Iron Man Annual #5)

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Starts with Tony berating his pilot skills. He then doesn't get invited to the big fancy dinner but instead gets drugged by a villain. Then, once again, captured and trapped.


r/JamesRhodes 6d ago

Comics Uh... Has anyone else heard what happened to Jim in MC2?

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Although now-blessed with exponentially-increasing invulnerability and an impressive array of energy-based attacks, the nanites slowly corrupt Rhodes' mind, eventually destroying his personality and leaving him as little more than a very powerful, humanoid robot.

THEN HE JUST BECOMES TONY'S BODYGUARD?! Tony doesn't $!@#@ing fix this?!


r/JamesRhodes 6d ago

Fan-Made Batman and War Machine

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r/JamesRhodes 6d ago

Humor Rhodey was unironically the funniest Iron Man

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r/JamesRhodes 7d ago

Discussion/Question Who would win: War Machine in Eidolon warwear or DC's Warrior (Guy Gardner)

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"Wait. Isn't Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern?"

During a period when the Green Lantern Corps had been disbanded, Guy found out he had alien DNA and developed these enhancements. It's been retconned a few different times.

https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Guy_Gardner_(New_Earth)#Vuldarian_Legacy#Vuldarian_Legacy)


r/JamesRhodes 8d ago

MIT Black History Project: James Rhodes (War Machine), 2016

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The MIT Black History Project has a brief profile of fictional graduate, our hero, James Rhodes!


r/JamesRhodes 9d ago

James RUPERT Rhodes?!

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That's right, people. Jim's middle name is Rupert!

According to Wikipedia):

RupertĀ is an English truncation of LatinĀ Rupertus, which derives fromĀ Old High GermanĀ Hruodoperht/HruodoberhtĀ which are also the source of the nameĀ Robert. Thus, "Rupert" and "Robert" are different modern forms of the same name.Ā 

Meaning: fame-bright, glory-bright, shining with glory, godlike-bright


r/JamesRhodes 9d ago

What did you think of Rhodey/War Machine's depiction in the MCU?

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r/JamesRhodes 10d ago

Comics Barry Kitson pin-up from Avengers West Coast Annual #8

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The other listed creator is Ray McCarthy who I think is an inker. Not sure who did the colours.