Origin

Iron Apex is a deranged clone of Iron Man, created by The Jackal thanks to a DNA sample provided by Baron Zemo. He was part of a larger agenda set up before Zemo's death to resurrect him should he ever die, which happened during Doom's reign as World Emperor.

Creation

Iron Apex was introduced in New Avengers (2025) #1 by Sam Humphries and Ton Lima.

Major Story Arcs

Killuminati

Bucky Barnes and Black Widow put together a New Avengers task force to investigate a secret lab in Russia surrounded by missing persons reports. To protect himself, The Jackal clone running the lab released the clones of the Illuminati, including Iron Apex. While many of the other clones made their escape, Apex was seemingly killed when Namor tackled him into the ocean and drowned him.

Unfortunately, his armor had a resuscitation function. While Bucky's New Avengers were chasing after the other Killuminati, Iron Apex came back online. He tracked down another Jackal lab in Africa, where he found new clones of different Illuminati members. He also found files on The Jackal's plans which connect him to Black Widow, which Iron Apex shared with Bucky to inspire mistrust in the Avengers chasing him and the others.

With new members and information, Iron Apex led the Killuminati to a lab in Hungary so they can put the finishing touches on Baron Zemo's cloning. The New Avengers tracked them to it and confronted them. Meanwhile, the Zemo clone finished and was released. Iron Apex and Mr. Ouroboros decide to turn on Zemo, who trigger their kill switches, causing them to dissolve.

Powers & Abilities

Power Suit: Iron Apex has a power suit similar to Iron Man, which has been fused with his body.