Mandroids
A Stark Designed battle suit built for S.H.I.E.L.D. The plans for the Mark I and II have been known to fall into the wrong hands however and are used by villains as well as government agents.
Name:
Mandroids
Publisher:
Aliases:
- Super-Mandroids
- Hulkbusters
First issue:
History
Designed by Tony Stark and built by Stark International, the Mandroid armor was oringinally created forSHIELD to provide response to threats.
Although it was made with good intentions, the armors design has fallen into the hands of many villains. The armor has been used by the likes of Justin Hammer, Moses Magnum and Reverend William Stryker. During the Armor Wars, Iron Man took down the five active Mandroids.
While there are several variations of the Mandroid there are two primary designs. The
Mark I
has a more pronounced head (but is not movable). The hand units are noticeably different as well. Each hand on the Mark I has three opposible fingers with the weapons mounted in them.
The
Mark II
Mandroid has no pronounced head, the left arm has a claw hand and the right arm is the weapons arm. Other than the cosmetic differences and the arms all remaining systems are the same.
Creation
The Mandroids were created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams in 1971 and first appeared in The Avengers # 94.
Armor Capabilities
Armor Type: Omniurn Steel
Defense Syster: Force Field
Life Support: Filtered Air System
Misc: Long Range Radio
Loudspeaker
Ejection System
Primary Weapon: Neuro Stunners (2)
Secondary Weapons: Lasers
Laser Torchers
Tractor Beam
In Other Media
Television
- The Mandroids appeared in Iron Man: The Animated Series. During the "Armor Wars" adaptation, Iron Man breaks into the Vault and destroys the Mandroids due to them using his technology. They initially looked close to their comic incarnations, but were later redesigned with new armor based on the Guardsmen.
- The Mandroids appeared in The Avengers: United They Stand.
- The Mandroids appear in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, where they were built by S.H.I.E.L.D. without Tony Stark's consent.
- The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
- The Mandroids appear in Avengers Assemble.
Film
- The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.
Merchandise
- A Mandroid was featured in the Minimates line from Diamond Select.
- A Mandroid was the subject of a Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure wave from Hasbro. Released in conjunction with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the wave consisted of Captain America, Captain America (World War 2 version), Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Baron Zemo, Captain America (Marvel NOW! version), Red Skull and an A.I.M. soldier.
- The Mandroids were featured in the HeroClix figure wave.
