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Geek History Lesson

468: War Machine (James Rhodes)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Tv & Film, Arts, Film History, Visual Arts

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Discover the Ironclad Legacy of War Machine, James Rhodes. Listen to the journey of Tony Stark's closest ally as we delve into his heroic transformation, technological arsenal, and pivotal role in the Marvel Universe. From the battlefield to the Avengers, this episode is packed with epic battles, heartwarming friendships, and jaw-dropping Iron Man trivia. Additional research & writing by Diego Anthony Nunez - https://twitter.com/Blackcrow521

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0:00.0

James Rody Rhodes.

0:14.5

The war machine himself.

0:15.5

He's been a character in the Marvel Universe for a long time.

0:18.5

He was in the very first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.

0:24.0

He's appearing in secret evasion and he's also got an upcoming armor wars movie.

0:28.0

Ashley, I want you to take out the movies.

0:31.3

I don't want to talk about the movies right now.

0:33.4

But in the current Marvel Comics Universe, what do you think is the legacy or the attitude

0:41.1

or even the view of Rody as a character?

0:46.3

How do you think the Avengers see Rody?

0:49.4

Do you think they see him as Iron Man's sidekick or what do you think their viewpoint

0:54.1

on this really great character is?

0:56.8

I think that their viewpoint on Rody is that his value comes as a military strategist.

1:04.6

I would say that's to a wavering success depending on the writer.

1:10.0

Do you think they like it better than Tony?

1:12.2

How could you not?

1:13.2

I was going to say that too.

1:14.8

I mean, and I was going to say that what I do admire about the way Rody's been written

1:19.6

from his inception is the lazy thing to do is to make a military person hard.

1:25.8

And let me tell you, I'm not a lot of military people in my life.

1:30.8

You're talking to one right now.

1:32.0

And they are the nicest people, some of the sweetest people that I don't know any military

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