Warning: Contains spoilers for Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3!Iron man there is an armor for everything. Whatever threat the cosmos imagines, he decides to design a suit to combat it, and his work continues even in a terrifying alternate future. Spider man Black becomes King. Iron Man debuts his new giant “Hulkbuster” style suit in the final battle against a futuristic, monstrous version of Peter Parker, offering another unique design to fight against impossible odds.
Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3 Peter's grief for his fallen family combines with the poisonous symbiote Arachniot, which turns him into the King in Black and sets Spider-Man on a path of apparent destruction, presenting a terrifying potential timeline. After decades of bloodshed, the King in Black faces off against a gathering of aging heroes, including a completely redesigned Iron Man. at a glance Reminiscent of many of Tony's “Hulkbuster” suits, though lacking his standard red-and-gold Iron Man colors. Unfortunately, Iron Man's Arachniot armor is not up to the task and the King in Black quickly dispatches him.
Iron Man's new 'Hulkbuster' armor doesn't stand a chance against the black-clad Spider-Man king
Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3 By Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly and Greg Land
While Peter Parker's vision of this devastating possible future leaves little room for armor specs, there are a few notable details about Iron Man's armor. Tony adopted a silver design with a gold faceplate, before the red metal. The armor is huge too, dwarfing the Hulkling (Teddy Altman) who rides into battle on Tony's back. There is no demonstration of weapon systems or other additional features, however its similarities to the Hulkbuster suit could mean borrowing that design's shoulder-mounted guns and repulsor cannons, along with whatever else Tony can still achieve. destroyed by Arachniote and Peter Parker in the future.
Iron Man's original Hulkbuster was designed to combat the Hulk's extraordinary strength. Despite numerous revisions and improved suits over the years, Tony was never able to create a model that defeated the green giant, although they did allow him to survive battles. Given the visual similarities between the Hulkbuster and this Arachniote armor, he tried to adapt the design to the new enemy. However, since the King in Black was able to defeat Steve Rogers, Wiccan, Nebula, and seemingly countless others, it wasn't up to Tony Stark to take him down (or anywhere).
Iron Man's Newest Armor Was a Short-Term Failure
Spider-Man's Dark King is too powerful for a suit
While many of Iron Man's designs are powerful, not all of them make him a one-man battle. It's unclear what resources are still available in the Black timeline of Doomsday, but Captain Marvel's android-like appearance and visible aging for the Guardians of the Galaxy suggest that the heroes have changed a lot, including losing many friends and loved ones. . He dreamed up a visually stunning design, but it didn't pack the necessary punch. Hulkbuster-style Arachniote armor was the best Iron man he could in the dark future, but he wasn't strong enough to defeat Spider man Black King.
Venom Wars: Spider-Man #3 available now from Marvel Comics.