Armor Wars: What could have been?

So, we all know that Armor Wars is pretty much canceled/shelved/in production hell, But what could it have been if it WASN'T? Well, this is my theory:

We KNOW that the plot of 'Armor Wars' was supposed to follow Rhodey as he faced down villains who had gotten their hands on Stark-level tech after Tony's death in Endgame. I believe that Crimson Dynamo would have been a big threat, BUT- My personal take is that we would have actually seen the 'Dark Avengers'. YES, Norman Osborn doesn't technically exist in the MCU; but in my personal opinion, Marvel Studios could have used Justin Hammer instead; have him wearing a stolen and repainted Mark-47 armor (The one from 'Spider-Man Homecoming, the mostly-silver one) as the new 'Iron Patriot', assembling his own privately-owned Avengers team. Who would have been on it? No clue (My personal picks include Vulture as a fake Falcon, Shocker, and Bullseye as a fake Hawkeye), BUT I believe that Valentina Allegra DeFontaine would have been working with Hammer behind the scenes; using her position as the head of the CIA to run 'Project: Sentry' with Hammer funding the project in exchange for making this Dark Avengers team the legitimate 'Avengers' (And giving him Sentry for these Dark Avengers). Obviously, Rhodey would have beaten Hammer to take back the Mark-47; getting him arrested AGAIN and exposing his connection to Valentina and 'Project: Sentry' (Which would have tied in beautifully to the plot of 'Thunderbolts\*' and explained WHY she was under investigation). What do y'all think?

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maverickbluezero2025-11-17 23:58

honestly, good idea but I would add a few things. The missing 005 warmachine armor and another of the experimental suits. Also, a lot of scenes about rhodey's personal and work life outside of being warmachine. Up to now we don't even know where he lives or what a work day for him looks like. We don't know if he has friends that are not avengers, pepper, happy. We know Tony's houses, Steve's apartment, sam's house, Clint's house, Thor lives in new Asgard etc. But where does rhodey live? We saw in falcon and the winter soldier that sam had friends and family that helped with the boat. We saw that Sam does rescue missions for the military etc. I want to know the man behind the armor.

Historical_House_2072025-11-18 00:20

Those are all good ideas, too- I was under the impression that Rhodey lived at Avengers Compound full-time after 'Civil War', but I'd have loved to see what his previous/current home looks like. And, yeah- Seeing Rhodey's family in the MCU would've been big; since we know pretty much nothing about them, and seeing any non-Avengers work friends would have been excellent; perhaps even more so if they didn't include any cameos or future-hero teases (Marvel had enough planned on their plate before they put stuff on the chopping block, they didn't need to bring in more heroes that they couldn't deliver on).

BatmanForever232025-11-18 00:48

I think it's one of the few fan plots/theories that isn't complete shit, so good job?

Historical_House_2072025-11-18 01:12

Thank you?

rvdp662025-11-18 00:59

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poppythepupstar2025-11-18 01:17

tbh i think shelving this is a good thing bc maybe they are gonna retcon Secret Invasion where they claimed he was a skrull since Civil War. Honestly, I would have loved to see a Rhodey/Hill/Fury team up against Val and Hammer Tech way more than that skrull nonsense.

Historical_House_2072025-11-18 01:42

Honestly, I would have loved if Secret Invasion never even existed. With the Skrulls being allies in the MCU, I questioned how they were going to pull it off- Not very well, apparently! They shouldn't have tried- Or at least saved it for post-Secret Wars.

poppythepupstar2025-11-18 14:45

i agree, just say SI happened in some other universe lmao. it has not been referenced in any mcu movies since it happened including the marvels !

Top-Reach-382025-12-04 09:03

I have a theory regarding secret invasion and Doom being pulled into the 616 during NWH because he has a tony stark-like face, I just posted it in this subreddit

TravelingHomeless2025-11-18 01:49

I would have loved it happening just to see Cheadle getting the MCU spotlight and kicking ass.

Ordinary-Chain-80472025-11-20 05:40

Wasn’t there also Hammer tech in Luke cage so maybe that could’ve tied in maybe even have him show up

Top-Reach-382025-12-04 09:02

Imagine if the Doom we are going to see has a **soul-bonded or fate-linked connection** to Spider-Man through:

* Tony Stark (Doom having the same face in this variant),
* Multiversal destiny, or
* Something like the Web of Life,

So that means this Doom could have been pulled into the 616 universe during NWH, which means he already knows about incursions and potentially has had access to Avengers-level technology.