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Character James Rhodes / War Machine · James 'Rhodey' Rhodes · Colonel James Rhodes · Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine · War Machine · Rhodey
James Rhodes
Air Force liaison to Stark Industries, and the only Avenger with a chain of command.
- Status
- Alive
- Species
- Human
- First in print
- Iron Man #118 (1979)
- On screen
- 11 entries
Who they are
Air Force liaison to Stark Industries, and the only Avenger who has a chain of command to report to — which is why he is on the pro-Accords side and why the argument costs him his legs. Rhodey is the film's reminder that most of this is happening inside institutions somebody has to answer to.
Connections
Ally
- Tony Stark
Character
Best friend since MIT; the only other person Tony trusts inside a suit.
Member of
- The Avengers
Organisation
Wields
- The War Machine Armour
Object
Was there
- Tony Stark's Abduction
Event
Ran the search for three months.
- The Sokovia Accords
Event
Appearances
Canonical timeline · 11 entries
Notes are veiled until you track what you have watched, or switch spoilers off in the header.
Before the Age of Heroes
1995-
Captain Marvel2019 · Cameo
The Age of Heroes
2010-
Iron Man2008 · Major role
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Iron Man 22010 · Major role
After New York
2012-
Iron Man 32013 · Major role
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Avengers: Age of Ultron2015 · Supporting
The Sokovia Accords
2016-
Captain America: Civil War2016 · Supporting
The Snap
2018-
Avengers: Infinity War2018 · Supporting
The Endgame
2023-
Avengers: Endgame2019 · Supporting
Outside time
-
What If...?2021 · Cameo · 0/26 ep
After the Blip
2024-
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier2021 · Cameo · 0/6 ep
The Multiverse Saga
2026-
Secret Invasion2023 · Supporting · 0/6 ep