James Rhodes is a Marvel Comics character that has appeared in comics featuring or related to Iron Man since 1979. The character has appeared in other media adaptations of Iron Man both as a non-costumed character and as War Machine.
| Adaptations of War Machine in other media | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David Michelinie John Byrne Bob Layton |
| Original source | Comics published by Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #118 (January 1979) |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | The Invincible Iron Man (2007) Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010) Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013) Iron Man 3 (2013) Avengers Confidential: Black Widow and Punisher (2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) |
| Television show(s) | Iron Man (1994) Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009) The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014) The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) |
| Games | |
| Video game(s) | Iron Man 2 (2010) |
Most of the character's appearances have been in animation, but in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character is played successively by Terrence Howard and Don Cheadle.[1][2]
Television
editAnimation
edit1990s
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War Machine as appeared in the Iron Man animated series.
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War Machine as he appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
- War Machine appears in Iron Man, voiced by James Avery in the first season and Dorian Harewood in the second.[3][4] This version is a member of Force Works before the team disbands in the second season. Throughout the series, he struggles with claustrophobia after almost drowning in his armor.
- War Machine makes non-speaking cameo appearances in X-Men: The Animated Series.[3]
- War Machine appears in Spider-Man, voiced again by James Avery.[5][3]
- War Machine appears in The Incredible Hulk "Helping Hand, Iron Fist", voiced again by Dorian Harewood.[3][4][6]
2000s
edit- A teenage incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes appears as a main character in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Daniel Bacon.[3][4] This version is Tony Stark's best friend and a student at the Tomorrow Academy. During the first season, Rhodes and his family take in Tony after Howard Stark's apparent death. Rhodes serves as Iron Man's tactical aide-de-campe and voice of reason before receiving the War Machine armor.[7]
- War Machine appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Tales of Suspense!", voiced by LeVar Burton.[citation needed]
2010s
edit- James Rhodes appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Bumper Robinson.[8][9][3][4] This version initially appears as an associate of Iron Man's in the first season before utilizing the War Machine armor and becoming a founding member of the New Avengers in the second season.
- James Rhodes appears in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, voiced by Hidenori Takahashi in Japanese and Keith Silverstein in English.
2020s
editDon Cheadle voices an alternate timeline version of the MCU incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the Disney+ series What If? episode "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?".[10][4]
Live-action
edit- Don Cheadle reprises his role as the MCU incarnation of James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode "New World Order". For his performance, Cheadle was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[11]
Film
editAnimated
edit- James Rhodes appears in The Invincible Iron Man, voiced by Rodney Saulsberry.[4] This version is an engineer and former army medic.
- War Machine appears in Iron Man: Rise of Technovore, voiced by James C. Mathis III in the English version and Hiroki Yasumoto in the Japanese version.[3][4]
- War Machine appears in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher.[12][3]
- War Machine appears in Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum, voiced by Alex Barima.[3][4]
Live-action
editJames "Rhodey" Rhodes appears in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), portrayed initially by Terrence Howard and subsequently by Don Cheadle following a contract dispute between the former and Marvel Studios.[13][14]
Video games
edit- War Machine and a golden "hidden" version appears as a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, voiced by Wayne Ward.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, voiced again by Wayne Ward.
- War Machine's armor appears as an alternate costume for Iron Man in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.
- War Machine's armor appears as an alternate costume for Iron Man in most versions of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and as a playable character in the PC version.
- James Rhodes appears in the Iron Man film tie-in game, voiced by Terrence Howard.[4]
- War Machine appears as a boss for the Anti-Registration campaign in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, voiced by Nolan North.
- War Machine appears in Marvel Super Hero Squad, voiced again by Nolan North.[3]
- War Machine appears as a playable character in the Iron Man 2 film tie-in game, voiced by Don Cheadle,[15][16][17][18] with additional dialogue provided by Phil LaMarr.[3][4]
- War Machine appears as an alternate skin for Iron Man in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and its subsequent update Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Additionally, he makes a cameo appearance in Hawkeye's ending in the latter game as a member of the West Coast Avengers.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Alimi Ballard.
- War Machine appears in Iron Man 3: The Official Game, voiced by Ty Jones.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes, voiced again by Phil LaMarr.[19]
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel Heroes,[20] again voiced by James C. Mathis III.[3]
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel: Contest of Champions.[21]
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight.
- A teenage version of War Machine appears in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Adande Thorne.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced again by Don Cheadle.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel Future Revolution.
- War Machine appears as a playable character in Marvel Super War.
References
edit- ^ "Terrence Howard Interview on the set of IRON MAN", Collider, March 31, 2008
- ^ "Don Cheadle on the future of War Machine", Empire, March 26, 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "War Machine Voices (Iron Man)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes Voices (Iron Man)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Venom Returns". Toon Zone. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Helping Hand, Iron Fist". Toon Zone. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ "Trailer: Iron Man: Armored Adventures coming to Nicktoons in 2009". TV Jab. July 15, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "The Avengers: EMH! (2010), Season 1- Ep. 1". Marvel. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
- ^ ""Ultimate Spider-Man," "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" April 2012 Episode Details". Marvel Toonzone.
- ^ Bradley, Bill (September 18, 2021). "What If's Iron Man Murder Made The MCU's War Machine Treatment Even Worse". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Amore, Samson (2021-07-13). "Even Don Cheadle Doesn't Get His 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Emmy Nomination". TheWrap. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "'Marvel's Avengers Confidential': See the trailer here!". EW.com.
- ^ "Iron Man 2 Up Close: Don Cheadle". Marvel.com. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 12, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys (October 14, 2008). "Don Cheadle joins 'Iron Man 2'". THR. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ^ "War Machine Blasts Into Iron Man 2: The Video Game". Marvel.com. February 4, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ Weintraub, Steve (February 4, 2010). "IRON MAN 2 War Machine Video Game Trailer". Collider.com. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "New Iron Man 2 Video Game Trailer". Superhero Hype. February 4, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson Lend Their Voices to Iron Man 2". Blogs.sega.com. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ Miller, Greg (20 July 2013). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Characters and Cast Revealed".
- ^ "MARVEL HEROES 2015 Announces Playable KITTY PRYDE, BLADE, X-23, DOCTOR DOOM and More for Pre-Purchase". Newsarama.
- ^ "SDCC: "Marvel Contest of Champions" Adds New "Ant-Man" Content". CBR. 9 July 2015.