James Rhodes

James "Rhodey" Rhodes is a fictional military officer and superhero featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Originally played by actor Terrence Howard, he was introduced as a supporting character in the 2008 film Iron Man. Primarily seen as a military figure, the movie foreshadowed his eventual evolution into that of an armored hero. The character appeared next in the movie's 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2, only this time he was played by actor Don Cheadle, who replaced Howard after he departed from the role. In this film, Rhodey put on a super-suit for the first time and became War Machine. Cheadle returned to the franchise in 2013 for Iron Man 3. He was still armored up, but his appearance went through a fresh coat of paint, as well as a name change. He was dubbed the Iron Patriot. Following the events of that film, Rhodey dumped the Iron Patriot armor and settled back into classic War Machine gear, where he aided his BBF Tony Stark and other colorful heroes against the villainy of the nihilistic robot Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron.