21st August 2009
Iron Man Animated Series First Epdisode Overview
It was only a matter of time before Tony Stark would get a second shot at headlining his own animated series after how successful the Iron Man movie was. The first Iron Man animated series aired back in the mid-1990s, appropriately titled “Iron Man,” and only lasted for two seasons. And may just be me but the only thing that I remember from the first animated series was the theme song. Hopefully this second series that is airing on Nicktoons Network will prove to be more successful.
Episode 1
Synopsis
After testing out his newest invention, called “The Earth Mover,” with his father a 16 year old Tony Stark and his father Howard Stark are on board a Stark International airplane when their plane crashes. The crash kills Howard but Tony miraculously survives in small part due to his Iron-Exoskeleton he created though he still suffered damage to his heart and chest. In his father’s dying words Tony is told to stay with James Rhodes and his mother and attend high school like a regular teenager.
Once Tony returns to Stark International he is told by Obidiah Stane that he will be running Tony’s father’s company until Tony is old enough to run the company and promptly has the young Stark removed from the building. In his frustration Tony decides to use his Iron-Exoskeleton out for a spin and use it to find out that really caused the plane crash that killed his father. But before Tony is able to find out the truth he had to stop a subway from crashing into the building and killing hundreds of people. After saving all those people’s lives the media starts to call him Iron Man.
In an unknown location the Mandarin is plotting how to get one of the Ten Rings, one of which is in Obidiah’s possession. The Mandarin tells his son Gene Khan that he will get collect all the rings for himself and that he has other plans to get the rings.
Back in New York Tony in his second attempt to try and stop Obidiah from turning his father’s company into a weapon manufacturer he tries to stop the “Earth Movers” from being used as weapons by the military. In order to stop Iron Man from inteferring in his plans as well as trying to get a hold a of the armor Tony is wearing to turn into a weapon to sell. After a long battle in which Tony takes on three “Earth Movers” he is finally able to defeat them. But his victory is short lived as he is attacked by the Mandarin, who has already taken the ring in Obidiah’s position. Before the Mandarin can finish of Iron Man his armor comes back online in time to stun Mandarin and make him run.
