Unwilling to ignore Iron Man's crimes any longer, the government tasks the armored warrior, Firepower, to take down the former hero... and Firepower just might win!

Jack Taggert, in the experimental Firepower suit, is using a simulator which allows him to practice fighting Iron Man in a virtual environment. He is being observed by Edwin Cord, Senator Boynton, and General Meade. He is also being coached by a Dr. Abrams, an apparent employee of the Senator. But Cord convinces him to stop, saying, “My man has worked the Firepower simulator dozens of times these past weeks! He’s quite capable of concluding this test without external interference!”

As Jim Rhodes looks on helplessly, Tony Stark takes the beating of his life. Is this the end of Iron Man?

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