Iron Man 3: 10 Moments We Probably Won't Get To See

7. Why Fly When You Can Skate?

ironmanskates The Iron Man movies have managed to show us some of the different armors Tony has worn over the years. The first movie gave us the classic prototype Tony built while being kept prisoner, as well as the classic suit. Then Iron Man 2 managed to adapt the suitcase armor in a way that was still very believable, and we also got War Machine€™s Variable Threat Response Battle Suit. And from what we€™ve seen so far of Iron Man 3, we know that we€™re going to get an adaptation of Extremis, the Iron Patriot, Stealth Armor, Space Armor, and (the one that I had a nerdgasm over) the Hulkbuster Armor. We do know that we€™ll probably see even more than that, given the trailer and the posters showing what could potentially be dozens of Iron Man suits. But what won€™t we see? My money is on this: The Ridiculous Roller-Skating Iron Man. Oh, the Silver Age€ So good in so many ways, but then you see something like this that just makes you wonder what they were thinking. In the early days, Tony preferred to zip about on jet-powered skates since his boot-jets didn€™t have much of a range. He even designed some for the military to use, which may have been the first sign that he€™d been drinking too much€ Likelihood: Given how effective Iron Man is at flying, it€™s highly doubtful Tony will decide to incorporate roller skates into any of the armors we€™ll be seeing in this movie.
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Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com