10 Facts About Detroit Steel

1.

Detroit Steel is a fictional suit of powered armor appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, in which it is usually operated by adversaries or rivals of Iron Man.

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Detroit Steel is what follows in the hole left behind by Iron Man once Tony Stark leaves the world stage.

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3.

Detroit Steel is a sort of Blackwater-meets-NASCAR corporate-sponsored armored enhanced guy available for hire to the highest bidder for whatever cause around the round.

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4.

Detroit Steel underwent surgical modifications in order to operate the weaponized suit, and trained the other pilots in the Steelcorps army.

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5.

Detroit Steel next appears in The Invincible Iron Man during the 2011 company-wide crossover storyline "Fear Itself".

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6.

Detroit Steel is deployed in Paris, where he confronts the Asgardian demon Mokk: Breaker of Faith.

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7.

The Detroit Steel suit affords its occupant considerable protection from automatic weapons and explosives, though the magically-powered being Mokk: Breaker of Faith was able to easily rip open the armor.

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8.

Detroit Steel suit allows its users to fly, and usually is seen with a rotary cannon mounted on its right arm, and a specialized chainsaw on its left, which can penetrate Iron Man's Bleeding Edge Armor.

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9.

Sasha Hammer's Detroit Steel armor has been depicted with a directed-energy weapon in palm of its hands.

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10.

Those who pilot the Detroit Steel armor are required to undergo considerable surgical modifications, which leave implants visible on the pilot's chest, which Doug Johnson felt "turned him into a monster".

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