Man of Iron (G1)
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- The Man of Iron is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Not much is known about the Man of Iron. He has a tendency to shoot first then ask no questions afterward, but he is loyal and will carry out his mission even if it takes eons. He got his moniker from the local inhabitants of the planet he was on. He is the stuff of legends. Literally.
Fiction
Marvel Comics
The Man of Iron and Navigator were on a rescue mission from Cybertron. They were sent to search for the Ark and her lost crew. They tracked the Ark to Earth but could not find them buried under Mount St. Hilary. Navigator lay dormant inside their rescue craft that was buried underground, in England but the Man of Iron would periodically go to the surface to have a look around. These appearances spooked the humans living there, spawning local legends of the "Man of Iron" that were passed down through the centuries. While roaming around, the Man of Iron showed little interest in communicating with the men there, and would not hesitate to open fire on them if he thought they were threatening.
The rescue craft sent out a beacon hoping to attract the attention of those lost on the Ark. It was indeed successful in attracting the attention of both the Autobots and Decepticons, who were newly reactivated after Mt. St. Hilary erupted. The Man of Iron appeared once again only to lose a firefight with Thundercracker. Man of Iron
Trivia
- The Man of Iron and his Navigator both share nearly identical character models, differentiated only by their heads (The Man of Iron's head seems to be a simplified version of Jazz's head). Their robot forms are highly genericized, lacking any distinguishing features that would hint at what their vehicle mode is, if any.
- The staggered colouring history makes the Man of Iron's killer difficult to identify. While the original art is black-and-white, the issue's cover is in colour, and it shows the Seeker in question to be Skywarp. This is supported by the in-story dialogue ('There's another one! It just seemed to appear from nowhere!'), suggesting use of his teleporting ability. When the story was reprinted in Collected Comics, however, the killer was coloured as Thundercracker, which resulted in a quiz question in a later UK annual that named him as the do'er of the deed (although the previous issue's cover showed that Thundercracker was the jet shot down by Bluestreak in the third instalment). And as if things weren't confused enough already, when the US reprint of the story was recoloured, the killer was depicted as Starscream!
