Iron Lad
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) |
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Alter ego | Nathaniel Richards |
Species | Ravonna |
Notable aliases | Kang the Conqueror Kid Immortus |
Abilities | Wears neurokinetic armor which responds to his thoughts and grants him: Superhuman strength Flight Energy blast projection Magnetic field creation Time travel Shapeshifting Ability to hack into computer systems |
Iron Lad (Nathaniel "Nate" Richards) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an adolescent version of Kang the Conqueror, armed with a bio-metal suit that responds to mental commands. He is named after his ancestor of the same name.
Publication history
Iron Lad first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005), created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung.
Fictional character biography
Sixteen-year-old Nathaniel "Nate" Richards is rescued by his time-traveling adult self, the villainous Kang the Conqueror, moments before bullies would cause him to be hospitalized for years of his life from a knife attack, an event that originally shaped his development into a villain. Kang takes his teenage self through time to witness the future battles and glory that would result in his transformation into Kang the Conqueror, hoping to inspire his younger self. However, it backfires and Nate is horrified at the life of evil his future self shows him. Kang presses Nate to accept his future by killing the bully who would have hospitalized him. Instead, Nate takes the time travel technology given to him by Kang and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny.[1]
He seeks the Avengers for assistance, but finds the
Eventually, Kang comes to the past looking for Nate, wanting to return his younger self to his proper place in the timestream. Nate refuses to return, unwilling to become the infamous future villain. The team battle the
Cassie and Jonas eventually feel attracted to one another, due initially to Nate's mental imprint. They later begin a relationship. While fighting the
Iron Lad appears in the 2010-12 miniseries,
Nate, now going by the name Kid Immortus, later provides information to
After Doom's plan fails, Iron Lad returns and rescues
Richards returns once again as Iron Lad in the Exiles series alongside original member Blink and new members including Wolvie, Sharon Carter and Valkyrie, fighting a multiversal conglomerate of Kangs known as the "Time-Eater", later sacrificing himself to save the rest of the Exiles from a group of rogue Watchers.[8]
Powers and abilities
Nate's Iron Lad armor is composed of neuro-kinetic nano-metal and he can alter its appearance and shape with his thoughts. The armor grants Iron Lad superhuman strength and allows him to fly. It also enables him to fire blasts of various kinds of energy, hack into computer systems, create magnetic fields and travel through time. Kang's psychic link with his armor also enables him to mentally control the Iron Lad armor from a close range.[citation needed]
Other versions
Earth-6160
In the pages of Ultimate Invasion, the Earth-6160 version of Tony Stark becomes his universe's version of Iron Lad following Howard Stark's sacrifice to trap himself, Maker, and Kang the Conqueror in The City by closing it down. Tony tells Earth-6160's Reed Richards that he will call himself Iron Lad until he can come up with a better name to call himself.[9]
Exiles
In Exiles vol. 3, an alternate version of Nate who embraced his role as Kang, dubbed the Iron Prince, appears as a member of the Dark Exiles.[10]
What If
In a
In other media
Iron Lad appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Billy Kametz.[11][12]
References
- ^ Young Avengers #2. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Young Avengers #5. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ The Mighty Avengers #33. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Allan Heinberg (w), Jim Cheung (p), Mark Morales (i). "Avengers: The Children's Crusade" Avengers: The Children's Crusade, no. 4 (Jan. 2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (May 2012). Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ FF vol. 2 #8 (June 2013). Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Avengers vol. 5 #34. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Exiles vol. 3 #1–12. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Hickman, Jonathan (2023). Ultimate Invasion #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Exiles vol. 3 #8-12
- ^ "Billy Kametz | Voice over actor ". voice123.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Glass, Joe (July 28, 2017). "Avengers Academy Brings Armor Wars To iOS And Android". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
External links
- Iron Lad at Marvel.com
- Iron Lad on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Iron Lad at Comic Vine