AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Concept Art Reveals Streamlined, "Softer" Version Of Iron Man's Mark 45 Armor

Marvel Studios film and concept designer Phil Saunders has shared an alternate version of the memorable Mark 45 armor Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark donned in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron!

By Nighthawk01 - Sep 07, 2020 04:09 AM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Iron Man's armor became increasingly more futuristic as time went on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but long before he donned nanotechnology, Tony Stark wore physical suits. One of those played a key role in 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron, and is better known now as the Mark 45.

After recently sharing some alternate Hulkbuster designs, Marvel Studios film and concept designer Phil Saunders has revealed a streamlined "softer" version of the Armored Avenger's suit.

A sleeker version of Iron Man's armor wasn't introduced until 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, so Saunders was ahead of the game here. "An early alternate concept for the Mk45 [Iron Man] suit for [Avengers: Age of Ultron]," the artist explains. "Going for much softer forms with this one, something we didn’t really implement until the Mk50."

Avengers: Age of Ultron introduced a hexagon-shaped Chest Repulsor Ray, as well as a new A.I. assistant, F.R.I.D.A.Y. after J.A.R.V.I.S. was transformed into The Vision.

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19 Comments

Origame - 9/7/2020, 4:31 AM

I liked all the designs they went to. I just prefered the process where they made the full torso and cgi'd the body, rather than later movies where they had the torso for reference of shadow, then covered the whole thing in cgi. Its why the suits actually looked real in the original iron man movie, and like he made his suit in toon town when civil war came out.

MeAreLegend - 9/7/2020, 5:00 AM

I prefer the final design that they went for; just wish the cgi was better

SnideCut - 9/7/2020, 5:09 AM

I'll miss Iron Man in the movies.
It's incredible just how rewatchable Endgame is.

GothamSon - 9/7/2020, 5:25 AM

Unpopular opinion maybe, but the Mark III is still the very best Iron Man suit ever. Perfection.

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 9/7/2020, 9:01 AM

Looks like a cross between the Civil War and Infinity War armor.

SoBeKing - 9/7/2020, 9:41 AM

Always found the AOU suit to be the most forgettable, especially since it was never given a spotlight moment. I agree that going fully CGI really hurt the impression the Iron Man suits gave off. That being said, civil war and endgame are some of my favorite suits design wise. I really don't like the infinity war suit (i also think thats the wort cgi on any of them.)

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