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ArcReactor

TheArcReactorwasapowercoremadeoutofpureenergy,andwas
theinitialsourceofthefirstIronManMarksuits,andwaslater
modifiedtoanadvancedlevelbyTonytopowerhissuits,asitkepton
improving.ThesecondarcreactorismadeofaelementthatTonyStark
createdinthesecondmovie.
StarkIndustrieswasoncepoweredbyanArcReactor,butitwas
destroyedwhenPepperoverloadedit.Itisunknownwhathappenedto
thereactorafterthisevent.
TheArcReactorisalsothepowersourceofStarkTowerandamini
arcreactorwascreatedtopowertheIronMansuit.

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OriginalArcReactor

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CreatedbyHowardStark,theLargeArcReactorpoweredStarkIndustriesforyearsbeforeTonycreatedhismini
versions,thoughitwasneverreplicated.UnabletodefeatIronMonger,TonylureshimtotheroofofStarkIndustries
andhasPepperPottsoverloadthereactor,sendingupanenergysurgethatdisablesthesuitandknocksoutObadiah
Stane.Staneandhissuitthenfallintothereactor,whichexplodes,killingandincineratingStaneandhissuit.Tony
laterusesaVibraniumversiontopowerStarkToweranditisusedbyLokitopowertheTesseracttocreateawormhole
tobringaChitauriinvasionforcetoEarth.

PalladiumMiniArcReactorMarkI

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TonycreatesthePalladiumMiniArcReactorMarkItopowertheelectromagnetkeepingshrapnelfromreachinghis
heartinlieuofacarbattery.HelaterusesittopowerhisMarkIsuit,butupgradestohisMarkIIreactorandabandons
thisone.Ratherthanthrowitout,PepperPottsframesitwiththenote"ProofTonyStarkHasAHeart."AfterhisMark
IIreactorisstolenbyObadiahStane,Tony,withthehelpofhisrobotDummy,plugsbackinthisreactorandusesitto
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powertheMarkIIIsuitinbattleagainstIronMonger,butitisnotdesignedtoworkwiththatsuitandquicklyrunsout
ofpower.However,withPepper'shelp,TonydefeatsIronMongerandkillsStane.Hereplacesthisreactorwiththe
MarkIIIlater.

PalladiumMiniArcReactorMarkII

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CreatedbyTonyStarkafterreturninghome,thePalladiumMiniArcReactorMarkIIisusedtopowerhis
electromagnetandhisMarkIIandMarkIIIsuits.AfterfindingtheMarkIsuitandrebuildingitintotheIronMonger,
ObadiahStanestealsthisreactortopoweritasheisunabletoreplicatethetechnology.Tonyfaceshimusingthe
MarkI,butisinadequatetopowerhissuitproperly.Finally,TonyhasPepperPottsoverloadtheLargeArcReactor
poweringStarkIndustriesandStane,hissuitandthisreactorareincineratedintheexplosion.

PalladiumArcReactorMarkIII

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ThePalladiumArcReactorMarkIIIwasthereactorusedbyTonytopowerhisarmorsandelectromagnetinthe
movie,IronMan2.PresumablycreatedtoreplacetheonestolenfromhimbyStaneandeventuallyreplacedbythe

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VibraniumreactorasthepalladiumwasslowlypoisoningTonytodeath.Eachofhisarmorshadoneofthesepowering
itratherthanrelyingontheonepoweringhiselectromagnettodoboth,allowingJamesRhodestostealtheMarkIIsuit.

VibraniumArcReactorMarkI

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TheVibraniumArcReactorMarkIwastheArcReactorcreatedbyTonyafterherediscoveredtheVibranium
element,andtriedtosynthesizeit,resultingtothenewandmorepowerfulcleanVibraniumenergy.

VibraniumArcReactorMarkII

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TonyeventuallyreplacedtheMarkIreactorwiththeMarkIItopowerhisIronLegionandelectromagnet.Theones
poweringtheIronLegionweredestroyedwhenTonyhadJ.A.R.V.I.S.selfdestructthesuitsandafterhavingthe
shrapnelremovedfromhischest,Tonypitchestheonepoweringtheelectromagnetintothesea.

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IronMan(film)

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Needingsomethingbettertopowertheelectromagnetkeepingtheshrapnelinhischestfromreachinghisheartandhis
plannedMarkIsuit,TonybuildshisfirstMiniArcReactorbasedoffthelargeonepoweringStarkIndustries.Usingit,
hesucceedsinescapingandlaterupgradestotheMarkIIversionwhiletheMarkIisframedbyPepperPottsasproof
thatTonydoeshaveaheart.
TonyusesthenewarcreactortopowerhisMarkIIandMarkIIIsuits,buthasitstolenbyObadiahStanetopowerhis
ownIronMongersuit.TonyreclaimshisMarkIreactorandusesittopowertheMarkIIIinbattleagainstIron
Monger.
Thereactorisn'tpowerfulenoughtopowerthesuitforlongsoTonyhasPepperoverloadtheLargeArcReactor,
creatinganenergysurgeandexplosionthatkillsStaneanddestroystheMarkIIreactorwhiletheMarkIrunsoutof
power.TonylatercreatestheMarkIIIreactortoreplacehisdestroyedMarkII.

IronMan2

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ThepalladiuminthereactorisslowlypoisoningTonytodeath.Hehascreatedarcreactorstopowerallofhissuits,
allowingJamesRhodestostealtheMarkIIsuitandturnitintoWarMachine.Helatercreatesanewreactormadeof
Vibraniumthatnolongerpoisonshimandgreatlyincreasesthepowerhehasaccessto.Tomatchthis,hecreatesthe
MarkVIsuitwhichtakesadvantageofthegreaterpowerforincreasedcapability.IvanVankoalsocreateshisownarc
reactorstopowerhiswhipsandarmorwhichheknowshowtodoashisfatherwasHowardStark'spartnerincreating
thefirstarcreactor.

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Howmuchdoyouknowabout
TonyusesanewmassiveArcReactortopowerStarkTower.Lokilaterusesthistopowerhiswormholedevicebefore
StarWars:TheForceAwakens?
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Duringthefinalbattle,PeppertakesdowntheMarkIXsuitbypunchingthroughitsarcreactor.Thearcreactors
poweringtheIronLegionaredestroyedwhenJ.A.R.V.I.S.selfdestructsthesuits.Tonylaterhassurgerytohavethe
shrapnelremovedfromhischestwithanarcreactorpoweredelectromagnetcatchingthepiecesoncetheyare
removed.Afterwards,asthearcreactorisnolongerneededtopowertheelectromagnet,Tonypitchesitintothesea.

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TheArcReactorisbasedonthereactorofthesamenameinthecomics,bothhavingalmostthesame
appearanceandfunctionality.

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Therearenocurrenttriviaavailableonthistopic,asofthemoment.

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