: Vanko attacks Tony during the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. Though Tony defeats him using a portable briefcase suit, Vanko succeeds in showing the world that Iron Man is vulnerable.
: Vanko dies after self-destructing his suit, and Justin Hammer is arrested. Tony and Rhodey are awarded medals for their heroism, and Fury informs Tony that while he is unsuitable for the "Avengers Initiative," S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to hire him as a consultant.
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: Iron Man and War Machine team up to destroy the drones and eventually defeat Vanko in his own upgraded armor.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury soon reveals that Tony's new assistant, "Natalie Rushman," is actually undercover agent Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow). Fury provides Tony with Howard Stark's old research, leading Tony to discover a hidden diagram within an old Stark Expo model. Using this, Tony synthesizes a new, non-toxic element that saves his life and powers his latest armor. The Battle at Stark Expo : Vanko attacks Tony during the Monaco Historic Grand Prix
: Tony's business rival, Justin Hammer , fakes Vanko's death to break him out of prison, hoping Vanko will build a superior line of armored suits to upstage Stark Industries. Personal Crisis and S.H.I.E.L.D. Intervention
: In Russia, Ivan Vanko (Whiplash) builds his own arc reactor-powered electrified whips to avenge his father, Anton Vanko, who was once Howard Stark's partner before being deported for espionage. Tony and Rhodey are awarded medals for their
The film concludes at the Stark Expo, where Hammer unveils a fleet of military drones and a heavily weaponized Mark II suit (now War Machine) piloted by Rhodes . Vanko hacks the drones and Rhodes' suit to attack Tony, but Natasha Romanoff manages to break into Hammer Industries and restore control to Rhodes .