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I'm going to assume that anyone reading this thread is not worried about spoilers. Good? Alright, moving on.

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Originally Posted by MegaPrime33

But how could it be the Iron Patriot? It says Lt. Col. James Rhodes stamped on the armor.

Well, I doubt anyone in the movie will refer to it officially as "Iron Patriot" - just like the way Rhodey's armor was never referred to officially as "War Machine" in IM2.

Most likely, after the events of IM2 and Avengers, the WM suit was given a new paint job and used as a new form of propaganda and taken to air shows, press releases, etc. Basically the same kind of thing that Cap did in the 40's.

As an aside, I also think that Tony's nightmares and anxiety are what drive him to full-blown alcoholism. And if they are doing part of "Demon in a Bottle", I really hope we see a proper Silver Centurion at some point.

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Unless somehow someone ends up stealing the armor, I don't see how it could be a bad guy. Of course I could also be completely wrong too.

I definitely think someone will steal the armor from the Air Force and use it against Tony. Two scenes in the trailer point to this event:

1. IP hovering over a sleeping Pepper and Tony (could be a dream sequence though).
2. IP blowing up Tony's seaside home while Tony, in the MKII, scrambles to escape (again, could be a dream sequence).

And if anyone would steal the IP armor and use it against Tony, it would be Justin Hammer. But I could be way off-base about this too, especially since I'm still not sure how Mandarin figures into the plot.