1 00:01:02,895 --> 00:01:04,829 MODOK: Destructors, advance. 2 00:01:08,801 --> 00:01:12,669 Halt. Target subject, forward. 3 00:01:27,286 --> 00:01:30,312 Destructors, destroy! 4 00:01:30,623 --> 00:01:35,322 DESTRUCTORS: We shall reduce the skeletal creature to ashes. 5 00:01:35,361 --> 00:01:38,990 To ashes. To ash. No! 6 00:01:39,031 --> 00:01:45,766 He is too strong. He is melting us. Melting, melting, melting... 7 00:01:50,676 --> 00:01:56,046 It works. It works. I must inform The Mandarin at once. 8 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:03,885 THE MANDARIN: Full many a rose is born to blush unseen 9 00:02:03,923 --> 00:02:07,324 and waste its fragrance on the desert air. 10 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,126 Unlike that poetic rose, my dear Hypnotia, 11 00:02:11,164 --> 00:02:14,361 we shall not blush unseen. 12 00:02:15,234 --> 00:02:17,998 When I have destroyed Iron Man, 13 00:02:18,037 --> 00:02:21,700 the world shall witness the flower of my strength grow 14 00:02:21,741 --> 00:02:25,939 until it is too large and too beautiful to be ignored! 15 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:33,082 The power in my ring is too great. The rose has become hideous. 16 00:02:33,352 --> 00:02:36,617 Maybe you'll have better luck with vegetables. 17 00:02:37,423 --> 00:02:38,583 (GONG SOUNDING) 18 00:02:39,625 --> 00:02:42,150 Ah! That's Modok calling. 19 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:46,188 He has an unfortunate taste for the melodramatic. 20 00:02:49,802 --> 00:02:52,236 I wonder where he picked it up. 21 00:02:55,041 --> 00:02:57,134 THE MANDARIN: Enough! I am here. 22 00:02:57,543 --> 00:02:59,306 It was a triumph. 23 00:02:59,345 --> 00:03:03,213 My new robot skeletal matrix was indestructible, 24 00:03:03,282 --> 00:03:08,652 so I initiated the process of covering it with its metal skin. 25 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:15,252 Superb! I can practically taste the power it will bring me. Us! 26 00:03:15,962 --> 00:03:18,590 The power it will bring us. 27 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:20,089 (THE MANDARIN LAUGHING) 28 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:24,660 Don't ice the champagne just yet, my impatient friend. 29 00:03:24,704 --> 00:03:28,936 First we must be sure Modok's handiwork is worthy. 30 00:03:29,208 --> 00:03:31,073 - Show me! - Gladly. 31 00:03:31,844 --> 00:03:34,608 Of course, there is still one area 32 00:03:34,647 --> 00:03:38,777 which requires a few finishing touches, but nonetheless, 33 00:03:38,818 --> 00:03:42,345 I give you Iron Man the Second! 34 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:45,915 THE MANDARIN: This is your triumph? 35 00:03:46,225 --> 00:03:49,854 You promised me an exact duplicate of Iron Man, 36 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:52,387 but this wouldn't fool anybody! 37 00:03:52,431 --> 00:03:55,889 His shoulder configurations are incomplete. 38 00:03:55,935 --> 00:03:58,927 I was lacking a few small bytes of data, 39 00:03:58,971 --> 00:04:01,769 but I've arranged to get them, as you shall see. 40 00:04:05,144 --> 00:04:09,672 One of my robotic agents secretly planted itself inside Stark's factory. 41 00:04:09,715 --> 00:04:12,741 You may watch the proceedings through its camera eye. 42 00:04:12,785 --> 00:04:16,653 It is non-metallic, so it didn't trigger the alarm. 43 00:04:16,889 --> 00:04:20,723 THE MANDARIN: Stark's factory has been earmarked for sabotage. 44 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,921 Why would it interest me now? 45 00:04:23,229 --> 00:04:27,393 MODOK: Because it will draw Iron Man into the open. 46 00:04:28,467 --> 00:04:29,559 Watch. 47 00:04:29,635 --> 00:04:32,968 This could be informative. 48 00:04:37,443 --> 00:04:40,435 By increasing the RAM chip capacity, we've been able to assign 49 00:04:40,479 --> 00:04:43,380 more sophisticated tasks to our robot workers. 50 00:04:43,416 --> 00:04:46,817 The Stark harvester can be used to plow or to plant, 51 00:04:46,852 --> 00:04:49,047 an innovation to help end world hunger. 52 00:04:51,324 --> 00:04:52,882 We've done our tour, Tony. 53 00:04:52,925 --> 00:04:55,621 An astonishing accomplishment, Mr. Stark. 54 00:04:55,695 --> 00:04:59,324 Thank you for donating your harvesters to my country. 55 00:04:59,365 --> 00:05:00,627 Now! 56 00:05:08,774 --> 00:05:11,675 THE MANDARIN: How delightful, Modok. 57 00:05:11,711 --> 00:05:16,614 Your tiny agent has reprogrammed Stark's assembly line robots. 58 00:05:17,483 --> 00:05:21,886 Julia Carpenter and her guest are in for a rude shock. 59 00:05:25,091 --> 00:05:27,719 Tony, the robots have gone crazy! 60 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:32,698 TONY: Have emergency shut down all on-line robotics, Jim! 61 00:05:32,732 --> 00:05:34,791 JIM: This is the fifth incident this month, Tone! 62 00:05:34,834 --> 00:05:37,200 Somebody's trying to break the Stark Industries' bank. 63 00:06:15,708 --> 00:06:18,836 This is James Rhodes. Activate emergency protocol Omega. 64 00:06:18,878 --> 00:06:20,038 Happy landing. 65 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:37,190 MODOK: When Stark Enterprises is in trouble, Iron Man comes to the rescue 66 00:06:37,229 --> 00:06:40,460 and into my hands. 67 00:07:08,694 --> 00:07:13,290 MODOK: Closer, Iron Man. Move just a little closer. 68 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:15,895 Yes. 69 00:07:16,502 --> 00:07:19,494 THE MANDARIN: You've blinded him temporarily, Modok, 70 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:21,366 but to what purpose? 71 00:07:21,407 --> 00:07:25,173 You do have something in mind, don't you? 72 00:07:31,150 --> 00:07:35,211 Now I can access the data I've been missing. The right shoulder first. 73 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:42,754 Good, good, good. Now the left. 74 00:07:46,565 --> 00:07:50,899 THE MANDARIN: You failed to imprint his left shoulder. 75 00:07:51,370 --> 00:07:55,033 Not to worry. I have his right one. I can adapt. 76 00:08:07,653 --> 00:08:09,314 The Mandarin is behind this. 77 00:08:10,422 --> 00:08:14,017 What with the economy, I don't know where I'll find the money to rebuild. 78 00:08:14,059 --> 00:08:17,893 If you don't, hundreds of thousands of good people will lose their jobs, 79 00:08:17,930 --> 00:08:20,057 their homes, their hope for tomorrow. 80 00:08:20,633 --> 00:08:23,397 I won't let it happen, Julia. I promise you. 81 00:08:38,751 --> 00:08:43,711 There. Your very own Iron Man, Mandarin. 82 00:08:44,123 --> 00:08:46,990 Complete in every detail. 83 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,525 THE MANDARIN: He... He's coming right at us. 84 00:08:57,970 --> 00:09:01,201 He's... He's out of control, hostile! 85 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:07,377 You've created yet another invincible enemy to stand against me, you little 86 00:09:08,814 --> 00:09:10,406 genius. 87 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:17,382 What would I do without you? Your creation is perfection itself. 88 00:09:17,423 --> 00:09:22,622 This final act of sabotage has bankrupted Stark Enterprises, 89 00:09:22,895 --> 00:09:27,093 which means Stark must now send Iron Man off 90 00:09:27,132 --> 00:09:31,296 to the far corners of the earth to search for precious metals, 91 00:09:31,470 --> 00:09:35,429 the only way for Stark to rebuild his fortunes 92 00:09:35,474 --> 00:09:39,001 without causing a panic in the investment community. 93 00:09:39,044 --> 00:09:43,378 And while the real Iron Man is gone, 94 00:09:43,415 --> 00:09:49,445 my duplicate shall be programmed to initiate phase one 95 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:53,691 of Operation Dark Water Fever. 96 00:09:54,059 --> 00:09:56,584 At once, Mandarin. We move! 97 00:10:07,439 --> 00:10:10,499 THE MANDARIN: Prepare the duplicate for his mission now. 98 00:10:10,542 --> 00:10:13,909 Yes! Yes! Excellent! 99 00:10:17,249 --> 00:10:20,844 Meanwhile, Hypnotia and her team will pay a visit 100 00:10:20,886 --> 00:10:23,548 to the simple Peruvian village 101 00:10:23,589 --> 00:10:27,753 which lies within the shadow of ancient Incan ruins. 102 00:10:27,793 --> 00:10:30,660 The peasants who tend their corn crops there 103 00:10:30,696 --> 00:10:34,860 are in for a very stimulating encounter. 104 00:11:02,628 --> 00:11:05,654 (SPEAKING SPANISH) 105 00:11:06,265 --> 00:11:07,892 DREADKNIGHT: Everybody, go to your homes. 106 00:11:11,603 --> 00:11:12,627 (ALL SCREAMING) 107 00:11:38,230 --> 00:11:41,427 BLIZZARD: There is no escape. Go back. 108 00:11:44,203 --> 00:11:48,105 They don't understand English, you flash-frozen freak! 109 00:11:48,907 --> 00:11:51,603 They understand fear. 110 00:11:55,581 --> 00:12:00,814 DREADKNIGHT: Yes, run, farmers. Run! 111 00:12:13,999 --> 00:12:15,023 (WHIRLWIND LAUGHING) 112 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:19,031 You ain't going no place, people. Look. 113 00:12:20,639 --> 00:12:21,663 (HYPNOTIA SPEAKING SPANISH) 114 00:12:42,061 --> 00:12:44,791 DREADKNIGHT: You were magnificent, Hypnotia. 115 00:12:44,830 --> 00:12:47,663 You can put me under your spell any time. 116 00:12:47,699 --> 00:12:51,294 Don't call us. We'll never call you. 117 00:12:51,937 --> 00:12:55,134 BLACKLASH: It takes little to make a man feel like a child. 118 00:12:56,842 --> 00:13:01,779 My spell has secured the villagers for 24 hours. 119 00:13:03,315 --> 00:13:07,183 Their crop is ready for harvest. 120 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:12,356 Well done. There is no time to waste. Modok, my Iron Man? 121 00:13:12,724 --> 00:13:18,026 - MODOK: His programming is complete. - Excellent. 122 00:13:18,163 --> 00:13:19,323 (LAUGHING) 123 00:13:19,765 --> 00:13:21,255 To work, my friend. 124 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:23,063 Do my bidding well 125 00:13:23,102 --> 00:13:28,972 and you shall bring me one step closer to triumph. Now, fly. 126 00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:32,975 THE MANDARIN: Fly! 127 00:13:43,856 --> 00:13:47,553 My duplicate Iron Man will now pay a call 128 00:13:47,593 --> 00:13:50,687 on Hammer Industries' Biotech complex, 129 00:13:50,729 --> 00:13:55,098 and Justin Hammer will be waiting to welcome him. 130 00:13:57,336 --> 00:13:59,964 Mr. Hammer, Iron Man is heading directly at us. 131 00:14:00,005 --> 00:14:01,131 Iron Man? 132 00:14:02,875 --> 00:14:07,369 No reason to worry. Nevertheless, full alert. 133 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,247 This vault holds the only known supply of the antidote 134 00:14:11,283 --> 00:14:13,649 to deadly Dark Water Fever. 135 00:14:13,685 --> 00:14:18,816 If Iron Man were to steal it... But, no. 136 00:14:18,857 --> 00:14:21,792 What reason would make him stoop so low? 137 00:14:21,827 --> 00:14:22,851 (ALARM BLARING) 138 00:14:27,833 --> 00:14:32,600 Is there no one we can count on any longer? 139 00:14:40,712 --> 00:14:43,647 THE MANDARIN: Congratulations, Modok. 140 00:14:44,082 --> 00:14:47,347 Your duplicate is providing Hammer with evidence 141 00:14:47,386 --> 00:14:50,446 of Iron Man's criminal behavior. 142 00:14:50,489 --> 00:14:56,223 The world will soon believe that old Shellhead has gone very bad. 143 00:14:56,261 --> 00:14:57,387 (THE MANDARIN LAUGHING MANIACALLY) 144 00:15:01,366 --> 00:15:05,496 Calm down, Mr. Hammer. Dark Water Fever has been wiped out. 145 00:15:06,004 --> 00:15:09,667 Its sole source was a fungus which only grew on a rare strain 146 00:15:09,708 --> 00:15:11,835 of Peruvian corn from the high Andes. 147 00:15:12,311 --> 00:15:14,006 - Isn't that right, Al? - Correct. 148 00:15:14,046 --> 00:15:15,980 The World Health Organization reported 149 00:15:16,014 --> 00:15:18,676 that strain had been rendered harmless years ago. 150 00:15:18,717 --> 00:15:23,177 But suppose Iron Man has an evil confederate 151 00:15:23,755 --> 00:15:30,456 who can revive the deadly fungus to increase the value of the antidote. 152 00:15:31,029 --> 00:15:32,053 (PRESIDENT CLINTON LAUGHS) 153 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:36,557 I don't think we need to lose any sleep over that, but thanks for your concern. 154 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:39,264 That's funny. Hammer campaigned for Perot, 155 00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:41,573 and now he's suddenly my best friend. 156 00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:44,599 What chutzpah! It might be smart to check it out. 157 00:15:44,643 --> 00:15:47,305 Good thinking. Alert Special Forces 158 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:50,941 and have them bring in both Tony Stark and Iron Man for questioning. 159 00:15:52,317 --> 00:15:56,310 THE MANDARIN: The hypnotized villagers have work to do, Modok. 160 00:15:56,355 --> 00:15:58,186 Patch me in to Hypnotia. 161 00:15:59,391 --> 00:16:01,825 DREADKNIGHT: Give me a chance, Hypnotia. 162 00:16:01,893 --> 00:16:05,090 I'll make you lose your taste for Tony Stark. 163 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:07,758 I'm more likely to lose my lunch. 164 00:16:07,799 --> 00:16:12,463 Pitiful to watch a warrior beg for favor from her who loves him not. 165 00:16:12,504 --> 00:16:14,836 Knock it off! We have work to do. 166 00:16:14,873 --> 00:16:15,897 (BUZZING) 167 00:16:18,243 --> 00:16:22,907 Duplicate Iron Man has successfully completed his mission. 168 00:16:23,415 --> 00:16:28,785 And as the real Iron Man may well have accompanied the missing Tony Stark, 169 00:16:28,820 --> 00:16:34,156 it is an ideal time to use the duplicate. 170 00:16:34,593 --> 00:16:37,994 Launch Operation Dark Water Fever. 171 00:16:39,965 --> 00:16:43,366 Make the farmers spray their crop with the fungus. 172 00:16:43,935 --> 00:16:48,269 In 36 hours, it will breed enough Dark Water Fever toxin 173 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:51,708 to decimate Los Angeles. 174 00:16:52,778 --> 00:16:53,802 (DREADKNIGHT CHUCKLING) 175 00:16:54,880 --> 00:17:00,512 Los Angeles, fire, floods, riots, earthquakes 176 00:17:00,552 --> 00:17:05,717 and now fever! How stimulating. 177 00:17:15,233 --> 00:17:19,465 Tony Stark will be blamed for using Iron Man to steal the antidote, 178 00:17:19,504 --> 00:17:24,498 and the world will surely pay to avoid a plague of Dark Water Fever. 179 00:17:25,177 --> 00:17:29,978 Yet all victories are hollow without someone to share them. 180 00:17:30,082 --> 00:17:34,985 Ironic, when the one I would choose 181 00:17:35,554 --> 00:17:41,584 is the one who will be ruined by our success. 182 00:17:44,463 --> 00:17:48,194 THE MANDARIN: And now the adventure begins. 183 00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:53,569 How appropriate that Stark's own communications satellite 184 00:17:53,605 --> 00:17:58,565 shall serve as the site for my duplicate Iron Man's broadcast to the world. 185 00:17:58,610 --> 00:17:59,668 (THE MANDARIN LAUGHING) 186 00:17:59,711 --> 00:18:04,080 The media is already asking about Stark himself. 187 00:18:06,618 --> 00:18:09,314 SAM JAGGERS: Current speculation has it that Tony Stark, 188 00:18:09,354 --> 00:18:12,323 troubled by catastrophic financial losses 189 00:18:12,357 --> 00:18:17,226 due to a series of industrial accidents, has fled the country. 190 00:18:17,796 --> 00:18:19,696 Furthermore, it is rumored 191 00:18:19,731 --> 00:18:23,360 he has engaged in an unspeakable criminal enterprise 192 00:18:23,402 --> 00:18:26,838 to get the money he needs to save his company. 193 00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:29,773 Don't look so depressed. We all know it's hogwash. 194 00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:33,437 Right. Tony told me he was going to get the funding he needed legitimately. 195 00:18:33,478 --> 00:18:34,502 Now that's good enough for me... 196 00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:35,706 DUPLICATE IRON MAN: Leaders of the world, 197 00:18:35,747 --> 00:18:39,342 I hold the only supply of the antidote to Dark Water Fever 198 00:18:39,384 --> 00:18:43,684 and enough revived strains of the fever fungus to depopulate the earth. 199 00:18:43,955 --> 00:18:45,946 Unless your governments deliver to me 200 00:18:45,991 --> 00:18:48,653 $100 million in gold by midnight, 201 00:18:48,693 --> 00:18:52,060 the fungus will be released over your great cities, 202 00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:56,026 Moscow, London, Paris, Rome, New York. 203 00:18:56,234 --> 00:19:01,433 Justin Hammer tried to sell me the idea of Iron Man having an evil confederate 204 00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:04,237 who'd maybe use the stolen Dark Water Fever antidote 205 00:19:04,276 --> 00:19:06,767 for blackmail, but I wasn't buying. 206 00:19:07,112 --> 00:19:10,047 I think Hammer knows a little too much not to be involved, 207 00:19:10,081 --> 00:19:12,140 but he's not my problem right now. 208 00:19:12,184 --> 00:19:15,119 Afternoon, General. Yeah, I'm watching, too. 209 00:19:15,487 --> 00:19:17,352 We're not just going to sit there and take it. 210 00:19:17,456 --> 00:19:20,118 And to prove that this is not an idle threat, 211 00:19:20,158 --> 00:19:24,288 I intend to release a small dose of the fungus over Los Angeles now. 212 00:19:26,298 --> 00:19:31,167 The cards are dreadful, but this cannot be my Tony. 213 00:19:31,536 --> 00:19:34,164 It looks like Iron Man. It sounds like Iron Man. 214 00:19:34,206 --> 00:19:36,504 If it isn't him, who is it? 215 00:19:36,541 --> 00:19:37,735 Look! 216 00:19:38,043 --> 00:19:41,444 JIM: Iron Man! And he's got the fever fungus! 217 00:19:46,184 --> 00:19:49,517 BATTLESHIP CAPTAIN: The White House hotline called it right. 218 00:19:49,688 --> 00:19:54,022 Orders are not to risk any action that might rupture the spray tank. 219 00:19:54,059 --> 00:19:58,018 All right, that means we have to fry him and it first time out! 220 00:19:58,063 --> 00:20:00,156 We go for it! 221 00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:01,289 (ALARM BLARING) 222 00:20:13,011 --> 00:20:15,878 JULIA: Tony. No! No! 223 00:20:17,782 --> 00:20:18,840 JIM: Look! 224 00:20:19,584 --> 00:20:21,848 BATTLESHIP CAPTAIN: We didn't even slow him down! 225 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:31,294 THE MANDARIN: Watch, Modok, 226 00:20:31,329 --> 00:20:36,494 as the world learns of the power of Dark Water Fever! 227 00:20:42,007 --> 00:20:45,943 Midnight. $100 million or die!