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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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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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TonyusesanewmassiveArcReactortopowerStarkTower.Lokilaterusesthistopowerhiswormholedevicebefore
StarWars:TheForceAwakens?
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J.A.R.V.I.S.shutsitoff.
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Duringthefinalbattle,PeppertakesdowntheMarkIXsuitbypunchingthroughitsarcreactor.Thearcreactors
poweringtheIronLegionaredestroyedwhenJ.A.R.V.I.S.selfdestructsthesuits.Tonylaterhassurgerytohavethe
shrapnelremovedfromhischestwithanarcreactorpoweredelectromagnetcatchingthepiecesoncetheyare
removed.Afterwards,asthearcreactorisnolongerneededtopowertheelectromagnet,Tonypitchesitintothesea.
Notes
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TheArcReactorisbasedonthereactorofthesamenameinthecomics,bothhavingalmostthesame
appearanceandfunctionality.
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Therearenocurrenttriviaavailableonthistopic,asofthemoment.
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canyoumakearealelectomagnetarcreactorandwhatthingscanyouusetomakeit
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Mk1ArcReactor3Gigajouls/secMK2ArcReactor8Gigajouls/Sec(IM)
MK3?Unknowjoule/secpowerMk4VibraniumReactor10+Gigajouls/sec(IM2)
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