Tony Stark had the super-powers removed from the Extremis compiler, though, effectively ‘exchanging’ them for the ability to interface directly with machines and his own armor but, Mallen retained said super-powers, resulting in his high-level super-strength, super-speed, advanced invulnerability, and the abilities to breathe fire and project arcs of electricity from his hands, as well as being bullet-proof. RELATED: Captain America: Winter Soldier, a must readĮffects of the Extremis process, apart from the changes specific to Tony Stark, included: greatly accelerated healing immensely-boosted immune system generation of “new, improved organs” (Tony’s cardiovascular and respiratory systems were greatly upgraded) and, the side effect of increased aggressiveness. Tony and Mallen fight and Mallen wipes the floor with Tony Stark which prompts Tony to take a modified version of Extremis. Killian’s boss, Maya Hansen finds the body upon walking into his office.Īt some point Tony fights one of the men, he is named Mallen, who has taken the Extremis chemical and he ends up having superior strength, reflexes and a greatly accelerated healing factor. Aldrich Killian, a man responsible for stealing the Extremis chemical commits suicide. The man falls to the floor in immense pain, a bizarre physical change slowly overtaking him.A few days later at the FuturePharm Corporation, Dr. Two of them turn and inject their partner with a mysterious chemical called Extremis. Yo Hinsen helps out but pays for it by getting killed while Tony manages to escape. He creates his first armor in a cave where he is held captive. During an inspection tour Tony gets injured by one of his own bombs and a shrapnel hits his heart. The Iron Man reboot starts with Tony Stark being a weapon designer whose weapons are being used against Al-Queda. The transhumanist movement is an international philosophical movement that advocates for the transformation of the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies to greatly enhance human intellect and physiology.Īnd transhumanism is exactly what Iron Man Extremis is all about. Ellis is inspired by the transhumanist movement.

Extremis by warren ellis