"In my eyes, no he isn't the "new Iron Man" I prefer to consider him as a individual Skin: I'm kind of an Iron Man armor geek and I assure that Tony's bleeding edge armor and Rhodey's new armor two entirely different beasts. said: " Well if I am taking this right, Isn't Rhodey suppose to be basically the new iron man anyway? So if that is the case, I think the armor looks just fine without the shoulder weapons even though it does make him look more like that one robot from the Judge Dredd movie. As a general rule I prefer function over form any day of the week and this is what scares me, this suit looks a bit too sleek and stylish. This new armor seem to blur the line a little too much for my tastes, but I've enough experience regarding comics to know that at least the benefit of the doubt must be allowed. "Usually when I explained the difference between Iron Man and War Machine to a non-comic fan I used to compare the armors to combat planes, to me IM looked something close to a F-22, very sleek, fast and manuvrable while WM was closer to an A-10, sturdier, slower and armored to the teeth. I think more than any the features, tech and potential applications of this suit have intrigued me. When it comes to costume changes, especially things like armor I'm a function over form kind of guy. I like the look of the armor, but what I really want to see is how it's going to be put to use in the field. But it's a new era and war has evolved so too must the machines of warfare. Fair enough, I'll concede the good ol' "America, FUCK YEAH!!!" flying tank, intimidation factor is missing from this armor.