| Posted: 18 November 2006 at 3:23pm | IP Logged | 4
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Brian brings up a very good point - once you advance the tech so far that you have nanite re-assemblers what you've really done is create an entire new hero. A nanite armor is more appropriate as a prototype armor than the basic model - this is ultimately what was done anyway since the nanite armor is consigned to the trashbin currently.
Prototype armors are nice, but should be limited in number. A specialized suit for every occassion is too much and may confuse new readers. Each specialized armor needs a strong enough weakness to explain why the basic armor is used 90%+ of the time. I prefer the idea that the prototype armors are for experimental technology - and once it is refined and reliable enough is intended to be incorporated into the basic armor. That provides for the illusion of technological change, and prepares the character for any changes in real world technology.
For instance, Stark currently has a space armor. That's just a little ahead of real tech as Earth's orbit is still mainly unmanned. But if we ever get to the 2001: A Space Odyssey future with many manned stations and perhaps a lunar colony, the basic armor can have the ability to go into Earth orbit. At that point, the space armor simply becomes a deep space armor.
Iron Man technology should always appear to be only a bit into the future (and allowing for typical superhero powers of the genre).
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