Justin Hammer | |
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Justin Hammer | |
Vital statistics
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Position | -CEO of Hammer Industries |
Age | Unknown |
Status | Alive |
Physical attributes
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Height | 5′ 9″ |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Justin Hammer represented one of the many factions who attempted to replicate the Iron Man armor but failed in all areas. The test pilot in the Hammer suit barely survived being twisted one-eighty degrees around. The footage of this incident was shown publicly by Tony Stark during his hearing with Senator Stern, to prove that there was no need for him to hand over the Iron Man armor to the U.S. government. Hammer was so jealous of Stark that he broke Ivan Vanko out of French prison after he attempted to kill Stark at Circuit de Monaco. He wanted Vanko to improve on his developing suits so that he could upstage Stark at the upcoming Stark Expo. Vanko agreed to do so, if Hammer brought him his parrot he left back in Russia; Hammer seemed to have brought the parrot to him, but Vanko claimed that the parrot wasn't his. However, Vanko instead modified the armors to be remote-controlled drones.
When Hammer learned that Stark was in disgrace after a drunken binge at his own birthday party and that James Rhodes had procured the Iron Man Mark II for the military, he offered up various weapons to augment the latter's armor. However, Hammer eventually discovered that Vanko was secretly siphoning company resources for his own armor. Hammer was so angry that he placed Vanko under house arrest. But Vanko freed himself, hanged his guards, and took control of the drones and the new War Machine armor when Hammer was unveiling them at the Expo, ordering them to target Stark. As he tried to regain control of the situation, Hammer was confronted by Pepper Potts and Natasha Romanoff, who demanded to know where Vanko was. When Hammer tried brushing them off, the latter grabbed him and forced him to reveal Vanko's whereabouts. Potts then called the police to have Hammer arrested. As he was being led away Hammer promised, "This isn't over." He was taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.
After SHIELD fell, HYDRA saw Hammer as a opportunity to be one of their highly ranked business figureheads. With SHIELD's reputation as a terrorist organization revealed HYDRA was able to get Justin out on parole. He was later approached by Dell Rusk who informed him about the circumstances of his release and promised him a return to glory if he cooperated. Hammer Industries was later placed under both his and his sister Justine's control ,and together they joined forces with AIM.
Abilities[]
Implied strong software and mechanical knowledge but unclear in film whether he is actually much of a designer or simply takes credit for his company's products.