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Mission 1[]

"Looks like A.I.M. has taken on a new level of Extremism. Find out what their project is, shut it down, you know the drill."
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Ultron isn't our only cyber-problem, it seems. We've got actionable intel about a new project involving A.I.M.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
They're spearheading a new initiative codenamed Extremis. From what we can tell its an umbrella term for a broad program of bio-electronic viruses. We're not yet sure of their purpose.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
At least that's what our intel says. There might be other components to the project.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Whatever Extremis is, A.I.M. will probably bring in mercenary elements to protect it, and possibly the next generation of their Power Armor tech. Be alert for any and all of those possibilities.

But first and foremost find out what Extremis is.



Deploy 1[]

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This A.I.M. research facility could have important data on Extremis. We need someone who can get inside and perform recon without being spotted. Someone like Wasp.

Start[]

Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Wasp, if we just charge the building, A.I.M. will see us coming and burn their research notes. We need to know exactly where to go, so we can hit them quick and quiet.



Wasp:
Wasp Icon 1
No problem. Nobody expects a half-inch tall spy.



Complete[]

Wasp:
Wasp Icon 1
I rode in under the collar of one of the janitors. All the interesting stuff's in the nanotech bay in the southeast corner.

I managed to carry a flash drive out through an exhaust vent. You'll have to send someone normal-sized in to pick up everything else. Enjoy!



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Thanks, Janet. Alpha Team, go in through the southeast entrance. Prioritize any targets next to paper shredders.



Deploy 2[]

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A.I.M. tech isn't likely to be better than what we've already got, but this is an Extremis research facility that recently exploded in the middle of an experiment. Get a team out there under escort to find out what Extremis intel we can dig out of the wreckage.

Deploy 3[]

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Our civilian higher-ups in DC need a report on progress against A.I.M., as well as a classified update on Ultron. Coulson's busy. Send someone articulate and camera-friendly to tell them how great we're doing.

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
I'll be heading to D.C. for an intel briefing on Extremis. Here's what I'm going to tell them:

It's a nanotech-based interface with the human nervous system. The nature of its potential enhancements is unknown.

A.I.M., working with Hammer Industries, is developing it for terrorist purposes. We believe they are using their own personnel as guinea pigs.

That's it. Then we need to get back up here. I need someone to come with me and look threatening if the senators talk too long.



Complete[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Well, that could have been worse. We appear to have a little leeway to go after Hammer and A.I.M.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Let's put it to good use.



Deploy 4[]

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We suspect Hammer Industries of being A.I.M.'s tech hub for Project Extremis. Already people don't like them, and now protesters around the Hammer building uptown are getting unruly. Get those people out of there before A.I.M. shows up and we have a body count.

Start[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Quick background, Agent. Hammer Industries is a longtime arms and tech manufacturer.

They seem to specialize in hiring sociopaths and providing industrial power for villainous schemes. This isn't the first time we've seen them working with A.I.M..



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
There's a demonstration at their HQ threatening to turn violent. Send someone to cool things off.



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Hammer's HQ is buttoned up tight. We cleared the protest for now.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Maybe next time we'll get to take a look inside...



Deploy 5[]

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Ever hear of the Gray Goo Problem? That's a thought experiment about nanotech. We've got a bit of Gray Goo out on the river, it looks like. A recovery team is cleaning it up but they need some cover in case it... well... changes into something.

Start[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Agent, nanotech engineers like to talk about the Gray Goo Problem, which is the possibility that nanos might go nuts replicating and create huge amounts of undifferentiatied gunk.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We might be seeing a little bit of Gray Goo out in the river. Could be an A.I.M. attack of some kind, or it could be an accident.

Send someone to cover the response team and keep an eye out in case it's meant to draw us in.



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
The goo is contained and on its way to Reed for analysis. No evidence of A.I.M. involvement.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
We still can't rule it out. Run the tests and see what we can learn.



MiniBoss - Crimson Dynamo[]

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Reveal[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
We were right to anticipate mercenary elements. Here's Crimson Dynamo. There must be some kind of nanotech booby prize waiting for him.

No way anyone would trust him with the actual Extremis tech. It must be killing him.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Who are you kidding? This is A.I.M. we're talking about. They would give a nuke to a monkey.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Or, to put it another way: Never assume that A.I.M. is exercising discretion or restraint.



Start[]

Stark, ha! Extremis tech is incredible power! I have seen it! Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Boris. What did they offer you this time? Is the suit finally going to do what you tell it to?



That was Ultron's fault! Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Sure, everything was Ultron's fault. That's what I said when my car wouldn't start the other day.



Lose[]

Haha, Stark! I have best you! This day was long to coming! Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Repeat[]

With new A.I.M. tech, I no longer fear man, neither fear armored Stark! Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Couple of upgrades here and there, but that was the same old Crimson Dynamo. A.I.M. must not be letting him anywhere near the Extremis nanos.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
There's that famous Stark overconfidence.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
It hasn't failed me yet. Well, okay. There was that one... no, two... okay, there's been a few times. But I stand by overconfidence as a life choice.



MiniBoss - Whiplash[]

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Reveal[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Whiplash is testing out one of A.I.M.'s new systems. It's based on his previous armor, but we can tell from here that there are some... improvements.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
I guess he's given up his mercenary ways. We've seen him with A.I.M. enough to say they're going steady.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
He's not the monogamous type, Nick. He'll go wherever the techno-goodies are, and A.I.M. has the best right now... except for us, of course.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Put that proposition to the test, Stark.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Aye aye, sir.



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You think you are ready for this war, but no, Stark. You are not. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
All I see is you, Whiplash. And it doesn't take all that much to get ready for you.



Lose[]

Now you know, Stark. You see what is coming for all of you... Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Repeat[]

Have you prepared, Stark? You were Boy Scout, yes? It will not help you. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Poor old Whiplash. He's never going to figure out that new to him means I was doing it ten years ago.

But I give him credit for persistence. Who's next?



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Plenty of A.I.M. flunkies around. Take your pick. And if you happen to learn what this Extremis thing is really all about, pass that along.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
You'll know as soon as I do.



Boss - Titanium Man[]

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Reveal[]

Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
This operation is beginning to have a distinctly Russian flavor. Titanium Man has hired on with A.I.M.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Well, you know, what with the breakup of the Soviet Union, everyone's looking for work.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
That was twenty years ago.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Long-term unemployment. Scourge of the modern world.



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I built first suit from old plans. Now I have upgraded suit! New plans, new powers, new strength! Titanium Man:
Titanium Man Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
What a coincidence! I have a new suit, too. Want to know the difference?



Tell, please, before I kill you. Titanium Man:
Titanium Man Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Yours was built by A.I.M.'s glorified wrench monkeys. Mine was built by Tony Stark.



Lose[]

Now you see the difference? Ha! A.I.M. has much more, Stark! You have not seen yet! Titanium Man:
Titanium Man Icon



Repeat[]

Come to test the work of wrench monkeys? I throw a monkeywrench in your works! Titanium Man:
Titanium Man Icon



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
A.I.M. must have promised all these guys fancy tech upgrades.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Their armor seem upgraded to you?



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I think so, yeah. Nothing too radical, but these guys are putting in just as much lab time as we are.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
That was our sense, too. Good to have it confirmed. Recover anything you see that might shed some light on Extremis.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
There's plenty. A.I.M. cybersecurity has all the structural integrity of an eggshell. I've got more data than I know what to do with right now. I'm piping it all in.

Maya Hansen... now there's a name I haven't heard in a while...



Mission Complete[]

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Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
The more we learn, the less we like it.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I've found ties between A.I.M. and Maya Hansen, an old colleague of mine. She was researching a new kind of super-soldier solution, based on direct nanotech interfaces with human nerves.

My guess is Extremis is a suped-up variant of her system, which means we've got big problems. A.I.M.'s next move will be to deploy some intrepid idiot with a cocktail of nano-enhancements cooking through their bloodstream.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Don't be surprised if you see more of the armored miscreants known to associate with A.I.M. If this Extremis thing is working, they'll all want a piece of it.



Mission 2[]

"A mercenary psychopath with nanotech superpowers. What could possibly go wrong? Stark Tower may be about to find out."
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
A.I.M.'s hired muscle on the Extremis project is one Eric Savin. Not stupid, knows his way around weapons, but what really sets him apart is he's a stone cold killer.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Which appears to have earned him the honor of being the first field-operational Extremis enhancile prototype.

A.I.M. choosing a mercenary for this over one of their own operatives is suspicious. Our sources suggest A.I.M. might be working with an external party. A powerful one.

We're going to have to work the situation to figure out who this mysterious benefactor is and how to bring him out into the open.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Meanwhile, because this isn't the first time the neighborhood around Stark Tower has come under attack, I've been trying to beef up its defensive resources. My--



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Hold that thought, Stark. Mission first. New toys later.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Aye aye, jefe. First objective on this mission is to flush Savin out and see what Extremis can do.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
If we can do that, we'll have a chance to take Savin out. And if we can't do that, maybe we'll get some intel on who our mystery man is.

If we pin down Savin's location, you're on point, Stark. Be ready.



Deploy 1[]

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Let's see if we can't deprogram some of those Sentinels. We've been prototyping a mobile EMP microburster. Send a hero to escort the field team so they can test it and not get mulched if it doesn't work.

Deploy 2[]

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Hammer plays dirty. We're S.H.I.E.L.D. and we're better than that... but every once in a while you have to send the bad guys a message in a language they understand. Enter Frank Castle.

Start[]

Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Frank. While we handle this Extremis situation in the field, we'd like you to undertake some back-channel communication.



Punisher:
Punisher Icon 1
You want to send a message to scum like this? It's not worth it. Their kind don't listen to messages.

But their paymasters do. I'll go make sure that the Hammer Industries higher-ups know that S.H.I.E.L.D. is paying attention.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
That's what I had in mind.



Complete[]

Punisher:
Punisher Icon 1
Job's done. I think they got the message. You might want to watch the news tonight for details.



Deploy 3[]

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The Iron Patriot armor is ready for its final field test. Who better to take it out on this occasion than James Rhodes?

Start[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Rhodey, we need you to take the Iron Patriot armor out for a shakedown cruise. Just to see if you like it.



War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Oh, I can tell I'm going to like it.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Me too. Also I need you to strafe an A.I.M. Power Armor repair facility. Piping you the location now.



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War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Yep. I was right. I like it. It strafes real good.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Excellent. Let's get it back on the gantry in the lab so I can do a last few things to it before I send this little baby out into the world.



Deploy 4[]

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Knowledge is power, as they say. We need to know if there's more than one functioning enhancile. Our new friend Union Jack has the chops to get in and out of Hammer HQ and find out.

Start[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Agent, you've met Union Jack. He's on loan to us from the new Excalibur team. Jack, we're hoping you can help us out with a little espionage.

We need someone to get inside Hammer Industries and see if we can figure out how many enhanciles they've created.



Union Jack:
Union Jack Icon 1
Well, I was in New York anyway. Where do I start?



Complete[]

Union Jack:
Union Jack Icon 1
Can't give you a firm number, Fury, but I can tell you there's more than one.

I saw another one, and there's an entire lab filled with--



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Okay. Hold on. That's material for a classified briefing.



Deploy 5[]

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Our field agents report an A.I.M. courier operating out of a safehouse in this location. This may be the link we need between A.I.M. and whoever is backing Savin.

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We need to discover the identity of A.I.M.'s partner in this Extremis business.

Bring the courier back alive, so we can interrogate him.



Complete[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Lead's gone dry, Agent. We found the courier, all right... hanging from the ceiling of his safehouse. No trace of the assailant.

Whoever we're dealing with, they're smart, connected, and brutally efficient. Not a good combination.



MiniBoss - Exoskeletal Battletank[]

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Reveal[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
A detachment of A.I.M. Power Armor is staging here for an assault. Let's hit them before they hit us.

Be careful. Who knows what kind of upgrades A.I.M. might have installed...



War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Nothing I can't handle. I'll fly escort.



Start[]

You're going down! Exoskeletal Battletank:
Exoskeletal Battletank Icon



War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Not unless you brought along an asteroid, pal.



Lose[]

Only A.I.M. will be victorious! Exoskeletal Battletank:
Exoskeletal Battletank Icon



Repeat[]

You cannot defeat advanced ideas! Exoskeletal Battletank:
Exoskeletal Battletank Icon



Complete[]

Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
We have a solid lead on Savin's location. Stark, you and Rhodes go after him. Piping you the tracking information now.

Go. Go now.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Understood. Rhodey, let's vamoose.

Rhodey and I will be in the field until further notice, O Director.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Copy that, Iron Man.



MiniBoss - Sentinels[]

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Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Stark Tower is under direct attack! Repeat, Stark Tower is under direct attack!

A.I.M. elements are on the offensive, and cyber-attacks have also commenced. All S.H.I.E.L.D. resources refocus around defense of Stark Tower and the surrounding area.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Those technocratic bastards. That's my house.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Sentinels are everywhere around it, Tony. It's going to take us some time to break that perimeter, and A.I.M. has assets already inside the building.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Agent, you're on the inside. Pepper Potts, so are you. Time to do that thing that we talked about.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
The--you mean the Rescue thing?



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Yep.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Tony, I'm not sure I'm ready for this...



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Nobody is until they do it. After two, three times, it'll be just like brushing your teeth.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Okay. Okay, I can do this.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Agent, meet Rescue.



Start[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Glad you're with me, Agent. Let's try to keep collateral damage to a minimum.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Worry about yourself, Pepper. I can build another tower, I can't build another you.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
I'm talking about civilians, Tony! If I'm doing this, I'm doing it my way. That means no casualties.

They're coming, Agent. Here we go...



TARGET ACQUIRED Sentinel:
Sentinel Dialogue



Lose[]

TARGET ELIMINATED Sentinel:
Sentinel Dialogue



Repeat[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Practice makes perfect.



Complete[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Yes! We did it!



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I never doubted you. Rhodey, did you doubt her?



War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Heck no. She's had plenty of practice.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Yeah... wait, what?



War Machine:
War Machine Icon 1
Uh... hoo boy.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Rhodey!

I practice with your old suits when you're not around, Tony. Rhodey's been helping.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
What?!



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
I drive your cars, too.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
My cars!? Now that's over the line. Remind me to fire you when this is all over.



Boss - Blizzard[]

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Reveal[]

Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Blizzard's already inside as well. Rescue, are you seeing this? A.I.M.'s bringing out all their suits.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
They must have some kind of powerful incentive. Maybe in tandem with the Extremis enhanciles, A.I.M. is looking to develop their armored resources.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
I bet we'd be seeing the Fixer if we hadn't ruined all of his constructs during the Ultron operation.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Rescue, we're going to need you to bolster our defenses again until we can crack the defensive perimeter outside the tower.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Sure, Maria. I'm still here.



Start[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
I'm sorry, sir. You can't start a snowball fight inside secure areas of Stark Tower.



Who the heck are you? I was promised a match against Iron Man! Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Too bad, popsicle stick. You've got me.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Be careful out there, Ms. Potts.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Mr. Stark, please don't bother me when I'm working.



Lose[]

Bring Stark when you come back. I need a real challenge. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Repeat[]

The mercury is dropping fast. Almost as fast as I'm gonna drop you. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Nice work, Pepper. From what Jarvis is telling me, A.I.M. sure has figured out something with low-temperature superconductors.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Someone get in here and thaw out all these A.I.M.-sicles. Blizzard wasn't too careful about collateral damage.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
En route, Rescue.



Epic Boss - Iron Patriot Armor[]

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Reveal[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
This is a priority alert! A.I.M. just cracked Stark Tower security again and allowed Savin to assume remote control of the Iron Patriot armor.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We are still tracking Savin's location. Right now it looks like he's running the Iron Patriot armor remotely.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Well, dammit. Here I am out running errands and A.I.M. and Savin crash my house!? This is enough to give a guy anger management issues.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Play this smart, Stark. We don't know what A.I.M. has put together here.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I play everything smart, Nick. You know that. Here's what's going to happen. We can't afford to miss this shot at Savin.

Pepper, you're going to need to take the lead here.

Meanwhile I'll be closing that little security breach and getting Rhodey's new suit under control. And if I find Savin, he's going to wish he'd stuck to debt collecting.



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Looks nice in here. And so lightly defended. It's almost like Stark wants me to move in and take charge. Savin:
Savin Icon



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You're putting the cart a little in front of your horse there, Mr. Savin. S.H.I.E.L.D. has a few surprises waiting for you.



Well, I guess they do. That armor suits you, miss. But let's see what it can do. Savin:
Savin Icon



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You'll find out what it can do, and you won't like it. I'm warning you.



Bravado's not your strong suit, is it? That's all right. I'm not much of a talker, either. Savin:
Savin Icon



Lose[]

Can't play defense all the time, kid. You need to be able to throw a punch. Savin:
Savin Icon



Repeat[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You need to put down the stolen armor. Now, please.



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I rekeyed the Iron Patriot's command codes. The suit's locked down until I can get a look at it. Still no idea where Savin was controlling it from.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
That's what we call a tactical victory. I'll take it.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Right, victory. Now he's kicked back at A.I.M. HQ with time to debrief, get better control over the Extremis nanos, and consider how to come after us next time.

I don't smell any win. In other words, that was what we call a tactical retreat.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
We were attacked, we defended successfully, now we are in position to counterattack. Looks good to me.



Mission Complete[]

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Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
All these armored suits almost make me wish for demons again. Almost.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Coming from a guy who didn't want to believe in the demons six months ago...



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Stark. Shut up.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Shutting up, Director Fury. Except for one thing.

A.I.M.'s attack on Stark Tower included a little cybernetic vandalism. Command-and-control on my suits is iffy right now.

Long story short, I'm not sure I'm combat-ready at the moment. I'll pitch in as I can, but I need a little time to get this sorted out.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
A little time you can have. A lot of time, no. We're getting closer to pinning Savin down.



Mission 3[]

"Time is running out for Savin and his A.I.M. friends, but they didn't do this alone. Who is behind the Extremis project?"
— Mission Preview

Mission Start[]

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Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Rhodey and I learned quite a bit on our search-and-destroy. There's more recovered material than Reed and the two Hanks will be able to look at in a month.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We've figured out a way to identify the electronic signature of the Extremis nanos remotely. Every enhancile we can detect is right in this area.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
That means that Savin himself is right in this area, and that means we are going door-to-door until we flush him out.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I can pitch in if you need, but I'm still having an issue here and there with my suit's command-and-control. Much as I hate to admit it, A.I.M. got me pretty good this time.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Understood. Rescue, you're back on the main tac-support role for the Agent.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Ready and willing. Let's go get him.



Deploy 1[]

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We're getting roughly one hundred million media requests for Rescue every minute now that she's been seen in the city. It's almost enough to justify creating a LMD of her. But instead, we're going to send someone else out to speak in her stead. Someone heroic and... you know. Camera-friendly.

Start[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Sue, this isn't something we would ordinarily ask of you.



Invisible Woman:
Invisible Woman Icon 1
It's okay. I've done a little media relations in my time. Reed tends to talk over people's heads.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Much appreciated. Whatever you do, don't answer any technical questions. Refer those to me so I can ignore them myself.



Complete[]

Invisible Woman:
Invisible Woman Icon 1
All done. You can expect a number of queries for your personal ignoring, Tony.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
We all contribute in our own ways, no?



Deploy 2[]

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Another bit of Gray Goo is creeping up out of the subway station here. Same drill as before: Keep a hero ready in case the recovery team runs into something it can't handle.

Deploy 3[]

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A.I.M. has been getting a series of coded transmissions via a signal array on top of Hammer Industries' HQ. We need a brief line-of-sight angle to start decryption. Send a hero to cover the electronics team.

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Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
If we can get line-of-sight on this receiver, we can start decrypting incoming transmissions to A.I.M. and Hammer.

But if we can see them, they can see us. The codebreaking team is going to need some cover.



Complete[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Done and done. Excellent. Let's get our best minds -- other than me -- working on this. The sooner we know who's saying what to A.I.M., the better.



Deploy 4[]

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Some of that Gray Goo has interesting Iso-8-related properties. Beast wants to get a closer look at it. Send a hero to make sure it gets there.

Deploy 5[]

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Keep a close eye on A.I.M. lab facilities. If it looks like we're going to take down the Extremis virus permanently, they might try to get away with some of their more delicate tech. Let's get a hero onsite to make sure that doesn't happen.

MiniBoss - Crimson Dynamo/Whiplash[]

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Reveal[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Whiplash and the Crimson Dynamo, merrily trashing the neighborhood. I suspect the involvement of vodka.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You're a hate criminal.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Let me rephrase for delicate sensibilities: These two armored thugs of Russian extraction are endangering lives and property. We should respond firmly.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
If you had your mask down, I'd punch you in it.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Maybe you can take out those frustrations on the bad guys. Recover their armor and return it to S.H.I.E.L.D.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Or I could do it myself. In fact, why don't you take a breather and let's get more testing done on the Rescue armor.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You're cute when you're pretending you don't have any emotions.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
What do you mean, pretending? Fine, go ahead. Why don't you crash one of my cars while you're at it?



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Agent, recover Whiplash's new armor. Pepper, keep the Agent alive while he's doing it. There. That ought to work.



Start[]

Boris, look. You see what I see? Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



I see Stark sending secretary out to fight. Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Secretary? SECRETARY?



Uh oh, we made secretary mad. Don't hurt us, secretary. Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Lose[]

Secretary, maybe you took notes about this for Stark? Haha! Crimson Dynamo:
Crimson Dynamo Icon



Repeat[]

Read minutes of last meeting back to us, secretary. Whiplash:
Whiplash Icon



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
You guys don't learn, do you?



Complete[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Secretary? Get up, both of you, so the rest of the team can hit you some more.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Power down, Rescue. Save some of that temper. We're not done yet.



MiniBoss - Blizzard/Titanium Man[]

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Reveal[]

Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Blizzard and Titanium Man are coming after our field command post here. We don't want to lose that ground position and strand our strike teams.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Maybe we're set up too close to something they want to protect.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Either way we need to take these two out, unless we want to deal with them and Savin at the same time.



Start[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
I have to say, Blizzard, I'm feeling a lot better about this now that I've taken you out once already.



You wouldn't be so cocky if you knew who was backing us up, lady. We've got Extremis. We've got the Mand-- Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Shut up, Gill. You tell them too much. Titanium Man:
Titanium Man Icon



Lose[]

You have no idea who you're up against. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Repeat[]

Coming after us again? You need to chill out. Blizzard:
Blizzard Icon



Complete[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
We'll need a cleanup crew out here, I think. Those poor A.I.M. grunts.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
If I didn't know better, Ms. Potts, I'd say this new role is going to your head a little.



Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Well, Mr. Stark, if anyone knows about how things go to a person's head, it would be you.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
...



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Was that a laugh, Director Fury?



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Ahem. Fine work, Rescue. Let's do a final sweep of the area to see if we can't get a lead on the Extremis project's next step.



Boss - Savin[]

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Reveal[]

Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Uh oh. A.I.M. has Savin moving again. Repeat: Savin is in the field, and this is not a beta test.

And just in time, since I just got my suit all put back together again.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Hit him, Stark. We've got your back.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Oh, I'll hit him. I don't like it when people break into my house.



Start[]

You see me, think you can put on a suit and fight me... but you don't understand anything. I don't need a suit. I am the suit. I am the weapon. I am Extremis. Savin:
Savin Icon



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
You're a glorified leg-breaker for a glorified mob, Savin. One of them got a bright idea about organic nanotech, and now you all think you're the Beatles of supervillainy.

Why do you think they tried it on you? Because they could afford to lose you if it didn't work.



Doesn't matter now. It did work, and S.H.I.E.L.D. is about to find out if they can afford to lose you.

Not that it'll matter in the long run.

Savin:
Savin Icon



Lose[]

This is what posthuman looks like, Stark. Welcome your new Extremis overlords. Savin:
Savin Icon



Repeat[]

Sorry, Stark. You brought a knife to a gunfight. What I'm going to do to you won't even be fair. Savin:
Savin Icon



Complete[]

Rescue:
Rescue Icon 1
Savin's body temperature is through the roof, Tony, but he's alive. And unconcious.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We've got a containment and medevac team coming to get him to the Raft for study. Stay clear, Rescue. We don't know if the Extremis nanos can move from person to person.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
That might have been the plan all along. The whole Extremis project could be a Trojan horse to corrupt or subvert S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
It's not that kind of virus, Nick. You need to purposefully inject the subject with the nanotech for Extremis to manifest.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
In that case, we have a captured warehouse full of Extremis tech to analyze. Reed and Beast are looking at it already. Pym's on the way, too.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Well, I think that's terrific. Can't wait to see what renowned Ultron expert Henry Pym has to say about these machines. I trust him implicitly.



Mission Complete[]

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Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Project Extremis is officially decommissioned. We are recovering all kinds of interesting tech, yes indeedy.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
Incoming transmission--whoa.



Nicholas Fury. Ah, and Tony Stark, and Maria Hill. I have watched you closely during these most interesting times. Mandarin:
Mandarin Dialogue



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
You must be our mystery man.



Oh, yes. And I have followed your inquiries about me. So much attention is quite flattering. Mandarin:
Mandarin Dialogue



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
Nick is too polite to ask this, so I will. What took you so long?



Good plans are not made or executed quickly, Stark. And I do not make bad plans. You'll never see me coming. Mandarin:
Mandarin Dialogue



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
We saw Savin coming. You talked with him lately about your plan? Might be a little tough, since he's lying in a heap on an operating table.



Savin has served his purpose. Console yourself with your imagined victory while you can. We will talk again, Stark. Sooner than you expect. Mandarin:
Mandarin Dialogue



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
The connection broke.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Track it.



Maria Hill:
Maria Hill Dialogue
We'll have to chase the records of the packet transmissions down the network routing to their source. It'll take some time.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
He's still just teasing us. Whatever his big plan is, he's not showing us yet.



Nick Fury:
Nick Fury Dialogue
Examine every molecule of dust from A.I.M. labs. There's a clue in there somewhere. We need to find it.



Iron Man:
Iron Man Icon 4
I knew that bastard was out there. I knew it.




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