This Article is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the universe that takes place within the MCU Franchise.It is therefore regarded as Official and Canon Content, and is connected to all other MCU related subjects. Tony StarkYou're right, we do need back up." Rhodey: "Yeah, a bunch." ―Tony and Rhodey talking about the "House Party Protocol" suits, while waiting for them to show up. The Mark 23 (Mark XXIII), also known by its name as "Shades", is a Extreme Heat Suit, and was one of several new Iron Man Armors created by Tony Stark as part of the Iron Legion. The armor was created sometime after the Battle of New York. The suit was featured in Iron Man 3, and made its debut when Tony ordered J.A.R.V.I.S. to initiate the "House Party Protocol", in which it was activated along with all the other suits to aid Tony in his battle against Aldrich Killian. The suit earned its name "Shades", for its ability to withstand extreme temperatures in the heat, because of its multiple-layered and anti-heat armor plating, which was built within the suit by Tony, to prevent the suit from melting and eventually burning Tony inside of it.
The Mark 23 is a dark streamlined suit, that has layered armored plating to protect against intense heat. The streamlined design for this suit was later refined into the Hyper Velocity Suit, Mark 40 "Shotgun". It has a Desert Military Design on its armor plating, used to camouflage itself in the heat. It is the first and only armor to have this design, making it fairly unique. The armor is composed of a Titanium-Gold Alloy. Sometime after the Battle of New York, Tony Stark, who was haunted by his near death experience from the event, suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and became obsessed with security. Because of this, Stark began working on the Iron Legion, and through its development, created several Iron Man Armors, which were the Mark's 8-22 all with various designs and purposes. After the Mark 22 / Hotrod's initial completion, Stark proceeded to working on his next armor, the all-new Mark 23. It was presumed that the armor was tested a number of times before it was fully functional and ready for combat.
After completing the armor, Stark stored it in the Hall of Armors Chamber beneath his Malibu House, where all the other previous Iron Man Armors he completed were stored in as well. With Shades's completion, Stark proceeded to work on the next armor, the Mark 24 / Tank. When Tony's Malibu Mansion was raided, and later destroyed, the Mark 23 along with the rest of the Iron Legion were still stored safely within the Hall of Armors Chamber, as it was left undamaged during the attack. The chamber was still intact, completely sealed, and concealed from view. This was part of Stark's plan, in which the Iron Legion was to be used later after he uncovered the truth behind the Mandarin and A.I.M. When Tony summons the Iron Legion to aid in the battle against Aldrich Killian and his Extremis Soldiers, the Mark 23 is one of the suits that shows up. The Mark 23 was activated by J.A.R.V.I.S. along with all the other armors in the basement of Tony Stark's Malibu Mansion, under the order of the House Party Protocol given out by Tony.
It then flew out of the Hall of Armors and lead the way as it went towards the Roxxon Oil Rig together with all the other 34 armors. When the Iron Legion arrived, it surrounded the area with the other armors and waited for Tony's commands. It can be seen hovering with the other armors in the background, as the Extremis Soldiers stand surprised with the arrival of the Iron Legion. It was hovering next to the Mark 24. When Tony orders J.A.R.V.I.S. to "Target Extremis heat signatures. Disable with extreme prejudice.", J.A.R.V.I.S. responds by saying "Yes sir!", which echoes out through all of the suits, including the Mark 23. The armor then starts targeting and attacking the Extremis Soldiers. It fights them off during the ongoing battle with help of the other armors. The armor never makes an appearance fighting the Extremis Soldiers on-screen but it is on the screen when the Mark 38 goes to attack. The armor was presumed to have fought and killed several extremis soldiers during the fight, as it was one of the last 21 armors left standing and succeeded in eliminating the remaining extremis forces with the help of the other Iron Legion armors.
The Mark 23 then resumes to flying around the oil rig in the aftermath of the battle. The Mark 23 was then detonated by J.A.R.V.I.S. for fireworks along with the other 20 armors, under the Tony's order of the "Clean Slate Protocol". This was to show Tony's devotion to his girlfriend, Pepper Potts. It was the 7th suit to detonate. ARMOR EXOSKELETON CONSISTS OF HIGH-GRADE COATED CERAMICS, REINFORCED CARBON, REFLECTIVE VISOR, AND FLEXIBLE INSULATION TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM EXTREME HEAT. A maximum of 12 Images Only can be displayed in this Page's Gallery.If you wish to Add More Images on the topic or View the Full Gallery of the page, click here. Mark 23"Shades"Extreme Heat Suit.Mark 23 Mark 23 on the Marvel Wiki. Mark 23 on the Marvel Movies Wiki.Iron Man 3: Rebecca Hall clarifies why Marvel reduced her role 'I signed on to do something that was a substantial role' Thursday 15 September 2016 14:05 BST Upon the release of the rather fantastic The Nice Guys, Shane Black spoke candidly about his time working on Marvel’s Iron Man 3, revealing that the film’s original villain was a female.
According to the director, the villain - who was going to be played by Rebecca Hall - was cut due to Marvel not believing a female toy would sell. While promoting her new film at Toronto Film Festival, Hall explained how it was “100% sure” and that she had been “gagging to talk about it with someone, but I haven’t had the opportunity, weirdly.” “I signed on to do something that was a substantial role,” she told the audience according to The Toronto Sun. “She wasn’t entirely the villain – there have been several phases of this – but I signed on to do something very different to what I ended up doing. 33 Superhero films set for release between 2016 and 2020 “Halfway through shooting they were basically like, ‘What would you think if you just got shot out of nowhere?’ I was meant to be in the movie until the end... I grappled with them for awhile and then I said, ‘Well, you have to give me a decent death scene and you have to give me one more scene with Iron Man,’ which Robert Downey Jr. supported me on.”