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** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', Raiden's original combat augmentations are externalized in a bodysuit (a la Gray Fox), while using a more humanlike body to facilitate bodyguard duty.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'': In [[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS2E1StuckUpUpAndAwaySchoolhouseRocked "Stuck Up, Up and Away"]], Princess Morbucks' debut, she has her father buy her an high-tech battlesuit to attack the Girls with, giving her extreme power, durability, and energy attacks. It easily beats Buttercup and Bubbles solo, and three sisters' need to work together to destroy it after Blossom made an opening. In future episodes, Princess would wear a costume like the Girls' with a buch of gadgets built in, but the clothes themselves don't appear to be armored.

* Caldarius from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' wears the jet-enhanced J-HTX Assault Frame armor, a power armor that makes him look a bit like an anime mech like a ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''. Of note, one of Caldarius' lore challenges mentions that while every J-HTX Assault Frame looks the same from the exterior, the interior of each suit though completely varies. Each suit can be heavily modified internally to accommodate the shape and biological needs of varied pilots. This includes radically sized occupants. One suit for instance featured [[MobileSuitHuman a very small operator's cockpit]], adjusted for a pilot no more than 18 inches tall. For such a pilot, the experience of controlling the HTX Assault armor would've been akin to piloting a [[HumongousMecha giant war-bot]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "[[Recap/PhineasAndFerbTheBeak The Beak]]", the titular brothers build a suit that is half this, half mecha (since it requires the two of them to pilot it).
* The ''WesternAnimation/PowerpuffGirls'' villain Princess Morbucks is a SpoiledBrat who wears one of these with a JetPack, as first shown in the episode "[[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS2E1StuckUpUpAndAwaySchoolhouseRocked Stuck Up, Up and Away]]".

* Powered Armors are a common sight in ''VideoGame/CombatHeaven'', being issued to soldiers sent to the battlefields. They act as an analogue to ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'s'' Mobile Suits.

** Lex Luthor has several times donned a suit of green-and-purple Powered Armor to fight mano a mano; once in the early '80s, quickly abandoned after ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''; and once in the mid-'00s, during the run-up to ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis.'' His armour was a gift from Darkseid (it was part of the ongoing plot thread in Jeph Loeb's run about an alliance between Luthor and Darkseid.) Later stories (like ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'' and ''ComicBook/TheBlackRing'') would show Luthor occasionally using upgraded versions of the armour when necessary, and the ''ComicBook/SupermanUpUpAndAway'' arc had some goons attempt to steal some of Luthor's suits as well.

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has Shardplate, [[LostTechnology Lost]]-{{Magitek}} powered armor. It magically fits itself to any wearer, is extremely resistant to any form of attack (including being the only armour that can resist a [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Shardblade]] at all), and increases the wearer's strength and speed. If it gets damaged, it can regrow itself if it is supplied with [[{{Mana}} stormlight]]. Not only that, but it is implied the armor does not simply act as extra muscles like most examples of Powered Armor, but instead powers up the body of the wearer himself, giving it greater strength, speed and [[MadeOfIron resilience]], allowing for example the physically wimpy Renarin to jump from a building and fall head-first without any lasting consequences. The armor is powered by Stormlight, losing most of its properties if the gems fueling it run out. In those instances it's more of a hindrance than anything, as moving in the heavy armor without the strength it grants is incredibly difficult. Later books reveal that Shardplate is created from [[spoiler:the bodies of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spren]] associated with each particular order of the Knights Radiant, as long as the Knight has been able to swear their [[BadassCreed Fourth Ideal]]. Compared with the "inert" sets of Plate that are more commonly worn, an "active" set of Shardplate is effectively InstantArmor that can appear and vanish at will, and can form floating protective barriers or even be sent to form around a non-Radiant to shield them from harm]].

As the powered armor allows for ample spare carrying capacity, it often comes equipped with many useful gadgets built in. If it does this with ''weapons'', then it's a wearable SwissArmyWeapon; expect at least one of these to be an ArmCannon, or possibly a PowerFist. ShouldersOfDoom (and in turn, [[ShoulderCannon Shoulder Cannons]]) are almost mandatory. It may also provide emergency medical support to the wearer, if they manage to get injured in spite of the armor's protection. A ManInTheMachine may have such a suit [[SuperWheelchair doubling as a life support unit]], likely [[ClingyCostume unable to remove the suit without risking death]]. Some suits are also capable of taking over, being controlled remotely or [[AnimatedArmor autonomously]] if the wearer becomes incapacitated — or as a RestrainingBolt in case they refuse to follow orders. Often, the suit's computer is an ArtificialIntelligence capable of acting as MissionControl, as well as controlling the systems the wearer can't pay attention to in the heat of combat. Some suits of Powered Armor are explicitly made to be AdaptiveArmor capable of great versatility and effectively repairing and upgrading themselves. Too much of this can result in them becoming a sort of wearable DoAnythingRobot. [[PowerCrystal With crystals.]]

* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'', featuring both the Knight Sabers' "[[AMechByAnyOtherName Hardsuits]]" and the bulkier Battlemover suits other factions use. Genom and the AD Police also have their own "powered suits".
* In order to combat fully-cyborg individuals (like the protagonists), paramilitary organizations in ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' occasionally requisition Armed Suits (though ironically, the first versions seen are unarmed and must carry external weaponry). They're exceedingly rare, however.
* ''Anime/MazingerZ:'' In Manga/NewMazinger (one of the alternate manga continuities) several characters (including Kouji Kabuto) wore combat, powered armor.
* The Tekkamen from ''Anime/TekkamanBlade'' appear to wear powered armor, but in fact ''become'' metallic life forms when they transform. However, the Sol Tekkaman units ("Teknosuits" in ''Teknoman'') are actual powered armors.

* Non-micronised Zentradi in ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and [[Anime/{{Macross}} its sequels]] wear Powered Armor the size of HumongousMecha. They kind of ''have'' to, given that ''they're'' the size of HumongousMecha.
** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' gave us the debut of the EX-Gear, a powered armour/exoskeleton suit (with built-in JetPack and provision for a {{BFG}}) for use by Variable Fighter pilots. It's not as well armored as most of the other examples (the waist, upper arms, and thighs are somewhat exposed, [[spoiler: as poor Michel found out...]]), but that's because its main function is to serve as a linkup/ejection system for the new line of [=VFs=].
** ''Frontier'' also gave us the one-off "Armored Klan": Klan Klan was unable to get to her powered armor suit to repel a Vajra attack, so, being a Zentradi, she improvised by strapping on equipment designed for [[HumongousMecha Valkyries]] in order to fight.
** ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' shows that the basic NUN Spacy Zentradi armors got quite a few upgrades, as new versions of the Regult and Glaug pods appear alongside the Queeadluun-Rheas that were a carryover design from ''Frontier''. Too bad they're no good against the Windemerian Knights.
* ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' includes it too, mostly taken from its source materials:
** The first saga, based on ''Macross'', has the Zentraedi suits.
** The Masters saga, based on the ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross'', has the Bioroids, that would actually be considered MiniMecha if not for their [[UnusualUserInterface telepathic drive system]]. Supplemental materials show that other branches of the Army of the Southern Cross use power armor for their troops.
** The movie, based on ''Anime/Megazone23'', features the MODAT series (Garland in the original), a limited production series of suits that can turn into motorcycles.
** The New Generation saga features the Cyclone, motorcycles that, combining with the normal armor worn by the user, can be used as power armor. The various models are markedly less powerful than the MODAT series (developed on Earth as opposed to by the Pioneer Expedition) but more agile, cheaper, and can be outfitted with multiple weapon systems.
** ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'' features an original model, the VR-057 Super Cyclone, faster than the previous models and compatible with a more powerful energy weapon and a railgun, both powerful enough to scrap even a MODAT.

** Unfortunately, in the sequel, B-Ko's father (Who may or may not be an {{Expy}} for [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]]) wears a similar suit... [[NightmareFuel And doesn't bother to alter the design for a male body!]]
* [[spoiler:Chao Lingshen]] claims the outfit she wore during the [[StoryArc festival arc]] of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' was merely a somewhat upgraded version of a standard battlesuit from her homeland, but even without the built in time-travel device, it straddled the line with ClothesMakeTheSuperman.
* Bonta-Kun in ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' is a Theme Park mascot converted into the cutest miniature death machine since ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' by Sousuke Sagara. Oddly enough, he marketed it to various police forces around the world, with limited success. Even more oddly, it appears to be based on Platform/SharpX68000 hardware.

* One of the more bizarre powered armors comes from ''Manga/KemekoDeluxe''. The titular Kemeko is a SuperDeformed, borderline {{Gonk}}-ish power suit that nonetheless provides its wearer, MM, with enhanced battle capabilities. MM herself wears a LatexSpaceSuit and has to have some form of {{hammerspace}} inside that thing - she's bigger than it is.
* ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' gives the hunters particularly [[SufficientlyAdvanced hypertech]] powered armour that provides super strength, RoofHopping jumping powers, and apparently some kind of forcefield. In typical Gantz style, the big black ball doesn't bother telling anybody these facts, or that the suits' protection does not extend to [[SwordFight swords]] or lasers.
** As seen in the Osaka and Italy arcs, there is a bigger, tougher Gantz armor that's [[InformedAbility supposed]] to be superior to the regular suits. It's not sure if it can really hold up considering all of the users seen thus far are dead.
* The Gold Cloths in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' certainly qualify. Although Bronze and Silver Cloths, as well as rival gods' distinctive suits of armor, can protect the wearer to a supernatural degree, the Zodiac-based Cloths of Athena's Gold Saints provide notable increases in strength, speed, and defensive power, far beyond any other Cloth, Scale, or Surplice. They can even survive absolute zero and being hit with earth-shattering attacks.
** Also, the anime presented a [[PowerTrio three-man squad]] called the Steel Saints, created by the Kido Foundation as assistants to the heroic Bronze Saints. Their "Cloths" are [[MagiTek mechanical]] and crammed with gadgets that can emulate a Saint's supernatural abilities. They were PutOnABus as soon as they could...
** The bus comes back in the second season of ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega''. The Steel Saints are trained to fill the gap caused by [[spoiler:mass Saint death following the siphoning of Earth's cosmo to Mars in the first season]]. Just like any stopgap measure, the Steel Cloths are a shoddy job and the wearer weaker than even the Bronze. The Steel Saints are [[RedShirts fully aware of their unenviable fate]], and in one episode, [[RageAgainstTheHeavens chews the Gods (including Athena) for making playthings out of humans]].
* In ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', Cyborg Guy has a suit of "Ultimate Armor". He graduates to "ID Armor" when he becomes an Evoluder. It's not clear whether the armor is enhancing his natural strength and speed, enabling it, or is just there to [[RuleOfCool look cool]]. That said, the ID armor has one important part in it (the [=GaoBrace=] and Will Knife), and Evoluder Guy probably at least needs the ID Armor to pilot [=GaoFar=] and [=GaoFighGar=]. The Platform/PlayStation video game ''Blockaded Numbers'' reveal that the ID Armor and the Ultimate Armor were used by 3G's predecessors.
* The Figures in ''Anime/Figure17TsubasaAndHikaru'' are a kind of sentient powered armor, and Hikaru is an accidentally-created ArtificialHuman derived from a broken Figure, who can still revert to Figure form when necessary. The aliens D.D. and Oldina also use Figures to fight.
* ''Manga/{{Guyver}}: Bio-Boosted Armour'', a manga from the late '80s, along with a one shot OVA from '86, a twelve-part mini-series released by studio L.A. Heroes released from '89 to about '92-'93 and also a twenty-six episode series that expanded more on the manga than the twelve-episode one, that was released in 2005 by Creator/FUNimation Studios. This series uses this concept to its fullest extent. It starts out with a high schooler named Sho Fukamachi walking in the woods near the school with his friend Tetsuro Segawa. There they hear and see the aftermath of a huge explosion and see something hurtling through the sky towards them. Sho picks it up and points out that it's alien-looking when he all of sudden trips and smacks his face against it and it starts to encompass him. Later when Tetsuro is in immediate danger from a secret world government-style organization known as Chronos, Sho clad in this "bio" metal armor then destroys the ones troubling Tetsuro. Afterward, he seemingly regains consciousness while still in the armor and notes that it is DEFINITELY alien.
** A downside of the armor is that they can't be permanently separated from their recognized user without the Remover. The user can "dequip" the armor at will when not needed and it's been demonstrated that a sufficient electrical jolt to the control metal can cause the armor to spontaneously dequip. The Removers have to be bonded to someone and though they don't kill the host, they do leave them naked and powerless in front of someone who ''wanted'' to strip their armor from them, probably a bad guy.
* ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' has two classes of Powered Armor: "Protectors", which are fairly standard suits; and "Landmates", which border on being MiniMecha and suspend the wearer in the torso of the armor. The Landmates' main outer "Slave Arms" follow the movements of the arms of the pilot, placed in smaller, form-fitting armored gauntlets which dangle outside the main body.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7T-6ThKoJ0 Madox-01]], though it's large enough to verge on being a MiniMecha.
* ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''/''Anime/{{Robotech}}: The New Generation''. The main TransformingMecha of the show was a [[CoolBike Motorcycle]] that turned into a Power Armor; it was even the 'Mospeada' of the original show.
* One interesting variation in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' is what Koga wears during the Silph Co. siege. His armor is made out of ''his Pokemon''. His Muk forms a shoulder and chest plate while his Golbat rests on his arm for a tonfa-like weapon. His other arm has an Ekans wrapped around it.
* Mewtwo's armor in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' is a partial aversion in that its only power is [[PowerLimiter to weaken Mewtwo's power]] to a level where he can safely battle without slaughtering his opponent as well as keep him under control.
* In ''Literature/RebuildWorld'', augmented suits are a special mix of FutureSpandex and an exoskeleton that greatly boost one's strength and agility. Using it incorrectly can lead to wear and tear on one's body, but it's an enormous help in traversing a battlefield. Because of the risks, there are classes on how to utilize them, and Alpha gives Akira additional training so he doesn't become reliant on it. She's also able to interface with it directly to control Akira's movements, allowing her to fight with a level of coordination that Akira lacks at the cost of putting severe strain on his body.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' AlternateContinuity manga ''Suzaku of the Counterattack'' turns the Lancelot from a HumongousMecha into a ''Franchise/KamenRider''-like costume that actually gets treated like a comic book superhero by the common folk.
** Meanwhile, in ''[[Manga/CodeGeassNightmareOfNunnally Nightmare of Nunnally]]'', the other spinoff manga: ''Lelouch, of all people'', gets this treatment. Although, in his case, it's not tech-based but a special type of wired Geass which allows him to fight in a similar manner to Suzaku's suit. By the end of the manga, he had faced off against hordes of [[HumongousMecha Knightmare Frames]] and other Geass-related phenomena and always came out on top. There's a reason why fans [[MemeticMutation like to say]] that [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman Zero's Geass lets him fight on par with]] [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Master Asia]].
*** Oh, and it also lets him [[RunningGag stop bullets by posing]]!
* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Akatsuki member Sasori is the prime example, hiding himself in a mobile and [[MultiArmedAndDangerous heavily armed]] puppet, we also have a version of this of the spiritual version in the form of Susano'o, which Sasuke Uchiha and Itachi Uchiha use.
** In its higher forms, Sasuke and Itachi's Susano'o falls more into MiniMecha in their size and power. Same with Madara's in its 'complete' (full skin form) [[spoiler: but it turns into a HumongousMecha in his 'Perfect' Form.]]
* Similar to the [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph]] example below, Risho of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' used earth to cover himself for battle, although it's not clear if it actually powered him or just lent more ferocity to his blows.
* The eponymous Literature/InfiniteStratos suits are powered armor that [[{{Stripperiffic}} doesn't do much to actually armor]] the pilot's torso and head, instead enveloping it in [[DeflectorShields some kind of force field]]. They are also of the InstantArmor variety, being summonable at will.
* {{Toku}}satsu {{Deconstruction}} ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'' has [[HeroicWannabe Alfasz]], who combats the [[BodyHorror Players]]. The suit's wearer, Kouga Amagi, purposefully modelled it on a children's show hero, due to being a bit of a justice freak.
* Academy City uses them in their military, as well as in their rescue divisions, in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun''.

* ''Anime/{{Symphogear}}'' features [[MagicalGirl Magical Girls]] in shape shifting {{Magitek}} armor powered by the wearer's [[ThePowerOfRock singing voice]].
* In ''Anime/CampusSpecialInvestigatorHikaruon'' the hero use a suit similar to ''Series/MetalHeroes'', specifically an {{Expy}} from Series/SpaceSheriffSharivan.
* In ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'', Mihoshi pilots a suit like this to chase down Ryoko. She does quite well the first time before Ryoko destroys it. When Kiyone enters the fray and gets Mihoshi to pilot a second, that goes out the window in an instant.
* In ''Anime/ActiveRaid'', both the criminals and the special police unit 8 utilizes Powered Armor, here called the Willwears.
* In ''Manga/TabooTattoo'', the President of the United States wears a suit of powered armour, so he can participate in the battle at the South Pole despite his advanced age. The armour incorporates a JetPack and offers enough protection that the President was fine [[ButtMonkey despite falling into a deep crevasse]].

* ''Manga/KaijuNumber8'': Members of the Japan Anti-Kaiju Defense Force wear armor suits to fight against the {{Kaiju}}. The suits even incorporate parts from dead Kaiju, which is also why they have such a strong physiological resemblance to Kafka in his monster form.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': The royal family of the highly advanced technological Germa kingdom, [[{{Sentai}} the Vinsmoke family]], all use special combat gear called ''Raid Suits''. These suits give the wearers increased strength and speed, allows the wearers the ability to fly with rocket boots, grants them the ability to project a shield for protection, and also enhances the unique powers that all the Vinksmoke children have been [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetically modified with]].
* ''Manga/{{Radiant}}'': Doc accidentally activates [[spoiler: the armor of ''Pen Draig'' when he hides inside it while carrying memory stones containing the spirits of old heroes, which is a Fantasia powered, black-clad armor, which grants him super speed, super strenght, and [[MultiFormBalance has five modes]] each with its own arsenal of weapons made of Fantasia]]. Doc being [[LovableCoward Doc]] prefers to run away as his first option.
* [[spoiler:All Might]] gets powered armor in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' final battle against All For One.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' Hiro makes Baymax a couple suits of armor to make up for his squishiness, the second suit includes a JetPack, RocketPunch, an upgraded scanner that can sweep the entire city, and magnetic pads for Hiro's suit to grab onto. Though it's unclear if he had any strength upgrade since Baymax is already capable of lifting a thousand pounds or so. The rest of Big Hero 6 get their own suits with various tricks.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit'' short ''WesternAnimation/TheWrongTrousers'', Wallace buys a pair of ex-NASA techno-trousers. Hilarity Ensues.
* Joker from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMonsterMayhem'': It actually comes off as a big surprise toward the end, but the Joker reveals he has a purple and green Iron Man-like armor which he uses to fight Batman for a short time. Despite coming out of nowhere it is still very awesome.

* ''Creator/GamesWorkshop'' had ''Herald Of Oblivion'', a TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 gamebook where you're an Imperial Fist in a Terminator battlesuit.

* In Creator/CJCherryh's Literature/AllianceUnion science fiction series, the Earth Company Marines (and, presumably, their Union equivalents) wear Powered Armor. The only really detailed description is in ''Literature/{{Rimrunners}}'' where ex-Marine Bet Yeager, late of the carrier ''Africa'', has to repair and recondition a pair of suits and then teach a neophyte to use it.

* The titular armor from Creator/JohnSteakley's BugWar novel, ''Literature/{{Armor}}''. Made of plasteel, they come in Scout and Warrior variants. Scouts are human-sized and carry a blazebomb rack which the user pulls off bombs like grenades and tosses them. Scout armour doesn't have an integrated weapon system, so users carry their blazerifles by hand. Warrior armour is a bigger target, but they have vastly superior augmented limbs and far more firepower (blazerifles are integrated into both arms and fired with a simple gesture, and instead of a bomb rack, they have blazebomb launchers that carry more bombs and fires at will with greater range). As the main character bitterly notes, the casualty rates for scouts are a lot higher.
* Creator/HarryHarrison's ''Literature/BillTheGalacticHero'' spared barely a paragraph to mock Heinlein's armored soldiers, showing what happens [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome when one tries to land in a swamp]]. The suit is too heavy to even walk, so soldiers wearing them just hop around on booster jets. The one that falls in the swamp had its fuel line damaged by an enemy shot. The soldier is begging for help, but not one is willing to get dragged down by the swamp, so they just stand and watch, although some are shouting for him to get out of the armor. The soldier screams that it takes an hour under normal conditions.
* Typically '80s World War 3 books had a Soviet invasion, society reverting to banditry and primitive tribes and threats from rape-crazy mutants and road warriors. John Sievert's ''C.A.D.S'' has all the above but with the added twist of TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Power Armor. The C.A.D.S (Computerized Attack/Defence System) were battle suits with jetpacks, arm-mounted 9mm rifles, liquid-plastic flamethrowers, and the armor-piercing E-Ball system (which was alternately described as a lightning-guided rocket or a plasma bolt). The C.A.D.S were immune to small-arms fire but were vulnerable to heavy weapons (an early C.A.D.S was killed when he got shot by a bazooka from a road warrior) and Soviet laser guns. Later models of C.A.D.S had a tactical battle computer that could read [[AwesomenessByAnalysis enemy actions]] and their 9mm rifles were replaced with guns that could attack using almost type of ammo - ranging from a .38 pistol round to a mortar shell.
* In ''Caliban's War'', the second novel in ''Literature/TheExpanse'' series by James S. A. Corey, Marines of both the Martian Congressional Republic and the United Nations of Earth wear powered armor that enhances strength, protects against projectiles and radiation, and mounts a full-auto gun firing 2mm armor-piercing rounds. The suit also contains communications and sensor equipment and a computer that can identify and provide technical specifications for weapons carried by opponents.
** In Abaddon's Gate, the third novel, we get to see what they can really do. Disarmed of all of their weapons and in the hands of inexperienced users, four of them prove almost unstoppable [[spoiler: only being beaten by sneaky tactics such as sending a full speed elevator into one. Had they been fully armed it's basically a given that they would have been unstoppable]].
* Used in Creator/TomKratman's ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'', although not in the traditional sense. The suit itself is more of an armored exoskeleton, but the ones worn by the Suited Heavy Infantry can have armor added to them to increase their protection, or reduced to enhance speed and endurance. It's explicitly pointed out when they're introduced that they do not make the wearer invulnerable, just that the user requires more effort to kill.
* The notorious Doctor Fid has created dozens of suits of powered armor over the course of his long supervillainous career in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfFid''.

* In [[Creator/IainBanks Iain M. Banks]]'s [[Literature/TheCulture Culture]] novels, powered, intelligent armor features in ''Matter'' and ''The Hydrogen Sonata''. These armor suits are pretty nifty even by the Culture's high-tech standards, providing impressive protection, massive physical strength, and a significant degree of AI autonomy.
** And as a protagonist in the short story "Descent" in ''The State of the Art'', and as a device to protect the wearer in a high-gee hazardous environment populated with super-strong StarfishAliens in 'Literature/{{Excession}}''. The latter is technically a glorified spacesuit, but anything that provides super-strength and plenty of damage resistance can easily be used for military purposes.
** In ''Literature/UseOfWeapons'' the protagonist also wears powered armour/spacesuit at one stage, which he requisitioned from the Culture (though he very pointedly does not want a sentient suit). At one point he turns up his suit's strength in order to lift a large stone object but has to be very careful that he's in the correct stable and braced position.

* ''Dominant Species'' by Michael E. Marks centered on a Marine Rapid Assault Team in powered armor; the depiction took a serious (rather than fantasy) approach to the depiction of powered armor capabilities and vulnerabilities.

* Odd subversion in Peter F. Hamilton's ''Literature/FallenDragon'': Skin suits are largely biological suits powered by the wearer's ''blood''.
** The skin suits also have AdaptiveArmor features like using reserve supplies to provide the wearer with a HealingFactor, reconfiguring itself on-the-fly to provide enhanced protection against different types of damage or even accomplishing simple tasks ''without'' the host.
** Hamilton's ''Commonwealth Saga'' novels, set in a different timeline to ''Fallen Dragon'', feature much more capable non-biological powered armour. These suits, worn by conscript soldiers in a war against a genocidal alien HiveMind, are super-strong and protected by force fields, while also sporting plasma rifles, kinetic missiles, ''tactical nukes'' and other heavy-duty firepower. Even so, they tend to get slaughtered in a pitched battle with the aliens, who outnumber them several million to one.
* Joe Haldeman's classic, ''Literature/TheForeverWar'', although in this case, the suits had little armour.
* ''Literature/HackAlleyDoctor'': Ping, a large man himself, is outfitted with a heavy-duty exoskeleton “common in multi-purpose manufacturing plants.” [[spoiler: The exoskeleton is strong enough to let Ping unhinge a door without noticeable effort on his part.]]
* In [[Creator/WilliamHKeithJr Ian Douglas]]'s [[Literature/GalacticMarines Heritage/Legacy/Inheritance trilogies]], the USMC has these. They start out as glorified spacesuits and end up being a combination starfighter/power armor/drop pod with enough features to make the Mjolnir VI look like a Model T.
* In Creator/JohnCWright's ''Literature/TheHermeticMillennia'', the Knights Hopsitaliar wear these.

* The marines in Creator/DavidWeber's ''Literature/InFuryBorn'' uses powered armor, as do the marines of ''Literature/HonorHarrington''. Interestingly enough, we never see fights between forces equipped with Powered Armor in the Honorverse, only between the armored troopers and non-armored enemy forces. And at least one book included [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome an example]] of what happens when you try to stealthily land on top of a building in a [[DynamicEntry heavy Power Armor suit.]] While they are portrayed as [[NighInvulnerability Nigh-Invulnerable]] in this setting (at least against infantry), there has been at least one example of them being defeated by regular squishy unarmored personnel who catch them by surprise (and use a {{BFG}}).
* The marines' battlesuits in ''Literature/InvasionOfKzarch'', which actually come in three versions: one optimized for scouting, one regular version, and one that's the equivalent of heavy infantry (Making them the heavy infantry version of heavy infantry!).

* From Creator/JohnRingo:
** ''Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata'' has the main character design and then command units of ACS against the invading [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Posleen]], powered at one point by actual Glowing Green Rocks (appropriated alien heavy plant power cells).
** The Wyverns from ''Literature/IntoTheLookingGlass'' start off as more MiniMecha, using only Earth technology, but later versions that also use Adar technology fit this trope.
* Creator/EEDocSmith's ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' series is probably the UrExample. ''Galactic Patrol'', the first Lensman book to be published, ends with the hero wearing a super-tough high-tech suit of armor that was not explicitly described as being powered, despite being said to weigh "close to a ton." Armor explicitly described as being powered first appeared in ''Children of the Lens'', serialized in ''Astounding'' magazine in 1947 and published in book form in 1954; the powered armor was a LensmanArmsRace outgrowth of the series's earlier armor suits.
* Creator/SergeyLukyanenko's ''Literature/LineOfDelirium'' duology features the protagonists wearing power armor during their raid on the Imperial orbital base. Most Imperial soldiers also wear power armor, though. Various functions are controlled by the chin. In particular, the protagonist puts on a type of armor that can generate a plasma shield around it, not for protection but in order to [[ThereWasADoor walk through walls]], even space station bulkheads. Melting walls with your entire armor drains the power supply, though. Apparently, any powered armor can be quickly put on and taken off without any special tools.
** The ''Shadows of Dreams'' novella of the same series shows us [[HigherTechSpecies Psilon]] power armor. It's mentioned that back during the Vague War, three Psilon marines in armor managed to completely level the city of Vilnius when they managed to breathe through to Terra.

* The SpaceOpera series ''Literature/LucifersStar'' has ''Durandal armor'' (based on VideoGame/{{Halo}}) which are used for Special Forces to smash through enemy targets like a miniature tank.
* Max Barry's ''Literature/MachineMan'' makes use of this when [[spoiler: Carl the security guard needs an exo-suit to hold up his titanium sledgehammer arms]].

* Although present in Weber's and Ringo's ''Literature/PrinceRoger'' series, they don't see a lot of use in the earlier books due to limited power and the environment of the DeathWorld the titular prince's bodyguard unit is stranded on is exceedingly hostile to advanced electronics.
* The novel ''Literature/RevelationSpace'' by Creator/AlastairReynolds features powered armor suits that can fly to a planet's surface and back to orbit, extrude powerful weapons, withstand heavy damage and change their shape; oddly, they aren't mentioned in later books, even if they would be useful.
** They're mentioned as being exceedingly rare and powerful by one character in that novel. ''Chasm City'' is largely empty of serious high-tech of that kind. ''Redemption Ark'' and ''Absolution Gap'' don't contain any infantry combat of note. Similar armor is, however, used in Reynolds' novella ''Literature/DiamondDogs'', when a group of characters uses it to gain entry to a hostile alien structure.

* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' sunforged armor is [[ArmorOfInvincibility nearly indestructible]], enhances the user's [[SuperSpeed speed]] and [[SuperStrength strength]], and has the added advantage of being [[InstantArmor instantly summoned]] if the wearer is a Lightbringer or Lightbinder. [[AwesomeButImpractical The downside being that each individual piece of the armor has to be independently sunforged]], increasing the chances of it being ruined by a faulty link or exposed to [[PowerNullifier darkstone]], which shatters it on contact.
* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': The battle armour of Lord Vile serves as this, because it's the focus item for his [[{{Necromancer}} necromancy]] and thus the embodiment of his power and under his complete mental control. When worn by [[spoiler: Baron Vengeous]], who's exceptionally formidable but has no real clue how to use it, it's exceptionally dangerous and downright scary, being able to massively enhance strength, [[AdaptiveArmour adapt]], and wield CombatTentacles made of shadow. However, as someone else who knew the real Vile bluntly informs him he's just wearing Vile's clothes and is ''[[PretenderDiss nothing]]'' compared to the real thing. Given that even when the armour [[AnimatedArmour decides to get up and walk around]] ''[[AnimatedArmour by itself]]'', it's a teleporting, curbstomp-inflicting, borderline unstoppable nightmare, this is justified. Then, the real Vile, [[spoiler: Skulduggery himself]], puts it on, and reveals that he's a fully fledged FlyingBrick capable of slaughtering anyone who isn't a [[PhysicalGod True Name sorcerer]] (and one of those, a pacifist, admits that Vile's skill, power, and killer instinct could probably take him out) without breaking stride, and surviving a blast compared to a miniature nuke that devastates a small city.
* ''Literature/SpaceCaptainSmith'' featured the militant, religious fanatics, the Edenites who made use of power armour similar to the ones in Starship Trooper, down to having jump jet capacity though no portable nukes. That said, Edenite armor is no match for Smith's .308 Mark Plainsman rifle which was capable of [[ArmorPiercingAttack punching thru a bank vault door]].

* In ''Literature/StarksWar'', all American ground forces wear powered combat suits. These are beneficial on Earth, but are essential on the Moon (what with the lack of air and all). However, Stark notes that "armor" isn't really a very accurate description any more, because most modern weapons can punch through the suits fairly easily. Effectively, they're used as fancy high-mobility space suits rather than as protection.
* ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'' [[TropeCodifier codified the concept]], building on Creator/EEDocSmith's ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' series.
* Franchise/StarWarsLegends:

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has Shardplate, [[LostTechnology Lost]]-{{Magitek}} powered armor. It magically fits itself to any wearer, is extremely resistant to any form of attack (including being the only armour that can resist a [[AbsurdlySharpBlade Shardblade]] at all), and increases the wearer's strength and speed. If it gets damaged, it can regrow itself if it is supplied with [[{{Mana}} stormlight]]. Not only that, but it is implied the armor does not simply act as extra muscles like most examples of Powered Armor, but instead powers up the body of the wearer himself, giving it greater strength, speed and [[MadeOfIron resilience]], allowing for example the physically wimpy Renarin to jump from a building and fall head-first without any lasting consequences. The armor is powered by Stormlight, losing most of its properties if the gems fueling it run out. In those instances it's more of a hindrance than anything, as moving in the heavy armor without the strength it grants is incredibly difficult.
** Later books reveal that Shardplate is created from [[spoiler: the bodies of [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent spren]] associated with each particular order of the Knights Radiant, as long as the Knight has been able to swear their [[BadassCreed Fourth Ideal]]. Compared with the "inert" sets of Plate that are more commonly worn, an "active" set of Shardplate is effectively InstantArmor that can appear and vanish at will, and can form floating protective barriers or even be sent to form around a non-Radiant to shield them from harm.]]

* In the Literature/VorkosiganSaga, Miles ("Mr. Naismith") Vorkosigan was too short to use the average powered armor suits of his universe, but acquired a "petite" size in his first mercenary venture. He had to have the techs adapt the plumbing to fit, though, as it was originally for a female. Later in his career, he's worn powered armor so often that the equipment's left a mark on his forehead.
* The "living-brain" Martians in H. G. Wells' ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898'' came very close; their war-machines straddle the line between this trope and HumongousMecha. They also had smaller non-combat work-machines into which they strapped themselves.
* In the ''Literature/YoungBond'' novel ''Literature/StrikeLightning'', the death of Bond's schoolmate leads him to uncover a plot to sell steampunkish exo-suits to the Nazis as Germany is rearming itself. [[spoiler:In the finale, Bond has to wear one, and is forced to take on the Nazis' more advanced suits]].
* ''[[Literature/TheZombieKnight The Zombie Knight Saga]]'' has this in the character of [[RankScalesWithAsskicking Abbas Saqqaf]], oldest and strongest of the Sandlords of Sair. Its currently known capabilities include [[SuperSpeed breaking the sound barrier under its own power]], [[DroneDeployer deploying small drones with submachine guns]], and [[{{Antimatter}} the ability to create antimatter]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' gave most of the [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] suits of battle armor that they wore over their existing costumes, complete with a OncePerEpisode TransformationSequence. Given the emphasis on the show's toyline, this was almost certainly an attempt at making the heroes more "[[MerchandiseDriven toyetic]]".
* As in the comic book continuity, Lex Luthor occasionally donned a Kryptonite-powered battlesuit in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Possibly as a friendly ShoutOut to ''ComicBook/IronMan'', it was originally intended to slow the effects of a terminal heart condition (ironically the result of constantly carrying around a piece of Kryptonite). Also ironically, it packed Kryptonite rays up the wazoo, making it quite appropriate for battling Superman.
* Granny May from ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl'' has one. In addition, one episode involved the EvilGenius Dr. Two-Brains building one.
* The Earth Corps scientists from ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'' wore Powered Armor designed for subterranean exploration.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' loved this trope:
** Xanatos had several versions: His standard suit which resembled a crimson gargoyle, the bulky iron gargoyle suit that he used to fight Oberon, and a sort of skeletized armor that basically consisted only of a chestplate, powered gauntlets, and a rocket pack.
** Dingo from The Pack in the same series opted for Powered Armor rather than cybernetic upgrades or genetic manipulation like his fellow Pack members.
** The three modern Hunters are also briefly seen using their own variety of Powered Armour.
** Demona had powered armor in the first act of "The Reckoning".
** Subverted in "Leader of the Pack": Coyote appears to be Xanatos in yet another suit of powered armor, but it turned out to be [[spoiler:[[RobotMe a robot]]]].
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' has a few varieties. The simplest are the exo-suits worn by Spike and Daniel in ''[[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Generation 1]]''--these are modified space suits that confer protection and limited transformation ability. Headmasters and Targetmasters in the American continuity are more advanced forms, which grant improved protection and firepower as well as full transformation abilities, effectively making them one with their partners. In addition, the Autobot Pretenders in ''[[Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce Masterforce]]'' can summon powered armour as an intermediate form between their Human and Transformers forms.
** The Apex Armor from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' functions as this for Cybertronians granting invulnerability and enhanced strength. Miko later discovers that the armor works for humans as well.
* The suit from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' originally served as an aid to keep the older Bruce Wayne in decent fighting condition, before his heart gave out. The suit was certainly sleeker than most Powered Armors, protective yet still retained a certain fabric-like dexterity. Bruce later showed a more "ComicBook/IronMan"-like suit he had designed years earlier, which was more powerful and had heavier armor but also put a lot of strain on the wearer. Of course Bruce later [[ChekhovsGun got to wear the suit to help Terry in a jam.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', everyone's favorite vigilante dons a power suit similar to the larger one from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' in order to tangle with Bane. It allows him to survive, but that's about it. He later dons a different suit to battle a {{Mind Control}}led Superman, although it doesn't help much aside from providing a distraction.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'':
** One of the episodes of the first season had Kim Possible obtaining a power armor that got powered up by the user's stress level. Ironically, despite all the good things that came with the armor, Kim defeated Shego much easier without the armor...
** She later gets a battle suit. Among its features are: defensive shields, self-repair, the ability to [[CatchAndReturn capture and redirect energy beams]] and a physical boost sufficient to let her clumsy boyfriend become a star quarterback.

* ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'' has the "Exo Frames", usually called "E-Frames", which are basically [[Film/{{Aliens}} Power Loaders]] with weapons, armor, and a flight system bolted on, in addition to the occasional GiantMecha (one of the Terran examples even has a hangar bay for launching [[MiniMook E-Frames]]) and the lighter Powered Armor worn by the [[SpaceMarines Jump Troopers]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'':
** The Monarch and his Deaths-Head Panoply. Subverted in that it isn't actually powered. It's just a solid, unmoving suit that fires missiles and rockets about. He can't even move his arms. However, this is due to design flaws that haven't been worked out yet.
** In season five, Hank appropriates the "strength suit" of the former Countess of SPHINX, and it really does live up to the awesome potential of this trope. It's also pure fanservice in the [[ChainmailBikini "improbably molded metal"]] tradition, but it looks like Hank is hanging on to it regardless.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'': In "Gangland", Silvermane shows off his powered armor, which inexplicably doesn't cover his face. It's the kind of powered armor that hums and whirs with every movement, and the noise tips Spidey off about how to defeat him. The armor is a tribute to Silvermane's cyborg body from the comics and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', unprotected head and all.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' villains Baxter Stockman and Darius Dun use these when they want to get offensive. The Shredder also takes to these when he wants a power boost, although, given his Utrom-y nature, those may actually count as HumongousMecha.
* ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' established that Star Command spacesuits are power armor. Would've justified the toy's clunky appearance... except the animation style made the suit sleeker.
* Gizmoduck of ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|1987}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' fame wore Powered Armor that was almost reminiscent of WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget, with mechanical arms and gadgets coming out of every panel. In the 2010 ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'' comic series, [[spoiler: [[LittleMissBadass Gosalyn]] controlled the Gizmoduck suit for a while, since it responded to her catchphrase]].
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades'' features this courtesy of M.A.R.S. Industries. Warning! May cause bouts of UnstoppableRage.
* In the later seasons of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', Cobra Commander got his own battle suit after being [[ItMakesSenseInContext transformed back into a human.]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "The Beak", the titular brothers build a suit that is half this, half mecha (since it requires the two of them to pilot it).
* Cybron from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.
* Carl Nesmith a.k.a. Captain Nemesis from the ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' series.
* Baxter Stockman of the ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series. Although it looked kinda like Shredder's armor somehow.
* The CGI spin-off series of the ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' film series, ''WesternAnimation/RoughnecksStarshipTroopersChronicles'' does feature powered armour, unlike the first two films. The troopers' standard suits are powered and provide some degree of strength enhancement, and they also use larger, more mecha-like suits called Marauders, typically 1-2 per squad of troopers. The Marauders are highly impressive until their limited battery life expires, at which point the occupant becomes "[[SittingDuck canned lunchmeat]]".
* ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'': Although they resemble mechs, the armor Lance and Ilana use (Manus and Corus, respectively) fit this more. There are/were many more Manus armor back on Galaluna.
* A bulky powered armour is standard equipment for the Enforcers in ''Westernanimation/{{Phantom 2040}}''.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet'', [[EccentricMillionaire crazy gazillionaire]] Rudolph Mintenberg creates some so he can form a superhero partnership with Atomic Puppet.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'':
** The Ecto-Skeleton is one, created by Danny's parents; it uses a neural interface to connect the user to the armor and increases their abilities by 100-fold. Danny's dad [[BadassNormal Jack]] is able to swiftly handle the powerful Fright Knight with just the prototype legs, and Danny himself is able to create large explosions with just a small amount of ecto-energy and manages to [[SealedEvilInaCan reseal]] [[TheDreaded Pariah Dark]] with the full suit. The big downside is the suit drains the user's energy, with Jack feeling faint after using it for only a minute or two and with Danny losing consciousness after his big fight with Pariah Dark. In the following episode after its introduction, Vlad Plasmius (who had stolen the suit after Danny fell unconscious) finds a way to overcome to suit's user drain with a combination of a ghostly lightning-rod, an ecto-converter, and nanites (which he injects into Danny's sister Jazz in order [[LetsYouandHimFight to set them on each other]]). Jazz ends up setting the self-destruct button to blow it up in Vlad's face at the end of the episode.
** [[DatingCatwoman Valerie]] ends up getting two sets of powered armor to fight ghosts with. The first set is more cloth-like, but still gives her increased durability, friction-resistance, and a wrist-mounted ecto-laser. Her second set is much more like powered armor, giving her improved durability over her previous suit, the ability to breathe in space, and all of her needed gear comes from the suit itself. It should be noted, she was given these suits by villains in order for her to be a threat to Danny.
** The Fenton Ghost Peeler gives one of these to the user after pressing the button on top to protect the wearer as the device is stated to "tear ghosts apart, atom by atom."

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Revenge of the Island'': Faced with having to duel [[DumbJock Lightning]] in the finals, [[BubbleBoy Cameron]] uses his smarts to build an Iron Man suit. Despite its awesomeness, RuleOfDrama requires the final challenge to come down to the wire, so Iron Cam lacks enough battery power for an extended battle, Lightning can take a supreme amount of punishment, and Chris unleashes the mutants into the battlefield, which forces Cameron to waste even more power protecting his friends.

* Bonta-Kun in ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' is a Theme Park mascot converted into the cutest miniature death machine since ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'' by Sousuke Sagara. Oddly enough, he marketed it to various police forces around the world, with limited success. Even more oddly, it appears to be based on UsefulNotes/SharpX68000 hardware.

* In ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'', Cyborg Guy has a suit of "Ultimate Armor". He graduates to "ID Armor" when he becomes an Evoluder. It's not clear whether the armor is enhancing his natural strength and speed, enabling it, or is just there to [[RuleOfCool look cool]]. That said, the ID armor has one important part in it (the [=GaoBrace=] and Will Knife), and Evoluder Guy probably at least needs the ID Armor to pilot [=GaoFar=] and [=GaoFighGar=]. The UsefulNotes/PlayStation video game ''Blockaded Numbers'' reveal that the ID Armor and the Ultimate Armor were used by 3G's predecessors.

** Batman in certain incarnations (most notably when [[Characters/{{Azrael}} Jean Paul Valley]] [[AntiHeroSubstitute took on the role)]] beefed the suit into a virtual war machine. (This was a sort of "Be careful what you wish for" to fans who wanted Batman to become more Punisher-like during UsefulNotes/{{the Dark Age|of Comic Books}}). ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' had the same general concept, but the suit was [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman more slender and less clunky looking]] than most.

* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'': Grandpapi Rivera/Puma Loco's [[SombreroMeansMexican Golden Sombrero of Chaos]] can transform into a flying suit of armor, which he uses to commit various robberies with his spare time.

* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'': Even Cap got in on the armored action in the mid-90s, as he was forced to wear an armored version of his familiar red-white-and-blues due to the Super-Soldier Serum breaking down in his body and rendering him paralyzed. Naturally, it didn't take.

** [[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Doctor Doom]]. Contrary to its almost medieval-industrial revolution aesthetic, being covered in visible rivets and displaying no apparent electronics, it is actually a nuclear-powered, ultra-sophisticated walking tank that stands up next to Tony Stark's best designs. It makes him strong and tough enough to go toe-to-toe with the Thing, discharge an array of devastating energy attacks, enables him to fly and control his vast arsenal of external technological devices. (Some versions even have a device that renders him immune to direct assault by mutant powers, so Magneto's victory over him in a fight isn't as assured as it would be against Tony.) He can basically beat the tar out of any non-"cosmic" character short of the [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]] and [[Characters/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl Squirrel Girl]].

*** In one notable issue of Mighty Avengers (just before ''Civil War'') Doom and Iron Man go one-on-one after the rest of the Avengers were subdued by an army of [[MechaMooks Doombots]] and an array of traps. Their suits are so well matched that it comes down to whose suit's battery can last longer. [[spoiler: It's Doom's.]]

** Tony Stark first built his powered armour in the Vietnamese jungle and has since made countless upgrades, redesigns and variants to stay ahead in the Powered Armor arms race with villains like Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo. To make matters worse, villains are constantly trying to steal his designs, and the first Spymaster ''succeeded''. His sale of Tony's blueprints on the black market sparked the ComicBook/ArmorWars, a storyline in which Iron Man goes about attacking armored villains ''and'' heroes in a fit of paranoia over misuse of his inventions.

** Spider-Man once donned one of his own, the Iron Spider armor. However, he dumped it in favor of his old red-and-blues when ''ComicBook/{{Civil War|2006}}'' really picked up and he defected from Iron Man's side.