Is This What Whiplash Looks Like In Iron Man 2?

Marvel recently announced the return of Iron Man's longtime villain, Whiplash, with a four issue miniseries set for this November, tentatively titled, Iron Man vs Whiplash. With his return, Whiplash was also granted some brand new duds courtesy of Marko Djurdjevic's redesign, as seen in the banner above.

With the recent Iron Man 2 footage of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, sporting unfinished armour, shown at Comic-Con, I'm curious if this new comic Whiplash design is an indication of what the final costume the movie version, who's been said to assemble his armour as the movie progresses, will look like. Hit the jump for more information on Whiplash, images of his past costumes and the movie version I mentioned above.

Whiplash/Blacklash

Most recent iteration of the Whiplash costume.

Whiplash (aka Mark Scarlotti) was a former employee of Stark Industries. A brilliant electrical technician, he desired more and, as villains are wont to do, designed his own omnium steel coils and became the super villain Whiplash.

Scarlotti as the villain Blacklash.

After several defeats, Scarlotti was diagnosed as manic-depressive in prison. While attempting to reform, he is rejected by his family and the people of his hometown, which unhinges him, causing him to become Blacklash, where he went on to have many humiliating defeats to Iron Man, Force, Spider-Man and many others.

Female Whiplash as seen during Civil War

Scarlotti would eventually return to his Whiplash persona, but was killed in a battle with Iron Man during the time Tony's armour became sentient. A female version of the character was seen with a new Blacklash during Civil War.

Armored Adventures Whiplash

Whiplash as seen in the Iron Man: Armored Adventures cartoon.

The above image is the design for the Iron Man Armored Adventures cartoon version of Whiplash. I decided to include it for the sake of posterity. While it works for a cartoon, it's far too impractical a design for a movie adaptation.

Movie Whiplash

Mickey Rourke as Whiplash from Iron Man 2 Comic-Con trailer.

Above, we see Mickey Rourke as Whiplash from the Iron Man 2 Comic-Con trailer. In the trailer, he was shown building his Whiplash 'armour' from a box of scraps. No cave this time. It's unclear how he acquired the power source on his chest, but he pieced the rest together and promptly attacked Tony Stark, sans Iron Man armour, at the race way in the picture above. It has been stated in interviews that Whiplash will build his armour as the movie progresses and we can assume this is the first version of the armour. What will the final armour look like? Take a look at the new comic version below for a possibility.

New Whiplash Comic Book Version

New Whiplash design by Marko Djurdjevic.

Pictured above is the new Whiplash designed for the Iron Man vs Whiplash comic, which debuts in November. As you can see, it shares many similarities to the unfinished Mickey Rourke movie version, such as the 'Iron Man' power source in the chest and, if you've seen the Comic-Con trailer, similar looking energy whips. It also looks like the logical progression of the unifinished movie version in that Rourke could easily throw a breastplate and some boots on with a mask and come out looking like this new comic book version.

Conclusion

So, there you have it. A very brief history of Whiplash, a look at his costumes and identities across various mediums and my thoughts on the new comic book version. What do you think? Is this new comic version going to be the final movie look that Rourke will eventually don? Do you like the new costume? Let us know in the comments below.

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