Arc reactor

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The Arc reactor was an energy reactor that featured in the Iron Man movie.

Background

The Arc reactor was a generator created by Tony Stark as part of a "science project" into alternate energy sources but it was considered incapable of being used in power generation. However, after Stark was captured by the Ten Rings in Afghanistan, he developed a miniature Arc Generator which produced 50 gigajoules of power in order to maintain his heart mechanism which was preventing shrapnel from entering his heart, an act that would have killed him.

This miniature Arc Generator was about the size of a Human palm and was placed within the heart mechanism, it was visible as a circular white glowing light. In order to escape, Stark made use of this generator to power his prototype Mark I suit which allowed him to combat the terrorists and escape. Later, he replaced the generator with a newer improved reactor which was larger and provided a greater level of energy to maintain his heart functions as well as power his new Mark II suit.

Obediah Stane discovered about the Arc Generators uses and attempted to plunder its secrets for weapon development, however, Stark refused on divulging its secrets. This did not stop Stane from authorizing secret research into developing a mechanical suit like Iron Mans though he still suffered from power generation issues which his scientists were incapable of reproducing. Stane moved to drastic actions and paralysed Stark and forcibly removed the Arc Generator and placed it into his own Iron Monger war suit. Stark himself was forced to return to his previous Arc Generator which provided him a greatly reduced power level for his suit in order to battle Obediah.

In order to stop Obediah Stane, Stark asked Pepper Potts to overload the main Arc reactor which fried Stane's as well as his suit causing both of them to tumble into the generator causing its destruction.

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