scheme came from his elementary school's colors, and the whole "Iron Man" motif from the eponymous song by Black Sabbath. Iron Man Armor MK VII (Silver Centurion) Though this armor debuted before the return to the title by the creative team of David Michelinie and Bob Layton, Layton revealed in 1996 that he designed the Silver Centurion. He wrote that "Mark Gruenwald and associates came to me and asked me to come up with a 'Samurai-type armor' for the series. Gruenie was a big believer in overhauling the Armored Avenger on a regular basis." Layton also revealed that the original color scheme for the armor was red and black. He does not know who changed the original black color to silver. Modular Armor First appearance: Iron Man #300 (January 1994) The Modular Armor is the main armor in the Iron Man animated TV series and Capcom's Marvel vs. Capcom video game series. Prometheum Armor ("Heroes Reborn") First appearance: Iron Man (vol. 2) #1 (November 1996) The paradigm of this armor was quite different from the one Iron Man had worn for years in the baseline universe, but the arrangement of weapons as well as the color scheme remained similar. Writer Scott Lobdell confirmed in an online discussion that the secret of the Prometheum Armor was nanotechnology. Renaissance Armor ("Heroes Return")/Sentient armor First appearance: Iron Man (vol. 3) #1 (February 1998) This armor possessed a "horned" faceplate reminiscent of the first red-and-gold armor, as writer Kurt Busiek said that he liked Iron Man's helmet from early Avengers issues, and a pentagonal chest beam. 21st century armors Cobalt Man impostor First appearance: Avengers/Thunderbolts #1 (May 2004) This armor was used to impersonate the Cobalt Man. Mark 1616 (Rescue) First appearance: The Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5) #10 (April 2009) A version of the Rescue armor is adapted into the 2019 feature film Avengers: Endgame, in which Potts, who is married to Stark, wears the armor when joining the battle in the film's climax, and fights side by side with Stark against Thanos' forces. Bleeding Edge Armor First appearance: Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5) #25 (June 2010) In Invincible Iron Man (vol. 5) #25 (June 2010), Stark creates a new armor in the aftermath of the "Stark: Disassembled" storyline. Created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Ryan Meinerding, this new armor is sleeker in appearance, and is featured in the 2010 crossover story