While conducting weapons tests in South East Asia, billionaire Tony Stark is captured by a terrorist organization and forced to build weapons, instead he builds an armored suit to free himself. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and takes up the secret identity of Iron Man. But the publicity of this new superhero leads to many trying to replicate the technology. Under the command of General Boris Bullski, Dr. Anton Vanko leads a team in creating two new suits to defeat Iron Man and show their superiority.