Crimson Dynamo
Crimson Dynamo is a comic book character that first appeared in Tales Of Suspense #46
The Crimson Dynamo is an armor wore by many in the service of the Russian (formally USSR) government, some good, some evil. Galina Nemirovsky is the current wearer of the armor and is a member of the Winter Guard.
Crimson Dynamo
Crimson Dynamo is often described as an Evil Version of Iron Man. He is a Russian man with a Suit of Armour similar to Iron Man's.
Anton VankoAnton Vanko
The first person to have been the Crimson Dynamo was a Russian inventor named Anton Vanko. Anton built the original battle suit and battled Iron Man, but defected to work for Tony Stark. Vanko died killing the second person who would don the title Crimson Dynamo Boris Turgenev.
Boris Turgenev
Boris Turgenev would be the second Crimson Dynamo but was killed by the original Anton Vanko because he had been sent to assassinate the original.Alex Nevsky
Alex Nevsky who is the protégé of the original Crimson Dynamo would become the third person to have donned the battle suit and title of Crimson Dynamo. Alex Nevsky would be the Crimson Dynamo until his death at the hands of the KGB.Dimitri Bukharin
Burkarin is one of the most infamous of the Dynamos. He is a former KGB operative who was assigned the task of assisting the Soviet Super Soldiers in apprehending Magneto after a chunk of Asteroid M crashed to Earth. He provoked a fight with the X-Men and Avengers (the Avengers present to arrest Magneto, the X-Men to protect him). The Dynamo destroyed a cargo ship that Magneto had taken refugee on and would have been convicted of the murder of the entire crew had the Soviet Super Soldiers, X-Men and Avengers not been present to save them. He was removed from the Soviet Super Soldiers after this.He was the current user when Iron Man attacked attempting neutralize all armor wearers utilizing his stolen technology.
Burkarin, in a less sophisticated armor, joined Russia's new premiere team of heroes, the Supreme Soviets. He was ordered to attack the defecting Soviet Super Soldiers.
Burkarin was later relieved of the armor after he caused an international incident retrieving the original Titanium Man from the United States. He was given a new armor and asked to rejoin the Supreme Soviets as Airstrike. Burkarin has recently been sited by War Machine and Tony Stark in his original Crimson Dynamo armor. He lent it to Tony Stark who needed a less sophisticated armor thank his own.
Burkarin now serves as the liaison between The Winter Guard and the Russian Executive Security Committee.
Colonel-General Valentin Shalato
Shalatov was the KGB official that engineered the disgrace of Bukharin so that he could become he could become the new Crimson Dynamo. Shalatov wanted to restore Russia to its former glory, but due to some setbacks later changed his stance. Shalatov helped Iron Man defeat a crazed Titanium Man when he remotely had the Dynamo armor (which was being piloted by Tony Stark, kill the Titanium Man. Because this sanctioning was not "officially authorized" Shalatov was reassigned and the Dynamo armor was taken from him. Other Dynamo's
Yuri Petrovich, who operated as Russian agents who would be the other Crimson Dynamo's. A more recent Dynamo is Gennady Dmitrievich Gavrilov. An unknown operator in a version of Burkarin's Crimson Dynamo armor was present when SHIELD investigated the death of the Abomination (and picked a fight with the SHIELD team). He also was a member of the Red Hulk's Code Red Team.Armor Statistics
All men to wear the Crimson Dynamo armor have been non-super-powered humans, usually with either scientific, espionage or military training.The inventor of the armor, Dr. Anton Vanko, possessed a genius level intelligence with skills as a scientist and engineer. The Crimson Dynamo armor enables the wearer to lift over 100 tons under standard operating conditions. Armor contain various generic and specialized offensive weaponry.
Generic features include:
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Computerized Digital Communications including a two-way radio, phone and external computer interface.
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Sensors containing radar, sonar, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) capabilities.
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Hand-Blasters: 1,000,000 volt high-frequency electric emission units mounted on the wrist, capable of projecting a charge the distance of 100 feet from in the palm of each hand.
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Microwave Emitter: Device used for jamming radar and electronic systems.
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Carborundum Matrix Alloy Shielded Armor: Three layer system granting the wearer a degree of invulnerability from extremely harsh environments.
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Boot Jets granting the power of sustained short-range flight.
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Human Senses Protection including sound bafflers and polarized lenses adapted for low and high-intensity light.
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Life support and nutrition systems equipped with Chemical, Biological and Radiological filtration systems designed to withstand high-radiation environments for extended periods of time, between 100-500 hours depending on battery power expended.
- Gatling Gun: The Dynamo armor that replaced the one neutralized by Iron Man was less sophisticated and had a Gattling Gun built into the wrist gauntlet to provide additional firepower.
- Shoulder Rockets (2): Another projectile weapon added to the refurbished Dynamo Armor was a set of rockets concealed withing the rear should assembly of the armor.
Gadgets
Crimson Sputnik: Mobile satellite which can recharge the power resources of the Crimson Dynamo armor via a ultra-frequency laser. The satellite also functions as a remote control and communications device.Matrix Generator: The Dynamo armor was capable of being digitally concealed using a belt teleportation matrix. It allowed an operative to conceal the armor and when needed, the user simply pressed the matrix generator on the belt and the armor would then encase the wearer.
Characteristics
Height: 6'2"-7'8" armored Weight: 210 lbs -456 armored
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
Alternate Realities
Earth-1610
In the Ultimate Universe, the Crimson Dynamo is Chinese national Alex Su, who can wear the suit and control up to fifty drones.
Film & Television
Animation
Crimson Dynamo appears in the 1994 Iron Man animated series.He also appears in Iron Man Armored Adventures.
He later appeared in the Super Hero Squad Show as an imposter Iron Man
Video Games
Crimson Dynamo appears in the game Marvel Ultimate AllianceMovies
Though he wont appear in Iron Man 2 it's worth noting that Whiplash shares some of his traits. In fact he will be the son of Anton Vanko
| Super Name: | Crimson Dynamo |
| Real Name: | Galina Nemirovsky |
| Aliases: |
Airstrike Alex Nevsky Alex Su Anton Vanko Boris Turgenev Dmitri Bukharin Galina Nemirovsky Gennady Dmitreivich Gavrilov Gregar Valski Ivan Antonovich Vanko Krasni Denamit Boris Vadim Valentin Shalatov Yuri Petrovich Yuri Ivanovitch Bezukov |
| Publisher: | Marvel Publishing |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Tales Of Suspense #46 |
| Appears in: | 161 issues |
| Birthday: | |
| Died: |
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