Many people assume that Iron Man's best aspect is Protection, due to the large number of tech upgrades it offers (Energy Barrier, Electrostatic Armor, Forcefield Generator, etc.). I'd like to bring to your attention an equally interesting, if not more powerful, alternative: Leadership.

Why? Because tech upgrades you attach to your allies also count as upgrades you control.

Upgrades like Reinforced Suit and Power Gloves definitely qualify, and you'll want as many of those as possible. Grab Suit Up, bring some Avenger allies who are either cheap (like Blade or Stinger) or who love upgrades (like Ronin), and build your army of tech-powered heroes while you'll use your Ingenuity to perfect your armor (in alter-ego form), with the help of trusty Pepper Potts and from the safety of your Stark Tower, so that you'll be unstoppable when you'll join the battlefield.

Awesome.

Why, when looking at this card's flavour text, you cants clearly say what is said by whom. I can expect both Wolverine and Deadpool to say either side of the confrontation. It's just really funny to me

Great card, but I wish it wasn't limited to your identify-specific ally. It would be sooo nice to be able to explore more possibilities; for example, I hate being stuck with Jubilee as Wolverine, and I'd love to have X-23 as my Sidekick instead!

Just for fun, here's a list of pairings I would have loved to see with this card:

Spider-Man: Peter Parker and Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Captain America and Falcon

Cyclops and Havok (c'mon, the Summers brothers are even in the picture of Side-by-Side!)

Hawkeye: Clint Barton and Hawkeye: Kate Bishop

Iron Man and Ironheart

Black Panther and Okoye

Wolverine and Colossus (Fastball Special let's go!)

Bonus: Spider-Man and Venom: Eddie Brock!

What are yours?

I have a doubt with this card. If, in a Magik deck I use this to pay for a Mutant Protectors while I have an ally on top of my deck, which resolves first ? The Mutant Protectors effect, or the Defensive Energy interrupt ? I would say that defensive energy must resolve first (if triggered), so you can't "setup" your ally with Limbo if you want to draw with Defensive Energy, I would thank if anybody can confirm me if I'm right or not.

Supports with Alter-Ego actions are often a little questionable. You always have to ask if you're going to be in alter-ego form often enough to make playing the card worthwhile. Well, Ham wants to absorb damage to gain those spiffy toon counters, so it's almost given he will be flipping down to heal on a fairly regular basis. Claiming an extra pair of toon counters each time you do so is definitely worth the investment of playing the card.m