Crimson Dynamo I
Dr. Anton Vanko
Crimson Dynamo II
Boris Turgenov
Crimson Dynamo III
Alex Nevsky
Crimson Dynamo IV
Yuri Petrovitch
Crimson Dynamo V
Dimitri Bukharin
Crimson Dynamo VI
Valentin Shatalov
Crimson Dynamo VII
Gregor Valski
Crimson Dynamo VIII
Gennady Dmitrievich Gavrilov
Crimson Dynamo VIV
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo X
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo XI
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo XII
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo I
Scientist
Crimson Dynamo II
Espionage Agent
Crimson Dynamo III
Criminal
Scientist
Crimson Dynamo IV
Espionage Agent
Crimson Dynamo V
Espionage Agent
Crimson Dynamo VI
Politician
Soldier
Crimson Dynamo VII
Mercenary
Crimson Dynamo VIII
Adventurer
Student
Crimson Dynamo VIV
Mercenary
Crimson Dynamo X
Criminal
Crimson Dynamo XI
Soldier
Crimson Dynamo XII
Soldier
Crimson Dynamo I
Deceased defector of the Soviet Union.
Crimson Dynamo II
Citizen of the Soviet Union with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo III
Deceased citizen of the Soviet Union with a criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo IV
Citizen of the Soviet Union with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo V
Citizen of the Soviet Union with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo VI
Citizen of the Soviet Union with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo VII
Citizen of the Russian Republic with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo VIII
Citizen of the Russian Republic with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo VIV
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo X
Unknown
Crimson Dynamo XI
Citizen of the Russian Republic with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo XII
Citizen of the Russian Republic with no criminal record.
Crimson Dynamo I
None
Crimson Dynamo II
K.G.B
Crimson Dynamo III
Titanic Three
Crimson Dynamo IV
K.G.B.
Crimson Dynamo V
K.G.B
Crimson Dynamo VI
Remont 4
Crimson Dynamo VII
None
Crimson Dynamo VIII
None
Crimson Dynamo VIV
Unnamed Team
Crimson Dynamo X
None
Crimson Dynamo XI
Alpha Gen Soviet Super-Soldiers
Crimson Dynamo XII
The inventor of the armor, Dr. Anton Vanko, possessed a genius level intelligence with skills as a scientist and engineer.
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.
Crimson Dynamo Vol. 1
Iron Man Vol. 1
Crimson Dynamo I
Tales of Suspense #46 (Oct. 1963)
Crimson Dynamo II
Tales of Suspense #52 (April, 1964)
Crimson Dynamo III
Iron Man Vol. 1 #21 (Jan. 1970)
Crimson Dynamo IV
Champions #8 (Oct. 1976)
Crimson Dynamo V
Iron Man Vol. 1 #109 (April, 1978)
Crimson Dynamo VI
Iron Man Vol. 1 #255 (April, 1990)
Crimson Dynamo VII
Captain America Vol. 3 #42 (June, 20001)
Crimson Dynamo VIII
Crimson Dynamo #1 (Sept. 2003)
Crimson Dynamo VIV
Secret Wars Vol. 2 #3 (Oct. 2004)
Crimson Dynamo X
Iron Man Vol. 3 #7 (June, 2006)
Crimson Dynamo XI
Order Vol. 2 #2 (2007)
Crimson Dynamo XII
Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34 (Dec. 2008)
Crimson Dynamo I
Stan Lee & Don Heck
Crimson Dynamo II
Stan Lee & Don Heck
Crimson Dynamo III
Archie Goodwin & George Tuska
Crimson Dynamo IV
Bill Mantlo & Bob Hall
Crimson Dynamo V
Bill Mantlo & Carmine Infantino
Crimson Dynamo VI
Fabian Nicieza, Glenn Herdling & Herb Trimpe
Crimson Dynamo VIII
John Jackson Miller & Steve Ellis
Vanko was assigned to commit acts of sabotage against Tony Stark's industrial empire thereby crippling America's military defenses. Challenging Stark's alter-ego, Iron Man, as the Crimson Dynamo, Vanko was defeated and persuaded by deception to defect.
Hired by Stark as his chief electronics research engineer, Vanko was targeted for execution by his former Soviet masters.
Soviet spies, Natasha Romanov (Black Widow II) and Boris Turgenov, were sent to America to assassinate Vanko, but instead Turgenov kidnapped the scientist and donned the Crimson Dynamo armor to defeat Iron Man.
Rescuing Vanko, Iron Man and the scientist setout to defeat the Soviet spies. In a last desperate attempt to stop Turgenov, Vanko used an untested laser weapon which lead to the apparent death of both men. For her failure to destroy Iron Man, the Black Widow was forced into exile to avoid execution.
The next appearance of the Crimson Dynamo would be an invention of Cord Industries scientist Alex Niven, who had changed has last name from Nevsky.
Nevsky was an assistant of the first Crimson Dynamo, Dr. Vanko. When Vanko defected his friends and associates in the Soviet Union were repressed. Nevsky fled to the United States and plotted his vengeance against Stark and Iron Man.
Nevsky would separately battle both Tony Stark and Eddie March, a professional boxer who had to quit the ring, but stood in as Iron Man for Stark when he temporarily retired due to health concerns.
Nevsky was also being pursued by the Titanium Man, and armored agent of the Soviet Union. The Soviets desired Nevsky's genius to build an armor capable of destroying Iron Man.
A battle between the three armored warriors resulted in the death of Janice Cord, the woman loved by both Stark and Nevsky, when the Titanium Man used his High-Voltage Electric-Beam. Nevsky swore vengeance upon Iron Man for interfering and causing Cord's death.
Nevsky would eventually be executed as a traitor by the Soviet Union.
The next Crimson Dynamo, Yuri Petrovitch, was assigned to apprehend his defector father and the Black Widow, who was then serving as a member of the superhero team known as the Champions. Failing to complete his mission he was imprisoned in Siberia.
After Petrovitch was relieved of his armor, espionage agent Dimitri Bukharin became the Crimson Dynamo and was assigned duty as a member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers to spy on the group. After his mission was discovered he was expelled from the team.
Bukharin served as a solo agent until a disastrous encounter in the United States with the former Soviet agent known as the Titanium Man. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Bukharin became the hero known as Airstrike.
Bukharin's failure in the United States was engineered by the former Soviet politician, Valentin Shatalov, who desired the armor for himself. After acquiring the armor, Shatalov formed a group dedicated to reclaiming the former glory of the Soviet Union called Remont 4.
The Crimson Dynamo would not been seen again until years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when student Gennady Gavrilov unearthed an armor's helmet stored away in a government building remotely reactivating a prototype armor.
Over the years various others wore Crimson Dynamo armors acquired on the black market by criminals. In one incident an early model was activated as part of a program developed by the Soviet Union in the event of a nuclear war, but the armor seems to be currently back under the control of the Russian government and is piloted by a soldier working in the interest of the Russian people as the Crimson Dynamo.