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James "Jimmy" Wu is a former weapons designer of Powers Technology who was hired following the accidental death of one of his engineers. Unable to pay the bills and feed his family, Wu built his own set of armor, becoming the criminal known as Armory, and a frequent enemy of Ms. Marvel.

Early Life
Jimmy Wu was born in New York City but moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, after he was unable to find a proper career in his hometown. At his new home he married Lorraine Tate and had two children. His talent as an engineer attracted the attention of Donald Menken, the CEO of Powers Technology, who wanted him to be their all-new lead designer for weapons.

Powers Technology
"You can't fire me! I have a family, it was not my fault! We all have our problems, Mr. Wu, but you don't see me throwing all of them in your face, do you?"

- - Jimmy Wu and Chloe Powers

Wu gladly accepted, and soon started his work on the company. He was praised for being inventive and friendly with his co-workers, a trait that Menken believed he could exploit. However, the time came when Chloe Powers assumed control of the company after Donald's sudden passing. One of her first moves as new CEO was to downplay the weapons division, as she was willing to change Powers Technology into a new direction, but decided to keep Jimmy.

At one point, an accident occurred where one of Wu's co-workers fell into a smelting machine and was burned alive. The case was not disclosed to the general public, with Chloe's lawyer, Dmitri Smerdyakov, stating this would be 'terrible for the company'. Chloe then decided to fire Jimmy for bad conduct, and ordered him to pack his material at his room. Desperate to find a job, he resorted to the private businessman István Hegedesh, a member of the Ten Rings, to produce illegal sonic weapons the terrorist cell devised.

Life of Crime
"I didn't want to do this, girl, but I had no other choice..."

- - Armory to Ms. Marvel

Without any alternatives, Wu had to resort to a life of crime. For three weeks, he isolated himself at his room and developed a suit of armor he based on the designs of Iron Man and Steel, alongside design parts he stole from Powers Technology and Chitauri soldiers. After stealing a vault of money, he was able to fool the JCPD as he left no identifiable trace of his crimes, but was nonetheless confronted by Jersey City's local vigilante Ms. Marvel.

Armory's superior technology allowed him to gain the upper hand against the teenage hero, which granted him time to escape. His confrontation with Ms. Marvel was recorded by a woman who uploaded it to YouTube, gaining millions of views in two weeks. Wu's actions caused him to be nicknamed "Armory" by the general public.