Theodore Kord (Eath-2461)

Theodore "Ted" Kord was born to billionaire parents Robert and Maria Kord. Robert was not very present in Ted's life, leading to Ted having a troubled upbringing. Ted lost his parents after they seemingly died in a car crash, they would later be revealed to have actually been killed by the Red Hood. Once Ted reached legal age, he inherited his family's business, becoming the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 Company in history. When Ted was captured by the terrorist cell known as the Ten Rings in Syria, he developed a suit of armor alongside his fellow captive, Professor Thomas Kalmaku. During their escape, Kalmaku died, but Ted managed to escape with the armor. Returning to the United States, Tony discovered that his father's former friend, Alexander "Lex" Luthor, had hired the group to take him out. Ted battled Luthor, and was able to take back his company. Ted decided to close the weapons development branch of Kord Enterprises and instead focused on acting as the public vigilante known as Iron Man.