A collection of quotes of Colonel James "Rhodey" Rhodes also known as War Machine.
Movies[]
Iron Man[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "As liaison to Stark Industries, I've had the unique privilege of serving with a real patriot. He is my friend, and he is my great mentor. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present this year's Apogee Award to Mr. Tony Stark. Tony?"
- ―James Rhodes[src]
- "That's what I'm talking about. When I get up in the morning and I'm putting on my uniform, you know what I recognize? I see in that mirror that every person that's got this uniform on at my back!"
- ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark[src]
- "How was the fun-vee? Next time you ride with me, okay?"
- ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark[src]
- "An unfortunate training exercise involving an F-22 Raptor occurred yesterday. I am pleased to report that the pilot was not injured. As for the unexpected turn of events on the ground in Gulmira, it is still unclear who or what intervened, but I can ensure you that the United States government was not involved."
- ―James Rhodes[src]
- "Next time, baby."
- ―James Rhodes[src]
- "You've all received the official statement of what occurred at Stark Industries last night. There have been unconfirmed reports that a robotic prototype malfunctioned and caused damage to the Arc Reactor."
- ―James Rhodes[src]
Spoken about James Rhodes[]
- "Could you have a lousier poker face? Just tell me. Who told you? Who told you?"
"Never mind who told me. Show me."
"Rhodey. Rhodey or Pepper. It's Rhodey or Pepper."
"I wanna see it."
"Ok, Rhodey." - ―Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane[src]
- "Get me Colonel Rhodes from weapons development down here, now!"
- ―Julius Allen[src]
Dialogue[]
- "You are unbelievable."
"Oh no."
"Unbelievable."
"Did they rope you into this?"
"Nobody roped me into anything."
"I'm so sorry."
"But they told me that if I presented you with an award, you would be deeply honored."
"Of course I'd be deeply honored. And it's you! Oh, that's great. So when do we do it?"
"It's right here." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "There it is. That was easy. I'm so sorry."
"It's okay."
"Would you look at that? That's, uh— that's something else. I don't have many of those floating around." - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "Okay, you too."
"I don't blow on men's dice."
"Come on, honey bear."
"I don't blow on men's dice."
"There it is! We got Colonel Rhodes rolls and..."
"That's what happens."
"Worse things have happened. I think we're gonna be fine." - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "What's wrong with you?"
"What?"
"Three hours!"
"I got caught doing a piece for Vanity Fair"
"For three hours! For three hours you've kept me standing here!"
"Waiting on you now. Let's go. Come on." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "You don’t respect yourself so I know you don’t respect me."
"I respect you."
"You know, I’m just your babysitter so, you know, when you need your diaper changed, let me know—thank you—and I’ll get you a bottle, okay?" - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "Hey Tony!"
"I’m sorry. This is the fun-vee. The hum-drum-vee is back there"
"Nice job."
"See you back at base." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "What's up with the love inn?"
"Don't look at me. I don't know what he's up to." - ―James Rhodes and Pepper Potts[src]
- "The future of air combat... Is it manned, or unmanned? I'll tell you, in my experience, no unmanned aerial vehicle will ever trump a pilot's instinct, his insight, that ability to look into a situation beyond the obvious and discern its outcome or a pilot's judgment."
"Colonel, why not a pilot without the plane?"
"Look who fell out of the sky. Mr. Tony Stark."
"Speaking of manned or unmanned, you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong at spring break. Just remember that. Spring break, 1987. That lovely lady you woke up to."
"Don't do that."
"What was his name? Was it Ivan?"
"Don't do that. Don't do that. They'll believe that. Don't do that. Don't do that."
"Ok."
"Give us a couple minutes you guys." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "I'm surprised. I swear I didn't expect to see you walkin' around so soon."
"I'm doing a little better than walking."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Rhodey, I'm working on something big. I came to talk to you. I want you to be part of it."
"You're about to make a whole lot of people around here real happy, because that little stunt at the press conference— that was a doozy."
"This is not for the military. I'm not... It's different."
"What? You— you're humanitarian now, or something?"
"I need you to listen to me."
"No. What you need is time to get your mind right. I'm serious."
"Ok."
"Nice seeing you, Tony." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "So this thing just appeared out of nowhere? How come it didn't show up on the radar?"
"Got a minimal radar cross-section, sir."
"Is it stealth?"
"No, sir. It's tiny. We think it's an unmanned aerial vehicle." - ―James Rhodes and COAC Analyst[src]
- "What in the hell is that noise?"
"Oh yeah, I'm driving with the top down."
"Yeah, well, I need your help right now."
"Funny how that works, huh?"
"Speaking of funny, we got a weapons depot that was just blown up a few clicks from where you were being held captive."
"Well, that's a, uh— that's a hot spot. Sounds like someone stepped in and did your job for you."
"Why do you sound out of breath, Tony?"
"I'm not; I was just jogging in the canyon."
"I thought you were driving."
"Right, I was driving, uh, to the canyon where I'm gonna jog."
"You sure you don't have any tech in that area I should know about?"
"Nope."
"Ok, good, 'cause I'm starring at one right now and it's about to be blown to kingdom come." - ―James Rhodes and Iron Man[src]
- "Ballroom, this is Whiplash One. I've got the bogey in my sight."
"Whiplash One, what is it?"
"I have no idea." - ―Whiplash #1 and James Rhodes[src]
- "Hi, Rhodey. It's me."
"It's who?"
"I'm sorry. It is me. You asked. What you're asking about is me."
"No, you see, this isn't a game. You do not send civilian equipment into my active war zone. You understand that?"
"It's not a piece of equipment. I'm in it. It's a suit. It's me!" - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "Whiplash Two, re-engage. If you have a clear shot, you take it!"
"Major, we don't even know what we're shooting at. Call off the Raptors."
"That thing just took out an F-22 inside a legal no-fly zone. Whiplash Two, if you have a clear shot, take it!" - ―Julius Allen and James Rhodes[src]
- "Oh my god, you crazy son of a bitch. You owe me a plane, you know that, right?"
"Yeah, well, technically, he hit me. So, now you gonna come by and see what I'm workin' on?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. The less I know, the better. Now what am I supposed to tell the press?"
"Uh, training exercise. Isn't that the usual BS?"
"It's not that simple." - ―James Rhodes and Iron Man[src]
- "Where's Pepper?"
"She's fine. She's with five agents. They're about to arrest Obadiah."
"That's not gonna be enough." - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "That's the coolest thing I've ever seen."
"Not bad, huh." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "You need me to do anything else?"
"Keep the skies clear." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "Get me Major Allen. Scramble the jets!"
"Not necessary, people; just a training exercise." - ―CAOC Analyst and James Rhodes[src]
- "I'm just not the— the hero type, clearly, with this, uh, laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely... public."
"Just stick to the cards, man."
Yeah. Truth is... I am Iron Man." - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
Iron Man 2[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "Intelligence suggests that the devices seen in these photos are, in fact, attempts at making manned copies of Mr. Stark's suit. This has been corroborated by our allies and local intelligence on the ground, indicating that these suits are, quite possibly, at this moment, operational."
- ―James Rhodes[src]
- "This lone gunslinger act is unnecessary... you don't have to do this alone!"
- ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark[src]
- "I'm only gonna say this once: GET OUT!"
- ―War Machine to the party guests[src]
- "Oh man, you can have your suit back."
- ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Hey, buddy. I didn't expect to see you here."
"Look, it's me, I'm here. Deal with it. Let's move on."
"I just—."
"Drop it."
"Alright, I'll drop it." - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "I have before me a complete report on the weapon compiled by Colonel Rhodes. And, Colonel, for the record, can you please read page 57, paragraph 4?"
"You're requesting that I read specific selections from my report, Senator?"
"Yes, sir."
"It was my understanding that I was going to be testifying in a much more comprehensive and determined manner."
"I understand. A lot of things have changed today, so if you could just read—."
"You do understand that reading a single paragraph out of context does not reflect the summary of my final—."
"Just read it, Colonel. I do. Thank you."
"Very well. 'As he does not operate under any definable branch of government, Iron Man presents a potential threat to the security of both the nation and to her interests.' I did, however, go on to summarize that the benefits of Iron Man far outweigh the liabilities, and that it would be of our interest—"
"Uh, that's enough. That's enough, Colonel. That's enough."
"—to fold Mr. Stark into the existing chain of command, Senator."
"I'm not a joiner, but I'll consider Secretary of Defense, if you ask nice. We can amend the hours a little bit." - ―Stern, James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "Where is he?"
"He doesn't wanna be disturbed."
"He's downstairs." - ―James Rhodes, "Natalie Rushman" and Pepper Potts[src]
- " I’m only gonna say this once. Get out. You don’t deserve to wear one of these. Shut it down!"
"Goldstein."
"Yes, Mr Stark?"
"Give me a phat beat to beat my buddy’s ass to."
"I told you to shut it down."
"Now, put that thing back where you found it before someone gets hurt. Really? Sorry, pal, but Iron Man doesn’t have a sidekick."
"Sidekick this. Had enough?" - ―War Machine, Iron Man and Adam Goldstein[src]
- "You want it? Take it!"
"Put your hand down!"
"You think you got what it takes to wear that suit?"
"We don’t have to do this, Tony."
"You wanna be the War Machine? Take your shot."
"Put it down!"
"You gonna take a shot?"
"Put it down!"
"No!"
"Drop it Tony!"
"Take it!" - ―Iron Man and War Machine[src]
- "Unbelievable. This ought to get the Senate off my ass. It’s functional?"
"Fully mission-capable."
"Good. Get Hammer down here to weaponize it."
"Sir?"
"Justin Hammer’s making a weapons presentation at the Expo. We’d like this to introduce it."
"Sir, I don’t believe that the Expo…"
"Colonel, the world needs to see this fast. We’ve got to make this happen."
"Yes, General, but…"
"It’s also an order."
"Yes sir."
"Good work, Colonel. You’ve made your country proud."
"Thank you sir." - ―General and James Rhodes[src]
- "I think I'll take it."
"Which one?"
"All of it." - ―James Rhodes and Justin Hammer[src]
- "You have *a* big gun, you're not *the* big gun."
"Tony, don't be jealous."
"No, it's subtle, all the bells and whistles."
"Yeah, it's called being a badass!" - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
Iron Man 3[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "Tony, I swear, I'm going to blow his face off."
- ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark[src]
Spoken about James Rhodes[]
- "Central to my administration's response to this terrorist event, is a newly minted resource. I know him as Colonel James Rhodes, the American people will soon know him as the Iron Patriot."
- ―President Matthew Ellis[src]
- "If I was building Iron Man and War Machine..."
"It's Iron Patriot now."
"That's way cooler!"
"No it's not." - ―Harley Keener and Tony Stark[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Are you okay?"
"I broke the crayon..." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "I'm gonna find a heavy-duty comm sat now, I need your login."
"It's same as it's always been, "WarMachine68.""
"And a password, please."
"Well, look, I gotta change it every time you hack in, Tony."
"It's not the '80s, nobody says "hack" anymore. Give me your login."
""WAR MACHINE ROX" with an "X," all caps...Yeah, okay."
"That is so much better than "Iron Patriot."" - ―Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
- "If you want this suit, you're going to have to pry my cold dead body out of it."
"That's the plan, Colonel." - ―James Rhodes and Sweat Shop Agent[src]
- "Give me a suit!"
"Oh I'm sorry, they're only coded to me."
"What does that mean?"
"I got you covered!" - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark[src]
- "Good evening, Colonel. Can I give you a lift?"
"Very funny." - ―J.A.R.V.I.S. and James Rhodes[src]
Avengers: Age of Ultron[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "War Machine, comin' at you, right a-..."
- ―War Machine to Ultron Sentries[src]
Dialogue[]
- "So I take the tank, fly it right up to the General’s palace, drop it at his feet, I’m like, Boom! You looking for this? Boom! Are you looking... Why do I even talk to you guys? Everywhere else that story kills."
"That's the whole story?"
"Yeah, it's a War Machine story."
"It's very good then." - ―James Rhodes and Thor[src]
- "Are you even pulling?"
"Are you on my team?"
"Just represent. Pull."
"All right, let's go." - ―James Rhodes and Tony Stark trying to lift Mjølnir[src]
- "He’s in your files, he’s in the internet. What if he decides to access something a little more exciting?"
"Nuclear codes." - ―James Rhodes and Maria Hill[src]
Captain America: Civil War[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "Congratulations, Cap. You're a criminal."
- ―War Machine to Captain America[src]
- "Sorry, Cap. This won't kill you, but it ain't gonna tickle either."
- ―War Machine to Captain America[src]
- "Okay now I'm pissed!"
- ―War Machine[src]
Spoken about James Rhodes[]
- "How's Rhodes?"
"We fly him to Columbia Medical tomorrow, so... fingers crossed." - ―Sam Wilson and Tony Stark[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Tony, if someone dies on your watch, you don't give up."
"Who said we're giving up?"
"We are if we're not taking responsibility for our actions. This document just shifts the blame."
"I'm sorry, Steve, that... that is dangerously arrogant. This is the United Nations we're talking about. It's not the World Security Council. It's not S.H.I.E.L.D.. It's not HYDRA-"
"No, but it's run by people with agendas and agendas change." - ―Steve Rogers, Tony Stark and James Rhodes[src]
Avengers: Infinity War[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "I got two heat signatures breaking through the tree line."
- ―War Machine scanning the Black Order's arrival outside the dome[src]
- "What is this? What the hell is happening?"
- ―James Rhodes[src]
Dialogue[]
- "Still no word on Vision?"
"Satellites lost him somewhere over Edinburgh."
"On a stolen Quinjet with four of the world's most wanted criminals."
"You know they're only criminals because you chose them to call them that, right, sir?"
"God, Rhodes. Your talent for horse-shit rivals my own."
"If it weren't for those Accords, Vision would have been right here."
"I remember your signature on those papers, Colonel."
"That's right. And I'm pretty sure I paid for that."
"You having second thoughts?"
"Not anymore."
"Mr. Secretary."
"You got some nerve. I'll give you that."
"You could use some of that right now."
"The world's on fire, and you think all's forgiven?"
"I'm not looking for forgiveness. And I'm way past asking for permission. Earth just lost their best defender. So we're here to fight. If you wanna stay in our way... we'll fight you, too."
"Arrest them." - ―Thaddeus Ross, James Rhodes, Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff[src]
Captain Marvel[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
Dialogue[]
- "I thought we bypassed the battery."
"We did. It's still plugged in, it just... it just stopped."
"Reboot and send the signal again."
"We don't even know what this is."
"Fury did. You tell me the second you get a signal. I wanna know who's on the other end of that thing." - ―Steve Rogers, James Rhodes, Bruce Banner and Natasha Romanoff[src]
Avengers: Endgame[]
Spoken by James Rhodes[]
- "Canopy! Canopy! Canopy!"
- ―War Machine ejecting the Mark VI armor[src]
Dialogue[]
- "He used the stones again."
"Hey, hey, hey, hey. We'd be going in short-handed, you know?"
"Look, he still got the stones, so..."
"So let's get 'em. We use them to bring everyone back."
"Just like that?"
"Yeah. Just like that."
"Even if there's a small chance that we can undo this, I mean we owe it to everyone who's not in this room to try." - ―Black Widow, Hulk, War Machine, Captain Marvel and Captain America[src]
- "If we do this, how do we know it's gonna end any differently than it did before?"
"Because before you didn't have me."
"Hey, new girl? Everybody in this room is about that superhero life. And if you don't mind my asking, where the hell have you been all this time?"
"There are a lot of other planets in the universe, and unfortunately, they didn't have you guys." - ―Hulk, War Machine and Captain Marvel[src]
- "If we can do this; you know, go back in time; why don't we just find baby Thanos, you know, and..."
"Okay, first of all, that's horrible."
"It's Thanos!"
"And secondly, time doesn't work that way. Changing the past doesn't change the future."
"We go back, we get the stones before Thanos gets them, Thanos doesn't have the stones! Problem solved!"
"Bingo."
"That's not how it works!"
"Well that's what I heard."
"Who told you that?"
"Star Trek, Terminator, Timecop, Time After Time..."
"Quantum Leap?"
"A Wrinkle in Time, Somewhere in Time..."
"Hot Tub Time Machine?"
"Hot Tub Time Machine, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, basically any movie that deals with time travel!"
"Die Hard? No, that's not one..."
"Look, this is known!"
"I don't know why everyone believes that, but that isn't true. Think about it. If you go into the past, that past becomes your future, and your former present becomes the past, which can't now be changed by your new future!"
"Exactly!"
"So, Back to the Future is a bunch of bullshit?" - ―War Machine, Hulk, Scott Lang, Clint Barton and Nebula[src]