We're working on a Pepper, and she may come with armor of sorts, but sorry, no sports bra. And no more army builders planned for this flick.
Pepper and Tony really only appear in the film together in 2 major scenes, the attack on Stark's mansion and the final battle at the pier.
Zach's hint of 'no sports bra' seems to narrow down the scene.
This is interesting. if it is indeed based on one of these two scenes, I will try to speculate and see which seems more likely.
1) Mansion Attack
• None of the new armors appear in the opening mansion scene (that are clearly visible. When the 42 goes into the floor you can see lights from some of the others, I know). The four armors that would be in both the above photo and the scene itself are Mark 5, 6, 7, and 42. But we already have versions of these.
• Tony in this scene is wearing the black shirt and headset. We already have this figure as well (the TRU "Suit Up" Tony).
• This would leave Pepper as the only completely new figure (somewhat, if you don't include the two versions we have of her already). She'd be wearing her white office clothes, and maybe come with "armor of sorts." This makes sense since she briefly dons the Mark 42 and saves Tony.
• In order to give variations to the armors and Tony we already have, they could simply be made "Battle Damaged". This makes sense for Tony and for the Mark 42. However, for the Mark 5, 6, and 7, it does not. They literally explode, so they're never really seen in a "damaged" state.
• Now to the other characters in the scene. We've got Savin the helicopter pilot (I'm pretty sure it was him), and Maya Hansen. We already have Maya, and I think it's safe to say she's not an important enough character to warrant two variations. We've got the Savin head, which is cool, but why would DST go out of there way to include the head with Iron Patriot if a separate figure was planned?
Possible Lineups within Guidelines (Mansion Attack Scene, 4 Armors, Tony, and Pepper)
Lineup 1: A six-piece set based on the mansion attack scene could look like this. It concurs with all the hints and is the most conservative idea.
• Mark 5
• Mark 6
• Mark 7
• Battle Damaged Mark 42
• Battle Damaged Tony
• Pepper (White Dress with Armor Pieces)
Lineup 2: A Hall of Armor boxset is another possibility and has previously been speculated about. The lineup for a neat 10-pack could include:
• Mark 1-7
• Battle Damaged Mark 42
• Battle Damaged Tony
• Pepper
Honorable Mentions:
• Pilot Savin
• Maya Hansen
2) Final Battle/Iron Legion
• This scene features the orgy of armors known as the Iron Legion. To pick any four from the above photo that would make great figures is a very easy task.
• Tony and Pepper also appear in this scene, obviously. A good sign: Tony isn't wearing the "Suit Up" outfit in this scene.
• However, the bad sign: Pepper is in the sports bra in this scene, and Zach said, no sports bra. However... Zach stated no sports bra while they were "working on a Pepper." She was not confirmed to appear until over two weeks later. Very slight possibility there could be a change during that time, but not likely.
• Compromise: Pepper has some sort of other clothing instead of the sports bra. Does not really fit well into the scene at all, even if she was fully clothed early on (I don't remember).
• Other characters to appear in the scene: Extremis Killian, Green Shirt Rhodey, the President.
Possible Lineups within Guidelines (Final Battle Scene, 4 Armors, Tony, and Pepper)
Lineup 1: The six-piece set based on the final battle. Not having a sports bra on Pepper makes this pretty iffy. The four armors are just ones I picked based on appearance in the film. The choices don't matter too much, just the fact that we will get four new suits in this hypothetical box set is enough.
• Shotgun
• Red Snapper
• Igor
• Gemini
• Final Battle Tony
• Final Battle Pepper (Clothed)
Lineup 2: If the first scene can have a 10-pack then I say why not this one. This is loosely based on the fact that Onyx said "at least" four of the armors. And it's totally bending the rules on the sports bra Pepper (as is the first lineup)
• Shotgun
• Red Snapper
• Igor
• Gemini
• Nightclub
• Thumper
• Final Battle Tony
• Final Battle Pepper
• Final Battle Killian
• Green Shirt Rhodey
Honorable Mentions:
• The President
• Savin
Conclusion
These are my estimates/guesses based on all the hints so far. There are the extremely conservative to the extremely outlandish. For me, I am rooting for the Final Battle scene, and one big reason for me to believe in this scene is the abundance of new characters, and the fact that the lineup is STILL hidden, weeks after the movie and two waves of minimates releases. There are obviously some major spoilers that come with making toys based on the climax of the film, and to not announce them until well after the movie has been released makes a ton of sense.
I wrote this up just to spur discussion and more speculation, and maybe to see if Zach will drop another hint Feel free to discuss until we know the real thing!
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