Arc Reactor

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The Arc Reactor was initially designed by Howard Stark, before being adapted by his son Tony. A massive arc reactor powered Stark Industries until its destruction, and now powers the Stark Tower. This design was miniaturized by Tony to power a life-saving electromagnet in his chest, which produced an energy output of 8 gigajoules per second. Further upgrades allowed Stark to employ successive generations of arc reactors, most notably powering his crowning achievement, the Iron Man armor. Early generations were powered by much the same technology as had powered Stark's electromagnet device, but poisoning from palladium within the reactors was having a devastating effect on his health. This forced a radical redesign whereby Tony created a new element previously only theorized by his father years earlier. This new arc reactor offered a massive power output advantage over previous ones and was the first to power the formidable Iron Man MK VI armor. Since their inception, mini-arc reactors have powered successive generations of the Iron Man armor as a force for good. However, they have also fallen into the hands of far less savory individuals, who use them to power battle suits for criminal operations and robotic drones. Stark had his arc reactor removed after surgery to remove shrapnel from his chest, then later removed the element and threw the decommissioned unit into the ocean. Stark soon returned to building arc reactor technology, using multiple units to power later generations of Iron Man armor, each containing several arc reactors within one suit.