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| Jack Taggart | |
| Aliases: | Jack Taggert |
| Continuity: | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| Notability: | Antagonist |
| Type: | Terrorist |
| Occupation: | Military personnel |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Altered human |
| Associations: | A.I.M. United States Army |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | December 22nd, 2012 |
| First: | Iron Man 3 (2013) |
| Actor: | Ashley Hamilton Blake Smith |
Jack Taggart is a fictional character featured in films of the superhero fantasy genre. He is associated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and appeared in the 2013 film Iron Man 3. He was played by actor Ashley Hamilton.
Biography[]
Jack Taggart was a former soldier in the United States Army, who was consulted and subjected to the experimental Extremis program for Advanced Idea Mechanics. After quickly becoming addicted to the Extremis formula, Taggart had subsequently detonated after an overdose at the TCL Chinese Theatre, which was later framed as a Mandarin terrorist attack.
Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Unique physiology: Jack Taggart was given the extremis enhancile, which provided him with the following powers.
- Accelerated healing: Taggart could recover from injuries at an accelerated rate due to infusion of the extremis enhancile.
- Energy projection: Jack Taggart could generate waves of intense heat, causing combustible objects to explode.
Skills[]
- Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic): Implied due to his service in the United States Army. Not overtly demonstrated.
- Firearms: Implied due to his service in the United States Army. Not overtly demonstrated.
- Military protocol: Implied due to his service in the United States Army. Not overtly demonstrated.
- Unarmed combat: Implied due to his service in the United States Army. Not overtly demonstrated.
Weaknesses[]
- Power instability: The extremis enhancile overloaded his body, causing him to explode.
- Self-detonation: An involuntary side-effect of power instability.
Associations[]
- United States Army - Former member. Honorably discharged.
- Advanced Idea Mechanics - Test subject.
Equipment[]
- Extremis enhancile: Jack Taggart was administered the extremis enhancile, which is what gave him his powers.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jack Taggart was created by director Shane Black and writer Drew Pearce.
- Jack Taggart is an analog of Jack Taggert, aka Firepower.
- Blake Smith served as a stand-in for Ashley Hamilton in some scenes in the film.