He presented himself to Iron Man, exclusively hinting that the armored hero was responsible for his existence. After a fight in which M.O.D.O.K. tried to show his superiority to Iron Man, M.O.D.O.K. was defeated and his body exploded. M.O.D.O.K.'s consciousness was uploaded into yet another form, with minor variations, having fixed the supposed miscalculations that led him to lose his first battle against Iron Man, and tried to destroy the Armored Avenger once more, but failed again and his body was destroyed.