Talk:Ivan Vanko/@comment-1652820-20140311232610

Unless there's something in the tie-in comics that confirms that his remains were found, TECHNICALLY we never saw Vanko die. The drones started beeping, Stark and Rhodey flew away, and there was a large explosion. But IM3 has demonstrated that a suit of armor can autopilot its wearer away from danger, so in theory Vanko could've cancelled the selfdestruct on his armor and set his suit to autopilot away to safety while Stark and Rhodey were distracted. Theoretically. Avengers showed us that a suit can take a hell of a beating and still be basically capable of sputtering repulsor flight.