Quite surprised of not seeing this in many decks. For me is one of the best allies in the game. Thougness is awesome, and it has good stats. It can easily block you an attack, Thwart/attack two times, and then be sacrified to block another attack. Taking 2 villain attacks and attack/thwart of 4 at the cost of 4 resources looks like a good deal to me.

I specially like it in Nadia Van Dyne's decks, as it can be recycled with G.I.R.L.

Also, I'm not 100% sure of how it interacts with Rapid Response. I'd say that it enters play with a Tough token and then, that token is removed by the Rapid Response text. Can anybody confirm that at 100% ?

This version of War Machine is ironically better than Tony's actual Identity-Specific version. Another Thwart, another Hit Point, and frankly better game text. Taking two damage to deal 1 to the board is pretty bad unless you are getting swarmed with Ultron drones. This version of Rhodey not only ignores Retaliate but comes into play with a preloaded Tough, which is GREAT to absorb the next attack coming at you. This version also has SHIELD, adding another layer of usefulness.

I'm running this in my Iron Man deck now as an additional version of Rhodey to play Two Against The World, but also because he's a damn fine blocker that can soak two hits with a Thwart or Attack in the middle. As a Basic card, he's also Aspect agnostic, so you can run him in any build.