Iron Monger

In this series Obadiah serves as a recurring villain.

Origin
Even since childhood Obadiah Stane was a methodical and ruthless man. Once, during a chess match, as a child he killed the dog of an opponent whose skill was equal to his own so that his opponent's mind would not be focused on the game, and Stane won. Obadiah's father had been a gambler who shot himself playing Russian Roulette while on a winning streak.

Power Armor Suit
The powers of Obadiah Stane's Iron Monger power armor are very similar to that of the Iron Man armor since Stane based his design on Stark's own. Obadiah himself had no super powers, but gained remarkable strength, invulnerability, and offensive weaponry while operating the Iron Monger suit. All of the suit's functions were similar yet stronger than Iron Man's original armor. The suit also had boot jets for flight, repulsion cannons, almost impenetrable body armor, and a chest-mounted laser cannon. Stane was not nearly as experienced in the manual use of his battle suit as Stark was, and was forced to use an external computer to control his armor's functions. When the computer was destroyed, Stane lost control of the Iron Monger.

Intellect
Even without the Iron Monger, Stane was a formidable adversary. He had a genius-level intellect and unparalleled business acumen. He was also well known, and feared, for his ruthlessness.