Based on the Model X line and its remote controlled counterpart, the Telepresence Armor, or Neuromimetic Telepresence Unit (NTU-150) to be exact, Model XII, Mark I, utilizes Stark Enterprises' Telepresence technology, enabling the suit to be operated under full Virtual Control. Though paralyzed, this armor provides Stark with the visual, aural and tactile senses of normal experience. In addition, this suit is a return to the red and gold color scheme while being larger, and a bit more muscular looking than the smoother Model X.

   The Telepresence Armor is not a wearable suit of armor, but a divesting machine controlled by the mental commands of the user via subspace. Building on Stark's past work in encephalo-circuit design, this suit works on the same principles that allow the brain to transmit commands to the central nervous system. To go along with his life saving artificial nervous system, Stark had a nueral port implanted at the base of his skull, just beneath his right ear. Using this port he can jack into SE computers and the NTU-150, while using a remote headset. From there, the NTU-150 uses a subspace transmitter to relay signals to the armor; What Stark thinks is done by the armor. Likewise, visual, aural, and to some extent, tactile information collected by the armor is sent back along the same path as the armor transmits sensory details back to the user. Information exchange is instantaneous across the subspace antenna array. In addition, the Telepresence Armor heightens all of Stark's senses beyond normal human perception, presenting the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, not to mention volumes of computer processed data.

     The new Telepresence technology has eliminated the lag time associated with his previous remote controlled armor and provides a much more realistic feeling of "being there." This is accomplished by the system's Tactile Simulation Sub-processor which translates the various suit operations back to the user as "physical" feedback. Unfortunately, this upgrade is a double-edged sword. The same system insures that massive damage, or destruction of the armor, results in fatal neural feedback.

    The NTU-150 does not have a mechanical skeleton to mimic the human body. Movement is controlled by a Structural Integrity Field that wraps around the armor's outer shell. The SIF allows for a greater range of movement while allowing the entire internal space to be used for the armor's more vital components. Because of the increased load, the Telepresence Armor has an internal power supply that is two orders of magnitude greater than the Mark X.

    The special feature on this suit: While various self-destruct devices have become a standard feature of the Iron Man armors by this time, Tony Stark understood that a remote unit was slightly more vulnerable and needed a few extra security measures.

    The key security feature is that the Telepresence Armor will only respond to Tony Stark's unique neural patterns and codes. Needless to say, these reside in the armor's permanent memory files and can only be altered by Stark himself. Security lockout and immediate shutdown would frustrate anyone attempting to hijack the armor. A persistent attempt to over-ride the NTU-150's security systems will activate a thermal package within the unit, frying the operating system and instrumentation beyond repair or recovery.

    The second security measure is a connection failsafe. If at any time Stark were to lose control, even if only temporarily, the NTU-150's autopilot would kick in and find the nearest secure place to land. The unit would then shutdown and wait for the controller to come back on-line.

    Armaments: Pulsor Beams, Mini-missile Launchers, Coherent Beam Weapon, Cutting Laser, Computer Interfaced Probes, High-Tension Grappling Line, Flamethrower, TASER, Flame Retardant Nozzles and Tear Gas Jets.