Tony Stark's adopted brother, Arno Stark and his business partner, Sunset Bain, have seized control of Stark Unlimited and the Iron Man name. Their goal is to unite AI-but only under their control and stripped of free will. 
Aaron Stack, A.K.A. Machine Man, has joined with the Artificial Life Army, led by none other than the A.I. construct of Tony Stark, to fight for robot rights and overthrow Arno. However, during a calculated attack on Baintronics, Machine Man stumbled upon something that he couldn't ignore...