Iron Boy saves Sydney! And he's only 9 years old - CNET

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Australia can be a pretty wild place at the best of times (we're the land of "Mad Max" after all), but thankfully one superhero has landed in Sydney to save the day. Introducing Iron Boy!

Sydney's answer to Batkid, the pint-sized hero that swept into San Francisco in 2013, Iron Boy is the alter ego of Sydney local Domenic, a 9-year-old boy who lives with the life-threatening illness cystic fibrosis.

But Thursday, Make-A-Wish Australia (with the help of the New South Wales Police force, and the tick of approval from Disney) transformed Domenic into Iron Man's primary school equivalent, in full body armour and face mask, complete with his very own Arc Reactor.

It all started when NSW Police Chief Andrew Scipione sent out a distress call, pleading for help in rescuing Make-A-Wish reporter Hope Joy, held captive by the villainous robot Ultron's evil goons.

Domenic was flown by chopper to Police Headquarters where he was suited up ready to go, with his 12-year-old brother Joseph in tow playing the part of Iron Boy's faithful sidekick Captain Rhodes, aka "War Machine."