Mikey Rourke as Whiplash

Here here our first look at Mickey Rourke in Iron Man 2. In the film Rourke plays Ivan Vanko aka Whiplash, the image comes from USA Today and in the article that goes with the image the paper clears up some information about the character:

The suit, which the Russian criminal put together, consists of a pair of whips, powered by the glowing chest piece. Director Jon Favreau says that the technology used in Rourke’s suit is “definitely related” to the tech developed by Tony Stark, and “that’s part of the core theme of the film.”