Which is why, when they released a Spaceknights miniseries some years back about the next generation (post-ROM series), we never saw Original Rom pictured in his armor or called by that name. That fact that it wasn't anywhere near as awesome a series as the original was incidental. :>

Sadly, I think there was an issue of Power Fist & Iron Man that couldn't be collected into that series' Essentials because it guest-starred Rom. Which is really annoying, especially if you were buying the Essentials for the sake of having a complete run of something you never owned before.

I'd dearly love Essential Rom. And Essential Micronauts.