An unlikely connection between Aric in his X-O Manowar armor and 2001: A Space Odyssey is found in the pages of X-O Manowar #2
X-O’s Greatest Moments: Number 2 – Pol Bekhara
Paul Bouvier has lost his legs, and knows he is slowly dying of poisoning.
Shanhara, the X-O Armor has been destroyed.
There is a seed, however, that just needs a sentient being to bond with to become a new suit of X-O Armor.
X-O’S Greatest Moments: Number 5 – Aric Fights for Shanhara
In the classic Seed of Destruction storyline, Aric and Solar enter the Spider Alien’s base, and Aric faces the Spider Alien champion in hand to hand combat.