From Alexa's Fruit Ninja detection device, she could see that the armor's systems and the woman wearing it were intertwined. The armor was much more her than she was wearing it. Disabling the suit would kill the woman wearing it.

Iron Maiden grunted and tried to stabilize her flight and move some. She spoke into her communicator to just her teammates. "I've got the brains distracted. Some one take out the prince, dammit."