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Mandarin (character)

Mandarin
The Mandarin on the cover of The Invincible Iron Man #511 (Dec. 2011).
Art by Salvador Larroca.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales of Suspense #50 (Feb. 1964)[1]
Created byStan Lee
Don Heck
In-story information
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsMandarin's Minions
Hand
Tong
Notable aliasesGene Kahn
Zhang Tong
Tem Borjigin
Abilities
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Expert strategist and tactician
  • Wears 10 rings that grant various powers
Altered in-story information for adaptations to other media
Alter egoArnold Brock – Iron Man: The Animated Series
Gene Khan / Temugin – Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Xu Wenwu – Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Mandarin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the archenemy of Iron Man.[2][3][4] The character was created by Stan Lee and designed by Don Heck, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #50 (Feb. 1964).[5] The character is described as being born in China before the Communist revolution to a wealthy Chinese father and an English aristocratic mother, both of whom died when he was young. He is characterized as a megalomaniac, attempting to conquer the world on several occasions, yet also possessing a strong sense of honor. The Mandarin is portrayed as a genius scientist and a skilled martial artist. However, his primary sources of power are 10 rings that he adapted from the alien technology of a crashed space ship. Each ring has a different power and is worn on a specific finger. Though his primary obsession is Iron Man, given his high status as a supervillain, he has also come into conflict with Thor, Hulk, Shang-Chi and other superheroes in the Marvel Universe.

The Mandarin has appeared in several forms of media. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Ben Kingsley portrayed an actor (Trevor Slattery) of the character in Iron Man 3 (2013),[6][7] and Tony Leung portrayed the "real" character Xu Wenwu in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).[8] In 2009, The Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st-greatest comic book villain of all time.[9]

  1. ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
  2. ^ Douglas, Edward (April 27, 2008). "Terrence Howard on the Future of War Machine" Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Superhero Hype
  3. ^ Anders, Charlie Jane (November 5, 2009). "Iron Man's Arch Enemy The Mandarin, Like You've Never Seen Him Before" Archived 2015-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. io9
  4. ^ "Iron Man’s Origin and Backstory". Iron Man Armory. Retrieved May 7, 2013
  5. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  6. ^ "Drew Pearce Talks 'All Hail the King', Runaways, the Real Mandarin & Marvel Future". Screen Rant. 27 February 2014.
  7. ^ Breznican, Anthony (May 4, 2013). "'Iron Man 3' does WHAT to The Mandarin? – SPOILER ANALYSIS". Entertainment Weekly
  8. ^ "Marvel Announces Shang-Chi Film, Cast, Release Date". CBR. July 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Mandarin is number 81" Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine. IGN. Retrieved 10–05–09

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