| The Mandarin | |
 The Mandarin. Art by Robert De La Torre. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Don Heck |
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| Alter ego | Uncertain, has been called Khan, which may be his real name or another alias. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922) is an American Writer, editor, creator of comic book characters Don Heck ( January 2, 1929 – February 23, 1995) was an American Comic book Artist best known for co-creating |
| Team affiliations | Masters of Evil Hand |
| Notable aliases | Gene Khan, Zhang Tong, Tem Borjigin |
| Abilities | Scientific genius Superhumanly skilled martial artist Ten rings grant various powers |
The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man. The Masters of Evil is a name used for a number of fictional Supervillain teams that appear in Comic book published by Marvel Comics. The Hand is a fictional villainous organization in the Marvel Comics universe. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the Villain character type commonly found in Comic books, Action movies and An archenemy, archfoe, archvillain or archnemesis (sometimes spelled arch-enemy, arch-foe, arch-villain or Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964). Tales of Suspense is the name of an American Comic book series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar.
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Fictional character biography
Origins
The Mandarin's late father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (and claimed to be a direct descendant of Genghis Khan), while his late mother was an English noblewoman. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Their son was born in an unnamed village in mainland China before the Communist Revolution. The boy's parents died soon after his birth, and he was raised by his (paternal) aunt, who was embittered against the world and raised him with much the same attitude. He displayed scientific aptitude at an early age and used his inheritance for education in various sciences in China and abroad. As an adult he became a high government official and became renowned throughout China for his administrative brilliance (the source for the moniker which replaced his birth-name).
However, with the success of mainland China's Communist revolution, the Mandarin was deprived of his position, his palace, and his wealth. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Hoping to find a means of restoring himself to a position of power, the Mandarin explored the forbidden "Valley of Spirits," where no one had dared to set foot for centuries. There he found the skeleton and starship of Axonn-Karr, an intelligent dragon-like alien from the planet Maklu-4, who had come to Earth centuries ago and died. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Over the following years, the Mandarin studied Makluan science until he mastered it. He also learned how to use the ten rings he found within the starship which were apparently its propulsion source, among other things. Jewellery (also spelled jewelry, see spelling differences) is a personal Ornament, such as a necklace ring or bracelet made from Gemstones The Mandarin then became a conqueror and subjugated the villages around the Valley, and, through his advanced science, rapidly became a power that not even the Chinese Army could successfully challenge. He then embarked on a long series of attempts to achieve world domination. World domination (sometimes world conquest, global domination, or Colloquially taking over the world) in which a single political authority
The Mandarin sees technology as the surest means to achieve his goals. Over the years, he has frequently attempted to turn the weapons of various nations against them. Among the Mandarin's earliest schemes is the sabotage and theft of American missiles and spy planes built by Tony Stark. Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. To restore public confidence in his workmanship, Stark donned his Iron Man armor and flew to China to investigate. [1] Iron Man soon became the Mandarin's principal obstacle against his plans for world domination.
On three occasions in their early confrontations, the Mandarin managed to take Iron Man (or his alter ego Tony Stark) captive, but the Mandarin failed to kill him. Similarly, Iron Man thwarted the Mandarin's various schemes, but was unable to bring him to justice. Some of the Mandarin's early technological achievements are the launching of a small orbiting satellite whose "death-ray" he aims at Stark Industries and the building (later retconned as "reprogramming, refitting and recharging") of Ultimo, a 30-foot android possessing vast destructive powers. Ultimo is a fictional giant Robot in the Marvel Comics universe. An android is a Robot designed to resemble a human usually both in appearance and behavior The Mandarin would employ Ultimo four times over the years, but it was always defeated by Iron Man.
The Mandarin's teleportation technology, derived from Makluan science, enables him to kidnap people at will or teleport himself out of threatening situations. During his fifth encounter with Iron Man, the Mandarin teleported Harold "Happy" Hogan, a friend and confidant of Iron Man, to his castle in China half a world away. Harold "Harry" Hogan, commonly known as Happy Hogan, is a fictional Supporting character of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Hogan was wearing the Iron Man armor at the time to help protect his employer's secret identity, and the Mandarin mistook him for his true foe. In rescuing Hogan, Iron Man physically bested the Mandarin in personal combat for the first time. Iron Man redirected the missiles that the Mandarin had launched so that they hit the Mandarin's castle, destroying it. The Mandarin escaped by means of his teleportation machinery, and he materialized aboard his orbiting satellite. There, he constructed a gemlike device capable of broadcasting "hate-rays" toward Earth. The Mandarin assembled several of the former Masters of Evil to perform missions for him: the Living Laser, the original Power Man, the Swordsman, the Enchantress and the Executioner. The Masters of Evil is a name used for a number of fictional Supervillain teams that appear in Comic book published by Marvel Comics. The Living Laser is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Power Man may refer to a number of comics book characters Luke Cage, a Marvel Comics superhero briefly adopted the name Power Man Erik Josten The Avengers managed to thwart the Mandarin's scheme and destroy his satellite. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Mandarin then established a base in China's Gobi Desert and turned his attention to the Hulk for a time, hoping to make the dull-witted brute an accomplice. The Gobi (Говь Govi or Gov', "gravel-covered plain" Chinese: zh-t 戈壁(沙漠 Gēbì (Shāmò) This article is about the comic book character and series For all other media appearances see Hulk in other media. Two attempts at controlling the Hulk proved futile, however, including one where the Mandarin allied himself with the American criminal the Sandman. Sandman ( William Baker, aka Flint Marko) is a Fictional Character who appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics The Hulk destroyed the Mandarin's desert base. When the Mandarin next attacked Iron Man, he employed an android in the Hulk's likeness rather than the real Hulk. The Mandarin set up a makeshift base of operations in America, and attempted to publicly discredit Anthony Stark. Holding Iron Man captive for the fourth time, the Mandarin tried to learn if Iron Man was actually Stark, but Stark fooled him with a rubber mask over his own features. His plans thwarted, the Mandarin tried to kill Stark's current girlfriend, Janice Cord, but the Mandarin's betrothed Mei Ling saved her at the cost of her own life.
New bodies
Returning to China, the Mandarin sought a means to increase his rings' power and learned of the legendary Eye of Yin, a talisman of power created by an ancient group of Chinese sorcerers. The Mandarin maneuvered the Royal Family of the Inhumans (who at the time lived in the nearby Himalayan Mountains of Tibet) into locating the idol for him. The Inhumans are a fictional race of Superhumans created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European But before he could fully incorporate the Eye's power in his rings, Black Bolt, the ruler of the Inhumans, overpowered him, stripped him of his ten rings, and hid them. Black Bolt is a Fictional character that appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Unable to find the rings, the Mandarin journeyed back to the "Valley of Spirits" and the ruins of the Makluan starship wherein he first acquired the rings. There he found a headband containing technology which enabled him to recover the rings. The Mandarin used his newfound power to restore his castle to its original state. The Unicorn, another frequent opponent of Iron Man, sought the Mandarin's aid in curing him of a progressive disease. The Unicorn ( Milos Masaryk) is a Supervillain that exists in the Fictional Marvel Universe. The Mandarin and the Unicorn traveled to America to attack their common enemy, Iron Man, but in the heat of battle the Mandarin found that the headband had somehow exchanged his consciousness with that of the Unicorn. The Mandarin was forced to flee, desperate to separate himself from the Unicorn's dying body.
When the Mandarin arrived at his castle in China, he found that it had been taken over by the Yellow Claw, another Chinese supervillain. The Yellow Claw is a fictional Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, created by EC Comics great The Mandarin was forced to find another laboratory to try to restore his mind back to its rightful body, which he managed with the unwilling aid of the Japanese mutant Sunfire. Sunfire ( is a Comic book character, a Marvel Comics Superhero (and sometimes an Anti-hero) and former member of the X-Men In battle with Iron Man again, the Mandarin's interim headquarters was destroyed. The Mandarin then launched an attack on the Yellow Claw in an attempt to regain his own castle, but was fatally injured when the Yellow Claw robot he had been battling exploded. As the Mandarin was dying, he used the headband's mind-transferring capacities to transfer his consciousness into his ten rings. When the rings were confiscated by the Yellow Claw's power-hungry servant Loc Do, the Mandarin's consciousness entered his body, permanently driving out Loc Do's. Using his matter-rearranger ring, the Mandarin transformed Loc Do's body into a younger duplicate of his original one.
The Mandarin returned to his castle, discovering that it had again been destroyed. After rebuilding it, the Mandarin attempted to capture Iron Man with his teleportation devices, but once again caught someone else clad in his armor. This time it was Michael O'Brien, later to become a friend of Stark's and second to wear the Guardsman armor. Guardsman was the name of a Superhero in the Marvel Universe, but was later applied to a small squad of agents Iron Man flew to O'Brien's rescue, clad in an old set of armor, saved O'Brien, thwarted the Mandarin's attempt to bomb the United States and for a second time bested him in personal combat. Perhaps due to the effect of the Mandarin's mental domination ring on him, Iron Man did not take the Mandarin into custody, but allowed him to remain free.
The Mandarin later schemed to turn the Great Vibranium Mound of Wakanda into Type II Vibranium which destroys the molecular cohesion of metals. Vibranium is a fictional metal that appears in the Marvel Universe. Wakanda is a fictional nation in the Marvel Universe. It is by far the most prominent of several fictional African nations in the Marvel Universe (others He also tried to destroy China's entire rice crop with radiation in an attempt to force a starving nation into war. In the second of these plots, the Mandarin encountered James Rhodes, during his custodianship of the Iron Man armor. War Machine ( James Rupert Rhodes) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the Marvel Comics universe
Heart of Darkness
When Stark tried to set up a branch of Stark Enterprises in Hong Kong, Iron Man and the Mandarin once again came into conflict. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Mandarin had taken the name of Zhang Tong, and had become a financial leader in Hong Kong. As Tong, he controlled a number of government officials and industry leaders of Hong Kong. The Mandarin thwarted all of Stark's attempts to set up a business branch, even resorting to murder. The Mandarin now employed a group called the Hand to do his dirty work. The Hand is a fictional villainous organization in the Marvel Comics universe. When on a mission, a Hand member is allowed to take one of the Mandarin's rings and use its powers. As a precaution, if the Hand member were to be captured, he would fanatically try to kill himself. If the Hand member were to be killed or knocked out, the ring would automatically teleport back to the Mandarin. The Mandarin's agents kidnapped James Rhodes and several of Stark's other employees, forcing Iron Man into single combat in exchange for their lives. Iron Man defeated the Mandarin once again, and helped Stark's employees escape the Hand. Ironically, the Mandarin's minions were left without their weapons when their master was knocked unconscious, causing his rings to automatically teleport back to him and leaving them unarmed and unable to stop Stark's employees from fleeing. At one point, during a period in which the then thought-dead X-Men had disbanded, the mutant heroine Psylocke passed through the mystic portal known as the Siege Perilous. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Psylocke ( Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, sometimes incorrectly spelled as Elisabeth) is a Fictional character depicted in various comic book Siege Perilous was the name of two devices in the Marvel Universe, created by Comic book writer Chris Claremont. The portal relocated her to an Asian shore, leaving her an amnesiac. Amnesia (from Greek) is a condition in which Memory is disturbed The man known as Matsu'o Tsurayaba found her and believed he could save his brain-dead lover Kwannon by switching her mind with Psylocke. Matsu'o Tsurayaba is a Comic book Fictional character associated with the Hand, and part of the Marvel Comics universe. Revanche ( Kwannon) was a short-lived Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men.
He made an arrangement with the Mandarin to help him with the switch, since his rings would be able to cause the mind-switch. Working with the woman known as Spiral, they were able to switch the minds of the two women. Mandarin then put Psylocke (now in Kwannon's body) through conditioning, causing her to believe herself to be Lady Mandarin, the Mandarin's assassin. During this time, Mandarin teamed up with several other villains during the Acts of Vengeance. He also confronted the Avengers.
After completing several assignments for him, Psylocke was eventually rescued by her X-Men teammate Wolverine and his then-sidekick, Jubilee. The X-Men is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine associated with the X-Men. The three then defeated the Mandarin, causing events which led to Mandarin's leaving the Hand.
Some time later, the Mandarin discovered that one of his rings was an elaborate fake. One of his underlings had betrayed him, surrendering the ring to Chen Hsu, an ancient wizard who lived in San Francisco. Hsu, elfin in appearance but puissant in power, gave up the ring to the Mandarin, who, however, collapsed as soon as he put it on. Chen Hsu tended to him, removing the veil of confusion from his mind; soon the Mandarin realized that his memories had been fragmented because of the theft of the ring, because the rings were still linked to his consciousness.
Next, Chen Hsu made the Mandarin a strange offer which involved the two of them traveling to the Valley of the Dragons. There, he used a magic herb to awaken Fin Fang Foom, an ancient and incredibly powerful dragon. Fin Fang Foom is an extraterrestrial Dragon that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe, typically as an opponent of Iron Man. Under the control of Hsu, the dragon obeyed the Mandarin, laying waste to an army sent by the Chinese government to stop him. Soon the Mandarin claimed a third of China's territory, and the authorities sent out a call for help to the only man who has consistently defeated him: Iron Man.
But when Iron Man confronted the Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom, it soon became clear that there were other plans in motion: Eight other dragons appear. And then it was revealed that, many thousands of years ago, a number of aliens from the planet Kakaranathara, fourth planet of the star Maklu, had traveled to Earth to look for the conflict which was unknown in their culture and which they craved. The ship had crashed, forcing them to stay on Earth for thousands of years. But then, the Mandarin had found the ship and had claimed their rings. Now, they demanded them back, but he refused them. Iron Man forcibly combined his power with the rings, and managed to destroy the Makluan dragons. The Mandarin survived in a coma state, but his hands were vaporized in the blast.
For months, he lay in a state between life and death, in the care of a peasant woman who did not even know who he was. But over time, his hands grew back - albeit as reptilian claws - and the rings called to him again - called him to reclaim them, or perhaps they called him to reclaim him.
The Mandarin next discovered the Heart of Darkness, an orb of apparently mystic energy; the alien Century believed it was an ancient artifact which acted as a "lens" to attract and focus all manner of dark power. The Mandarin used its power to turn back time in China, and literally transformed it into a feudal nation again, in which electronic equipment could not operate. Iron Man, with his team Force Works and ally War Machine defeated him, but not before the Mandarin discovered that Tony Stark is the man inside the Iron Man armor. Force Works was a short-lived Marvel Comics Superhero team It first appeared in Force Works #1 ( July 1994) War Machine ( James Rupert Rhodes) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Superhero from the Marvel Comics universe
Iron Man infected Mandarin with a techno-organic virus, and the Heart, seeing him infected with technology, rejected the Mandarin and imploded. Iron Man believed him dead, though in reality the Mandarin is transported and transformed by the last flare of the orb's magic, turned into a janitor in the Hong Kong branch of Stark Enterprises.
Eventually, the Mandarin's memories returned to him and instead of trying to crush technology, Mandarin believed that the feudal system of yesterday had merely been transformed into the capitalism of today. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where Mandarin set into motion plans to create a giant flying fortress called the Dragon of Heaven through which he could conquer Russia and eventually the world. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending During this time, Iron Man reappeared after being believed dead in a battle against the psychic menace Onslaught. Onslaught is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Mandarin initiated a series of attacks on Iron Man, culminating in a battle with the Dragon of Heaven. Eventually it is revealed that the Mandarin's primary purpose is not to conquer Russia, but to test Iron Man, prove him worthy as a foe and to justify Mandarin's own thoughts on the feudal nature of capitalism. The Mandarin seemed to die as the Dragon of Heaven exploded, but Iron Man was less than convinced that his foe had truly met his end.
Temugin
Despite the uncertainty of his fate, it would be nearly ten years before the Mandarin returned to the pages of his foe's comic. In the interim, the Golden Avenger faced Temugin, the son of the Mandarin. Temugin is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. He is a Supervillain who has battled Iron Man. Temugin has precious few memories of his father and most of them involve his father taking him to the monastery where he was raised and trained by monks. Temugin is sensitive, spiritual and unbelievably powerful because of his control of chi, the living force in all things. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping
One day, Temugin received a package containing the severed hands of the Mandarin, bearing all the rings of power. Temugin knew that he was honor bound to fulfill his father's wishes for him. He challenged Iron Man in order to avenge his father’s death, and he proved a deadly adversary even without the rings.
After Tony Stark revealed a conspiracy for mass murder in his own ranks, Temugin appeared to have forgiven Iron Man for the death of his father and to have turned to more lofty pursuits, but recent events indicate the power of the rings has corrupted his soul.
Temugin was named after his claimed ancestor Genghis Khan, whose birth name was Temugin (also spelled Temuchin, Temudjin, u also variates to ü).
Temugin is later contacted by the double-crossing Spot, who promptly hands over a super-weapon that MODOK had been planning to steal. The Spot ( Dr Jonathan Ohnn) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe and In this appearance, Temugin speaks of the Mandarin as "My Late Father", and bears the Rings, one of which he uses to imprison Spot in another dimension with nothing but money. In the following issue, the Puma tore off at least one of his hands, but despite this, he retained at least half of the rings - and possibly all, as Nightshade, who used the rings on his lost hand, was not seen with them at the end of the story. Puma ( Thomas Fireheart) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe most closely associated with Spider-Man. [2]
Revival
The Mandarin has been revived in the current arc of Iron Man. Apparently he has been in a prison in central China for some time. In this story it has been revealed that he has lost his hands (most likely the hands that were sent to Temugin were, in fact, actually the Mandarin's). He has also been living with no food or water for years. His ability to survive so long without food or water is likely due to his mastery of chi. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping Despite being handless and starved, he was able to kill several men armed with guns via his mastery of the martial arts. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. His rings have been returned to him, and it has been suggested Temugin has died. His rings are being re-assimilated into his body by heating them and burning them into his spine. [3]
After attacking Iron Man, via SHIELD - with dozens of unwitting proxies in the form of extremist splinter groups, equipped by him with hyper-advanced biological weapons - he eventually resurfaces as Tem Borjigin (yet another name of Genghis Khan), now once again sporting hands (although they are artificial).
Government infiltration
The Mandarin has infiltrated the U. S. government via his role as CEO of Prometheus, a corporation specializing in bio-engineered weaponry. He appears to be using Extremis creator and Tony Stark's former love interest Maya Hansen to produce an army of Extremis enhanced soldiers as well as financing and arming terrorists around the globe. The Mandarin also appears to plan unleashing the Extremis virus in aerosol form on the public, expecting the 97. 5% fatality ratio to cause a mass catastrophe of deaths. The Mandarin admits to Hansen that even he will die in the outbreak but she and those with the gene to survive will become free from disease and become effectively immortal. Though he has his Extremis disabled, Iron Man defeats the Mandarin while wearing the Silver Centurion armor by tearing the rings out of the Mandarin's spine, and then freezing him to death. Iron Man then prevents the Extremis-outbreak. But when the Mandarin's apparently frozen body is autopsied, all that is found is a blackened husk. . . not unlike an Extremis chrysalis.
Enter the Mandarin
The Mandarin appeared in Iron Man - Enter the Mandarin in 2007 which is an expanded and modified retelling from his earliest appearances in Tales of Suspense.
Powers and abilities
The Mandarin is a superb athlete with tremendous skill in the various martial arts. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Through repeated practice he has toughened all the striking surfaces of his body, especially his hands, which are covered with thick calluses. He can even split Iron Man's magnetic-beam reinforced alloy armor with repeated blows. So great is the Mandarin's martial arts ability that he can even survive years without food and water, apparently sustaining himself purely via his mastery of Chi. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (zh [[wikt氣 氣]] Pinyin qì, Wade-Giles ch'i Jyutping The precise degree of The Mandarin's martial art powers has been the subject of multiple implied retcons by Marvel comics. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Initially Mandarin was portrayed as being such a superhumanly skilled martial artist that he could destroy Iron Man's armor with his bare hands. Later portrayals focused on his use of the rings, and implicitly retconned the Mandarin's skill to being great but no longer superhuman. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction The most recent continuity has restored Mandarin's martial arts ability to its original superhuman level.
The Mandarin is one of Marvel Earth's greatest scientific geniuses, and highly skilled in various sciences. The Marvel Universe is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place A genius is a person of great Intelligence or remarkable abilities in a specific subject who shows an exceptional natural capacity of intellect and/or ability especially Not only has he made himself into an expert authority on alien Makluan science, but he has also built upon this knowledge by making further discoveries based upon it. Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding
The principal personal weapons of the Mandarin are the ten rings which he wears on the fingers of each hand. The rings' operations cannot be explained by contemporary Earth science, but it is known that they served as near-limitless power sources for the warp-drive engines of the Makluan starship of Axonn-Karr. The Mandarin learned how to convert the rings to his personal uses and to make them respond to his mental commands. The fingers on which he wears each ring, and the known functions for which he uses each ring, are given below.
- Left Pinkie — "Ice Blast," emits waves of intense cold which can be used to stun an opponent. The little finger, often called the pinky in American English and pinkie in Scottish English (from the Dutch word pink The ring usually causes the air in the path of its blast to turn to ice, and can lower an object's temperature to nearly absolute zero. With it he could encase foes in bands of ice or create walls of ice to block pursuers.
- Left Ring Finger — "Mental-Intensifier," which amplifies the Mandarin's own mental energies and allows him to control the minds of others, with a limit of one person at a time at a distance of ten feet. The ring finger is the fourth digit of the human Hand, and the second most Ulnar Finger, located between the Middle finger and the Can also be used to create illusions. As proven by Psylocke, if the wearer of the ring is a natural telepath, the ring will enhance their abilities far beyond a wearer without telepathy. Psylocke ( Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, sometimes incorrectly spelled as Elisabeth) is a Fictional character depicted in various comic book
- Left Middle Finger — "Electro Blast," emits electricity in amounts and intensities mentally determined by the wearer. The middle finger (or the long finger) is the third digit of the human Hand and usually the longest Finger, located between the Index finger The maximum voltage attainable is not known.
- Left Index Finger — "Flame Blast," emits infrared radiation, or heat, at intensities mentally determined by the wearer. The second Digit of a human Hand is also referred to as the index finger, pointer finger, forefinger, trigger finger, digitus Usually the heat produces flame through incandescing the molecules in the air in the path of the blast. The heat beam can be used to trigger chemical explosions.
- Left Thumb — "White Light," can emit various forms of energy along the electromagnetic spectrum, often a laser-like beam. The thumb is the medial -most digit of the hand The English adjective for thumb is pollical Can also create gravity sufficiently powerful to make Iron Man bury himself simply by trying to walk forward.
- Right Thumb — "Matter Rearranger," which can rearrange the atoms and molecules of a substance. The Mandarin usually uses this ring to change the shape of objects, such as causing a giant stone hand to erupt out of the earth and grapple a foe, and turning a mountain into a giant rock monster. He has, however, used it to transmute the molecular composition of objects, such as changing the air around a target into a poisonous gas and can also speed up or slow down molecular movement so as to alter states of matter like turning water vapor into liquid water. Has also been used to turn someone into a beetle, and to turn someone into stone. It has failed to rearrange Iron Man's magnetic forcebeam reinforced armor.
- Right Index Finger — "Impact Beam," can project various forms of energy, most frequently that of fast neutrons with immense concussive force, sufficient to send James Rhodes in Iron Man armor flying through a mountain and thousands of miles past it. The ring has also been used to project intense sonic vibrations and to create magnetic and gravitational waves to attract or repel objects and people. The ring may be capable of emitting other forms of energy as well.
- Right Middle Finger — "Vortex Beam," causes the air to move about at high speed in a vortex. The vortex can be used as an offensive weapon, as a means of levitating objects, or as a means of propelling Mandarin through the air.
- Right Ring Finger — "Disintegration Beam," emits a beam of energy that destroys all bonds between the atoms and molecules of the object it strikes. This ring needs twenty minutes to recharge after use.
- Right Pinkie — "Black Light," can create an area of absolute blackness that seems to absorb all light used within it. Although "black light" is a term used to refer to ultraviolet radiation, the darkness created by the ring is probably a form of the "darkforce" used by Cloak, Darkstar, and the Shroud. Ultraviolet ( UV) light is Electromagnetic radiation with a Wavelength shorter than that of Visible light, but longer than X-rays The Darkforce is a Fictional concept in the Marvel Comics superhero universe Cloak and Dagger ( Tyrone "Ty" Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional Comic book Superhero duo in the Marvel Comics For the DC Comics characters see Darkstars. Darkstar ( Laynia Petrovna) is a Fictional character, a mutant Shroud ( Maxillian Quincy Coleridge) is a fictional Superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. This darkforce can also be used to imprison and repel an enemy of Iron Man-level strength at least briefly.
Over the years through mental discipline achieved through meditation and long practice in use of the rings, the Mandarin has established a strong psionic link with his ten power rings, which was made many times stronger during the period in which his mind/spirit actually inhabited them. Psionics is the study and/or practice of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena MIND ( Moving In New Directions) (est 1975 is an alternative education high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The English word " spirit " comes from the Latin " spiritus " (breath One result is that no one who wears the rings other than the Mandarin himself can command them without his permission. The Mandarin can now command the rings even when they are separated from him by vast distances. He can mentally monitor events taking place near a ring that has been separated from him. Continued exposure to the alien rings made his hands green and scaly. He can voluntarily give temporary control over a ring to his servants, however. If the servant dies or falls unconscious, the rings teleport back to the Mandarin. Conversely, if the Mandarin himself is knocked out, all the rings automatically return to him. On one occasion, this left the Mandarin's servants powerless to stop some of Tony Stark's employees, that the Mandarin had kidnapped, from escaping.
The Mandarin also briefly used a force-field generator, but this is not part of his standard weaponry.
He has also used a head band enabling him to transfer his mind into his rings or into another's body, and a teleportation device hidden on his person, both examples of Makluan technology.
The Mandarin is a brilliant administrator, master tactician and strategist. He also abides by a very strict code of honor. When he attempted to stop Stark Enterprises from establishing itself in Hong Kong, the Mandarin challenged Iron Man to a duel, stating that if he won, he would take control of Stark Enterprises' Hong Kong operations, and that he would cease hindering Stark's activities if he lost. As practiced from the 11th to 20th centuries in Western societies a duel is an engagement in combat between two individuals with matched weapons in accordance with their combat When Iron Man defeated him in fair combat, he lived up to his end of the agreement. On another occasion, he killed one of his minions for attempting to drug him during a practice session, angry that one of his students would use such dishonorable tactics.
Other media
Television
Marvel Superheroes
The Mandarin was a major foe of Iron Man in The Marvel Superheroes voiced by Bernard Cowan. Bernard Cowan (1922– July 17 1990) was a Canadian Actor, Announcer and Writer.
Iron Man (1994)
The Mandarin was the primary villain in the 1994 Iron Man animated series, voiced by Ed Gilbert and later by Robert Ito. Iron Man is an Animated television series based on Marvel Comics ' Superhero Iron Man. Ed Gilbert (born Edmund F Giesbert on June 29, 1931 - May 8, 1999) was an American actor with extensive credits in both live action Robert Ito (born July 2 1931 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian voice television and movie Actor. In the series, the Mandarin is an archeologist named Arnold Rock who, while fleeing from desert bandits, falls into an ancient catacomb containing an alien starship (which belongs to this series' incarnation of Fin Fang Foom). Fin Fang Foom is an extraterrestrial Dragon that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe, typically as an opponent of Iron Man. In this catacomb, he finds ten gems of power. Unfortunately, the bandits slay everyone else, including his fiancée Ilona. All the raiders leave behind are his fiancée's rings with the jewels plucked from them. The Mandarin uses these as the settings for his power jewels. The Mandarin of this continuity is much more altered by the power of the rings; he developed pointy ears, claw-like fingernails, enhanced musculature and his skin turned emerald-green (a not uncommon treatment of Asian villains at the time, with similar treatment dealt to Doctor No in James Bond Jr. and Ming the Merciless in Defenders of the Earth). Dr Julius No is a Fictional character and the main Antagonist in the James Bond film and novel Dr James Bond Jr is a Fictional character described as the Nephew of Ian Fleming 's masterspy James Ming the Merciless is a Fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon Comic strip in 1934 Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series produced in the late 1980s featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate The cartoon version of the Mandarin was served in his villainy by Justin Hammer as well as by several supervillains like Blizzard, Blacklash, Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Grey Gargoyle, Whirlwind, Living Laser and MODOK, but following the cartoon's adaptation of the Dragon Seed storyline, the Mandarin's servants were captured and his rings scattered across the world. Justin Hammer is a Fictional character that has appeared in various Comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The Blizzard is the name of three Fictional Characters that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Blacklash ( Mark Scarlotti) formerly known as Whiplash, is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics Dreadknight is a Fictional character, a Supervillain in the Marvel Universe. Hypnotia is a Fictional character, a Supervillain created for the Iron Man animated TV series The Grey Gargoyle ( Paul Pierre Duval) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Whirlwind ( David Cannon) is a Fictional character, a Comic book Supervillain that appears in the Marvel Universe. The Living Laser is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. MODOK is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. Eventually recovering all of his rings, appearing in a brief epilogue at the end of most episodes to do so, the Mandarin renewed his hostilities against Iron Man in an adaptation of The Hands of the Mandarin. Prior to finding his last two rings, The Mandarin claims his 8th ring from MODOK in the episode Empowered. Empowered was the clip show of the Season, the purpose being that the Mandarin wanted to learn of Iron Man's recent activities. In the final episode of the series, Iron Man manages to reflect the power of Mandarin's rings, destroying them, and ultimately leaving the Mandarin with amnesia and helpless before a band of desert bandits who likely killed, or at least cut off his hand/fingers for the rings.
The cartoon's versions of the rings were much more ambiguous, with no particular power associated with any ring - most frequently, they were used to project force blasts, alter reality and transmute objects. Season 2 Episode 11 Hulkbuster would reveal two of the rings specific abilities:
- One would allow for creating windows through time and space.
- The Other allows for traveling through the windows.
They were both used by The Leader in an attempt to travel back to time that the Gamma Bomb detonated, transforming Bruce Banner into the Hulk. The Leader (Samuel Sterns is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Non-Traditional Appearances
Mandarin appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Celebutard Mountain", voiced by Seth Green. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer
Film
- The Mandarin is the main villain in the 2007 direct-to-DVD animated movie The Invincible Iron Man, voiced by Fred Tatasciore. The Invincible Iron Man is a direct-to-DVD animated movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Fred Tatasciore (Born New York New York) (last name pronounced Tata-shore is a Voice actor and animator This version of the Mandarin was an ancient ruler of a Chinese dynasty whose minions are attempting to resurrect him by collecting five magical rings. According to prophecy, however, the Mandarin will be opposed by the 'Iron Knight' upon his resurrection, although the prophecy only states that the two will fight without revealing who will win. Despite being the main driving force behind the plot, he appears only briefly at the film's climax and only as a spiritual projection, which is later destroyed when his descendent removes the rings and thus breaks the connection.
- In the 2008 film Iron Man, the Mandarin is referenced by the name of the terrorist group that kidnaps Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.): "The Ten Rings". Iron Man is a 2008 Superhero film Robert John Downey Jr (born April 4 1965 is an American Their group leader, Raza is seen occasionally fiddling with an elaborate gold ring with a red jewel and espouses the virtues of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder The novelization of the film has Raza refer to "the man whose ring I wear" as someone higher on the terrorist hierarchy.
Video games
- The Mandarin appeared as the third and last boss in the stage 3 'Challenge of the Bottom of the Sea' in Data East's 1991 arcade game, (later ported to the Sega Genesis and Super NES) Captain America and the Avengers, controlling the Red Skull's undersea base, against which is Namor, the Sub-Mariner, who guides the heroes. also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game company Their main headquarters were located in Tokyo, while their American subsidiary Data East USA was The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Captain America and the Avengers is the title of a beat 'em up Coin-op Arcade game released by Data East in 1991 based on the The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional Comic book Supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe.
- The Mandarin appears as one of the supervillains in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an Action role-playing game released in 2006 The Mandarin joins Doctor Doom's Masters of Evil, but is rejected after he attempts to steal control of the group from Doom. Dr Doom redirects here For other uses see Dr Doom (disambiguation. The Masters of Evil is a name used for a number of fictional Supervillain teams that appear in Comic book published by Marvel Comics. In revenge, Doom has Loki frame the Mandarin for the theft of the Tome of Asaris from Atlantis. Loki is a Supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe and is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology. The heroes fall for it, and journey to the Mandarin's palace, where they defeat him and his minions. After learning the truth from the Mandarin (i. e. that Loki impersonated him in Atlantis), he teleports away. Ms. Marvel has special dialogue with him before the player fights Ultimo, Blade has a special conversation with Mandarin after the battle, and Storm brings up her history of battling him to Nick Fury at the beginning of his level. Ms Marvel ( Carol Susan Jane Danvers) also known as Binary and Warbird is a Fictional character, a Comic book superheroine Ultimo is a fictional giant Robot in the Marvel Comics universe. Blade ( Eric Brooks) is a Fictional character, a Superhero Vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Storm ( Ororo Iqadi T'Challa, née Munroe is a Fictional character that appears in a number of Comic books published by Marvel Comics.
References
External links
- Mandarin at Marvel. MODOK is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. com
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