Mandarin (Marvel Comics) Character Review
The Mandarin is a fictional Character, a supervillain who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the archenemy of Iron Man - More about the Mandarin (Marvel Comics) Character Review, keep reading..!!
The character was created by Stan Lee and designed by Don Heck, first appearing in Tales of Suspense (February 1964). 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 very young.
He is characterised 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 superhumanly
skilled martial artist. However, his primary sources of power are ten
power 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.
In other media, the Mandarin has been shown in several forms of
animation and computer games. He serves as an antagonist in the 2013
film Iron Man 3, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, and his presence was implied in the 2008 film Iron Man through the name of the terrorist group known as "The Ten Rings". In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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Powers and Abilities (the Mandarin)
The Mandarin is a superb athlete with tremendous skill in the various martial arts.
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. The precise degree of The Mandarin's martial art powers has been the subject of multiple implied retcons
by Marvel Comics. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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 has also 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 and brutal tactician and a gifted 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. 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.
In Other Media (Film/Movie)
- The Mandarin is featured in the direct-to-video animated movie The Invincible Iron Man voiced by Fred Tatasciore. This version is an ancient ruler of a Chinese dynasty; he appears only briefly as a spiritual projection at the film's climax. As to whether his power is linked to extraterrestrial origin (as in the comics) or by some supernatural means is unknown.
- The Mandarin is referenced in the live-action film Iron Man via the name of a terrorist group, "The Ten Rings".
- Ben Kingsley portrays the Mandarin in the 2013 film Iron Man 3. Initially, it is implied that he serves as the very public leader of the Ten Rings (the international terrorist cell that appears in the first and second films).
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