Mandarin

The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man. He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964). In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The Mandarin's late father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (and a descendant of Genghis Khan), while his late mother was an English noblewoman. Their son was born in an unna... more

The Mandarin is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the archenemy of Iron Man. He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #50 (February 1964). In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN's 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The Mandarin's late father was one of the wealthiest men in pre-revolutionary mainland China (and a descendant of Genghis Khan), while his late mother was an English noblewoman. 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,... less