Mandarin

OriginThe Mandarin was born in 1920 to one of the wealthiest families in China. His father was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, and his mother was a British aristocrat. Both died shortly after he was born. The Mandarin was raised by his aunt, who was angry at the world, and raised him to possess the same attitude. Every bit of the wealth he had inherited was spent training him in science and combat, with the result that he was broke shortly after reaching adulthood. Unable to pay the taxes on his family estate, he and his aunt were evicted and rendered homeless. His aunt died almost immediately, while the Mandarin began to wander the earth. In an attempt to revenge himself upon the civilization that had taxed him and rendered him homeless, he traveled to the Valley of Spirits and found the remains of a Makluan starship. The Mandarin spent many years learning and mastering the Makluan technology and the ten power rings he found within the alien ship. The Mandarin then found the remains of Ultimo, a robot of alien origin, and decided to revive it. His next goal was to conquer the world and rule with "wisdom and harmony." He began by conquering the area around the Valley of Spirits, enslaving the local villages and exploiting them for labor.Searching for people to help him to understand the Makluan power rings, he sponsored a local warlord named Wong Chu. In turn, Wong Chu kidnapped industrialist and inventor Anthony Stark, and famed physicist Yin Sen, prompting the events that would lead Stark to becoming Iron Man. Iron Man would go on to defeat the Mandarin numerous times, including a time when he prevented the Mandarin from manipulating the Chinese government into launching a missile at the west that would have started a world war.After finally reactivating Ultimo, Mandarin teleported Iron Man to his citadel so that he could finally defeat him. Iron Man hurled Ultimo back into the volcano from which he came and stopped Mandarin from once again attempting his mis...