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Trevor Slattery is a character portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). An actor hired to portray the legendary terrorist leader of the Ten Rings dubbed " the Mandarin ", he first appeared in the film Iron Man 3 (2014) and reprised the role in the Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King (2014) and in the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), which features the real leader of the Ten Rings, Wenwu . He will also appear in the upcoming Wonder Man series. General response to the character was mixed, with many comic fans criticizing the character and how his reveal affected the film's Mandarin portrayal, while others defended the twist by noting its social commentary and how it avoided the racist caricature of the comics' Mandarin.

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104-448: Slattery is a washed-up, drug-addicted actor hired by Aldrich Killian and the think tank Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM) to portray the Mandarin, a persona influenced by many modern terrorists and named after a supposed legendary Chinese title. Slattery stars in propaganda videos that are broadcast to the world as a cover for AIM's explosive Extremis experiments. Slattery lives oblivious to

208-463: A Marvel One-Shot centered on Slattery was conceived on the Iron Man 3 set by Pearce and producer Stephen Broussard. Marvel Studios and consultant Joss Whedon were positive about the short, reliant on Kingsley's involvement. In October 2013, Kingsley said he was working on a secret project with Marvel involving "many members of the crew that were involved in Iron Man 3 ." This was later revealed to be

312-608: A Ten Rings terrorist posing as a documentary filmmaker, who explains that the real "Mandarin" is angered with Slattery's use of the title, and wishes to take it back. Following the events of All Hail the King , Slattery was sentenced to death by the Ten Rings but Xu Wenwu, the real leader of the Ten Rings, made Slattery his "court jester " within his compound after Slattery entertained him with his Shakespeare monologues. While imprisoned, Slattery becomes sober and more refined, and befriends

416-451: A "famous Chinese bamboo saxophonist", was a recurring character on The Goon Show , a 1950s British radio comedy programme. He was featured in the episode "The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu Manchu" in 1955 (announced as "Fred Fu Manchu and his Bamboo Saxophone"), and made minor appearances in other episodes (including "China Story", "The Siege of Fort Night", and in "The Lost Emperor" as "Doctor Fred Fu Manchu, Oriental tattooist"). The character

520-538: A 13-episode syndicated series, The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956), starring Glen Gordon as Dr. Fu Manchu, Lester Matthews as Sir Denis Nayland Smith, and Clark Howat as Dr. John Petrie. The title sequence depicted Smith and Dr. Fu Manchu in a game of chess as the announcer stated that "the devil is said to play for men's souls. So does Dr. Fu Manchu, evil incarnate." At the conclusion of each episode, after Nayland Smith and Petrie had foiled Dr. Fu Manchu's latest fiendish scheme, Dr. Fu Manchu would be seen breaking

624-564: A beautiful young girl to the crime scene to see that the victim is dead. He also sends a dacoit to attack Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr Petrie. In the novel Fu Manchu's Bride (1933), Dr. Fu Manchu claims to hold doctorates from four Western universities, while in Emperor Fu Manchu (1959), he states that he attended Heidelberg University , the Sorbonne and the University of Edinburgh . (In

728-517: A black chess piece in a fit of frustration (black king's bishop, always the same scene, repeated) just before the closing credits rolled. It was directed by Franklin Adreon , as well as William Witney . Dr. Fu Manchu was never allowed to succeed in this TV series. Unlike the Holmes/Watson type relationship of the films, the series featured Smith as a law enforcement officer and Petrie as a staff member for

832-623: A board member of the Islamic Masjid of Jersey City and convey progressive ideas, which she succeeded, defending the mosque against the disrespectful incursions of the United States Department of Damage Control. Initially ignoring that Khan was the newly appeared superhero in Jersey City, Bahadir was wary of her actions, considering that it drew too much unwanted attention onto the local Muslim community. Despite being upset upon discovering

936-551: A bounty on Barton's head. Eventually, Bishop realized that her daughter might be endangered, so she made a decision to quit working for Fisk. Bishop's decision had made her the target of the Tracksuit Mafia and Fisk himself, but she was saved by Kate, before she was arrested for the crimes that she had committed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Althea "Blind Al" (portrayed by Leslie Uggams ),

1040-600: A captured hundun that he names Morris . Some time later after the Blip took place, Slattery escapes the compound with the help of Wenwu's children Shang-Chi and Xialing as well as Shang-Chi's friend Katy , and travels with them to Morris' home, Ta Lo . Slattery helps defend the mystical village from the Ten Rings and later the forces of the Dweller-in-Darkness . After the Dweller's defeat, Slattery and Morris are present among

1144-456: A century and people should be mad or nothing will change. What I did was the lesser of two evils, but it is still an evil." Looking back at the casting in May 2021, Feige said the studio thought they were being "so smart and so cutting-edge" when they avoided the wise old Asian man stereotype, but the criticism of the casting was a wake-up call that made them realize they could have cast an Asian actor in

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1248-410: A cloak around him of Chinese symbols and dragons because it represents his obsessions with Sun Tzu in various ancient arts of warfare that he studied." The videos where the Mandarin gives historical background to the "attacks" show how he was created by "a think tank of people trying to create a modern terrorist", and so "represents every terrorist in a way," from South American insurgency tactics to

1352-592: A competing radio play, The Peculiar Case at the Poppy Club written by Rohmer and broadcast in December 1938. In 1939, The Shadow of Fu Manchu aired in the United States as a thrice-weekly serial dramatizing the first nine novels. Dr. Fu Manchu was first brought to newspaper comic strips in a black and white daily comic strip drawn by Leo O'Mealia (1884–1960) that ran from 1931 to 1933. The strips were adaptations of

1456-590: A deformed appearance as a result of being injected with an experimental version of the Super Soldier Serum , in conjunction with subsequent exposure to intense gamma radiation much like Bruce Banner himself years prior. S.H.I.E.L.D. was initially in charge of keeping Blonsky detained, in a cryo cell in Alaska; Phil Coulson once threatened to send Grant Ward to work there. Following S.H.I.E.L.D.'s collapse, Damage Control took over detaining him and placed Blonsky in

1560-584: A feature film in 1943. Other than an obscure, unauthorized Spanish spoof El Otro Fu Manchu (1946), the Devil Doctor was absent from the big screen for 25 years, until producer Harry Alan Towers began a series starring Christopher Lee in 1965. Towers and Lee made five Fu Manchu films: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966), The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967), The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968), and The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969). The character's last authorised film appearance

1664-556: A grudging respect for one another, as each believes that a man must keep his word, even to an enemy. In the first three books, Smith serves in the Indian Imperial Police as a police commissioner in Burma who has been granted a roving commission , allowing him to exercise authority over any group who can help him in his mission. When Rohmer revived the series in 1931, Smith, who has been knighted for his efforts to defeat Fu Manchu,

1768-432: A larger role in several of the titles of the 1930s and 1940s. She is known for a time as Koreani after being brainwashed by her father, but her memory is later restored. Like her father, she takes on false identities, among them Madame Ingomar, Queen Mamaloi and Mrs van Roorden. In films she has been portrayed by numerous actresses over the years. Her character is usually renamed in film adaptations because of difficulties with

1872-481: A laugh line. He is freed from Harkness's control when Monica Rambeau removes a magical necklace he was wearing. Three years later, he meets with William Kaplan and his boyfriend Eddie to reveal them what happened in Westview and how Harkness controlled him. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series WandaVision and its spin-off Agatha All Along . His surname is a homophone of "Boner". The role

1976-467: A son for Dr Petrie and Kâramanèh. Dr Fu Manchu's daughter, Fah Lo Suee , is a devious mastermind in her own right, frequently plotting to usurp her father's position in the Si-Fan and aiding his enemies both within and outside the organization. Her real name is unknown; Fah Lo Suee was a childhood term of endearment. She is introduced anonymously while still a teenager in the third book in the series and plays

2080-453: A supermax prison in California. Post-Blip, Blonsky had gained control of himself on multiple levels, mellowing out and regaining his human form; after 14 years imprisoned, he was looking for parole. He asked for Jennifer Walters to be his lawyer and befriended her. He later moved to Kamar-Taj . As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: The Incredible Hulk and Shang-Chi and

2184-505: A trip and later receives her old S.H.I.E.L.D. watch when Clint returns home. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Endgame ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . Georges Batroc (portrayed by Georges St-Pierre ) is an Algerian mercenary and pirate at the top of Interpol 's Red Notice , as well as a former DGSE agent who scored 36 kill missions before being demobilized by

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2288-414: A variant of Dr. Verity Willis , a pediatrician from New York City in 2012. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Loki and the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Nakia Bahadir (portrayed by Yasmeen Fletcher ) is Kamala Khan 's close friend, and is a student at Coles Academic High School. Torn between her American lifestyle and her Muslim beliefs, she decided to run to become

2392-488: A whole. Rohmer's villain is presented as the kingpin of a plot by the "yellow races" threatening the existence of "the entire white race", and his narrator opines, "No white man, I honestly believe, appreciates the unemotional cruelty of the Chinese." The character of Dr. Fu Manchu became, for many, a stereotype embodying the " Yellow Peril ". For others, Fu Manchu became the most notorious personification of Western views of

2496-535: Is Ajak, and later Sersi after Ajak's death. After the Emergence is stopped, Arishem takes Sersi, Phastos, and Kingo away for judgement, vowing to spare Earth only if their memories show that humanity is worth sparing. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Eternals . An alternate variant of Arishem will appear in What If...? . Attuma (portrayed by Alex Livinalli) is a warrior from Talokan . As of 2024,

2600-460: Is Wade Wilson's blind elderly roommate on Earth-10005 . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Uggams reprises her role from Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Emil Blonsky (portrayed by Tim Roth ), also known as the Abomination , is a British Royal Marine who is transformed into an atrocious humanoid creature with enhanced physiology and

2704-577: Is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character featured in cinema, television, radio, comic strips and comic books for over 100 years, and he has also become an archetype of the evil criminal genius and mad scientist , while lending his name to the Fu Manchu moustache . According to his own account, Sax Rohmer decided to start

2808-410: Is a Westview resident who Agatha Harkness forces to impersonate Wanda Maximoff 's twin brother Pietro . Harkness possesses him, imbuing him with Pietro's super-speed and making him play the role in order to discover how Wanda created her alternate reality. He is initially introduced as the unseen husband of "Agnes" (Harkness's alias), who was frequently mentioned whenever Agnes needed a punchline for

2912-485: Is a former Stark Industries employee and holographic illusions specialist who masquerades as a superhero named Mysterio , who claims to be from Earth-833. He is recruited by Nick Fury to help Spider-Man stop the Elementals , which he secretly creates through illusions as a way to get recognition for his life's work, and revenge due to his grievance at Stark Industries and by the late Tony Stark , his former employer. He

3016-426: Is a mutant with the ability to manipulate fire. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Deadpool & Wolverine . Stanford reprises his role from X2 (2003) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Ammit ( motion-captured by Sofia Danu, voiced by Saba Mubarak ) is an imprisoned Egyptian goddess that resembles a humanoid version of her classical depiction whom Arthur Harrow plans to release. Ammit

3120-513: Is an agent of a Chinese tong , known as the Si-Fan , and acts as the mastermind behind a wave of assassinations targeting Westerners living in China. In the later books (1931–1959), he has gained control of the Si-Fan , which has been changed from a mere Chinese tong into an international criminal organization under his leadership. In addition to attempting to take over the world and restore China to its former glory (Dr. Fu Manchu's main goals right from

3224-649: Is an ex-Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard . He later accepts a position with MI6 . Several books have him placed on special assignment with the FBI . Many there are, I doubt not, who will regard the Eastern girl with horror. I ask their forgiveness in that I regarded her quite differently. No man having seen her could have condemned her unheard. Many, having looked into her lovely eyes, had they found there what I found, must have forgiven her almost any crime. — The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu Prominent among Dr Fu Manchu's agents

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3328-552: Is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as a "long, narrow moustache whose ends taper and droop down to the chin", although Rohmer's writings described the character as wearing no such adornment. Before the creation of Fu Manchu, Chinese people were often portrayed in Western media as victims. Fu Manchu indicated a new phase in which Chinese people were portrayed as perpetrators of crime and threats to Western society as

3432-601: Is forced to retreat. On Christmas Eve, Belova infiltrates the Bishop Christmas family party to kill Barton, but Bishop intercepts and fights her. Belova escapes and confronts Barton on the Rockefeller Center ice rink, and at first she does not believe his story about Romanoff's sacrifice. It is not until Barton reveals the details about the relationship between her and Romanoff, details that he could only have been told by Romanoff, that she accepts her adopted-sister's death

3536-398: Is killed after one of the drones backfires, with William Ginter Riva downloading the drones' data and doctoring the footage to frame Spider-Man for the attack in addition to Beck revealing Parker's identity to the world, and even those who had been on his side. After Stephen Strange used the spell to make the world forget Parker, thus also undoing Beck's victory over Spider-Man. As of 2024,

3640-477: Is known as "The Devourer of the Dead" and plans to cast her preemptive judgement on all of humanity. She is successfully released by Harrow and grants him as her avatar. They begin her plan, but are stopped by the combined efforts of Marc, Steven, Layla, and Khonshu. Ammit is then trapped inside Harrow's body to permanently kill them both. Marc refuses and is released from his servitude, but Khonshu has Jake Lockley carry out

3744-450: Is male, and Hayek stated that making the change to female allowed her to lean into the character's femininity as a "mother figure" to the rest of the Eternals. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Eternals . Algrim (portrayed by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ), also known as Kurse , is a Dark Elf , and Malekith 's lieutenant. He is one of the few Dark Elves who survived

3848-581: Is the "seductively lovely" Kâramanèh. Her real name is unknown. She was sold to the Si-Fan by Egyptian slave traders while she was still a child. Kâramanèh falls in love with Dr Petrie, the narrator of the first three books in the series, and rescues Petrie and Nayland Smith many times. Eventually the couple are united and she wins her freedom. They marry and have a daughter, Fleurette, who figures in two later novels, Fu Manchu's Bride (1933) and its sequel, The Trail of Fu Manchu (1934). Lin Carter later created

3952-473: Is the wealthy mother of Kate Bishop and the former CEO of Bishop Security. Following the death of her husband, Derek, a tough financial situation had forced Bishop to become an associate of Wilson Fisk, cooperating to his operations in New York City, what she had to keep a secret from her daughter. When Kate started investigating the Tracksuit Mafia together with Clint Barton, Bishop hired Yelena Belova and put

4056-516: The 40th Saturn Awards and was nominated for Choice Movie: Villain at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards . Aldrich Killian (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Ajak (portrayed by Salma Hayek ) is the wise and spiritual leader of the Eternals , who possesses healing abilities and functions as the "bridge" between the Eternals and the Celestial Arishem . Based on this dynamic, Ajak is aware that

4160-605: The Avengers . However, the Avengers visit the Barton farm in 2015, and Laura mentions that she is pregnant with their third child. Clint decides to retire from the Avengers to be with his family, and Laura later gives birth to Nathaniel. In 2018, she and all three Barton children become victims of the Blip , but are brought back to life in 2023. In 2024, she stays home while Clint takes the children on

4264-509: The Mandarin is an actor?" to Black, and the character was developed from there. Ben Kingsley entered negotiations for the role in April 2012, and had joined the cast of Iron Man 3 by September, when he stated, "Quite soon I'll be with everybody and we'll be discussing the look and the feel and the direction of the character. It's very early days yet, but I'm so thrilled to be on board." The idea for

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4368-548: The Surgeon-General . Though Republic had planned to film 78 episodes for the series, a dispute with Sax Rohmer ended the series after only 13 episodes were produced. Dr. Fu Manchu's earliest radio appearances were on The Collier Hour 1927–1931 on the Blue Network . This was a radio program designed to promote Collier's magazine and presented weekly dramatizations of the current issue's stories and serials. Dr. Fu Manchu

4472-516: The Tibetan sovereignty debate . Derrickson initially wanted to change the character to an Asian woman, but he felt that this would either invoke the Dragon Lady stereotype or Asian fetishism , depending on the age of the actress. He also wanted to avoid the stereotype of a "Western character coming to Asia to learn about being Asian," so he ultimately decided to cast a non-Asian actor in the role. Swinton

4576-469: The Time Stone . In the comics, the character is a Tibetan man, while the film version is an androgynous Celtic . Swinton's casting was widely criticized as whitewashing . Director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill wanted to avoid adapting the character as portrayed in the comics, as they felt it was perpetuating Asian Fu Manchu stereotypes from the time period, while also aggravating

4680-437: The bacilli  ... my black spiders" and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons. He has a great respect for the truth (in fact, his word is his bond), and uses torture and other gruesome tactics to dispose of his enemies. Dr. Fu Manchu is described as a mysterious villain because he seldom appears on the scene. He always sends his minions to commit crimes for him. In the novel The Insidious Dr Fu-Manchu , he sends

4784-513: The elixir of life , a formula that he has spent decades trying to perfect. Opposing Dr Fu Manchu in the stories are Sir Denis Nayland Smith and, in the first three books, Dr Petrie. Petrie narrates the first three novels. (The later novels are narrated by various other characters allied with Smith right up to the end of the series.) Smith carries on the fight, combating Dr Fu Manchu more by sheer luck and dogged determination than intellectual brilliance except in extremis . Smith and Dr Fu Manchu share

4888-470: The videos of Osama bin Laden . Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now was also an influence for the Mandarin. The reveal of Trevor Slattery in Iron Man 3 , after only his terrorist Mandarin persona had been marketed, was met with mixed responses, as many fans of the comics opposed the changes made to the original character. Matt Singer of Business Insider defended the twist, saying, "They are not upset with

4992-482: The 1860s or 1870s. According to Cay Van Ash , Rohmer's biographer and former assistant who became the first author to continue the series after Rohmer's death, "Fu Manchu" was a title of honor, which referred to "the warlike Manchu ". Van Ash speculates that Dr. Fu Manchu was a member of the imperial family of China who backed the losing side in the Boxer Rebellion . In the early books (1913–1917), Dr. Fu Manchu

5096-453: The 1913 novel The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu . Two more series were collected into The Devil Doctor (1916) and The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917), before the character entered a 14-year absence. Following 1931's The Daughter of Fu-Manchu , Rohmer wrote nine more Fu Manchu novels before his death in 1959. Four previously published stories were posthumously collected into The Wrath of Fu-Manchu (1973). In total, Rohmer wrote 14 novels concerning

5200-489: The 1940s. The re-release of The Mask of Fu Manchu in 1972 was met with protests from the Japanese American Citizens League , which stated that "the movie was offensive and demeaning to Asian Americans ". CBS Television decided to cancel a showing of The Vengeance of Fu Manchu . Los Angeles TV station KTLA shared similar sentiments, but ultimately decided to run The Brides of Fu Manchu with

5304-605: The Chinese", he seeks to give them intellectual credentials by referring to the travel writing of Bayard Taylor . Taylor was a would-be ethnographer who, though unversed in Chinese language and culture, used the pseudo-science of physiognomy to find in the Chinese race "deeps on deeps of depravity so shocking and horrible, that their character cannot even be hinted". Rohmer's protagonists treat him as an authority. Fu Manchu first appeared in Rohmer's short story "The Zayat Kiss" (1912). It and nine further stories were later collected into

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5408-521: The Chinese, and became the model for other villains in contemporary "Yellow Peril" thrillers: these villains often had characteristics consistent with xenophobic and racist stereotypes which coincided with a significant increase in Chinese emigration to Western countries . After the Second World War , the stereotype inspired by Fu Manchu increasingly became a subject of satire . Fred Fu Manchu,

5512-478: The Dr. Fu Manchu series after his Ouija board spelled out C-H-I-N-A-M-A-N when he asked what would make his fortune. Clive Bloom argues that the portrait of Fu Manchu was based on the popular music hall magician Chung Ling Soo , "a white man in costume who had shaved off his Victorian moustache and donned a Mandarin costume and pigtail". As for Rohmer's theories concerning "Eastern devilry" and "the unemotional cruelty of

5616-489: The Emergence will occur, and she decides to try to stop it in the present day based on her growing love for humanity. However, fellow Eternal Ikaris sees this as betrayal and leads her to be killed by the Deviants, with Sersi becoming the new bridge to Arishem. Hayek was originally hesitant when she was offered the role, assuming she would only have a role as a supporting character of "grandmother". Ajak's comic-book counterpart

5720-770: The French government. By 2024, he is the leader of the criminal group LAF. Sharon Carter accidentally reveals that she is the Power Broker to Batroc and kills him to protect her secret. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier ; as well as in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . An alternate variant of Batroc appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Quentin Beck (portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal ),

5824-613: The Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . An alternate variant of Ayesha appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Ayo (portrayed by Florence Kasumba ) is the second-in-command of the Dora Milaje in Wakanda . She is promoted to being the general of the Dora Milaje after Okoye is removed. She is also shown to be in a romantic relationship with Aneka. As of 2024,

5928-539: The Legend of the Ten Rings ; as well as in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel One-Shot The Consultant (archival footage). An alternate variant of Blonsky will appear in the animated series Marvel Zombies . Elsa Bloodstone (portrayed by Laura Donnelly ) is the estranged daughter of Ulysses Bloodstone who dislikes her family's tradition of hunting monsters. As of 2024,

6032-777: The Mandarin , named Xu Wenwu , appears in Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , portrayed by Tony Leung Chiu-wai . The character was previously referenced in the Iron Man trilogy and All Hail the King . Xialing , Wenwu's daughter and Shang-Chi 's sister, was partially inspired by Fah Lo Suee. A half-hour pilot was produced in 1952 for NBC 's consideration starring Cedric Hardwicke as Sir Denis Nayland Smith, John Carradine as Dr. Fu Manchu, and Reed Hadley as Dr. John Petrie. NBC turned it down without broadcasting it, but it has been screened at special events. The television arm of Republic Pictures produced

6136-452: The Mandarin, Kingsley "wanted a voice that would disconcert a Western audience. I wanted a voice that would sound far more homegrown and familiar—a familiarity like a teacher's voice or a preacher's voice. The rhythms and tones of an earnest, almost benign, teacher—trying to educate people for their own good." Black explained that part of altering the character from the comics was to avoid the Fu Manchu stereotype, and instead say that he "draws

6240-468: The Red Room program. In 2018, she falls victim to the Blip and is restored to life five years later. In 2024, Belova is approached by Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine with an order to kill Clint Barton under the pretenses he was responsible for Romanoff's death. She locates Barton along with Kate Bishop and Maya Lopez and fights against them as a masked vigilante, until Barton unmasks her and she

6344-457: The Ta Lo warriors at the funeral ceremony for those who were lost in the battle. While writing the screenplay for Iron Man 3 , Shane Black and Drew Pearce wanted to thematically reflect "the idea for Tony [Stark] of false faces and the idea of the dual personality of Tony as an out superhero who is basically using his self-definition through the false face of Iron Man." Pearce pitched, "what if

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6448-817: The West with lethal diseases. Dr Fu Manchu first appeared on the big screen in the British silent film series The Mystery of Dr Fu Manchu (1923) starring Harry Agar Lyons , a series of 15 short feature films, each running around 20 minutes. Lyons returned to the role in The Further Mysteries of Dr Fu Manchu (1924), which comprised eight additional short feature films. Dr Fu Manchu made his American film debut in Paramount Pictures ' early talkie The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) starring Warner Oland , soon to be known for his portrayal of Charlie Chan . Oland repeated

6552-583: The assassination. She is based on the Egyptian deity of the same name . As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Moon Knight . The Ancient One (portrayed by Tilda Swinton ) is the former Sorcerer Supreme and mentor of Stephen Strange who is killed by Kaecilius . An earlier version of the Ancient One is met by Earth-616's Bruce Banner at the Sanctum Sanctorum while looking for

6656-525: The batteries with the intention to later sell them. When the fleet is destroyed during the battle on Ego, Ayesha decides to create Adam to hunt down the Guardians. In 2026, she is forced to awaken Adam prematurely while forced by the High Evolutionary to assist him in tracking down Rocket. She is killed when Counter-Earth is destroyed. As of 2024, the character has appeared in two films: Guardians of

6760-466: The beginning), the Si-Fan now also tries to eliminate fascist dictators and halt the spread of communism around the globe, for its leader's own selfish reasons. Dr. Fu Manchu knows that both fascism and communism present major obstacles to his plans for world domination . The Si-Fan is largely funded through criminal activities, particularly the drug trade and human trafficking . Dr. Fu Manchu has extended his already considerable lifespan by use of

6864-419: The boundaries and surprise and hopefully delight." Black, also responding to the controversy, said, "What was of use about the Mandarin's portrayal in this movie, to me, is that it offers up a way that you can sort of show how people are complicit in being frightened ... hopefully, by the end you're like, 'Yeah, we were really frightened of the Mandarin, but in the end he really wasn't that bad after all.' In fact,

6968-515: The catastrophe that almost wiped out their race. He possesses enhanced strength and durability due to having been augmented by the Kurse Stone, enabling him to survive blows from Mjolnir , although Loki kills him with a black hole grenade. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Thor: The Dark World ; as well as in the Disney+ series Loki (archival footage). John Allerdyce (portrayed by Aaron Stanford ), also known as Pyro ,

7072-581: The character has appeared in four films: Captain America: Civil War (cameo), Black Panther , Avengers: Infinity War , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ; as well as in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier . Hunter B-15 (portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku ) is an agent of the Time Variance Authority and a brainwashed "variant" who later remembers her family and befriends Loki . In "Science/Fiction," it's revealed that she's

7176-431: The character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Verussa Bloodstone (portrayed by Harriet Sansom Harris ) is a monster hunter, Ulysses Bloodstone's widow, and Elsa Bloodstone's stepmother. After her husband dies, she becomes the leader of his group of monster hunters. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night . Ralph Bohner (portrayed by Evan Peters )

7280-520: The character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Ayesha (portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki ) is the high priestess of the golden-skinned Sovereign race, one of the races created by the High Evolutionary. She hires the Guardians of the Galaxy to protect Anulax Batteries from an Abilisk, but sends her Omnicraft fleet to execute them soon after as a result of Rocket stealing several of

7384-551: The character has appeared in two films: Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home (archival footage); as well as in the web series The Daily Bugle (archival footage). Yelena Belova (portrayed by Florence Pugh ) is a highly trained spy and assassin who trained in the Red Room as a Black Widow and is an adopted sister to Natasha Romanoff . In 2016, she works with Romanoff, Alexei Shostakov , and Melina Vostokoff to stop General Dreykov after he reactivates

7488-408: The character. The image of "Orientals" invading Western nations became the foundation of Rohmer's commercial success, being able to sell 20 million copies in his lifetime. Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan , ...Invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race, accumulated in one giant intellect, with all

7592-475: The disclaimer: "This feature is presented as fictional entertainment and is not intended to reflect adversely on any race, creed or national origin." Rohmer responded to charges that his work demonized Asians in Master of Villainy , a biography co-written by his widow: Of course, not the whole Chinese population of Limehouse was criminal. But it contained a large number of persons who had left their own country for

7696-406: The executor of an evil plan against African Americans is an insidious, moustache-sporting kung fu master. Science historian Fred Cooper and colleagues draws a parallel between narratives that COVID-19 was created by China , and the machinations of Fu Manchu, who is "expert in the deadly application of animal and biological agents" and who has been depicted on US television shows as threatening

7800-448: The fan controversy, Pearce said, "I'm unbelievably proud of what we did, and also the fact that we actually snuck a surprise into a big summer movie, which is, on a logistical level alone, really hard to do, now. I was surprised at the small but vocal group's venom about [the character change], but...I could see how that surprise might be a bit of a shock. And I'm sorry that it pissed people off, but I'm also like, it's kind of our job to push

7904-408: The film The Mask of Fu Manchu , however, he states proudly that "I am a doctor of philosophy from Edinburgh, a doctor of law from Christ's College , a doctor of medicine from Harvard . My friends, out of courtesy, call me 'Doctor ' ".) At the time of their first encounter (1911) Dr. Petrie believed that Dr Fu Manchu was more than 70 years old. That would mean that he studied for his first doctorate in

8008-521: The first two Dr. Fu Manchu novels and part of the third. Unlike most other illustrators, O'Mealia drew Dr. Fu Manchu as a clean-shaven man with an abnormally large cranium. The strips were copyrighted by "Sax Rohmer and The Bell Syndicate , Inc." Two of the Dr. Fu Manchu comic strip storylines were reprinted in the 1989 book Fu Manchu: Two Complete Adventures . In 1940, the Chicago Tribune published an adaptation of Drums of Fu Manchu , at first it

8112-401: The five Christopher Lee films of the 1960s. Dr Fu Manchu also makes appearances in the following non-Fu Manchu/Rohmer works: Actors who have played Dr Fu Manchu: Actors who have played Dr Petrie: Actors who have played Sir Denis Nayland Smith The style of facial hair associated with Fu Manchu in film adaptations has become known as the Fu Manchu moustache . The "Fu Manchu" moustache

8216-549: The mantle of the Midnight Angels, along with Okoye. Aneka is additionally romantically involved with Ayo. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever . Arishem (voiced by David Kaye ) is a Celestial who created the Deviants , and later the Eternals once the Deviants rebelled against their programming. He communicates with only one member of a given group of ten Eternals: on Earth, this

8320-431: The most urgent of reasons. These people knew no way of making a living other than the criminal activities that had made China too hot for them. They brought their crimes with them. It was Rohmer's contention that he based Dr Fu Manchu and other " Yellow Peril " mysteries on real Chinese criminals he met as a newspaper reporter covering Limehouse. In May 2013, General Motors cancelled an advertisement after complaints that

8424-544: The movie because it's bad—that would be a legitimate complaint—they're upset because it's good, but not in the same way that the original comic books were good." Singer felt that the film "rather brilliantly evades that minefield [of the comics' racist caricature] by using it as the fuel for satire; revealing the Kingsley Mandarin's mish-mosh of Orientalist imagery as a construction designed to play into ignorant people's fears. Black suggests we should be far more worried about

8528-785: The pronunciation of her name. Anna May Wong played Ling Moy in Daughter of the Dragon (1931). Myrna Loy portrayed the similarly named Fah Lo See in The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932). Gloria Franklin had the role of Fah Lo Suee in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940). Laurette Luez played Karamaneh in The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956), but the character owed more to Fah Lo Suee than to Rohmer's depiction of Kâramanèh. Tsai Chin portrayed Dr Fu Manchu's daughter Lin Tang in

8632-545: The release of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's film adaptation of The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), which featured the Chinese villain telling his followers that they must "kill the white man and take his women", the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC , issued a formal complaint against the film. Following the release of Republic Pictures ' serial adaptation of Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) the U.S. State Department requested that

8736-730: The resources of science past and present ...Imagine that awful being, and you have a mental picture of Dr. Fu-Manchu, the Yellow Peril incarnate in one man. — The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu Supervillain Dr. Fu Manchu's murderous plots are marked by the extensive use of arcane methods; he disdains guns or explosives, preferring dacoits (armed robbers in India), Thugs (professional robbers and murderers in India) and members of other secret societies as his agents (usually armed with knives) or using " pythons and cobras  ... fungi and my tiny allies,

8840-457: The role in The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) and Daughter of the Dragon (1931) as well as in the short film Murder Will Out (part of the omnibus film Paramount on Parade ) in which Dr. Fu Manchu confronts both Philo Vance and Sherlock Holmes . The most controversial incarnation of the character was MGM 's The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) starring Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy . At

8944-592: The role of Slattery, aloof and ignorant, but more than happy to slide back into Mandarin mode if it will please his adoring fans." Faraci felt that the character "was used the perfect amount in Iron Man Three , and giving him more screen time here, in a side project, feels the right way to return to him. Kingsley is having a blast, delivering plenty of wonderful jokes and sinking right into the clueless, egocentric character who represents all of our worst stereotypes of actors." Ben Kingsley won for Best Supporting Actor at

9048-426: The role without falling into stereotypes. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Doctor Strange . An earlier variant of the Ancient One appeared in the film Avengers: Endgame , while another alternate variant of the Ancient One appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? . Aneka (portrayed by Michaela Coel ) is a Wakandan warrior and member of the Dora Milaje. Aneka later takes upon

9152-512: The second of three Harry Alan Towers films based on Rohmer's Fu Manchu-like female character Sumuru . He later directed an unauthorized 1986 Spanish film featuring Dr Fu Manchu's daughter, Esclavas del Crimen . In the film Grindhouse (2007), Nicolas Cage makes an uncredited comedic cameo appearance as Dr Fu Manchu during the "trailer" for the fake film Werewolf Women of the SS , directed by Rob Zombie . A composite character of Fu Manchu and

9256-441: The short, written and directed by Pearce. Though some of the dialogue is written in response to critics of Iron Man 3 ' s Mandarin portrayal, the story was written simply as an extension of the Ten Rings and Mandarin storyline featured throughout the Iron Man films. Pearce wrote the short to be ambiguous enough that the storyline could be further explored in future films or television series. For his performance as Slattery as

9360-514: The studio make no further films about the character, as China was an ally against Japan during the Second World War. Likewise, Rohmer's publisher, Doubleday , refused to publish additions to the best-selling series for the duration of the Second World War once the United States entered the conflict . BBC Radio and Broadway investors subsequently rejected Rohmer's proposals for an original Fu Manchu radio serial and stage show during

9464-471: The time of its first release the film was considered racist and offensive by representatives of the Chinese government . The film was suppressed for many years, but has been released on DVD uncut. Dr Fu Manchu returned to the serial format in Republic Pictures ' Drums of Fu Manchu (1940), a 15-episode serial considered to be one of the best the studio ever made. It was later edited and released as

9568-410: The true meaning of his actions, surrounded by wealth and drugs provided by AIM, until he is discovered by Tony Stark . Slattery is arrested following Stark's defeat of Killian, but was pleased by the publicity he received as he was arrested. In Seagate Prison, Slattery lives luxuriously, with his own personal "butler" and adoring fans among the other inmates, until he is broken out by Jackson Norriss ,

9672-452: The truth behind The Mandarin would be worthless if it was handled poorly. Thankfully Black has cast Sir Ben Kingsley in the role, and he demolishes the part. As The Mandarin he's a heart of darkness, a stylized amalgamation of four decades' worth of demagogues and terrorists. As Trevor Slattery ... he's a comic dream, a dissolute mess into which Kingsley just hilariously collapses. It's a brilliant performance". Joey Esposito, writing for IGN ,

9776-470: The truth, she and Khan were able to reconcile, and Bahadir helped Khan fight against Damage Control to protect Kamran. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel . Laura Barton (portrayed by Linda Cardellini ) also known as Agent 19 , is a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, the wife of Clint Barton , and the mother of Cooper, Lila, and Nathaniel Barton. To protect themselves, Laura and her children live in secrecy, unbeknownst to

9880-463: The well-dressed, amoral CEO than the vaguely defined "Other" of so many bad pieces of pop culture....Part of what I liked about Iron Man 3 was that it did something different. Where some readers saw a slap in the face, I saw a refreshing change." Devin Faraci at Birth.Movies.Death. found the character more "satisfying" than a more faithful version of the character could have been, stating, "the reveal of

9984-440: The whole thing was just a product of this anonymous, behind-the-scenes guy" rather than the "available and obvious target", "a message that's more interesting for the modern world". Reviewing All Hail the King , Cliff Wheatley, also at IGN , described the short as "a return to the loveable personality of the hapless Trevor ... that should satisfy both lovers and haters" of the character. He added that "Kingsley once again shines in

10088-482: Was "totally shocked" by the fan backlash to the character, feeling that the update was an improvement by avoiding "the traditional portrayal of the character[, that] being the perpetuation of a stereotype that has no place in modern society." Esposito thought that even the film's initial depiction of the Mandarin was "ridiculous and silly", and that the Slattery reveal "redeemed" that part of the film for him. In response to

10192-529: Was a photo comics , but later it was illustrated by a unicredit artist. Between 1962 and 1973, the French newspaper Le Parisien Libéré published a comic strip by Juliette Benzoni (script) and Robert Bressy (art). Fu Manchu appears in the adventures Night Moves and Night Live for the role-playing game Marvel Super Heroes . The stories of Dr Fu Manchu, both in print and on screen, have sparked accusations of racism and orientalism , from his fiendish design to his nonsensical Chinese name . After

10296-510: Was a nod to Peters's character in 20th Century Fox 's X-Men film series , Peter Maximoff . Blackagar Boltagon (portrayed by Anson Mount ), also known as Black Bolt , is the Head of the Inhuman Royal Family and King of Attilan , whose voice can cause destruction with the slightest whisper. Fu Manchu Dr. Fu Manchu ( Chinese : 傅滿洲/福滿洲 ; pinyin : Fú Mǎnzhōu )

10400-407: Was an act of self-sacrifice, rather than a murder, as she was previously led to believe. As of 2024, the character has appeared in the film Black Widow ; as well as in the Disney+ series Hawkeye . She will return in the upcoming film Thunderbolts* . An alternate variant of Belova will appear in the upcoming animated series Marvel Zombies . Eleanor Bishop (portrayed by Vera Farmiga )

10504-488: Was cast because Derrickson felt that she could play the "domineering, secretive, ethereal, enigmatic, [and] mystical" side of the character. Swinton also chose to portray the character as androgynous, though using female pronouns. Derrickson said he was pleased with the diversity of the film's cast, in terms of both gender and ethnicity, but acknowledged that "Asians have been whitewashed and stereotyped in American cinema for over

10608-457: Was created and performed by the comedian Spike Milligan , who used it to mock the racist attitudes which had led to the creation of the character. The character was also parodied in a later radio comedy, Round the Horne , as Dr Chu En Ginsberg MA (failed), portrayed by Kenneth Williams . Dr. Fu Manchu was parodied as the fiendish Dr. Wu in the action-comedy film Black Dynamite (2009), in which

10712-599: Was in the Peter Sellers spoof The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), with Sellers featured as both Dr Fu Manchu and Nayland Smith. The film bore little resemblance to any earlier film or the original books. Fu Manchu claims he was known as "Fred" at public school, a reference to the character in "The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu Manchu", a 1955 episode of The Goon Show which had co-starred Sellers. Jesús Franco , who directed The Blood of Fu Manchu and The Castle of Fu Manchu , also directed The Girl from Rio ,

10816-575: Was voiced by Arthur Hughes . A self-titled show on CBS followed in 1932–33. John C. Daly, and later Harold Huber , played Dr. Fu Manchu. In 2010, Fu Manchu's connections with the University of Edinburgh where he supposedly obtained a doctorate were investigated in a mockumentary by Miles Jupp for BBC Radio 4 . Additionally, there were "pirate" broadcasts from the continent into Britain, from Radio Luxembourg and Radio Lyons in 1936 through 1937. Frank Cochrane voiced Dr. Fu Manchu. The BBC produced

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