Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3?

kaijunexus · 02-05-2013, 10:44 AM

Marvel has been pretty up and down in terms of killing off their villains...

Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger - DEAD
Abomination - ALIVE
Anton Vanko/Whiplash - DEAD
Justin Hammer - ALIVE
Loki - ALIVE
Laufey - DEAD
Red Skull - ?

So, taking into consideration Ben Kingsley's age and potential interest in reprising his role as the Mandarin again, as well as Marvel's possible future plans for the character in the MCU...

Do you think the Mandarin will survive Iron Man 3?

cherokeesam · 02-05-2013, 12:03 PM

I think he'll die, but it'll be ambiguous enough to allow for a return as future films warrant.

Most of Tony's cinematic enemies have a low survival rate.

BatsDC · 02-05-2013, 12:04 PM

I certainly hope he survives.

TheFantasticJoe · 02-05-2013, 12:42 PM

I would love if he survives, since, depending on how they pull him off, Mandarin has potential to be the MCU's equivalent of Doctor Doom. However, knowing Ben Kingsley's age and the Iron Man movies' track record for villain survival, I'm going to take a guess and say he'll die by the end of the movie, or at the very least, not return for future movies.

Chris B · 02-05-2013, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cherokeesam

I think he'll die, but it'll be ambiguous enough to allow for a return as future films warrant.

Most of Tony's cinematic enemies have a low survival rate.

I agree with this. If they didn't kill off Loki or the Red Skull, I don't think they'll kill off the Mandarin.

Though Kingsley's age does complicate matters a bit.

metaphysician · 02-05-2013, 06:28 PM

I think the odds are he'll not be unambiguously killed. A Red Skull style fate isn't out of the question, though. Basically, I tend to assume Marvel usually won't kill its villains, since they haven't killed a main villain since IM2 ( I would hardly call Laufey the main villain of Thor ).

Tony Stark · 02-06-2013, 11:52 AM

I hope they don't kill him off. Kingsley has shown an affinity for these types of movies in the past, so I think there is a good chance he would reprise his roll in an Avengers film, if he isn't killed off. Can you immagine a masters of evil group that had Madarin, Loki and Red Skull?

kedrell · 02-06-2013, 05:58 PM

Toss the Leader in the mix and that'd be awesome.

kedrell · 02-06-2013, 06:00 PM

Oh, and OP...Vanko in IM2 technically was an off-screen death as well though I seriously doubt they'll bring Roarke back after all the smack he'd been saying.

kaijunexus · 02-06-2013, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kedrell

Toss the Leader in the mix and that'd be awesome.

I didn't really consider him a villain, since he has yet to officially become "The Leader".

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Oh, and OP...Vanko in IM2 technically was an off-screen death as well though I seriously doubt they'll bring Roarke back after all the smack he'd been saying.

I considered that before I listed him as "DEAD", but with Rourke's public denouncement of the film and Whiplash being clearly okay with triggering his suit's self-destruct sequence while still inside it...I think it's safe to say he's deader than a door nail.

HOWEVER, that's not to say that "Whiplash" couldn't return. Several different characters have donned the moniker of "Whiplash" and the signature energy whips throughout the years in the comics, so there's no reason why someone couldn't do the same in the MCU...

Dark Raven · 02-06-2013, 06:54 PM

Mandarin has died in the comics before but come back to life through various means. Even if he does seemingly die, who is to say he can't come back? And the simple answer to everything would be that it was an LMD.

That's how Stane and others have survived.

And who the heck is Laufey?

dru-zod2501 · 02-06-2013, 06:55 PM

Is he a movie villain?

yes? then he's probably gonna die...

Dark Raven · 02-06-2013, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dru-zod2501

Is he a movie villain?

yes? then he's probably gonna die...

Like Loki, Abomination, Hammer and possibly Red Skull you mean?

DOOZlovesBOOZ · 02-06-2013, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Raven

And who the heck is Laufey?

Frost Giant

cherokeesam · 02-06-2013, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Raven

Mandarin has died in the comics before but come back to life through various means. Even if he does seemingly die, who is to say he can't come back? And the simple answer to everything would be that it was an LMD.

That's how Stane and others have survived.

And who the heck is Laufey?

See: "Thor."
Frost Giant King. The one Loki tested out his patented Spear-Through-Chest maneuver on, before Son of Coul in the Avengers. (Committing patricide in the process.)

BigThor · 02-07-2013, 03:25 AM

Regarding Iron Man's defeat of the Mandarin, I wonder will it be a short scuffle or a lengthy brawl.

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Originally Posted by Tony Stark

I hope they don't kill him off. Kingsley has shown an affinity for these types of movies in the past, so I think there is a good chance he would reprise his roll in an Avengers film, if he isn't killed off. Can you immagine a masters of evil group that had Madarin, Loki and Red Skull?

Dude that would be too amazing for my eyes, I am literally praying that this happens during Avengers 2 or 3.

kaijunexus · 02-07-2013, 11:34 AM

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Um...who knows that? I sure don't.

DaddlerTheDalek · 02-07-2013, 11:48 AM

I think He will have a Red Skull like defeat.

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On-Screen Death (little to no chance of return)	7	25.00%
Off-Screen/Red Skull-style "death" (possible chance of return)	13	46.43%
No death (good chance of return)	8	28.57%
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02-05-2013, 10:44 AM	#1
kaijunexus ===---- ゴジラ 2014 ----=== Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,300	Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3? Marvel has been pretty up and down in terms of killing off their villains... Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger - DEAD Abomination - ALIVE Anton Vanko/Whiplash - DEAD Justin Hammer - ALIVE Loki - ALIVE Laufey - DEAD Red Skull - ? So, taking into consideration Ben Kingsley's age and potential interest in reprising his role as the Mandarin again, as well as Marvel's possible future plans for the character in the MCU... Do you think the Mandarin will survive Iron Man 3? __________________ Phase 1 >>> IM - TIH - IM2 - Thor - CA: TFA - The Avengers Phase 2 >>> IM3 - Thor: TDW - Captain America: TWS - Guardians of the Galaxy - Avengers: Age of Ultron - Agents of SHIELD Phase 3 >>> Ant-Man - Doctor Strange ゴジラ

02-05-2013, 12:03 PM	#2
cherokeesam Hank Pym: Better Than You Join Date: May 2011 Location: Cherokee, NC Posts: 9,633	Re: Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3? I think he'll die, but it'll be ambiguous enough to allow for a return as future films warrant. Most of Tony's cinematic enemies have a low survival rate. __________________ I want something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live. ---- Queens of the Stone Age, "Go With the Flow"

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BatsDC Cold-Blooded Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 559	Re: Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3? I certainly hope he survives. __________________ 2013: Iron Man 3 - 8.5/10 Ι Man of Steel - 7/10 Ι The World's End - 9.5/10 Ι The Wolverine - 8/10 Ι Kick-Ass 2 - 7/10 Ι Thor: The Dark World - 9/10

02-05-2013, 12:42 PM	#4
TheFantasticJoe Side-Kick Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 173	Re: Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3? I would love if he survives, since, depending on how they pull him off, Mandarin has potential to be the MCU's equivalent of Doctor Doom. However, knowing Ben Kingsley's age and the Iron Man movies' track record for villain survival, I'm going to take a guess and say he'll die by the end of the movie, or at the very least, not return for future movies.

02-05-2013, 06:28 PM	#6
metaphysician Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2,937	Re: Will the Mandarin survive Iron Man 3? I think the odds are he'll not be unambiguously killed. A Red Skull style fate isn't out of the question, though. Basically, I tend to assume Marvel usually won't kill its villains, since they haven't killed a main villain since IM2 ( I would hardly call Laufey the main villain of Thor ).

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