IRON MAN 3 Concept Art: Extremis Villains & Mark 25 Armor; Plus Climactic Battle Key Frame Art

the guy in the 3rd pic looks like Bradley Cooper.

It's sad that I have to explain myself at the end so that I won't get attacked by fanboys.

Mark 25 looks bad ass. Would have been good to see that in the film.

The Extremis guys where bad ass. They where like supersoldier's but with explosions.

Extremis was a JOKE in this movie.

That Key Frame Illustration for the Final Battle looks cooler than the actual final battle in the movie.

It was 2/3 of a good movie. Just goes to show how a dumb plot twist and a bad ending can spoil a whole movie.

i thought the extemis were fine in this movie,the portrayal of the mandarin was worse.

iron man 3 good movie could of been better.

It's secretly British fan art pretending to be concept art. Clever right!?

Robert Druggie Jr

Coolest. ...Armour

Great fun film! Man of Steel could have been fun too.

@ FlamingCarrot

You are 100% right Killian was the Mandarin but what was the point or significance of the name in that context. With Ra's the decoys allowed the real guy to move in the shadows and add to his 'immortality'. Ra's was the head of the league of Shadows.

With Mandarin the character is the leader of a fictional terrorist organisation, so Killian basically declares himself the leader of the non existent 10 Rings.

Killian was the Mandarin though, and he seemed to be the same type character as the modern Mandarin aside from the rings, yet people still say a Chinese Mandarin is racist blah blah blah...

Mandarin was changed for financial reasons period, but I don't think the twist is what holds this movie back.

@breakUbatman

In light the revelation, Kingsley’s portrayal doesn't make the name obsolete at all, as “The Mandarin” terrorist persona essentially acted as Killian’s “face” and mouthpiece, thus remaining a vital part of his character.

I think what Killian truly meant during his final speech, in which he tells Tony that they should stop wearing “false faces”, is to highlight his acceptance and self-entitlement towards his crimes as well as his role as the true “Mandarin”. The title of the “Mandarin” does mean “advisor to the king” which basically hints at Killian’s goal of gaining power and control over the government while continually using the terrorist persona to manipulate the public.

Out of all 3 main villains, Killian is by far the most significant in the trilogy. Stane was the evil uncle who wanted the Stark throne for himself. Vanko wanted classic revenge. But Killian was Tony's biggest fan who gets shunned by his hero and then strives to become him by destroying everything he has. Tony essentially created his own arch enemy.

Now I don't think the Chinese Mandarin is racist, but I do think the current version in the comics works a lot better in this trilogy. Adding the ten rings, alien technology, etc. I think would have been overload and really taken away from the story. Also Killian does wear several different rings throughout the movie, possibly a hint of things to come? I think there may be plans to use him again in a later movie.