IRON MAN 3: Does The Mandarin Have Some Connection To Captain America?

IRON MAN 3: Does The Mandarin Have Some Connection To Captain America?

A screencap from today's trailer has had a few of us buzzing on Twitter. The image shows Ben Kingsley's Mandarin from the back, with a tattoo visible on his neck that appears to at least resemble Cap's shield. Have a look for yourselves and join the speculation..

By MarkCassidy - Oct 23, 2012 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Captain America





As you can see, that tattoo clearly resembles Captain America's shield, but with am "A" set in the center. A for Avengers? Maybe, but our own Josh Wilding points out that in a recent interview, Kevin Feige explained that The Mandarin uses "symbolism of various cultures and iconography that he perverts for his own end.". That could certainly explain the shield, and that A looks very like the symbol for "Anarchy", perhaps twisting the very ideals the shield represents. Is this just a throwaway nod for the fans that we are reading too much into? Or will this villainous character have some sort of connection to Steve Rogers, perhaps tying this movie into Captain America: The Winter Soldier or the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.









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sciencefriction
sciencefriction - 10/23/2012, 1:49 PM
Perhaps he's a Cap sycophant.
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 10/23/2012, 1:54 PM
The Mandarin is a terrorist, like Osama Bin-Laden. It's very clear that he hates both heroes and the USA (where The Avengers come from, makes sense). So, he's pretty much being ironic by having the Shield of the greatest American hero with the Anarchy logo instead of the Shield. Make sense?





Oh and "connection" to Captain America?



Sorry Ror, had to :P

NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 10/23/2012, 2:02 PM
"Anarchy logo instead of the Shield star"
sciencefriction
sciencefriction - 10/23/2012, 2:03 PM
Huh, I didn't notice that until the close up, interesting. I like where this film is heading. Intelligent references that also tie into the other Avengers.
superotherside
superotherside - 10/23/2012, 2:10 PM
Very cool idea. Probably so. Hope they tie into each other in someway.
SomTingWong
SomTingWong - 10/23/2012, 2:12 PM
nice way to tie things in. yeah we got to the "possible easter egg in first trailer" phase! awesome!
GoILL
GoILL - 10/23/2012, 2:13 PM
@batz11

LMAO.
CorronZenith30
CorronZenith30 - 10/23/2012, 2:14 PM
Interesting... Maybe he was a mad fan of cap in his younger days ;-)
Kiltman
Kiltman - 10/23/2012, 2:15 PM
Stealing my pics & point NerdyGeek...you fiend haha
TheSavorings
TheSavorings - 10/23/2012, 2:16 PM
no homo
Tony93
Tony93 - 10/23/2012, 2:18 PM
have you wondered that maybe when ironman is about to drown in the suit.. that tony isnt really inn the suit...
MarkV
MarkV - 10/23/2012, 2:21 PM
There has to be a link, but what is it? Hmmmmmmm.
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/23/2012, 2:23 PM
I hope Pearce´s character has something to give too. Dont wanna see him die too soon.
NerdyGeek
NerdyGeek - 10/23/2012, 2:23 PM
Kiltman:
What can I say? Your point is the only one that makes any sense . :)
blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 10/23/2012, 2:24 PM
Marvel is not EFFING around..
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 10/23/2012, 2:27 PM
I bet he has tattooed "Divide & Conquer" on his butt cheeks.
nicksints
nicksints - 10/23/2012, 2:30 PM
Maybe it's Agent Coulson pretending to be Mandarin. He IS a big Cap fan after all...
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 10/23/2012, 2:34 PM
Anyone else notice he says terrorist like George W. Bush.
"Turrerest"
Egan
Egan - 10/23/2012, 2:36 PM
He has a tattoo of Thor's hammer down his penis.
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 10/23/2012, 2:38 PM
Makes sense
jessepostal
jessepostal - 10/23/2012, 2:40 PM
Idk but he def needs a new tattoo artist, he paid for that?? :)
StarkAnthony
StarkAnthony - 10/23/2012, 2:41 PM
I was considering another possibility - in the Iron Man 2 trailers, Black Widow's SHIELD patch on her arm was digitally removed. It is possible that they digitally inserted this to hide what is really on his neck. Yeah, they would probably just erase what is really there instead of replace it, but it is possible. In the Extremis comic that is where they injected Mallen, and as he isn't in the movie they could have just given part of his story to the Mandarin or just used the neck injection.
Pontius888
Pontius888 - 10/23/2012, 2:44 PM
WTF???
NorseGod
NorseGod - 10/23/2012, 2:56 PM
Damn it Tea! I need to know who that doctor is, but I don't have a pen!
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 10/23/2012, 3:08 PM
snapbacks & tattoos
SageMode
SageMode - 10/23/2012, 3:10 PM
Im betting that the Ten Rings terrorist group has been around for decades and was one of the groups Captain America has fought during WW2.
CoolantTech
CoolantTech - 10/23/2012, 3:12 PM
Intiguing indeed... They should tie all the solo movies together in some way so the next Avengers movie would be that much more coherent
RAWRG
RAWRG - 10/23/2012, 3:13 PM
CANT WAIT FOR THIS!!! Right now, I'm definitely looking foward to this more than Man of Steel!!! BUT WHO CARES! PHASE 2 IS GONNA KICK ASS!!!!!! 2013 HAS TO COME FASTER!!!!!!
Thevenominside
Thevenominside - 10/23/2012, 3:20 PM
Could he maybe be eskines grandson?
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 10/23/2012, 3:28 PM
@UniBeam11 i got your back bro!
Durf
Durf - 10/23/2012, 3:45 PM
That is an interesting tatoo to say the least. A perversion of the symbol by the Mandarin? Maybe...

@tea: LMFAO! Good stuff as always bro
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