Thread:Magma MK-II/@comment-27729149-20140905234209/@comment-24200891-20140910215622

It was confirmed beyond the movie that the Mandarin we all know and respect exists and is an unseen character. He felt disrespected when such sucker pretended to be him. Aldrich didn't know that the Mandarin exists, he thought he imagined him. By saying he's the Mandarin, he simply meant that he's the real mastermind.