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| “ | Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a teacher. America, ready for another lesson? In 1864, in Sand Creek, Colorado, the US military waited until the friendly Cheyenne braves had all gone hunting, waited to attack and slaughter the families left behind and claim their land. Thirty-nine hours ago, the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait was attacked. I... I... I did that. A quaint military church filled with wives and children, of course. The soldiers were out on maneuvers. The braves were away. President Ellis, you continue to resist my attempts to educate you, sir. And now, you've missed me again. You know who I am, you don't know where I am, and you'll never see me coming. | „ |
| ~ Trevor Slattery issuing a threat to President Ellis on live television. |
Trevor Slattery, falsely known as "the Mandarin", is a supporting character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He is a drug-addicted actor who was hired by Aldrich Killian to impersonate the infamous Mandarin of the Ten Rings in order to cover Killian's true plot. However, due to his ruse, Slattery is later captured by Jackson Norriss under the real Mandarin's orders. He is Iron Man's second arch-enemy, after Obadiah Stane.
He was portrayed by Sir Ben Kingsley, who also played Cosmo in Sneakers, Dr. Xavier Fitch in Species, Don Logan in Sexy Beast, The Hood in the Thunderbirds film, Fagin in the 2005 Oliver Twist film adaptation, The Rabbi in Lucky Number Slevin, Nizam in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Tamir Aladeen in The Dictator, Archibald Snatcher in The Boxtrolls and General Woundwort in the 2018 Netflix Watership Down adaptation.
Biography[]
Iron Man 3[]
Being a washed-up actor, Trevor Slattery was hired by Aldrich Killian of A.I.M. to pose as the Mandarin as part of Killian's true plan to cover his failed Extremis experiments. To that end, Slattery (posing himself as the Mandarin) publicly announces his responsibility behind a Extremis attack every time one of Killian's experiments failed and caused a great number of casualties. When Tony Stark's friend Happy Hogan was caught in an Extremis attack that left him injured while Slattery took responsibility for the attack, an angered Stark vows to track down Slattery and make him pay for his crimes.
However, unknown to Stark, Killian took the opportunity to kidnap U.S. President Matthew Ellis (thanks to Vice President Rodriguez, who is in league with Killian), just as Stark arrived to confront Slattery in his mansion. However, Stark soon learn that Killian is the true mastermind behind the attacks and that he paid Slattery to pose as the Mandarin to cover his involvement the entire time in exchange for the fame and lavish lifestyle that Slattery desired.
Following the death of Killian and his Extremis soldiers, a drunken Slattery is last seen being arrested for his involvement with Killian. Despite his arrest, Slattery is astounded to see the press awaiting his arrival, feeling very satisfied that he finally got the fame he craved for all his life.
All Hail the King[]
Slattery was sent to Seagate Prison for his crimes, but he finds it to be quite comfortable living there as he is idolized by many inmates for his actions, even getting an inmate named Herman to serve as his bodyguard and butler. A news reporter named Jackson Norriss comes by for a documentary on Slattery's life. To that end, Slattery explained to Norriss of how he lost his mother during the 1960s and his role as a main character in a rejected TV pilot that aired on CBS.
While relating the history of the Mandarin to Slattery and Herman, Norriss retrieved a handgun he had concealed inside his camera and used it to kill the guards, much to both Slattery and Herman's shock. Norriss then revealed himself to be a Ten Rings operative, as he was assigned by the real Mandarin to take in Slattery for impersonating him. Herman tried to save Slattery by attacking Norriss, but the latter kills Herman by stabbing him in the neck, much to Slattery's shock.
An angry Slattery picked one of the dead guards' guns, intending to kill Norriss to avenge Herman's death. Unfortunately, Norriss disarms Slattery and delivers him to the real "Mandarin" as ordered.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings[]
Slattery was set to be executed by the Ten Rings for his portrayal of the Mandarin, which had offended the true leader of the Ten Rings-- Xu Wenwu. However, an impromptu performance of Macbeth entertained his captors well enough to spare his life. Wenwu opted to keep Slattery in his custody for routine performances as a court jester. While imprisoned, he found a Hundun who was abducted from Ta Lo by Wenwu back in 1996; Slattery subsequently befriended and adopted the mythical being as a pet he named Morris.
In April 2024, Slattery would meet Wenwu's children: Xu Shang-Chi and Xu Xialing, along with their friend Katy Chen, who were also captured and incarcerated by the Ten Rings. Slattery and Morris would later be led to liberation by their new friends when they broke into the garage to steal Razor Fist's car.
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Reception[]
Trevor Slattery has received generally mixed responses; while his reveal was critically praised, it was met with overwhelming criticism and backlash from fans, many of which criticized the character as a whole and how the reveal affected Iron Man 3's portrayal of the Mandarin.
Quotes[]
| “ | [Stark enters Trevor's private room. He uncovers the bedsheet, only to find two women. He motions them to be silent before sneaking behind the bed when he hears the toilet flush. Trevor exits the bathroom] Trevor: I wouldn't go in there for 20 minutes! [Approaches prostitutes] So which one of you is Vanessa? [Vanessa raises her hand] Vanessa: That's me. Trevor: Ah, Nessie! [Throws fortune cookie to her] Did you know that fortune cookies aren't Chinese? Prostitute: There's some guy over here... Trevor: They're American, based on a Japanese recipe. [Stark suddenly appears, pointing a gun at Trevor] Tony: Freeze! Trevor: [raises his hands up] Bloody hell. Bloody hell. Tony: Don't move Trevor: [being held at gunpoint] I'm not moving, You want something? Take it - though the guns are all fake, 'cause those wankers wouldn't trust me with the real ones. Tony: ...What? Trevor: Hey, d'you fancy either of the birds? [the prostitutes in his private room look insulted as Tony seriously talks with Trevor] Tony: I've heard enough. You're not him. [racks his pistol] The Mandarin, the real guy. Where?! Where's the Mandarin?! Where is he?! Trevor: Whoa, whoa, whoa! He's here! He's here... but he's not here. He's here but he's not here. Tony: What do you mean? Trevor: Uh, it's compli- hey, it's complicated. Tony: It is? Trevor: It's complicated. Tony: Un-complicate it. Ladies, out. Get out of the bed, get in the bathroom! [they rush to comply] [to Trevor while pointing his pistol towards Trevor] Sit! Prostitute: [from the bathroom] Ew! Vanessa: [from the bathroom] Oh, Jesus... Trevor: My name is Trevor, Trevor Slattery. Tony: What are you? Are you a decoy? You're a double, right? Trevor: What? Like an understudy? No, absolutely not. [Tony raises his gun at him] Don't hurt the face, I'm an actor! Tony: You got a minute to live. Fill it with words. Trevor: It's just a role. "The Mandarin." See, it's not real. Tony: Then how did you get here, Trevor? Trevor: Um, well, I had a little problem with... substances, and I, uh, ended up doing things, no two ways about it, in the street, that a man shouldn't do... Tony: Next? Trevor: Then, they approached me about the role, and they knew about the drugs... Tony: What did they say, they'd get you off them? Trevor: Said they'd give me more! They gave me this palace. They gave me plastic surgery. They gave me things. [Trevor sleeps at one point] Tony: Did you just nod off?, Hey? [He kicks his foot at Trevor as he wakes up explaining more] Trevor No, the lovely speedboat! And the thing was, he needed someone to take credit for some "accidental explosions". [mimicing a bomb] Tony: He? [takes a long awkward silence to figure out who hired him as The Mandarin to play and that the Mastermind behind it all] Killian? Trevor: Killian. Tony: He created you? Trevor: He created me. Tony: Custom-made terror threat. Trevor: Yes! Yes, his think tank thinked it up, [in his Mandarin voice as he picks up two Coca-Colas] the pathology of the serial killer, The manipulation of Western iconography. Ready for another lesson? Blah blah blah. [in his normal voice] Of course, it was my performance that brought the Mandarin to life. Tony: Your performance? Where people die? Trevor: No, no, look around you, costumes, green screen. Honestly, I wasn't on location for half this stuff, and when I was, movie magic, love. |
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| ~ Trevor Slattery talking with Tony Stark and explaining that Aldrich Killian was the true mastermind behind it all. |
| “ | There's just one lesson left, President Ellis. So run away, hide, kiss your children goodbye. Because nothing, not your army, not your red, white and blue attack dog can save you! I'll see you soon. | „ |
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Trivia[]
- In the junior novelization of the film, Trevor Slattery is actually the real Mandarin and runs away at the end of the novel, swearing revenge on Tony Stark. Since the book is based on an earlier draft of the screenplay, in the continuity of the novelizations the feud between Stark and the Mandarin will remain unsolved.
External Links[]
- Trevor Slattery on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
- Trevor Slattery on the Marvel Wiki
- Trevor Slattery on the Marvel Movies Wiki
- Trevor Slattery on the Disney Wiki
- Trevor Slattery on the Wikipedia
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