The Mandarin

The Mandarin is a Marvel Super Heroes minifigure released in 2013.
== Description ==
=== Robes ===
The Mandarin has a combed back hair piece and a beard, both in black. His face is depicted to be serious and is printed with black eyebrows, cheek bones, and lines to give the face shape and he has a second face with his facial features bent into an angry expression. He also features a earth green cape and the torso and arms are earth green with light nougat hands. The Mandarin's torso is printed with his earth green robes that have gold embroidery, an earth green and olive green undershirt, and an silver circle design to represent the Ten Rings insignia is printed underneath the beard. There is back printing depicting the back of the collar and creases in the robes.The robe printing continues onto the olive green legs, which depict the robes and undershirt going onto the legs.
=== Robeless ===
This variant has the same hair, beard, and double sided face as the other variant. His torso is earth green with light nougat arms and hands. The torso is printed with an earth green vest with pockets and yellow diagonal strips, his belt, a sand green undervest, and an olive green and gold lined scarf printed is underneath the beard. This variant has back printing representing the back of the belt, the creases of the back of the vest, and a little bit of the scarf poking through at the top. He has plain olive green legs.
=== In the Video Game ===
In LEGO Marvel Superheroes , the comic Mandarin and movie Mandarin are playable. The comic Mandarin has the same print as the set version, but in red and yellow. He has the long black hair and a face printed with a full goatee. 
Though the same character, they have very different abilities. The comic Mandarin can double jump and harness the power of the ten rings to have a fire beam and also travel through the Venom and Mr. Fantastic passages. While the film version has the standard jump and a gun.
== Background ==
The Mandarin was an international terrorist and claimed leader of the terrorist group; the Ten Rings (who had captured and held Tony Stark hostage in a cave, until he built a suit of armour and broke free and also helped Ivan Vanko with his revenge on Stark).
Following Tony's search into the Mandarin, he learned that the Mandarin had studied South American insurgency tactics, Sun Tzu, and other ancient warfare tactics, with no other background information.
He attacked the TCL Chinese Theater in which Happy Hogan was severely injured, prompting Tony to challenge the Mandarin to a fight using the media. Mandarin had Savin destroy Tony's mansion.
 
With Harley's help,Tony discovered Mandarin's base and infiltrated it using a variety of homemade weapons. He found the Mandarin in his bedroom, where it was revealed that the Mandarin was just an English stage actor named Trevor Slattery that Aldrich Killian had hired to cover his evil schemes and had bribed him with as many drugs and women that he wanted, as long as he stayed in the mansion until another video needed to be made, and was oblivious to acts of the Mandarin.
During the final fight, Killian revealed he had adopted the "Mandarin" mantle as his own. After Killian's death, Slattery was apprehended for assisting in Killian's plans.
In prison, Slattery was approached by Jack Norriss, a man documenting Trevor's life. However at the end, Jack revealed he was a member of the real Ten Rings and sent by the real Mandarin. They were upset that their beliefs and leader and been made a mockery of. The man then broke Slattery out of prison to meet the real Mandarin.
== LEGO.com Description ==
== Notes ==
* In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is played by Sir Ben Kingsley, who also played Nizam in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
== Gallery of Variants ==
=== Gallery of Video Game Variants ===
== Appearances ==
* 76007 Iron Man: Malibu Mansion Attack 
* 76008 Iron Man vs. The Mandarin: Ultimate Showdown 
=== Video Game Appearances ===
* LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
=== Mini-Movie Appearances ===
* Maximum Overload
== Gallery ==
Mandarin Minifigure.png|CGI
cgi_slattery.png|Another CGI
Mandarin_Variation_2.jpg|Robed variation
Mandarin_Variation_1.jpg|Robeless variation
Mandarin_Variation_1-2.jpg|Robed variation; beard and hair removed
Mandarin_Variation_1_Front_Printing.jpg|Robeless variation; beard and hair removed
Mandarin_Variation_2_Back.jpg|The robed variation's back printing
The Mandarin.jpg|"The Toast of Croydon" achievement icon on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.