Mandarin

Mandarin is an antagonist and a member of The Villains.

## Character Information

### Personality

Attention-seeking, dramatic, short-tempered, unstable, authoritative, foolish, cruel, determined, unpredictable, mysterious, violent, ambitious, wild, untrustworthy, arrogant, ruthless, easily distracted, stubborn, easily manipulated, demanding, impulsive, forceful, unfair, sadistic, vengeful, selfish, power-hungry, unusual, protective (formerly), energetic, high strung, manipulative (other traits are unclear)

## Media Information

### First Appearance

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go (2004)

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Not much is known about his past. He is orange, which explains Chiro's color scheme. He is currently different than the other monkeys who are part robot while he is not (though he once was as seen as part robot in flashbacks during "Secret of the Sixth Monkey" and "Snowbound"), which explains why he has orange gauntlets to emit his energy sword and shield. He also has armor. He wanted to not only protect Shuggazoom but rule it as well. His teammates did not like this, so as a last resort they banished him to an off-world prison called the Hostile Outlaw Observation Prison (in the shape of a hoop), where he remained in a sleep state until the Skeleton King awakened him from his dreams of the deaths of his former teammates ("countless fantasies played out in the black sleep of stasis, as he puts it)

Outside of Citadel Bone, he is also a member of The Villains.

## **APPEARANCE**

Mandarin is an orange monkey corrupted with evil. He wears a horned white skull on his forehead along with black and white skull armour. His face is also scarred.

## **PERSONALITY**

Mandarin was the original leader of the Monkey Team. He is initially described to us by Antauri, who in addition to these qualities, was said to have had a good heart, much like Chiro. However, he had dark aspects which were seen since his days as a normal monkey. He was shown to be very irritated with Sparx and Nova's spat and frightened them with a cold glare. A characterizing moment was when the Gate of the Dark Ones was seen in *Golden Age*; he was the only monkey not be cowering in fear, instead looking shocked and having a gross fascination with the sight. Chiro also described him as always being obsessed with learning. He seemed to have been very ambitious and proud, as he had believed the whole team or at least him, should take on new roles above protecting the city. He wanted to rule over it, something his comrades didn't agree to. He appears to have grown resentful for their 'betrayal.' Despite this, he has a fascination with his replacement, Chiro, seeing something similar in him. He seems to care the least about Antauri and Nova.

## **TRIVIA**

* It is said that before Mandarin became evil he and Otto were close friends. In **Soul of Evil** Mandarin said while fighting Otto, "You were once my closest ally Otto". It was said that he once had a pure heart, like that of Chiro.
* His clone’s greatest fear is Valeena. It is unclear what the original Mandarin’s fear was.
* He seems to later develop a fear of Skeleton King.
* He has displayed the least amount of attacks (two) compared to the other monkeys.
* The Mandarin clone is the only formless to have artificial intelligence instead of being a mindless drone. Also unlike the others he is not so easily destroyed.