Villains Wiki

Hi. This is Thesecret1070. I am an admin of this site. Edit as much as you wish, but one little thing... If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!!

READ MORE

Villains Wiki
Register
Advertisement
           KeyLocker

This Villain was proposed and approved by Villains Wiki's Pure Evil Proposals Thread. Any act of removing this villain from the category without a Removal Proposal shall be considered vandalism (or a futile "heroic" attempt of redemption) and the user will have high chances of being terminated blocked. You cannot make said Removal Proposal without permission from an admin first.
Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Users who misuse the template will be blocked for a week minimum.

Villain Overview

... I had a thought that would guide me for years to come. Anonymity, Tony. Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since, right? You simply rule from behind the scenes. Because the second you give evil a face, a Bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin, you hand the people a target.
~ Killain confessing his reason behind the bombings to Tony Stark held captive
It's a glorious day, Savin. This time tomorrow, I'll have the West's most powerful leader in one hand, and the world's most feared terrorist in the other. I'll own the war on terror!
~ Aldrich Killian to Savin

Dr. Aldrich Killian is the main antagonist of the 2013 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Iron Man 3, the third and final installment of the Iron Man trilogy.

He was the founder and CEO of the technology company A.I.M. who created his own version of "the Mandarin" in order to be a cover of his operations. Years ago, Killian approached Tony Stark with his ideas, but after being rudely turned down, set himself on destroying Stark and everything he loved. He is Iron Man's second arch-enemy, after Obadiah Stane.

He was portrayed by Guy Pearce, who also portrayed Leonard Shelby in Memento, Fernand Mondego in The Count of Monte Cristo, Kendall Duncan in Bedtime Stories, Peter Weyland in Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Charlie Rakes in Lawless, The Reverend in Brimstone, Ebenezer Scrooge in the 2019 A Christmas Carol miniseries, Emil Harting in Bloodshot, and Thomas Clay in Tom Clancy's Without Remorse.

Biography[]

Background[]

Early life[]

Aldrich Killian

Aldrich Killian before becoming a terrorist.

Aldrich Killian grew up with a number of physical disabilities that he was never able to accept, and spent most of his life trying to overcome them in any way that he could. Killian's tenacity and blind determination in fighting for a better life were seen by some as irritating, as he often came across as obnoxious. Killian couldn’t accept the cards that he was dealt, and, as intelligent as he was, had a real drive to change himself and become a different person.

Extremis and Becoming a Terrorist[]

On New Year's Eve 1999 in Bern, Switzerland, Killian initially asked for Tony Stark's support for his project under Advanced Idea Mechanics, only to be shunned and ignored by the latter: Tony lied and said that he would meet him on the roof of the building, but never came.

After his realization that Tony had ignored his proposition, Killian briefly contemplated suicide. Afterwards, Killian's lonesome presence on the roof caused him to relish in his state of anonymity, in which he decided to work on his own in creating an expansive and covert business for himself.

Over the years, through his privately funded organization A.I.M., Killian created a team to further research and develop Extremis, which imparted unusual levels of physical strength and cellular regeneration to human subjects.

Iron Man 3[]

Manipulating the War on Terror and Creating The Mandarin[]

After he cured himself of his disability through Maya Hansen's research of Extremis, Killian conducted many illegal experiments, of which several resulted in the explosions of his test subjects. Killian then decided to masquerade his failed experiments as terrorist attacks, but needed someone to fulfill the role of a supposed leader; a feared terrorist who would publicly take responsibility for said "attacks".

After he researched the history of the Ten Rings, one of the most feared terrorist groups in the world, and how they were historically affiliated with an ancient figure called the "Mandarin", Killian decided to give that name to his own fake terrorist. Killian found failed British Actor, Trevor Slattery and paid him in money and drugs to play the Mandarin.

Whenever one of Killian's experiments with Extremis failed, and caused explosions and a great number of civilian casualties, Killian's men hacked the American TV signals and relayed TV broadcasts of the "Mandarin". Surrounded with the iconography of the Ten Rings, the "Mandarin" would constantly declare that those supposed "attacks" were "another lesson" for the American people. However, neither Killian nor Slattery knew that the Mandarin was real.

Confronting Stark and His Plan[]

Killian approached Pepper Potts of Stark Industries to join him in the funding and research of Extremis. At first, Pepper was amazed by Killian's physical changes since she last saw him. Then, Killian began the pitch and explained Extremis by using a 3D hologram of his own brain and showed how Extremis could upgrade a person's entire DNA. However, Pepper argued that the concept would be highly weaponizable and refused. Killian then said goodbye to Pepper and left Stark Industries.

By masking his illegal activities, Killian was able to conduct his experiments while perpetuating a new "War on Terror" that he could monopolize and control. When Tony publicly threatened the Mandarin, Killian answered by sending his men to attack Tony's mansion. Upon discovering that Maya attempted to save Tony due to him holding the knowledge of perfecting Extremis, Killian then decided to kidnap Pepper as leverage.

Tony was captured by Eric Savin when he discovered the truth about Trevor. Killian kept him captured and had Pepper as his hostage. Killian injected her with Extremis in order to further motivate and antagonize Tony to work for him. With Tony's continued refusal to help him, Killian decided to leave him in captivity while he kept Pepper as his personal "trophy". When Maya had a change of heart and tried to convince Killian to set Tony free by threatening to overdose of Extremis, Killian then casually shot and killed her.

Killian's soldiers also managed to capture Colonel James Rhodes, as Killian needed to use the Iron Patriot armor in order to kidnap President Matthew Ellis. Killian then used his Extremis powers to slowly heat up the Iron Patriot suit until Rhodes was forced to leap out and tried and fought his way out. Killian then used his fire breath to stop Rhodes, who was so shocked, that he then gave up.

The Battle on the Norco and Abducting President Ellis[]

After his men abducted President Ellis, Killian planned to orchestrate a live feed by showing the murder of Ellis, only for Stark and Rhodes to interrupt and attack their base with the help of Tony's J.A.R.V.I.S. controlled Iron Man suits. In the ensuing battle, Tony finally found Pepper, only for her to be trapped under debris. Before Tony was able to rescue her, an angry Killian attacked him with Tony distracting him in order to rescue Pepper.

While Pepper seemingly died after she fell to her apparent death, Killian approached Tony for a one-on-one battle. The two then engaged in a brutal fight with Tony switching between various Iron Man Suits as Killian destroyed each one after another. Since Tony was unable to attach any more extra armor onto himself, J.A.R.V.I.S. sent the Mark 42 prototype to aid him in his battle. Tony then kinetically attached the armor onto Killian in order to stall his movements.

After he commanded the suit to pin Killian against the wall, Tony then activated the Mark 42's self-destruct function, which then seemingly blew Killian up in the process.

Demise[]

The Mandarin 1

Killian proclaiming himself as the true Mandarin moments before his death.

However, thanks to his Extremis powers, Killian survived the explosion, and, after the complex in which the two were fighting was demolished, confronted the battered Tony. Advancing towards Tony, Killian was proud of his crimes, asserted to be the "Mandarin" himself, and elaborated that the two should stop wearing "false faces". Just before Killian was able to attack Tony, Pepper, who survived her fall with the help of her newfound Extremis abilities, attacked him. Just before Killian was able to retaliate, Pepper ripped a repulsor arm from the Mark IX suit, attached it to herself, utilized its capabilities, and finally killed Killian with it.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings[]

Remembered by Wenwu and Slattery[]

Aldrich Killian doesn't appear in the film due to already being long dead, but is mentioned a couple of times. While dining with his sons Shang-Chi and Xu Xialing alongside the former's friend Katy, Wenwu recalls how an American terrorist decided to impersonate him for his own needs by posing like the leader of the Ten Rings and calling himself the Mandarin, mocking Killian's chosen nickname as the "Mandarin" is the name of an European dish.

Killian is also mentioned by Trevor Slattery, whom Wenwu had captured for impersonating him. When meeting with Shang-Chi and Katy, Slattery doesn't seem to remember Killian's name, referring to him as the "Producer", and mentions how participating in Killian's ruse led the Ten Rings to kidnap him with the intentions of executing him, though his Shakesperean skills convinced them to spare him and become the "court jester" of the Ten Rings.

Personality and Traits[]

By injecting the Extremis Formula into himself, Aldrich Killian's disability was cured and he was able to utilize its full power. Killian was then granted super strength, durability, heat-based abilities, and high-speed regeneration. Killian was also shown able to breathe fire akin to that of a dragon. Killian's body was adorned with dragon tattoos, which fueled his claim about being the "Real Mandarin".

Essentially a foil to Tony Stark in terms of personality, Killian was described as one of Tony's very own demons, in which Killian was a "mistake" that Tony had committed in his old life. Initially describing himself as one of Tony's greatest fans, Killian grew to resent him after he was shunned by the latter. While Justin Hammer wanted to be seen as Tony's superior, Killian wanted to be just like him, and originally idolized Tony. Acting as a parallel to Tony, Killian was egotistical, obsessive, arrogant, and immature in his dealings. Killian saw his creations not as a distraction, but as his purpose, as he sought to exploit war and death for profit. Killian also desired the women who were associated with Tony: he hired Maya Hansen and killed her when she displayed feelings for Tony, as well as described Pepper as his "trophy." Killian's goals revolved around wanting to punish Tony by systematically giving him the same sense of desperation that he felt thirteen years ago.

Powers and Abilities[]

Powers[]

Thanks to Extremis, Killian displayed various superhuman abilities, such as being able to regrow entire body parts, strength, an enhanced healing factor, a touch that was able to melt Iron Man's Armor, and, at one point, channeled the heat that was produced by Extremis and spat fire at Colonel Rhodes. Killian was highly-skilled in martial arts, in which he was able to effectively tear through many of Iron Man Suits with ease and even bested Tony in melee combat.

  • Superhuman Strength: Extremis enhanced Killian's muscles to the point of being able to tear several Iron Man Armors with his bare hands.
  • Enhanced Agility and Reflexes: Every time that Killian battled with Tony on The Narco, Killian had both reflexes and great agility from Tony's blasts.
  • Regenerative Healing Factor: Killian used Extremis to heal his previous disabilities, as it was the original intention of Extremis: He was able to heal superficial wounds almost immediately, and regrew severed limbs in a matter of seconds.
  • Exothermic Manipulation: Hosts of Extremis were able to consciously raise the temperature of parts of their bodies. The effect could be controlled to the extent that it might only scorch skin, or increased to the point where it could cause steel to turn into a molten state.
  • Fire Breathing: An advanced control of Extremis granted Killian the ability to breath fire, and he used it as an offensive power against Colonel Rhodes when he took control of the Iron Patriot.

Abilities[]

  • Genius Level Intellect: Killian was a totally sophisticated genius.
  • Master Scientist: Killian started to study many scientific fields in order to cure himself from his disability and managed to get revenge on Tony by successfully becoming a great scientist.
  • Expert Businessman: Killian was able to turn A.I.M., a privately funded think-tank, into the primary systems contractor for the United States Armed Forces and the United States Government.
  • Expert Martial Artist: With Extremis genetic technology, Killian was a powerful martial artist.

Relationships[]

Family[]

  • Unnamed Father

Allies[]

Enemies[]

  • Stark Industries
    • Tony Stark/Iron Man - Former Idol turned Enemy
    • Pepper Potts - Former Employee, Crush, and Friend turned Enemy and Killer
  • Maya Hansen † - Former Co-Worker-turned Enemy and Victim
  • James Rhodes/Iron Patriot
  • Matthew Ellis

Quotes[]

Beginnings[]

Mr. Stark! Oh, wow! Hey, Tony! Aldrich Killian. I'm a big fan of your work!
~ Killian meeting Tony and Maya and introducing himself to them.
Well, of course, but, Miss Hansen, my organisation's been tracking your research since year two of MIT.
~ Killian telling Maya that his organisation has been tracking her research.
Well, now, that is an appropriate question.The ground floor, actually, of a proposal I'm putting together myself. It's a privately funded think tank called Advanced Idea Mechanics.
~ Killian offering Tony and Maya to join his organisation Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM).
"Advanced Idea Mechanics" or "AIM" for short. Do you get it?
~ Killian saying acronym letters of the name of his organisation.
(Tony: I'm titillated by the notion of working with you.) Yeah? (Tony: I'll ditch these clowns. I'll see you up on the roof in five minutes. Just gonna try and get my beak wet real quick. You know what I'm talking about?) I'll see you up there. (Tony: Damn betcha.)
~ Killian believing Tony's lie that he would see him up in the roof in five minutes.
What would you regard as the defining moment of your life? (Chad: Well, uh, I think that would be the day I decided not to let my injury beat me.) Will you please state your name for the camera? (Brandt: Ellen Brandt.) Okay. So, the injections are administered periodically. Addiction will not be tolerated. And those who cannot regulate will be out from the programme. Once misfits, cripples... You are the next iteration of human evolution.
~ Killian interviewing the candidates for EXTREMIS.
Everybody, before we start I promise you, looking back at your life, there will be nothing as bitter as the memory of that glorious risk you prudently elected to forego. Today is your glory. Let's begin. We gotta get out of here! We gotta get out of here! Get her out! Get them out of here!
~ Killian during the injection test of his candidates for EXTREMIS.

Present Day[]

Pepper. (Pepper: Killian?) You look great. You really look great. (Pepper: God, you look great. L... I... I... What on earth have you been doing?) Nothing fancy. Just five years in the hands of physical therapists. And please, call me Aldrich.
~ Killian reunites with Pepper.
After years dodging the President's ban on "immoral" biotech research, my think tank now has a little something in the pipeline. It's an idea we like to call EXTREMIS. I'm gonna turn your lights down. Regard the human brain. Uh... Wait, hold on, hold on. That's... That's the universe. My bad. But if I do that... That's the brain. Strangely mimetic, though, wouldn't you say? (Pepper: Wow, that's amazing.) Thanks, it's mine. (Pepper: What?) This. You're inside my head. It's a... It's a live feed. Come on up, I'll prove it to you. Come on. Now, pinch my arm. I can take it. Pinch me. (Pepper: What is that?) It's the primary somatosensory cortex. It's the brain's pain centre. But this is what I wanted to show you. Now, EXTREMIS harnesses our bioelectrical potential and it goes here. This is essentially an empty slot and what this tells us is that our mind, our entire DNA, in fact, is destined to be upgraded. (Pepper: Wow.)
~ Killian explaining EXTREMIS to Pepper and showing her his human brain.
Imagine if you could hack into the hard drive of any living organism and recode its DNA. (Pepper: That would be incredible) Hmm. (Pepper: Unfortunately, to my ears, it also sounds highly weaponisable. As in, enhanced soldiers, private armies, and Tony is...) Tony, Tony. You know, I invited Tony to join AIM 13 years ago. He turned me down. But something tells me now there's a new genius on the throne who doesn't have to answer to Tony anymore and who has slightly less of an ego. (Pepper: It's gonna be a no, Aldrich. As much as I'd like to help you.)
~ Killian inviting Pepper to join AIM only for her to reject his offer as it would be highly weaponisable.
Well, I can't say that I'm not disappointed. But then, as my father used to say, "Failure is the fog through which we glimpse triumph". (Pepper: That's very deep.) Hmm. (Pepper: And I have no idea what it means.) No, me neither. He was kind of an idiot, my old man. I'm sure I'll see you again, Pepper.
~ Killian expressing his disappointment on Pepper rejecting his offer but assuring her that he will see her again.
(Savin: Well, we took the house down, sir. But there's no sign of a body.) Mmm-hmm. I see. (Savin: No Stark.) I have to go. The master is about to record and he's a little... Well, you know how he gets. Keep your appointment tonight and call me when it's done.
~ Killian ordering the death of Tony Stark.
All right, everybody. No talking and no eye contact. Unless you want to get shot in the face.
~ Killian ordering to the crew not to talk or making eye contact with Trevor.
Hi, Pepper. So, you want to tell me why you were at Stark's mansion last night? (Maya: I'm trying to fix this thing. I didn't know you and the master were gonna blow the place up.) Oh, I see. So, you were trying to save Stark when he threatened us? (Maya: I've told you, Killian, we can use him.) Pepper. Pepper. Pepper. (Maya: Look, if we want to launch product next year, I need Stark. He just lacked a decent incentive. Now, he has one.)
~ Killian kidnapping Pepper and confronting Maya by demanding to know what was she doing at Stark's mansion.
You know what my old man used to say to me? One of his favorite of many sayings. "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese". (Tony: You're not still pissed off about the Switzerland thing, are you?) How can I be pissed off at you Tony? I'm here to thank you. You gave me the greatest gift that anybody's ever given me. Desperation. If you think back to Switzerland, you said you'd meet me on the rooftop, right? Well, for the first 20 minutes, I actually thought you'd show up. And the next hour I considered taking that one-step shortcut to the lobby. If you know what I mean. (Tony: Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what happened to the first mouse.)
~ Killian discussing about Switzerland with Tony.
But as Iooked out over that city, nobody knew I was there, nobody could see me, no one was even looking. I had a thought that would guide me for years to come. Anonymity, Tony. Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since. Right? You simply rule from behind the scenes. Because the second you give evil a face, a bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin, you hand the people a target.
~ Killian explaining his plans to Tony.
You have met him, I assume? (Tony: Yes. Sir Laurence Oblivier.) I know he's a little over the top sometimes. It's not entirely my fault. He has a tenden-- He's a stage actor. They say his Lear was the toast of Croydon, wherever that is. Anyway, the point is, ever since that big dude with the hammer fell out of the sky, subtlety has kind of had its day.
~ Killian talking about Trevor Slattery who is posing as the Mandarin.
(Tony: What's next for you in your world?) Well, I wanted to repay you the selfsame gift that you so graciously imparted on me. Desperation. Now, this is live. I'm not sure if you can tell, but at this moment the body is trying to decide whether to accept EXTREMIS or just give up. And if it gives up, I have to say, the detonation is quite spectacular. But until that point, it's really just a lot of pain. We haven't even talked salary yet. What kind of perk package are you thinking of?
~ Killian antagonizing and torturing Tony into working with him after he shows her that he had injected Pepper with EXTREMIS.
(Maya: Let him go!) Hold on, hold on. Maya... (Maya: I said, let him go!) What are you doing? (Maya: 1200 CCs. A dose half of this size, I'm dead.) It's times like this my temper is tested somewhat. Maya, give me the injector. (Maya: If I die, Killian, what happens to your soldiers? What happens to your product?) We're not doing this, okay? (Maya: What happens to you, what happens if you go too hot?)
~ Killian trying to change Maya's mind when she has a change of heart and threatens to overdose EXTREMIS on herself but he quickly gets bored and casually shoots and kills her.
The good news is, a high-level position has just been vacated. (Tony: You are a maniac.) No, I'm a visionary. But I do own a maniac. And he takes the stage tonight.
~ Killian jokingly commenting that with Maya dead a high ranking position within AIM was now available causing Tony to call him a maniac to which he responds by claiming that he is a visionary but also the owner of a "maniac" who would be broadcasting again to the world tonight.
(Savin: Once we get the Patriot installed, it will take me nine or 10 minutes for the takedown.) Well, that's great, but the last time I looked there was somebody inside of it. Afternoon, gentlemen. Hello, Colonel. Step aside. (Rhodes: Oh!) We'll get you out of there. Don't worry. (Savin: You'll damage the armour.) Yes, I will. But you can fix it, right? I'm gonna take the Chinook to base camp. And I want Potts with me. (Savin: She's still in Phase Two.) You're not going deaf, are you?
~ Killian and Savin trying to force Rhodes out of the Iron Patriot suit.
Are you coming out? (Rhodes: Do not open. Do not open. Don't open. Don't open. All right. Let's go. You... You breathe fire? Okay.) It's a glorious day, Savin. This time tomorrow, I'll have the West's most powerful leader in one hand, and the world's most feared terrorist in the other. I'll own the war on terror. Create supply and demand. For you, for your brothers and sisters.
~ Killian ranting about how he now had control over the War of Terror and would create supply and demand for the weaponry.
Hi. (Pepper: You think he's gonna help you? He won't.) Having you here is not just to motivate Tony Stark. It's, um... Well, it's actually more embarrassing than that. You're here as my, um... (Pepper: Trophy.) Mmm.
~ Killian confessing to Pepper that she's there as his trophy.
Good evening, sir. Welcome aboard, Mr. President. Ever heard of an elephant graveyard? Well, two years ago, the elephant in the room was this scow. (President Ellis: This is the Roxxon Norco). And, of course, you'll remember that when she spilled a million gallons of crude off Pensacola, thanks to you, not one fat cat saw a day in court. (President Ellis: What do you want from me?) Uh, nothing, sir. I just needed a reason to kill you that would play well on TV. You see, I've moved on. I found myself a new political patron, and this time tomorrow, he'll have your job. String him up.
~ Killian greeting President Ellis and explaining how he intended to use the image of Roxxon's ship the Norco that was responsible for accidentally spilling a million gallons of crude oil off the coast of Pensacola, Florida and planning to publicly kill him on TV.
Okay, that's good. Now give me cameras A through E and we'll do a full tech rehearsal.
~ Killian ordering a female technician to give him cameras A through E to do a rehearsal of President Ellis' death.
Is this guy bothering you? Don't get up. Ooh. Is it hot in there? Stuck? Do you feel a little stuck? Like a little turtle, cooking in his little turtle suit. (Pepper: Oh, Tony.) She's watching. I think you should close your eyes. Close your eyes. Close your eyes, you don't want to see this.
~ Killian mocking Tony's attempt to save Pepper and taunting him when he melts his suit when he is about to kill him.
A shame. I would've caught her.
~ Killian teasing Tony after failing to save Pepper from her apparent demise.
Well, here we are on the roof.
~ Killian referencing his supposed past encounter with Tony in Switzerland.
You really didn't deserve her, Tony. It's a pity. I was so close to having her perfect.
~ Killian continuing to mock Stark by noting that he almost had Pepper perfect before she had died.
NO!
~ Killian screaming in defeat when Tony attempts to blow him up by activating the Mark 42's self-destruction.
No more false faces. You said you wanted the Mandarin. You're looking right at him. It was always me, Tony. Right from the start. I AM THE MANDARIN!!!
~ Killian's last words to Tony Stark.

Trivia[]

  • The Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King suggested that Aldrich Killian did not actually invent the identity of The Mandarin, and instead stole the alias from the actual leader of the Ten Rings. The film's depiction of Killian was initially described by Shane Black as the Marvel Cinematic Universe's version of The Mandarin, but the release of said short has suggested otherwise; in the comics, Killian was a scientist who helped develop the Extremis Virus, sent it to a terrorist group, and committed suicide later on. The version of Killian seen in the film was an amalgamation of himself, M.O.D.O.K. (as leader of A.I.M.), Firebrand (a supervillain with the most identical superpowers to how Killian was represented on film) and the modern incarnation of the Mandarin; which meant that the All Hail the King one-shot most likely hinted at a more traditional version of the character.
    • Interestingly, despite not even being the true bearer of the name of the Mandarin, said alias was the only one directly used by a villain in the entirety of the Iron Man trilogy.
  • In the non-canonical video game Iron Man 3 - The Official Game, it was revealed that Killian's consciousness had been "downloaded" by A.I.M. prior to his physical death and was uploaded into a new, enhanced form: M.O.D.O.K.
  • In the Lego Marvel Super Heroes Video Game, Killian worked alongside The Mandarin and Loki against Iron Man and Captain America. Curiously, in the video game, he was killed by Captain America and by Iron Man after his boss battle.
  • Aldrich Killian is the first main antagonist in the Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • In the young adult novelization of the film, Trevor Slattery's character is actually the real Mandarin, and Aldrich Killian is at his service.

External Links[]

Navigation[]

           Marvel Cinematic Universe Logo Villains

Ten Rings
Mandarin | Raza Hamidmi Al-Wazar | Abu Bakaar | Ahmed | Omar | Ten Rings Agent | Jackson Norriss | HYDRA Buyer | Death Dealer | Razor Fist | Gao Lei

Strategic Operations Command Center
Abomination | Thunderbolt Ross | Kathleen Sparr

Hammer Industries
Justin Hammer | Jack | Hammer Drones

Frost Giants
Loki Laufeyson | Laufey | Grundroth | Hailstrum | Raze | Jotunheim Beast

HYDRA
Leaders: Hive | Red Skull | Arnim Zola | Daniel Whitehall | Baron Strucker | Grant Ward | Gideon Malick
Centipede Group: John Garrett | Ian Quinn | Raina | Edison Po | Deathlok | Debbie | Vanchat | Scorch | Kaminsky
STRIKE: Alexander Pierce | Crossbones | Jack Rollins
Winter Soldiers: Vasily Karpov | Winter Soldier | Josef | Wilfred Nagel
Others: Aida | General Hale | Wilfred Malick | Heinz Kruger | HYDRA Lieutenant | Velt | Jasper Sitwell | Russo | Senator Stern | List | Scarlet Witch | Quicksilver | Mitchell Carson | HYDRA Buyer | Sunil Bakshi | Absorbing Man | Agent 33 | Blizzard | Kebo | Werner von Strucker | Giyera | Lucio | Alisha Whitley | Primitives | Hero Mercs | Dr. Leopold Fitz | Alistair Fitz | Ruby Hale | Qovas | Senator Atwood | HYDRA's Champion

Nazis
Adolf Hitler | Roeder | Hutter | Schneider

Black Order
Thanos | Ebony Maw | Cull Obsidian | Proxima Midnight | Corvus Glaive | Nebula | The Other
Chitauri: Leviathans | Chitauri Gorillas
Others: Outriders | Sakaaran Mercenaries

A.I.M.
Aldrich Killian | Eric Savin | Trevor Slattery | Ellen Brandt | Sweat Shop Agent | Ponytail Express | Maya Hansen | Vice President Rodriguez | Extremis Soldiers

Dark Elves
Malekith the Accursed | Kurse the Strong

Marauders
Duhg | Kronan Marauder

Kree Empire
Leaders: Supreme Intelligence | Ronan the Accuser | Dar-Benn
Starforce: Yon-Rogg | Minn-Erva | Korath the Pursuer | Att-lass | Bron-Char
Kree Watch: Kasius | Sinara | Faulnak | Vicar | Tye
Others: Vin-Tak | Soh-Larr | Papp-Tonn | Ty-Rone | Sakaaran Mercenaries | Exolon Monks

Ravagers
Yondu Udonta | Kraglin Obfonteri | Horuz | Vorker | Tullk | Oblo | Taserface | Gef | Retch | Halfnut | Brahl | Narblik | Huhtar

Inhuman Afterlife
Jiaying | Gordon | Calvin Zabo | Raina | Alisha Whitley

Red Room
General Dreykov | Taskmaster | Madame B | Dottie Underwood | Black Widows

Kingpin's Criminal Empire
Leaders: Kingpin
Tracksuit Mafia: Echo | William Lopez | Clown | Ivan Banionis | Tomas | Enrique | Dmitri
Black Knife Cartel: Zane
Others: James Wesley | Leland Owlsley | Christian Blake | Carl Hoffman | John Healy | Bullseye | Vanessa Fisk | Tammy Hattley | Felix Manning | Eleanor Bishop

The Hand
Madame Gao | Nobu Yoshioka | Bakuto | Alexandra Reid | Elektra Natchios | Murakami | Sowande

IGH
Karl Malus | Miklos Kozlov | Leslie Hansen

Stokes Crime Family
Cottonmouth | Black Mariah | Shades

Maggia
Joseph Manfredi

Watchdogs
Felix Blake | Holden Radcliffe | Superior | Tucker Shockley | Ellen Nadeer | Victor Ramon | Hellfire

Zealots
Kaecilius | Lucian Aster

Orgocorp
Leaders: High Evolutionary | Theel | Vim
Hell Spawn: Behemoth and War Pig | Octo-Hyena
Soldiers: Controller | Karja | Kwol | Bletelsnort | Carrot Head | Phlektik | Orgosentries
Sovereign: Ayesha | Sovereign Admiral | Zylak | Sovereign Chambermaid | Adam Warlock

Celestials
Arishem the Judge | Eson the Searcher | Ego the Living Planet | Tiamut the Communicator

Bestman Salvage
Vulture | Tinkerer | Jackson Brice | Shocker | Randy Vale

Berserker Army
Hela Odinsdottir | The Executioner | Fenris Wolf

Sakaaran Guards
The Grandmaster | Topaz | Sakaaran Mercenaries

Fire Demons
Surtur | Fire Dragon

Cerberus Squad
Agent Orange | Blacksmith | Jigsaw | Morty Bennett | Carson Wolf | The Punisher

The Pride
Magistrate | Leslie Dean | Tina Minoru | Robert Minoru | Geoffrey Wilder | Catherine Wilder | Victor Stein | Janet Stein | Dale Yorkes | Stacey Yorkes

Sambisan Militants
Sambisan Captain

Skrull Resistance
Talos | Norex | Gravik | Pagon | Brogan | Raava | Zirksu | Nuro | Kreega

Mysterio's Crew
Mysterio | William Ginter Riva | Victoria Snow | Gutes Guterman | Janice Lincoln | Doug | Shanice
Elementals: Molten Man | Hydro-Man | Sandman | Elemental Fusion

Roxxon Corporation
Peter Scarborough | Terrors

Sarge's Squad
Sarge | Snowflake | Jaco | Pax

Chronicom Hunters
Sibyl | Atarah | Malachi | Luke | Baal-Gad | Abel | Isaiah

Sonny Burch's Gang
Sonny Burch | Uzman | Anitolov | Knox | Stoltz

The Coven
Morgan le Fay | Cassandra | Bronwyn

LAF
Georges Batroc | Ferdinand Lopez | Gerald Durand | Louie

Flag Smashers
Flag-Smasher | Dovich | Gigi | DeeDee | Lennox | Nico | Matias | Diego

Time Variance Authority
He Who Remains | Ravonna Renslayer | Miss Minutes | General Dox | Hunter D-90 | Hunter X-05 | Minuteman 90018371

Soul Eaters
Dweller-In-Darkness

Eternals
Ikaris | Sprite

Deviants
Kro | Enkidu

Disciples of Ammit
Arthur Harrow | Ammit

Clan Destine
Najma | Fariha | Aadam | Saleem

Intelligencia
Leader: Todd Phelps
Wrecking Crew: Bulldozer | Piledriver | Thunderball | Wrecker
Others: Ulysses Klaue | Josh Miller

Monster Hunting Cabal
Ulysses Bloodstone | Verussa Bloodstone | Joshua Jovan | Azarel | Liorn | Barasso

Talokanil Armed Forces
Namor | Attuma | Namora

Council of Kangs
Immortus | Rama-Tut | Scarlet Centurion | Kang the Conqueror | Mister Gryphon

Assorted Variants
Zombies: Iron Man | Captain America | Hawkeye | Falcon | Doctor Strange | Wong | Happy Hogan | Sharon Carter | Scarlet Witch
Earth-96283: Green Goblin | Doctor Octopus and his tentacles | Sandman
Earth-120703: The Lizard | Electro
Earth-29929: Infinity Ultron | Arnim Zola
Loki's variants: Loki Laufeyson (Variant L1130) | Loki Laufeyson (What If...?) | Sylvie Laufeydottir | Boastful Loki | President Loki | Glamshades Loki | Pokey Loki | Bicycle Loki
Doctor Strange's variants: Strange Supreme | Sinister Strange
Ego's variants: Ego the Living Planet (T'Challa Star-Lord) | Ego the Living Planet (What If...? Peter Quill)
Others: Red Skull | The Collector | Yellowjacket | Vision | Prince Killmonger | Venom | Baron Mordo | Nova Corps (Irani Rael, Garthan Saal) | Yon-Rogg | Ronan the Accuser | Yondu Udonta | Justin Hammer | Hydra Agent | Rustam and Sergei | Grandmaster | Topaz | Thanos | Red Room (Melina Vostokoff, Hydra Stomper, Black Widows) | Surtur | Spanish Armed Forces | Rodrigo Gonzolo | Queen Isabella I of Spain | Hela | Odin | Xu Wenwu | King Thor (1602) | Happy Hogan (1602) | Royal Yellowjackets

Others (Films/Disney+)
Phase 1
Iron Monger | Samuel Sterns | Tough Guy Leader | Whiplash | Anton Vanko | The Destroyer | Georgi Luchkov
Phase 2
Herman | White Power Dave | The Collector | Garthan Saal | Moloka Dar | Monstrous Inmate | Ultron | Ultron Sentinels | Yellowjacket
Phase 3
Baron Zemo | Karl Mordo | Dormammu | Abilisk | Mac Gargan | Prowler | Erik Killmonger | W'Kabi | Linbani | Linda | Dave | N'Jobu | Ghost | Goliath | Elihas Starr | Akihiko
Phase 4
Agatha Harkness | Tyler Hayward | Valentina Allegra de Fontaine | Power Broker | Alioth | Khonshu | Anton Mogart | Wendy Spector | Raoul Bushman | Ribbon Demon | Gargantos | Darkhold Castle Guards | Chthon | Sadie Deever | Gorr the God Butcher | Zeus | Black Berserkers | Habooska the Horrible | Hercules | Rapu | Iwua | Titania | Runa | Donny Blaze | Leapfrog | Leap Squad
Phase 5
Lord Krylar | Quantumnauts | Killer Snowbot | Vickie Tyson

Others (Pre-Disney+ TV)
Camilla Reyes | Franklin Hall | Lorelei | Blackout | Christian Ward | Jakob Nystrom | Lash | Katya Belyakov | Johann Fennhoff | Turk Barrett | Bill Fisk | Whitney Frost | Kilgrave | Will Simpson | Dorothy Walker | Audrey Eastman | Diamondback | Eli Morrow | Lucy Bauer | Harold Meachum | Jim Pierce | Maximus | Lewis Wilson | Auran | Mordis | Tony Gnucci | Lance | Paulie | Leo | Frank Dean | Darius Davis | Detective Flores | Graviton | Grill | Samuel Voss | Alisa Jones | Pryce Cheng | Detective Connors | Bushmaster | Steel Serpent | Typhoid Mary | Chen Wu | Joy Meachum | Ryhno | Ho | Rosalie Carbone | Topher | Anthony Wall/AWOL | Anderson Schultz | John Pilgrim | Eliza Schultz | Krista Dumont | Baker | D'Spayre | Mayhem | Lia Dewan | Izel | Shrike | Id Simmons | Hellcat | Foolkiller | Nathaniel Malick | Kora | Marduk Helstrom | Kthara | Basar | Magoth | Raum

           Iron Man Vol 5 logo Villains

Comics
Absorbing Man | Adolf Hitler | A.I.M. | Andrew Forson | Ani-Men | Anton Vanko | Arcade | Arnim Zola | Attuma | Awesome Android | Baron Mordo | Baron Wolfgang von Strucker | Baron Zemo | Batroc | Beetle | Black Knight | Black Widow | Blackout | Blizzard | Blood Brothers | Boomerang | Brothers Grimm | Bulldozer | Chameleon | Collector | Commander Kraken | Constrictor | Count Nefaria | Crimson Cowl | Crimson Dynamo | Crossbones | Controller | Crusher | Death's Head | Destroyer | Diablo | Doctor Doom | Doctor Octopus | Dreadknight | Ego | Electro | Emma Frost | Erik Killmonger | Ezekiel Stane | Feilong | Fin Fang Foom | Firebrand | Fixer | Frost Giants | Galactus | Ghost | Gladiator | Goliath | Godzilla | Grant Ward | Graviton | Green Goblin | Grey Gargoyle | Griffin | Growing Man | Hammerhead | Hand | Harry Osborn | Hela | High Evolutionary | HYDRA | Iron Monger | Iron Patriot | Jigsaw | Justin Hammer | Kang the Conqueror | Killer Shrike | Kraven | Living Laser | Loki Laufeyson | Lucia Von Bardas | Mad Pharaoh | Mad Thinker | Madame Masque | Madame Viper | Magneto | Maker | Malekith | Mandarin | Mark Scarlotti | Masked Marauder | Masters of Evil | Mephisto | Melter | Mister Hyde | M.O.D.O.K. | M.O.D.O.K. Superior | Mole Man | Monica Rappaccinni | Morgan le Fay | Moses Magnum | Namor | Nitro | Norman Osborn | Omega Red | Paladin | Piledriver | Porcupine | Puppet Master | Punisher | The Punisher (Earth-95126) | Quicksilver | Radioactive Man | Red Ghost | Red Skull | Rhino | Ronan | Roxxon | Sandman | Scarecrow | Scarlet Witch | Secret Empire | Shocker | Shockwave | Simon Krieger | Sinister Six | Skrulls | Spymaster | Super-Adaptoid | Super-Apes | Supreme Intelligence | Swordsman | Taskmaster | Technovore | Temugin | Thanos | Ten Rings | Thunderball | Thunderbolt Ross | Thundersword | Tinkerer | Titania | Titanium Man | Ulik | Ultimo | Ultron | Unicorn | Vermin | Vulture | Warlord Krang | Whiplash | Whirlwind | Winter Soldier | Wizard | Wrecker | Yellow Claw | Zodiac

Movies
The Invincible Iron Man: Mandarin | The Elementals | Deities of Death (Dormammu, Hela, Mephisto & Pluto)
Iron Man: Iron Monger | Ten Rings (Raza Hamidmi Al-Wazar, Abu Bakaar, Ahmed & Omar) | William Ginter Riva
Iron Man 2: Whiplash | Hammer Industries (Justin Hammer, Jack & Hammer Drones) | Ten Rings (Ten Rings Agent) | Senator Stern | Anton Vanko
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore: Technovore | Ezekiel Stane | Obadiah Stane | Black Widow | Punisher
Iron Man 3: A.I.M. (Aldrich Killian, Eric Savin, Trevor Slattery, Ellen Brandt, Sweat Shop Agent, Ponytail Express, Maya Hansen & Extremis Soldiers) | Vice President Rodriguez
Heroes United: Iron Man and Hulk: Zzzax | Abomination | HYDRA
Heroes United: Iron Man and Captain America: HYDRA (Red Skull & Taskmaster)
All Hail the King: Trevor Slattery | Herman | Ten Rings (Jackson Norriss & The Mandarin) | White Power Dave | Justin Hammer

Television
Iron Man (1994): Mandarin | Whirlwind | Blizzard | Dreadknight | Backlash | Grey Gargoyle | Living Laser | M.O.D.O.K. | Fin Fang Foom | Justin Hammer | Beetle | Crimson Dynamo | Titanium Man | Madame Masque | Ghost | Dark Aegis | Red Ghost | The Leader | Scarlet Witch
Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Mandarin | Obadiah Stane | Madame Masque | Ghost | Zhang | Dreadknight | Crimson Dynamo | Titanium Man | Black Knight | Whiplash | Doctor Doom | Magneto | Unicorn | Count Nefaria | Fixer | M.O.D.O.K. | Justin Hammer | Shockwave | Grim Reaper | Grey Gargoyle | Thunderbolt Ross | Killer Shrike | Andy Erwin | Rhona Irwin | The Controller | Living Laser | Blizzard | Fin Fang Foom | Technovore
Marvel Anime: Iron Man: Zodiac
What If...?: Infinity Ultron | Yellowjacket | Loki Laufeyson | The Destroyer | Brock Rumlow | Jack Rollins | Thunderbolt Ross | Whiplash | Arnim Zola | Prince Killmonger | Strange Supreme | Georges Batroc | Ego | Zombies (Iron Man) | Ulysses Klaue

Video Games
Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal: Crimson Dynamo | Titanium Man | Arnim Zola | Baron Zemo | Mr. Hyde | Melter | Goliath | Titania | Absorbing Man
The Invincible Iron Man: Crimson Dynamo | Blizzard
Iron Man Iron Monger | Ten Rings | Backlash | Whitney Frost | Count Nefaria | A.I.M. (Titanium Man, The Controller & Melter)
Iron Man 2: Whiplash | A.I.M. (Ghost) | Roxxon Energy Corporation (Crimson Dynamo)
Iron Man 3: The Official Game: Crimson Dynamo | A.I.M. (M.O.D.O.K, Ezekiel Stane & Living Laser)
Iron Man VR: Gunsmith | Ghost | Living Laser

See Also
War Machine Villains

Advertisement