
Trevor Slattery’s story is one of the most unique in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He began as a way to explain the over-the-top portrayal of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. However, the short film All Hail The King later revealed that a genuine Mandarin, the leader of the Ten Rings organization, was furious about Slattery using his name. This storyline wasn’t revisited for seven years, until Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) showed that Wenwu (Tony Leung), the inspiration for the Mandarin’s image, had actually kidnapped and imprisoned Slattery. Slattery eventually escaped with Shang-Chi’s help and has now returned to Hollywood to pursue his acting career, where he’s become friends with Simon Williams.