Connection?
Okay, so it's really thin, but I just noticed something...
Quote from Iron Man (Film) entry on WikiPedia:
During a business trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate Stark Industries' new weapon, the "Jericho missile" cluster bomb, Tony Stark's convoy is attacked (with weapons built by his own company) and he is kidnapped by the terrorist group Ten Rings, who order him to build a Jericho missile for them.
Okay, yeah. So we all know that. I just wanted to show that I have a source to back me up.
Next, a quote from the Mandarin entry on WikiPedia:
Hoping to find a means of restoring himself to a position of power, the Mandarin explored the forbidden "Valley of Spirits," where no one had dared to set foot for centuries. There he found the skeleton and starship of Axonn-Karr, an intelligent dragon-like alien from the planet Maklu-4, who had come to Earth centuries ago and died. Over the following years, the Mandarin studied Makluan science until he mastered it. He also learned how to use the ten rings he found within the starship which were apparently its propulsion source, among other things.
Not to mention that it goes on to say: Among the Mandarin's earliest schemes is the sabotage and theft of American missiles and spy planes built by Tony Stark. To restore public confidence in his workmanship, Stark donned his Iron Man armor and flew to China to investigate. Iron Man soon became the Mandarin's principal obstacle against his plans for world domination. Like he did with Obadiah, per chance?
So am I totally crazy or is there a connection there?
EDIT: HA! The bottom of the Mandarin entry: In the 2008 film Iron Man, the Mandarin is referenced by the name of the terrorist group that kidnaps Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.): "The Ten Rings". Their group leader, Raza is seen occasionally fiddling with an elaborate gold ring with a red jewel and espouses the virtues of Genghis Khan. The novelization of the film has Raza refer to "the man whose ring I wear" as someone higher on the terrorist hierarchy.
So I'm not on crack!
Quote from Iron Man (Film) entry on WikiPedia:
During a business trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate Stark Industries' new weapon, the "Jericho missile" cluster bomb, Tony Stark's convoy is attacked (with weapons built by his own company) and he is kidnapped by the terrorist group Ten Rings, who order him to build a Jericho missile for them.
Okay, yeah. So we all know that. I just wanted to show that I have a source to back me up.
Next, a quote from the Mandarin entry on WikiPedia:
Hoping to find a means of restoring himself to a position of power, the Mandarin explored the forbidden "Valley of Spirits," where no one had dared to set foot for centuries. There he found the skeleton and starship of Axonn-Karr, an intelligent dragon-like alien from the planet Maklu-4, who had come to Earth centuries ago and died. Over the following years, the Mandarin studied Makluan science until he mastered it. He also learned how to use the ten rings he found within the starship which were apparently its propulsion source, among other things.
Not to mention that it goes on to say: Among the Mandarin's earliest schemes is the sabotage and theft of American missiles and spy planes built by Tony Stark. To restore public confidence in his workmanship, Stark donned his Iron Man armor and flew to China to investigate. Iron Man soon became the Mandarin's principal obstacle against his plans for world domination. Like he did with Obadiah, per chance?
So am I totally crazy or is there a connection there?
EDIT: HA! The bottom of the Mandarin entry: In the 2008 film Iron Man, the Mandarin is referenced by the name of the terrorist group that kidnaps Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.): "The Ten Rings". Their group leader, Raza is seen occasionally fiddling with an elaborate gold ring with a red jewel and espouses the virtues of Genghis Khan. The novelization of the film has Raza refer to "the man whose ring I wear" as someone higher on the terrorist hierarchy.
So I'm not on crack!