User blog comment:TheOne1000/Mandarin Twist/@comment-24308873-20131027192918/@comment-24308873-20131027214846

Actually their quite similar. Mallen was the main antagonist of the extremis arc and a dark reflection of Tony. Aldrich was the main antagonist of IM3 and a dark reflection of Tony. They both are terrorists with the same blood on their hands. In their respective stories they pose physical and personal threats to Tony. A foil for Tony. So yeah he's Mallen.