User blog comment:TheOne1000/Mandarin Twist/@comment-24308873-20131027192918/@comment-4652104-20131027203055

Now that's exactly what the author argues against - a simplistic point of view. He has Mallen's powers, but he is not Mallen. Mallen was a first try at extremis, Killian (in the movie) is a perfected version. Mallen, was a rank and file terrorist, Killian is a mover and shaker. It's a very different character. Powers do not define a character. There is any number of characters with power armor in Marvel, but not all of them are Iron Man. There is a dosen extremis enhanciles in the movie. Will you claim they are all Mallen? If anyone is the equivalent of Mallen it's Killian's main henchman - he's not the top dog, but also the only one (apart from Killian) capable of giving Tony serious trouble.