User blog comment:LoveWaffle/We Didn't See It Coming - Iron Man 3 and the Future of the MCU/@comment-5977347-20130513205536/@comment-1895174-20130525010337

I don't think you mentioned anything about analysis in your definition.

I wrote - "Except that it's crap because you're supposed to ignore it in the analysis."

Well, he could, if George Costanza was heavily based off of Larry David, and used as David's mask, as well as being a very symbolic mask to begin with.

I'm sorry, that's just a factually inaccurate statement. Characters are not aliases. And even then, Aldrich Killian did not base the Mandarin off himself, as he is not an Islamic terrorist.

''You don't need to provide that link every time you want to point out the breathing-mallen-fire thing... Well, there's no mention of Mallen in the film, so there's a bit of assuming there too. And whatever Killian's reason for liking dragons is, I think it's definitely safe to assume that it's no coincidence that Killian has dragon tattoos, and his creation - the Mandarin - has dragons all over his set.''

Mallen doesn't need to be mentioned in the film in order for him to be an influence on Killian's character. They have similar abilities and are both the primary antagonist of Extremis storylines.

Didn't the audience already see the President trapped in the Iron Patriot armour suspended in mid-air with chains?

Probably not. There weren't cameras there filming the whole event, and the armor would probably be burned beyond recognition. Or at least the pain chipped off.

''Well, no, it doesn't. You're right, Killian is the bad guy, whether he is or isn't the Mandarin. And he does a damn good job of it. But, the idea of him being the true Mandarin (which is definitely what the author intended - and that aside, is fairly clearly laid out in the film), is awesome.''

Not laid in the film. What's in the film is a Mandarin that's nothing more than a character he created to cover up his actions.

You're just going to have to get over it at this point.