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People debating whether Tony Stark could have beaten the real Mandarin (Xu Wenwu) back in Iron Man 3 are forgetting three huge facts about where Tony's tech was in 2013. Because Tony spent months panic building 35 specialized "House Party" suits without sleeping, the Mark 42 and his backup drones were fragile prototypes. If Extremis soldiers could tear those suits apart with bare hands, the Ten Rings would shred them like tin cans! In Shang-Chi, we see the Rings shatter dragon scale armor, block bullets effortlessly, and blow apart an interdimensional demon (The Dweller in Darkness). Even Captain Marvel, Wong, and Bruce Banner had no idea what cosmic alloy they were made of! In 2013, Tony was having panic attacks and relying on J.A.R.V.I.S. to pilot half finished suits. Wenwu had a thousand years of battlefield mastery and rings that work as shields, whips, and missiles at the same time! Endgame Nanotech Iron Man could take him but 2013 Iron Man 3 Tony gets cooked by the real Mandarin in under two minutes! #Marvel #MCU