Sounds like The Mandarin is going to become Shang Chi’s archenemy now so is Iron man’s now officially Iron Monger? That would be cool. It would be great to see iron monger put on the same threat level as magneto or Doctor octopus
The Mandarin still
Iron Monger
Ezekiel Stane
Madame Masque
Someone else
He has none
His real archnemesis is yet to be revealed
Sounds like The Mandarin is going to become Shang Chi’s archenemy now so is Iron man’s now officially Iron Monger? That would be cool. It would be great to see iron monger put on the same threat level as magneto or Doctor octopus
At the moment, I think it's Ultron. Bear in mind Tony's current supporting cast includes Jocasta, who is Ultron's daughter (he built her as a bride, but the fact he built her makes him her father) and Janet van Dyne (her adopted daughter Nadia is Ultron's sister, and Janet's brain patterns were used in Jocasta).
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It is and always be the Mandarin. Iron Monger has been dead for over 30 years. Ezekiel Stane and Madame Masque were never archenemies. Ultron is the Big Bad at the moment but I won't call him his archenemy
Madame Masque is Kate Bishop's archenemy nowadays. They're actually doppelgangers now.
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Nobody has really taken the time to develop a villain and their enmity with Tony enough to replace Mandarin.
I wouldn't say they're archenemies. They're great friends who ended up in deep ideological conflicts with each other.
I'd say they're more archrivals then anything.
I don't think she's a serious nemesis for Kate. It's more just kind of light and petty.
(Didn't Kate's mom force her to go back to her old body?)
Isn't that true for every Marvel hero ?
Thanos was MCU Tony’s arch-nemesis.
As for comic, it’s definitely the mandarin, although he needs modernising more these days.
Bendis and now Slott have really tried to make it Ultron, though.
Always thought Dark Aegis had potential:
If you're talking comics the closest villain to an arch was the Mandarin.
In the two cartoon series, they do a good job of making the Mandarin his arch-nemesis, but it hasn't felt like he's had an arch-nemesis for years in the comics.
If you're talking MCU he doesn't have one, plus he's dead now.
The J-man
His current archenemy is Arno, it's weird that Obidiah has never come back, and only God knows what'll happen with Mandarin.
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Arno isn't an arch-villain. Not every hero has an arch-nemesis. A villain has to fulfill certain parameters one o which is being a reoccurring threat.
Joker, Green Goblin, Lex Luthor, etc.
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It's still The Mandarin. Doctor Doom gets lots of play in other books, including Iron Man, but Doctor Doom didn't become Iron Man's arch-enemy because of that. Ultimately no other foe has The Mandarin's blend of brilliance, savagery, skill, wealth, and vastness of organization. The only character who can really compete with the Mandarin is Doom, and he's taken.
I would still say Mandarin is Tony's arch enemy. Iron Monger has been dead for decades and should stay dead since his death was a fitting send off.
Ezekiel is cool but he is not supposed to be like his father. Fraction intended Zeke to be like a young upstart villain version of Tony. A open source futurist with no allegiance to any nation and a desire to make Stark obsolete.
Ultron will always be the Avengers top foe first and foremost. If there is an individual Avenger who could claim Ultron as an arch enemy then it would probably be his creator Hank Pym.
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