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Cretton’s Mandarin is a strategic genius!

With one of the best, if not the best MCU villain to date, Shang-Chi demolishes Iron Man 3 and gives it a painful lesson on how The Mandarin is done correctly, without destroying worldbuilding of course.

0:00:00 - The Real Mandarin
0:02:29 - 1996
0:09:36 - Present Day
0:20:19 - Macao
0:36:52 - The Compound
0:44:57 - The Prison
0:49:36 - Ta Lo
0:57:34 - The Mandarin Arrives
1:07:35 - Ending / Credits

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Special thanks to SkyeSpixru for lots of Shang-Chi discussion and having me on her podcast:
► Her channel -    / skyespixru  
► ECUM Shang-Chi Breakdown -    • ECUM #21 - A Breakdown of Shang-Chi w...  
► ECUM Response to Wenwu Praise Videos -    • ECUM #24 - Shang-Chi and the Legend o...  

Helpful links:
► The Ten Rings Explained -    • The Ten Rings Explained | MCU Lore  
► Fala Chen explains her character - https://thedirect.com/article/shang-c...
► Shang-Chi Chinese Cultural Breakdown -    • Chinese Cultural Breakdown of Shang C...  
► Nando’s Katy video -    • Shang-Chi's Unsung Hero  
► Shang-Chi retconned Endgame’s Hulk explained - https://screenrant.com/planet-hulk-mc...
► Underwater background -    • Underwater Deep Ocean 3 Hours | 4K Na...  

Thanks to Pooch and Shandy Dasquire for lending their beautiful voices and reading excerpts from really thought-provoking articles:
► Shandy’s channel -    / @shandydasquire  

Thanks to BatNick for strategically and ingeniously creating the “strategic genius” meme
► His channel -    / @batnick9769  

Music used (in order of appearance):
► Qingming Jie - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings OST
► Omega Sector - MapleStory BGM
► Your Woman - White Town - Karaoke Vic
► Jeopardy Theme
► Disillusion - Sunny-Side-Up
► Spring Cleaning - Spongebob Squarepants OST
► Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
► Dispute - MapleStory BGM
► Faidherbe Square - ProleteR
► Run It - DJ Snake (ft. Rick Ross & Rich Brian) Instrumental
► Shield of Pain - Spider-Man: No Way Home OST
► Paradise Mall East - Postal 2 OST
► Under the Subway - MapleStory OST
► Lizard Tension Part 1 - Spider-Man 3 Game OST
► Deflector - Ghostrifter
► Hall of the Mountain King - Kevin MacLeod
► Hungry Kitchen - Black Cat OST
► Sweet Dreams (Inside Their Head Remix) - Eurythmics
► Super Circus - Kevin MacLeod
► Helicarrier Exterior Hub - LEGO Marvel Superheroes OST