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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Ten Rings were a mysterious organization that operated on Earth that sought power. They were a group that was considered a myth who were regarded as covert terrorist organization with no political agenda, regional ties or centre of operations. (Ironheart v1 #4) | + | The Ten Rings (Mandarin: 十环帮) were a mysterious organization that operated on Earth that sought power. They were a group that was considered a myth who were regarded as covert terrorist organization with no political agenda, regional ties or centre of operations. (Ironheart v1 #4) |
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| + | The group's first target was the armored hero Ironheart who was ambushed by two unknown Wellspring-powered assassins as try tried to coerce her to give in to the power. She attacked them but they mysteriously vanished after. (Ironheart v1 #2) The Ten Rings then sent their operative [[Midnight's Fire]] to fight the hero in order to test her convictions and see if she was worthy to join them. (Ironheart v1 #3) Riri learned that the Ten Rings was a terrorist organization so covert that some people believe they are a myth. They have no political agenda, regional focus, or center of operations. Chord described his past history involving the well and how his agenda lines up with the Rings' prerogative. He offered her a place among them as his heir. but she outright refused which caused another fight between the two. (Ironheart v1 #4) The Rings played a part in trying to get Councilman Birch elected as governor of Illinois. Using children to commit crimes in order to make himself look better for the election, Midnight's Fire showed up to stop Ironheart from meddling in the Ring's affairs but the confrontation resulted in the arrests of both Birch and Chord. (Ironheart v1 #5) The Rings then sent Eclipse to Chicago to perform a magical rite that transformed the citizens into a zombie horde. Ironheart and the Wasp ventured to O'Hare Airport where Eclipse performed the ritual and fought against her which undid the zombie spell after she teleported away. (Ironheart v1 #7) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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*'''Raza''' : | *'''Raza''' : | ||
*'''Midnights' Fire''' : | *'''Midnights' Fire''' : | ||
| + | *'''[[Razor Fist]]''' : | ||
==Note== | ==Note== | ||
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*The name of the Ten Rings seems to be a reference to the [[Mandarin's Rings|ten rings]] of the Iron Man villain [[Mandarin (Marvel)|Mandarin]]. | *The name of the Ten Rings seems to be a reference to the [[Mandarin's Rings|ten rings]] of the Iron Man villain [[Mandarin (Marvel)|Mandarin]]. | ||
*The organization was later introduced into the comics in Ironheart v1 #1 (2018). | *The organization was later introduced into the comics in Ironheart v1 #1 (2018). | ||
| + | *Within the comics, a separate group was based on the organization led by Wenwu with this being the [[Five Weapons Society]]. | ||
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
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===Films=== | ===Films=== | ||
*In Iron Man, the Ten Rings made their first appearance in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Ten Rings were a terrorist group that operated in Afghanistan with one of its leaders being a man known as Raza who had plans on the conquest of Asia through the acquisition of advanced weaponry from [[Stark Industries]]. This body was responsible for a surprise strike against [[Tony Stark]] when he was demonstrating his new [[Jericho missiles]] to the U.S. military in the region. He was captured and forced to work for the Ten Rings until he escaped in a prototype armor system. It was later revealed that the Ten Rings were hired by Stark Industries [[Obadiah Stane]] who had planned on taking over Stark's corporation. The organization seemingly was killed when Stane met its leader in order to procure the armor system that Tony Stark had created in order to build his own version. | *In Iron Man, the Ten Rings made their first appearance in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Ten Rings were a terrorist group that operated in Afghanistan with one of its leaders being a man known as Raza who had plans on the conquest of Asia through the acquisition of advanced weaponry from [[Stark Industries]]. This body was responsible for a surprise strike against [[Tony Stark]] when he was demonstrating his new [[Jericho missiles]] to the U.S. military in the region. He was captured and forced to work for the Ten Rings until he escaped in a prototype armor system. It was later revealed that the Ten Rings were hired by Stark Industries [[Obadiah Stane]] who had planned on taking over Stark's corporation. The organization seemingly was killed when Stane met its leader in order to procure the armor system that Tony Stark had created in order to build his own version. | ||
| − | + | *In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Ten Rings appeared in the setting of the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was revealed that the true leader of the Ten Rings is [[Wenwu|Xu Wenwu]], a warrior who discovered ten iron rings that granted him powers and immortality, after finding the mystic village of [[Ta-Lo|Ta Lo]], Wenwu meets Ying Li, whom he marries and has two children: [[Shang-Chi]] and Xialing, Wenwu is a character composed of [[Fu Manchu (Marvel)|Zheng Zu]] (father of Shang-Chi) and the [[Mandarin (Marvel)|Mandarin]]. | |
| − | * In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, | + | |
* In the Iron Man films, the organization resembled terrorist groups from the Middle East, after the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, it began to resemble Zheng Zu's organization, the [[Five Weapons Society]] (formerly known as Si-Fan, Hai-Dai, among other names). | * In the Iron Man films, the organization resembled terrorist groups from the Middle East, after the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, it began to resemble Zheng Zu's organization, the [[Five Weapons Society]] (formerly known as Si-Fan, Hai-Dai, among other names). | ||
| + | * Just like the Five Weapons Society, the Ten Rings also resembles a ninja clan. | ||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
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[[Category:Groups]] | [[Category:Groups]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 6 November 2023
The Ten Rings are an organization that features in Marvel Comics.
Contents |
History
The Ten Rings (Mandarin: 十环帮) were a mysterious organization that operated on Earth that sought power. They were a group that was considered a myth who were regarded as covert terrorist organization with no political agenda, regional ties or centre of operations. (Ironheart v1 #4)
The group's first target was the armored hero Ironheart who was ambushed by two unknown Wellspring-powered assassins as try tried to coerce her to give in to the power. She attacked them but they mysteriously vanished after. (Ironheart v1 #2) The Ten Rings then sent their operative Midnight's Fire to fight the hero in order to test her convictions and see if she was worthy to join them. (Ironheart v1 #3) Riri learned that the Ten Rings was a terrorist organization so covert that some people believe they are a myth. They have no political agenda, regional focus, or center of operations. Chord described his past history involving the well and how his agenda lines up with the Rings' prerogative. He offered her a place among them as his heir. but she outright refused which caused another fight between the two. (Ironheart v1 #4) The Rings played a part in trying to get Councilman Birch elected as governor of Illinois. Using children to commit crimes in order to make himself look better for the election, Midnight's Fire showed up to stop Ironheart from meddling in the Ring's affairs but the confrontation resulted in the arrests of both Birch and Chord. (Ironheart v1 #5) The Rings then sent Eclipse to Chicago to perform a magical rite that transformed the citizens into a zombie horde. Ironheart and the Wasp ventured to O'Hare Airport where Eclipse performed the ritual and fought against her which undid the zombie spell after she teleported away. (Ironheart v1 #7)
Overview
In appearance, the Ten Rings were global mercenaries that worshipped weapons and gathered as much firepower that they could find whilst not being loyal to anyone but themselves. (Ironheart v1 #8) Ten Ring warriors believed in training themselves in the use of all known weapons which was deemed a spiritual pursuit. (Ironheart v1 #4)
Members
- Raza :
- Midnights' Fire :
- Razor Fist :
Note
- The Ten Rings were an original creation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe where they made their first appearance in Iron Man (Marvel Studios, 2008).
- The name of the Ten Rings seems to be a reference to the ten rings of the Iron Man villain Mandarin.
- The organization was later introduced into the comics in Ironheart v1 #1 (2018).
- Within the comics, a separate group was based on the organization led by Wenwu with this being the Five Weapons Society.
In other media
Television
- In Avengers Assemble, the Ten Rings Corporation was mentioned in the animated television series in the episode "The Conqueror". It was mentioned as being one of Tony Starks competitors that were outpacing him in new technological developments.
Films
- In Iron Man, the Ten Rings made their first appearance in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Ten Rings were a terrorist group that operated in Afghanistan with one of its leaders being a man known as Raza who had plans on the conquest of Asia through the acquisition of advanced weaponry from Stark Industries. This body was responsible for a surprise strike against Tony Stark when he was demonstrating his new Jericho missiles to the U.S. military in the region. He was captured and forced to work for the Ten Rings until he escaped in a prototype armor system. It was later revealed that the Ten Rings were hired by Stark Industries Obadiah Stane who had planned on taking over Stark's corporation. The organization seemingly was killed when Stane met its leader in order to procure the armor system that Tony Stark had created in order to build his own version.
- In Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Ten Rings appeared in the setting of the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was revealed that the true leader of the Ten Rings is Xu Wenwu, a warrior who discovered ten iron rings that granted him powers and immortality, after finding the mystic village of Ta Lo, Wenwu meets Ying Li, whom he marries and has two children: Shang-Chi and Xialing, Wenwu is a character composed of Zheng Zu (father of Shang-Chi) and the Mandarin.
- In the Iron Man films, the organization resembled terrorist groups from the Middle East, after the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, it began to resemble Zheng Zu's organization, the Five Weapons Society (formerly known as Si-Fan, Hai-Dai, among other names).
- Just like the Five Weapons Society, the Ten Rings also resembles a ninja clan.
Video games
- In Iron Man, the Ten Rings featured in the video game tie-in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. During the events of the game, they formed a alliance with the Maggia international crime syndicate.
Appearances
- Iron Man:
- Ironheart v1:
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