- "I served time in federal prison, which turned out to be the best thing for me. I got clean, I rediscovered my passion."
"And then my Dad broke you out?"
"Exactly." - ―Trevor Slattery and Shang-Chi[src]
The Kidnapping of Trevor Slattery was a successful attempt by Ten Rings agent Jackson Norriss to kidnap Trevor Slattery from Seagate Penitentiary.
Background[]
The terrorist organization called the Ten Rings was led by a man called Xu Wenwu. He established his presence in Afghanistan, especially the city of Gulmira.[2] The organization had worldwide contacts in Moscow,[3] Russia[4] and Hong Kong.[5]
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Trevor Slattery performing as the "Mandarin"
Aldrich Killian, creator of Advanced Idea Mechanics needed to cover up his experiments on Extremis, because many of the recipients were exploding. He thought of a plan to control both sides of the War on Terror by creating Extremis Soldiers for the world's governments and having his own terrorist organization as the foes. He hired actor Trevor Slattery, an actor from England who sought fame and fortune, to pose as the "Mandarin", a persona created to pose as the leader of the Ten Rings.
Tony Stark and James Rhodes disrupted the plans of Killian. Slattery was arrested by the FBI[6] and imprisoned in Seagate Prison.[7]
Kidnapping[]
Trevor Slattery being interviewed in his cell
- "There's somebody who wants to meet you."
"Do I know him?"
"No, but you took his name, and now he wants it back." - ―Jackson Norriss and Trevor Slattery[src]
Jackson Norriss infiltrated Seagate Prison disguised as a documentary film-maker to interview Trevor Slattery. On the last day of his interview, Jackson wanted to wrap out his film asking about the real Trevor Slattery, bringing him documents about his past, such as a photograph with his mother when he was a kid, and his role as a main character in a rejected TV pilot.
Norriss asked about the possibility that the Ten Rings or the Mandarin himself could be angered by his portrayal. Slattery was surprised to learn that the terrorists were real, as he previously thought that they were created by A.I.M.. While relating the history of the Mandarin, Norriss retrieved a handgun he had concealed inside his video camera, immediately killing the prison guards. Herman, another inmate of the prison and Slattery's butler, attacked Norriss and was shot in the shoulder.
Jackson Norriss threatening Trevor Slattery
Herman slammed Norris into the wall and knocked his gun to the ground. Norris kicked him in the chest and grabbed a baton from one of the tripod legs. Norriss hit Herman in the head several times until he fell to the floor and stabbed him in the neck with a pen.
Slattery picked up one of the guns from the dead guard, and was able to hold Norriss at gunpoint before Norriss used his training to disarm him and aim the gun at Slattery's head. Norriss revealed that he was sent to break Slattery out of prison and take him to the real Mandarin, who Slattery still seemed to struggle to believe was real.[7]
Aftermath[]
- "Just as his men were tying me up for my execution, I launched into a performance of my Macbeth: 'Whence is that knocking? Wake Duncan with thy knocking. I would thou couldst.' And they couldn't get enough of it. I've been doing weekly gigs for the lads ever since."
- ―Trevor Slattery to Shang-Chi[src]
Trevor Slattery was delivered to Xu Wenwu, the Mandarin himself, at the Ten Rings Headquarters. Furious at Slattery for stealing his name, Wenwu sentenced him to be executed. However, as Wenwu's men prepared to behead him, Slattery impressed them with his Shakespearean acting skills. Consequently, Wenwu opted to allow Slattery to live and kept him around for regular performances, essentially turning Slattery into his "court jester".[8]