Xu Wenwu | Quote

A collection of quotes of the Ten Rings' leader, Xu Wenwu.

Movies

Iron Man 3

Spoken about Xu Wenwu

"It's just a role. The 'Mandarin', see, it's not real."

―Trevor Slattery to Tony Stark^[src]

"The second you give evil a face, a bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin, you hand the people a target."

―Aldrich Killian and Tony Stark^[src]

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Spoken by Xu Wenwu

"A funny story. Some years ago, a terrorist from America needed a boogeyman to bring your country to its knees. So, he appropriated the Ten Rings, my Ten Rings, but because he didn't know my actual name, he invented a new one. Do you know the name he chose? The Mandarin. He gave his figurehead the name of a chicken dish. And it worked! America was terrified. Of an orange."

―Xu Wenwu to Katy Chen^[src]

"I've had many names throughout my life. The Warrior King, Master Khan, the most dangerous man on Earth. For years, I thought that was all I was meant to be. But when I met their mother, everything changed."

―Xu Wenwu to Katy Chen^[src]

"She told me I could change. That I could leave my past behind. But she was wrong. If I hadn’t taken them off, those men wouldn’t have dared to do this. And now they will pay for it."

―Xu Wenwu to Shang-Chi^[src]

"Be careful how you speak to me, young man. I’ve lived ten of your lifetimes."

―Xu Wenwu to Guang Bo^[src]

Spoken about Xu Wenwu

"十环的传说已经流传了上千年。不论这个故事如何演变，它的主人公永远都是同一个人。有人说他的十环是火山口里捡来的，还有人说是墓穴里盗来的。它们给了他神一般的力量，也赋予了他长生不老的魔法。他本可借着十环之力来惩恶扬善，但他想要的...只有征服。"

―Ying Li to Shang-Chi^[src]

"I’ve seen some really scary stuff this week, but your dad’s on, like, a whole other level. Is he gonna kill us?"
"Just nod. Don't talk. He'll forget you're there. That's how I survived."
"He always treat you like that?"
"Only after my mom died. He said he couldn’t look at me because I reminded him of her."

―Katy Chen and Xu Xialing^[src]

Dialogue

"Are you planning to stop me all by yourself?"
"I’m not afraid of you."
"Yes, you are... You've spent your entire life afraid. Always running, always hiding. You were there when they came for her, and you did nothing. You stood at a window and watched her die!"

―Xu Wenwu and Shang-Chi^[src]

Marvel One-Shots

Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King

Spoken about Xu Wenwu

"My name is Jackson Norriss. Today will be the most important of my career: my final interview with the most infamous man in America. A man that the world thought was a terrorist called the Mandarin, but is now alleged to be nothing but an actor."

―Jackson Norriss about Trevor Slattery^[src]

"You're not the Mandarin, Slattery, you're not even a real criminal."

―White Power Dave to Trevor Slattery^[src]

"So, you mean to tell me that you don't know the history of the Mandarin himself. He was a warrior-king. Inspired generations of men through the Middle Ages, perhaps even further back in time."
"Blah, blah, blah. Who bloody cares, mate? It's a show people want and I gave them a good one. It's not the Mandarin they'll remember. It's the name "Trevor Slattery". It's the brand. "Trev"."
"You're right. And for that sin you will soon suffer horribly with a hole in your body for every ring of our faith."
"So... Sorry. What? "

―Trevor Slattery and Jackson Norriss^[src]

"There's somebody who wants to meet you."
"Do I know him?"
"No, but you took his name, and now he wants it back."
"Ahh. No, sorry, I still don't get it."

―Jackson Norriss and Trevor Slattery^[src]