11 Best Things The MCU Did Differently To The Comics

7. The Mandarin - Iron Man 3

It shouldn't have to be repeated at this stage, but the original version of the Mandarin was a racist, Fu Manchu-esque caricature who had no chance of appearing onscreen - at least not in his original incarnation. The fact that people not only expected, but actively demanded that he appear in Iron Man 3, was just absurd - he just shouldn't exist.

And to that end, it's even more frustrating that Iron Man 3 was railroaded by fans for divesting from this interpretation. It's easily one of the best films of Phase 2, and one of the best MCU films on the whole actually, and while the Mandarin twist was originally played for laughs, it makes much more sense than the version seen in the comics.

Subsequent changes have been made to the Mandarin identity since Iron Man 3, with it having been revealed that Aldrich Killian had acted as one of several different 'Mandarins' throughout history, but it's doubtful Marvel Studios will ever approach the original version seen in the comics.