Avatar characters and abilities. Ancestor – Draws on his ancestor's strength to increase his size and powers. [25] Deluge – Has a liquid body form and control over water. Foundry – Fire shoots from his eyes and he can morph his hands into weapons. [26] Lich – A skeletal monster who uses his claws and strength.

Reactivating Ultimo and rehiring the Swordsman, along with Living Laser, Power Man (later Atlas of the Thunderbolts), Enchantress, and the Executioner, the Mandarin launched an effort to empower a world-wide hate-ray, only to be foiled by the Avengers.

Born in poverty but with an ambitious drive, the Mandarin rose to power when he stumbled into a set of Ten Rings of alien origin which granted him extraordinary powers; a different power from each ring he wore in each of his fingers.

The Mandarin possesses the ability to channel chi into superhuman physical abilities such as going without food or water for years at a time, superhuman strength, and superhumanly powerful martial arts strikes.

Avatar characters and abilities. Ancestor – Draws on his ancestor's strength to increase his size and powers. [25] Deluge – Has a liquid body form and control over water. Foundry – Fire shoots from his eyes and he can morph his hands into weapons. [26] Lich – A skeletal monster who uses his claws and strength.