Ten Rings (organization)

Ten Rings
Ten Rings logo
UniverseMarvel Cinematic Universe
First appearanceIron Man (2008)
In-universe information
TypeCriminal organization
Foundedc. 1000 AD
Defunct1996–2007
AddressTen Rings Headquarters, China
Leader
Key peopleCurrently:
Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar
Jackson Norriss
Razor Fist
Death Dealer
Formerly:
Xu Shang-Chi
Technologies
AffiliationsTa Lo

The Ten Rings is a fictional organization in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It is a clandestine criminal organization founded one thousand years ago by Xu Wenwu, an immortal warlord, and named after his mystical ten rings. An original creation for the MCU, the group's name is an homage to the Mandarin's ten cosmic rings in the Marvel Comics.[1]

The organization appears in the films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Iron Man 3 (2013), Ant-Man (2015), and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021); as well as the One-Shot All Hail the King (2014). The Ten Rings were later integrated into the mainstream Marvel Universe.[2]

  1. ^ "Live chat with Jon Favreau today at 11am Pacific Time". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  2. ^ "A Major MCU Supervillain Group Just Made the Jump to Comics". Comic Book Resources. November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2022.