%%* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic
* CompleteMonster: [[AdaptationalVillainy Mandarin]] lacks the redeeming qualities of his original couterpart. Upon becoming the [[FounderOfTheKingdom first ruler of China]] in the past, Mandarin led the darkest and the most violent of all dynasties, having hundreds of thousands [[HumanSacrifice slaughtered and buried in his temple]] in an effort to [[ImmortalityImmorality become immortal]]. Having the Elementals seek out the magical rings in the present, Mandarin uses his dragon minion to murder the remains of the Jade Dragons and [[DemonicPossession possesses his last descendant]], Li Mei, as he intends to raze the Earth and massacre many people to use their souls for his rituals.
%%* RomanticPlotTumor
* StrangledByTheRedString: The romance between Tony and Li Mei suffers from this. Tony and Li Mei are supposed to be madly in love in spite of the fact they only share a few conversations with each other and at most seem more like friends.
* UnexpectedCharacter: Wong-Chu is a character that hasn't been featured since Tony Stark's first comic book appearance... for various reasons. Thankfully aspects that made him offensive by today's standards are not present.
----