After Obadiah Stane killed the cult group dubbed "The Ten Rings", their deaths acted as a sacrifice to the once living Asian monarch, the Mandarin. Their sacrifice breathed new life into his corpse and he rose from the sand pit in which he was entombed during his last crusade. Hell bent on controlling the Eastern half of the world again, the Mandarin finds a new nemesis in the Invincible Iron Man!!!

That's how I would've wrote him into the movie atleast. He was made using a POTC Sao Feng figure along with some epoxy for the rings and the hair. I HATE HAIR. It was the worst thing to do. Hope you enjoy!!