Aldrich Killian is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4 #1 (Jan. 2005) and was created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov.
Guy Pearce portrayed a retooled version of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man 3 (2013).
Publication history
Created by
Warren Ellis and
Adi Granov, the character first appeared in
Iron Man vol. 4 #1 (Jan. 2005).
Fictional character biography
Dr. Aldrich "Al" Killian was a brilliant scientist working for the FuturePharm Corporation in Austin, Texas alongside Dr.
Maya Hansen. Together they developed
Extremis, a Techno-Organic Virus that completely rewrites the body's genetic code, making entire organs more efficient and giving the body healing abilities in an attempt to create a new super soldier with super human strength, speed, endurance, reflexes and the ability to project electricity and breathe fire. He stole a sample and sold it to a terrorist group (based in a slaughterhouse in Bastrop, Texas) with Mallen as a willing test subject.
Days later at FuturePharm Corporation offices, Dr. Killian committed suicide at his computer; his suicide note informed Hansen that he had stolen the Extremis serum for an undisclosed purpose.
In other media
Film
Aldrich Killian, hybridized with
Edwin Cord,
Simon Krieger and Mallen, appears in
Iron Man 3, portrayed by
Guy Pearce.
Initially a sickly individual, this version attempted to pitch his think tank, A.I.M., to Tony Stark years prior, but was snubbed by the latter and swore revenge. Over the years, Killian and co-conspirator Maya Hansen used A.I.M. to conduct research on and develop the Extremis virus, which imparts varying levels of strength, resiliency, and pyrokinesis to human subjects, though some died in fiery explosions. Despite this, Killian funded the Ten Rings by masquerading as their leader the
Mandarin without the true leader
Xu Wenwu's knowledge, uses British actor
Trevor Slattery to serve as a figurehead, and mounts terrorist attacks as part of his revenge. Ultimately, Killian and his soldiers are defeated and killed by Stark, James Rhodes, and Pepper Potts.
Video games
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Aldrich Killian appears in '. Following the events of the film, A.I.M. transferred his subconscious into MODOK''' so he can continue his plans.
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The Iron Man 3 incarnation of Aldrich Killian appears as a boss and unlockable playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Lego Marvel's Avengers, voiced by Robin Atkin Downes and Greg Miller respectively.
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