"All personnel, Stark is loose and somewhere in the compound. Repeat, Stark is loose and somewhere in the compound."
―Compound Guard[src]

The Infiltration into Aldrich Killian's Mansion was an attempt by Tony Stark to confront and kill the terrorist known as the Mandarin. Upon infiltrating the Mandarin's compound and incapacitating several of the guards with homemade gadgets, Stark was caught by Eric Savin while interrogating Trevor Slattery, learning that the Mandarin attacks was a facade and cover up for a bigger campaign.

After witnessing Aldrich Killian kill his former colleague Maya Hansen, Stark staged a breakout with the Mark XLII armor, now knowing full well what Killian's plans were. James Rhodes, who was also held captive at the mansion after being captured in Pakistan, staged his own escape from Killian and his enforcers. Both of them, however, were too late to stop the bigger threat in play, as Savin had departed to kidnap POTUS Matthew Ellis on Air Force One.


Post-Battle of Rose Hill

"Once I factored in available A.I.M. downlink facilities, I was able to pinpoint the Mandarin's broadcast signal."
"What are we talking? Far East, Europe, North Africa, Iran, Pakistan, Syria? Where is it?"
"Actually, sir, it's in Miami."
"Okay, kid, I'm gonna have to walk you through rebooting J.A.R.V.I.S.' speech drive, but not right now. Harley, where is he really? Just look on the screen and tell me where it is."
"Um, it does say Miami, Florida."
J.A.R.V.I.S., Tony Stark and Harley Keener[src]



Tony Stark learns about Aldrich Killian's plans



Tony Stark is helped by Harley Keener



Tony Stark prepares to confront the Mandarin


Kidnapping of James Rhodes

Meanwhile, Colonel James Rhodes was dispatched by US President Matthew Ellis to scour a possible outpost for the Mandarin's operations in Pakistan. At this point, Aldrich Killian had sprung this as a trap to capture the Iron Patriot armor. Rhodes stormed the outpost armed, only to find that it was a sweat shop full of female workers. Initially irritated, Rhodes soon realized that he just had freed a branch of a sweat shop trade. As the workers were thanking him for their freedom, the last worker revealed herself to be injected with Extremis. She quickly disabled the armor, and had him transported to the mansion.[1]


Security Breach


Tony Stark incapacitates several guards

"You should've pressed the panic button."
"Well I panicked, but then I handled it."
Eric Savin and Trevor Slattery[src]




Tony Stark verbally threatens Trevor Slattery



Tony Stark is found and ambushed by Eric Savin


Captured by Killian

"Anonymity, Tony. Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since. Right? You simply rule from behind the scenes."
Aldrich Killian to Tony Stark[src]



Killian explains his motivations to Tony Stark



Tony Stark learns Pepper Potts is being tortured



Tony Stark witnesses Maya Hansen's betrayal


Staging an Escape

"Put down your weapons, tie yourselves to those chairs, I'll let you live. In five, four... Bang! You should be gone by now. You should have already been gone."
Tony Stark to two A.I.M. henchmen[src]



Tony Stark collects parts of his Mark XLII armor


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Tony Stark fights back against the guards



Eric Savin leaves the compound to Air Force One

Once the guards were all knocked out, Stark prepared to shoot the last one, only to be amused when he quickly surrendered to him as he claimed to hate working for Killian and A.I.M.. The rest of the suit arrived and Stark made his way through the facility. He greeted J.A.R.V.I.S., while seeing the Iron Patriot Armor fly off, and his suit failed to fly.[1]


Hijacking of Air Force One


Tony Stark and James Rhodes question Trevor Slattery

"We gotta make a decision. We can either save the president or Pepper. We can't do both."
"Sir, I have an update from Malibu. The cranes have finally arrived, and the cellar doors are being cleared as we speak."
James Rhodes and J.A.R.V.I.S.[src]


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Tony Stark and James Rhodes discuss the rescue

Onboard Slattery's boat, Stark called Vice President Rodriguez to inform him that President Ellis was about to be attacked by Savin posing as the Iron Patriot, with Rodriguez informing them that Ellis was about to board Air Force One. However, unbeknownst to Stark, Rodriguez had aligned with Killian, and was planning to take the position of President following Ellis' disposal, granting Killian control over the United States of America. While Rodriguez promised to fix the situation, Stark and Rhodes discussed who they had time to save, Pepper Potts or President Ellis, with Stark deciding to remote control his armor so they could save both of them.[1]




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