Aldrich Killian is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character first appeared inIron Man vol. 4 #1 (Jan. 2005) and was created byWarren Ellis andAdi Granov.

Guy Pearce portrayed a retooled version of the character in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmIron Man 3 (2013).

Created byWarren Ellis andAdi Granov, the character first appeared inIron Man vol. 4 #1 (Jan. 2005).

Dr. Aldrich "Al" Killian was a brilliant scientist working for the FuturePharm Corporation inAustin, Texas alongside Dr.Maya Hansen. Together they developedExtremis, atechno-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 superhuman 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 inBastrop, Texas) with Mallen as a willing test subject.^[1] Days later at FuturePharm Corporation offices, Killian committed suicide at his computer; his suicide note informed Hansen that he had stolen the Extremis serum for an undisclosed purpose.^[2]

Aldrich Killian, hybridized withEdwin Cord,Simon Krieger, andMallen, appears inIron Man 3, portrayed byGuy Pearce.^[3][4][5][6] Initially a sickly individual, this version attempted to pitch his think tank,A.I.M., toTony Stark years prior, but was snubbed by the latter and swore revenge. Over the years, Killian and co-conspiratorMaya 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 theTen Rings by masquerading as their leader theMandarin without the true leaderXu Wenwu's knowledge, uses British actorTrevor 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, andPepper Potts.

• Aldrich Killian appears inIron Man 3: The Official Game. Following the events of the film, A.I.M. transferred his subconscious intoMODOK so he can continue his plans.
• TheIron Man 3 incarnation of Aldrich Killian appears as a boss and unlockable playable character inLego Marvel Super Heroes andLego Marvel's Avengers, voiced byRobin Atkin Downes andGreg Miller respectively.

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