Dain Ironfoot said:
Yes. Those are the abilities I'd worry about.
Anyway, Mr Whippy doesn't look like the main baddie, whoever is building that army of armour that they fight at the end of the trailer, I'd guess he is the main baddie.
I'm pretty sure that Whiplash is the main bad guy in this film, at least the main bad guy who is physically present. Justin Hammer is also set to be a bad guy, but seeing as he wasn't even in the trailer, I doubt he'll have a bigger role than the guy who cut a Stark race car in two with his electrified tentacles.
Even in the first film, the group that Stane had kidnap Stark was associated with (or maybe they
are?) the Ten Rings, which is run by the Mandarin, who is the main villain in the Iron Man comics.
Jon Favreau (the director) compared it to the villains in Star Wars. The Emporer is the main guy behind everything, but Darth Vader is the guy you want to see fight, what you build to. sure, you blow up the Death Star in part 1, but you don't fight Darth Vader. save the big finale for vol. 3 the same relationship between The Mandarin and Stane, the group who kidnapped Stark, Whiplash, Justin Hammer, etc.
can't wait til this comes out. one of the movies I'm looking forward to this year.