Mallen

Origin

Mallen's parents were killed during an FBI shootout that involved charges of weapons violations.

Mayor Story Arcs

Extremist

Later, Mallen having become bitter, joins a small terrorist cell. The members were given the

Extremis

drug by

Maya Hansen

. Mallen consumed this drug and became a threat to the safety of others. Mallen attacked the FBI branch in Houston. There he was confronted by Iron Man and injured the aforementioned hero. He also threatened that he would kill the U.S. leaders in Washington D.C. He had a fought with

Iron Man

, was defeated and requested Iron Man to kill him.

Powers

Due to the mutation that resulted by consuming the Extremis drug, he gained the abilities of superhuman strength, speed(shown to run faster than 200 mph), stamina and durability. He can also produce fire by his fire breath and he also has sharp claws and the ability of electric discharge.

Other media

Mallen appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode "Extremis". Unlike the comics, he is instead a low-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who is fired for his mental instability, and steals and injects himself with the Extremis formula, becoming a superpowered maniac and going on a vengeful rampage. Mallen injures Stark and forces him to also take Extremis, allowing him to defeat Mallen.

Mallen is one of the characters that is part of the composite of Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3. Killian at one point in the film uses fire breath.