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"I'm sure they're looking for you, Stark. But they will never find you in these mountains."
Ho Yinsen to Tony Stark[src]

The Ten Rings Base is one of the facilities operated by the Ten Rings in Afghanistan. It is composed by a series of caves in the mountains, with a heavy arsenal of weapons located outside them.

History[]

Ten Rings[]

Kidnapping of Tony Stark[]

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Ten Rings successfully capturing Tony Stark

Tony Stark traveled to Afghanistan in order to host a demonstration of the Jericho missile for the United States Armed Forces, and while returning to Bagram Air Base, his convoy was attacked by the Ten Rings. While unconscious from an explosion caused by one of his own weapons, Stark was kidnapped by the Ten Rings and taken to one of the Ten Rings Bases in Afghanistan, in order to film a video to their employer.

Upon his arrival, Stark had to be operated by Ho Yinsen who tried to remove the shrapnel that penetrated Stark's chest. Being unable to remove all the pieces, Yinsen inserted an electromagnet powered by a car battery to keep the shrapnel from reaching Stark's heart and killing him.

When Stark recovered consciousness, Yinsen explained his current condition and acted as his translator for their mutual kidnappers. Abu Bakaar, one of the Ten Rings members in charge of the base, instructed him to make a Jericho missile for them, and after being tortured and shown a vast arsenal of weapons developed by Stark Industries, he seemingly accepted.

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Tony Stark makes the first Iron Man armor

However, Yinsen convinced Stark to make a difference in what could possibly be the last days of his life; so instead of making a missile, Stark and Yinsen developed a miniature Arc Reactor to increase Stark's chances of surviving the shrapnel injury, and they secretly started working on an armor powered by the reactor that would help them escape.

After working on the armor for three months, Stark and Yinsen formed a strong bond between one another. Unhappy with Stark's progress, Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar threatened to kill Yinsen and gave them an ultimatum, one more day to assemble the missile.

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Tony Stark wears the first Iron Man armor

Stark and Yinsen finished assembling the armor, and Yinsen tried to distract the terrorists so Stark could charge the suit. Stark made his way through the base using the armor and killing the terrorists, only to find Yinsen critically injured, imploring him not waste his life with his dying breath.

Stark destroyed all the stolen weapons in the base and flew out of the area briefly using the armor's flight capabilities.[1]

Alternate Universes[]

Abu Bakar's Death[]

In an alternate universe, Tony Stark was kidnapped and brought to the Ten Rings' base, where the Ten Rings filmed a ransom video and had Ho Yinsen operate on Stark, giving him a battery to keep the shrapnel from the a grenade away from Stark's heart. Stark awoke from surgery and discovered the metal plate keeping him alive, causing him to faint again. When Stark awoke again, Yinsen told him about the surgery, but they were interrupted by the arrival of Abu Bakar and several Ten Rings operatives, who demanded that Stark build a Jericho missile. Stark refused, and Yinsen pretended to be angry at him for refusing the Ten Rings. Bakar and the others then left, and Yinsen was satisfied that they were starting to trust him as Stark rested.

Stark was later taken outside of the base, where the Ten Rings showed the collection of Stark Industries weapons they had obtained. Bakar told Stark that he would be released once he built a Jericho, and Stark shook Bakar's hand. Inside, Stark sat for a long time, upset to see his weapons in the hands of terrorists. Yinsen told Stark that his village was destroyed by Stark Industries weapons and inspired Stark to fix his legacy. Stark got up and started working and asked for several weapons from which Stark extracted the palladium to create an Arc Reactor so that the shrapnel would stay away from his heart.

Stark continued working on what he claimed was the Jericho. Once he had been held in the base for four months, two weeks, and five days, Stark altered the security footage and tested the armor he had been creating in secret. The test was successful, and they realized they would only need one more week to assemble the armor. Stark and Yinsen then played backgammon together, when Bakar came in to retrieve his laundry from Stark's washing machine. However, Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar entered and shot Bakar, demanding that Stark and Yinsen finish the missile the next day.

The following day, Khalid watched the monitors as Stark and Yinsen worked on the armor, obscuring Stark from the camera's view. Al-Wazar came in and realized that Stark was not in view, so Khalid went to check on them. Khalid tried to burst the door open, leading to an explosion. Yinsen helped Stark finish assembling the armor as Stark reviewed their plan. However, Yinsen went against the plan and rushed out of the room, taking Khalid's gun to use as a distraction. He was met by al-Wazar and a group of soldiers aiming their guns at him. While the Ten Rings operatives killed Yinsen, Stark's armor was completed, and Stark attacked the operatives. The Ten Rings fought back, but Stark easily killed all of them. Stark kept moving and came across Yinsen, who was dying. Yinsen expressed satisfaction that he would see his family again as he died, and Stark left the cave. Stark destroyed the Ten Rings' weapons and caused a large explosion as he flew away, destroying the base.[2]

Stark Weapons Smuggling Conspiracy[]

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Ho Yinsen works in the Ten Rings' encampment with Tony Stark

In an alternate universe, Ho Yinsen and Iron Man were held against their will in the Ten Rings' encampment. During their captivity, they played backgammon with each other and discussed their views on life. They built a suit of armor for Stark to wear, and he used it to burst out of his cell. He fought the Ten Rings as he navigated the base, destroying weapons as he moved through it. Stark attempted to rescue Yinsen, but was unable to before the Ten Rings killed him. Once the remainder of the Stark Industries' weapons were destroyed, Stark left the encampment.[3]

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