- "Ah, Mr. Stark! Ho Yinsen. Nice to meet you."
- ―(Iron Man 3) Yinsen to Tony Stark during the Bern Switzerland Science Conference.
Dr. Ho Yinsen was the man who saved Tony Stark's life by taking most of the shrapnel out of his heart, and fitting an electro-magnet powered by a car battery to prevent the rest penetrating his heart.
He was held hostage by the Ten Rings in a cave along with Tony to build weapons. However, he and Tony secretly built a large suit of armor, called the Mark I to make a getaway. When their plan was discovered too early, Yinsen bought time by chasing them with a G36C Assault Riffle.
However, he soon ran into over a dozen terrorists and he was fatally wounded. When Tony, now in the armor, caught up, Yinsen asked him to leave him there, as he wished to die and be reunited with his family in the afterlife, but not before reminding Tony not to waste his life.
As seen in Iron Man 3, Tony originally met Yinsen before the capture, but is likely he does not remember him; Yinsen, however, recalls their earlier meeting in Switzerland. This was the exact party Tony met and lied to Aldrich Killian.
Appearance
Yinsen is Chinese and he is a fairly tall man with white skin. He wears glasses, and is semi-bald. He has black hair around the sides of his head, and has greyish white hair on his chin. Yinsen has only been seen wearing a tuxedo in Iron Man 3 and a white and brown vest in the first Iron Man film.
Personality
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History
December 31, 1999
Yinsen met Tony Stark in the New Year's eve of the year 1999 in a science conference in Berm Switzerland.
Iron Man (film)
Iron Man 3
A Flashback
When Tony was talking to Dr. Bruce Banner, he recalls a flashback of an event that happened in 1999. Meeting scientist Aldrich Killian, physicist Ho Yinsen, and cardiologist Dr. Wu. Telling Banner everything he remembered that happened, at that time.
Quotes
- "So your're a man that has everything, but has nothing?"
- ―(Iron Man) Ho Yinsen to Tony Stark conversing about his life, during their time in the Afghanistan cave.
- "Mr. Stark! Ho Yinsen."
- ―(Iron Man 3) Yinsen introducing himself to Tony Stark.
- "Perhaps another time?"
- ―(Iron Man 3) Ho Yinsen to Tony Stark.
Notes
- Ho Yinsen was portrayed by actor Shaun Toub in the movie, Iron Man, and reprised the role in Iron Man 3.
Trivia
- There are no current trivia available on this topic, as of the moment.