Is That Captain America’s Shield Tattooed on the Back of The Mandarin’s Neck?

At this point I have watched the new Iron Man 3 trailer about 4 times, and each time I kept seeing something very perplexing:

At first I thought I was just seeing things, but looking at this screen grab from the :44 mark of the new trailer, I am 99% certain that is Captain America’s infamous shield tattooed on the back of The Mandarin’s neck. Also, there appears to be an ‘A’ in the middle of it as opposed to the traditional star . . .

So what could this possibly mean? Could this mean a potential tie-in somehow to the next Captain America movie? Does The Mandarin have some sort of issue or history with Steve Rogers? Or the Avengers as a whole if that is, in fact, an ‘A’ in the middle of the shield? Maybe it’s just simply an easter egg for fanboys paying attention – but usually easter eggs are referencing something.

Certainly an interesting little tidbit to speculate on until Iron Man 3 hits theaters on May 3!

Any of you readers out there have any speculation as to what, if anything, this could possibly be alluding to? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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