Iron Fist
Now thatLuke Cagehas bust onto Netflix ( and wowed fan and critic alike ) there ’s one show left in Netflix ’s promised four - partDefendersuniverse : Iron Fist . This final series will joinDaredevil , Luke Cage , andJessica Jonesin the spring , and theteasers and lagger we ’ve seenso far look like it ’s going to be another smash-up hit for the streaming service . We ’ve already brought youa run down on some introductory Iron Fist fact , so that casual fan can get up on the history of the Immortal Weapon of K’un Lun , and now it ’s time to delve into some of the lesser known factoids about the incredible martial artist also known as Danny Rand .
To go along with the Netflix seriesIron FistandThe Defendersappearance at New York Comic Con and the release ofthe newest trailer , here are15 thing You Did n’t roll in the hay About Iron Fist .
He’s From A Mystical Alien City
pile of amusing books get a small snatch unearthly , and Iron Fist is definitely on the stranger remnant of the spectrum in many ways . Danny Rand ’s superpower were granted to him for defeating a mystic and undying serpent ( which also gives him the flying dragon stain on his chest ) , a battle which take place in the fictional land known as K’un Lun .
Although K’un Lun look in the Himalayas and looks like it might just be an unswayed civilization on our earth , it ’s actually a city in another dimension that is only accessible every ten eld . And if a supernatural , magical city that disappear was n’t enough , it was also work up by aliens . The city was founded when an alien craft crash - landed , and a new civilization was build on the crash site using the ship ’s parts . The vanish act is actually thanks to the damage deflection drive of the craft , which make an vacillate break between the K’un Lun creation and ours .
He’s The 66thIron Fist
He may be title the Immortal Iron Fist , but Danny Rand is n’t actually immortal , when you get down to it . Therehasalways been an Iron Fist , but that office has been filled by multiple dissimilar warrior throughout the ages . Danny Rand is really the sixty - sixth person to hold the deed of conveyance of Iron Fist – just one in a long transmission line that started with Quan Yaozu .
The tangible divinity behind the title is n’t the man ( or woman ) bear the mask ; it ’s the dragon that grants them their power . Shou - lao The Undying is converted with each fresh Iron Fist , and it is the heart of the Draco that bestow top executive on the chosen warrior . The Iron Fist is improbably hard to kill , though – almost to the distributor point of being functionally immortal . The power to channel his chi to heal , his super forcefulness , and his lastingness fundamentally secure him a tenacious sprightliness span as the 66thLiving artillery .
He Has Died (Sort Of)
Despite his title and how difficult it would be to in reality kill Iron Fist , there was a period of prison term in which he was believe to be drained . In his other years in comics , Danny Rand had a long - run battle with the K’un Lun necromancer Master Khan . Khan think of a plan to bring the Super Skrull to Earth and disguise him as a superhero to befriend Iron Fist before eventually defeat him ( by draining his energy and then murdering him in his quietus ) .
unluckily for Khan , the Iron Fist that was kill was n’t really Danny Rand . It was an imposter – one of the H’ylthri , creature who used to rule K’un Lun and who were also conspire against Iron Fist at the metre . The material Iron Fist was jail by the H’ylthri throughout this period , before eventually being rescue ( and thus " resurrected " ) by Namor , Misty Knight , and Colleen Wing , and returning to Earth to continue his work as Iron Fist .
He’s More Than A One-Punch Wonder
Iron Fist is well known for ( surprise , surprise ) using his fists ! Danny Rand is an incredibly skilled and well - prepare soldierlike creative person ; one of the safe in the world . He is a weapons master , an acrobat , and a skilled combatant . His most famous move , of course , is the Iron Fist Punch – where Rand channels his chi into one clenched fist to make it inhumanly powerful . This annihilative punch is certainly formidable , but it is far from the only direction that Rand is able to use his chi .
Danny Rand is also able to lead his energy to heal himself , and even to vomit up poisons from his body . He can also habituate his spectral energy to heighten his raw abilities , making himself stronger , quicker , more agile and more perdurable than an average homo ( although these are n’t raise to the levels that we see in many other superheroes ) . Other world power include DOE assimilation and manipulation , and the power to beware meld .
His Chi Nearly Impregnated Misty Knight
On top of all the additional ability that Danny Rand ’s chi grants him , it has caused him some trouble over the year as well . One sentence in particular , it made Misty Knight believe that she was fraught !
Misty ( whom we have already met onLuke Cage ) and Danny have a long romanticist chronicle together , so when she became ‘ significant ’ with his child , it was n’t a vast surprisal . However , the gestation was short lived … or more accurately , revealed to have never been real in the first position . Iron Fist ’s chi was so powerful and such an integral part of him , that some of that life vigour spilled over and led to a false positive on a test . It was a slenderly puzzling storyline that get at many fans ( and concern others , as Misty continued to fight offence even when she trust herself to be pregnant ) , but Danny and Misty handle to come through it still together .
Colleen Wing Will Appear In The Netflix Series
Misty Knight will doubtlessly cover over fromLuke Cageto look inIron Fistas Danny Rand ’s eventual honey interest group ( in the same style that Jessica Jones and Luke Cage will have a wild-eyed connection ) , but she ’s not the only fair sex in Iron Fist ’s sprightliness . Colleen Wing ( Jessica Henwick ) will also be asterisk the Netflix series .
In the comics , Colleen is a samurai warrior who is friends with Danny Rand . The two often work together , and their skill sets certainly complement each other . In addition , Colleen is Misty Knight ’s partner , and the two form KnightWing Restorations Ltd ( a detective business firm , also called Daughter of the Dragon ) as well as various other team ( including Heroes for Hire ) .
Her appearance onIron Fistsuggests that we may see KnightWing come into being , and mayhap even see Wing ’s abbreviated erotic love amour with Luke Cage ( although this is less likely , as he has already now been with Jessica Jones and Misty herself ) .
You Know The Creative Team Behind The Show Already
We have no doubt that theIron Fistseries on Netflix is going to be absolutely sensational – Marvel ’s be collaborationism with the streaming service have all been unbelievable in their own ways , and there is no reason to think thatIron Fistwill be any dissimilar .
But it ’s not just the running record that has us excite . The originative team behind the show is also phenomenal . Showrunner and Godhead Scott Buck has previously worked on the crash - score seriesDexter , as well asRome , Nikki , andSix Feet Under . Joining him in the author ’s room will be Scott Reynolds , who also wrote and produced onDexteralongside Buck . In addition , Reynolds worked onJessica Jones , leave him terrific perceptiveness into the superhero literary genre as a whole ( and the NetflixThe Defendersseries in particular ) . Allie Goss and Jeph Loeb are also executive producing , of course , with Stan Lee listed as executive producer as well .
He’s Been An Avenger
comical Holy Scripture squad rosters are always changing , so it should n’t be too much of a surprisal to check that Iron Fist has been a member of more than just the Heroes for Hire . One such team that already exists in the MCU isthe Avengers – although a very different iteration than the one we know and bang from the swelled screen .
In the comics , the original Avengers disbanded after Scarlet Witch proceed insane and attack them . After that , a new Avengers squad is formed ( named , fitly enough , the New Avengers ) . This team involve a few of the giving guns , includingIron Man , Captain America andSpider - Man , as well as Luke Cage , Iron Fist , Spider - Woman , and Wolverine . After Dark Reign , Luke Cage even became team leader and bought Avengers Tower from Tony Stark , so of grade his best friend Danny Rand was with him . Iron Fist has also been a Secret Avenger and a Defender at other dot in his history .
He Is Always At Luke Cage’s Side – Even In Alternate Universes…
Speaking of Luke Cage , the military personnel with the unbreakable skin is Danny Rand ’s dear friend , and can ( almost ) always be found at his side . Their friendly relationship did n’t get off to the best commencement , however , as the two heroes met when Cage was ( sadly ) work for Bushmaster and Iron Fist had to defend Misty Knight from the big man .
However , once Iron Fist and Misty Knight were able to free Luke from Bushmaster ’s hold , they struck up a friendly relationship that has endured the run of time ( and end , and everything else that strip can fuddle at our heroes ! ) . As well as their risky venture together in the primary Marvel universe ( and now in the MCU ) , the two are even connected in alternate universes .
InMarvel Zombies , for exemplar , it ’s a zombified Luke Cage who eventually bites Iron Fist . In theHouse of Mreality , Luke Cage heads up the Human Resistance Movement , and Iron Fist is a member .
…Although He Did Once Try To Kill Luke
Despite their close and long - lasting friendly relationship , Iron Fist and Luke Cage have amount to blows in the past . We ’ve already cite their conflict when the two first forgather , but it ’s not the only prison term that they ’ve been enemies , rather than friends .
At one point , Norman Osborn and his Thunderbolts kidnapped Danny Rand and tampered with his idea , brainwashing him to think that his booster were foe . However , even in simulations , Danny could n’t bring himself to wound Luke . Osborn then had Danny participate in the capture and kidnap of the real Luke Cage , and Danny attacked his honest-to-goodness friend .
However , their friendship overcame Osborn ’s conditioning . Iron Fist ’s flak on Cage in reality cleared his mind , give up him to delude Osborn . Danny made it look like he defeat Luke , but actually serve him to run ( and fled with him ) . Luckily , Luke was very understanding about the whole berth – these things happen when you are a superhero !
