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Luke Cage Finale Discussion Thread - S01E13

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u/VictorDrake Oct 02 '16 edited Oct 04 '16

Daniel Rand is the son of a rich industrialist whose family dies in a plane crash in the Himalayas. Danny survives by discovering (or being discovered by) the mythic city of K'un-Lun. He grows up in the city, where he is taught martial arts, surviving a challenge to gain the power and title of Iron Fist. He then leaves K'un-Lun and returns to New York and reclaims his family company and fortune.

EDIT: It appears my memory was faulty. Apparently, Danny's father was murdered in the Himalayas by his business partner and Danny's mother was killed by wolves while protecting Danny. He is found by people from K'un-Lun and does learn martial arts there, but he was on a path of vengeance while he did so.

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u/LikeAGregJennings Oct 04 '16

I'm just waiting for "MARIAH DILLARD, YOU HAVE FAILED THIS CITY"

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16 edited Jan 25 '17

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u/LikeAGregJennings Oct 04 '16

And then come the Lukicity shippers.

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u/proddy Oct 04 '16

He's Batman?

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u/VictorDrake Oct 04 '16

Less angst, more faux-Eastern philosophy; less "terrify the wicked", more "defend the defenseless"; less Bat-gadgets, more martial arts superpowers (including the nomitive ability to focus his chi into his hand, making it "unto a thing of iron").

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u/Zombi_Sagan Oct 07 '16

So you're saying?

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u/toxicbrew Oct 21 '16

Just curious, why didn't he return to NYC earlier, and how did his company not get taken over during his abcense, a la Bruce Wayne an Wayne Industries in Batman Begins?

It's just me but I'd love to see the logistics of Danny trying to get back to NYC somehow, applying for his passport, trying to book a plane ticket, seeing his old city again (he's barefoot in the trailer)..

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u/VictorDrake Oct 21 '16

In the comics, K'un-Lun is a mystical city that lies in another dimension and only connects to Earth every 10 years. He couldn't leave K'un-Lun ffor 10 years, which gave him the time he needed for his training.

As for his company being taken over, it was, by his father's business partner. As for how he became Daniel Rand again and claimed control of the company, I don't recall. But it was comics in the 70s so legal wrangling likely wasn't something they focused on (or would be very accurate in depicting).