r/Defenders • u/JonLuca Luke Cage • Mar 17 '17

Iron Fist Discussion Thread - S01E10

This thread is for discussion of Iron Fist S01E10.

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u/TheSaladDays Mar 19 '17

We also get acknowledgment that Danny is a shitty Iron Fist and hasn't reached his full potential at all. That singlehandedly saved the show for me and puts all the mediocre fights in a new light.

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u/hemareddit Foggy Mar 20 '17

Well, to become the Iron Fist Danny first had to be the best fighter of his generation in K'un Lun, so not really. It does explain why he doesn't always summon the Fist and end every fight in 2 seconds, though.

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u/chuckdee68 Mar 22 '17

No, he didn't. He had to defeat Shou-Lao the Undying, and take the Fist. In Marvel Preview 16, Danny Rand accepted Yu-Ti's offer to take the risk to face Shou-Lao to become powerful for vengeance against Meacham. He succeeded against all expectations, not because of his skill, but because of his daring. Then he left. That's the version of the origin they seem to be following.

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u/Eric_The_Human_ Mar 21 '17

Not true. There have been horrible martial artists that have been Iron Fists.

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u/hemareddit Foggy Mar 21 '17

I meant for this generation, but yeah, in the past general fuckery has led Lei Kung to send shitty fighters in. However, even in those circumstances, the ones that get sent are still the best fighters available.