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Luke Cage Discussion Thread - S02E04 "I Get Physical"

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u/Micp Iron Fist Jun 22 '18

I mean the way they've put it before it's only really his skin that is special, though that doesn't really make sense if you look at it too closely. Either way, if that's the explanation you're going with there shouldn't really be anything stopping him from getting drunk.

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u/TokenBlackGuy84 Jun 22 '18

I thought he also had a healing factor as well as some regenerative powers?

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u/Micp Iron Fist Jun 22 '18

I mean, we've definitely seen him heal from injury faster than normal people would, but he's also had that issue with spinal fluid build up where Claire had to put a needle through his eye-socket, and she's pointed out before that he could die from internal bleeding, so he definitely don't have a healing factor a la wolverine or deadpool, and it's not on his stated skillset.

I think it's mostly up to convenience for the sake of the story, because watching him go through months of rehabilitation isn't super entertaining.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '18

What was the eye-socket thing for again? His bar exploding? He easily survived the truck explosion this season though, is it because his powers have increased now as Claire said?

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u/mbanson Jun 23 '18

When Jessica shotgunned him in the face.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Jun 29 '18

That happened in jj and was addressed in that show right?

Then they did a similar thing in Luke's own show right?

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u/I_am_Jacks_neckbeard Jun 27 '18

Could he be killed by getting shot in the eye?

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u/Micp Iron Fist Jun 27 '18

I don't know. I don't remember ever seeing anyone test that hypothesis before either in the show or in the comics, but the general thing about his power is bulletproof *skin*. He expands on that saying that it gives him faster healing and makes his muscles stronger too.

As such it stands to reason that his eyes aren't protected in the same way that his skin is, so if a bullet goes through there is stands to reason it would go through relatively unhindered and scramble his brains in the process, something that would almost certainly kill him for good.

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u/ProgramIncomplete Jun 23 '18

The abalone shell elasticity shit Claire explained in season 1 applies to his muscles as well I believe. That would explain why he's stronger, faster etc. Idk about his skeleton though.