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* AFatherToHisMen: He's opposed to releasing Wilson Fisk to house arrest at the Presidential Hotel because of the cops Fisk has had killed.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Inverted. When he's told of the attack on Wilson Fisk, he celebrates it because Kingpin is a cop killer.

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* AFatherToHisMen: He's opposed to releasing Wilson the FBI's plans to release Fisk to house arrest at the Presidential Hotel because of the cops how Fisk has had killed.
bribed and murdered numerous cops.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Inverted. When he's told of the attack on Wilson Fisk, Fisk having been shanked, he celebrates it because Kingpin Fisk is a cop killer.



* FriendOnTheForce: He agrees to give Foggy a call if any interesting cases occur and immediately calls him when Karen Page is framed and arrested for murder. As one of the few cops Nelson & Murdock know to be honest, he's the one they send Hoffman to when it's time to bring down Fisk's empire, and he's the one who delivers the message to the city that the Devil of Hell's Kitchen is a hero. [[spoiler:In return for helping him, Matt allows Brett to take the credit for arresting Frank Castle, which nets him a promotion and puts him in a better position of authority within the NYPD.]] In Season 3, he gives Foggy the floor at a police union gathering so Foggy can convince the assembled cops to throw their support behind his impromptu district attorney campaign, due to their mutual hatred of Fisk. Following the church attack, Brett agrees to "arrest" Karen at Nadeem's behest so as to keep her away from Dex, and he also takes in Nadeem's family after Fisk tries to have them killed.

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* FriendOnTheForce: He agrees to give Foggy a call if any interesting cases occur and immediately calls him when Karen Page is framed and arrested for murder. As one of the few cops in the precinct that Nelson & Murdock know for certain to be honest, he's the one they send Hoffman to when it's time to bring down Fisk's empire, and he's the one who delivers the message to the city that the Devil of Hell's Kitchen is a hero. [[spoiler:In return for helping him, Matt allows Brett to take the credit for arresting Frank Castle, which nets him a promotion and puts him in a better position of authority within the NYPD.]] In Season 3, he gives Foggy the floor at a police union gathering so Foggy can convince the assembled cops to throw their support behind his impromptu district attorney campaign, due to knowing that they all despise Fisk for corrupting or murdering their mutual hatred of Fisk. colleagues. Following the church attack, Brett agrees to "arrest" Karen at Nadeem's behest so as to keep her away from being killed by Dex, and he also takes in Nadeem's family after Fisk tries to have them killed.



* AddledAddict: [[spoiler:Already starts showing signs in Season 1, but during his brief appearance in Season 2 it's made even more clear, with his red eyes only disappearing after he uses his inhalor.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:He starts as a friend, but becomes increasingly insane after the trauma brought on by his experience with Kilgrave and eventually goes into a drugged out, AxCrazy rampage. Though Jessica and Trish acknowledge that he is out of his mind when he finally goes nuts, they have little pity in stopping him before he can kill them or anybody else.]]

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* AddledAddict: [[spoiler:Already starts showing signs in Season 1, but during his brief appearance in Season 2 it's made even more clear, with his red eyes only disappearing after he uses his inhalor.inhaler.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:He starts as a friend, an ally, but becomes increasingly insane after the trauma brought on by his experience with Kilgrave and eventually goes into a drugged out, AxCrazy rampage. Though Jessica and Trish acknowledge that he is out of his mind when he finally goes nuts, they have little pity in stopping him before he can kill them or anybody else.]]



* {{Irony}}: Will's motivations in Season 1 boils down to protecting Trish. Yet in all three of Trish's closest brushes she has with death, he was a strong factor.
** Their first encounter is when he is commanded by Kilgrave into visiting Trish over a possible assault charge involving a fan. To borrow the LAPD's motto, he is a police officer that is supposed to serve and protect, and nearly strangles her to death.
** [[spoiler:He gives her an unregistered gun to protect herself from danger and later encourages her to use it to kill Kilgrave. She nearly does, but empties her gun before she can deliver a kill shot. He then orders her to put a bullet in her head. Trish only survives because the gun was empty, and fought the command by hitting her head with a bullet instead of reloading.]]
** [[spoiler:Will goes back into a supersoldier program he was a former member of, in order to use their drugs to take care of Kilgrave. He goes off the deep end and attempts to kill Jessica, while trying to keep Trish out of the equation. However, Trish steals his pills, and takes them to help Jessica fight Will off. The pills nearly kill her before an EMT injects her with a counter to stimulant drugs.]]

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* {{Irony}}: Will's Simpson's motivations in Season 1 boils boil down to protecting Trish. Yet in all three of Trish's closest brushes she has with death, he was a strong factor.
** Their first encounter is when he is commanded by Kilgrave into visiting Trish over a possible assault charge involving a fan.sends him to Trish's apartment to kill her for insulting him on her show. To borrow the LAPD's motto, he is a police officer that is supposed to serve and protect, and nearly strangles her to death.
** [[spoiler:He gives her Trish an unregistered gun to protect herself from danger and later encourages her to use it to kill Kilgrave. She nearly does, but empties her gun before she can deliver a kill shot. He Kilgrave then orders her Trish to put a bullet in her head. head, something Trish only survives because the gun was empty, and fought the command by hitting her head with she only gets out of Kilgrave's control when Jessica puts a bullet instead of reloading.in her mouth to technically fulfill Kilgrave's command.]]
** [[spoiler:Will [[spoiler:Simpson goes back into a supersoldier program he was a former member of, in order to use their drugs to take care of Kilgrave. He goes off the deep end and attempts to kill Jessica, while trying to keep Trish out of the equation. However, Trish steals his pills, and takes them to help Jessica fight Will Simpson off. The pills nearly kill her before an EMT injects her with a counter to stimulant drugs.]]



* JerkassHasAPoint: For all his faults, Will isn't wrong for wanting to kill Kilgrave, who he accurately points out is ''extremely dangerous'' and it would ensure he couldn't destroy any more innocent lives. [[spoiler: In the end, for all her hard work, Jessica ends up having to kill Kilgrave. If she had done it earlier, many lives would have been saved]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: For all his faults, Will isn't wrong for wanting to kill Kilgrave, who he accurately points out is Simpson advocates right from the start that Kilgrave should be killed, not captured, as Kilgrave's powers make him ''extremely dangerous'' and it killing him is the one thing that would ensure make certain that he couldn't can't destroy any more innocent lives. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the end, for all her hard work, Jessica ends up having to kill Kilgrave. If she had done it earlier, many lives would have been saved]].



* PsychoSerum: The pills given to Simpson [[spoiler:by Kozlov]] send him into a bloody rage.

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* PsychoSerum: The pills given to Simpson [[spoiler:by Dr. Kozlov]] send him into a bloody rage.



* AlasPoorVillain: He's murdered in his hospital by his best friend, believing he's come to protect him. It's easy to feel sorry for Blake, having to be murdered in his hospital bed by his own partner and best friend, who got forced into doing it.

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* AlasPoorVillain: He's murdered in his hospital by his best friend, believing he's come to protect him. It's easy hard not to feel sorry for Blake, having to be murdered in his hospital bed by his own partner and best friend, who got forced was coerced by Fisk into doing it. carrying out the deed under the threat of death.



* BeardOfEvil: Blake has a very heavy five 'o clock shadow.

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* BeardOfEvil: Blake has a very heavy five 'o five'o clock shadow.



* YouHaveFailedMe: While Fisk can forgive Blake for being beaten up by Matt, he cannot forgive Blake for letting his phone get stolen by Matt, which enabled Matt to track down Vladimir. So he orders a police sniper on his payroll to gun down Blake and a few other innocent cops on live TV. When Blake survives this, Fisk intimidates Hoffman into poisoning him in the hospital.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: While Fisk can could forgive Blake for being beaten up by Matt, Matt. But he cannot forgive Blake for letting his phone get stolen by Matt, which enabled Matt to track down Vladimir. So he orders a police sniper on his payroll to gun down Blake and a few other innocent cops on live TV. When Blake survives this, Fisk intimidates Hoffman into poisoning him in the hospital.



* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Even before their revelation as DirtyCops, it's clear that neither he nor Blake are the nicest people with the way they handle Karen's case.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Even before their revelation as DirtyCops, it's revealed that they're corrupt, it's clear that neither he nor Blake are the nicest people with the way they handle Karen's case. That said, when Blake threatens physical violence against Matt, Hoffman visibly disapproves of Blake's words, showing that [[EvenEvilHasStandards he has at least some lines he won't cross]].



* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hoffman is aware that Fisk discards of underlings when he has no further use for them. So when Fisk personally orders him to kill Blake, Hoffman pointedly asks how long it'll be before he does something that'll make him another liability that Fisk decides to have killed. This allows Leland to keep him hidden as a bargaining chip and later be threatened by Matt into turning state's evidence.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hoffman becomes a liability after being forced to kill Blake, doubtless bitter over having to kill his partner and Fisk's role in it, so Fisk tries to off him as well before he can cause any damage. [[spoiler:Fortunately, Owlsley has already scooped him up and hidden him away to use as a bargaining chip. He is then saved by Matt, and helps bring down Fisk's empire.]]

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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hoffman is very much aware that Fisk discards disposes of underlings when he has no further use for them. So when Fisk personally orders him to kill Blake, Hoffman pointedly asks how long it'll be before he does something that'll make him another liability that Fisk decides decide he needs to have killed.go. This allows Leland to keep him hidden as a bargaining chip and later be threatened by Matt into turning state's evidence.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Hoffman becomes a liability after being forced to kill Blake, doubtless bitter over having to kill his partner and Fisk's role in it, so it. Fisk tries to off him as well before he can cause any damage. [[spoiler:Fortunately, Owlsley has already scooped him up and hidden him away to use as a bargaining chip. He is then saved by Matt, and helps bring down Fisk's empire.]]

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* KillerCop: He kills Sergei, and some of the other bombing survivors

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* KillerCop: He kills Sergei, and some of the other bombing survivorssurvivors. Later, he's sent by Fisk to eliminate Hoffman to keep him from turning on Fisk.



!!29th Precinct
The 29th Precinct covers Harlem above 116th Street.

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[[folder:Rafael Scarfe]]
!!''Detective Rafael Scarfe''
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!!29th Precinct
The 29th Precinct covers Harlem above 116th Street.

[[folder:Misty Knight]]
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[[folder:Rafael Scarfe]]
!!''Detective Rafael Scarfe''
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Misty Knight's determined, but stubborn and [[spoiler:corrupt]] police partner.

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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}''

Misty Knight's determined, but stubborn and [[spoiler:corrupt]] police partner.
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A rookie patrol officer in the 15th Precinct.


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* BoundAndGagged: Matt gags him with duct tape and handcuffs him to a column to keep him out of the way as he tries to get information out of Vladimir. He's thus in no position to fight back when the corrupt ESU team show up to kill him.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: The corrupt ESU team sent in to save him instead cut his throat, not knowing how much of Matt's conversations with Vladimir and Fisk he might've overheard.
* NewMeat: He's only been on the job for two months, confirming for Matt that he's not in Fisk's pocket.
* SlashedThroat: The ESU officers who discover him cut his throat.
* SmallRoleBigImpact:
** Sullivan's radio ends up being how Matt has his first conversation with Fisk.
** Detective Blake and some of the other cops who respond to Sullivan's distress call are shot by a police sniper on Fisk's payroll, before the ESU team enter the building and kill Sullivan. In the short-term, the fallout from these killings allows Fisk to further spin the Devil of Hell's Kitchen as a terrorist; in the long-term, the fallout regarding Blake's shooting specifically leads to Fisk's downfall when Hoffman eventually turns on Fisk.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Upon discovering Matt and Vladimir, Matt subdues him and gets him to admit that he's an honest cop. Not understanding why Matt wants him to report his 10-10 call (potential criminal activity) as a false alarm, Sullivan instead makes a [[RedAlert 10-13 call]] (officer in distress)... alerting Fisk's corrupt cops to Matt and Vladimir's location. By the time the night is over, Vladimir and three uniformed cops (including Sullivan himself) are dead at the hands of said corrupt cops, and Detective Blake is in a coma, which Fisk uses to further smear Matt's name in the press.
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!!29th Precinct
The 29th Precinct covers Harlem above 116th Street.

[[folder:Misty Knight]]
-> see [[Characters/MCUDefendersAllies Defenders and Allies]]
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[[folder:Rafael Scarfe]]
!!''Detective Rafael Scarfe''
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!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
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* ArchEnemy: [[UnknownRival While the feeling isn't exactly mutual]], Mahoney clearly considers Frank Castle to be his white whale as he ''does not'' stop chasing after him. Despite being an excellent judge of character, his vision is completely skewed when the Punisher is concerned on [[EveryoneHasStandards account of the sheer number of bodies he leaves behind]], refusing to even ''want'' to understand that there's anything more to him than a mass murderer, or that there are multiple conspiracies afoot. This eventually causes him to clash with Madani's own investigations as well.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure he may be incredibly grumpy more often than not and is never short on quips, but he is so [[ByTheBookCop by-the-book]] that it's unthinkable that he could be corrupt, or even think of doing anything but the right thing. That makes him one of an extremely few people Daredevil trusts completely, even though they're on opposite sides of the law.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Fisk decides to have Blake killed for revealing crucial information to the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. The first attempt involves a sniper shooting Blake and a couple other cops on live TV. Unfortunately, Blake survives, forcing Fisk to send Hoffman to the hospital to poison him.

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* YouHaveFailedMe: While Fisk decides to have can forgive Blake killed for revealing crucial information being beaten up by Matt, he cannot forgive Blake for letting his phone get stolen by Matt, which enabled Matt to the Devil of Hell's Kitchen. The first attempt involves track down Vladimir. So he orders a police sniper shooting on his payroll to gun down Blake and a couple few other innocent cops on live TV. Unfortunately, When Blake survives, forcing survives this, Fisk to send intimidates Hoffman to into poisoning him in the hospital to poison him.hospital.



* BanteringBaddieBuddies: Despite being a detective, Hoffman seems to enjoy doing his dirty work along with Blake and are the two quite fond of sharing darkly humorous quips about it.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He goes ghost after killing Blake to avoid Fisk's wrath, having been scooped up by Owlsley. Ultimately, he comes back in the Season 1 finale to rat Fisk out to the FBI.]]

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* BanteringBaddieBuddies: Despite being a detective, Hoffman seems to He and Blake enjoy doing his Fisk's dirty work along with Blake work, and are the two quite fond of sharing darkly humorous quips about it.
* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He goes ghost after killing Blake to avoid Fisk's wrath, having been scooped up by Owlsley. Ultimately, he comes back in the Season season 1 finale to rat Fisk out to the FBI.FBI, and he's also critical to directly linking Fisk to many of the murders he's ordered by virtue of the fact that Fisk directly gives him the order to kill Blake (as opposed to relay the order through Wesley).]]



* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hoffman is aware that Fisk discards of underlings when he has no further use for them. So when Fisk personally orders him to kill Blake, Hoffman pointedly asks how long it'll be before he does something to piss Fisk off and make him another loose end Fisk needs to get rid of. This allows Leland to keep him hidden as a bargaining chip and later be threatened by Matt into turning state's evidence.

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* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hoffman is aware that Fisk discards of underlings when he has no further use for them. So when Fisk personally orders him to kill Blake, Hoffman pointedly asks how long it'll be before he does something to piss Fisk off and that'll make him another loose end liability that Fisk needs decides to get rid of.have killed. This allows Leland to keep him hidden as a bargaining chip and later be threatened by Matt into turning state's evidence.
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* ApologeticAttacker: He's only trying to kill Karen because Wesley is threatening to have his daughter killed. As he's strangling Karen in her cell, he's on the verge of tears and whispering "I'm sorry!" repeatedly.

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* ChekhovsGunman: In Seasons 1 and 3 of ''Daredevil'', Brett becomes crucial to the resolution in bringing down Fisk. Moreso in Season 3, where his initial appearance is at a union event where he lets Foggy take a few minutes to rally the cops to support his district attorney campaign. He doesn't show up again until after Dex's attack on the church, where Nadeem convinces him to take custody of Karen so that she won't be killed by Dex in FBI custody.

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* ChekhovsGunman: In Seasons 1 and 3 of ''Daredevil'', Brett becomes crucial to the resolution in bringing down Fisk. Moreso
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in Season the precinct, which is otherwise riddled by corrupt cops in Fisk's pocket. This makes him the officer that Matt has Carl Hoffman surrender to after tracking him down. Then, after Matt defeats Fisk and stops his attempt to escape, Brett is the first cop to arrive on the scene and takes Fisk back into custody.
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3, where Brett makes his initial appearance is at a union event where he lets Foggy take a few minutes to rally the cops to support his district attorney campaign. He doesn't show up again until after Dex's attack on the church, where Ray Nadeem convinces him to take custody of Karen so that she won't be killed murdered by Dex in or any of the other corrupt FBI agents in Fisk's pocket. He also gets to once again be the one to take Fisk back into custody.



* TheCommissionerGordon: He ends up becoming this to Matt. Initially he's the cop friendliest with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen and would turn a blind-eye due to all the good he's done, but would still be willing to take Daredevil in. Eventually it gets to the point where he acts as Daredevil's [[FriendOnTheForce informant]] and he lampshades the {{irony}} that the vigilante ends up being the only person he can trust.

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* TheCommissionerGordon: He ends up becoming this to Matt. Initially he's the cop friendliest with the Devil of Hell's Kitchen and would turn a blind-eye due to all the good he's done, but would still be willing to take Daredevil in. Eventually it gets to the point where he acts as Daredevil's Matt's [[FriendOnTheForce informant]] and he lampshades the {{irony}} that the vigilante ends up being the only person he can trust.
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* MaleGaze: The camera actually lingers on her butt for a good few seconds while she's walking as she's [[spoiler:being arrested]].

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* IdiotBall: She fails to cover her tracks after ratting out Mariah to Bushmaster, which leads to Ridley and Misty investigating a leak how Bushmaster found her. Seriously, a regular cop would actually know better to check for surveillance littered around the city, which is how she's been caught on camera.
* TheRival: She's been antagonistic toward Misty since high school, after Misty replaced her on the basketball team. She also set up another teammate to get kicked off the team along the way.
* TooDumbToLive: Nandi foolishly resisted arrest and attempted to go toe-to-toe with Misty, all while having the ESU's guns trained on her at the aircraft hanger. Luckily for Nandi, they exercise restraint and let Misty take her down.

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* IdiotBall: She fails to cover her tracks after ratting out Mariah to Bushmaster, which leads to Ridley and Misty investigating a leak how Bushmaster found her. Seriously, a regular Any cop would actually know better to check for surveillance littered around the city, which is how she's been caught on camera.Nandi was caught.
* ItsAllAboutMe: No matter what platitudes she preaches about teamwork and integrity, the only person Nandi cares about is herself. In high school, she manipulated her basketball teammate into getting caught for theft of an [=iPod=] so she could take her position on the team. As Misty pointed out, they lost their away tournament in Philadelphia but Nandi didn't care as long as she got to shine as the team's MVP. In the present, Nandi tries to justify giving away Mariah's location to Bushmaster as her protecting Harlem but Misty doesn't buy it for one minute and calls her out for only wanting the money she made from that decision.
-->'''Misty''': "You almost had our blood on your hands, and look at you; even now, you won't own your shit!"
* LaserGuidedKarma: During a high school basketball tournament in Philadelphia, Nandi made a deal with her basketball teammate Tasha Bowles in which Nandi would steal some wallets and Tasha would steal an [=iPod=]. However, this was actually a set up; Nandi had no intention of stealing anything and instead told their coach Tasha had stolen the [=iPod=], resulting in Tasha getting kicked off the team and Nandi taking her position. However, Nandi injured her knee during the tournament and was replaced by Misty Knight.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Nandi justifies her actions in selling out Mariah's location to Bushmaster as necessary to eliminate a threat to Harlem. However, she doesn't care that Bushmaster is just as, if not more dangerous to Harlem than Mariah and is clearly more concerned about the money Bushmaster paid her than anyone who would be hurt by her actions.
* TheRival: She's been Nandi and Misty have had an antagonistic toward Misty relationship since high school, after Misty replaced her on the basketball team.team due to Nandi suffering an injury. She also set up another teammate to get kicked off the team along the way.
* TooDumbToLive: RivalTurnedEvil: Nandi foolishly resisted arrest and attempted to go toe-to-toe with Misty, all while having the ESU's guns trained on her at the aircraft hanger. Luckily for Nandi, they exercise restraint and let resented Misty take in high school for taking her down. position on the basketball team after Nandi suffered a knee injury during a match. As an adult, their rivalry turns to enmity as Nandi betrays her fellow officers to sell out Mariah to Bushmaster.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Her justification for selling out Mariah's location to Bushmaster is that Mariah needs to be killed.

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* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Nandi has cultivated a habit of betraying people to get what she wants since her youth. In high school, she manipulated her basketball teammate Tasha Bowles into getting caught for theft to eliminate her as a rival. As an adult, she proves to be a corrupt cop.



* TooDumbToLive: Yeah, not only it's very stupid of her trying resisting arrest and trying to go toe-to-toe with Misty, consider she has a dozen of guns trained on her by the ESU team at the aircraft hanger. Luckily they exercise restraint and let Misty take her down.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: In the end, for all her hard work, Jessica [[spoiler:really had to kill Kilgrave. If she had done it earlier, many lives would have been saved]].

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* JerkassHasAPoint: For all his faults, Will isn't wrong for wanting to kill Kilgrave, who he accurately points out is ''extremely dangerous'' and it would ensure he couldn't destroy any more innocent lives. [[spoiler: In the end, for all her hard work, Jessica [[spoiler:really had ends up having to kill Kilgrave. If she had done it earlier, many lives would have been saved]].


* SaltAndPepper: Blake is the salt to Hoffman's pepper.



* SaltAndPepper: Hoffman is the pepper to Blake's salt.



* SaltAndPepper: Technically is the salt, since he's Misty's partner.
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* VillainousLegacy: Come Season 2, at least thirty criminals, including Cockroach, are unleashed onto the streets of Harlem because Scarfe tainted their convictions.

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!!''Mercedes Kelly "Misty" Knight''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Your ass might be bulletproof, but Harlem ain't."'']]
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!!!'''Species:''' Human (cybernetically enhanced)
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' NYPD
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SimoneMissick
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JessicaToledo (Latin-America Chilean Spanish dub), Carol Crespo (Brazilian Portuguese dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' | ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' | ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}''

->''"I apply foot to ass. And match lead for lead. I put murderers in handcuffs. I don't just seek justice, I stalk it."''

A tough-as-nails detective at the [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCityCops New York City Police Department]]'s 29th Precinct and close ally of Luke's.

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!!''Mercedes Kelly "Misty" Knight''
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[[folder:Rafael Scarfe]]
!!''Detective Rafael Scarfe''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human (cybernetically enhanced)
Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' NYPD
American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/SimoneMissick
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JessicaToledo (Latin-America Chilean Spanish dub), Carol Crespo (Brazilian Portuguese dub)
Creator/FrankWhaley
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' | ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'' | ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}''

->''"I apply foot to ass. And match lead for lead. I put murderers in handcuffs. I don't just seek justice, I stalk it."''

A tough-as-nails detective at the [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCityCops New York City Police Department]]'s 29th Precinct
Cage|2016}}''

Misty Knight's determined, but stubborn
and close ally of Luke's.[[spoiler:corrupt]] police partner.



* AcademicAthlete: She went to Temple University on a basketball scholarship.
* AfroAsskicker: Marvel's pre-eminent example, especially since Luke Cage doesn't have one in the MCU.
* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:She comes very close to losing her arm after getting shot by Diamondback, thanks to Luke's amateurish first aid, but Claire is able to save it. Then it happens for real in Midland Circle, ironically while saving Claire from having her head cut off by Bakuto.]]
* ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:As a natural extension of the above, she gets a shiny robotic right arm courtesy of Danny Rand's company.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Is able to recreate entire crime scenes in her head by looking at the photographs. It takes a hit [[spoiler:after she loses her arm, but after some help from Colleen it comes back.]]
* BoobsOfSteel: Is a no-nonsense cop and with her artificial arm becomes the physically strongest of all the female Defenders allies. She's also by far the bustiest woman in all the MCU Netflix shows. Her enormous chest doesn't interfere with her performance in the field at all, though.
* BreakTheBadass: Being so thoroughly at Diamondback's mercy does a real number on her, [[spoiler:even driving her to assault Claire during an interrogation.]]
* ButNotTooBlack: Is much lighter-skinned than her comic book self.
* ButtMonkey: She's the victim of a lot of mockery from other cops when she decides to go back into work.
* ByTheBookCop: At first she's obedient to the book, [[spoiler:until Scarfe dies.]] Afterwards she mostly [[CowboyCop disregards the rules]].
* CharacterDevelopment: ''Luke Cage'' Season 2 has her overcoming the trauma of [[spoiler:losing her arm]], and becoming less of a CowboyCop.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: [[spoiler:She quits being a cop partway through ''Luke Cage'' Season 2, but all the other cops predict she'd be back within a week at least. She's back within 24 hours, following Ridenhour's death.]]
* CowboyCop: Turns into one after Scarfe is killed. It gets her into trouble with Inspector Ridley.
* CurbStompBattle: Her first encounter with Diamondback (without powers or suit) had him effortlessly defeat her in fist fight and nearly killing her, giving her PTSD. She takes on him again with a gun in her hand, only for him to shoot her down with his QuickDraw skills. If not for Luke's timely arrival he would have shot her dead right there.
* CynicismCatalyst: Scarfe getting killed and turning out to have been corrupt, causes her to lose her faith in the system, leading to a number of impulsive and renegade decisions.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: During a bar-brawl in ''Luke Cage'' series 2, [[spoiler:she tries to punch someone with the arm she no longer has.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}''.
* DeathByOriginStory: Misty was inspired to become a cop after a childhood incident where her cousin was beaten, gang-raped and murdered by a group of local street punks.
* {{Determinator}}: When it comes to justice and doing what's right.
* FailureHero: She's a great investigator, but not so good at other parts of being a cop, often letting her emotions get the better of her and losing convictions because of it.
* FairCop: Her introduction in ''Luke Cage'' has her scoping out Cottonmouth's club wearing a ''very'' tight dress. Then she has sex with Luke.
* FemaleGaze: In ''Iron Fist'' Season 2, Misty repeatedly eyes up and expresses interest in Ward Meachum, much to Colleen's disgust.
* {{Foil}}: To Jessica Jones. Both are skilled but cynical detectives, have trouble cooperating with others in their pursuit for justice, experienced moments of feeling powerless, and had a sexual relationship with Luke Cage before settling down as friends. However, Jessica is a self-employed PrivateDetective, while Misty works for the police.
* ForegoneConclusion: For everyone familiar with her in the comics, [[spoiler:it was only a matter of time before she lost her arm.]]
* FriendOnTheForce: Of sorts. Her relationship with Luke is fairly rocky across the first season of his show, but she is a friend more often than not. In Season 2, she's definitely there.
* HiddenBuxom: Zigzagged. She's introduced in a revealing low-cut dress that she makes clear she knows shows off her large chest, but this was to deliberately attract attention as part of undercover work at a club. During her day job and in all other instances, she dresses conservatively and usually pairs a collared top with a stylish jacket. Still, even in these shirts and especially during her sex scene it is made clear that she has by far the largest boobs of any female in the Netflix shows.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She has complete and utter faith in Scarfe, and doesn't believe he's a DirtyCop until it's too late to save him. She also jumps to the worst conclusions as far as Luke is concerned, and only accepts him as a good guy after she learns who Willis Stryker is.
* HurtingHero: She becomes noticeably more aggressive after Scarfe is killed and it becomes knowledge that he had been corrupt. In Season 2, she finds herself not just dealing with her new disability, but also with Scarfe's old convictions (like Cockroach) being found tainted and overturned.
* HandicappedBadass: Even after losing her right arm, she's still more than capable of holding her own in fights.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Much to her consternation, Misty ends up like this during the Hand case, despite her efforts to serve as their FriendOnTheForce. Because of the high stakes involving the Hand, Luke tries to keep Misty at arms length to keep her from being a target.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Her ability to recreate scenes from photos. Other cops repeatedly call it eerie; Lieutenant Perez calls her a "curandero" (witch doctor) when they're in Scarfe's apartment. Misty herself thinks it's just a "trick" that anybody can do if they know how, likening it to a specific way of looking at a picture. The viewer is left to decide for themselves if the photo recreation is a dramatization of her own reasonable deductions, or if she's some kind of latent/in-denial post cognitive.
* MythologyGag:
** She comes close to [[spoiler:losing an arm]] but it doesn't happen. [[spoiler:Ain't so lucky in ''The Defenders'', however, where she loses it for real at the hands of Bakuto.]]
** Her last scene in ''Luke Cage'' Season 1 has her wearing an outfit that invokes her red comics outfit.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Her refusal to trust the system after Scarfe's death and Cottonmouth's release leads to her hiding Candace herself instead of placing her into police protection. This gets Candace killed and allows Mariah to walk free. [[WhatTheHellHero Inspector Ridley calls her out on it, hard]].]]
* PlugNPlayProsthetics: After losing an arm in the season finale of ''The Defenders'', Misty spends the first few episodes of the second season of ''Luke Cage'' coping with this loss. She finally accepts an offer from Danny Rand for a high-tech prosthetic replacement, and becomes proficient enough to use it naturally one episode later.
* PoliceBrutality: Downplayed. A night of getting shot at, threatened, and knocked unconscious by Diamondback, after dealing with the revelation of Scarfe being crooked, and no one wanting to cooperate with her, causes Misty to snap and get physical with Claire during questioning for being uncooperative about Luke's whereabouts. Inspector Ridley pulls her away, relieves her of duty and puts her in therapy.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Serves this role to the Defenders, being the only cop willing to help the heroes out, even though they have to keep her out of the loop to prevent her from being in danger.
* SaltAndPepper: Both of her partners (Scarfe in the first half of Season 1; Bailey in the back part of Season 1 and part of Season 2) have been white.
* SherlockScan: Misty has an intuitive ability to replay a crime scene in her head just by looking at evidence or photos.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black and an amputee.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Scarfe and Bailey. They bicker constantly (helped no little by [[spoiler:Scarfe being on Cottonmouth's payroll most of that time]]), but at the end they care for each other.
* YouGoGirl: When she needs information about Chico from a petty felon who plays basketball, Misty challenges him to a game of Horse. After she sinks the first shot, she calls him over and reveals that she used to be one of the legendary players whose initials are carved nearby. We never see how the match ends, but Misty got the information she needed, implying that she won. While wearing a suit and heels, no less.
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!!''Detective Rafael Scarfe''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/FrankWhaley
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}''

Misty Knight's determined, but stubborn and [[spoiler:corrupt]] police partner.
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* PoisonousFriend: To Trish. While it seems at first that he's a decent guy, he rapidly becomes unstable in his determination to protect her. [[spoiler:By the end, a combination of PTSD from Kilgrave's mind control and combat medication drives him completely insane, killing Clemons and attempting to kill Jessica.]] He still never stops caring about Trish.


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* PsychoSupporter: To Trish. While it seems at first that he's a decent guy, he rapidly becomes unstable in his determination to protect her. [[spoiler:By the end, a combination of PTSD from Kilgrave's mind control and combat medication drives him completely insane, killing Clemons and attempting to kill Jessica.]] He still never stops caring about Trish.
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* {{Jerkass}}: He spends quite a lot of his screen time being unnecessarily antagonistic and unpleasant toward Luke and Misty. He sees it as justified because they don’t follow the rules, although as Misty points out, following the rules was getting them nowhere, making his point moot.
** TookALevelInKindness: Mellows out toward Misty right before [[spoiler:she quits her job, and even after that he isn’t quite as much of a jerk as he used to be. This doesn’t last very long though as he dies shortly after]].
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!!''Detective Rivera''
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Franco Castan
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}''

A detective for the New York City Police Department.
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* GenderFlip: In the comics, Rivera was a woman who worked for the New York department, while in the MCU, Rivera is a man.
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-->''“Why are you so certain he's innocent, huh? Come on. Help me see it. You want me to see this big picture here, then paint it for me.”''

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-->''“Why -->''"Why are you so certain he's innocent, huh? Come on. Help me see it. You want me to see this big picture here, then paint it for me.”''
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* AscendedExtra: After being a somewhat minor recurring character in previous Defender seasons, he plays a much more prominent role in season 2 of ''The Punisher''.

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* AscendedExtra: After being a somewhat minor recurring character in previous Defender seasons, he plays a much more prominent role in season Season 2 of ''The Punisher''.



* ChekhovsGunman: In seasons 1 and 3 of ''Daredevil'', Brett becomes crucial to the resolution in bringing down Fisk. Moreso in season 3, where his initial appearance is at a union event where he lets Foggy take a few minutes to rally the cops to support his district attorney campaign. He doesn't show up again until after Dex's attack on the church, where Nadeem convinces him to take custody of Karen so that she won't be killed by Dex in FBI custody.

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* ChekhovsGunman: In seasons Seasons 1 and 3 of ''Daredevil'', Brett becomes crucial to the resolution in bringing down Fisk. Moreso in season Season 3, where his initial appearance is at a union event where he lets Foggy take a few minutes to rally the cops to support his district attorney campaign. He doesn't show up again until after Dex's attack on the church, where Nadeem convinces him to take custody of Karen so that she won't be killed by Dex in FBI custody.



* FriendOnTheForce: He agrees to give Foggy a call if any interesting cases occur and immediately calls him when Karen Page is framed and arrested for murder. As one of the few cops Nelson & Murdock know to be honest, he's the one they send Hoffman to when it's time to bring down Fisk's empire, and he's the one who delivers the message to the city that the Devil of Hell's Kitchen is a hero. [[spoiler:In return for helping him, Matt allows Brett to take the credit for arresting Frank Castle, which nets him a promotion and puts him in a better position of authority within the NYPD.]] In season 3, he gives Foggy the floor at a police union gathering so Foggy can convince the assembled cops to throw their support behind his impromptu district attorney campaign, due to their mutual hatred of Fisk. Following the church attack, Brett agrees to "arrest" Karen at Nadeem's behest so as to keep her away from Dex, and he also takes in Nadeem's family after Fisk tries to have them killed.
* JurisdictionFriction:
** Has this with Dex when "arresting" Karen at the church. Nadeem, who has grown a conscience after some words of wisdom from Sister Maggie, takes Brett aside, lets him know that Dex is working for Fisk, then lets Brett take Karen out of the church in handcuffs.

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* FriendOnTheForce: He agrees to give Foggy a call if any interesting cases occur and immediately calls him when Karen Page is framed and arrested for murder. As one of the few cops Nelson & Murdock know to be honest, he's the one they send Hoffman to when it's time to bring down Fisk's empire, and he's the one who delivers the message to the city that the Devil of Hell's Kitchen is a hero. [[spoiler:In return for helping him, Matt allows Brett to take the credit for arresting Frank Castle, which nets him a promotion and puts him in a better position of authority within the NYPD.]] In season Season 3, he gives Foggy the floor at a police union gathering so Foggy can convince the assembled cops to throw their support behind his impromptu district attorney campaign, due to their mutual hatred of Fisk. Following the church attack, Brett agrees to "arrest" Karen at Nadeem's behest so as to keep her away from Dex, and he also takes in Nadeem's family after Fisk tries to have them killed.
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* JurisdictionFriction:
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** Has this with Dex when "arresting" Karen at the church. Nadeem, who has grown a conscience after some words of wisdom from Sister Maggie, takes Brett aside, lets him know that Dex is working for Fisk, then lets Brett take Karen out of the church in handcuffs.



* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: By Season 2 of ''Daredevil'', he's appears to practically be the only cop in the 15th precinct, coincidentally being the only one to interact with the main characters. This includes justified examples where they're seeking him out, and more random encounters where he just happens to be the cop on duty or first to respond to every single major event. This is averted by ''The Defenders'', where Brett doesn't show up at Midland Circle even though Midland Circle is within his precinct's jurisdiction. Nor in ''Jessica Jones'' season 2, where all of Jessica's police involvement is through Detective Costa. Then played straight again in ''The Punisher'' season 1 where he's the lead on-scene investigator of Lewis's attack on Karen and Senator Ori, where it's even repeatedly noted that he was on the original Punisher case. And it's averted in ''Daredevil'' season 3 where he doesn't play an active role in bringing Fisk down until the church attack.

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* TheMainCharactersDoEverything: By Season 2 of ''Daredevil'', he's appears to practically be the only cop in the 15th precinct, coincidentally being the only one to interact with the main characters. This includes justified examples where they're seeking him out, and more random encounters where he just happens to be the cop on duty or first to respond to every single major event. This is averted by ''The Defenders'', where Brett doesn't show up at Midland Circle even though Midland Circle is within his precinct's jurisdiction. Nor in ''Jessica Jones'' season Season 2, where all of Jessica's police involvement is through Detective Costa. Then played straight again in ''The Punisher'' season Season 1 where he's the lead on-scene investigator of Lewis's Lewis' attack on Karen and Senator Ori, where it's even repeatedly noted that he was on the original Punisher case. And it's averted in ''Daredevil'' season Season 3 where he doesn't play an active role in bringing Fisk down until the church attack.



* WeirdnessMagnet: His constant involvement with Matt's, Karen's and Foggy's escapades puts him firmly into this. He even lampshades Karen's tendency to get involved in deadly situations in season 2.

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* WeirdnessMagnet: His constant involvement with Matt's, Karen's and Foggy's escapades puts him firmly into this. He even lampshades Karen's tendency to get involved in deadly situations in season Season 2.



* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Given his name change, it wasn't immediately apparent that Will Simpson would be based on previous Marvel characters. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed that he is MCU's version of Nuke, aka ''Frank'' Simpson.]]

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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Given his name change, it wasn't immediately apparent that Will Simpson would be based on previous Marvel characters. [[spoiler:It is [[spoiler:It's eventually revealed that he is MCU's version of Nuke, aka ''Frank'' Simpson.]]



** He also bears elements of [[spoiler:replacement Captain Americas William Burnside (the '50s Cap and Grand Director) and John Walker (later the US Agent). As with both, he's a modern special operator with a very similar appearance to Steve Rogers, and a do-good approach. And both have SanitySlippage and become {{Anti Villain}}s. Specifically to Burnside, that switch comes from Simpson experiencing a PsychoSerum and mind control. Specific to Walker, his SanitySlippage is triggered by being unable to save people]].

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** He also bears elements of [[spoiler:replacement Captain Americas America's William Burnside (the '50s Cap and Grand Director) and John Walker (later the US Agent). As with both, he's a modern special operator with a very similar appearance to Steve Rogers, and a do-good approach. And both have SanitySlippage and become {{Anti Villain}}s. Specifically to Burnside, that switch comes from Simpson experiencing a PsychoSerum and mind control. Specific to Walker, his SanitySlippage is triggered by being unable to save people]].



* FeelNoPain: Thanks to his pills. As a result of this, he doesn't notice he burned his arm disposing of Clemons's body, and so doesn't cover it up, which gives Jessica an additional clue that he's not right in the head. He also doesn't flinch when Trish shoots him in the leg.

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* FeelNoPain: Thanks to his pills. As a result of this, he doesn't notice he burned his arm disposing of Clemons's Clemons' body, and so doesn't cover it up, which gives Jessica an additional clue that he's not right in the head. He also doesn't flinch when Trish shoots him in the leg.



* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Before becoming a cop, Simpson was part of Special Forces, after his SanitySlippage and taking his "combat enhancers" again, [[spoiler:he becomes a VigilanteMan and a murderer]].

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* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Before becoming a cop, Simpson was part of Special Forces, after his SanitySlippage and taking his "combat enhancers" again, [[spoiler:he becomes a VigilanteMan and a murderer]].murderer.]]



* MurderIsTheBestSolution: He is strongly in favor of just straight up killing Kilgrave, rather than trying to bring him in alive. [[spoiler:Come the finale, he's proven right.]]
* MythologyGag: His casual clothes and hairstyle are nearly identical to Steve Rogers' off duty look in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier.'' [[spoiler:It serves as a reference to his comic counterpart, who was an attempt to make a new Captain America in the [=1960s=]. He also gets some nasty facial injuries that resemble Nuke's disctinctive tattoo.]]

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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: He is He's strongly in favor of just straight up killing Kilgrave, rather than trying to bring him in alive. [[spoiler:Come the finale, he's proven right.]]
* MythologyGag: His casual clothes and hairstyle are nearly identical to Steve Rogers' off duty look in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier.'' [[spoiler:It serves as a reference to his comic counterpart, who was an attempt to make a new Captain America in the [=1960s=]. He also gets some nasty facial injuries that resemble Nuke's disctinctive distinctive tattoo.]]



** Fisk decides that Blake is a liability and needs to be ridded of. Thus he orders an ESU sniper to gun Blake down outside the scene where Matt is holed up with Vladimir. But Blake manages to survive this. So his best friend/partner Hoffman is sent to poison him, finishing him off for good, and his death is treated as a tragedy.

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** Fisk decides that Blake is a liability and needs to be ridded ridden of. Thus he orders an ESU sniper to gun Blake down outside the scene where Matt is holed up with Vladimir. But Blake manages to survive this. So his best friend/partner Hoffman is sent to poison him, finishing him off for good, and his death is treated as a tragedy.



* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He goes ghost after killing Blake to avoid Fisk's wrath, having been scooped up by Owlsley. Ultimately, he comes back in the season 1 finale to rat Fisk out to the FBI.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:He goes ghost after killing Blake to avoid Fisk's wrath, having been scooped up by Owlsley. Ultimately, he comes back in the season Season 1 finale to rat Fisk out to the FBI.]]



* DirtyCop: Fisk uses him to kill the survivors after Fisk blows up Vladimir's stashhouses, and later sends him leading a group of officers sent after Hoffman.

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* DirtyCop: Fisk uses him to kill the survivors after Fisk blows up Vladimir's stashhouses, stash houses, and later sends him leading a group of officers sent after Hoffman.



* AssholeVictim: A dirty cop who murders teenage drug dealers whose deaths won't be minded by the criminal justice system because they’ll be chalked up to gang violence. He gets blackmailed by Eric Gelden [[spoiler:and, later, accidentally killed by Trish Walker.]]

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* AssholeVictim: A dirty cop who murders teenage drug dealers whose deaths won't be minded by the criminal justice system because they’ll they'll be chalked up to gang violence. He gets blackmailed by Eric Gelden [[spoiler:and, later, accidentally killed by Trish Walker.]]






* CurbStompBattle: Her first encounter with Diamondback (without powers or suit) had him effortlessly defeat her in fist fight and nearly killing her, giving her PTSD. She takes on him again with a gun in her hand, only for him to shoot her down with his QuickDraw skills. If not for Luke's ttimely arrival he would have shot her dead right there.

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* CurbStompBattle: Her first encounter with Diamondback (without powers or suit) had him effortlessly defeat her in fist fight and nearly killing her, giving her PTSD. She takes on him again with a gun in her hand, only for him to shoot her down with his QuickDraw skills. If not for Luke's ttimely timely arrival he would have shot her dead right there.



* AscendedExtra: He has a much larger presence in season 2 compared to season 1.

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* AscendedExtra: He has a much larger presence in season Season 2 compared to season Season 1.



* FakeGuestStar: In season 2, Bailey is in nine episodes, yet Justin Swain doesn't get main credits billing.

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* FakeGuestStar: In season Season 2, Bailey is in nine episodes, yet Justin Swain doesn't get main credits billing.



* RankUp: He is promoted to Detective in between seasons 1 and 2 and partnered with Nandi. After Nandi is exposed as dirty, he's re-partnered with Misty.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bailey's promotion to Detective in season 2 essentially sees him taking over Scarfe's former post as Misty's partner, especially after Nandi is outed as dirty.

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* RankUp: He is promoted to Detective in between seasons Seasons 1 and 2 and partnered with Nandi. After Nandi is exposed as dirty, he's re-partnered with Misty.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bailey's promotion to Detective in season Season 2 essentially sees him taking over Scarfe's former post as Misty's partner, especially after Nandi is outed as dirty.



* TheMole: In season 2 of ''Iron Fist'', he's infiltrated [[spoiler:the Golden Tigers]], something Danny only learns after accidentally putting him in the hospital.

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* TheMole: In season Season 2 of ''Iron Fist'', he's infiltrated [[spoiler:the Golden Tigers]], something Danny only learns after accidentally putting him in the hospital.



* DaChief: True, she's not the Commissioner, but as an Inspector, Ridley still invokes this in authority. She is promoted to Deputy Chief prior to season 2 of ''Luke Cage''.

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* DaChief: True, she's not the Commissioner, but as an Inspector, Ridley still invokes this in authority. She is promoted to Deputy Chief prior to season Season 2 of ''Luke Cage''.



* RankUp: She's promoted to Deputy Chief in between seasons 1 and 2.

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* RankUp: She's promoted to Deputy Chief in between seasons Seasons 1 and 2.



** She has less headbutting with Misty in season 2, in part thanks to Misty's maturing.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: She loses her curly hair between seasons 1 and 2, concurrent with her promotion to Deputy Chief.

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** She has less headbutting with Misty in season Season 2, in part thanks to Misty's maturing.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: She loses her curly hair between seasons Seasons 1 and 2, concurrent with her promotion to Deputy Chief.



* BadassNormal: [[DemotedToExtra In several deleted scenes,]] he uses a Chitauri gun Cap tosses to him against the aliens while protecting civilians.

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* BadassNormal: [[DemotedToExtra In several deleted scenes,]] scenes]], he uses a Chitauri gun Cap tosses to him against the aliens while protecting civilians.

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