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Modern Iron Fists
Danny Rand
Danny Rand
Alter Ego: Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand-K’ai
Notable Aliases: Daredevil, The Living Weapon, Young Dragon, Daniel Thomas Rand, Daniel Rand-Kai
First Appearance: Marvel Premier #15 (May, 1974)
Daniel Rand is the rich multi-millionaire head of the Rand Corporation. He is also the Immortal Iron Fist, the latest in a long line of warriors who wielded the power of the dragon Shou-Lao, a master of Kung Fu, and defender of the ancient city of K'un-Lun. Able to channel his chi into his fist, making it "like unto a thing of iron". He is one of, if not the, best fighter in the Marvel Universe.
- Awesome, but Impractical: The Iron Fist ability, at least initially. It was too powerful to use on a standard mook as it'll kill him, and left Danny weakened after using his chi. He's gotten better that it doesn't drain him like it used to.
- Awesomeness by Analysis: The mystics of K'un-Lun obviously don't tell people how to win the fight against Shou-Lao. Danny, just as all the other potential Iron Fists before him, had to figure it out himself before the dragon turned him into a pile of roasted meat.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Danny's usually a pretty nice guy, and generally mellow. Upset him, and learn the hard way what it feels like to be hit by a man who can make his fist like unto iron. When he first met Luke, Luke had hurt Misty Knight. Danny punched Luke, who has unbreakable skin, through a wall. And across the street. And then the building Luke hit collapsed on top of him. That's what happens when Danny doesn't pull his punches.
- Brains and Brawn: When he works with Luke Cage, he's the brains to Cage's brawn. Ironic given how clueless Danny can be when it comes to almost anything other than martial arts.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: During the "Return of the Dragon" storyline, Danny was corrupted and forced to fight the Black Panther. He nearly killed him, but was beaten when the Panther used a radio earpiece to undo the brainwashing.
- Characterization Marches On: Initially, Danny spoke with a blunt emotional affect, not using contractions. Once Chris Claremont took over writing duties, this generally vanished.
- Charles Atlas Superpower: Yes, he can use the chi of the dragon Shou-Lao, but his martial arts skills are all his own, learned by studying in K'un-Lun most of his life.
- Chest Insignia: Danny has a tattoo burned into his chest from facing the dragon Shou-Lao the Undying, as do most other Iron Fists (though some have the symbol printed elsewhere instead).
- Conveniently an Orphan: Iron Fist loses both of his parents at the age of nine, while on his way to K'un-Lun.
- Costume Copy Cat: During Civil War, Iron Fist pretended to be Daredevil while Matt Murdock was in prison.
- Crimefighting with Cash: Zigzagged. Danny's millions have nothing to do with his skills, but on occasion (especially during Civil War and its aftermath), his main contribution to a team is financial.
- He also paid for the Avengers Mansion so the New Avengers can base themselves there — note, it cost only one dollar, but still.
- After his return from K'un-Lun, his recruitment pitch to Luke Cage was to find out how many street-level problems could be solved by throwing bundles of cash at them.
- Deadpan Snarker: While he has his spiritual side and does like to maintain "oneness", he wouldn't be a Marvel superhero if he didn't have an occasional smartass remark leave his lips.
- Energy Absorption: One of the less used abilities of the Iron Fist which has fallen by the wayside was that it could absorb various energies, including nuclear radiation and magic, including the normally lethal Flames of the Faltine. Danny didn't even know about this power.
- Enhanced Punch: Iron Fist's sole superpower (at first) is to charge his fist with chi to make it "like unto a thing of iron." While he eventually gets more powers to go along with his Charles Atlas Superpower, he's generally just a skilled martial artist with an occasional super-powered punch.
- Evil Costume Switch: In the last year or so of Power Man and Iron Fist, Danny switched to a red costume after his guilt temporarily turned him evil. Though this Danny was later Retconned into being a doppelganger, the evil red costume made a return during a Black Panther storyline where Iron Fist was Brainwashed by Chiantang and forced to fight the titular hero.
- Fights Like a Normal: Especially early on, when using the Iron Fist tired him out much quicker.
- Fish out of Water: In the early days, what with having grown up in K'un-Lun, Danny was just a little out of sorts dealing with modern America. He's gotten a lot better about it.
- Foil: To Shang-Chi; one fights impulsively with weapons, the other can fight rationally without tools.
- Fully Absorbed Finale: The original Power Man and Iron Fist series ended with Danny being beaten to death by Captain Hero, and Luke going on the run after being framed for the murder. This was resolved years later in a Namor story arc, where it was established that the whole thing was an elaborate ruse concocted by Master Khan.
- The Greatest Style: He trained in the mystical K'un-Lunquan martial arts, which enables Ki Manipulation and other superhuman abilities. He is also a master of many other martial art styles.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: His relationship with Luke Cage.
- Ki Manipulation: The titular "Iron Fist" and countless more.
- The Law of Power Proportionate to Effort: Played With. He used to summon his Iron Fist in a very conservative manner due to the stress it caused. That limit has since been removed, however, because it made him rather useless after he began teaming up with stronger superheroes.
- Legacy Immortality: This is why Iron Fist is immortal; it is the position that will never die, not its occupant. This also applies to the other Immortal Weapons, hence their collective name.
- Made of Iron: Danny, as you'd expect from someone with the name Iron Fist. One issue of the 2017 Defenders series has his neck snapped by Diamondback. Properly snapped and everything, without a fake-out. And then the next issue has Danny get right up again and beat the ever-lasting crud out of Diamondback.
- Manchild: In the earliest stories, it's pointed out many times growing up focused solely on vengeance has left Danny a little emotionally stunted. Fortunately, he grows out of it quickly enough.
- Mighty Whitey: Largely played down in the more modern series (with the advent of the other Immortal Weapons and previous Iron Fists, many of whom are Asian), though introducing one of the previous Iron Fists, only to declare him another white guy who out-mastered the masters of K'un-Lun did raise a few eyebrows. Though his choice to go to the outside in pursuit of justice and adventure isn't unique as a multitude of previous Iron Fists have done this including the very first one, many villainous or rogue factions of K'un-Lun hate the fact their treasured chi and sacred city protector status as the Iron Fist belongs to some irresponsible foreign outworlder and how his tendency to leave K'un-Lun unprotected to go and play a superhero in America often causes catastrophe to the ancient city, which Danny himself admits is a valid complaint.
- Mystical High Collar: Wore one until recently.
- Power Glows: The power of the Iron Fist causes much glowing.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: One of Danny's early enemies was Sabretooth. As in "Wolverine's arch-nemesis, Sabretooth".
- Shotgun Wedding: Very narrowly averted — Misty Knight goes to tell Danny she's pregnant, but he proposes marriage to her before she can tell him. She then checks to make sure he hadn't already worked it out.
- Single-Power Superheroes: At least initially, his only power was "punch stuff." Since obtaining the Book of the Iron Fist, he's learned a Jedi Mind Trick, and it turns out that Iron Fists can empower any projectiles.
- Stay in the Kitchen: Initially held this attitude, since that was how it was in K'un-Lun, being reluctant to even take Colleen on in a training match (even training matches against women in K'un-Lun held sentence of death-by-exile or Death of Personality). He soon grew out of it.
- Training from Hell: How Danny was trained. Seems to be Lei Kung the Thunderer's standard MO.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Danny often does wear a shirt, but a lot of the time it either gets destroyed, discarded, or had a plunging neckline that exposed his chest, tattoo, and abs.
- Warrior Prince: A fact that does not come up much, but Danny is a member of the K'un-Lun Royal Family (due to his father being adopted into the family, even being made the heir to the throne at one point). Danny was even offered the position of Yu-Ti at one point due to this (tho he refused).
Lin Lie
Lin Lie
Click here to see as Sword Master
Alter Ego: Lin Lie
Notable Aliases: Sword Master
First Appearance: Warriors of Three Sovereigns #1 (May, 2018)
After receiving an ancient divine sword from his archaeologist father, Lin Lie, the last living descendant of the mythological hero Fu Xi, took up the family duty of ensuring that Chiyou, The God of War, remains sealed away. But during a battle with a malevolent Kumiho, Lin's sacred blade was destroyed. The jagged shards of the sword embedded themselves into the flesh of his arms as he plummeted to his demise.
But in a sudden act of Divine Intervention, Shao-Lao the Undying saved Lin from certain death. After washing up on the shores of K'un-Lun with Shao-Lao's chi now coursing through his body, Lin became the new Iron Fist and set out on a quest to retrieve the remaining pieces of his old sword before they fall into demonic hands.
See Sword Master for his solo series.
- Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: In contrast to Danny, who was generally a chill guy to be around, Lin is both stubborn and abrasive as the new Iron Fist. Violently rejecting Danny's offer to help him better control Shao-Lao's chi even though it's obvious he's struggling with wielding it.
- Bash Brothers: Lie and Shang-Chi.
- Canon Character All Along: The new Iron Fist is eventually revealed to be Lin Lie, better known as Sword Master, last seen losing his sword in The Death of Doctor Strange event
- Cool Sword: The sword of Fu Xi, one of three magical weapons given to three tribes to fight Chiyou, the God of War.
- Disappeared Dad: Lin Lie's father went missing some time ago.
- Handicapped Badass: Some of the broken shards of Lin's divine sword became embedded into the flesh of his arms, leaving him in a perpetual state of agony and discomfort. But the pain is fortunately not enough to deter his hand-to-hand combat skills.
- Heroic Lineage: He's a descendant of the god Fu Xi.
- How Do I Shot Web?: Lin wasn't all that good at wielding the Sword of Fu Xi until he trained under Shang-Chi to become a more adept swordsman. He's also thrown into a similar situation yet again after he is chosen to become the new Iron Fist following the destruction of his sword.
- Scarf of Asskicking: Used to wear a red scarf as part of his getup as Sword Master.
- The Poorly Chosen One: Unlike previous Iron Fists, who had to earn the right to wield the chi of Shao-Lao the Undying, the injured Lin Lie was practically chosen out of the blue by Shao-Lao to become Iron Fist via Divine Intervention. As a result, he has no proper qualifications and initially lacks both the knowledge and discipline to use the Fist to its fullest potential. To make matters worse, the sword shards embedded in Lin's arms cause him agony and interfere with the flow of his chi, making Lin an even bigger Sketchy Successor to Danny.
Historical Iron Fists
Fan Fei
Fan Fei
Alter Ego: Fan Fei
First Appearance: Marvel Legacy #1 (November, 2017)
Born one million years ago in the sacred city of K'un-Lun, Fan Fei was the first person ever to defeat the dragon Shou-Lao and win the power of the Iron Fist.
- Alliterative Name: Fan Fei.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Exiled from K'un L'un for teaching proto-humans how to fight, K'un L'un style - and worse, she was Forced to Watch them being fed to Shou-Lao, precipitating her blowing out the back of the dragon's head with a single punch.
- The Dragonslayer: She was the very first person that managed to kill the "undying" Shou-Lao.
- Irony: Short of being an outsider like Orson, Danny, or Gale, the first Iron Fist committed every great offense her successors would be discouraged from even thinking about including leaving K'un L'un to share their martial art secrets for the benefit of those outside of it.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's the tomboy in comparison to Lady Phoenix.
Quan Yaozu
Quan Yaozu
Alter Ego: Quan Yaozu
First Appearance: The Immortal Iron Fist #22 (March, 2009)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Quan Yaozu was one of the first-ever Iron Fists, and the first to defeat Shou-Lao the Undying and earn its Chi.
- Retcon: He was claimed to be the first Iron Fist to defeat Shou-Lao, though the prehistoric Fan Fei disproved that notion years later. Though, again, the Book of the Iron Fist isn't always totally reliable - and Fan Fei understandably flipped the bird to K'un L'un after they literally fed her students to Shou-Lao, leading to the first death of the dragon.
Li Park
Li Park
Alter Ego: Li Park
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #24
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Li Park was the Iron Fist of circa 730 A.D. A pacifist who earned the mantle of the Iron Fist, Li Park became a reluctant hero. The tribe of people he rescued saved K'un-Lun by repopulating the ancient city.
Gale
Gale
Alter Ego: Princess Gale
First Appearance: Marvel Legacy vol 2. #7 (July, 2016)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Gale was an Atlantean Princess who operated as Iron Fist during the 11th century.
- Famous Ancestor: Being a member of the Atlantis Royal family makes her a distant ancestor of Namor.
- Pretty Princess Powerhouse: Princess of Atlantis and member of Thor's 1,000 AD Avengers.
- Navel-Deep Neckline: Her outfit is open in such a way as to expose her cleavage and midriff and proudly displays the Dragon Tattoo.
- Token Minority: The only known Atlantean to use the Iron Fist title.
Bei-Ming Tian
Bei-Ming Tian
Alter Ego: Bei-Ming Tian
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #1 (January, 2007)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Bei Ming-Tian was the Iron Fist from 1194 to 1227. He fought against the barbarian hordes that plagued K'un-Lun mountain.
- Challenging the Chief: Slew Genghis Khan himself in battle.
Fongji Wu
Fongji Wu
Alter Ego: Fongji Wu
First Appearance: New Avengers Vol 2 #26 (July, 2012)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Fongji was brought to K'un-Lun by her mother after the last pilgrimage to Earth ended and was taken in by Yu Ti.
- But Now I Must Go: She just disappeared after merging with the Phoenix Force.
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: A human girl with the Iron Fist beats up and gains the power of a cosmic entity.
- Fiery Redhead: While outwardly very stoic, when she does get angry, there tends to be actual fire.
- Meaningful Name: Fongji means bird of fire. Fitting for a host of the Phoenix Force.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: She gains the Iron Fist and the Phoenix Force, after being trained by Lei-Kung the Thunderer and Leonardo da Vinci.
- Redhead In Green: Just like other wielders of the Phoenix Force, she's a redhead who wears the signature green Iron Fist outfit.
- Retcon: The Brubaker/Fraction run established there was only one female Iron Fist before Danny, and that was Wu Ao-Shi. In 2012, New Avengers has Fongji show up. Then again, this makes a little more sense than you might think - the Book of the Iron Fist isn't totally reliable, and for various reasons, she's the Iron Fist that they really don't want to talk about.
- The Quiet One: Said very little, so much so that her mentors actually thought she was mute. Even when it turns out she can speak, she doesn't say much.
Wu Ao-Shi
Wu Ao-Shi
Alter Ego: Wu Ao-Shi
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #2 (February, 2007)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Wu Ao-Shi was the Iron Fist of the 16th century, living from 1517 to 1550. Also known as the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay circa 1545.
- Action Girl: As Iron Fist, a crime and evil fighting warrior, this is expected.
- Bald Mystic: She was shaved completely bald during her training to be Iron Fist invoking Shaolin monks and the practice of tonsure.
- Happily Married: To her husband a fisherman, her story is focused on their romance.
- Pirate Girl: Became a Pirate Queen later in life.
- The Smurfette Principle: Until the introduction of Fan Fei, who lived thousands of years earlier, she was the only known female Iron Fist. Other females were revealed later.
Bei Bang-Wen
Bei Bang-Wen
Alter Ego: Bei Bang-Wen
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #3 (March, 2007)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Bei Bang-Wen was the Iron Fist of the 19th century, active during at least 1860. He was known for using the chi of Shou-Lao the Undying to improve his own intellect, instead of just calling for it during combat.
Kwai Jun-Fan
Kwai Jun-Fan
Alter Ego: Kwai Jun-Fan
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #7 (August, 2007)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Bei Bang-Wen was the Iron Fist of the 19th century, living from 1845 to 1878.
Orson Randall
Orson Randall
Alter Ego: Orson Randall
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #1 (January, 2007)
One of the many bearers of the mantle of the Iron Fist, Orson Randall was the Iron Fist of the 20th century, and the Iron Fist immediately preceding Danny Rand. He fought during the First World War but the horrors he witnessed made him turn to opium to cope.
- Gun Fu: Danny initially begrudges Orson for using firearms in combat: "You learned your kung fu from Lei Kung and Smith & Wesson?"
- Parental Substitute: To Wendell Rand, even leaving him his family fortune.
- Passing the Torch: Orson passed the Iron Fist title to Danny.
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: He fought in World War I, where his experiences broke him.
- Superhero Packing Heat: Orson Randall used guns to compensate for the use of chi. He actually based this on a similar technique used by his predecessor, Wu Ao-Shi, which used a bow and arrow.
The Rand Family
Wendell Rand
Wendell Rand
Alter Ego: Wendell Rand-K'ai
Notable Aliases:
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #15 (May, 1974)
The father of Danny Rand, Wendell Rand was a businessman who died during a trip to Nepal to find the city of K'un-Lun. Having once been the ward of Orson Randall, Rand learned how to fight by his side. After falling out with Randall, Rand journeyed to K'un-Lun. Earning the right to face Shou-Lao and become the Iron Fist, he instead decided to return to Earth.
- Big Bad: Of Iron Fist: The Living Weapon.
- The Determinator: He refuses to give up, and due to his training in K'un-Lun, he can almost afford to be that persistent.
- Fusion Dance: With The One android.
- Heel Realization: During the finale of Iron Fist: The Living Weapon.
- Slasher Smile: His default expression as a villain.
- Tagalong Kid: He was this to Orson Randall and his Confederates of The Curious.
Heather Rand
Heather Rand
Alter Ego: Heather Duncan Rand
Notable Aliases: Silver Dragon
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #15 (May, 1974)
The mother of Danny Rand, Heather Rand was a member of one of the wealthiest merchant families in the United States. Falling in love and later marrying Wendell Rand, she died during their ill-fated trip to Nepal to find the city of K'un-Lun.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: She deliberately let herself by a pack of wolves to save her son. We... fortunately don't see her body.
- Devoured by the Horde: She and Danny were chased by wolves under their way to K'un-Lun. She turned around and threw herself over to the pack to save Danny. Just by the time that denizens from K'un-Lun shot the pack with crossbows.
Fu Xi Clan
Professor Lin
Professor Lin
First Appearance: Warriors of Three Sovereigns #1 (May, 2018)
Lin Feng
Lin Feng
First Appearance: Warriors of Three Sovereigns #11 (July, 2019)
K'un-Lun
Lei Kung
Lei Kung
Notable Aliases: The Thunderer, Yu-Ti
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #16 (July, 1974)
The immortal teacher of the Iron Fist, teaching the bearer of the fist all throughout history.
- The Mentor: He has mentored every known Iron Fist.
Shou-Lao the Undying
Shou-Lao the Undying
Notable Aliases: Gork
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #16 (July, 1974)
An immortal dragon whose heart grants people the power of the Iron Fist. She has been defeated and reborn 66 times so far.
- Only the Worthy May Pass: First, you've got to be worthy to fight Shou-Lao. Then you kind of have to survive the fight. Then you've got to be worthy enough to bear the Iron Fist, which is not guaranteed by either of the former.
- Our Dragons Are Different: For one thing, that stuff about the "molten heart"? Not an exaggeration.
- Resurrective Immortality: Whenever he's killed he eventually revives.
Yu-Ti
Nu-An
Notable Aliases: August Personage in Jade
First Appearance: Marvel Premier #16 (July, 1974)
The leader of the Dragon Kings, and the leader of K'un-Lun, adopted brother to Wendell Rand.
- Betrayal by Inaction: As Master Khan reveals to Danny, he knew where Danny and his mother were, having the ability to spy on them with magic, but chose to do nothing until after Heather was killed by wolves.
- Evil Uncle: Slightly, for Danny, since he holds a grudge against Danny's father.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Despite having helped practically raise Danny, he's suspicious of him. Eventually, he admits this was quite stupid of him.
- It's Personal: While he didn't approve of Danny dedicating himself to gaining the Iron Fist for the sake of vengeance, or his leaving K'un-Lun, he still let him go after Harold Meachum, because the asshole killed his brother.
- The Mentor: One of Danny's teachers in K'un-Lun.
Sparrow
Sparrow
Notable Aliases: The Thunderer, Yu-Ti
First Appearance: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #2 (May, 2014)
Mei Min
Mei Min
First Appearance: Iron Fist Vol 6. #1 (February, 2022)
Yang Yi
Yang Yi
First Appearance: Iron Fist Vol 6. #2 (March, 2022)
Immortal Weapons
In General
The counterparts of the Iron Fist from K'un-Lun's six fellow capital cities of Heaven. Each a master of their city's martial arts and the latest in a long legacy of warriors.
- Animal Motifs: With the exception of Prince of Orphans each are named and style after an animal.
- Shout-Out: To the Eight Immortals of Chinese mythology.
Bride of Nine Spiders
Bride of Nine Spiders
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #8 (October, 2007)
The Bride of Nine Spiders is the Immortal Weapon of the Kingdom of Spiders, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
- Collared by Fashion: Her signature spiked collar.
- Fan Disservice: Bride of Nine Spiders seductively removing her top... to reveal that her torso is a hollow shell filled with vicious spiders.
- Perky Goth: She seems to have a morbid sense of humor, "giggling" ("Che Che Che Che") with delight at the prospect of violence and death (even her own).
- Spikes of Villainy: A Dark Is Not Evil example, as Bride of Nine Spiders' combat gear includes a collar with very long spikes on it. Her social wear also involves a collar with short, decorative spikes.
- The Worm That Walks: The Bride of Nine Spiders can release a swarm of ravenous spiders from her chest or mouth; the spiders can subdue opponents with venom or ensnare them in webbing.
Tiger's Beautiful Daughter
Tiger's Beautiful Daughter
Alter Ego: Li Hua
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #8 (October, 2007)
Tiger's Beautiful Daughter, Li Hua, is the Immortal Weapon of Tiger Island, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. She is the daughter of Tiger Warrior.
- Amazon Brigade: She is the boss of one of these back in her hometown.
- Combat Hand Fan: Uses two of these in her fight with Steel Phoenix.
- Deceptive Legacy: Raised to believe that her father was a great warrior and her mother, like the other women of Tiger Island, had been a non-combatant. Whereas her mother was the island’s great champion and her father’s tales of battle were all lies.
- Killed Offscreen: She's killed at the start of Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon alongside the dragon of her city.
- Ms Fan Service: Look at her.
- Secret Legacy: And a Deceptive Legacy, in that her father actively concealed tales of her mother's heroism and the Tiger's Beautiful Daughter title, instead claiming he was a great warrior himself.
- Spirit Advisor: The battle when Li Hua was still a baby shattered Tiger Island’s old traditions and meant that the role of champion was no longer passed down in the same way it was for the other cities. So her dead mother taught her to fight in dreams.
- Stripperiffic: Only covers herself with strategically placed belts, lots of belts. And a loincloth.
- Too Many Belts: Lots of belts are the only clothes she wears while fighting. She's fully clothed every other time.
Fat Cobra
Fat Cobra
Alter Ego: Unknown
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #8 (October, 2007)
Fat Cobra is the Immortal Weapon of Peng Lai, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
- Acrofatic: He's built like a sumo wrestler and is incredibly agile.
- Big Eater: Fat Cobra's appetite as an infant led his parents to abandon him. And then the orphanage that housed him did the same for the same reason; they just couldn't support that kind of hunger.
- The Fog of Ages: Fat Cobra has forgotten most of his life, due to a combination of his debauched lifestyle and how crappy and dishonorable much of it was.
- Nonindicative Name: Fat Cobra's totem animal is actually the turtle, not the cobra.
- Offing the Offspring: He sired countless bastards in his life and was forced to kill them all in self-defense when they came for his life.
- One True Love: He has had countless lovers but only truest felt anything for one unnamed martial artist.
- Stout Strength: He's fat, but damn is he strong.
- Super-Speed: Despite his build he's very fast.
Dog Brother # 1
Dog Brother #1
Alter Ego: Sihing
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #8 (October, 2007)
Dog Brother ＃1 is the Immortal Weapon of Under City, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
- Cherry Tapping: The previous Dog Brother #1 once killed a man with a mere "Standard Issue Punch" after slicing his head into three perfect segments but leaving him momentarily barely alive.
- Death by Origin Story: To become Dog Brother #1, your parents need to be dead.
- Hero-Worshipper: Sihing, the current Dog Brother, grew up admiring the legends of the Living Weapon.
- Really 700 Years Old: He was orphaned as a boy in 1841, making him over 200 years old.
- You Kill It, You Bought It: How the mantle of Dog Brother #1 is passed down.
Prince of Orphans
Prince of Orphans
Alter Ego: John Aman
Notable Aliases: The Green Mist of Death, Amazing-Man
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #8 (October, 2007)
John Aman, the Prince of Orphans, is the Immortal Weapon of Z'Gambo, one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
Note: “John Aman” was also the given name of the Golden Age superhero Amazing-Man, who trained in an Asian monastery and could transform into a green mist. So this is presumably meant to be the same guy.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: How his fight against Steel Phoenix went, completely in his favor.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Inflicted this on Davos for doing the same to Tiger's Beautiful Daughter.
- No Name Given: Subverted. Unlike Fat Cobra and Bride of Nine Spiders, his name is known.
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: His lecture to Davos reveals he’s a firm believer that he and his fellow Living Weapons should conduct themselves with this philosophy in mind.
Friends
Colleen Wing
Colleen Wing
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #19 (November, 1974)
A woman Danny meets shortly after his arrival in America, who offered him sanctuary from his enemies. Along with her father, Colleen became Danny's first friend and contact in America.
For more, see here
Misty Knight
Mercedes "Misty" Knight
First Appearance: Marvel Team-Up vol 1 #1 (March, 1972)
A former NYPD cop, and Colleen's partner at Nightwing Investigations, Misty first met Danny when Colleen was attacked by the Cult of Kara-Kai, and mistakenly assumed Danny was responsible. After this disastrous first meeting, the two soon met again, and when Colleen was abducted by Master Khan, the two started to fall for one another. While the relationship has been on-again, off-again, Misty is also one of Danny's foremost friends and allies.
For more, see here.
Lee Wing
Professor Lee Wing
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #19 (November, 1974)
Colleen's father, who offered Danny sanctuary and aid on his arrival in America.
- Cool Old Guy: Even when not possessed by a disembodied ninja, he's pretty cool.
- Mind Rape: Master Khan had Angar the Screamer use his powers on him when he abducted Colleen. It left Lee a vegetable, and wiped all of his memories of Colleen, taking years to recover.
- Transformation of the Possessed: Whenever the Ninja took over his body, he'd become decked out in the ninja's garb.
Jeryn Hogarth
Jeryn Hogarth
Daniel Rand's attorney.
- Amoral Attorney: He's on Dany's side, but he's not a paragon of virtue by any measure.
- Obstructive Bureaucrat: During an appearance in New Avengers, he manages to stall and bluff Iron Man, in full-on Inspector Javert Mode, stating the man has no recourse to arrest Danny for "allegedly" being Iron Fist and that even if he tries, they'll make sure the trial is long and painful. It reduces Ms. Marvel to screaming rage.
Pei
Pei
Notable Aliases: Kung Fu Girl, Iron Fist, Jr., Kid Fist
First Appearance: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1 (April, 2014)
A little girl with the potential to become the next Iron Fist.
- Girlish Pigtails: Her preferred style.
- Little Miss Badass: She might be half the height of Luke Cage but as a possible future Iron Fist, she's more than capable to fight alongside him and Danny.
- Only One Name: Pei is the only name she's known as.
Fooh
Fooh
First Appearance: Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #3 (June, 2014)
Enemies
Chiyou
Chiyou
Notable Aliases: God of War
First Appearance: Warriors of Three Sovereigns #1 (May, 2018)
Crane Mother
Crane Mother
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #4 (May, 2007)
Crane Mother is the ruler of K'un-Zi, one of the Legendary Cities of Heaven.
Death-Sting
Death-Sting
Alter Ego: Miranda Rand-K'ai
First Appearance: Iron Fist #2 (December, 1975)
Iron Fist's half-sister.
- Action Girl: Which in K'un-Lun at the time was completely forbidden. She and her lover decided to flee rather than face death.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: As Death-Sting, she had been last seen injured but apparently with room to recover. Come Ed Brisson's run, Danny offhandedly mentions she's dead.
- The Lost Lenore: Her apparent death in the wilds outside K'un-Lun haunted Danny, until she turned out to be slightly less dead than he thought.
- Luke, I Am Your Father: Danny didn't know he was her brother until some time after he left K'un-Lun.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Save your friend from getting beaten up? Sentenced to Death of Personality for daring to learn how to fight!
- Sins of the Father: Yu-Ti was kind of miffed that Miranda's mother chose Wendell over him, and took some of it out on her.
Living Goddesses
Ushas and Shaya
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #21 (Febuary, 1975)
The leaders of the Cult of Kara-Kai, some of the first foes Danny met on his arrival in America, who sought a book in Lee Wing's possession.
- Big Bad: With Harold Meachum's death, the Cult become Danny's foremost enemies, with these two being revealed as their leader, and the ones behind the many, many attacks on Danny and the Wings.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: After Marvel Premiere #22, they were never heard from again, save mention in Spider-Woman where it turned out Nekra took over the cult and had them killed.
- A God Am I: They call themselves "living goddesses", but they can't really back this one up.
- Light 'em Up: Ushas wields a pair of nunchucks which can light up.
- Stripperiffic: Leading a cult in nothing but bikinis, briefs and boots.
- Villain: Exit, Stage Left: They run for it when Danny and the Ninja cause the destruction of their underground base.
Harold Meachum
Harold Meachum
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #15
Wendell Rand's business partner. He betrayed Wendell Rand in hopes of taking both the company and Wendell's wife for himself.
- Arch-Enemy: Subverted: He was the object of Danny's vengeance from childhood to adulthood and Harold himself prepared for his arrival out of fear. However, their actual confrontation fizzled out most of their animosity and Harold immediately died afterward.
- An Arm and a Leg: He was saved by nearby villagers from a blizzard. However, the frost got to both of his legs and they had to be amputated.
- Death Seeker: He becomes one when he meets Iron Fist face-to-face. Harold designed a series of traps specifically because he learned that Danny knew that was alive and would seek vengeance against him. But after Iron Fist bypassed his traps he comes to believe that he deserves to die and accepts his fate, to the point where he shoots at Iron Fist for changing his mind and leaving.
- Didn't Think This Through: You killed a woman's husband right in front of her and thought that she would want anything to do with you, man? Really?
- Evil Cripple: He killed Wendell Rand in a bid to take his company and his wife. Then he lost his legs to a blizzard.
- Heel Realization: By the time Iron Fist got to him, Harold had come to the conclusion that he deserved to die for ruining Danny's life.
- Good Hair, Evil Hair: Just look at that mustache.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He was killed not by Danny, but instead the Ninja. When the old man pulled a gun on Danny for refusing to kill him, the Ninja shuriken'd his hand and ran him through with his sword.
- Sanity Slippage: By his own confession, the knowledge that Danny was alive and would soon seek vengeance against him took a toll on his mind over the years. Which led to him spending a fortune on death traps and assassins to stave off Iron Fist in the future.
Joy Meachum
Joy Meachum
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #18
The daughter and niece of Harold and Ward Meachum respectively. Following the death of her father, Joy, with the assistance of her uncle Ward, sought vengeance from Iron Fist after assuming the martial artist had killed him. After realizing the truth, she began an on/off relationship with him.
- Honest Corporate Executive: Tried to clean up after the damage Harold and Ward inflicted, just so long as Iron Fist wasn't involved.
- Large Ham: During the time she was an antagonist. While she's normal during business hours, the minute Iron Fist shows up, she becomes as bombastic as any proper supervillain.
- Revenge Before Reason: Joy's desire for revenge was so bad she actually tried to hire a gangster to kill him when the man had just tried to kill her. This weirded the man out so much he left, telling Joy if she wanted to do it so bad, she could do it herself.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Once she finally gets it through her head that Danny didn't kill her father, she mellows out a lot.
- You Killed My Father: Knowing Iron Fist wanted her father dead, if not why, she walks in on her father's corpse as Iron Fist's walking out the room and comes to a wrong but not unreasonable assumption. Dany does try explaining things to her, but she's in no mood to listen.
Junzo Muto
Junzo Muto
First Appearance: New Warriors (Vol. 2) #5 (December, 1999)
Once the former leader of the Hand, Junzo Muto is a master martial artist who desired the ability of the Iron Fist.
Master Khan
Master Khan
Alter Ego: Khan
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #22
Master Khan is a sinister sorcerer "god" of K'un-Lun. He has fought Iron Fist on several occasions.
- Bad Boss: When one of his minions fails him, Khan has him killed and his body put on display to help lure Danny to his fortress.
- Dark Is Evil: He's an evil sorcerer that dresses in a black cloak.
- The Final Temptation: Offers Danny a way back to K'un-Lun in exchange for not fighting him.
- From Nobody to Nightmare: Once, he was a humble Hulwani scholar. Then the king asked him to work for him, and wouldn't take "no" for an answer, torturing Khan's youngest daughter to death in front of him. In revenge, Khan went on to become an incredibly powerful sorcerer.
- Greater-Scope Villain: During the Marvel Premier run, graduating into Big Bad proper when Claremont takes over. He's the one who first empowered the Ninja, and sends a lot of goons after Danny.
- Killed Off for Real: Namor tearing his head off seems to have been the end of him.
- Nothing Personal: Despite having stated that his motivation is to get Iron Fist for unwittingly interfering in his affairs, when Dany comes face to face with him he suddenly says he's got nothing against him.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: His final story arc and death was against Namor of all people (who Khan only went after because he was pissed off that the Sub-Mariner had saved Danny from the H'ylthri).
- Scary Black Man: A sinister villain who serves as one of Danny's most major enemies.
- A Villain Named Khan: He's only known as Master Khan and he's a major enemy of Iron Fist.
- Villains Never Lie: Tries to show Danny Yu-Ti is less reputable than he thought, though having Yu-Ti in the room corroborates his claims.
Mr. Xao
Mr. Xao
First Appearance: Immortal Iron Fist #1 (January, 2007)
Mr. Xao is one of the immortal Lightning Lords. Wanting revenge on K'un-Lun for the death of his two brothers, who were killed by Orson Randall, he conspired with Steel Serpent and Hydra to break the barrier to K'un-Lun.
Ninja
"Ninja"
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #17 (June, 1974)
A mysterious ninja who initially appeared to kill Harold Meachum, before frequently making himself known when Danny was in danger.
- Bad Samaritan: Saves Danny repeatedly, but only because it serves his purposes to keep him alive. The minute that changes, he tries to kill Danny.
- The Dragon: Just a minion for Master Khan.
- No Name Given: Just.. "Ninja".
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Trying to lay siege to K'un-Lun was something of a mistake. He wound up being beaten up by Yu-Ti and sealed in the Book of Many Things for centuries. He's freed when the book is destroyed in a fire.
- Transformation of the Possessed: Whenever he took over Lee Wing, the man gained the ninja's garb.
- The Voiceless: Initially. He becomes a lot more chatty when he finally gets free of the Book of Many Things, with an acknowledgement that he's making up for lost time.
Scimitar
Scimitar
First Appearance: Iron Fist #5 (March, 1976)
Scimitar is a mercenary for hire who was hired by Master Khan to kill the Iron Fist.
Scythe
Scythe
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #16 (July, 1974)
Scythe was a mercenary for hire who intended on collecting a 10 million dollar bounty that had been placed on Iron Fist.
- Carnival of Killers: Tried to kill Iron Fist to obtain the 10 million dollar bounty.
- Long Bus Trip: He only appeared once in 1974 and returned for one issue in 2008.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: His real name is never mentioned.
- Starter Villain: The first villain that Iron Fist faces in America.
- Verbal Tic: Refers to Danny as "Joker" so often it might as well be one.
Steel Serpent
Steel Serpent
Alter Ego: Davos
Notable Aliases: Iron Fist, Steel Phoenix
First Appearance: Iron Fist #1 (November, 1975)
Davos is the son of Lei Kung the Thunderer and a gifted martial artist. Along with Wendell Rand, Davos was one of the final two candidates for the right to challenge Shao-Lao. Losing to Rand, Davos left to challenge Shou-Lao illegally, failing and getting exiled from K'un-Lun. Left with a grudge against Rand, Davos would go on to become one of the main enemies of Danny Rand, hoping to gain the powers of the Iron Fist.
- Antagonistic Offspring: Resentment towards his father is the reason he became Danny's enemy.
- Curb-Stomp Battle: His battle against Prince of Orphans was completely one-sided against him, all as payback for the way he fought against Tiger's Beautiful Daughter.
- Debt Detester: Briefly works for Joyce on coming to the states. He hates it, and as soon as his obligations are fulfilled he splits.
- Diabolus ex Nihilo: Initially, from Danny's point of view. As he's minding his own business, this guy would show up out of nowhere, attack him, steal some of his chi and fade into the night.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has a nasty scar across the left side of his face, from his own fight with Shao-Lao.
- Heel–Face Turn: Through character development, he eventually manages to accept that he's been manipulated, and as an extension he's not as smart and skilled as he sees himself as, eventually helping the other Immortal Weapons fight off Xao's forces and helping Kun-L'un rebuild after the Army of Thunder's revolution.
- Megaton Punch: He may not be the Iron Fist, but he's still got a punch on him like a thing like unto iron. When coming to get Ward Meachum, the man's goons assure him the barrier they've set up could hold off a tank. Davos then smashes through the barrier in an instant.
- No Body Left Behind: His fight with Danny in Marvel Team-Up ends with his body exploding, with not even a scrap of cloth left behind.
The One
The One
Alter Ego: Shu-Hu
Notable Aliases: The Divine Wolf of the House of the Wolf, Lightning (English translation)
First Appearance: Iron Fist Vol 5 #2 (June, 2017)
The One (Robot)
Alter Ego:
Notable Aliases: Lightning (English translation)
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #15 (May, 1974)
Ward Meachum
Ward Meachum
First Appearance: Marvel Premiere #19
The brother and uncle of Harold and Joy Meachum respectively. Following the death of his brother, Ward assisted Joy in seeking vengeance on the Iron Fist after assuming the martial artist had killed him.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: Like his brother, and has no problem trying to get Iron Fist killed, manipulating his niece to do so.
- Secret-Keeper: He knew Danny was Iron Fist, but kept this from Joyce for his own reasons.
Zhou Cheng
Zhou Cheng
First Appearance: The Immortal Iron Fist #17
Zhou Cheng was the host for Ch'i-Lin who has hunted and killed all the bearers of the Iron Fist for seventy-five years after they turned 33 (except for Orson Randall, who went into hiding).
