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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Yeah, odds are Cottonmouth is creating or supporting a system that's having negative consequences to the average citizen and Luke is opposed to it but can't do anything direct against him becuase he's a legitimate businessman type, like Wilson Fisk before he lost his mind.
I mean, I don't think any reasonable person believes a dude in a green suit and spiky teeth is supposed to be a physical threat to Luke Cage.
Speaking of physical threats, since Cage's thing is being pretty much invincible on the surface it's always important to go over again what can actually happen to him: He can be concussed as we've seen in Jessica Jones. He most likely can be gassed and blinded, If he can be concussed then odds are with enough force all manner of stuff can be shaken up on the inside so I'm thinking bones can be broken. This means that in a perfect world he could encounter Shocker one day and Shocker could actually give him a run for his money. Won't happen, movie/TV divide and all but it'd be cool.
The Blog The ArtShocker was the only one to even give Luke pause in Superior Foes of Spider-Man
Forever liveblogging the AvengersDrown him, suffocate him, torture him, subject him to And I Must Scream...
I'd use gas, personally - he still needs to breath, after all.
As for Bucky, what is something in the film gives T'challa what they need to cure his brainwashing for good? It wouldn't necessarily be part of the main plot, but it could be something they would use in the mid-credits stinger, maybe?
edited 26th Jul '16 7:17:30 AM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!They could also give Luke trouble without hurting him physically - burn down his house, set him up, things like that.
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Eh, they'll think of something. The movie will be out in a little less than two years, I'd rather prefer to actually know if Bucky's in it and preferably see it before I get into fights about his contribution and if it was okay or not.
edited 26th Jul '16 7:24:30 AM by hollygoolightly
They could easily work Human Popsicle Bucky into the plot as a majorly vital but ultimately static Living MacGuffin, and save his release for one of the post-credits scenes since IIRC Black Panther is the last movie before the Infinity duology kicks off.
Luke has unbreakable skin. That certainly means he's impervious to a wide variety of harm, but not all. As others have noted, causing blunt force trauma under his skin is certainly an option. Also an option: gas, drowning, electrocution, freezing, possibly fire. Anything that can kill you without breaking your skin.
edited 26th Jul '16 8:17:08 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.In the Secret War series he was also almost killed when he suffered internal injuries and the doctors couldn't operate on him because of his impervious skin.
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They did that in Jessica Jones actually, and Claire Temple, er, found a way around it. *shudders*
edited 26th Jul '16 8:32:36 AM by hollygoolightly
edited 26th Jul '16 8:37:21 AM by alliterator

Cottonmouth is a product of Luke Cage's blaxploitation roots, and is more of a quirky drug dealer archetype to foil Luke's old "unlawfully imprisoned brother out for justice" schtick than a character really designed to be a counter to Luke's powerset as a superhero.
He might be heavily altered in this series, so that he doesn't seem small and non-threatening in comparison to characters like Kilgrave, Fisk and the Hand.
edited 25th Jul '16 9:05:44 PM by KnownUnknown