Iron Fist Character breakdown!

Iron Fist:  was born Danny Rand, son of Wendall Rand, whom discovered the mystical city of K'un - L'un. While there on expedition, Wendall saved the life of the city's ruler Lord Tuan and was adopted as Tuan's son.  He would later leave the city and return to New York where he became a very successful entrepreneur, married and had Danny.  9 years later, Wendall mounts a new expedition to find the city again.  He takes his wife and son and a trusted partner.  During the trip, Danny's parents are betrayed and killed and Danny gets lost.  He's found by K'un - L'un archers who take him to their ruler.  There Danny expresses his desire for vengeance, and he is sent to apprentice for Lei Kung the Thunderer who teaches him martial arts.  He proves to be the most gifted student Lei Kung has ever had and at age 19 is given the chance to attain the power of the Iron Fist by facing the dragon Shou-Lao the Undying.  During the fight, Danny throws himself onto the scar of Shou-Lao and a dragon shaped tattoo is burned onto his chest.  Having killed the dragon, Danny enters the cave and removes the dragon's heart, thus gaining the powers of the Iron Fist.  It is later revealed that Danny is the last in a long line of other Iron Fists.

Iron Fist would return to New York and faced off against enemies in a solo series for a while until being teamed with Luke Cage in Heroes for Hire.  Many years later, Iron Fist is approached by Matt Murdock concerning a problem with Daredevil.  In this story arch, Matt Murdock is outted as Daredevil and in order to protect his loved ones and his secret identity, Murdock asks Iron Fist to pose as Daredevil until the public believes that Murdock and Daredevil are different people.  This was a great story and led to Iron Fist being asked to join The Avengers.

Along with his mastery of martial arts, Iron Fist has enhanced strength, speed and stamina.  After gaining the power of the Iron Fist, Danny is able to summon his chi (or natural energy) into his hand creating a glow around his fist.  Hence the "Iron Fist" moniker.  This "iron fist" can be used to strike an opponent or surface with superhuman impact while his hand becomes impervious to pain or injury.  This, however, leaves him feeling drained and vulnerable.  In order to perform such a maneuver again requires time; sometimes full days are needed to recover in some instances.

Casting for Iron Fist has not been announced as of now.

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