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With the recently - releasedLuke Cagenow in the bag ( you could show ourearly critique , persistence account , andcollection of good here and now ) , three quarters of the street - floor superheroes that will comprisethe Defendershave been securely established in the Netflix corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . And although we still have to wait forIron Fist ’s arrivalnext March , there ’s much that we can assemble to start to put together a rather absolved picture of just what , incisively , the story will be in the upcomingDefendersminiseries .
There ’s a very clear parallel between what Marvel TV is doing here with these five ( well , six , if you include thePunisherspinoff – whichmay enter the fray preferably than look ) series and what its crowing - screen sibling , Marvel Studios , did with Phase 1 of the picture franchise - right field down to the number of storytelling unit of measurement being deploy ( five movies in one , and five seasons in the other ) before the gargantuan crossover voter kingdom .
And just as film like Iron Man put the foot for an eventual team - up in post - credits scenes , so too does Luke Cage add a few more building blocks for the eventualDefenderscrossover . allow ’s take a look at a few of the clues that Power Man dropped for us in his first solo pleasure trip .
Where Luke Cage Leaves Off
focus on around the bulletproof vigilante know as Luke Cage ( Mike Colter ) , the serial moves the activity from Hell ’s Kitchen , the setting of the two previous serial , and uptown to Harlem . As such , the central game is focused on establishing Luke as a hero rather than directly setting upThe defender – but there ’s a lot more going on behind the narrative shot , and what little plot carryover there is promises to be nonetheless considerable .
Let ’s look at the ending of the finis . Thanks to his crafty bane Mariah Dillard ( Alfre Woodard ) , Luke Cage is publicly outted as Carl Lucas , a runaway from Georgia ’s Seagate Prison , which direct to the US Marshals give chase him down with the aim of returning him to pokey . Given the season ’s overriding theatrical role focus on Luke learning to stop being on the ravel and to abide his ground ( more on this in just a little bit ) , he decides that he ’ll go volitionally back to jail to serve out the rest of his sentence - a generous move , since he could punch his mode out directly through the bulwark at any time .
But there ’s a glimmer of hope here : a file full of paperwork that shew Carl was framed , which would ensue in Luke ’s freedom to go and champion New York with his fellow Defenders . Claire Temple ( Rosario Dawnson ) , who has been a regular cast appendage in bothDaredevilandLuke coop , promises to put Luke in touch with the Devil of Hell ’s Kitchen himself , Matt Murdock ( Charlie Cox ) , a talented attorney who will undoubtedly be able to pull ahead Luke ’s case . It ’s our practiced guess thatDefenderswill open with Luke still in Seagate , meeting Matt for the first time , or with their tryout in court just finishing up , makingLuke Cagea unmediated span to its successor miniseries .
The “ Night Nurse ” ( a name from the comic that was ultimately use to Claire ’s quality in the home stretchability ofLuke batting cage , if only in passing ) is n’t be the only familiar look fromLuke Cagewho is set to repay inThe Defenders . Detective Misty Knight ( Simone Cook ) , who is herself a superhero in the author stuff , is alsoofficially confirmed to make an appearance . Her involvement promises to be an important one , based on how much time was consecrate to her character development inLuke Cage .
No , she probably wo n’t be beat that Tony Stark - design robotic subdivision , but given that Misty ’s learned to trust Luke and his heroical / chaotic ways , she ’s an important friend to have ; helping to keep the metropolis together while the four protagonists take care of the main action at law .
Where Daredevil Left Off
Luke Cage ’s closing curtain may not seem like much carryover , but it ’s actually considerably solidify once we tot in everything fromDaredevil , which acts like Netflix ’s version of theIron Manfilms : getting two installments and found a number of various tale pieces - character that will more than bear off in the team - up culmination . As such , a abbreviated retread for those viewer not familiar withDaredevil ’s two season may be in parliamentary procedure .
Although the show ab initio give itself as a dark , gritty , organize - law-breaking - based story , a more mystic gist slowly revealed itself across the first group of 13 episodes before amply blossoming in the 2nd season . It turns out that Hell ’s Kitchen has contract itself caught up in a millennium - old battle between two rival factions : the Hand , a clan of ninja warrior who seem to obsessively hunt the world for “ weapon system ” called the Black Sky ; and the Chaste , an organization whose sole existence is to prevent the Hand from dominating the world . Matt Murdock gets sweep up in this perpetual fight as a male child , when he ’s in secret trained by a unsighted martial humanistic discipline expert , know only as Stick ( Scott Glenn ) , in preparation for “ the warfare . ” Once the teenaged Murdock reaches a certain physical ( and emotionally dependent ) point , he ’s abandoned , left to become a lawyer and a street - prowling vigilante on his own – or so he thinks .
Right underneath Daredevil ’s nose , the Hand arrives in New York , using the Yakuza ’s already - established structure and contacts , and begins to grind a massive golf hole in the ground underneath the metropolis that never slumber , though the reason why is never divulged ( our best guess is that it ’s being save forThe Defendersas opposed toDaredevil’sthird time of year ) . Then there ’s also the attempt to smuggle in these Black Skies , which are discover to be citizenry – living weapon that are so powerful , they are destined to lead the ninja in their global seduction . While Stick resurfaces in Matt ’s life fast enough to murder the first of these – a young Asiatic male child – he ’s unable to fell the 2d : Elektra Natchios ( Elodie Yung ) , a char who ’s also been trained from a young age by Stick and who was order to surreptitiously uphold Murdock ’s training in college , position as his lady friend .
In the 2nd season finale , Daredevil and Elektra team up once again for foil the Hand ’s ongoing cognitive process , whatever they may be , but the ninja warriors inadvertently dispatch their Black Sky during combat . Stick and Matt mourn her death , but the Hand exhume her trunk and places it into some character of Christ’s Resurrection chamber , which they somehow use to ensure interminable lifespan for their most important appendage .
Given the existential threat that the Hand represents – and given the fact that Stick himself features prominently in theDefenders’teaser lagger – it ’s safe to sham that it will be the greater - than - cracking threat that will cause all four of the vigilantes to unite together as the Defenders , cease the kin from decimating New York City ( not to mention the rest of the world ) . This would entail Elektra ’s return , as well , and just mayhap the Punisher ’s - yet another street prowler who finds himself attend to newfound ally Daredevil ’s raid against the ninja .
Assuming Matt Murdock is able to get Luke out of prison , Harlem ’s hero will be there to see the ages - old conflict between the Chaste and the Hand firsthand – and may be pressured to help out by Claire , who can personally attest to the arrangement ’s resurrection abilities . Once on board , Luke could recruit his ex - lover Jessica Jones in the state of war .
This is whereLuke Cage ’s primal themes of identity and repute , and how far one is willing to go to defend them , can come into period of play – the miniseriesiscalledThe Defenders , after all . From this other vantage point , not having any official details fromDefendersto manoeuvre off of at all , it would seem that the most exciting part of the serial publication will be to see how the four heroes ’ identicalness develop to include one another , as well .
BothDaredevilandLuke Cage(and , to a lesser extent , Jessica Jones ) have set the semen for Manhattan ’s heroes to finally team up , as well as the groundwork for who their foe will be . The big link up bridge , however , will beIron Fist , which is said to havemore villains than any of the other series(a tall guild , sinceCagehad four fundamental villains in play ) . Where there area number of antagonistswho could be the core terror , the fact that Danny Rand is trained in easterly martial arts means that the Hand ’s ninja would be a lifelike fit for the show .
There ’s also a good chance that one or more of the other Defenders will make an appearance inIron clenched fist , in rules of order to demonstrate a connection before they all team up up ; after all , New York City is n’t that with child , and costume poor boy lean to attract attention .
Daredevilseasons 1 and 2,JessicaJones time of year 1 , andLuke Cageseason 1 are now available on Netflix . Iron Fistwill arrive on March 17th , 2017 , follow later that year byThe Defenders . Release date forJessica Jonesseason 2,The PunisherandDaredevilseason 3 have not yet been announced .
