The Defenders
The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to develop by leaps and boundary , with more blockbuster film released each year . But the MCU also has room for modest , " ground level " level , and that ’s where Marvel ’s slate of Netflix serial comes in . Daredevil , Jessica Jones , Luke Cage , andIron Fisthave all launch their own series on the cyclosis service , and now they ’ve come up togetherforThe Defenders .
Marvel ’s Netflix hoagy ( and villain ) exist in the same Earth as Captain America , Iron Man , and Thor , but they have yet to interact with their more celebrated counterparts . There are a routine of logistic and originative reasonableness why thathasn’t happen yet(and why it may never happen ) , and while that ’s a bummer , it makes a sure kind of mother wit . Most normal masses be in the MCU will never get a coup d’oeil of Thor , let alone meet him , and while the Netflix heroes are n’t really normal , they ’re surely more relatable to your average Netflix viewer than a boom God from a distant universe .
But while the Avengers and the Defenders have n’t shared a screen together , the Netflix series are sprinkled with credit to the wide MCU . These are the15 Biggest MCU Connections In Marvel ’s Netflix show .
Hunting Superheroes
Superheroes are n’t always pop . That concept was explored inCaptain America : Civil War , in which the Avengers had to come to term with the corroborative damage they had stimulate around the world and assume ( or fight against ) government oversight .
Jessica Jones encounter a similar kind of superhero backlash , albeit on a smaller ordered series . In the episode " AKA 99 friend " , she is contacted by a woman who enlists her police detective religious service to come after her cheating spouse . That ’s just a ruse , however , as the woman lures Jessica into a trip with the intention of killing her . It ’s an act of retaliation for the death of the woman ’s female parent during the events ofThe Avengers , when superheroes and aliens wag a cataclysmic battle in the streets of New York . Of of course , Jessica was n’t even part of those events , but to some people , all superpowered " freaks " are the same .
Mocking Your Henchmen
It ’s not gentle being a mobster in New York City , especially when superheroes are around to baffle your every move .
In the former stage ofDaredevil’sfirst season , " Kingpin " Wilson Fisk and his right hand humankind Wesley rely on their associate in the Russian mob to allot with the mysterious " man in black " who is interfering with their business . Of course , that darkly clad vigilance man is a prototypic Daredevil , and he ’s a lot more than your middling mobster can manage .
After the Russians try ( and die ) to eliminate this threat to Fisk ’s deplorable empire , Wesley expresses his displeasure with their inability to handle one ( presumably ) normal guy : " If he had an atomic number 26 suit or a magic cock , maybe that would explain why you keep getting your tail end handed to you . "
Bootleg Avengers
There are three kinds of people you ’ll find at the conniption of any life-threatening situation : those run nigher to help , those running away to safety , and those pulling out their earpiece to film whatever is going on .
It stand to rationality that the people of the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be no different . Whenever superheroes are in action , there will always be people who will draw out their earphone and film everything they can in the endless pursuit of " likes " and " shares " .
InCivil War , we learned that Spider - Man was a YouTube sense long before he met Tony Stark . likewise , in an episode ofLuke Cage , the titular hero is walk down the street when he ’s accosted by a humans soak raw footage of the Avengers and their battle with the Chitauri : " Tony Stark . The prominent blond dude with the pounding . The honest-to-god dude with the shield . The green giant , and I do n’t mean Fenway ! "
Cops Need Magic Hammers
The relationship ( and the integral conflict ) between the police and superheroes has always been complicated . Even the most selfless superheroes are often vigilantes who are get hold of the law into his or her own hands . Some police officers are able-bodied to make peace with that contradiction and work alongside their city ’s several submarine sandwich , but others resent them as interlopers and criminals .
Then there are pig like Misty Knight ’s jaded ( and crooked ) partner Rafael Scarfe . He stir an interesting distributor point when he tell Knight that the simple existence of superheroes like the Avengers renders cops completely redundant . " Unless this sidearm that I ’m wearing abruptly wrench into some sort of magic malleus , this whole job is irrelevant . "
While it ’s certainly dead on target that heroes like Thor and the Hulk can do more damage to the force of evil in a solar day than a regular fuzz with a gun could do in a lifespan , that does n’t make the MCU ’s police irrelevant to the public they serve . Still , seeing the police force confront this moral force add depth to the taradiddle Marvel is tell .
Fight Night In Harlem
The Incredible Hulkis a reasonably forgotten ( and arguably underrated ) accounting entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Starring Edward Norton as Bruce Banner ( before Mark Ruffalo consider over the role forThe Avengers ) , it has been referenced sparingly in later films . But it ca n’t be completely forgotten . After all , long before the Avengers battle aliens in New York , the Hulk and Abomination almost broke Harlem in half with their titanic battle .
Harlem , of form , is where Luke Cage hangs his hat . grant , the damage the Hulk and his rival made has long since been repaired ( as has any leave by the Avengers ) , but the memories of the big unripened guy are still fresh in the mind of the local . After all , you never forget the stack of a giant goliath throwing cars around like they ’re paperweights .
Roxxon Corporation
Roxxon Corporation is like the bad penny of the Marvel Cinematic Universe : they just keep turning up . In the MCU ( and in the comics that breathe in it ) Roxxon Corp. is essentially your standard malefic conglomerate that will steamroll anyone and anything in the hobby of profits .
Roxxon has appear in a turn of MCU projects , from every film in theIron Mantrilogy toAgent Carter . Elektraengages in some bodied espionage at Roxxon ’s disbursement duringDaredevil ’s second season . We also screw that the company has dealings with The Hand .
The most interesting turn of Roxxon backstory , though , is thatMatt Murdock and his mate Foggy Nelsonbecame disenfranchised with life at a big law firm while representing the empire . push to defend the interests of Roxxon against a single aggrieved employee , they decided to relinquish and come out their own firm in Hell ’s Kitchen . And the rest is history …
Crusher Creel
Like a lot of superheroes , Daredevil suffered the tragedy of losing his parents at a young geezerhood . His mother abandoned their family and eventually became a nun , while his founding father was a boxer who was murdered after he defy to throw a scrap .
In " Cut Man " , we learned that scrap was against a young boxer by the name of Carl " Crusher " Creel . He ’s not glimpsed on screen , but sports fan of the other MCU televise property , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , have understand him before . On that show ( which is lay in the present day , long after his fight with Murdock ) Creel has appeared as the Absorbing Man , a scoundrel with the power to transubstantiate his skin into any substance he touches .
He was last seen work for the political science as hired brawn , but it ’d be fun to see him return to his villainous root for a face-off with the youthful Murdock .
Seagate Prison
It ’s not quite the Arkham Asylum of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but Seagate Prison is near . It ’s where Luke Cage ( or Carl Lucas , if you prefer ) was sent for a crime he did n’t commit , and it ’s also where he received his power thanks to botched experiment by Dr. Noah Burstein . While he ’s there , he conform to rivals Shades and Comanche , but there are more noted names elsewhere in the prison house .
In the MCU light filmAll Hail The King , we see that " The Mandarin " fromIron Man 3 , aka actor Trevor Slattery , is imprisoned at Seagate , as isIron Man 2villain Justin Hammer . We do n’t see them in Luke ’s prison flashbacks , and it ’s ill-defined whether they were at the prison before or after him .
It ’s a pretty braggy prison , so it ’s conceivable that they never run into each other . Still , it ’s fun to think of all of the MCU ’s vanquished felon pay heed out in Seagate , and who knows , maybe we ’ll see that one mean solar day .
Hammer Tech
Justin Hammer was a thorn in Tony Stark ’s side inIron Isle of Man 2 , but the cocky arms principal end up in jail and has n’t been heard from since ( except to bemock his fellow Seagate con Trevor ) . His society is still making weapons though , and just like in the strip , they ’re felicitous to outfit Marvel scoundrel with the in vogue and deadliest .
There are a bit of references to Hammer Tech inLuke Cage , with both Cottonmouth and Diamondback utilizing the company ’s recent engineering science . The Judas bullet that are able of piercing Luke ’s unbreakable skin are a Hammer product , as is the cause Diamondback wear in his climactic conflict with his older challenger .
It ’s plausibly dependable to take on that Hammer weapons will continue to be a problem for the MCU ’s heroes , even with the company ’s father behind bars .
Trish Talk
Jessica Jones spends a muckle of time with her good friend Trish Walker . A former child star , Trish is now a pop talk show host who constantly encourages Jessica to use her gift to help people , all while preparing for her own heroic career ( she ’s Hellcat in the comics ) .
A lot of New Yorkers are skeptical and even afraid of the incredibly powerful heroes in their midst , but Trish uses her pulpit to stand up for these large than life figure . She often fields call from people complaining about the mess heroes go forth behind ( yes , it ’s another address toThe Avengers ) , but she always tries to show them the positive side of what heroes like Captain America and Thor ( and more locally , Daredevil and Luke Cage ) are doing .
