The Defenders
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Marvel ’s The Defendersnot only unites four of Netflix ’s headlining Marvel superheroes - Daredevil ( Charlie Cox ) , Jessica Jones ( Krysten Ritter ) , Luke Cage ( Mike Colter ) , and Iron Fist ( Finn Jones ) - but their adventure to save New York City from the ancient vicious organization known as The Hand is grand enough to bring all of their supporting players into military action as well . Iron Fist ’s love interest Colleen Wing ( Jessica Henwick ) , Jessica Jones ' right supporter Trish Walker ( Rachael Taylor ) , everyone ’s best-loved nurse Claire Temple ( Rosario Dawson ) , and Daredevil ’s close booster Karen Page ( Deborah Ann Woll ) and Foggy Nelson ( Elden Henson ) all conjoin in the chaos - but none of them lose a part of themselves to the action quite like Detective Misty Knight ( Simone Missick ) .
Misty debut inLuke Cageas a detective working the Harlem beat who ultimately helped Cage contribute down the scoundrel plaguing Harlem , Cottonmouth ( Mahershala Ali ) and Diamondback ( Erik LaRay Harvey ) . In the calendar month sinceLuke Cageended , Misty has been promoted to an all - city task military force , which is how she and the NYPD are run into the massive vane of death and wipeout that the Defenders ' battles with the Hand farewell in their Wake Island . After receive a paroled Luke Cage back to Harlem , Detective Knight gets summons to an apartment where a stash of C4 explosive are ascertain , along with Jessica Jones as a person of interest . Her interrogation of Jones is interrupted by Matt Murdock ’s surprise coming into court as Jessica ’s new attorney . From there Misty , out of loyalty to Luke and Claire , recover herself doing her best to protect the Defenders from prosecution by the NYPD .
However , there was a literal sword of Damocles advert over Misty throughoutThe Defenders . wonder devotee who are conversant with Misty Knight know that her comic book incarnation has one particular trait she is know for that her alive natural process avatar lack : a bionic branch . DidThe Defendersbring Misty that one step closer to her risible book strain ?
MISTY KNIGHT IN MARVEL COMICS
Misty Knight debut inMarvel Premiere#21 ( 1975 ) as a New York law officer and a friend of Colleen Wing . She fall behind her right arm when she realize a terrorist throw a bomb into a bank building . She took the bomb , but it exploded before she could contrive it . The blowup maimed her , but luckily ( in a condition wind from the popular telecasting serial publication of the epoch , The Six Million - Dollar Man ) , Misty had a bionic arm grafted to her that was design by Stark International . Her bionic weapon system allows her superhuman effectiveness , and has been upgraded since with other weapons system . However , because the residue of Misty is n’t bionic , she ca n’t lift more system of weights with her bionic arm than her body can safely manage .
Misty and Colleen Wing , dub the Daughters of the Dragon in the comics , formed a private investigating office call Nightwing Restorations , Ltd. and have been frequent cooperator of Luke Cage ( Power Man ) and Iron Fist . In addition , in these vintage laughable Bible adventure , it ’s Misty who has a longtime wild-eyed human relationship with Iron Fist , not Colleen .
MISTY KNIGHT IN THE DEFENDERS
Misty is on the sidelines for much ofThe Defenders , trying to get to the bottom of what ’s actually going on as Matt Murdock , Jessica Jones , and Luke Cage all find themselves in her precinct after a violent battle with the Hand that put down the Royal Dragon Chinese eating house in Hell ’s Kitchen . As she advance more discernment of on the nose what the Defenders are up against , Misty hold to provide safe seaport for the Defenders ' skinny allies , bringing Karen Page , Foggy Nelson , Trish Walker , Malcolm Ducasse ( Eka Darville ) , Claire Temple , and Colleen Wing to her police military headquarters for their own safety . Even though Misty come up Colleen walking around New York City with a katana sword " weird , " she reserve Colleen to keep it with her just in case .
When Murdock , Jones , Cage , and Wing broke out of the precinct house for their ultimate confrontation with the Hand at the Midland Circle building in Hell ’s Kitchen , Misty took Claire with her and break chase . Misty let the Defenders into Midland Circle so they could rescue Danny Rand and pull through the city from the Hand , while she agreed to stall the eternal rest of the NYPD . When Misty learned Colleen had play the C4 explosives which she took from evidence so as to implode the building , Misty entered the building herself .
Inside Midland Circle , Misty came upon Colleen Wing battling her sensei and one of the leaders of the Hand , Bakuto ( Ramon Rodriguez ) , in a sword fight . When Bakuto nearly executed Claire , Misty intervened and Bakutocut her right arm off . After Colleen was at last able to finish Bakuto , she and Claire were able to rendezvous with the rest period of the Defenders ( minus Daredevil ) , and they manage to get Misty medical attention before she bleed out and before the Midland Circle building was destroyed .
Finally , Colleen visited a recover Misty in the hospital and told her Danny Rand owned a " state of matter - of - the - artistic production " hospital that might be able to help Misty . There ’s really only one steering this is heading : Misty Knightwillget a golem weapon system . Furthermore , Simone Bissick is confirmed to be a part of season 2 ofIron Fist , so it ’s good to expect Misty Knight will have her young bionic limb in that series , unless she arrives inIron Fistseason 2 already suitably armed . give that Danny Rand accepted Matt Murdock ’s supplication to take Daredevil ’s place as protector of New York City , the Immortal Iron Fist will certainly take all the avail he can get .
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