Iron Fist from Marvel Duel

"But when was the last time you faced a dragon?" -Danny Rand Iron Fist.

"Focusing my chi. Maybe if you were open to focusing your own energy, you wouldn't be so angry all the time" -Iron Fist.

Daniel "Danny" Rand once held the title of the immortal Iron Fist, the living weapon of K'un-Lun with deadly hands that flowed with the mystic energies of Shou-Lao the Undying. Born as the heir of the financial business empire of Rand Corporation, he became an orphan as a young child when his father obsessively searched for the lost city of magic K'un-Lun in the Himalayas. For a decade, he was trained in martial arts and earned the mantle of the Iron Fist. Seeking revenge against his father's murderer, Harold Meachum, Rand left K'un-Lun to return to Earth. On Earth, he has balanced his origins as Danny Rand with his prowess as Iron Fist, becoming a champion who fights for worldly and heavenly justice.

His adventures made him cross paths with Luke Cage, with whom he formed a deep friendship and a solid partnership in the form of the organization Heroes for Hire to provide services as detectives, bodyguards, and vigilantes. Alongside Cage, Iron Fist has fought many battles and has faced several villains. Their partnership came to an end when Rand apparently paid the ultimate price in a convoluted scheme involving the H'ylthri and the Super-Skrull usurping his identity. Eventually, Iron Fist returned to action. At Cage's side, he was part of the reformed Heroes for Hire as a superhero team, the New Avengers, and the Defenders. Simultaneously, he has revisited his origins several times, returning to K'un-Lun to protect it.

Rand took in the young monk Pei as his protégée, since she also wielded the energies of the Iron Fist. As her Thunderer, he faced challenges in understanding his pupil's perspective. In order to save the dragons of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven, Danny Rand was forced to relinquish the Iron Fist, leaving him depowered. Even without the mighty power of the Iron Fist, Rand still deployed his formidable skills as a martial artist for the greater good.

Rand encountered his successor Lin Lie and took the new Iron Fist under his wing. Like many Iron Fists before him, Rand met his untimely death at the hands of the Ch'i-Lin on his birthday, but is later resurrected by the god Osiris to serve as his avatar, the undead warrior called the Ghost Fist.

Daniel Rand was born to businessman Wendell Rand and merchant heiress Heather Duncan, being the heir of the empire of Rand & Meachum Corporation in America. As a pupil of Orson Randall, Wendell Rand once lived the fabled city of K'un-Lun, which existed in another dimensional realm accessible through the Himalayas in Tibet. After rejecting K'un-Lun, Wendell Rand learned his son was fated to become the legendary warrior known as the Iron Fist. Using resources from K'un-Lun and from Randall, he started his financial business, which grew into an empire. Parallel to his business, he delved into madness, becoming unhealthily obsessed with returning to K'un-Lun. Such an obsession turned Wendell into a distant man, who did not provide enough attention or care to his family, especially his solitary son, Danny.

A decade later, Wendell Rand travelled back to the Himalayas to look for the activation of the portal to K'un-Lun with his wife, Heather, and his son, Danny. His business party, Harold Meachum, refused to let them go on this quest unaccompanied and escorted them. Toppling off a treacherous mountain passage, the young Danny accidentally dragged his parents over an ice shelf with him. While Danny and Heather landed on a ledge below, Wendell dangled over the sheer drop of the mountainside and called to Meachum for help. Scheming to take over Rand's share of their business and the love of Heather, Meachum instead caused him to lose his grip and plunge to his death, which was horribly witnessed by his family. Though Meachum offered to help Heather and Danny, they spurned him. Attempting to make it back to camp on their own, Heather and Danny spied a long suspension bridge as a pack of wolves hunted them. The brave mother tried to hold the animals off long enough for her son to get to safety to the other side and was brutally killed in the effort. Before perishing before her son's eyes, she asked him to honor and avenge his father's memory.

After he witnessed his mother's death, Danny Rand was taken in by immortal residents of the eternal city of K'un-Lun, being brought before its leader, the Yü-Ti, who offered him sanctuary, but had secretly plotted the murder of Danny's parents. For a decade, Daniel Rand'Kai lived up to the legacy of his father in K'un-Lun, undergoing intensive training tutored by Lei Kung, the Thunderer. Getting revenge against Meachum for destroying his family motivated his studies. As an outsider, he became an outcast, finding solace in the friendship of Lei Kung's adoptive daughter, Sparrow. Years of training his body and mind turned Rand into K'un-Lun's most prodigal fighter. On his sixteenth birthday, Danny defeated Fu-Hsi, the Serpent King and took his crown, but he still felt uneasy and hollow. To remedy that, Yü-Ti offered him the ultimate challenge: to face Shou-Lao, the undying dragon who was the source of K'un-Lun's chi. Danny Rand subdued the enormous fire-breathing beast in its cave, imprinting a dragon-shaped scar on his chest during the fight. His prize was the very heart of the creature, ferociously guarded in a brazier, which bestowed Danny Rand with its mystic energies. As a result, Danny Rand became the legendary Iron Fist, a living weapon who fought for the glory and protection of K'un-Lun.

Displaying the capacity to channel and to concentrate his chi energies into his fists, Iron Fist proved his worth before Yü-Ti and the Dragon-Kings, by vanquishing four warriors in the ritualistic Challenge of the Many. Danny went on to face the android behemoth known as The One in the Challenge of The One in order to finally earn his position as the Iron Fist. However, The One was programmed by Yu-Ti to lose this fight  As such, Danny defeated The One, revealing it to be an android in the process. This victory "proved" that Danny was worthy of the title of Iron Fist, granting him the Crown of Fu-Hsi, the King of Vipers. In addition, Danny earned the right to gain eternal life in K'un-Lun by consuming the fruit of immortality from the Tree of Immortality. However, Rand refused to accept the offer, for he would rather return to the mortal world in order to hunt Meachum and get revenge. Being adamant in his decision, Danny Rand was cast out of K'un-Lun.

Unleashed upon Earth, Iron Fist brought his ire to New York City to confront Meachum. The mercenary Scyther was hired to put a stop to his quest. However, the weapon of K'un-Lun easily defeated his opponent. This gave Iron Fist a clear path to Meachum Tower, a citadel that served as the headquarters of Meachum Industries. The skyscraper had multiple traps set to torment Iron Fist in his way to Meachum. After triumphing over the traps, Iron Fist met his final adversary, the warrior called Triple-Iron. After incapacitating his foe, Danny Rand was finally able to face Harold Meachum and make him pay for his crime. Surprisingly, Iron Fist met Meachum in a wheelchair, since on his way back from the Himalayas he lost his legs in the frigid mountains due to succumbing to frostbite. For years, he paranoically expected Danny Rand to resurface and execute him in revenge. Feeling nothing but pity, Iron Fist was unable to conclude his revenge and abandoned Meachum. However, a mysterious assassin murdered Meachum instead.

Blamed for the murder, Iron Fist became an enemy of Meachum's family, namely his daughter Joy and his brother Ward. He undertook the mission of clearing his name for the false accusation. Eventually, he was approached by private investigator Colleen Wing, who had been sent by her father, Professor Lee Wing. As a researcher, Professor Wing had journeyed through the Himalayas to study K'un-Lun, learning about the story of Danny Rand in his quest. By acquiring the Book of Many Things, he attracted the interest of deadly warriors part of the Cult of Kara-Kai, who had stalked him for years to stop his investigation. Iron Fist acted as Professor Wing's bodyguard, resisting the assassins. Simultaneously, Iron Fist attempted to reason with Joy Meachum, but was attacked by her uncle Ward, who directed Batroc and his brigade against K'un-Lun's champion. Iron Fist struggled to battle an army of foes, but ironically found assistance in the mysterious ninja who murdered Harold Meachum. In secrecy, the assassin was a possessed Lee Wing.

Back to Wing's study, Iron Fist found the place destroyed and his allies missing. He was met with violence by Colleen Wing's friend and partner, 'ful Misty Knight. Astonished by her prowess, Iron Fist managed to knock her out and find Professor Wing and his daughter being kept by the Cult of Kara-Kai. Iron Fist battled its leaders, the Daughters of Kali Shaya and Ushas, since they were enemies of K'un-Lun who planned to destroy it. During the battle, the Book of Many Things was burned, exorcising Professor Wing from the dark ninja's essence. Iron Fist duelled the free ninja as the police intervened. This prompted the ninja to teleport Iron Fist away with him as he explained he served the deadly Master Khan and sought revenge against K'un-Lun as well for he had been forced to live an ethereal existence by Yü-Ti. After defeating his opponent, Iron Fist managed to clear his name beyond the authorities for the murder of Meachum. Having closed a torturous chapter of his life, Iron Fist was ready to start a new life as Danny Rand.

One night, Iron Fist saved a female spirit named Jade from being lynched by a mob. The disoriented girl had escaped Feng-Tu, K'un-Lun's afterlife realm, to meet Iron Fist and combat the sorcerer Dhasha Khan who wished to use her immortal Firebird's soul to conquer the world by unleashing the N'Garai. In Professor Wing's house, Iron Fist and Jade were attacked by Dhasha Khan's agents, the Black and the White Ox. During the fight, Iron Fist and Jade were transported to Feng-Tu. Iron Fist was able to defeat Dhasha Khan's warriors, ultimately fighting his prime fighter, Silver Dragon, who defeated him and left. In a delirious display against demons, Iron Fist battled the Soul-Slayer, which led to Dhasha Khan acquire the Firebird. Iron Fist and Jade found assistance with the valiant Bowman, a server of the Firebird. After recollecting himself from the battle, Iron Fist was contacted by Tuan, former Yü-Ti of K'un-Lun who had adopted his father, Wendell Rand. Tuan mesmerized Iron Fist so the Bowman could slay him. Danny Rand was dead and, as a spirit, became fully part of Feng-Tu, consummating his passion for Jade. In Dhasha Khan's citadel, Iron Fist went to another match against Silver Dragon for Jade's soul. During the battle, Silver Dragon was revealed to be the soul of his own mother, Heather Rand. The attack served as a distraction for Tuan and his army take control over Dhasha Khan's palace. Being unable to murder her son, Heather Rand once again sacrificed her existence to save him, this time from Dhasha Khan. On Earth, Dhasha Khan executed his plan. Danny Rand was able to cross the borders between death and life to finally end Dhasha Khan in Manhattan. Using the Firebird, Jade sacrificed herself to reverse the chaotic spell and save Earth, K'un-Lun and Feng-Tu.

When adapting to his civilian life, Danny Rand witnessed a horrifying mass shooting event in Central Park alongside Colleen Wing. Together, they tried to stop the assassin, the insane mercenary known as Warhawk. However, Rand was knocked out and Wing was captured. Upon recovering, Rand was joined by Lieutenant Rafael Scarfe in locating the delirious Warhawk in order to defeat him. As he integrated himself to a life out of K'un-Lun, Danny Rand forged a solid friendship with Colleen Wing, which was reinforced by their common interest in being expert martial artists. Behind the scenes, Master Khan observed Iron Fist's activities, planning to destroy and enslave him to prevent opposition to his dark plans. Among Iron Fist's interventions was saving Princess Azir from Halwan from being assassinated by Khan's Monstroid.

As a target, Iron Fist found Colleen Wing to be have gone missing as he was attacked and disoriented by Angar, the Screamer. Moved by rage, Iron Fist hunted Angar, who claimed that Tony Stark had hired him to torment Iron Fist in order to gain access to resources from Halwan. During his mission, Iron Fist met Misty Knight once again, who was also investigating Wing's disappearance. Together, they infiltrated Stark International, where the invincible Iron Man intercepted their investigation, sparking a fight between the two heroes made of iron. Knight was able to uncover a rogue initiative within Stark, which earned them Iron Man's sympathy, although they could not trace Wing's whereabouts. Scarfe found a lead of Wing being kept in London, prompting Iron Fist and Misty Knight to go to her rescue.

Upon arrival Iron Fist and Misty Knight were caught in an attack launched by the Radion, a doctor who went insane after being infused radiation-derived energies as a consequence of Ward Meachum's machinations. As a result, Knight was severely hurt in the incident. After a fight, Iron Fist was able to stabilize Radion and resumed his search for Wing, being joined by former terrorist Alan Cavenaugh in the process. Iron Fist's quest caused him to cross paths with the assassin from Halwan Scimitar. By defeating the murderer, Iron Fist realized his condition as a super hero on Earth. After this combat, Iron Fist moved his investigation to Halwan with Cavenaugh's assistance. However, Iron Fist found Colleen Wing to have been brainwashed by Khan. She brutally attacked her friend, but, as he shared his spiritual energies with her, she broke free from Khan's influence. This act gave Khan an opening to strike at Iron Fist. After duelling and triumphing over Khan's prime henchman Khumbala Bey, Iron Fist spoke with his nemesis. Khan explained that his plans involved overthrowing the royalty of Halwan for their cruelty. In retribution, he offered Iron Fist a return to K'un-Lun so he could finish his intentions unbothered. Iron Fist was torn due to his commitment to his allies on Earth. However, Master Khan revealed that Yü-Ti had been responsible for murdering Danny Rand's mother as part of his plan to prevent Wendell Rand from ruling K'un-Lun. Still, Iron Fist rejected immediate revenge and broke any chance of a deal by destroying the portal to K'un-Lun. Master Khan was dragged into the interdimensional vortex, being lost as Iron Fist could not prevent his fate.

Back on his way to Halwan, Rand was approached by Jeryn Hogarth through Misty Knight; Hogarth had been a personal friend of Wendell Rand and also his former lawyer. He wished to discuss Rand's inheritance, namely his rights over the majority of the Rand & Meachum Corporation. The first move was to relocate Rand to his family home, where memories of his early childhood resurfaced. Then, he was accompanied by Knight and Hogarth to Meachum Tower to discuss his participation in the business with Joy and Ward Meachum. However, their meeting was interrupted by Chaka and his Golden Tigers, who wished to kidnap the Meachums to establish his power as crime-lord. Rand secretly changed to his Iron Fist identity to protect Meachum Tower. However, Chaka managed to capture the living weapon of K'un-Lun and poisoned him in order to force him into participating into a public challenge that would boost Chaka's reputation as a villain. Chaka brainwashed his own brother into fighting in his place. In need of an antidote for his condition, Iron Fist prevailed in battle, but this led the police to believe him to have brutally assaulted Chaka's brother. Iron Fist hunted Chaka to defeat him and prove his innocence. In the end, as Chaka was defeated, Scarfe managed to get his brother to expose the truth about what had transpired and free Iron Fist from prosecution.

At some point, Iron Fist and Misty Knight witnessed the Wrecking Crew causing terror in the city. When attempting to stop them, Knight was captured. Since the gang of villains wanted to get revenge at Thor, they planned to invade the Avengers Mansion to attack him. Iron Fist offered to infiltrate the Avengers Mansion and prepare their takeout in exchange for Knight's safety. This led him to meet and set up a trap alongside Captain America. The Wrecking Crew was then tricked and arrested due to the effort of the two heroes. This adventure made Iron Fist realize how deeply connected with Misty Knight he felt. Next, Iron Fist was contacted by Cavenaugh for a meeting. Instead, he stumbled upon assassin for hire Boomerang, who had been tasked by Cavenaugh's enemies. Misty Knight disagreed with helping Cavenaugh due to his past as a terrorist, making Iron Fist's decision of rescuing Cavenaugh shake his relationship with Knight. When Colleen Wing took up an assignment to act as Hogarth's bodyguard in Calgary, she asked Iron Fist to be her back-up. They found Hogarth to have been taken hostage by the savage mercenary Sabretooth, who attacked Hogarth for investigating corruption in Rand & Meachum. Although strong and brutal, Sabretooth lacked any combat skills, which granted Iron Fist the final victory.

In different occasions, Iron Fist was stalked and ambushed by a mysterious warrior, who would beat him and left with no further explanation. Eventually, the attacker identified himself as the Steel Serpent and formally challenged the intrigued Iron Fist to combat. When meeting the Steel Serpent, Iron Fist learned he was the son of Lei-Kung, Davos, who blamed Wendell Rand for preventing him from following his destiny as the Iron Fist. Their duel was interrupted by Spider-Man, leading Davos to absorb Iron Fist's immortal soul. The merciless and powerless Iron Fist was saved by Misty Knight, who chose to return to his side after learning the criminal Bushmaster had him as target. She took him to Colleen Wing's home to nurse him with Hogarth's support. After waking up, Danny Rand professed his love for Misty Knight and they shared a passionate moment. Afterwards, Knight and Wing decided to hunt down Davos with Spider-Man's help to restore Rand's chi. In the end, Rand himself joined their hunt, ultimately battling Davos even powerless. Blinded by rage, Davos was consumed by the power of the Iron Fist, allowing Rand to reclaim the mystical energies.

Rand's house was invaded by Luke Cage, the hero for hire also known as Power Man, who hunted Misty Knight. Alone in the house, Colleen Wing fended him off until Iron Fist and Knight came to her rescue. As a brutal fight ensued, Cage eventually gave up and surrendered. Cage explained he was being blackmailed by Bushmaster into attacking Misty Knight, as the villain had held his friends Claire Temple and Noah Burstein captive. In retribution for his trust, Iron Fist, Knight and Wing decided to help Cage fight Bushmaster in Seagate Prison. However, Bushmaster had forced Burstein to replicate Cage's invulnerability powers into his body, being a difficult match for Iron Fist. During the mission, the heroes acquired a tape that proved Cage was innocent from the accusations that got him arrested in the past. Rand had Hogarth use his influence to turn Cage into a free man. This act marked the beginning of a long-term and deep friendship between Luke Cage and Danny Rand.

Together, Iron Fist and Luke Cage battled villains such as Stiletto and Discus and Nightshade. Finding new purpose alongside Cage in his career as a super hero, Rand contacted Joy Meachum to relinquish his control over Rand & Meachum to her, as he shared the truth about his life as Iron Fist to her and they made amends for their sorrowful past. His intentions were based on him wanting to deserve the money he would use. As such, Jeryn Hogarth decided to found the firm firm Heroes for Hire, Inc., so Iron Fist could devote his time to act as Cage's partner in accepting jobs as special bodyguards and detectives.

During a return visit to K'un-Lun, however, Rand was exposed to deadly radiation and was diagnosed with cancer. Almost immediately after, he was kidnapped by the H'ylthri, ancient alien enemies of K'un-Lun who planned an invasion of Earth. A plant-matter clone of Rand briefly took his place in the real world, unknown to his friends. One day "Iron Fist" used his superhuman healing power to try to cure a young boy named Bobby Wright of his terminal disease. The disease was a side effect of the exposure to radiation that enabled Wright to transform himself into an adult superhuman being who called himself Captain Hero. Iron Fist went into a trance outside Wright's hospital room in an attempt to rest after the effort of trying to heal him. In another attempt to help Wright, duplicates of Kree Nega-Bands were placed on his wrists. As a result Wright suffered intense pain. Transforming into Captain Hero, he struck Iron Fist repeatedly, desperately trying to bring him out of his trance. Misjudging his superhuman strength, Captain Hero instead seemingly killed Iron Fist before disappearing himself. Luke Cage was blamed for the murder, and went on the run instead of facing the law. The hero-for-hire business was effectively dismantled.

Out of the blue, Daniel Rand resurfaced alive, being reintroduced to the world by Joy and Ward Meachum. Rand used his influence to place Ward Meachum in the presidency of Rand & Meachum, hypnotizing Joy Meachum into naturalizing the situation. Being suspicious of his return, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing exhumed his remains, only to find the coffin occupied by decomposed plant-like matter. Simultaneously, Rand showed interest in the Savage Land, allying himself to its lord Ka-Zar to illegally exploit it. This raised suspicions on Namor, the Sub-Mariner, since Rand's activities in the Savage Land poisoned the environment of Atlantis. Namor fought Iron Fist in the Savage Land, a clash witnessed by Misty Knight. Rand was able to convince Knight he had a secret agenda, recruiting her to move against Namor. Namor and his allies were captured and, as matters escalated, Iron Fist was revealed to be, in fact, the alien Super-Skrull, who had duplicated Rand's identity to use Rand & Meachum for control. With his plans ruined, the Super-Skrull abandoned Rand's identity and fled, but not before murdering Ward Meachum. Rand & Meachum was then purchased and incorporated into Namor's company, Oracle, Inc.

Since the Super-Skrull knew precise details about Rand's life, Misty Knight presumed he was alive and started a quest to find him. Alongside Colleen Wing, she approached the director of Oracle, Inc., Lady Jacqueline Falsworth, for help. Namor took them to Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum. He identified that the remains found in Rand's burial site were H'ylthri and transported them to K'un-Lun, which was consumed by the H'ylthri. Namor found Danny Rand's body being kept in stasis by the H'ylthri's vegetal infestation. With Knight's inspiration, he recovered his strength to break free. Wielding the Iron Fist, Danny Rand resisted the H'ylthri in order to escape with his allies. Back to the Sanctum Sanctorum, Iron Fist was nursed to health while Namor searched for the leader of the H'ylthri, Sssesthugar. Another individual interested in finding Rand was the mysterious detective known as Tyrone King. After being confronted by Rafe Scarfe, King was revealed to be Master Khan. He was also the one who provided the Super-Skrull with means to replace Danny Rand as part of a revenge plan. Namor paid the price for Khan's plans, having his memory erased and being teleported away, nowhere to be found.

Danny Rand made a full recovery, reestablishing his partnership with Misty Knight and Colleen Wing. Based on Oracle, Inc., Iron Fist joined the search for Namor since he felt guilty for his savior's fate. After locating Namor, Iron Fist was able to sense Master Khan's lingering influence. Upon arriving to Namor's location with other allies, Iron Fist was entrapped by Master Khan into a plane shaped as a floating bottle. Blinded by fury, Namor destroyed the enclosure, causing the captives to resurface in Oracle. Iron Fist confronted Master Khan in battle. He was further assisted by Doctor Doom, who had also been fallen victim to the villain's act. However, it was Namor who delivered the ultimate brutal attack on Khan, decapitating him mercilessly.

Following the seeming deaths of most of Earth's heroes at the hands of the sentient psionic menace known as Onslaught, the duo decided to expand the membership of Heroes for Hire. The agency merged with Oracle Inc. - the corporation owned by Prince Namor, the Atlantean Sub-Mariner - to protect the world from danger, for a price. The original Human Torch, Jim Hammond, lined up the jobs; Iron Fist acted as field commander. The team rarely collected its fee, however, and eventually disbanded when Namor saw fit to diffuse Oracle Inc.

Hoping to share the wisdom of his other-dimensional homeworld with humanity, Iron Fist initiated a summoning spell to call K'un-Lun to Earth. Tied to his heartbeat, the kingdom eventually would materialize - merging with whatever city he occupied at the time. But Junzo Muto, teenage leader of the secret cult of martial artists called the Hand, forcibly seized the power of the Iron Fist prior to K'un-L'un's arrival. He then drew the hero to Japan so the kingdom would materialize in the midst of modern-day Tokyo. Aided by the feral X-Man known as Wolverine and a number of the planet's mightiest heroes, Iron Fist put down Junzo's plan and halted the amalgamation of the two cities. However, he was unable to reclaim the power of the Iron Fist.

Later, one of Iron Fist's and the Black Panther's enemies, Nightshade, resurrected the Black Dragon in the hope that they could control and use it against the Black Panther. She set the dragon on a mission to capture Panther's U.S. State Department handler, Everett K. Ross. However, the Black Dragon had plans of his own. Instead of capturing Ross, he switched bodies with Ross, for his own purposes. When this was discovered by the Black Panther, the Panther set out to destroy the Dragon's eggs. Not wishing to engage the Panther directly, the Dragon confronted Iron Fist, restored the power of his iron fist by using a small favor borrowed from the Dragon's gods and creating an imbalance in his psyche that would brainwash Iron Fist into fighting the Panther. By a narrow margin, the Panther was able to render him unconscious, which helped restore him to his right mind. The Dragon then battled both heroes directly and was ultimately defeated.

Iron Fist continued to work with Luke Cage. The two investigated a virus attack on the Rand Corporation, leading to a confrontation with the BAD Girls, Cable, and Deadpool.

Rand disguised himself as Daredevil to convince the media and the public that Matt Murdock was not the masked vigilante. Rand believed that he had been hired to pose as Daredevil by Foggy Nelson. In reality, Nelson had been forced into witness protection and Rand was being manipulated.

He was opposed to the Superhuman Registration Act, and joined Captain America while still pretending to be Daredevil. While posing as Daredevil, Rand was apprehended by Pro-Registration forces, calling Tony Stark 'Judas' and giving him a silver dollar. He was later freed from the Negative Zone Prison, joining Captain America's team for the final battle with Iron Man's forces.

After the final battle, Rand returned to his role as Iron Fist and joined the underground New Avengers alongside fellow former Hero for Hire Luke Cage. He remained in the public eye and in control of Rand-Meachum while, at the same time, in defiance of the Superhuman Registration Act. When Iron Man's registered Avengers had a confrontation with the underground team, they attempted to arrest Rand at work. Jeryn Hogarth defended his client, challenging Stark to produce evidence that Rand was under the Iron Fist mask when they saw him. He also challenged Iron Fist's need to register under the law, claiming he had already registered his hands as deadly weapons due to his kung fu training, and the Superhuman Registration Act was therefore redundant. Legally outmaneuvered, the Avengers initiative were forced to leave Rand alone unless they caught him in the act of breaking the law.

During World War Hulk, he, alongside his teammates Echo and Ronin, tried to protect Rick Jones from Elloe and Hiroim of the Hulk's Warbound. They were briefly defeated and imprisoned.

During the Secret Invasion, Iron Fist, along with the reunited Avengers and a myriad of other heroes, took a final stand against the Skrulls in an all out battle in New York City.

There you have it: Iron Fist from Marvel Duel. Sorry I was away; I’ve been suffering from a bad sore throat. I’m feeling better now, though. Please—seriously—take good care of yourselves.

Anyway, enjoy this magnificent warrior. If you're wondering which version of Danny Rand (Iron Fist) I like best? Well, the answer is the version from *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*—yes, the "Yost-Verse" one.