Respect Daniel Rand, the Immortal Iron Fist
Daniel Rand is the Immortal Iron Fist; one of a long line of warriors who protect the mystical city of K'un Lun. Having completed his training and won a victory over the dragon, Shou-Lao the Undying, Danny plunged his fists into the heart of Shou-Lao, and claimed the power of the Iron Fist. With these powers he is able to channel his chi for a variety of purposes, but mostly does so to increase his physical prowess, turning his fists into things of iron, and becoming a living weapon.
As the Iron Fist he has a long history within the Marvel Universe. He has served as a member of the Avengers, the Defenders, and is co-partners with Luke Cage/Power Man to operate the Heroes for Hire business. As Danny Rand he is a multi-billionaire, allowing him to fund his heroic pursuits.
For a detailed run-down of his character history check HERE.
There is no question that Danny Rand is a king among the street tier and it's due time that he's been given a proper respect thread -- oh, and here's some mood music.
Table of Contents
- Physical Abilities (Agility/Speed/Durability/Strength/Senses)
- Combat Skill (Disarming/Fights 1 v 1/Fights 1 v Group/Marksmanship/Nerve Strikes/Misc)
- Chi Abilities (Energy Absorption/Energy Blasts/Healing/Iron Fist Strikes/Mind Meld/Misc)
1.0 | Physical Abilities
Having trained in the mystical city of K'un Lun for the majority of his life, Danny Rand is a physically impressive combatant, even without the powers granted to him with by the Iron Fist.
Agility
Feats in this category are to showcase his agility -- they may also double as speed showings.
- Iron Fist V1 #4 - Is knocked off a building but is able to save himself mid-fall and manages to land back atop the building. He also notes that the world seems to be moving in slow motion as he does this.
- Iron Fist V1 #6 - Successfully takes down a target after falling from the sky.
- Iron Fist V1 #9 - Purposefully gets himself thrown out a window and catches himself on a lower balcony during his free fall.
- Iron Fist V1 #9 - Flips over a vehicle that's attempting to run him over.
- Iron Fist V1 #10 - Dodges shotgun fire, flips over a car while stunning two police officers, and climbs up a fire-escape.
- Iron Fist V1 #10 - Leaps off of a building and climbs down a fire escape while being shot at by three different policemen.
- Iron Fist V1 #11 - Easily flips through the city -- claims that this is him simply limbering up and exercising his acrobatic skills.
- Iron Fist V1 #12 - Leaps down a stairway and positions himself under the body of Jarvis to cushion his fall.
- Iron Fist V3 #1 - Leaps atop several cars while in motion, taking out foes while he does so, then jumps to safety before the car rolls over, swinging off of a tree branch and taking out more foes as he lands.
- Marvel Presents #126 - Uses fancy footwork to avoid a spreading chasm, leaps atop a hovercraft in-motion, and takes back an object that was stolen from him before leaping off to safety.
- Marvel Presents #127 - Is able to safely roll and recover after a motorcycle he's riding on is blown apart.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #63 - Safely navigates a burning building that is falling apart around him to save someone trapped inside.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #64 - Leaps out of an elevator to avoid machine-gun fire and catches himself on the elevator cables while falling down the shaft.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #71 - Unties himself from rope while in mid-air and catches himself on a building during his free-fall.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #81 - Easily jumps over a vehicle and grabs the driver while doing so, throwing him on the ground as he lands.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #86 - Swings to the top of a building and chases someone across the rooftops.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #98 - After being blasted by Shades he's able to dodge a car that's driving towards him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #109 - While tied up in mid-air he's able to swing himself to a window, breaking it with his feet. He catches a shard of glass with his feet to cut the ropes that bind him and lands, safely.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #125 - Quickly climbs a fire escape and is able to get a surprise attack on a foe.
Now, onto speed.
Speed
Feats in this category are to showcase his combat and reaction speeds.
PROJECTILE DODGING/CATCHING (Bullets, Energy Blasts, Magical Blasts, etc.)
- Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 - While disguised as Daredevil he evades gunfire from multiple trained agents (we see at least 10) who all have different angles on him.
- Daredevil V2 #83 - Dodges gunfire from two gunmen while moving towards them in a narrow hallway.
- Daredevil V2 #509 - Catches an arrow mid-air and stabs a ninja with it.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #9 - Dodges gunfire from the Punisher & kicks him in the face.
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1 - Dodges gunfire from 10+ gunmen while running along a building.
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #12 - Catches a bullet to prevent a woman from killing herself. He was standing opposite of her when she fired the weapon.
- Iron Fist V1 #1 - Dodges an attempted blitz from Iron Man.
- Iron Fist V1 #2 - Catches a throwing knife in mid-air and throws it back at the person who threw it, striking them in the arm.
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - Evades point blank machine-gun fire while fighting a trio of goons.
- Iron Fist V3 #1 - Uses his micro-second reaction speed to dodge a barrage of bullets.
- Iron Fist V3 #2 - Is able to dodge several shuriken despite having been stabbed with a knife earlier in the issue.
- Iron Fist V3 #2 - Is able to dodge blasts from S.H.I.E.L.D. security systems that use heat sensors to lock onto their targets.
- Iron Fist V3 #2 - Reacts to and evades gunfire fired from behind him by a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. This was just after he had finished a seven minute fight in which he took down 87 agents.
- Iron Fist V4 #1 - Evades point blank gunfire.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Evades a series of wall spikes as they punch from the walls, then evades gunfire from several automated turrets that rise from the ground.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Leaps over gunfire from three armed thugs.
- Marvel Premiere #23 - Dodges gunfire while saving a child in the park.
- Marvel Team-Up Annual #3 - Moves FTE while evading bullets, charging towards the gunman to take him out. The gun being used is a .45 Automatic.
- Namor The Sub-Mariner #28 - Uses a staff to catch several projectiles moving at missile speed, then leaps out of a trap before it has a chance to crush him.
- Power Man #49 - Moves too fast for a gunman to shoot him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #50 - Swats away a barrage of flechettes fired at him by Stiletto, does so without getting scratched by a single one.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #54 - Dodges gunfire from several armed thugs with ease.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #56 - Dodges some more gunfire.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #58 - Dodges several shots from an armed thug and takes out the man shooting at him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #62 - Uses his fist to deflect a knife that was thrown at him, does so at just the right second so that he remains unscathed by the blade; the narration states he does so faster than thought.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #67 - Dives into a hail of gunfire, dodging every bullet and taking down the gunman.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #69 - Avoids point blank gunfire after tanking a kick to the chest, he then manages to down three goons in less than a few seconds.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #70 - Reacts to a warning from Luke Cage and manages to avoid getting shot from behind.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #71 - Dodges projectiles (Pitons) fired by Montenegro.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #72 - Uses a piece of wood to block several shuriken thrown by Chaka.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #79 - Evades several energy blasts to save two pedestrians from danger.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #79 - Evades more energy blasts from foes that are surrounding him. The narration states that those with less speed, grace, and agility would have been incinerated many times over.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #80 - Flips behind a chair after falling to evade gunfire.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #80 - A gunman gets a shot off on him but even as the bullet leaves the gun Iron Fist is in motion, making a mockery of the gunman's speed.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #81 - Dodges several shurikens.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #89 - Dodges several bullets fired at him from behind.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #91 - Dodges point blank gunfire by leaping over the bullet.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #91 - Leaps over a bullet, again.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #92 - Dodges a close range electric blast from the Eel.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #102 - Dodges several magical blasts to the shock of the caster.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #105 - Dodges a pyro-blast from the Firefly.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #125 - Catches a flurry of poison-tipped needles that were fired at him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #15 - Blocks a projectile fired from a rocket-launcher with his fist.
- The Immortal Iron Fist V1 #6 - Dodges arrows & gunfire alongside the previous Iron Fist, Orson Randall. The two of them were in an elevator when the doors opened to reveal a large number of HYDRA forces armed and ready to try and take them out.
- The Immortal Iron Fist V1 #9 - Dodges a lightning attack from Fat Cobra.
- The Immortal Iron Fist V1 Annual #1 - Catches a bullet fired at him from behind, is also poisoned when he does this.
- The Immortal Iron Fist V1 Annual #1 - Dodges full-auto gunfire from a HYDRA goon before taking him down.
BLITZING
- Heroes for Hire V3 #3 - Is being watched by Paladin (who is laying on a rooftop) while he's eating. Paladin has a really short conversation with Misty Knight over comms and when Paladin looks back and Danny isn't there anymore, instead he's now next to Paladin and has changed into his costume.
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #4 - Is tazed by a woman he slept with when his guard was down. When she goes to taze him a second time he removes the batteries from the tazer without her noticing.
- Iron Fist V1 #6 - Blitzes several guards before they can sound an alarm; one of the guards comments that 'nobody can move that fast' in response to Iron Fist's moves.
- Iron Fist V1 #8 - Blitzes several members of the Golden Tigers at such a speed that the events seem to blur and those witnessing it can't exactly make out what happened.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - As part of his training he was able to snatch a golden crown off of the head of the serpent king, having done this at age 16.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #51 - Blitzes several armed thugs at 'inhuman speeds' and downs them before they even knew what hit them.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #69 - Kicks a gun from an assailants hand before he can pull the trigger.
OTHER/MISC
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Is standing over a pit-trap when it opens, is able to react in time to grab the side of the pit and climb up.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Punches through the top of an elevator to see another elevator rapidly descending towards him. He's able to punch a hold in the elevator shift and leap to safety before getting crushed.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #61 - Tags a speedster named Thunderbolt several times.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #104 - Dodges an attack from Misty Knight as he opens a door, not knowing she was waiting there ready to strike whomever opened it.
Now, onto durability.
Durability
Feats in this category are to showcase his durability and endurance. He also showcases a lot of durability feats in his many, many fights, but those can be seen in the Combat Skill section later in the RT.
BLUNT/CONCUSSIVE FORCE
- Defenders V5 #3/4 - In a fight with Diamondback he gets his back broken the same way Bane did to Batman. He then gets up while Diamondback is fighting Jessica Jones and punches him into a car using his Iron Fist ability, he then continues fighting and beats Diamondback.
- Iron Fist V1 #7 - Smashes a portal that results in a massive explosion -- Colleen Wing sees the explosion and compares it to a baby nuke. Iron Fist is unscathed from the blast and then withstands the strength of the 'Implosion Vortex' so he doesn't get pulled through into who knows where.
- Iron Fist V1 #10 - Is hit by Chaka's triple iron which strikes with the force of a howitzer shell. Despite his nerves feeling as if they were on fire and the residual pain from the impact he manages to kick Chaka down a flight of stairs and tackle him out a doorway.
- Iron Fist V5 #7 - Survives having two semi-trucks dropped on him and attacks the person who did it. I believe he used the Iron Fist abilities to punch through them as they were dropped onto him.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - His training when he was a child in K'un Lun included thrusting his fists into a deep tub of sand, then gravel, and finally stone. This was in order to 'condition' his fists.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #50 - Keeps his grip on a ledge even while Stiletto stomps on his hand repeatedly.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #12 - Is thrown from a building after a large explosion, despite being in pain he's able to stand himself up in the debris.
- The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #21 - Is hit in the head by a blow that would kill a normal man, is merely stunned.
PIERCING
- Iron Fist V5 #5 - During the Trail of the Seven Masters his fight with the Divine Wolf is interrupted and he is shot by three arrows. The Divine Wolf seeks to resume the fight once Iron Fist is healed so that it is fair; however, Danny simply removes the arrows from his body and proceeds to punish the Divine Wolf, beating his face into a bloody pulp.
- Marvel Premiere #15 - During his trial to become the Iron Fist he is hit in the shoulder with a knife fired from the hand of a robotic foe. He still manages to dodge the second knife whilst also removing the first from his shoulder before beating the robot to pieces.
- The Immortal Iron Fist V1 #23 - Remains conscious despite having both of his forearms pierced by large meat-hooks and having his chest branded.
MISC (ENERGY/FLAME/ETC)
- Immortal Weapons #1 - Has a flame-resistant costume; also is fairly calm after his hands catch on fire, dousing them under water as quickly as he can.
- Immortal Weapons #5 - Meditates for three days and six hours before finally complaining that he can't feel his toes. Fat Cobra began to complain after 12 hours.
- Iron Fist V1 #4 - Absorbs enough radiation that would instantly kill a man while fighting Radion.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Is doused in corrosive acid but remains calm in the face of searing pain, escaping the trapped room.
Now, onto strength.
Strength
Feats in this category are to showcase his physical strength WITHOUT using the Iron Fist.
BLUNT FORCE/STRIKING
- Daughters of the Dragon #6 - Shatters the ground with a punch, sending several people into the air.
- Daughters of the Dragon #6 - Sends Otis Johnson II flying with a punch.
- Iron Fist V1 #3 - Uses a 'Thunder Kick' to kick down a reinforced steel door.
- Iron Fist V4 #1 - Karate chops straight through a telephone pole.
- Iron Fist V4 #2 - While chopping wood he cuts right through the splitting stump.
- Iron Fist V4 #3 - Punches a foe so hard that he snaps a tree in half on impact.
- Iron Fist V4 #5 - Kicks a chain-link gate open, destroying the lock & chain on impact and bending the gate in half.
- Iron Fist V4 #5 - Kicks a dude through a car and comes out cleanly the other side.
- Marvel Premiere #15 - Hits The One with a palm strike that's hard enough to snap a man's neck.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Punches someone through a door, breaking the door off of it's hinges.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #62 - KO's Man Mountain Marko with a palm strike.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #88 - Kicks a door so hard it splinters into many pieces.
LIFTING/PULLING/GRAPPLING
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #9 - Rips the hands off of a super strong robotic entity known as The One.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - Grapples with Shou-Lao the Undying and has enough strength to block off his chi. This is the final task required of one to become the Iron Fist.
- Marvel Premiere #25 - Is able to easily lift and toss Khumbala Bey.
- Marvel Team-Up #31 - Rips himself free of Spider-Man's webbing.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #68 - Swims while carrying Luke Cage (300 - 400 lbs) and Dr. Noah Burstein.
Now, onto senses.
Senses
Feats in this category are to showcase his sensory abilities such as sight, smell, and hearing.
HEARING
- Heroes for Hire V1 #1 - Senses the presence of White Tiger despite her making no sound.
- Iron Man 2.0 #7 - Is able to hit War Machine after he's gone into both ghost mode & stealth mode.
- Marvel Fanfare V2 #6 - Reacts to the Constrictor attacking him from behind.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Avoids an explosive track after hearing a muffled 'click' before it's activation.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #70 - Hears an attacker coming at him from behind and reacts accordingly to dodge the attack.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #76 - Reacts to the trigger-pull of a rifle and is able to avoid the shot.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #125 - A duplicate of Iron Fist is able to sense shurikens that are being thrown at him from behind. He catches them and throws them back at his attackers, hitting them.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #9 - Hears the sweat running down a girls face.
SIGHT
- Iron Fist V1 #1 - Is able to detect the real Iron Man among several illusions generated by an image inducer.
- Iron Fist V1 #3 - Is able to track Radion due to a very feint trail radioactive residue prints that were invisible to the naked eye.
- Iron Fist V1 #14 - Fights Sabretooth while blinded and wins.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #53 - KO's a fleeing foe while blinded.
- The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #20 - Fights off several attacks while blinded.
SMELL
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - Reacts to Nightcrawler's teleportation due to the stench of brimstone prior to his arrival.
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - Reacts to Nightcrawler's teleportation again, realizing there is a one second period between the smell of brimstone and his materialization.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #89 - Smells fresh cigar smoke which alerts him of a trap.
TOUCH/MISC.
- Fantastic Four V3 #6 - While sparring with the Invisible Woman he's able to feel the barest shift in the air currents to react to her invisible Bo-Staff.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #111 - Is able to sense when Captain Hero is intangible.
Now, onto combat skill.
2.0 | Combat Skill
Having trained for most of his young life in the mystical city of K'un Lun with other master martial artists, Danny is a combat expert, able to fight against large groups and other super powered beings with great success.
NOTE: While this showcases the majority of his noteworthy fights, there may be some that are instead featured in the 'Iron Fist' section due to how it showcases the power of the Iron Fist.
Disarming
Feats in this category are to highlight his ability to disarm foes during combat.
- Iron Fist V1 #5 - Easily disarms Scimitar.
- Iron Fist V4 #6 - Takes down a target using a throwing knife.
- Marvel Premiere #22 - Catches a sword mid-strike & disarms his attacker.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #65 - Disarms El Aguila with a kick.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #69 - Disarms a foe using a morning-star mace.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #71 - Disarms Montenegro by throwing a shard of glass into his hand.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #72 - Disarms Chaka.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #74 - Disarms a blade-wielding attacker.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #91 - Disarms a thug who is using a knife.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #103 - Disarms two armed guards while doing a flip.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #107 - Disarms an armed thug by throwing a small clock at him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #2 - Easily disarms El Aguila and turns his sword on him.
- The Immortal Iron Fists #5 - Stops a sword strike by catching it between two fingers.
Now, onto fights.
Fights (ONE V. ONE)
Feats in this category are to showcase his 1 v 1 fights.
- Black Panther V3 #39 - A mind controlled Iron Fist is able to go toe to toe with Black Panther, the fight ends with them both being KO'd.
- Cable & Deadpool #30 - While imitating Daredevil's style he's able to go toe to toe with Deadpool rather easily.
- Contest of Champions #2 - Stalemates Daredevil, as their fight is interrupted before it reaches a proper conclusion.
- Daredevil V2 #87 - Goes toe to toe with Daredevil (while imitating Daredevil & his style) and does fairly well before they realize they're friends.
- Defenders V5 #4 - Humiliates Diamondback despite having a broken back.
- Defenders V5 #7 - KO's Elektra in a lengthy fight after she sneak attacks him. He doesn't use the Iron Fist until the final hit.
- Defenders V5 #9 - Breaks free of Titania's grapple and throws her.
- Heroes For Hire V1 #19 - Easily defeats Cat.
- Iron Fist V1 #5 - Fights Scimitar & wins.
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - KO's Banshee by turning his momentum against him.
- Iron Fist V2 #2 - Defeats Davos, the Steel Serpent, without possession of the Iron Fist. Re-takes the power once defeating Davos & re-absorbing it.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - KO's a swordsman with a single forward smash.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #66 - Fights Sabretooth & wins; does so by playing dead.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #76 - Defeats Warhawk while affected by a tranquilizer dart.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #90 - KO's Unus the Untouchable by hitting him during the split-second that he dropped his force field.
Now, onto group fights.
Group Fights (ONE V. X)
Feats in this category are to showcase his 1 v group fights.
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - Holds his own in a 3 versus 1 against Wolverine, Colossus, and Nightcrawler.
- Iron Fist V3 #2 - Defeats 87 S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in 7 minutes.
- Marvel Premiere #15 - Takes down four K'un Lun warriors in less than a minute.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - Beats down several armed thugs.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #63 - Takes down a group of thugs.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #65 - Takes down a trio of armed attackers.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #69 - Takes down three thugs in a few seconds.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #70 - Takes down a group of drunken attackers inside a bar.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #75 - Defeats several skilled K'un Lun warriors.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #93 - Takes down a group of thugs without breaking a sweat. One of the thugs mentions that Bennie, another of the thugs that Iron Fist beat, was able to take down four guys at once.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #97 - Takes down several thugs while on roller skates.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #124 - An Iron Fist duplicate is able to KO three swordsmen when they rush him.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #124 - An Iron Fist duplicate takes out a large group of foes.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #5 - Takes down a group of prisoners.
Now, onto marksmanship.
Marksmanship
Feats in this category are to showcase his marksmanship.
- Iron Fist V1 #3 - Uses a piece of wreckage as a makeshift spear to distract the Ravager, thus allowing him to strike him multiple times.
- Marvel Premiere #19 - Catches two daggers mid-air and returns them towards their targets.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #52 - Kicks a small statue into the face of an armed attacker, disarming him and knocking him to the ground.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #74 - Kicks a jug into a gunman's leg to free a hostage.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #110 - Redirects a discus that was thrown at him so it hits Man Mountain Marko instead.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #124 - An Iron Fist duplicate kills three attackers by catching & redirecting their throwing stars even though he can't see them.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #2 - Throws El Aguila's sword back at him while not looking, embeds it in the wall next to his head.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #27 - Cuts the wires off an explosive vest using the chi-infused fragments of a communicator.
Now, onto nerve strikes.
Nerve Strikes/Pinches
Feats in this category are to showcase his nerve strikes/pinches.
- Iron Fist V2 #2 - KO's a large tiger with a nerve strike.
- Marvel Premiere #21 - KO's Misty Knight with a nerve strike.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #53 - KO's Joy Mechum with a nerve punch.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #88 - Takes down a thug with a nerve pinch.
- Spider-Man #41 -Stuns Spider-Man with a nerve pinch.
Now, onto misc/other combat related things.
Misc/Other
Feats in this category are to showcase combat related things that don't fit in a specific category.
- Iron Fist V1 #9 - Quickly renders a foe unconscious by cutting his blood flow to the brain.
- Iron Fist V1 #13 - Blocks two of Boomerang's razor-boomerangs without getting cut by them.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - Knows where to strike Scythe through a wall based on the angle of his weapon.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #77 - Plays dead to trick a foe -- not even Daredevil can tell if he's alive or not.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #113 - Kills a fly with his feet.
- Shadowland #3 - States that Daredevil isn't much of a match for the Iron Fist.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #3 - Can focus on a foe and target their weaker points.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #9 - Having the knowledge of the Book of the Iron Fist he has mastered several new techniques and claims to have infinite ways to kill men.
- Thunderbolts #137 - In a simulation he's able to take down Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America. It's said he has a 94% on Spider-Man kills, 58% on Wolverine kills, and 45% on Captain America kills.
- Thunderbolts #137 - Uses a fighting style that prevents Mr. X from telepathically predicting his moves.
Now, onto the chi abilities.
3.0 | Chi Abilities / The Iron Fist
What truly sets Iron Fist above the rest is his ability to channel his chi directly into his fist, making it into a thing of Iron, enhancing it's striking power and giving him increased offensive and defensive capabilities. He has also learned to use his chi abilities to heal himself, absorb energy and a variety of other applications.
It's worth noting that before his upgrade in the Immortal Iron Fist it was rather easy for Iron Fist to quickly drain himself through his chi usage; however, since his amp he's been able to maintain a stronger control without getting burnt out.
Energy Absorption
Feats here are to showcase his ability to absorb energy.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #3 - Absorbs a large explosive blast from Nitro -- is KO'd in the process.
- Iron Fist V1 #7 - Absorbs magical attacks from Master Khan.
- Marvel Team-Up V1 #64 - Absorbs his chi energies back from Davos, the Steel Serpent.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #14 - Absorbs the electromagnetic energy from a train that had enough explosives to make Hiroshima seem like a sparkler, becoming a 'human bullet' and destroying the train in the process.
Now, onto energy blasts.
Energy Blasts
Feats here are to showcase his ability to project energy.
- Iron Fist V2 #1 - Knocks a foe off a wooden wagon with a chi blast.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #14 - Fires off several chi blasts to take out some foes surrounding him.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #27 - Infuses the fragments of a communicator with chi energy to make them more lethal.
Now, onto healing.
Healing
Feats here are to showcase his ability to heal himself and others.
SELF HEALING
- Defenders V4 #2 - Uses his chi to cast a bullet out of his body & heals the wound.
- Iron Fist V5 #3 - His chi energy allows him to purge his body of the disease and poisons that were spread to him by the Rat of 12 Plagues. This same fighter sent the Constrictor to the hospital with a similar attack.
- The Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1 - His chi purges poison from his system.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #8 - Heals his wounds without thinking, doesn't feel drained after doing so.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #9 - Heals his wounds after fighting with Fat Cobra.
HEALING OTHERS
- Daredevil V2 #111 - Heals Dakota North's broken arm.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #12 - Prevents Luke Cage from dying but almost kills himself due to how draining the process is.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #16 - Helps White Tiger by healing her injuries.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #102 - Heals Vision.
- Shadowland #5 - Heals Shadowland Daredevil.
- Shadowland #5 - Detects life force within Daredevil.
- Spider Island: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #3 - Cures Shang Chi of the Spider-Island virus.
Now, onto the Iron Fist.
Iron Fist
Feats here are to showcase his damage output with the powers of the Iron Fist.
VERSUS INANIMATE OBJECTS
- Daughters of the Dragon #6 - Stops a moving van with a punch.
- Defenders V5 #2 - Shakes the ground with a punch.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #19 - Breaks free from some strong restraints & frees his companions.
- Heroes for Hire V3 #3 - Punches the ground and generates enough force to send a fleeing Paladin onto the ground.
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1 - Takes out a helicopter.
- Iron Fist V1 #9 - Punches through a wall.
- Iron Fist V1 #10 - Shatters Chaka's three iron.
- Iron Fist V3 #1 - Shatters Scimitar's sword.
- Iron Fist V3 #2 - Is able to pass through an electric field that had previously reduced someone to a skeleton and ashes.
- Iron Fist V4 #1 - Crushes a pistol in his hand.
- Iron Fist V4 #1 - Stops a speeding van with a punch.
- Iron Fist V4 #6 - Causes massive damage to a stone temple with several punches.
- Marvel Premiere #15 - Decapitates The One with a punch.
- Marvel Premiere #16 - Vaporizes the blade of a weapon used by Scythe.
- Marvel Premiere #17 - Punches through an elevator and the elevator shaft.
- Marvel Premiere #21 - Breaks free from chains.
- Marvel Premiere #24 - Punches through a robotic foe.
- New Avengers #59 - Takes down a Helicarrier with a punch.
- New Avengers V2 #13 - Does the Fastball Special w/Luke Cage to take down a flying ship.
- Power Man V1 #48 - Punches Luke Cage into a building, causing it to collapse in the process.
- Power Man V1 #49 - Punches through a wall.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #51 - Takes out two robotic foes with a punch.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #57 - Crushes a crystal into nothingness.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #60 - Punches through a safe.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #65 - Prevents a helicopter from taking off by punching it.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #66 - Punches through a safe, again.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #67 - Destroys a large machine.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #68 - Punches a boat while underwater; the effect is similar to that of a torpedo.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #69 - Breaks down a solid steel door.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #75 - Punches down a large gate.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #88 - Blocks Scimitar's sword with the Iron Fist.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #102 - Punches through a magical force field.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #15 - Punches a missile, destroying it.
- The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #18 - Stops a subway train.
- The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #29 - Breaks a stone pillar and causes a balcony to come crashing down.
- Uncanny Origins #14 - Breaks Thunderer's wrecking ball.
VERSUS LIVING THINGS
- Heroes for Hire V1 #3 - KO's a drunk Hercules with a single punch.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #4 - Causes Shockwave's suit to short-out with a punch.
- Heroes for Hire V1 #19 - Punches a shark and causes it to burst into chunks.
- Immortal Weapons #5 - KO's a large dragon that is bigger and stronger than the dragon he fought to obtain his chi powers.
- Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #11 - Takes out Zhu Rong the Fire God after absorbing all the chi he could from The One.
- Iron Fist V1 #5 - Punches Scimitar through a wall.
- Iron Fist V1 #11 - Sends Thunderball of the Wrecking Crew flying back after making contact with his wrecking ball weapon.
- Iron Fist V1 #12 - Sends Captain America flying back after making contact with his shield.
- Iron Fist V1 #15 - Sends Colossus flying back with a punch.
- Iron Fist V5 #78 - KO's a bunch of demons with a single punch.
- Iron Fist V5 #80 - Decapitates a demon with a punch.
- Marvel Premiere #20 - Sends a group of foes flying with a single punch.
- Marvel Premiere #23 - Defeats Warhawk, his physical superior, with a punch.
- Marvel Premiere #25 - Easily defeats Khumbala Bey.
- New Avengers V2 #2 - Downs an over-sized & possessed Luke Cage.
- New Avengers V2 #20 - Sends Skaar flying back with a punch.
- New Avengers V2 #21 - Takes out Ragnarok, the Thor Clone.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #54 - Can charge up the Iron Fist in .05 seconds and the impact from it results in the echo of thunder.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #83 - Sends Warhawk flying with a punch.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #90 - Sends Unus, the Untouchable flying backwards with a chi-infused punch. His force field is still active when he gets hit.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V1 #116 - KO's Luke Cage.
- Power Man & Iron Fist V3 #9 - Sends Puck flying through a wall.
- Spider-Man Unlimited #13 - Shatters Scorpion's tail.
- The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu #21 - Breaks free from being piled on by several foes; KO's them.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #1 - Knocks several HYDRA agents off a rooftop.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #6 - Connects a hit with Davos, the Steel Serpent which results in a massive explosion.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #20 - Obliterates the head of the Iron Fist Killer.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #23 - Slices through the Achilles Heel of a large demon that grew larger as it absorbed kinetic energy from his previous hits.
- The Immortal Iron Fists #1 - Punches through the body of a pig demon.
- The Immortal Iron Fists #5 - Pushes back a crowd of people with a punch.
- Thunderbolts #137 - While mind controlled by Norman Osborne he KO's Luke Cage.
Now, onto the mind meld.
Mind Meld/Telepathy
Feats here are to showcase his mind meld technique.
- Iron Fist V1 #6 - Uses the Mind Meld technique to free Colleen Wing from mind control.
- Iron Fist V1 #7 - Is able to share his experience with Colleen Wing due to the mind meld.
- Iron Fist V6 #1 - Is able to block demonic possession with his chi energy.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #2 - The Iron Fist before Danny, Orson Randall, is able to use the hypnotic fist technique to manipulate the mind of a guard. Danny stated that he had masted this technique in The Immortal Iron Fist #4.
- Thunderbolts #137 - Breaks free of Norman Osborne's mind control by focusing his chi.
Now, onto the misc. stuff.
Misc/Other
Feats here are to showcase misc. chi-related information.
- The Immortal Iron Fist #20 - Dampens his chi when fighting the Iron Fist killer who can predict movements by reading his chi energies.
- The Immortal Iron Fists #4 - Infuses a sword with his chi energy.
Congratulations, you've read the RT!
Conclusion
This was a LOT of work and going through all of Iron Fist's appearances while also making sure I had proper story context was labor intensive. It'll be awhile before I tackle such a storied character for an RT like this again; however, I'm really proud of this thread.
Iron Fist has been a character I've used in debates ever since my first tournament here on CV (way back in 2013) so I'm happy to have finally done him justice with this RT. I hope it serves others as well as it's served me all these years.
As always -- if I missed anything, misrepresented something, or mislabeled something, let me know. It's not my intention to mislead anyone into thinking a character is better than they actually are.
Feel free to make suggestions for what RT to do next but just know I might take a bit of a break before I get into it -- making this one drained my chi reserves.
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