With the second season of Daredevil: Born Again set up for other heroes to appear and the recent announcement of Krysten Ritter returning as Jessica Jones, the question becomes what about the other Defenders?
Well, it appears that Marvel Studios has something in mind as they decided not to include Danny Rand’s Iron Fist in What If…? Season 3. According to the show’s director, Bryan Andrews, there were plans for a Kung-Fu-centric episode featuring Iron Fist alongside Shang-Chi, but Marvel Studios asked him to drop those plans. This would likely feature a tournament pitting the two martial artists against others from the comics to see who was the best.
Instead, the season introduced Kwai Jun-Fan, a young fighter in the Wild West, who has ties to the Iron Fist mantle in Marvel Comics. While Jun-Fan isn’t explicitly given the Iron Fist powers in the show, his skills and story hint at a possible future for the character in the MCU. It seems odd that Marvel would not want the character used unless the specific scenario planned was too close to something else in the works.
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John Pallister
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