Tuesday, December 05, 2006

SUPERHERO OF THE WEEK

Iron Fist (Daniel "Danny" Rand) is a fictional superhero martial artist in the Marvel Universe. Plunging his fists into the molten heart of Shou-Lao the Undying gave Rand the power of the Iron Fist, allowing him to focus his chi and enhance his natural abilities to extraordinary levels. His strength, speed, reflexes and senses can all be intensified, making his already formidable martial arts skills even more so. The ultimate expression of this focus is the ability to concentrate his body's natural energies into his hand, manifesting as a supernatural glow around his clenched fist, making his fist "like unto a thing of iron." So concentrated, this "iron fist" can smash into its target with superhuman hardness and impact. However, the feat of summoning the power required leaves Rand physically and mentally drained, unable to repeat the act for a time.

Other applications of the Iron Fist power include the ability to focus the energy inward to heal himself or outward to heal others of injury, as well as being able to telepathically meld with another person's mind.

In 2006, Iron Fist appears in an ongoing series, The Immortal Iron Fist, co-written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction with art by David Aja. Posted by Picasa

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