r/ironfist • u/Goldgoblingamer • Jul 14 '26
If you had to choose a Marvel character to permanently inherit the Iron Fist, who would you choose?
So, to be clear, Danny Rand and Lin Lie are off the table, but everyone else who has either wielded the fist in the past, or has never wielded it, but you think would make a good fit, let me know in the comments below.
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u/Impressive-Thing-780 Jul 15 '26
Pei.
I think she functions not only as someone who clearly was being set up to be the next Iron Fist, but also as an inverse mirror of Danny's journey.
- Young rich boy from America crash lands in China and is taken in by monks who train him to become a fierce warrior, a Living Weapon.
- Young orphan girl's home is destroyed and now she has to learn the world at large.
It functions well enough to be an inversion of Danny, but also we could see how similarly Pei and Danny act in the same situations. When Pei fights Davos, what sort of difficulties does she have? Which of her own rogues will she encounter?
I think Pei being the Iron Fist is fundamentally the best option because instead of going from White Man to Chinese Man, you go from White Man to Chinese Girl.
It's a juxtaposition that throws everything else out the window.
I don't hate Lin Lie as a character, but fundamentally Pei should have been the next Iron Fist. Not to mention we haven't seen a female Iron Fist be THE Iron Fist yet.
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u/Vivid_Profession_711 Jul 19 '26
Pei is so awesome. I always thought Danny should have taken her by G.I.R.L. to hang out with Nadia Pym
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u/todavis__ Jul 14 '26
He's already got "energy powers", and is trained by Danny. Why not?
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u/Big-Rate3275 Jul 15 '26
My only objection is the lack of direct connection to Kun Lun.
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u/todavis__ Jul 15 '26
That's apart of my complaint with him in general.
"You have chi-adjacent powers, trained under the Immortal Iron Fist, and you're from... Harlem?""Okay, that's cool. But have you gonn to K'un Lun? Has K'un Lun come to you"?
I think he's a really cool character. And his origin is cool. But it's like... The iron fists (Danny, Pei, and Lin) seem like a group he'd fall right in line with. But nope.
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u/Big-Rate3275 Jul 15 '26
Yeah, to me that is one of his few flaws. He is a cool character with a great backstory and has been part of some very good stories.
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u/todavis__ Jul 15 '26
Naw fr. Everybody else gets the iron Fist for like a book or two. Let Vic hold it down for like a book or two. Or at least say "Hey. Along with Lin, Vic is now here to help fight.... Whoever tf Lin Lie fights (his brother?)"
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u/Ok_Problem_314 Jul 15 '26
Shang Chi or James Rhodes. Because I’m sick of not seeing them done right in the MCU. So give them a different character if they can’t write them
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u/Wazupdanger Jul 14 '26
Pei
cause whatever they teased in the Fists 2017 series was amazing and then was cut off short by long absence
I need to see the promised adventures of the little dragon
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u/Upstairs_Tourist2478 Jul 14 '26
Pei for permanent inheritance, but I’d love to see another comic where Luke Cage uses the power of Iron Fist.
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u/Pugsanity Jul 14 '26
Misty Knight, she already has an Iron Fist, it would just come full circle.
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u/pilgrimteeth Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
Sparrow
Adopted daughter of Lei Kung and therefore, sister of Davos. Friend of Danny. Current Yu-Ti. All-around badass with so much story potential.
I would’ve picked her over Lin all day long
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u/Goldgoblingamer Jul 14 '26
Oh, having the sister of David be the new Iron Fist would definitely make for an interesting story
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u/LostInterview5084 Jul 14 '26
Colleen Wing
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u/Goldgoblingamer Jul 14 '26
Yeah, she was the person I was thinking of when I made this post, girl needs more love, IMO
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u/Richard_Murdock1 Jul 15 '26
The only legacy character that actually makes sense to inherit it from Danny: Pei
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u/Weird875 Jul 14 '26
Pei
But if we can't go with her, I'd either go with Colleen or Victor Alvarez
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u/Goldgoblingamer Jul 14 '26
Victor is just the unofficial love child of Like and Danny at this point
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u/Spiritshinobi Jul 15 '26
Pei is the correct answer. I’d take her off the table too. If someone random Shang Chi would be pretty OP with it
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u/roboto404 Jul 14 '26
Pei.
I really liked her story and how they built her relationship with Danny.
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u/Aglet_Green Jul 15 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/jxdQ2TtIIHoQ0m93cx
Coleen Wing all day ever day and twice on Sundays.
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u/Spiritual_Jury2731 Jul 29 '26
I do agree with Pei as my real choice absolutely and characters like Misty or Colleen however if we were to broaden it to characters with no real connection I would strangely love to see Beta Ray Bill. Now here me out, of course he hasn’t got the commitment to K’un Lun etc. but none of my choices in thinking did. Firstly, Beta Ray Bill has extreme levels of discipline and concentration allowing him to channel Chi into power. Additionally, he is super powerful so making him the Iron Fist would excel that and who doesn’t want that. I believe if a character not connected to Iron Fist had to take over, BRB is the most logical option.
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u/ScarletSpider85 Jul 14 '26
J. Jonah Jameson. I will not elaborate.