6 Things We Learned From The Iron Fist Panel And Teaser Trailer

6) Iron Fist Is A Sworn Enemy Of The Hand

The first teaser trailer for The Defenders heavily indicated that the team will be squaring off with The Hand, and it’s fair to say that most of us assumed that it would be Daredevil who assembles the rest of these street level superheroes in order to battle the villainous clan of ninjas.

While that could still be the case (especially with Stick involved), one of the Iron Fist clips shown during the panel revealed that Danny Rand is also closely tied to The Hand, and that could very well mean he’s the one leading the charge when the time comes for The Defenders to go to war with them.

What’s particularly interesting about this is the fact that Daredevil and Iron Fist are now linked by The Hand, while Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are tied together by IGH, the mysterious company who played a role in them getting their abilities. It’s easy to imagine both of those storylines converging in the upcoming team-up series, but if Danny’s training was done solely with the purpose of him being the one to stop The Hand, he may just be the most pivotal character in this corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As a result, his series will clearly be worth keeping an eye on.