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The 8 Best Characters Of Luke Cage

A big part of the success of Marvel's Netflix TV series is due to how great the characters are. It has been said before, but these shows are in effect 13-hour movies, which allows for a deeper look at the main players than in, say, The Avengers films. Think Matt Murdock with his conscience split between his vigilantism and his catholic faith. Or Jessica and her post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Published: Oct 1, 2016 11:00 am

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8) Diamondback

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The addition of Willis Stryker AKA Diamondback is perhaps the one big contentious point of Luke Cage’s debut run. While Cottonmouth, Mariah and the police all after him, Luke had enough on his plate without chucking in his ultimate nemesis, as well. On reflection, he probably should have been saved until season two.

He also suffers from having cliches heaped on him. As Luke’s best friend gone bad and his secret evil brother and the secret mastermind in the background, Diamondback is every supervillain trope rolled into one. As such, he feels more like a contrived way to up the stakes for the second half of the season than part of the natural progression of the narrative.

That’s not to say that it’s not enjoyable to watch this very unpredictable character at work. Erik LaRay Harvey also brilliantly plays him like a mad preacher, what with his penchant for quoting bible verse.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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