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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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6) Shades

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At first, Shades is presented as a generic thug, on loan from the initially mysterious Diamondback to handle the trouble Cottonmouth’s been having with Luke Cage. He also provides an unwelcome link back to Luke’s past, as he was in prison with him at Seagate – and knows his true identity as Carl Lucas, ex-convict.

However, new shades (heh) are added to the character as his manipulative nature is revealed halfway through the season. In goading Mariah into covering up the murder of her cousin Cottonmouth, he’s the catalyst for her embracing the family business. Shades also displays a eerie sexual attraction to her, or at least the crime boss he thinks she could be.

In that way, he actually has the upper hand on both of the show’s two main antagonists, content to remain pulling the strings in the background.

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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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