Easter Eggs You Probably Missed on Marvel's Luke Cage

Diamondback has a strong will. With Justin Hammer's help, the man takes Chitauri metal from the "incident." He makes bullets from it that can pierce Luke's skin. He calls these "Judas" bullets, naming them after the disciple who betrayed Christ. This name fits bullets that can stop an immortal.

Episode one shows Mariah saying, "You saw what happened to Fisk." She means Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. He is the main villain in Netflix'sDaredevil, he became greedy and careless, landing him in jail. Mariah wants to avoid that outcome.

Marvel'sDefenders, the street-level team-up of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. The season chats about the members of this super-group.Luke Cage. Pop tells Luke he must help people, like those guys downtown. He talks about Daredevil and Jessica Jones.

Comic fans recognize Misty Knight, a police officer and main character on Netflix'sLuke Cage, as thecomic book heroand longtime girlfriend of Danny "Iron Fist" Rand. This makes her one-night stand with Luke more awkward. Misty gets shot in the arm by Diamondback during the show. Claire Temple warns her the arm might need amputation. This hints at a bionic arm, which her comic book version has had for some time.

Fans of Netflix'sJessica Joneswill remember a picture in Luke Cage's medicine cabinet. This picture shows Reva, Luke's partner, killed by Jessica under Kilgrave's orders. The picture appears in Luke's medicine cabinet again. He also carries a memory stick in a dog tag around his neck. Luke and Claire unlock it using Dr. Burstein's computer. This is the same memory stick Reva protected in Jones's series—the one Jessica gave Luke before the finale.

In episode five, Claire Temple, the "Night Nurse," appears in Harlem and visits her mother. She tells Mama Temple the story of the ninja invasion of her hospital in Hell's Kitchen, which happened inDaredevilSeason 2. She also tells of a ninja running around with autopsy scars, acting like he was dead and brought back. If you watchedDaredevil, you know she means Nobu Yoshioka, the tough Hand boss who died in Season 1 by fire but kept going because he liked his Netflix pay too much.

In episode 3, Detective Scarfe dismisses police work's effectiveness, saying, "Unless this sidearm I'm wearing suddenly becomes some kind of magic hammer, this whole job is irrelevant." In episode 5, Claire's mother mentions a silver hammer. These point to Thor's enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, which only worthy people can lift.

Characters mention "the incident" during the show. A street kid sells footage of it. Claire's mom discusses it with aliens, magic hammers, and green monsters. They reference the Chitauri invasion of New York City during the firstAvengers.movie.

final two episodes ofLuke Cage.Diamondback wears a suit that lets him block Luke's punches and return the force by absorbing the energy. The outfit echoes Willis Stryker's comics gear: bulky, green with a yellow underbelly, like a snake. Luke still beat him.

In the series finale, Claire Temple pulls a tab from a self-defense flyer. The Netflix-Marvel universe has beaten, shot at, mugged, and kidnapped her, yet she hasn't gained superpowers. Viewers notice the ad names "Colleen Wing." In comics, Wing is a trained samurai from Japan and Iron Fist's longtime crime-fighting partner, soon to get his own Netflix show. Claire Temple connects that show to her via self-defense lessons. Watch how she fares on the show!

Preparing for Pop's funeral, Bobby Fish tells Luke he needs better clothes and pays a tailor to fix him up. This tailor is Harlem'sDapper Dan.the most stylish urban clothier of the '80s and '90s, who dressed Big Daddy Kane and Run DMC. While getting his "Don't Believe the Hype" jacket from Dan,Mike Tyson knocked out.opponent Mitch Green in front of his store. This is a worthy subject for aLuke Cage.cameo.

Claire Temple, seemingly the only nurse who can treat injured superheroes, appeared in Daredevil's and Jessica Jones's Netflix shows. In episode 5 ofLuke Cage.Claire Temple arrives in Harlem to see her mother. Comics call Claire the "Night Nurse." This name rarely appears in the Netflix Marvel Universe. However, in episode 10, while held hostage in Harlem's Paradise, a thug asks thug #2, Lopez, to "Escort the night nurse here downstairs."

Everyone in the comics calls Luke Cage "Luke Cage." Though rarely used, he has a superhero name: Power Man. Pop sometimes calls him this on the show. When Claire calls Luke "Macho Man," Luke replies, "Power Man." Her answer: "That's even cornier."

In comics, Luke Cage is the "Hero for Hire." His powers pay his bills. He gives heroics to whoever pays. The show hints at this need for payment often. In the series premiere, Luke's landlords try to pay him for protection from local shakedown artists. Luke refuses, saying he is not for hire. Bobby Fish suggests Luke use the slogan, "I ain't no hero; pay me!" Method Man calls him "Hero for Hire" in his song about Cage.

Episode 11, District Attorney Tower says about the superhero-killing Judas bullets, "Frank Castle shot the city to hell, and he only had regular bullets. Imagine what he could do with one of these things." Frank Castle is the Punisher, whose violence during Daredevil season 2 killed Tower's boss and got him promoted to District Attorney.Season 2 ended with Tower's boss dying and Tower getting promoted to District Attorney.Season 2 killed Tower's boss. He then became District Attorney.

Other than the general Avengers references during the show...Avengers references during the show.Cottonmouth mentions Captain America in episode 7. He calls Luke "Harlem's Captain America."

After Luke breaks out of prison and swims to shore, he steals clothes from a clothesline for his jumpsuit. The top he takes is a low-cut, gold-colored collared shirt or blouse. Coupled with the silver armbands and headband ripped from the tank that gave him powers, Luke looks like his comic book self from his early Blaxploitation days. He looks in a car window and says, "You look like a damn fool."

Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, appears several times in Luke Cage.Luke Cage.. When Claire talks about him, Cage says, "You talking about that cat running around beating people up?" When Luke faces legal trouble, Claire says she knows a great lawyer. Daredevil is the man to call on the street or in court.

In comics, Cage impregnated Jessica Jones during a drunken tryst and married her soon after. The show shows Luke leaving her in Hell's Kitchen. Jessica Jones remains referenced often. Pop and Claire discuss the time Jessica unloaded a shotgun on Luke at close range. Also, in episode 10, Mariah told the press about a woman in Hell's Kitchen who snapped a man's neck because he mind-controlled her. That man was Kilgrave, who fits his moniker better now.

Episode 6 opens with a voiceover of the radio show "Trish Talk." Trish discusses the violence in Harlem and Luke Cage's heroics. Trish is Jessica Jones's best friend and sister (not biological). She was a major character in Jones's Netflix series.

Turk Barrett is a notable character in Luke Cage.Luke Cage.Turk plays chess with Bobby Fish. Turk later rats out Chico and engages in illegal deals with Cottonmouth and Diamondback. Luke Cage roughed up Turk for information, trapping him in a dumpster full of used baby diapers. Remember this: Turk was a slimeball in Netflix's series.DaredevilCottonmouth throws one of his lackeys off a roof. Turk reacts, "I'm going back to Hell's Kitchen, where it's safe!"

Characters mention Justin Hammer several times. Hammer created the Judas bullets, weapons that penetrate Luke's superhuman skin. Hammer also made Diamondback's super-suit, giving him strength and invulnerability matching Luke's. Justin Hammer appears as a villain in Iron Man 2 and was a rival to Stark's business.Iron Man 2Turk innovates weapons. He often arms weaker villains with gear to fight stronger heroes.

Luke Cage says, "Sweet Christmas!" during various episodes. He says this after punching a wall in Seagate Prison and gaining super strength. He says it after climbing out of a garbage truck after Diamondback shoots him twice with Judas bullets. "Sweet Christmas" is Luke's comic catchphrase from his Blaxploitation days. Diamondback disagrees, saying, "Don't start with that 'Sweet Christmas' sh*t!" during a flashback to their youth.

Pop recalls his youth with Cottonmouth and Chico's father. Pop told Luke he called them "Thing 1" and "Thing 2." This likely refers to the Fantastic Four's rocky strongman, the Thing, but probably not.

During the penultimate episode ofLuke CageLuke sees two thugs wearing ski masks enter a convenience store to rob it. A poster on the shop's outside reads, "See a crime? Report it!" The poster shows a police officer's face. That officer is Stan Lee! Excelsior!