Originally Posted by
Sutekh
I came up with a Dragon Soldiers arc for Iron Fist, back in the day, that would fit well in the 2099 setting.
Iron Fist has been deceived all these years, as Shou-Lao doesn't want to endanger himself / reveal his presence to the other dragons of the world by just blatantly advertising what he's doing with this 'Iron Fist' business.
But 100 years later, it's not as big a deal. And so the Dragon Soldiers ride. The 'Iron Fist' of this generation openly carries the power of the Dragon's Claw, her attacks striking with the power and toughness of the dragon's iron-hard talons. With her, three others travel.
A (slightly) heavyset Korean man wields what was once known as the Flawless Jade Shield, but is actually the the Dragon's Scales, a green hemisphere or shell of force that is as immovable an object, as the 'Iron Fist' is an unstoppable force. He fights with a primarily defensive style, all about blocks and redirects and throws, and is an EMT and the 'team philosopher,' preferring diplomacy and compromise to conflict and aggression. He wears an old-style Iron Fist outfit, with the colored elements in dark green and gold trim (but has more practical boots, not little booties).
A tiny middle-aged Chinese woman walks with a staff, wearing an Iron Fist outfit with the colored elements in sky blue, with gold trim. She manifests her chi into glowing blue wings of force, which she can use defensively (not nearly so durably as the Flawless Jade Shield, but she can still block bullets with them, even if this shatters the force wings and requires her to reform them), offensively, to generate a sudden wind, or to strike and sweep people from their feet, or, to a much limited extent, to glide short distances, or hover above the earth. They complement her fighting style, which keeps her off the ground for most of the combat, leaping above her foes and raining kicks and staff blows down upon them, while pushing upwards with each strike, so that she barely ever touches the ground. Older than the rest, she's a parent, and spends her downtime texting her kids, one of whom has just had a child of her own. (Crime-fighting grannies!)
A flat-faced Thai woman with a bodybuilder's frame like Shang-Chi's 'Sister Hammer,' the last Dragon Warrior wears a Iron Fist outfit with red colors and gold trim, and uses a brutal Thai kickboxing technique that involves unnecessary amounts of cursing, spitting, biting and 'dirty fighting.' The gift of the dragon allows her to focus her chi into the 'Six Fiery Invectives,' or, more accurately, the Dragon's Breath, allowing her to produce six different fiery breathes, from spitting a tiny spark to light a cigarette or candle, to a fiery lash that snaps around like a five-meter-long whip, to a burning line or massive cone of fire. Whether it is necessary or not, she seems to feel the need to swear each time she 'spits fire.'
And I got nothing for this generation's 'Iron Fist,' other than they'd wear the Iron Fist suit with gold trim and a white background, so that each Dragon Soldier would have their own twist.
And the reason Shou-Lao has broken his centuries of obfuscating the truth of the 'Iron Fist' and revealing his Dragon Soldiers and their connection to him? Someone or something has been killing the great dragons!. He has gathered his Dragon Soldiers and revealed the truth of their gifts so that they can go into the world and find and stop whatever this is, and possibly save his race from extinction!