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JUNZO MUTO
Real Name: Junzo Muto
Aliases: Iron Fist
Identity: Secret
Occupation: Assassin
Citizenship: Unknown.
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Known Relatives: Mother (Unknown Name, Deceased), Father (Unknown Name, Deceased)
Group Affiliation: The Hand
First Appearance: New Warriors v2 #5
History: Junzo captured Steel Serpent, the frequent enemy of Iron Fist, and used an ancient ritual to absorb the Chi that Steel Serpent had within him. Using this power, he commanded the Hand to seek out and find Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist.
With Iron Fist captured, Junzo begins to absorb Iron Fist’s Chi powers, but does not complete the process, due to the arrival of the New Warriors. However, even with the power he’s taken and the lessons he’s learned as an assassin, Junzo proves to be too much for the New Warriors. He easily renders Namorita unconscious, dodges Nova, uses Mystical powers to knock out Speedball; the only one able to stand up to him is none other than Dwayne Taylor, who during this time has been training with all kinds of masters – manages to keep going, toe to toe with Junzo; but Junzo is able to keep channeling the Chi to keep him going, while Night Thrasher will eventually begin to tire out. The New Warriors grab Dwayne and Danny Rand and make their escape while they can.
Later, in a hidden base, Junzo demands that his uncle, Hiromitsu, to call him Iron Fist. Junzo has Misty Knight, then girlfriend of Iron Fist captured; and when she tries to escape, Junzo rips off her right arm, and reminds her that for his plan to work, she doesn’t have to be alive. Hiromitsu appears and informs Junzo that Iron Fist has arrived in Japan, and that the City of K’un-L’un will appear. With the City appear, Junzo is able to to take control of the Dragon Kings and imprison the Yü-Ti. Iron Fist arrives and attacks Junzo when he learns that he’s tortured Misty Knight, but Iron Fist is defeated. That is when Yü-Ti inform Junzo that it was Hiromitsu who killed his parents; which enrages Junzo, and he kills his uncle and absorbs his magical abilities from Hiromitsu’s lifeless corpse.
Wolverine, Psylocke, Iron Man, and Luke Cage launched an assault to free Iron Fist and defeat Junzo. Captain America and SHIELD join the fray, but by then Tokyo had vanished, and was replaced by the mystical city of K’un-L’un. Yü-Ti plunged his blade into the heart of Danny Rand, believing that by killing Danny, Tokyo would be restored, which is exactly what happened. But Danny’s life was restored by the mystical city, as it vanished. Danny still did not have his powers, after the fight – but sometime later, appeared again, channeling the power of Iron Fist, leaving Junzo’s abilities in question. (He still had quite a few powers before taking Danny’s).
Height: 5’3″
Weight: 115 lbs.
Eyes: Green
Hair: Black
Powers: Junzo had the ability to absorb, not only the Chi powers of those who harvested it, but was shown to be able to absorb magical abilities as well. He is a trained assassin, and when channeling the powers of Chi, can move at incredible speeds; heal himself; use the Chi to cause massive destruction with a single punch; making his strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes and senses all be astronomically intensified. He also gained the power of dark sorcery after absorbing his uncle’s powers; which granted him the ability to teleport as well as elemental control. Even the limit of those powers is unknown.
Note: He is considered one of the all time best, hand to hand combatants in the Marvel Universe.