Steel Serpent - wikipedia Steel Serpent Steel Serpent Cover art for The Immortal Iron Fist # 4. Art by David Aja. Publication information Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Unnamed : The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu # 10 ( March 1975 ) Davos : Iron Fist # 1 ( November 1975 ) Created by Unnamed : Tony Isabella Frank McLaughlin Davos : Chris Claremont John Byrne In - story information Alter ego Davos Team affiliations HYDRA Immortal Weapons Notable aliases Steel Phoenix Abilities Master martial artist The power of the Serpent 's Sting The ability to drain the power of the Iron Fist from its wielder Steel Serpent ( Davos ) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Iron Fist. Davos is portrayed by Sacha Dhawan in the Netflix television series Iron Fist, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2.1 The Immortal Iron Fist 3 Powers and abilities 4 In other media 5 References 6 External links Publication history The first, otherwise unnamed, Steel Serpent appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu # 10 ( 1974 ), his only appearance, and was created by Tony Isabella and Frank McLaughlin. The second Steel Serpent, Davos, debuted in Iron Fist # 1 ( 1975 ) and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Fictional character biography The Steel Serpent is a native of K'un - L'un named Davos, the son of Lei Kung the Thunderer. A gifted student of the martial arts, Davos was one of the final two candidates for the right to challenge for the power of the Iron Fist but was defeated in single combat by Wendell Rand, adopted son of K'un - L'un's ruler, Lord Tuan. Davos accused Tuan of unfairly favoring his son and left the city without permission to confront the dragon Shou - Lao. Failing to defeat the dragon, he returned to K'un L'un in disgrace and was exiled to Earth. Wendell Rand left K'un - L'un the same day without having confronted the dragon. 20 years later, Wendell 's son Daniel Rand succeeded in winning the Iron Fist power and soon afterwards also returned to Earth. Davos tracked Iron Fist to New York and stole his power, possessing it until it consumed him and Iron Fist absorbed it back into himself. Davos ' spirit was cast into a realm accessible from the Anomaly Gem, and through that Davos used the Contemplator to gather the fragments of the Anomaly Gem and release himself. Then, he again battled Iron Fist and stole his power ; Davos then returned to K'un - L'un and took over the city. Lei Kung allied with Iron Fist, who defeated Davos and restored Yu - Ti 's rule. The immortal Iron Fist This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2009 ) Davos was restored by the Crane Mother, promising to locate and destroy the renegade Iron Fist Orson Randall in return. His power was further enhanced via the consumption of the life forces of the Crane Mother 's daughters. Davos allied with HYDRA against Iron Fist in a plot to obtain Rand - Meachum 's Randrapid train to build a tunnel through the K'un - Lun mountains. Davos located Randall in an opium den in Bangkok, Thailand and reported this to the Crane Mother, who sent a pair of her daughters to investigate. Agents of Davos, posing as NYPD, picked up Randall as he arrived in a US airport, but Randall determined the truth and broke free. Davos met with Xao, spokesman for HYDRA 's front company, Wai - Go, expressing his displeasure at HYDRA 's failure. After slaying a HYDRA agent who had failed to engage Iron Fist, Davos sent other agents to bring in both Orson Randall and Daniel Rand. Slaughtering a group of HYDRA agents in a training session, Davos then took out two whole legions of HYDRA agents and destroyed a Mechagorgon. He then contacted the Crane Mother, asking for a dozen or more daughters to allow him to reach his power 's peak to stop his foes. Crane Mother agreed to the request. Crane Mother sent over a dozen daughters to Steel Serpent, along with the warning that if he failed, they would consume his immortal soul. Davos led HYDRA agents and the Crane daughters to Rand Corporation HQ to kidnap Jerryn Hogarth for Xao, but Luke Cage and the Daughters of the Dragon were already there to protect Hogarth. When the Iron Fists arrived outside Rand HQ, they were confronted in the street by Davos ' army. Maintaining his power by consuming the Crane daughters ' life forces, Davos eventually attacked Orson Randall, who let Davos kill him so he would not have to keep running ( or so he said at the time but his true motivation would only be revealed much later ). Randall gave Rand his chi, enabling him to drive off Davos, who vowed to face him again in the Tournament of the Heavenly Cities. When it was Davos ' time to enter the tournament, he was approached by the Prince of Orphans to reveal his new Warrior 's name since he was representing Kun - Zi for the first time, to which he chose `` the Steel Phoenix ''. Davos now displays wings at either side of his serpent tattoo to mirror this. Early in the tournament, Davos faced Tiger 's Beautiful Daughter. During the contest, she severed Davos ' hand. Enraged, Davos concentrated his chi into a new hand and proceeded to viciously beat his opponent to near - death, even refusing to let her yield. The next day, the old and wise Prince of Orphans challenged Davos to a fight instead of his scheduled opponent, Fat Cobra. Davos accepted and watched as his opponent turned into a green mist of chi and was swiftly dispatched by the old fighter, who then declared such brutal tactics as Davos ' would not be acceptable for future matches. Later, Davos took part in the rebellion of K'un - L'un, after his father forced him to recognise the potential treachery of his allies by asking him to consider the possibility that there might another angle that he had not anticipated rather than constantly assuming that he was always right. He helped defeat Yu - Ti, leader of K'un - L'un, and began a process of redeeming himself in the eyes of his peers. His father, Lei Kung the Thunderer, who has taken over leadership of K'un - L'un, charged him with guarding a dragon egg, from which Shou - Lao the Undying shall be reborn for the next Iron Fist to fight. Powers and abilities The Steel Serpent is a master of the martial arts of K'un - Lun, including those practiced millennia ago. His skills rival those of Iron Fist ( Daniel Rand - K'ai ) and he has several times bested Daniel in combat, though usually with the element of surprise on his side. He is very strong, fast, agile and tough with lightning quick reflexes and reactions. He has proved capable of draining the power of the Iron Fist ( the energies of Shou - Lao ) from its wielder by pressing his serpentine tattoo against the wielder 's dragon tattoo. On at least one occasion he retained some fragment of Shou - Lao 's power after the previous holder of the Iron Fist had reclaimed his power. At his full power he has weathered assaults from the superhumanly powerful Spider - Man. Davos also utilized the fiery energies of the Serpent 's Sting, though that may be a function of the taloned gloves he wore at the time. When slain, Davos spirit is transferred into the Anomaly Gem alongside the spirits of all past Iron Fists. From there he can be resurrected under certain circumstances. Since taking on the nom de guerre of the Steel Phoenix, Davos has been able to perform the Steel Phoenix Blow. The first time he executed this move, it allowed him to create a replacement hand ( for the one just cut off by Tiger 's Beautiful Daughter ) out of pure chi. In other media Davos makes his onscreen debut in season 1 of Iron Fist, where he is portrayed by Sacha Dhawan while his younger self is portrayed by Shiv Pai. While he initially was sent to retrieve Danny after he left K'un - Lun, Davos has a major falling out with Danny due to his envy over him becoming the Iron Fist and straying from his destined purpose. In the season finale, Davos allies himself with Joy Meachum. In season two, Davos works with Mary Walker to abduct Danny and steal the Iron Fist chi from him with help from the Crane Sisters. After getting the chi, Davos starts attacking the Triad members. After the ritual is reversed, Davos is nearly killed by Walker until Danny and Misty intervene. Upon Colleen channeling her own Iron Fist chi, Davos is defeated and arrested by Misty Knight. As he is taken away, Davos vows revenge on Danny. Steel Serpent appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, with Sacha Dhawan reprising the role. When Iron Fist, Spider - Man, and Ms. Marvel enter the Cave of the Dragon in K'un - L'un, they find Steel Serpent next to the Dragon 's Heart where a fragment of the Nexus of All Realities is which causes Steel Serpent to control Shou - Lao. After Steel Serpent is defeated, Iron Fist claims the Nexus fragment which frees Shou - Lou from its control. References Jump up ^ Steel Serpent ( unnamed ) at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Jump up ^ Steel Serpent ( Davos ) at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe Jump up ^ Marvel Team - Up # 64 Jump up ^ Lee, Ben ( March 17, 2017 ). `` There 's a secret Marvel villain in Netflix 's new Iron Fist series ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved March 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Hoar, Peter ( director ) ; Quinton Peeples ( writer ) ( March 17, 2017 ). `` Black Tiger Steals Heart ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 10. Netflix. Jump up ^ Goddard, Andy ( director ) ; Scott Reynolds ( writer ) ( March 17, 2017 ). `` Bar the Big Boss ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 12. Netflix. Jump up ^ Surjik, Stephen ( director ) ; Scott Buck, Tamara Becher - Wilkinson and Pat Charles ( writer ) ( March 17, 2017 ). `` Dragon Plays with Fire ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 1. Episode 13. Netflix. Jump up ^ Bassett, MJ ( director ) ; Jenny Lynn ( writer ) ( September 7, 2018 ). `` Target : Iron Fist ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 2. Episode 17. Netflix. Jump up ^ Bassett, MJ ( director ) ; Jenny Lynn ( writer ) ( September 7, 2018 ). `` Heart of the Dragon ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 2. Episode 18. Netflix. Jump up ^ Pate, Jonas ( director ) ; M. Raven Metzner ( writer ) ( September 7, 2018 ). `` A Duel of Iron ''. Marvel 's Iron Fist. Season 2. Episode 23. Netflix. Jump up ^ `` Characters ''. IGN Database. Retrieved 28 January 2018. 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Question: who is the real villain in iron fist
Answer: Steel Serpent (Davos)