Hand

The Yami no te (闇の手),Translates from Japanese to: "Hand of Darkness" commonly known as the Hand, was an ancient and powerful organization with the ultimate goal to gain immortality. The Hand originated in K'un-Lun, when the five founders were banished from the city and have since lived on in the shadows for centuries, promoting their goal through wars, crime and influence on powerful people.
When the Hand came to New York City, the branch lieutenant Nobu Yoshioka used Wilson Fisk in order to bring to the city a Black Sky. However, his plan was interrupted by the vigilante Daredevil, and eventually, they had to stop their operation after Yoshioka's death. By the power of resurrection the Hand had obtained, Yoshioka returned to lead the Hand in New York City in order to find a new Black Sky for their war against the Chaste. Elektra was the new Black Sky, but she refused to join them and after the Attack on the Hand, both she and Yoshioka were dead.
Madame Gao, another branch leader, continued her heroin distribution in the city with the help of her influence on Rand Enterprises. The return of Danny Rand, the new Iron Fist, caused total destruction of her operation and the resurface of Bakuto's branch, who was dedicated to turning Iron Fist to their side. His death by Davos did not stop the Hand from launching an assault on the city of K'un-Lun with the absence of the Iron Fist.
Alexandra Reid, leader of the overall organization, used the last of The Substance, their regenerative elixir, to bring back Elektra to serve the Hand as their Black Sky. In order to find more of the Substance, the five leaders gathered once more in New York City and tried to catch Iron Fist so he would open the gates for the substance. However, the Defenders were formed in order to stop them from destroying the city. As the Hand reached for the substance, Elektra killed Reid and led the Hand for her own purposes, only to lead them to their doom when the Defenders buried the rest of the leaders under the ground.
==History==
===Origin===
Centuries ago, maybe millennia, the Order of the Crane Mother monks of K'un-Lun studied the secrets of the Chi to learn how to use it to heal, but five of them used their brethren's discoveries to cheat death. Those heretics, Alexandra Reid, Madame Gao, Bakuto, Murakami, and Sowande, were banished from K'un-Lun and became the five fingers of the Hand. After their banishment, each traveled back to the lands of their births, where they built their own criminal empires.The Defenders: 1.04: Royal Dragon
In East Asia, the Hand discovered the mystical secret of immortality, by using the substance of dead dragon bones.The Defenders: 1.08: The Defenders Now, fearless of death, the group soon expanded their control over Asia. Only after they became a powerful empire, did the group call itself "Yami no te" (Dark Hand) or the "Hand," with the goal to activate the human weapon known as Black Sky.
However, the Hand made many enemies during its rise to power. As they massacred a village, one boy managed to kill some of their greatest warriors. The Hand named the boy the "Chaste", who over the years recruited warriors to fight the Hand.Daredevil: 2.08: Guilty as Sin The Order of the Crane Mother faced the threat of the Hand as well, training their warriors and the Iron Fist to destroy the group.Iron Fist: 1.02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight Conflict also existed within the hierarchy of the organization, specifically among the Five Fingers, where each leader would often attempt to usurp one another even by means of assassination attempts.
In order to find more of the elixir, the Hand dug holes under cities where beneath them laid the bones of dead dragons. For centuries, this modus operandi caused the destruction of several cities, such as Pompeii and Chernobyl.
===Infiltrating Rand Enterprises===
Soon after they founded Rand Enterprises, Wendell Rand and Harold Meachum were approached by Madame Gao for a deal. Despite Rand's disapproval, Meachum agreed to work with her.Iron Fist: 1.09: The Mistress of All Agonies Meachum opened laboratories for manufacturing heroin in China for distribution in New York City. As Rand suspected it, he flew to China with his family to expose the affair. Meachum poisoned the pilots with a poison given by Gao.Iron Fist: 1.13: Dragon Plays with Fire The plane crashed in the Himalayas, killing Rand, his wife and seemingly his son.Iron Fist: 1.01: Snow Gives Way
However, Meachum was diagnosed with cancer. Gao offered him to be resurrected in exchange for using Rand Enterprises for the Hand's plans. Over a decade, the Hand gave Meachum the orders for the company,Iron Fist: 1.04: Eight Diagram Dragon Palm which led Gao to become one of the biggest drug dealers in New York City.Daredevil: 1.01: Into the Ring
===Dealings with Wilson Fisk===
After the Battle of New York, Wilson Fisk sought to rebuild and gentrify Hell's Kitchen and established an alliance between his own criminal empire, the Russian Mafia faction led by Vladimir and Anatoly Ranskahov, with Leland Owlsley aiding in money laundering. The Hand themselves joined this cooperation with Nobu Yoshioka who was sent by Murakami, under the guise of the Yakuza and Madame Gao, who led the manufacturing of Steel Serpent, under the guise of a Chinese Triad.
====Hunted by Stick====
Stick, a member of the Chaste, an ancient organization sworn to fight and defeat the Hand, found Aito and ordered him to tell him where the Black Sky was. Aito, fearing for his life, swore upon his family that the Black Sky was on a ship heading to New York City. Stick killed Aito, telling him his family was better off without him.Daredevil: 1.07: Stick
====Attack on Black Sky====
Yoshioka and his men waited at Pier 81 for a shipment to arrive. The shipment contained the Black Sky, who appeared to be a prepubescent boy. Stick and a man in a black mask attacked his men, but the Black Sky has transported away in a truck. However, Stick eventually caught up with the truck and shot the boy through the heart with an arrow.
====Duel at Pier 81====
Seeking to kill the Masked Man, Nobu Yoshioka hid from the shadows and slowed down his heartbeat and lowered his body temperature. Yoshioka noted that Stick taught the man their ways, though the man tried to tell him that he was not associated with Stick or his war. Yoshioka, however, pointed out that he still aided him and, regardless of his allegiance, was still a warrior deserving of an honorable death. The man told Yoshioka that he came searching for Wilson Fisk, as Fisk had murdered Elena Cardenas to bring him into their trap, but the man decided that he would have to settle for defeating Yoshioka.
|Nobu Yoshioka nearly kills the Masked Man
Yoshioka insisted that the man shows him respect as he just did; the man replied that he had to earn it. The battle began and Yoshioka quickly proved himself the superior fighter, first throwing at him while countering and dodging the man's blows with ease. He then proceeded to take out his and cut the man numerous times across his body. Although the man used his batons to deflect several blows, Yoshioka's skill continued to beat him and he was stabbed in the side with the blade and dragged across the floor, causing the man incredible pain and slowly killing him.
Despite this, the man managed to continue fighting, impressing Yoshioka, who told him that he was an honorable opponent. The man managed to kick Yoshioka into an oil tank, spilling gasoline over him. Yoshioka went to kill his opponent but the man managed to grab one of his eskrima sticks and deflect Yoshioka's blade, accidentally causing it to hit a light post. The sparks landed on Yoshioka, lighting the gasoline and causing him to be engulfed in flames. Despite this, Yoshioka still proceeded to attack Murdock before succumbing to his wounds and dying while his body continued to burn.Daredevil: 1.09: Speak of the Devil
===Return to New York City===
====Seeking Revenge====
The Hand was able to resurrect Yoshioka, who once again assumed leadership of the organization.Daredevil: 2.09: Seven Minutes in Heaven Since Wilson Fisk's entire organization had crumbled upon his imprisonment, the Hand operated quietly, secretly infiltrating Roxxon Corporation disguised as the Yakuza.Daredevil: 2.06: Regrets Only
====Continuing with the Plan====
The Hand kidnapped Roxxon accountant Stan Gibson's son Daniel to ensure his cooperation. Daniel, along with other young people, were used as hosts to incubate organic particles in their blood. Then their blood was slowly and consistently drained to be used in a ritual involving a stone sarcophagus. Meanwhile, other Hand workers began digging an enormous hole in Midland Circle.
====Finding Black Sky====
Nobu Yoshioka realized that Elektra Natchios, who was a child when she was first recognized as a Black Sky, had returned to New York City. He sent Hand ninjas to kidnap Stick so he could be tortured and coerced into giving up Natchios's location. Although Stick never betrayed her location, she went looking for Stick to kill him and was confronted by Yoshioka, who told her of her destiny as the Black Sky. She was tempted to join the Hand, but Daredevil convinced her not to.Daredevil: 2.12: The Dark at the End of the Tunnel
After Natchios fled with Stick and Daredevil, Yoshioka realized that Daredevil had an enormous influence on her, and set an elaborate trap to lure him out and eliminate him. He ordered Tyler to abduct twenty people whom Daredevil had either saved or put away, knowing that Daredevil would appear to save them. When both Daredevil and Natchios did just that, Yoshioka and the Hand ninjas engaged them in a brutal fight in which the Hand overwhelmingly outnumbered the two. In an attempt to kill Daredevil, Yoshioka accidentally killed Natchios.
Furious at losing the Black Sky, Yoshioka ordered his ninjas to finish off Daredevil, but the Punisher, having heard about the fight on a police radio, shot several Hand ninjas from a nearby roof. Daredevil fought and vanquished Yoshioka, using his billy club to throw him from the roof. Yoshioka survived the fall but was killed by Stick, who decapitated him while ordering him to stay dead. Hand ninjas secretly dug up Natchios's grave and exhumed her body. They placed it into the stone sarcophagus and as they lowered the lid respectfully, a heartbeat was faintly heard.Daredevil: 2.13: A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen
===Bakuto's Hand===
Bakuto, a well trained warrior of the Hand, founded a less radical faction of the Hand in a place called Hand Compound. He gathered to his organization children in distress, offering them a safe house, but also trained them for to the Hand. Bakuto gave Colleen Wing, a student of his, a Dojo to train Hand soldiers. Bakuto's ambition was to turn the Iron Fist to their own side.Iron Fist: 1.10: Black Tiger Steals Heart
===Return of the Iron Fist===
====Torturing Harold Meachum====
Upon Danny Rand's mysterious return to New York City, Madame Gao learned that Harold Meachum had left his penthouse prison to investigate the identity of Rand. Gao threatened him to never do it again, but later discovered that Rand was the current Iron Fist, the Hand's greatest Enemy.Iron Fist: 1.03: Rolling Thunder Cannon Punch
|Gao orders King to kneel down before her
Gao had Meachum, through his own son Ward Meachum, purchase a pier property with the intention to smuggle a scientist into New York named Radovan Bernivig to produce all of their heroin. However, before he arrived, Iron Fist intercepted Bernivig and escaped. Having inspected the truck with Iron Fist had punched through, Madame Gao killed the bodyguard assigned to secure Bernivig and left his head behind in the abandoned truck for Rand to find, along with a challenge to him, as to free Bernivig's daughter from her would be to then complete her upcoming Da Jue Zhan contest.Iron Fist: 1.05: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus
====Fighting Iron Fist====
Danny Rand arrived at the location where he set the terms for Madame Gao that if he won the duel, she would be forced to free the captured Sabina Bernivig and the Hand would leave New York City, never to return. Gao accepted this and in turn demanded that if he were to lose the contest, then he would never get involved with the Hand's activities again. Gao through the warehouse to fight Andrei and Grigori Veznikov, Bride of Nine Spiders, and Scythe. Rand defeated them all; however, Gao demanded his withdrew in order that Sabina Bernivig would live. Rand agreed and learned from Gao that she had been in K'un-Lun before.Iron Fist: 1.06: Immortal Emerges from Cave
Gao and Rand met the next day in Rand Enterprises Building, where she revealed to him the long connection of the Hand with Rand Enterprises. She later had Radovan Bernivig killed after he surrendered the heroin formula to the Hand.Iron Fist: 1.07: Felling Tree with Roots As Gao was in China, Rand, Colleen Wing and Claire Temple followed her to there and managed to capture and bring her back to New York City.Iron Fist: 1.08: The Blessing of Many Fractures Under the influence of a truth serum, Gao revealed to Rand that Harold Meachum had made the deal with the Hand. Later, Bakuto arrived at Chikara Dojo and took Gao into custody in the Hand Compound.Iron Fist: 1.09: The Mistress of All Agonies
====Bakuto's War====
Now with the Iron Fist in their facility, Bakuto taught him some Chi techniques. Bakuto hoped that Rand would understand them and join them. However, once discovered they were actually another faction of the Hand, Rand escaped the facility with the help of Davos. Bakuto also made a deal with Harold Meachum so now they would become partners. He wanted to find Rand, so he spoke with Colleen Wing to ensure she was still on their side. However, Wing did not inform him that she had found Rand, so Bakuto sent some of her former students to kidnap and bring her back to Hand Compound to drain her blood.Iron Fist: 1.11: Lead Horse Back to Stable
Bakuto then made a deal with Ward Meachum for the same control Madame Gao had over Rand Enterprises. Later, he discovered that the Meachum's were stealing his money, so he and his warriors came to Harold Meachum's Penthouse and took them hostage, making Rand coming to him. Rand came just in time to prevent Bakuto from executing Harold, and allowed himself to be captured by the Hand. However, Wing and Davos came to rescue him, so Bakuto run from the scene. The three chased him down and cornered him but Wing challenged him to a duel.
She managed to defeat him, but was unable to kill him, so Davos stabbed him in the heart. When the three walked away from him, the Hand took Bakuto's body away from them.Iron Fist: 1.12: Bar the Big Boss
Madame Gao managed to escaped the Hand Compound prison. Meanwhile, with the absence of the Iron Fist to protect K'un-Lun, Hand warriors attack the hidden city and fight the Order of the Crane Mother, which led to the city's disappearance.
===Excavation of Midland Circle===
====Striking Back====
Using their last of the elixir to resurrect Elektra, she came back to life as the Black Sky. Alexandra Reid oversaw her training and once she thought they were ready, she ordered the Hand to massacre all of the Chaste members. The Hand also had John Raymond to design for them a skyscraper in Midland Circle to cover the hole.The Defenders: 1.03: Worst Behavior With no explanation, Reid ordered Madame Gao to precede their progress in the hole, which caused an earthquake felt in all New York City.The Defenders: 1.01: The H Word
|The Hand soldiers confronting the Iron Fist
As the Hand were near to their objective underground, the way to there was shut by a wall. Reid suspected the Order of the Crane Mother could be behind it so she planned to kidnap Iron Fist so he would open the way. In order to find him, the Hand attacked the base of the Chaste and took Stick to Reid. Sowande hired some children from Harlem to clean up the bodies.The Defenders: 1.02: Mean Right Hook Stick did not reveal the location of Iron Fist and after he discovered Elektra was alive, he escaped from them. Meanwhile, the four vigilantes of New York investigate the Hand's activities from different directions, which led Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist to Midland Circle, where a fight broke between the four Defenders and the Hand warriors, which ended with the Defenders escaping.
====Conflict in Leaderships====
 
Knowing she couldn't get Iron Fist alone, Alexandra Reid reunited all the leaders of the Hand to defeat the Defenders. At the Royal Dragon, where they were hiding, Reid sneaked in there and tried to convince Danny Rand to join her, but he refused. so in response, Elektra, Madame Gao, Murakami, and Sowande came to the restaurant and fight the Defenders and Stick, only to loss after they managed to escape with Sowande as a captive. The leaders questioned the efficiency of the Black Sky after she failed to kill the Defenders. They also sent men to kill the closest people to the Defenders, revealing to them that Bakuto had also been resurrected. The Defenders managed to prevent that and hide them from the Hand. When Sowande tried to kidnap Rand, Stick killed him.The Defenders: 1.05: Take Shelter
Due to the Rand Enterprises complaint for the Hand's crimes, the NYPD took up the matter in New York City. The Hand was cornered for the first time.The Defenders: 1.07: Fish in the Jailhouse
The tension between the leaders increased even more after they discovered Sowande's death. Questioning Reid's leadership and her trust in the Black Sky, Murakami decided to overthrow her but he stopped as Elektra brought the Iron Fist to them, after killing Stick. However, this was not enough for the leaders, so Reid ordered Elektra to kill the rest of the Defenders, but instead she killed her master since she refused to kill Daredevil.The Defenders: 1.06: Ashes, Ashes
====End of the Hand====
Elektra declared herself as the new leader of the Hand, although she only wanted the substance for herself. In Midland Circle, Elektra brought Iron Fist to the wall which blocked the way to the substance. During their fight, Elektra caused Rand to touch with his fist on the wall, opening as a result the gates to the substance. Meanwhile, Madame Gao, Murakami, and Bakuto fought the other Defenders who came to rescue Rand, but the Hand leaders lost and they had to retreat to the hole.The Defenders: 1.07: Fish in the Jailhouse
Locating the dead Dragons bones, the Hand began cutting the substance out from them. However, the Defenders reunited and fought the Hand to stop them from eventually destroying New York City. Bakuto was killed by Colleen Wing and the Defenders defeated all of the Hand warriors. Wing, Claire Temple and Misty Knight set explosive to cause the building to collapse on the hole. The Hand were finally defeated as the hole with the substance was filled with the building's ruins, burying the rest of the Hand leaders.
==Members==
===Alexandra Reid's Faction===
Name 	Position	Status
Alexandra Reid 	Leader 	Deceased
Elektra Natchios	Warrior 	Unknown
===Murakami's Faction===
Name 	Position 	Status
Murakami 	Leader 	Unknown
Nobu Yoshioka	Second 	Deceased
Hirochi 	Businessman	Deceased
Tyler 	Warrior 	Alive
Aito 	Operative 	Deceased
Specialist 	Operative 	Alive
===Madame Gao's Faction===
Name 	Position 	Status
Madame Gao 	Leader 	Unknown
King 	Operative 	Deceased
Alexi 	Operative 	Deceased
Vando 	Operative 	Deceased
Andrei Veznikov 	Warrior 	Alive
Grigori Veznikov 	Warrior 	Alive
Bride of Nine Spiders	Warrior 	Alive
Scythe 	Warrior 	Alive
Zhou Cheng 	Warrior 	Alive
Sophia 	Representative	Alive
===Bakuto's Faction===
Name 	Position 	Status
Bakuto 	Leader 	Deceased
Colleen Wing 	Prospector	Alive, Defected
Darryl 	Trainee 	Alive
Becca Yoo 	Operative 	Alive
Kevin Michener	Operative 	Alive
Mary 	Operative 	Alive
Brian 	Operative 	Alive
Gil 	Trainee 	Alive
Ciara 	Trainee 	Alive
Eric 	Guardsman 	Alive
===Sowande's Faction===
Name 	Position	Status
Sowande	Leader 	Deceased
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
To be added
===Vehicles===
To be added
==Facilities==
*Farm
*Hand's Anzhou Laboratory
*Hand's Brooklyn Warehouse
*Hand Compound
*Harold Meachum's Penthouse
*Madame Gao's Warehouse
*Midland Circle
*Pier 81 Warehouse
*Rand Enterprises Building (formerly)
*Red Hook Pier
*Wai-Go Industries Warehouse
*Yakatomi Building
==Appearances==
Appearances for the Hand
==Trivia==
*In the comics, the Hand is a Japanese ninja clan and secret society founded by Nobu Yoshioka in the Sengoku period which was eventually corrupted by the influence of the Beast and his cult of followers known as the Snakeroot. The leaders of each Hand faction were informally known as Daimyo, after the hereditary landholding nobles of feudal Japan.
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