Power Man
Biographical information
Real name
Lucas "Luke" Cage
Physical description
Species
Metahuman|Human Mutate
Gender
Male
Age
16
Personal information
Affiliation
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Midtown High School
Relatives
Walter Cage (father)
Amanda Cage (mother)
Production details
First appearance
Great Responsibility (as Power Man and Luke Cage)
Venom (as Venom)
Ultimate (as Goblin Power Man)
Last appearance
Venom (as Venom)
Ultimate (as Goblin Power Man)
Graduation Day: Part 2 (as Power Man and Luke Cage)
“ I believe in two things, Spider-Man. You're only as good as your word, and second chances. And I wouldn't be much of a friend if I didn't offer the same to you. ”
— Power Man to Spider-Man in "Awesome"
Power Man (real name Luke Cage) is the muscle and "street-smart" man of a S.H.I.E.L.D.-sanctioned superhero team.
Physical appearance
Power Man aka Luke Cage is an African-American male with a muscular physical build. He has black hair with brown eyes. He wears a sleeveless suit which is yellow on top and the rest is black and he has metal plates on his biceps, ankles, wears yellow boots and sunglasses.
In his civilian outfit, he wears a beige vest with sleeves curled to his elbows, with a black shirt underneath and light blue pants.[1]
Personality
“ I won't let you down! ”
— Power Man's loyalty to his friends
Power Man has a lot of confidence in himself, being a superhuman with tough bulletproof skin, he boasts about himself a lot.[1] He has a good friendship with others especially Spider-Man. Their friendship was shown when Peter became guilty over his forgetting of their science project the two had been assigned to do together. Regardless, he still chose to forgive him and continue to be his friend. The name of the two's pair is Team Awesome.
Luke doesn't like arguments, especially between his teammates. On one occasion, he had to yell at everyone to stop their constant bickering and arguing. He doesn't believe in arguments, as he finds them pointless and demeaning which delay the right choice. He'd rather work things out with others than start fighting over what they should have done. Luke is arguably the most mature of the hero five and in their day and age, no one could deny his importance.
Despite his massive size, Luke is the least of his teammates to bully, second only to Iron Fist. He rarely finds pleasure in the humiliation of others and even shows signs to be disgusted by such. Regardless, on occasions he has been shown to laugh at the mocking of others, infamously when Luke and the others played a prank on Spider-Man headed by Nova involving a false backup phone call to him and his eventually tumble while coming out of his home.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Medically Enhanced Attributes: Via infusing himself with a variant of the Super-Soldier Serum, he has gained superhuman strength, enough to stop a moving train, nigh-impenetrable skin and tissue durability, advanced stamina, and rapid cellular regeneration. He is similar to Captain America, but instead of him using a shield, he is a shield.
Superhuman Strength: Power Man's strength is increased to a superhuman level that he can stop a moving train. He is the second physically strongest member of the team and is even stronger than Spider-Man. He can lift about 25 tons.
Nigh-Invulnerability: Power Man's skin cannot be penetrated by any nearly any weapon and this makes him highly durable in combat. Aside from Power Man's unbreakable skin, his bones and muscles are denser and much thicker than any human being, thus allowing him to survive a hit from the Rhino without any broken bones. On one occasion, Luke's body demonstrated that even vampires can't penetrate his indestructible skin. Even Dracula is incapable of biting him.
Superhuman Stamina: Luke can exert himself for hours before even beginning to show tiredness.
Accelerated Healing: Power Man's increased metabolism allows him to recover form injuries faster than normal human beings. He was able to heal a broken arm in an inhuman amount of time. [1]
Abilities
Hand-to-Hand Combatant: He is highly skilled in various forms of Hand-to-Hand combat & utilizes various brawler styles with acrobatics to create a unique form of fighting style, by which he makes full use of his strength & durability.
Sportsmanship: He has shown to have an extensive knowledge & shown to be a remarkable sportsman & athlete, particularly in the fields of National Football League (American Football), National Basketball League (Basketball), National Hockey League (Ice Hockey) & Major League Baseball (Baseball).
Equipment
Magic axe (briefly)
Power Bike
Relationships
Allies
Iron Fist
Of all the S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees, no two share a closer bond than Luke and Iron Fist. Their history with each other started long before the creation of the team and despite their relatively short times as superheroes, the two will always be there for each other and never allow anyone to come between them.
Spider-Man
Power Man and Spidey are shown to be close friends. When Luke and Peter are assigned as lab partners for the Science Fair they begin to call themselves "Team Awesome." When Spider-Man feels guilty about letting Flash bully Alex, Power Man cheers him up by telling him to "Be the change" meaning tell Flash to stop.
Later on, in the same episode when they defeat Rhino, Luke calls Spidey a great leader. Power Man is shown to be blunt with him at times, a good example is when Spider-Man asks him if he's become popular Power Man bursts out laughing.
White Tiger
Power Man and White Tiger are good friends but he is put off by her overachiever behavior.
Regardless, he does care for her like the rest of his team.
Nova
Like all the other S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees, Power Man finds Nova for the most part annoying and incomprehensible, especially during pursuits and encounters with villains. He has a blatant dislike of any type of rude behavior or demeaning disregard for orders Nova frequently tries to get away with. However, Luke does care about Nova, as he and his teammates would rather keep him on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier than let him wander off on his own and either get hurt or killed.
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