User blog:Lover of the Muse/Is Madam Gao the MCU Judas Traveller?

I don't believe that Madam Gao is literally the MCU interpretation of the character Judas Traveller but I do believe her overall contribution to Marvel Netflix could wind up being the same as Judas Traveler's contribution to the Spider-man Clone Saga.

I've watched every season of Marvel Netfix at least twice and I'm still not clear on what Madam Gao's motivation or objective is supposed to be. Gao always speaks in riddles and with an air of mysticism and mystery and that was fine in Daredevil when she wasn't the big bad but in Iron Fist she was supposed to be one of the main threat.

One of the things that excited me about seeing Iron Fist season 1 was that we might find out more about Madam Gao and what she was up to. Was she really the Crane Mother? Which of our headcanons would be disproven and which would be correct?

Right now I'm convinced that even the writers at Marvel Netflix don't know what Madam Gao's deal is, and if that sounds ridiculous to you then I have knews for you, this has happened before.

During the Spider-Man clone saga a new villain was introduced named Dr Judas Traveller. Judas Traveler was this seemingly immortal immensely powerful quasi-mystical being who also apparently worked as a criminal psychologist. No one - not the writers, not the editors - seemed to know who or what the hell Judas Traveller was.

I drew the comparison between Madam Gao and Judas Traveller because they are both given the same aura of mystery and mystecism. Judas Traveller's motivation and objectives were also kept unclear. Not a lot was ever revealed about Judas Traveller and the little that was revealed was eventually retconned.

Judas Traveller initially seemed like he was going to be very important to the clone-saga but he became less important as the series went on and he eventually vanished from the story. They didn't even write Judas Traveller a death scene, he just disappeared from the story and hasn't appeared in anything since.

I can imagine the same thing happening to Madam Gao.