- "You can't keep doing what you're doing."
"Kicking ass and shutting down drug labs?" - ―Tom Ridenhour and Luke Cage[src]
The Attack on Luke Cage Heroin Warehouse was an attempt by Luke Cage to take down a group of dealers distributing a variety of heroin named after him.
Background[]
When Luke Cage defeated Diamondback and came back from prison, he became of hero to Harlem community. Cage spent much of his time protecting Harlem from crime and enjoyed his celebrity status. Many people of Harlem admired him and went to him for protection or to take a photo. D.W. Griffith sold T-shirts inspired by Cage in Pop's Barber Shop. However, someone has started selling drugs imprinted with Cage's name on it. This had the effect of damaging his reputation.[3]
Attack[]
Luke Cage fights off multiple drug dealers
At end of the day, Luke Cage hunted down one of the grow houses that were supplied with a drug with hid name. Cage went into the growth house and stealthily infiltrated past the men that were guarding the core doors. Cage managed to take down the guards and entered the room with multiple men and women that were making the drug. The women ran away from Cage as the thugs stood guard with their firearms. Cage commented on one of the drug dealers on how he and his men were using guns against him. The drug dealer responded with a remark that their boss should know they at least tried to fight Cage.
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Luke Cage walks away from the growth house
Cage began to prepare himself with setting up his music to listen to while fighting the drug dealers. Cage disarmed multiple drug dealers and attacked them with throwing them across the room and slamming them on the table. As one of them was knocked, Cage interrogated him to never put his name without consent or send harm to others. Terrified, the drug dealer quickly ran away from Cage, as one of his customers were waiting for the drug. The drug dealer ran next to the customer in a state of fear, as the customer looked at him suspiciously. Unbeknownst to him, Cage walked up to the customer undetected and scared him off.[3]
Aftermath[]
- "So you actually said, 'What's my name?'"
"Yeah. Reclaimin' the streets. Let them know."
"What does that even mean exactly?"
"That my name is my name. I control it, not them." - ―Claire Temple and Luke Cage[src]
D.W. Griffith returned to Pop's Barber Shop after a funeral, and informed Luke Cage and Bobby Fish that many people were dying from the heroin with Cage's name. Despite his friend's pleas, Cage didn't have enough leads besides the name El Tercero. With help from Griffith and Fish, they were able to deduce that their target was Arturo Rey III, whose birth name was Gomez. With this new lead, Cage headed to Harlem's Paradise.[3]