- "Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton. New-school uptown player. Scarfe tainted his conviction, so they had to let him go."
"That uncouth nigga got 20 mil laying around?"
"Runs an off-book casino. Might not have the pedigree yet, but he has the high-rollin' rapper and athlete clientele." - ―Shades and Mariah Dillard[src]
Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton was a criminal previously arrested by Misty Knight and Rafael Scarfe. As Scarfe's unethical methods had tainted his conviction, his sentence was voided and he was released and immediately returned to crime, confident that nobody would dare arrest him. In the midst of making a name for himself through an unlicensed casino and almost getting even more money from Luke Cage through legal action, he was murdered by Bushmaster, who displayed his severed head on a pike at the Shirley Chisholm Complex entrance to send a message to Mariah Dillard.
Biography
Fabricated Arrest
- "Story of my life. Running from the police. Slapped up by the police. Beat up by the police. Framed by the dirty police. Thrown in jail by Rafael Scarfe for some shit I didn't even do."
- ―Cockroach Hamilton[src]
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Surprise Visit
- "Got to love the loopholes. Make America great again if you ask me."
- ―Cockroach to Misty Knight[src]
Cockroach was approached on the sidewalk by Misty Knight, questioned on why he was released; he informed Knight that he was released after the case was overturned after her partner Rafael Scarfe was found to be dirty.[2]
Hospitalized
- "He has a concussion. Maybe a few broken ribs. He needs an MRI."
- ―Claire Temple to Luke Cage[src]
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Suing Luke Cage
- "Cockroach is suing you?"
"Yeah. "Dontrell." If I don't come up with 100 grand, I have to go to court."
"Are you really gonna pay that? I mean, can you pay that?"
"I don't have a choice." - ―Misty Knight and Luke Cage[src]
To be added
Death
To be added
Personality
- "You got the fire in your eyes, girl. But you like to be handled when no one else is watching. Most bitches do."
- ―Cockroach Hamilton to Misty Knight[src]
To be added
Abilities
- Marksman: Cockroach used a six-barrel firearm with enough proficiency to hit and push Luke Cage out of a window.
Equipment
Weapons
- Josh: Upon his first confrontation with Luke Cage, Cockroach held and fired a six-barrel firearm that pushed Cage out of a window and dislocated his shoulder.
Relationships
Family
- C.J. Powell - Son and Abuse Victim
Allies
- Stokes Crime Family
- Benjamin Donovan - Lawyer
Enemies
- New York City Police Department
- Drea Powell - Girlfriend and Abuse Victim
- Arturo Rey III † - Rival
- Nigel Garrison † - Rival
- Luke Cage - Attacker and Attempted Killer
- Claire Temple
- Foggy Nelson
- Bushmaster - Killer
Appearances
In chronological order:
- Luke Cage
- Season Two
- All Souled Out (flashback)
- Soul Brother #1
- Straighten It Out
- Wig Out
- I Get Physical (mentioned)
- All Souled Out
- The Basement (mentioned)
- On and On (mentioned)
- If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right (mentioned)
- They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (mentioned)
- Season Two
Trivia
- In the comics, Cockroach Hamilition was a hitman based in New York City who, alongside his employer Piranha Jones, clashed with Luke Cage.
- Cockroach's modified six-barrel shotgun is a reference to his iconic weapon in the comics, which he called Josh.
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