- "Even using cadaver material, reconstruction is hopeless."
"I disagree. The Cogmium steel reinforcing framework is–"
"Can't replace pulverized vertebrae, Dr. Oyama." - ―Surgeon and Kenji Oyama[src]
Cogmium Steel is a rare and valuable metal alloy common at the black market.
History[]
Keys from Black Market[]
- "We'd been in the van for donkeys, me and this joker. Fifty keys of black market Cogmium steel in the back."
- ―Lance Hunter to Melinda May[src]
Numerous supplies of the Cogmium steel ended up on the black market before it was stolen by Lance Hunter and Spud. However, they were exposed, which prompted them to escape with the steel in a van.[1]
Experimental Surgery[]
The Cogmium steel was used by Kenji Oyama to create a reinforcement framework for his experimental surgery. As he was tasked to treat paralyzed Benjamin Poindexter, Oyama replaced his pulverized vertebrae with the framework made by Cogmium, allowing for the spine to be repaired properly.[2]
Trivia[]
- In the comics, Cogmium is a unique metal alloy invented by Oracle Inc. A.I.M. attempted to steal a supply of Cogmium, only for their mission to be intervened by Iron Fist.
