- "Everybody wants to be the king."
- ―Cottonmouth[src]
Cornell Stokes, also known as Cottonmouth, is the owner of Harlem's Paradise, a nightclub in New York City. His criminal ongoings begin to threaten Luke Cage's world, making them unexpected foes.[1]
Biography
To be added
Relationships
Family
- Mama Mabel - Grandmother
- Mariah Dillard - Cousin[2]
Allies
Enemies
- Shameek Smith - Victim
- Luke Cage
Trivia
- In the comics, Cornell Cottonmouth was a heroin trader that wanted to recruit Luke Cage for his organization when Cage was wrongly accused of drug trafficking with heroin stolen from Cottonmouth by Willis Stryker.
- In the comics, Cottonmouth has superhumanly strong teeth and jaws, allowing him to pierce normally impossible substances--including Luke Cage's skin.
Behind the Scenes
- According to Cheo Hodari Coker, the attitude of the rapper Biggie Smalls, a friend of Coker, was a strong influence for this version of Cottonmouth.[3] Coker has also compared Cottonmouth to Simon Adebisi from Oz, Stringer Bell from The Wire and Rowan Pope from Scandal.[4]
