- "Who you think you talking to? Me from the rock too, you know!"
- ―Nigel Garrison to Bushmaster[src]
Nigel Garrison was a leader of Yardies working within Brooklyn and Queens who took over the gang after Neville Barnwell's death. In an attempt to secure the Yardies' position in New York City, Garrison tried to make a deal with Mariah Dillard to buy out her weapon business. However, Garrison was murdered by Bushmaster for siding with the Stokes Crime Family, who then took over the Yardies.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Growing up in Jamaica[]
Nigel Garrison and his brother, Neville Barnwell, grew up in Kingston, Jamaica where Garrison befriended John McIver and Sheldon. One day, while they were out in Kingston, Garrison was sitting with Sheldon, when they were called out to by McIver, who had just made a sale on his stand. However, they had then witnessed Pistol Pete speaking to McIver, who had then proceeded to shoot him in the gut, on behalf of the Stokes Crime Family. However, McIver was eventually able to survive the shooting, despite having come extremely close to death.[2]
Yardies Leader[]
Dealing with Cottonmouth[]
Years later, Garrison and Barnwell moved to New York City and joined the Yardies, with Barnwell as a leader of the gang. Both Barnwell and Garrison were confronted by McIver who became a notorious figure within the Yardies and warned Barnwell to never work with the Stokes Crime Family. Eventually, McIver disappeared from the city and Garrison was told that he would never come back.
However, Barnwell broke his promise to McIver and started working alongside Cottonmouth, which resulted in him being murdered by Diamondback. With Barnwell gone, Garrison took over the Yardies and resumed the cooperation with the Stokes family, namely, with Mariah Dillard.[3]
Meeting in Harlem's Paradise[]
Garrison waiting inside of Harlem's Paradise
- "Mi brethren fought the Reyes' in the past. But now, we can make money together. But for your guns, mi can maintain peace uptown and in-a Brooklyn. And fight off the Russians, Koreans, or any other blood clot crew that wan' fi test."
- ―Nigel Garrison to Mariah Dillard[src]
When Mariah Dillard took control over the Stokes Crime Family, she decided to sell her weapon business and organized a meeting with Garrison, Arturo Rey III, and Cockroach Hamilton. Garrison explained that with Dillard's guns, Yardies can maintain peace in Harlem and Brooklyn and fight off the Russian Mafia, Korean Mob or any other criminal organization that could oppose them. While Rey was more concerned about his share in drug trafficking in New York, Hamilton laughed at Garrison for his mannerism and confidently expressed his desire to take up a controlling interest in Dillard's business and how much they could continue making money together. However, the meeting was interrupted by Luke Cage who confronted Dillard.[1]
Confronted by Bushmaster[]
Garrison finds Bushmaster waiting for him
- "You don't tell me for mi business or what's right for mi business outta nowhere! You talk rude to me?"
"No. I speak at you, not to you. You soft and weak." - ―Nigel Garrison and Bushmaster[src]
Garrison then returned to his hideout with his men where he was approached by two men who broke into his hideout. Garrison questioned his identity to which man responded that he was in the worse shape than he thought for asking. Garrison recognized John McIver in a man who clarified himself as Bushmaster, telling that he is now using an alias. Garrison told Bushmaster that Neville Barnwell told him that Bushmaster will never come to Brooklyn but responded that his brother told him that he would never do business with the Stokes.
Garrison being approached by Bushmaster
Having to tell Garrison, Bushmaster tried to contact his brother only for him to end up dead as began to realize. Once Garrison told him that he has no right to know what's good for his business and being talked down by him, Bushmaster was faced with him and told him that he speaks at him and to him, insulting him for his weak stature of power. Garrison was unfazed by his remarks and told him that he can not take over Mariah Dillard, Bushmaster interrupted him by saying that her last name was Stokes and declared that he will take control of Harlem since it was his birthright.
Garrison is brutally killed by Bushmaster
Garrison then told Bushmaster that even if he takes control of Dillard's property, he would still have to confront Luke Cage, saying that he does not answer to no one and has demonstrated his powers as being bulletproof and crumbled guns like paper. Bushmaster walked a couple of steps backwards and told Garrison about paper covering rock to which he yelled at that he is the rock too but as Bushmaster turned around, expressing that he was the rock. Bushmaster apprehended Garrison and violently killed him with his dagger, slicing his eyes out and breaking his neck.[1]
Legacy[]
Bushmaster's Takeover[]
- "Nigel had a big head, a big mouth, and... small ideas. Him had no vision."
- ―Bushmaster to Shades[src]
With Garrison dead, Bushmaster usurped control from him and became a leader of the Yardies, rearranging them into the Stylers. Bushmaster decided to complete his deal with the Stokes Crime Family and waited for Shades to come to the Yardies' Hideout. Bushmaster handed over double the price that Garrison promised to Mariah Dillard for her weapon business, however, Shades found Garrison's head in the bag, realizing that Bushmaster was scheming against them.[4] Garrison's decapitated body was later found by Luke Cage and Misty Knight in the Yardies' hideout.[5]
Equipment[]
Weapons[]
- Handgun: Garrison drew his gun in self-defense when Luke Cage entered the private area of Harlem's Paradise while he attended a meeting with Mariah Dillard. However, knowing the guns would have no effect on Cage and he would not physically harm them, Dillard told him to put the gun down while they spoke.
Facilities[]
- Nigel Garrison's Residence: To be added
- Harlem's Paradise: To be added
Relationships[]
Family[]
Allies[] |
Enemies[]
|
Appearances[]
In chronological order:
- Luke Cage
- Season Two
- The Creator (flashback)
- Soul Brother #1
- Straighten It Out (mentioned)
- Wig Out (head)
- I Get Physical (corpse)
- All Souled Out (mentioned)
- The Basement (mentioned)
- Season Two
Behind the Scenes[]
- Mounir Quazzani was a stunt double for Macc H. Plaise in the role of Nigel Garrison.
Gallery[]
