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|interest = [[Cave of the Dragon]]
 
|population = K'un-Lunans
 
|population = K'un-Lunans
|notable = [[Alexandra Reid]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Madame Gao]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Bakuto]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Murakami]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Sowande]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Danny Rand]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Davos]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Lei Kung]]<br>[[Chodak]]<br>[[Tashi]]<br>[[Kuo]]<br>[[Ming]]
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|notable = [[Alexandra Reid]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Madame Gao]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Bakuto]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Murakami]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Sowande]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Danny Rand]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Davos]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>[[Lei Kung]]<br>[[Yü-Ti]]<br>[[Priya]]<br>[[Chodak]]<br>[[Tashi]]<br>[[Kuo]]<br>[[Ming]]
 
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|tv series = ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]''<br>''[[The Defenders]]''
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|tv series = ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small><br>''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' <small>(flashbacks)</small><br>''[[The Defenders]]'' <small>(vision)</small>
 
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{{Quote|K'un-Lun. Where is that?"<br>"It exists in another dimension."<br>"Another dimension?"<br>"Yeah. It only appears on this earthly plane every 15 years, give or take, depending on the celestial tilt.|[[Paul Edmonds]] and [[Danny Rand]]|Snow Gives Way}}
 
{{Quote|K'un-Lun. Where is that?"<br>"It exists in another dimension."<br>"Another dimension?"<br>"Yeah. It only appears on this earthly plane every 15 years, give or take, depending on the celestial tilt.|[[Paul Edmonds]] and [[Danny Rand]]|Snow Gives Way}}
'''K'un-Lun''' is a mystical lost city located in a different dimension, and one of the [[Seven Capital Cities of Heaven]]. The gate to K'un-Lun can be accessed in [[China]] every 15 years. The [[:Category:Iron Fists|Iron Fist]] serves as the guardian of the gate and K'un-Lun's protector and destroyer of the [[Hand]]. After he lost his family in a [[Air Crash in the Himalayas|plane crash]], [[Danny Rand]] was raised by the inhabitants of the city.
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'''K'un-Lun''' is a mystical lost city located in a different dimension, and one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. The gate to K'un-Lun can be accessed in [[China]] every fifteen years. The [[:Category:Iron Fists|Iron Fist]] serves as the guardian of the gate and K'un-Lun's protector and destroyer of the [[Hand]]. After he lost his family in a [[Air Crash in the Himalayas|plane crash]], [[Danny Rand]] was raised by the inhabitants of the city.
   
 
Based on the desire of the Hand to capture the Iron Fist, he may be able to reopen the dimensional gate/portal to K'un-Lun.<ref name="TD105">''[[Take Shelter|The Defenders: 1.05: Take Shelter]]''</ref>
 
Based on the desire of the Hand to capture the Iron Fist, he may be able to reopen the dimensional gate/portal to K'un-Lun.<ref name="TD105">''[[Take Shelter|The Defenders: 1.05: Take Shelter]]''</ref>
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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===Banishment of the Heretics===
 
===Banishment of the Heretics===
 
Thousands of years into the past, K'un-Lun had taught methods of healing through [[chi]]. However, five disciples made the decision to corrupt these teachings in the interest of seeking immortality. They were banished from the city to wander the [[Earth]] where they came together to create the shadow organization known as the [[Hand]].
 
Thousands of years into the past, K'un-Lun had taught methods of healing through [[chi]]. However, five disciples made the decision to corrupt these teachings in the interest of seeking immortality. They were banished from the city to wander the [[Earth]] where they came together to create the shadow organization known as the [[Hand]].
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===A Young Orphan===
 
===A Young Orphan===
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[[File:Young Danny Rand Training.png|thumb|left|250px|[[Danny Rand]] being beaten and trained by the monks of the [[Order of the Crane Mother]]]]
{{Quote|K'un-Lun. It's one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.|[[Danny Rand]]|Shadow Hawk Takes Flight}}In a severe blizzard storm, the [[Rand Enterprises Private Jet|aircraft of Rand Enterprises]] [[Air Crash in the Himalayas|crashed in the Himalayas]], the only survivor being a young [[Iron Fist|Danny Rand]]. Feeling faint, he was found by two warrior monks [[Chodak]] and [[Tashi]]. The two brought Rand to K'un-Lun, where he was sheltered, nurtured, and trained under the guidance of [[Lei Kung]], The Thunderer.<ref name="IF102">''[[Shadow Hawk Takes Flight|Iron Fist: 1.02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight]]''</ref>
 
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{{Quote|K'un-Lun. It's one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.|[[Danny Rand]]|Shadow Hawk Takes Flight}}
 
In a severe blizzard storm, the [[Rand Enterprises Private Jet|aircraft of Rand Enterprises]] [[Air Crash in the Himalayas|crashed in the Himalayas]], the only survivor being a young [[Iron Fist|Danny Rand]]. Feeling faint, he was found by two warrior monks [[Chodak]] and [[Tashi]]. The two brought Rand to K'un-Lun, where he was sheltered, nurtured, and trained under the guidance of [[Lei Kung]], The Thunderer.<ref name="IF102">''[[Shadow Hawk Takes Flight|Iron Fist: 1.02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight]]''</ref>
   
 
While there, Rand befriended the Thunderer's son [[Davos]]. The two boys grew together, participating in childish antics after their vigorous training.<ref name="IF105">''[[Under Leaf Pluck Lotus|Iron Fist: 1.05: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus]]''</ref><ref name="IF108">''[[The Blessing of Many Fractures|Iron Fist: 1.08: The Blessing of Many Fractures]]''</ref>
 
While there, Rand befriended the Thunderer's son [[Davos]]. The two boys grew together, participating in childish antics after their vigorous training.<ref name="IF105">''[[Under Leaf Pluck Lotus|Iron Fist: 1.05: Under Leaf Pluck Lotus]]''</ref><ref name="IF108">''[[The Blessing of Many Fractures|Iron Fist: 1.08: The Blessing of Many Fractures]]''</ref>
   
 
===Trial of Shou-Lao===
 
===Trial of Shou-Lao===
[[File:IronFist-LeavingCave.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Danny Rand]] enters into [[Shou-Lao]]'s cave]]
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[[File:IronFist-LeavingCave.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Danny Rand]] enters into [[Shou-Lao]]'s [[Cave of the Dragon|cave]]]]
 
 
{{Quote|The trial of [[Shou-Lao]]. You survived. You're the Iron Fist. The people need to meet their Immortal Weapon. I'll be your second, standing beside you on the pass. Protectors of K'un-Lun.|[[Davos]] to [[Iron Fist]]|Lead Horse Back to Stable}}
 
{{Quote|The trial of [[Shou-Lao]]. You survived. You're the Iron Fist. The people need to meet their Immortal Weapon. I'll be your second, standing beside you on the pass. Protectors of K'un-Lun.|[[Davos]] to [[Iron Fist]]|Lead Horse Back to Stable}}
 
Years, after both men completed their training, [[Lei Kung]] and the elders were to select a candidate to partake in the [[Trial of Shou-Lao]]. Although [[Davos]] hoped to be chosen, the elders picked [[Iron Fist|Rand]] to enter the [[Cave of the Dragon]] and defeat [[Shou-Lao|Shou Lao the Undying]]. Rand traveled to the cave and met face-to-face with the immortal dragon. Eventually, he managed to punch the dragon's molten heart, obtaining the power of the [[Chi|Iron Fist]].<ref name="TD106">''[[Ashes, Ashes|The Defenders: 1.06: Ashes, Ashes]]''</ref> Davos arrived at the cave to find an exhausted Rand resting at the entrance. Shivering and awakened abruptly, Rand summoned the Iron Fist, amazing his friend. Davos carried the exhausted Rand back to the village.<ref name="IF111">''[[Lead Horse Back to Stable|Iron Fist: 1.11: Lead Horse Back to Stable]]''</ref>
 
Years, after both men completed their training, [[Lei Kung]] and the elders were to select a candidate to partake in the [[Trial of Shou-Lao]]. Although [[Davos]] hoped to be chosen, the elders picked [[Iron Fist|Rand]] to enter the [[Cave of the Dragon]] and defeat [[Shou-Lao|Shou Lao the Undying]]. Rand traveled to the cave and met face-to-face with the immortal dragon. Eventually, he managed to punch the dragon's molten heart, obtaining the power of the [[Chi|Iron Fist]].<ref name="TD106">''[[Ashes, Ashes|The Defenders: 1.06: Ashes, Ashes]]''</ref> Davos arrived at the cave to find an exhausted Rand resting at the entrance. Shivering and awakened abruptly, Rand summoned the Iron Fist, amazing his friend. Davos carried the exhausted Rand back to the village.<ref name="IF111">''[[Lead Horse Back to Stable|Iron Fist: 1.11: Lead Horse Back to Stable]]''</ref>
   
 
===Guarding the Gate===
 
===Guarding the Gate===
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[[File:DannyDavos guardians.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Iron Fist]] guards K'un-Lun with [[Davos]]]]
Now wielding this new power, [[Iron Fist|Rand]] was tasked with guarding the gate that connected K'un-Lun to [[Earth]]. He was accompanied by [[Davos]], who was willing to stand alongside him to protect the city. One day, while meditating on a mountaintop, Rand contemplated whether he should stay at the gate or return [[New York City|home]]. His eyes soon saw a hawk flying down the Himalayas and he perceived it as a sign; Rand eventually abandoned the gate, leaving K'un-Lun without its protector.
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Now wielding this new power, [[Danny Rand]] was tasked with guarding the gate that connected K'un-Lun to [[Earth]]. He was accompanied by [[Davos]], who was willing to stand alongside him to protect the city. One day, while meditating on a mountaintop, Rand contemplated whether he should stay at the gate or return [[New York City|home]]. His eyes soon saw a hawk flying down the Himalayas and he perceived it as a sign; Rand eventually abandoned the gate, leaving K'un-Lun without its protector.
   
 
Under the orders of [[Lei Kung]], Davos set out to locate and bring back the Iron Fist.<ref name="IF102"/><ref name="IF111"/>
 
Under the orders of [[Lei Kung]], Davos set out to locate and bring back the Iron Fist.<ref name="IF102"/><ref name="IF111"/>
   
 
===Attack on K'un-Lun===
 
===Attack on K'un-Lun===
[[Iron Fist|Danny Rand]] and [[Colleen Wing]] climbed the icy mountainsides of the Himalayas. Finding better footing, the duo traveled through the pass and discovered that there was blood mixed with the snow. Rand, further onward, learned that there were [[Hand]] soldiers dead on the ground; when he reached the gate, he noticed that K'un-Lun had disappeared.<ref name="IF113">''[[Dragon Plays with Fire|Iron Fist: 1.13: Dragon Plays with Fire]]''</ref>
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[[Danny Rand]] and [[Colleen Wing]] climbed the icy mountainsides of the Himalayas. Finding better footing, the duo traveled through the pass and discovered that there was blood mixed with the snow. Rand, further onward, learned that there were [[Hand]] soldiers dead on the ground; when he reached the gate, he noticed that K'un-Lun had disappeared.<ref name="IF113">''[[Dragon Plays with Fire|Iron Fist: 1.13: Dragon Plays with Fire]]''</ref>
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
TD102 K'unLunPainting01.png|Painting of K’un-Lun at the [[Wall of the Chaste]]
 
K'unLun paint02.png|Close-up of the Painting
 
</gallery>
 
   
==Trivia==
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==Appearances==
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width="100%"
*There are veiled references to K'un-Lun in ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'':
 
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! Appearances for K'un-Lun
**In the episode ''[[The Ones We Leave Behind]]'', [[Madame Gao]] tells [[Leland Owlsley]] that she is returning to her homeland to reflect on the future. When he asks if she means [[China]], she replies that it is "a considerable distance further."<ref>''[[The Ones We Leave Behind |Daredevil: 1.12: The Ones We Leave Behind ]]''</ref>
 
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**In the episode ''[[Kinbaku]]'', an article in the ''[[New York Bulletin]]'' read by [[Foggy Nelson]] refers to a "lost city."<ref>''[[Kinbaku|Daredevil: 2.05: Kinbaku]]''</ref>
 
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In chronological order:
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*''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]''
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**''[[Iron Fist (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two]]''
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***''[[A Duel of Iron]]'' <small>(flashbacks)</small>
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***''[[Heart of the Dragon]]'' <small>(flashbacks)</small>
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***''[[The City's Not for Burning]]'' <small>(flashbacks)</small>
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***''[[Heart of the Dragon]]'' <small>(flashbacks)</small>
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**''[[Iron Fist (TV series)/Season One|Season One]]''
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***''[[Lead Horse Back to Stable]]'' <small>(flashback)</small>
 
*''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]''
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**''[[Daredevil (TV series)/Season One|Season One]]''
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***''[[Nelson v. Murdock]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[The Ones We Leave Behind]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]''
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**''[[Iron Fist (TV series)/Season One|Season One]]''
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***''[[Snow Gives Way]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Shadow Hawk Takes Flight]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Eight Diagram Dragon Palm]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Under Leaf Pluck Lotus]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Immortal Emerges from Cave]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Felling Tree with Roots]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[The Blessing of Many Fractures]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Black Tiger Steals Heart]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Lead Horse Back to Stable]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Bar the Big Boss]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Dragon Plays with Fire]]'' <small>(vision)</small>
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*''[[The Defenders]]''
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**''[[The Defenders/Season One|Season One]]''
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***''[[The H Word]]'' <small>(vision)</small>
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***''[[Mean Right Hook]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Worst Behavior]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Royal Dragon]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Take Shelter]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Ashes, Ashes]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Fish in the Jailhouse]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[The Defenders (episode)|The Defenders]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]''
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**''[[Luke Cage (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two]]''
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***''[[The Main Ingredient]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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*''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]''
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**''[[Iron Fist (TV series)/Season Two|Season Two]]''
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***''[[The Fury of Iron Fist]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[This Deadly Secret]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Target: Iron Fist]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[The Dragon Dies at Dawn]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Morning of the Mindstorm]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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***''[[War Without End]]'' <small>(mentioned)</small>
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|}
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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{{Gallery|K'un-Lun/Gallery}}
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
   

Revision as of 06:32, 29 December 2019

"K'un-Lun. Where is that?"
"It exists in another dimension."
"Another dimension?"
"Yeah. It only appears on this earthly plane every 15 years, give or take, depending on the celestial tilt."
Paul Edmonds and Danny Rand[src]

K'un-Lun is a mystical lost city located in a different dimension, and one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. The gate to K'un-Lun can be accessed in China every fifteen years. The Iron Fist serves as the guardian of the gate and K'un-Lun's protector and destroyer of the Hand. After he lost his family in a plane crash, Danny Rand was raised by the inhabitants of the city.

Based on the desire of the Hand to capture the Iron Fist, he may be able to reopen the dimensional gate/portal to K'un-Lun.[1]

History

This section requires expansion

Banishment of the Heretics

Thousands of years into the past, K'un-Lun had taught methods of healing through chi. However, five disciples made the decision to corrupt these teachings in the interest of seeking immortality. They were banished from the city to wander the Earth where they came together to create the shadow organization known as the Hand.

Although four leaders of the organization collected dragon bones and used the substance to continue living through the centuries with the hope of returning home, their true head, Alexandra Reid, has guided the Hand for the personal benefit of being immortal, caring less about returning to K'un-Lun.[2][1]

A Young Orphan

Young Danny Rand Training

Danny Rand being beaten and trained by the monks of the Order of the Crane Mother

"K'un-Lun. It's one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven."
Danny Rand[src]

In a severe blizzard storm, the aircraft of Rand Enterprises crashed in the Himalayas, the only survivor being a young Danny Rand. Feeling faint, he was found by two warrior monks Chodak and Tashi. The two brought Rand to K'un-Lun, where he was sheltered, nurtured, and trained under the guidance of Lei Kung, The Thunderer.[3]

While there, Rand befriended the Thunderer's son Davos. The two boys grew together, participating in childish antics after their vigorous training.[4][5]

Trial of Shou-Lao

IronFist-LeavingCave

Danny Rand enters into Shou-Lao's cave

"The trial of Shou-Lao. You survived. You're the Iron Fist. The people need to meet their Immortal Weapon. I'll be your second, standing beside you on the pass. Protectors of K'un-Lun."
Davos to Iron Fist[src]

Years, after both men completed their training, Lei Kung and the elders were to select a candidate to partake in the Trial of Shou-Lao. Although Davos hoped to be chosen, the elders picked Rand to enter the Cave of the Dragon and defeat Shou Lao the Undying. Rand traveled to the cave and met face-to-face with the immortal dragon. Eventually, he managed to punch the dragon's molten heart, obtaining the power of the Iron Fist.[6] Davos arrived at the cave to find an exhausted Rand resting at the entrance. Shivering and awakened abruptly, Rand summoned the Iron Fist, amazing his friend. Davos carried the exhausted Rand back to the village.[7]

Guarding the Gate

DannyDavos guardians

Iron Fist guards K'un-Lun with Davos

Now wielding this new power, Danny Rand was tasked with guarding the gate that connected K'un-Lun to Earth. He was accompanied by Davos, who was willing to stand alongside him to protect the city. One day, while meditating on a mountaintop, Rand contemplated whether he should stay at the gate or return home. His eyes soon saw a hawk flying down the Himalayas and he perceived it as a sign; Rand eventually abandoned the gate, leaving K'un-Lun without its protector.

Under the orders of Lei Kung, Davos set out to locate and bring back the Iron Fist.[3][7]

Attack on K'un-Lun

Danny Rand and Colleen Wing climbed the icy mountainsides of the Himalayas. Finding better footing, the duo traveled through the pass and discovered that there was blood mixed with the snow. Rand, further onward, learned that there were Hand soldiers dead on the ground; when he reached the gate, he noticed that K'un-Lun had disappeared.[8]

Appearances

Appearances for K'un-Lun

In chronological order:

References

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