Kareem eventually met a man named Waleed, who took him into a group called the Order of the Red Daggers. Through countless hours of training, he was able to earn the scarf and become the Red Dagger, swearing to protect Earth from threats hailing from other dimensions, like the Noor Dimension.[1]
In 2025, Red Dagger felt the presence of Noor energy. He pursued it and found a woman named Kamala Khan who was carrying a bangle. Kareen threw a dagger at her as a warning shot then fought her. They two scuffled as she blocked him with hard light. He asked if all masked Americans has powers, but she claimed she might not be American, but could be Canadian.
They then fought some more as Kareem pointed out that she had a New Jersey shirt on. They then scolded each other's jumping before the police arrived. Kareem told Khan to go with him if she wanted to live, then immediately said it was not that serious, but he always wanted to say that.[1]
He then brought Khan to the Order of the Red Daggers' hideout and introduced her to Waleed. Waleed, recognizing her as a descendant of Aisha welcomed her to the Red Daggers. As they ate Chinese food, Khan asked why the food was red, in which Kareem retorted asking if Americans whitewashed that good as well. Khan then asked him if his scarf was big enough to cover his mouth, causing him to become annoyed. Waleed then began to explain the Noor Dimension to Khan, and Kareem, having knowledge of it as well, added to what Waleed said. Kareem then watched as Waleed looked at the inscription on the bangle, which both of them were unaware of.[1]
Khan joins Kareem and his friends for a bonfire hangout
Bonfire[]
"Is this like a Red Dagger bonfire?" "I promise you, my friends are nice. You're going like them."
Kareem later texted Khan asking if she was free that night. When she said yes, he brought her to a bonfire with Faizaan and his friends. They passed around the food he picked up from the restaurant. Upon the group calling him Kimo, Khan made fun of him for his nickname being "minced meat." He asked what her name should be, replying with the name "sloth baby." He jokingly responded for everyone to now call her "sloth baby," and gave her a serving of the food. Khan asked if it was spicy, to which he made fun of her for her question.[1]
Fighting the Clandestines[]
Kareem, Khan, and Waleed escaping the Clandestines
"We have to help him." "Kamala, it's too late. He's gone. We have to go."
The next day, Kareem and Waleed began training Kamala to use her powers effectively when the Clandestines dropped in from the ceiling. Kareem led the two out of the building and into a rickshaw, which they attempted to escape in. However, the small vehicle was too slow to outrun the truck that Najma had taken. Kamala Khan used her powers to overturn the truck, and Waleed detached the bike from the rickshaw so the two could escape.
Kareem was pursued by Saleem, until the latter was hit by the truck Khan was driving. Taking the opportunity to run, but the two were still being pursued by Saleem. The chase ended when Waleed used his daggers to kill Saleem, but was killed in retaliation by Najma. Though horrified at Waleed's death, Kareem told Khan that they had to leave or the Clandestines would catch up to them.
They ran into a corner, where they prepared to fight off the three remaining Clandestines. Once the Clandestines arrived, a battle ensued, where Kareem stabbed Aadam to death. However, Najma attempted to strike Kamala, instead hitting the bangle, knocking everyone back.[1]
Kareem bids farewell to Khan
They woke up to see the veil to the Noor Dimension was open. Fariha approached it only to get inceinerated. Kareem helped civilians get out before retunring to see Najma get incinerated as well. Red Dagger held Khan back so she did not do the same. Suddenly, Muneeba Khan and Sana Ali arrived. Kareem said hello before making a quick exit. He met with Khan above and gave her his scarf as a gift for her journey back to United States of America.[4]
Only a little later, Kareem was called by Kamala Khan, making fun of her for possibly being in trouble so soon. She asked for his help to train Kamran. He agreed. Later, Kamran arrived in Karachi and met Red Dagger.[5]
Personality[]
"Why is the hot and sour soup so red?" "That's the color it's supposed to be. Did you American find a way to whitewash the Chinese food too?"
