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"This war for Harlem is about revenge against Mariah? Why?"
"Histery. Destiny. You cyann fight wi de ancestors."
Luke Cage and Bushmaster[src]

The War for Harlem was a three-sided conflict between Bushmaster, Mariah Stokes Dillard and Luke Cage over the control of Harlem.

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Bushmaster's Vendetta[]

"John always talk about him mother and father were wronged. Wrong by dem Yankee who tink dem superior. Because they live on the top of the hill. Bushmaster come back uptown. Coming for what is his. Him gwan to see the family that live up on Sugar Hill. Him gwan take everyting back that's his. Every bloodclaat ting."
Gideon Shaw to Misty Knight[src]
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War[]

Ambush on Luke Cage[]

"Ya told me, stay outta ya yard. Harlem is not ya yard, boy, it's mine."
Bushmaster to Luke Cage[src]
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Chase of Piranha Jones[]

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Shirley Chisholm Complex Incident[]

"Tonight, a grisly discovery at Harlem's Shirley Chisholm Complex turned a ribbon-cutting celebration into a macabre nightmare. Three severed heads were placed at the complex, owned by former councilwoman Mariah Dillard."
Thembi Wallace[src]
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Duel at High Bridge[]

"You have power. I have power. Why fight up one another when we could join together and take it from Mariah? Hmm?"
"Because you're a homicidal criminal. And, for better or worse, I'm Harlem's Hero."
Bushmaster and Luke Cage[src]
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Battle at Irie Taxi Garage[]

"Remember, these dudes have Hammer weapons."
"What, are you about to tell me to wait in the car?"
"I didn't say all that."
"What, you think I can't with this arm?"
Luke Cage and Misty Knight[src]
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Rescue of Mariah Dillard[]

"I played this in my head over and over. And somehow, this is sweeter."
Bushmaster to Mariah Dillard[src]
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Attack on James Lucas[]

"Dad, you're not listening. Somebody out there wants to hurt me."
"I thought that the bulletproof was supposed to help all that."
"I'm not worried about me. I'm worried about you."
Luke Cage and James Lucas[src]
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Skirmish at Mother's Touch[]

"The Stylers are here."
"Bushmaster's goons?"
Nandi Tyler and Mariah Dillard[src]
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Attack on Rand Research Facility[]

"Let me reason with you! Mad respect, yeah? You're a hard man to kill! You can't burn. You can't drown. So why fight? Before someone you care about gets killed, just give me who I came for."
Bushmaster to Luke Cage[src]
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Attack on Stylers' Grow House[]

"The largest grow house in Harlem just went up in flames. No sign of Bushmaster."
"Luke Cage is doing our dirty work for us."
Shades and Mariah Dillard[src]
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Rum Punch Massacre[]

"Me gonna haunt you 'til the end of your days! You can eat, but you won't taste! You can sleep, but you won't rest! Everything you love, you gon' lose! You hear me!"
Anansi to Mariah Stokes[src]
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Attack on Ingrid Mackintosh[]

"I know you, Luke Cage! You've come to take me hostage to lure my nephew."
"Look in my eyes. I'm not here to hurt you. Let's get a move on before Mariah's people come back to finish the job."
Ingrid Mackintosh and Luke Cage[src]
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Battle at Yangsi Gonshi Warehouse[]

"Yuh waan fi talk mi name? Eh? Puttin' that poison on di streets like it's me, eh?"
"Mariah was right. Rats always follow the cheese."
Bushmaster and Hai-Qing Yang[src]
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Infiltration into Harlem's Paradise[]

"Get your goddamn hands off me! No!"
"Watch my eyes as I squeeze that bloodclaat life out of you."
Mariah Stokes and Bushmaster[src]
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Attack on Mariah Stokes[]

"Rosalie Carbone says goodbye Mollie."
"Wop bitch! Do it! Do it quick!"
Carbone Assassin and Mariah Dillard[src]
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Raid of Rosalie Carbone's Office[]

"I will destroy your trucks. I will raid every single warehouse. I will disrupt the profits of your partners so much that they will hand you over to the feds. I will make your life a living hell."
Luke Cage to Rosalie Carbone[src]
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Stokes Crime Family Massacre[]

"Victims six and seven tonight. These two were identified by Shades as part of the Rum Punch Massacre, and the others were going to be named in an indictment that was going out tonight. Mariah is cleaning house."
Misty Knight to Priscilla Ridley[src]
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Murder of Mariah Stokes[]

"You can save me?"
"Nah, I've done all the saving I can do, but I will keep you company."
"I can't... It burns..."
"Good."
"We ain't done yet."
Mariah Stokes and Luke Cage[src]
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Aftermath[]

"You really are Luke Corleone, aren't you?"
"It's not like that, D-Dub."
"The streets not hot no more. The dealers left the park. What did you do?"
"I had a few conversations. Uh, put some people on notice. I made things right."
"Wait, wait, the crime faucet your mans was talking about That's why you went to see Mariah on that Hyman Roth shit."
D.W. Griffith and Luke Cage[src]
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References[]

Wars and Conflicts in Earth History
Ego's Expansion (Pre-1 A.D.2014) • Demon-Human War (Pre-1450-present) • 500 Year War (10841520) • Asgard-Jotunheim War (965 A.D.2010) • Kree-Skrull War (995 A.D.–present) • Crusade Against Monsters (Pre-18612025) • World War II (19391945) • Johann Fennhoff's Revenge Plot (1946) • Cold War (19471991) • Bruce Banner Manhunt (20052010) • Chitauri Invasion (2012) • Second Dark Elf Conflict (2013) • Centipede Investigation (20132014) • Aldrich Killian's False Flag Attacks (2013) • HYDRA Uprising (2014) • Operation Cerberus (20132014) • War on HYDRA (20142015) • S.H.I.E.L.D. Civil War (20142015) • Ultron Offensive (2015) • Jiaying's Vendetta (2015) • Frank Castle's War (20152016) • Incrimination of Luke Cage (2015) • Revival of HYDRA (20152016) • Inhuman Outbreak (20152016) • Excavation of Midland Circle (2016) • Hive's Ascension (2016) • Avengers Civil War (2016) • Termination of the Red Room (2016) • Erik Killmonger's Revolution (2016) • Uprising in Attilan (2016) • Adrian Toomes' Weapons Trafficking Operation (20122016) • Anti-Inhuman Movement (20162017) • Cerberus Concealment Conspiracy (20152016) • Pursuit of Quake (20162017) • Summoning of Dormammu (2017) • Terror in New Orleans (2017) • Aida's Emancipation (2017) • War for Harlem (2017) • Triad War (2017) • Kingpin's Federal Corruption (2017) • Gibborim Prophecy (20172018) • Morgan le Fay's Conquest (2018) • Schultz Conspiracy (2018) • Jigsaw's Crime Spree (2018) • Hellcat's Retributive Justice (2018) • Infinity War (2018) • Search for Leo Fitz (20182019) • Ronin's Retribution (20182023) • Shrike Infestation (2019) • Chronicom Colonization of Earth (2019) • Rebirth of Kthara (2020) • Time Heist (2023) • Westview Anomaly (2023) • Expedition to Ta Lo (2024) • Flag Smashers' Political Ultimatum (2024) • Mafia Cold War (2024) • Mysterio's Masquerade (2024) • Tiamut's Emergence (2024) • Spider-Man Multiversal Crisis (2024) • Scarlet Witch's Multiversal Madness (2024) • Hunt for Ronin (2024) • Conspiracy to Release Ammit (2025) • Talokanil-Wakandan War (2025) • Gorr's Vow Against Gods (2025) • Secret Invasion (2026) • Restoration of Hala (2026) • Walking of the Witches' Road (2026)
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