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| − | {{Quote|I am a snake! I shed my skin for something better. Stronger. You left me to rot, Carl, in a gutter. But I changed that sewer into a garden. I've been watching you. Harlem doesn't realize they're worshiping a false idol."<br>"False idol?"<br>"You, Carl! You! You're the golden calf, but I got commandments for your ass. I'm gonna bring the pain.|Diamondback and [[Luke Cage]]|Blowin' Up the Spot}} |
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| − | '''Willis Stryker''' is the half brother of [[Luke Cage]] who slowly became angered by their [[James Lucas|father]]'s treatment of him and eventually became a criminal under the alias of '''Diamondback'''. Finding his brother in [[Harlem]], Diamondback used [[Hammer Industries]] weapons to first take control of [[Cottonmouth]]'s criminal empire before attempting to kill Cage while working with [[Black Mariah]] to control Harlem's criminal underworld. Diamondback attempted to frame Cage for multiple murders until finally deciding to kill his half brother himself in a [[Duel at Malcolm X Boulevard|public showdown]], only to be eventually defeated and arrested. However Doctor [[Noah Burstein]] decided to use Diamondback as a test subject to recreate Cage's superhuman powers. |
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| − | ==Biography== |
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| − | ===Early Life=== |
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| − | ====Rejected Son==== |
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| − | {{Quote|The great [[James Lucas|Reverend Lucas]] wasn't man enough to give his first son his last name. You see, I was still Willis Stryker. But his real son was [[Carl Lucas]]. But here's the crazy thing. Nobody said nothing. And Carl and I we grew up best friends, but there was all this tension. You could just feel it like a draft coming in from under a door. I just wanted him to see me. I was a good boy. I did well in school. But he always loved Carl more.|Diamondback|Now You're Mine}} |
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| − | Willis Stryker was born when his mother, [[Dana Stryker]] had an affair with [[James Lucas]], a preacher who she was working as a secretary for. However Lucas refused to leave his [[Etta Lucas|wife]] and therefore rejected Stryker, having his own son named [[Carl Lucas]] two years later. Lucas' mother was thought to be unable to have children, leading to Lucas being called, The Miracle Baby, something that enraged Stryker as the truth about him also being the preacher's son was kept hidden from everybody, including Lucas whom Stryker became friends with.<ref name="LC111">''[[Now You're Mine|Luke Cage: 1.11: Now You're Mine]]''</ref> |
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| − | ====Boxing Training==== |
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| − | [[File:Stryker trains carl.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Stryker trains [[Carl Lucas]] in boxing]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Why you doing this Carl? Cause some fool smacked you up outside of a bowling alley? You're gonna get yourself killed."<br>"Nah, I'm gonna get this dude Willis, it's about respect!"<br>"We're city champs Carl, my arm, your legs, you got nothing to prove alright.|Willis Stryker and [[Carl Lucas]]|You Know My Steez}} |
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| − | When the young [[Carl Lucas]] was beaten up in front of a bowling alley by another teenager, Stryker helped train Lucas how to box by taking him to a gym in their home city of [[Savannah]]. Even though he told Lucas that he had nothing to prove to anyone, Lucas remained determined to prove himself as a skilled fighter and get his revenge for the recent attack. |
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| − | [[File:YoungWStryker-BoxingMatch.jpg|thumb|250px|Stryker celebrates [[Carl Lucas]]' victory]] |
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| − | Lucas then went on to note that he was a part of the proud Lucas family and had to prove himself to [[James Lucas]], which only annoyed Stryker more due to his own relation to the Lucas family, although he kept quiet about his own thoughts to Lucas. Stryker basically taught Lucas how to fight, reminding him to keep focused on his breathing while he threw his punches. Stryker later watched Lucas in a boxing match, yelling out advice and support from the side of the ring and eventually celebrating when he won the match, with Stryker excitedly cheering for his friend's great victory in the fight.<ref name=LC113>''[[You Know My Steez|Luke Cage: 1.13: You Know My Steez]]''</ref> |
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| − | ====Fall from Grace==== |
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| − | [[File:Young Luke and Willis.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Stryker and [[Carl Lucas]] go on trial]] |
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| − | {{Quote|When it came time for sentencing, the [[James Lucas|preacher]] convinced the judge to let his [[Luke Cage|golden boy]] join the Marines. Me? Juvie. Got jumped two days in. Boy drew a shank and I killed him in self-defence. So I got sent away to hard time. And sweet [[Dana Stryker|Dana]]? Oh, her cancer ate her alive and she died alone in a shelter without a friend in the world.|Diamondback|Now You're Mine}} |
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| − | Time later, Stryker and Lucas stole a {{WPS|Chevrolet Corvette|Red Corvette}}, just for a joyride and discussed music, with Stryker noting he liked {{WPS|Prince}} and Lucas liked {{WPS|Michael Jackson}}. They were pulled over by police and arrested. [[James Lucas]] convinced the judge to let Lucas go so he could join the [[United States Armed Forces|Marines]]. As for Stryker, he was put in juvenile detention where he was attacked and killed the inmate in self defense and sent to prison. Hating the Lucas family, Stryker vowed revenge.<ref name="LC111" /> |
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| − | ===Watching over Cottonmouth=== |
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| − | ====Sending in Shades==== |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackMugShot.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback's personal police mug shot]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Whys this feeling like a takeover?"<br>"It's not, if it was, you would never even see Diamondback coming. He wants you to win.|[[Cottonmouth]] and [[Shades]]|Moment of Truth}} |
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| − | Using guns made by [[Hammer Industries]], Stryker, who now used the name Diamondback, set up a business deal with [[Cottonmouth]] to sell the guns to [[Domingo Colon]] and others based in [[Harlem]]. However when one of these sales was interrupted by a robbery, leading to all of the money being stolen, Diamondback sent [[Shades]] to investigate.<ref name="LC101">''[[Moment of Truth|Luke Cage: 1.01: Moment of Truth]]''</ref> As Cottonmouth's operation continued to be challenged by the activities of [[Luke Cage]], who was revealed to actually be [[Carl Lucas]], Diamondback had Shades take control of the situation and offered to sell Cottonmouth the [[Judas Bullet]] to then kill Cage.<ref name="LC105">''[[Just to Get a Rep|Luke Cage: 1.05: Just to Get a Rep]]''</ref> |
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| − | ====[[Attack on Luke Cage]]==== |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback Shadows.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback takes aim at [[Luke Cage]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Can you dig it?! Carl come out and play! I'm enjoying this shit Carl. Keep running!|Diamondback and [[Luke Cage]]|Blowin' Up the Spot}} |
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| − | Diamondback was informed by [[Shades]] that [[Cottonmouth]] had been [[Assassination of Cottonmouth|murdered]], so he took the opportunity to come to [[Harlem]] and finally kill [[Luke Cage]] himself. Finding him taking a walk with [[Claire Temple]] across [[New York City]], Diamondback armed his rifle with one of his [[Judas Bullet]], muttering to himself that the bullet was for Cage who he considered a Judas, before firing a single shot into Cage's stomach, who punctured his skin and caused him to fall to the floor in agony, all while Diamondback remained in his truck and watched with delight.<ref name="LC107">''[[Manifest|Luke Cage: 1.07: Manifest]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-ArmouredVan.png|thumb|250px|Diamondback causes [[Luke Cage]] to crash]] |
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| − | As Temple tried to control Cage's bleeding as the Judas had failed to exit his body and was still in his stomach, Diamondback chose not to kill him but rather continue tormenting him. While Cage was loaded into an ambulance with Temple, Diamondback prepared his [[Hammer Industries]] guns and followed closely behind in his armored car. Before they could get too far away from him however, Diamondback used his gun to [[Attack on Luke Cage|destroy]] the bottom of the ambulance, causing it to crush into the streets of Harlem while Diamondback watched all of the chaos he had caused unfolding in front of him. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-CanYouDigIt.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback calls [[Luke Cage]] out to fight]] |
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| − | Cage and Temple quickly escaped the crashed ambulance and hid behind a car, while Diamondback followed and called out to Cage by quoting {{WPS|The Warriors (film)|The Warriors}}, a movie they had watched together years earlier when they were young men, with Diamondback calling Cage by his real name of [[Carl Lucas]]. When Diamondback then heard the sounds of the [[New York City Police Department]] arriving there to investigate the ambulance crash, he took his chance to make his escape, telling Cage to keep running away from him and he was now beginning to enjoy himself in this chase.<ref name="LC108">''[[Blowin' Up the Spot|Luke Cage: 1.08: Blowin' Up the Spot]]''</ref> |
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| − | ====Threatening Misty Knight==== |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-FloorShooting.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback attempts to kill [[Luke Cage]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Come on aren't you gonna beg? Not even a little bit?"<br>"If you gonna shoot me, then do it!"<br>"You're slowing me down baby girl, besides [[Luke Cage|Luke]] likes you, I'll hurt you later, he'll suffer more that way.|Diamondback and [[Misty Knight]]|Blowin' Up the Spot}} |
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| − | Diamondback soon tracked [[Luke Cage]] and [[Claire Temple]] down to a [[Harlem Women's Clinic|medical centre]], where Temple was attempting to remove the [[Judas Bullet]] from his stomach. Diamondback took aim at Cage's head, but missed and instead tried to grab Temple only to get stabbed in the arm. Cage then ripped Diamondback through the window, causing them both to come face to face. Diamondback used Cage's hesitation to kick him in his stomach wound before being thrown through the wall, finding his gun was currently out of ammo. |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackMKnight-Captured.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback takes [[Misty Knight]] hostage]] |
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| − | Using his gun, Diamondback continued to hit Cage in his wounded stomach, ensuring that he was in too much agony to fight back, falling to the floor and clutching onto his wound. As Diamondback attempted to leave as he could not kill Cage without another Judas Bullet, he also managed to grab ahold of Detective [[Misty Knight]], who had tried to ambush him, and stole her gun. Shooting Cage in the stomach three times, Diamondback then placed his gun to Knight's temple and threatened to execute her if Cage attempted to follow him as he exited the building as he walked out backwards. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-AintYaGonnaBeg.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback tells [[Misty Knight]] to beg him]] |
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| − | Once outside, Diamondback began to cruelly mock Detective Knight as he compared Cage to the devil and noted how Cage had a love for "frizzy hair and a tight frame" in women like her and [[Reva Connors]]. As he held her own gun to her head, Diamondback asked Knight to beg for mercy, which she refused to do, so Diamondback forced her onto her knees and placed the gun to the back of her head. But rather than executing her, Diamondback explained that he would continue hurting her later to make Cage suffer, knocking her out cold before escaping into the dark city streets.<ref name="LC108" /> |
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| − | ====Fight In the Cinema==== |
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| − | [[File:Stryker_BUTS.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback reloads his [[Judas Bullet]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|The crimes you went to jail for, the torture you endured once you were inside, all me I'm afraid. Well not [[Reva Connors|Reva]]'s death, I just like saying her name just to watch you squirm."<br>"You ruined my life."<br>"I gave you wings! I sent you to hell and you come back with superpowers! Ain't that a bitch.|Diamondback and [[Luke Cage]]|Blowin' Up the Spot}} |
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| − | Running down the streets of [[Harlem]], Diamondback found the empty [[United Palace Theatre]] where he shot off the lock before entering, leaving a trail of blood behind him. Taking his position hidden inside the theatre, Diamondback loaded his gun while [[Luke Cage]] arrived and searched for him. Diamondback tormented Cage, explaining how his [[Dana Stryker|mother]] had destroyed herself due to his [[James Lucas|father]]'s actions. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-TheatreThreat.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback awaits [[Luke Cage]] in the theatre]] |
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| − | Before long Cage found him above him, comparing Diamondback to a snake much like [[Cottonmouth]], with Diamondback also agreeing with this statement, noting that much like a snake he shed his own skin and replaced it with something stronger ever since Cage had left him to go to prison while he walked free. Noting that the people of [[Harlem]] had been worshiping a false idol in Cage, Diamondback promised that he would expose his time in [[Seagate Prison]] as well as the tragic death of [[Reva Connors]], which enraged Cage, explaining that he was to blame for his torture while in prison. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-TheatreFight.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback and [[Luke Cage]] continue to fight]] |
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| − | Expressing his rage that Cage had gone to prison and returned with superpowers, Diamondback attempted to shoot him with the [[Judas Bullet]], but Cage dodged the shot before destroying the platform Diamondback was standing on, causing him to fall all the way down to his level down below. Despite being vastly outmatched by Cage's strength, Diamondback continued [[Duel at the United Palace Theater|fighting]], kicking and punching him repeatedly in his gunshot wound to gain whatever advantage he could, at one stage even hitting him with a golden beam to cause Cage the maximum pain that he could inflict upon him. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-TheatreFight-End.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback is defeated by [[Luke Cage]]]] |
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| − | Diamondback mocked the fact that Cage was now bleeding, only for Cage to gather his strength and disarm Diamondback and knock him to the ground. Before he could get to his feet, Cage grabbed Diamondback by his collar and with all his strength, launched him out of the door where he hit a pillar with incredible force. However this moved took all the energy that Cage had left as he collapsed onto the ground in agony, Diamondback, upon seeing this, regained what energy he had left and quickly left the theater, escaping into [[New York City]] before Cage could recover himself. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback Final Shot.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback shoots his own [[Luke Cage|half-brother]]]] |
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| − | Cage however also got away and then stumbled through [[Harlem]] searching for Diamondback, barely able to walk let alone run due to his injuries. Eventually Diamondback caught up with him and began explaining the deadly power of the [[Judas Bullet]], noting that it was designed to kill you with the second blast. As Diamondback asked Cage for any final words, Cage apologized for everything that happened, noting he loved him like a brother. Diamondback however revealed that they were brothers before shooting Cage and causing him to fall into a garbage truck which then drove away.<ref name="LC108" /> |
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| − | ====Hunting Luke Cage==== |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-FingerGun.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback greets and threatens his men]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Two rulebooks got me through the darkness, the Bible, and the forty eight laws of power. Do you want to know what the forty ninth is? [[Luke Cage]] ain't dead until you find his goddamn body.|Diamondback to [[Shades]]|DWYCK}} |
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| − | As [[Shades]]' men were unable to [[Chase of Luke Cage|track down]] the corpse of [[Luke Cage]], Diamondback decided to confront them himself. Coming to [[Harlem's Paradise]], Diamondback mocked their efforts by asking if his disappearance was due to magic. He then made the shape of a gun with his fingers and shooting [[Darnell]] in the shoulder with another gun, explaining that it was not magic and they would have to keep looking until they found Cage dead or alive and brought him back to him. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-CUThreat.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback discusses [[Cottonmouth]]'s death]] |
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| − | Once the men were had left, Diamondback began mocking Shades for his new attempts to seduce [[Mariah Dillard]] and take over from [[Cottonmouth]]. When Diamondback began blaming Shades for Cottonmouth's death, Shades defended his actions by noting that Cottonmouth was losing control and that Diamondback had trusted him with dealing with him, although Diamondback insisted that his instructions were for Shades to deal with the situation not to kill Cottonmouth himself who Diamondback wanted alive so they could continue their successful business. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-LaughingGun.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback considers executing [[Shades]]]] |
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| − | As Diamondback explained that Cottonmouth was his best seller of [[Hammer Industries]]' weapons and mocked Shades for thinking he might get to keep Harlem's Paradise, he drew his gun and aimed it at Shades' head, asking for one reason not to kill him. While Shades kept calm and silent, [[Zip]] then reappeared and noted that killing Shades would not help him find [[Luke Cage]] any faster. Hearing this answer, Diamondback laughed and dropped his gun, noting that Zip was clearly smarter than his ridiculous name suggested that he was before putting his gun away and continuing to talk. |
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| − | [[File:Stryker the King.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback sits on [[Cottonmouth]]'s throne]] |
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| − | Diamondback then took a seat underneath Cottonmouth's large photograph of {{WPS|Biggie Smalls}}, explaining that he had gotten out of the darkness of his own mind by reading the bible and obeying the forty eight laws of power. He then explained that until they found Cage's corpse, he was not dead and he now needed to be found as soon as possible, ordering Zip and Shades to go and continue their search throughout [[New York City]] until Cage was found. Shades however decided to focus his efforts not on the search, but protecting [[Mariah Dillard]]'s control of [[Harlem]]'s criminal empires.<ref name="LC109">''[[DWYCK|Luke Cage: 1.09: DWYCK]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-YouInvitedMe.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback greets [[Harlem]]'s key mobsters]] |
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| − | {{Quote|No one's coming at me, they'll ask around so you tell 'em, I'll murderize everything in sight, because I don't care, and I won't quit. You can't bargain with me, you buy or you die.|Diamondback to [[Domingo Colon]]|DWYCK}} |
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| − | When Diamondback learned that [[Shades]] was now assisting [[Mariah Dillard]], he decided to take matters into his own hand, interrupting the meeting that they were having between Dillard, [[Domingo Colon]] and several other mobsters based in [[Harlem]]. Diamondback explained that he had become offended that the group were not buying [[Hammer Industries]] weapons from him anymore, which was now affecting his income and pissed him off, leaving all of the men fearing for their own lives. |
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| − | [[File:Stryker kills competition.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback kills his rival competitors]] |
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| − | Diamondback shot [[Peter Hong]] through the head before throwing a knife straight into the eye of [[Jacques Alef]], killing them both instantly. While the group all sat in terror and then awaited their own deaths, Diamondback explained that he had killed Colon's men outside and moved behind [[Neville Barnwell]] and shot him through the throat, with the bullet then managing to strike [[Juan Carlos Castro]] in the eyeball. Colon called Diamondback crazy for his actions, but he was unfazed, explaining that he had no issue with Colon's cousins elsewhere and therefore he would be keeping him alive for the time being. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-MeetingMassacre-DillardTalk.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback speaks with [[Mariah Dillard]]]] |
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| − | Going over to Dillard, Diamondback called her crazy for not reacting to the murders before asking why they should be friends. Dillard suggested they had a mutual enemy in [[Luke Cage]] who had allegedly killed her cousin [[Cottonmouth]], telling Diamondback that he should be making a profit on the fact that Cage was now a target, explaining that he should be selling the new [[Judas Bullet]]s to the [[New York City Police Department]] as they needed a weapon which could kill Cage. Diamondback agreed and ordered her to go suggest the idea to the police herself due to her own political position. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-YouBuyOrDie.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback threatens [[Domingo Colon]]]] |
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| − | Collecting his knife from Alef's eye, Diamondback apologized to Colon for making a mess while he cleaned the knife. When Colon asked why he was being kept alive, Diamondback explained that he would soon be having other mobsters in [[New York City]] questioning what had happened, and Diamondback wanted Colon to explain that if they dared challenge him, he would kill them all. Making a final point that he was not a man who could ever be bargained with, Diamondback then left to get a meal at {{WPS|Peter Luger Steak House}} with Shades following closely behind him as he walked out. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-ListeningToMusic-CU.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback returns to [[Harlem's Paradise]]]] |
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| − | Returning into [[Harlem's Paradise]], Diamondback then watched the performance of [[The Delfonics]] until he was interrupted by [[Shades]], who informed him that a video of [[Luke Cage]] attacking some police officers had gone viral. When Shades asked what should be done about this, Diamondback told him that it was great news as it meant Cage no longer had anywhere to run and they would soon be able to find and kill him. However, when Shades tried to question this logic, Diamondback sent him away, claiming that he was enjoying the song and wished to listen to it in peace without Shades.<ref name="LC109" /> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-OutsideWarehouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback meets with [[Mariah Dillard]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Well you don't need to kill God with one shot to sell a weapon, you just need to make him bleed."<br>"That's all well and good but whose going to be able to afford it?"<br>"What price can you put on peace of mind?|Diamondback and [[Mariah Dillard]]|Take It Personal}} |
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| − | Diamondback ordered [[Mariah Dillard]] to meet him outside [[Pier 22 Warehouse|his warehouse]] located just outside of [[New York City]], insisting that she not be driven by her assistant [[Alex]], explaining that he would have had to kill him and that he would not have come to her as he considered that power should not travel. Dillard however argued that Diamondback had no real power without working with her political influence. |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackDillard-WarehouseTour.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback gives [[Mariah Dillard]] a tour]] |
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| − | Taking a tour inside the warehouse and showed of his [[Judas Bullet]]s, explaining that they were made with [[Chitauri]] metal, although Dillard was not so impressed as he had failed to kill [[Luke Cage]] with them yet. When Dillard questioned who would be able to pay for the bullets, Diamondback explained that they could be broken down into smaller bullets to be sold for mass-production to be used in machine guns which were only slightly less powerful. Diamondback made it clear that he needed all Dillard's political influence to convince the people that Cage had become a threat to their own safety. |
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| − | [[File:Stryker Dillard Tour.PNG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback shows off his [[Judas Bullet]]s]] |
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| − | Although Dillard then tried to explain that she needed more time to convince the [[New York City Police Department]] on this concept, Diamondback informed her that she was now out of time as they would be beginning right away. Diamondback was then given one of his [[Judas Gauntlet]] which he put on while Dillard confronted him about this revelation, arguing that this would not possibly work, but Diamondback explained that he would cause a few random deaths that would then be blamed on Cage to spread fear around [[Harlem]], promising that he was personally focused on killing Cage.<ref name="LC110">''[[Take It Personal|Luke Cage: 1.10: Take It Personal]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-Hoody-FramingCage.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback frames [[Luke Cage]] for murder]] |
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| − | {{Quote|I killed two birds with one stone by sticking a body on [[Luke Cage]], he's hiding somewhere in the blessed aquarium, so I turned the heat up. Old Carl, he's either going to stand up and defend his name, or he's gonna run and hide like a bitch. Either way it doesn't matter, I've got the gun to take him out.|Diamondback to [[Mariah Dillard]]|Take It Personal}} |
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| − | Wearing the [[Judas Gauntlet]] which gave him new incredible strength, Diamondback wore a hoodie and followed Officer [[Jackie Albini]] as he was buying socks for his wife off the street. Stepping behind Albini and, when the Officer questioned who he was, Diamondback said that he was [[Luke Cage]] before punching him so hard in the chest that he broke his rib cage and caused him to go flying across the street about 20 feet, landing hard on the ground, dead. |
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| − | As Diamondback made his escape, he began shouting out that he was Cage, ensuring that the people of [[New York City]] had someone to blame for the murder. Returning to [[Harlem's Paradise]], the calm Diamondback sat reading the bible while being confronted by [[Mariah Dillard]], who was furious that the murder of Albini had resulted in children being arrested and harassed by the police before mocking Diamondback for constantly quoting the bible, only for Diamondback to turn the statement back on her by noting that she was now in the presence of death himself, which greatly unnerved Dillard. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-MDillardThreat-S1E10.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback calmly threatens [[Mariah Dillard]]]] |
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| − | Diamondback explained that he felt that Dillard's methods of pitching the bullets to [[Harlem]]'s council were proving to be taking far too long. Diamondback explained that his way of doing things put the pressure back onto Cage by accusing him of the murder, meaning he would either come out to defend his name or run and hide. When Dillard then accused him of now being completely insane and out of control, Diamondback informed her that she clearly was not a real politician because he thought that if she was, she would have already been able to make the situation work for them both. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-CarWaiting-S1E10.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback sees [[Mariah Dillard]]'s speech]] |
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| − | However Dillard and Diamondback soon gained a helping hand when Detective [[Dorsey]] assaulted the young [[Lonnie Wilson]] during the [[New York City Police Department]]'s desperate search for the fugitive Cage. This allowed Dillard to spark outrage across Harlem, blaming Cage for the fried tempers across the city and calling for the people to turn on the former hero of the people. As Dillard gave a speech outside the [[29th Precinct Police Station|police station]], Diamondback sat in his car and watched from a fairly safe distance, taking pleasure seeing his plans slowly coming together as the public's general opinion went Dillard's way.<ref name="LC110" /> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-ClubCU-S1E10.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback overlooks the protest]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Anybody ain't us is a hostage, make sure none of them look me in the eye. [[Lopes]], [[Sugar]], you're babysitting, move them up there and face them towards the wall, anybody resists blindfold 'em, too much lip, shoot 'em in the head, the rest will get the message.|Diamondback|Now You're Mine}} |
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| − | Using [[Harlem's Paradise]] as the meeting place, [[Mariah Dillard]] held a massive press conference condemning the actions of [[Luke Cage]] and blaming him for the assault on [[Lonnie Wilson]]. During her own speech, Dillard noted that Cage had seemingly murdered [[Cottonmouth]] as well as Detective [[Jackie Albini]], calling on all the people to turn against Cage before comparing his super-powered actions to that of [[Jessica Jones]] and [[Kilgrave]], calling for the police to be armed to protect them, all of which Diamondback watched closely from the balcony without getting involved himself. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-TwinGunShooting.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback shoots [[Misty Knight]] in the arm]] |
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| − | As Dillard invited Reverend [[John Pope]] to take the stage while she spoke with [[Damon Boone]], Diamondback watched from his balcony as Detective [[Misty Knight]] arrived and began making her way towards his location. When Knight stepped into his office, Diamondback greeted her with a cruel smile, despite Knight claiming that he was under arrest, Diamondback denied this before drawing his guns and shooting her in the arm. Before he could kill her, Cage arrived and blocked Diamondback's bullets with his body while chaos unfolded downstairs as the terrified guests ran for cover until Diamondback eventually ran out of ammunition in both of his two guns. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-HostagePlans.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback gives his men their new orders]] |
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| − | Taking Knight in his arms, Cage jumped downstairs and hid under the bar while Diamondback's men opened fire upon him.<ref name="LC110"/> As the shooting continued, [[Zip]] complained that Cage was bullet proof, but Diamondback reminded him that Knight was not. Eventually Cage hid in the kitchen with knight and blocked the door, while [[Shades]] arrived and advised that they should escape now before the [[New York City Police Department]] arrived. Diamondback however refused Shades' advice to leave at all, advising instead that they freestyle the current situation, much to Shades and others great dismay. |
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| − | Shades reminded Diamondback that he only had one [[Judas Bullet]] but Diamondback was not concerned, ordering [[Lopes]], [[Sugar]] and [[Ty]] to take the remaining guests hostage and execute them if they had offended him, demanding that [[Damon Boone]] to taken upstairs to his office and that Zip collect a specific key there. Once they were alone Diamondback confronted Shades for talking out of turn in front of his men, explaining that his plan was to frame Cage for the shooting and that when they killed him they would be celebrated for stopping his rampage, a concept which Shades still disagreed with. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-PantiesDrop.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback shoots at [[Luke Cage]]]] |
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| − | With the hostages in position, Diamondback and Shades moved to the kitchen door where they met up with Zip, who then presented Diamondback with the case that he had asked for which contained a grenade launcher. While Shades questioned what such a weapon was for, Diamondback ignored the question as he loaded the gun and joked that this was the moment when the panties dropped. He then fired a single shot into the kitchen, destroying the door into the kitchen and the fridge that Cage had been using to block it with a large fireball, while debris flew towards the group. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-DarkRoom-Fire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback is questioned by [[Shades]]]] |
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| − | As his men stepped into the burning kitchen with his gun raised, Diamondback discovered that Cage and Knight were nowhere to be found. Diamondback then ordered his men to search every inch of the kitchen to finally find them both. Shades once again questioned Diamondback's decision, claiming that he was now not being clear headed, but Diamondback only argued that he was making the right moves as they could easily claim that violence had broken out at the anti [[Luke Cage]] rally as soon as Cage arrived, noting [[Mariah Dillard]] could now close their deal with selling their weapons.<ref name="LC111" /> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-BoonesCall1.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback speaks with [[Damon Boone]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Unpredictability gives us leverage."<br>"All you're doing is scaring them, let me help you, what do you want?"<br>"Reciprocity.|Diamondback and [[Damon Boone]]|Now You're Mine}} |
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| − | With [[Damon Boone]] in his office, Diamondback held a gun to Boone's head and ordered him to call [[Priscilla Ridley]] and claim that he had been taken hostage by [[Luke Cage]]. Before Ridley could ask for his demands, Diamondback snatched the phone away and hung up before claiming that unpredictability was his ally. Boone tried to offer to help Diamondback get what he wanted, although he noted that the police would not bow down to terrorism, something which Diamondback did not deny or seemed to worry him at all. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-WhiskeyDrink.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback drinks whiskey with Boone]] |
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| − | Diamondback offered Boone a drink of whiskey before beginning a discussion about the [[Scotland|Scottish]] and how there was a time when they would not think twice about cutting a man's head off with a sword, which Diamondback claimed he liked about them. Ignoring Boone's offers to help with negotiations with the police, Diamondback handed Boone his own bible, which he noted was once a gift from his [[James Lucas|father]] to his [[Dana Stryker|mother]], inviting him to read sections of it while Diamondback overlooked [[Harlem's Paradise]] and checked on the condition of his hostages downstairs who were still all being guarded. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-CallGunFinger.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback makes demands to the police]] |
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| − | Giving him new instructions, Diamondback had Boone call Ridley and [[Blake Tower]] again and request a helicopter on the roof of the Paradise, still claiming it was Cage holding him hostage and offered to hand over half of his hostages in exchange. Ridley promised to do this and asked if Detective [[Misty Knight]] was also still alive, with Diamondback claiming that she was, although he refused to prove this. Diamondback began playing {{WPS|Blue Eyed Soul}} for Boone before showing him a photograph of his mother while explaining how she had met his father while working at his church. |
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| − | [[File:NowYoureMine.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback explains his family history]] |
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| − | Becoming more frustrated as he spoke, Diamondback explained that his mother had had an affair with his father while he was still married, before his father's actual [[Etta Lucas|wife]] finally had a [[Carl Lucas|miracle child]] and then refused to accept Diamondback as his own son. Diamondback explained how he and his secret half brother had grown up together as best friends, although he had always felt tension between them and only ever wanted his father to accept him as his own son, but his father had always loved his other son through marriage more and never accepted him, something Diamondback still hated.<ref name="LC111" /> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-ShadesArgument2.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback personally threatens [[Shades]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|Here you go again, bobbing and weaving because you're too scared to take a hit, it's just like I taught you in the ring, no matter how much you duck eventually you're gonna have to nuck and buck. If you don't surrender yourself and [[Misty Knight]], I'm gonna kill a hostage every ten minutes, starting with [[Damon Boone]].|Diamondback to [[Luke Cage]]|Now You're Mine}} |
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| − | Diamondback was updated by [[Shades]] that the hostages had been sent to the [[New York City Police Department]] as he had ordered, noting that he was not concerned about what they would tell them as either he or [[Luke Cage]] would soon be dead. Shades confronted Diamondback on the fact that he had taken these hostages with no plan. They were then informed by [[Sugar]] that [[Claire Temple]] had disappeared after attacking [[Lopes]] to help [[Candace Miller]], who Shades noted was the one who [[Mariah Dillard]] had bribed so Diamondback sent him to deal with it. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-LoadingRifle.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback offers [[Luke Cage]] a warning]] |
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| − | Having warned Shades that once they were out of this situation they would be having a long talk, Diamondback returned to his office where he turned on the speakers in [[Harlem's Paradise]] to address Cage. Diamondback reminded Cage of their time training together as young boxers before ordering him to surrender himself and [[Misty Knight]]. As he spoke, Diamondback loaded his gun with his final [[Judas Bullet]] before explaining that if Cage failed to surrender, then he would begin executing one hostage every ten minutes until he finally showed himself, noting he would kill Boone first. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-PreBooneKill.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback prepares to kill [[Damon Boone]]]] |
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| − | Diamondback was soon contacted by his weapons manufacturer who informed him that Dillard had convinced the police to buy all the new [[Hammer Industries]] guns from him. Diamondback proceed to continue telling his stories to [[Damon Boone]], explaining how he and Cage had been arrested as young men, with Cage getting off and him being sent to prison before committing his first kill and doing hard time while his [[Dana Stryker|mother]] died of cancer. Collecting his [[Judas Gauntlet]], Diamondback then hit Boone hard in the chest, throwing him backwards and killing him as his chest was caved in. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-GreenCU.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback threatens [[Candace Miller]]'s life]] |
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| − | Diamondback ordered [[Shades]] to drop Boone's outside for the police to collect, while this was happening, all of the lights across [[Harlem's Paradise]] were suddenly cut off. Needing to now regain his control quickly, Diamondback took [[Candace Miller]] and waited for Cage to appear and rescue the hostages in the darkness. Once Cage arrived and knocked out [[Sugar]], Diamondback revealed himself and forced Cage to choose to either catch him and let Miller die, or save Miller and let himself be killed by the police who were coming in armed with Judas Bullets in their guns which would not bounce off. |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackZip-Escape.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback and [[Zip]] make their escape]] |
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| − | Diamondback dropped Miller off the balcony before attempting to shoot Cage as he caught her, however Diamondback missed the shot and was forced to run back to his office as the {{WPS|SWAT}} teams stormed the building. While Cage was surrounded and captured by the police, Diamondback collected his equipment and found [[Zip]], who promised to show him a way outside despite being threatened with a gun. Diamondback followed and walked free into [[Harlem]] while Cage and Shades were arrested by the police along with Sugar, [[Lopes]] and [[Ty]] and taken away for their questioning.<ref name="LC111" /> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-BrownSuit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback has a meeting with [[Turk Barrett]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|My only condition is loyalty. Stick with me and [[Harlem]] will be remade in your own image. We'll be doing this for years to come."<br>"Harlem is already in my image. You staying?"<br>"Once I've finished with [[Luke Cage|Carl]] I'll evaporate, but don't worry, you'll still feel the occasional cool breeze. Sweet dreams, Mariah|Diamondback and [[Mariah Dillard]]|Soliloquy of Chaos}} |
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| − | In order to deal with his situation, Diamondback had all his money cashed in and reclaimed all his equipment. He then called in [[Turk Barrett]] who complimented him on his tactics after [[Shades]] had been arrested in the wake of the hostage situation and [[Luke Cage]] had now gone on the run before being informed by Diamondback that he was needed to sell his [[Hammer Industries]] guns on the streets of [[New York City]] in order to continue making profits for his own organization during this highly difficult time and highly tense time. |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackChockingZip.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback laughs while choking [[Zip]]]] |
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| − | They were both then interrupted by the arrival of [[Zip]] who informed Diamondback that some of his equipment had gone missing, so Diamondback responded by briefly attempting to strangle Zip before laughing and telling him that he liked his ambition. Diamondback went on to explain that Shades had become too much like {{WPS|Icarus}} by talking back to him. Diamondback explained that he would have Shades freed from the [[New York City Police Department]]'s lockup in order to have him assassinated, promising to give Zip the job if he wanted it, which he made it clear that he really did. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-BarrettMeeting-S1E12.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback requests [[Turk Barrett]]'s help]] |
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| − | Diamondback then asked Barrett if he was still willing to help his organization, at which point Barrett made it clear that he was always willing to do the work as long as it was uncomplicated business. Upon hearing this, Diamondback asked Zip to take Barrett out in order to begin his work. Once Barrett had left the [[Diamondback's Warehouse Hideout|warehouse]], Zip came back and asked Diamondback what he had in a box he had had delivered, to which Diamondback did not explain it was a [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Battlesuit]] and instead called it one of the {{WPS|Seven Deadly Sins}} which he planned to use against Cage very soon. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-RedCoat-Dillard.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback arrives at [[Mariah Dillard]]'s home]] |
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| − | With Zip being sent to assassinate Shades for him, Diamondback then contacted [[Mariah Dillard]] to inform her of this update, noting that he also killed [[Damon Boone]] all to help her political standing within [[Harlem]], although Dillard insisted that she was out of politics and would be focusing on [[Harlem's Paradise]] instead. It was at this point Diamondback revealed he was actually inside Dillard's house, noting she should never talk about murder on the phone before handing over a large bag of cash to her to be used in repairing the Paradise after the shootout against [[Misty Knight]] and Cage. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-CoolBreeze.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback says goodbye to [[Mariah Dillard]]]] |
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| − | What Dillard questioned what the money was really for, Diamondback informed her that all he wanted was her loyalty to him, noting that if she continued to work for him then Harlem would be remade in her own image and they could continue their business for many years to come. When Dillard questioned if Diamondback was staying within Harlem or not, he promised that once [[Luke Cage]] was dead then he would be disappearing, although he vowed that he would never be too far away. With this note, Diamondback left Dillard's home with a smile on his face, greatly unnerving Dillard once again.<ref name="LC112">''[[Soliloquy of Chaos|Luke Cage: 1.12: Soliloquy of Chaos]]''</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-ColonAttack.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback is betrayed by [[Domingo Colon]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|You know when a rattlesnake is at it's most dangerous Domingo? When it's cornered!"<br>"I'm gonna rip your head off!|Diamondback and [[Domingo Colon]]|Soliloquy of Chaos}} |
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| − | While reading the bible inside his [[Diamondback's Warehouse Hideout|Secret Warehouse]], Diamondback was confronted by [[Domingo Colon]] and several of his own men, who noted that he preferred [[Harlem's Paradise]] to this empty warehouse. Colon then revealed that he had come to that warehouse with the intention of killing Diamondback, drawing his guns with men while Diamondback's own men came to his aid, leading to a tense standoff between the two rival criminals while Diamondback remained calm throughout. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-TwinGuns-ColonAttack.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback is shot at by [[Domingo Colon]]]] |
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| − | Colon informed Diamondback that his men had found the bodies of [[Zip]] and two others, noting that this was not [[Luke Cage]]'s style and therefore it was mostly likely [[Shades]] who had killed all of them as Diamondback had just bailed him out of the [[New York City Police Department]]'s custody in order to assassinate him. While putting his bible back into his pocket, Diamondback then told Colon that a snake like him was most dangerous when cornered before drawing his own two guns and shooting at Colon, running to the back of the warehouse while a violent gunfight then broke out. |
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| − | [[File:Wrath_Diamondback.JPG|thumb|250px|Diamondback prepares to arm a bomb]] |
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| − | While the shootout continued, Diamondback took cover and ran to the backroom, while Colon promised that he would rip his head off. Eventually Diamondback made it to the back where he opened a crate which contained his own [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Specialized Battle Suit]], as he looked down upon it, Diamondback quoted the bible before putting it on. Stepping out into the gunfight, Diamondback soon defeated his attackers before using the [[Judas Gauntlet]] to punch Colon in the stomach and crush his bones before setting off a bomb and leaving any survivors to burn in the now incoming blast.<ref name="LC112"/> |
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| − | [[File:Hammer_Tech_Stryker.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback reveals his armored [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Battle Suit]]]] |
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| − | {{Quote|You know I'm gonna kill them all later right?"<br>"You have to get past me first."<br>"Oh I don't go past... I go through.|Diamondback and [[Luke Cage]]|Soliloquy of Chaos}} |
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| − | Diamondback tracked [[Luke Cage]] down to [[Pop's Barber Shop]] where he threw a grenade before revealing himself wearing his [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Specialized Battle Suit]], which was insulted by [[Bobby Fish]]. Diamondback also saw that [[Shades]] was in the shop, who attempted to kill his former employer by shooting him, only to discover that the Battle Suit was bulletproof. While [[Misty Knight]] took the others outside, Cage and Diamondback faced off, with Diamondback promising that he would soon kill all the others once he had gone through Cage.<ref name="LC112"/> |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackSuitCloseUp.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback tells [[Luke Cage]] to fight him]] |
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| − | As Cage hit Diamondback across the Barber Shop into a photograph of [[Pop]], Diamondback smugly revealed that his Battle Suit had been made by [[Hammer Industries]] and could therefore withstand even his blows. Ripping out one of the chairs, Diamondback launched it at Cage, missing but with such force that it flew out into the [[Harlem]] street. As Cage continued hitting his half brother, Diamondback insulted his fighting skills, calling his punches weak, so Cage then responded by slamming him onto the ground before launching him painfully into the ceiling which Diamondback recovered from. |
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| − | [[File:DiamondbackSuit-AngryFace.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback soon takes the fight outside]] |
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| − | Diamondback quickly recovered and called on Cage to keep the fight coming. The brother began throwing each other through the walls of the Shop as Diamondback recalled their time training as two young boxers before they pulled each other upstairs where Diamondback was able to launch Cage out of the upper floor window, with him landing in the street below in front of the many onlookers. Despite the crowds calling on Cage to win and [[Dave Griffith]] filming the entire brawl, Diamondback promised to beat Cage's ass up and down the block as he kicked him across the street with incredible force. |
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| − | [[File:LCage-vs-Diamondback-StreetFight.jpeg|thumb|250px|Diamondback quickly gains the upper hand]] |
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| − | With Cage becoming exhausted, Diamondback began hitting him repeatedly with increasingly powerful blows, only for Cage to gain the upper hand and smash his body into the side of a car, but the Battle Suit kept him fighting. Diamondback then began explaining that [[James Lucas]] had always planned on leaving his own [[Etta Lucas|wife]] to marry Diamondback's [[Dana Stryker|mother]], causing Cage to attack him again while {{WPS|SWAT}} Teams arrived armed with [[Judas Bullet]]s before Diamondback threw a motorbike at Cage which he quickly deflected before they continued exchanging powerful blows at each other. With all of this fighting was viewed by the media and broadcast live.<ref name="LC113"/> |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-GreenSuperSuit.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Diamondback ignores [[Luke Cage]]'s words]] |
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| − | {{Quote|I'm done Willis, I'm not doing this anymore."<br>"You ain't done, not till one of us is dead."<br>"You're more like [[James Lucas|dad]] than you think. When I got shipped to Seagate he called me a mistake, too. I'm not paying for his sins anymore, and neither should you. You want me dead? Then kill me.|[[Luke Cage]] and Diamondback|You Know My Steez}} |
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| − | As Diamondback got back to his feet, [[Luke Cage]] told him that he was done fighting, explaining that when he was sent to [[Seagate Prison]], their [[James Lucas|father]] had called him a mistake too. Cage then invited Diamondback to kill him, claiming that it was something he was not ready to do, but Diamondback responded by charging in and [[Duel at Malcolm X Boulevard|hitting Cage repeatedly]] in the chest and head, knocking him into the side of a parked car. |
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| − | [[File:Diamondback-Defeated.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback is finally defeated by Cage]] |
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| − | Despite being close to beating Cage to death, all the constant blows that Diamondback was delivering against his foe eventually caused him to completely run out of breath, as Cage used the technique that Diamondback had taught him years early for boxing, to take the blows and then fight back. As Diamondback attempted to regain his breath as his [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Battle Suit]] ran out of power, the crowds began chanting Cage's name, led by [[Claire Temple]]. Cage then stepped back into the fight and beat Diamondback into submission, delivering a final blow which sent Diamondback flying back and took him out. |
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| − | Diamondback was then quickly arrested by the [[New York City Police Department]] for his crimes, but was first taken to a hospital where he was given a neck brace and waited to recover from the brutal beating he had received from Cage during their fight. While he was in the hospital, Diamondback was accused of the murder of [[Cottonmouth]], with [[Mariah Dillard]] swearing to [[Priscilla Ridley]] she had seen him killing her cousin. While he sat in his hospital bed, Diamondback was visited by [[Noah Burstein]], who closed the door behind him to speak to Diamondback in private about becoming stronger.<ref name="LC113"/> |
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| − | | Powers = *'''Power Suit Enhancement''': Stryker wears a power suit developed by [[Hammer Industries]], that enhances his strength and durability by manipulating kinetic energy, allowing him to fight on par with [[Luke Cage]]. |
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| − | **'''Superhuman Strength''': Thanks to the use of the gloves from the Power Suit, Stryker's strength was increased to superhuman levels, being able to send people flying away several feet, and instantly killing regular human beings with a single blow, by crushing their chest. He killed [[Jackie Albini]] and [[Damon Boone]] by punching them in the chest, sending them flying several feet, caving in their chests and breaking their ribs. Stryker also managed to cause Luke Cage internal injuries, through Luke Cage's nigh-impenetrable skin. The strength granted by suits increases with the damage it takes, as it is capable of transforming the kinetic energy of the impacts received into strength for the gloves. |
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| − | **'''Superhuman Durability''': The Power Suit made Stryker extremely durable, being designed to absorb kinetic energy to reduce physical damage to its user. Stryker was able to withstand direct bullet hits and blows from Luke Cage's superhuman strength. |
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| − | *'''Master Marksman''': Stryker is a master marksman. He is highly skilled with various firearms such as assault rifles, pistols, and sniper rifles. |
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| − | *'''Expert Martial Artist''': Stryker is a highly skilled combatant. He is skilled in Boxing, as he has taught this fighting style to [[Luke Cage]]. In their later fights, Diamondback was able to hold his own against the super strong Cage, although during one fight Cage was weakened by [[Judas Bullet]] wounds and another fight, Diamondback had used his [[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Battle Suit]] to enhance his own strength. |
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| − | *'''[[Judas Bullet]]s''': Special ammunition developed by [[Hammer Industries]] from repurposed [[Chitauri]] technology from the [[Battle of New York|Chitauri Invasion of New York]]. |
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| − | *'''[[List of Firearms#Fostech Origin-12|Fostech Origin-12]]''': A shotgun that has been heavily modified and customized by [[Hammer Industries]] to fire the specialized [[Judas Bullet]]s. Diamondback used this high powered firearm in conjunction with the Judas Bullets on numerous occasions. |
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| − | [[File:WStryker-JudasGauntlet.jpg|thumb|250px|Diamondback wears the [[Judas Gauntlet]]]] |
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| − | *'''[[Judas Gauntlet]]''': The gauntlet allowed the user to punch with a superhuman strength. It is powerful enough to crush a man's bones with a single punch, and while [[Luke Cage]] could survive hits from it due to his unbreakable skin, it was strong enough to launch him several feet into the air and cause him pain. |
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| − | *'''[[Diamondback's Battle Suit|Power Suit]]''': A powered suit developed by [[Hammer Industries]] that absorbs kinetic energy to reduce damage to the user, and power gauntlets that enable to user to inflict massive damage. It is also incredibly durable, able to withstand [[Luke Cage]]'s punches and [[Shades]]' gunshots with almost no damage done to the user. |
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| Notes = * [[wikipedia:Erik LaRay Harvey|Erik LaRay Harvey]] portrays Diamondback in the Netflix series ''[[Marvel's Luke Cage]]''. Jared Kemp portrays a younger Diamondback in the episodes "[[Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 10|Take It Personal]]" and "[[Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 13|You Know My Steez]]". |
| Notes = * [[wikipedia:Erik LaRay Harvey|Erik LaRay Harvey]] portrays Diamondback in the Netflix series ''[[Marvel's Luke Cage]]''. Jared Kemp portrays a younger Diamondback in the episodes "[[Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 10|Take It Personal]]" and "[[Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 13|You Know My Steez]]". |
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Notes
- Erik LaRay Harvey portrays Diamondback in the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage. Jared Kemp portrays a younger Diamondback in the episodes "Take It Personal" and "You Know My Steez".
See Also
- 7 appearance(s) of Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 11 mention(s) of Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 17 image(s) of Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 3 quotation(s) by or about Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 6 victim(s) killed by Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)
- 2 item(s) used/owned by Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)