Changes: Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)

Willis Stryker was the son of an affair between James Lucas and his secretary Dana Stryker. Unyielding to remove himself from his marriage, Willis became the older half-brother to Carl Lucas, with whom he became close.^[1] Growing up he became overshadowed by Carl's achievements and lost the love of his father, developing a grudge with his unknowing younger brother.

Cottonmouth and Luke Cage

Willis Stryker (Earth-199999) from Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 12

With Cottomouth's organization crumbling under Luke Cage's heroics, Hernan Alvarez called in Willis, now going by the alias Diamondback, to keep their business under control.^[2] He quickly became obsessed with the person his brother had become and the powers he exhibited.

Engaging Luke in his new battlesuit he traded blows until surrounded by the people Harlem, Luke overpowered Willis. Beaten and broken he was placed in an ambulance. While Luke bathed in the glory, Willis was last seen being admitted to the hospital, being overseen by Noah Burstein noting this Willis smiled as the curtain was closed.^[3]

He was later incarcerated at the Raft according to Luke.^[4]

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Power Suit: Willis made use of a full-body power suit built by Hammer Industries; its attributes include reducing damage received from external forces and storing kinetic energy that power the gauntlets. In his duel against Luke Cage, the armor was able to withstand his punches; the Power Suit also protected against gunshots from Shades, with no damage dealt to the armor or bearer.
Judas Gauntlet:

Weapons

Throughout his arrival in Harlem, Willis has managed to obtain and utilize a variety of different weapons to stop Luke Cage and all other adversities that confront him.

Judas Rifle:
Judas Bullet:

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".

Links and References

References

[Marvel's_Luke_Cage_Season_1_10-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Marvel's Luke Cage S1E10

[Marvel's_Luke_Cage_Season_1_7-2] Marvel's Luke Cage S1E07

[Marvel's_Luke_Cage_Season_1_13-3] Marvel's Luke Cage S1E13

[Marvel's_Jessica_Jones_Season_3_13-4] Marvel's Jessica Jones S3E13

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+| Quotation               = I '''am''' a snake. I've shed my skin for somethin' better. Stronger. You left me to rot, [[Luke Cage (Earth-199999)|Carl]]. In a gutter. But I changed that sewer into a '''garden.'''
-| RealName                = Willis Stryker
+| Speaker                 = [[Willis Stryker (Earth-199999)|Willis Stryker]]
+| Image                   = Willis Stryker (Earth-199999) from Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 13 002.jpg
+| RealName                = [[Willis Stryker]]
 | CurrentAlias            = Diamondback
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+| Aliases                 = [[Luke Cage (Earth-199999)|Luke Cage]]{{r|Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 10}}
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+| Occupation              = Dealer
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+| Origin                  = [[Homo sapiens|Human]]
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+| PlaceOfBirth            = [[Savannah]], [[Georgia (State)|Georgia]]
 | Creators                = Akela Cooper;
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+===Early Life===
-{{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}}
+'''Willis Stryker''' was the son of an affair between [[James Lucas (Earth-199999)|James Lucas]] and his secretary [[Dana Stryker (Earth-199999)|Dana Stryker]]. Unyielding to remove himself from his marriage, Willis became the older half-brother to [[Luke Cage (Earth-199999)|Carl Lucas]], with whom he became close.{{r|Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 10}} Growing up he became overshadowed by Carl's achievements and lost the love of his father, developing a grudge with his unknowing younger brother.
-'''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.
+===Cottonmouth and Luke Cage===
+[[File:Willis Stryker (Earth-199999) from Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 12.jpg|thumb|left]]
+With [[Cornell Stokes (Earth-199999)|Cottomouth]]'s organization crumbling under Luke Cage's heroics, [[Hernan Alvarez (Earth-199999)|Hernan Alvarez]] called in Willis, now going by the alias '''Diamondback''', to keep their business under control.{{r|Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 7}} He quickly became obsessed with the person his brother had become and the powers he exhibited.
+Engaging Luke in his new battlesuit he traded blows until surrounded by the people Harlem, Luke overpowered Willis. Beaten and broken he was placed in an ambulance. While Luke bathed in the glory, Willis was last seen being admitted to the hospital, being overseen by [[Noah Burstein (Earth-199999)|Noah Burstein]] noting this Willis smiled as the curtain was closed.{{r|Marvel's Luke Cage Season 1 13}}
+He was later incarcerated at [[Raft|the Raft]] according to Luke.{{r|Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 3 13}}
 | Personality             =
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+| Equipment               = * '''Power Suit''': Willis made use of a full-body power suit built by [[Hammer Industries (Earth-199999)|Hammer Industries]]; its attributes include reducing damage received from external forces and storing kinetic energy that power the gauntlets. In his duel against [[Luke Cage (Earth-199999)|Luke Cage]], the armor was able to withstand his punches; the Power Suit also protected against gunshots from [[Hernan Alvarez (Earth-199999)|Shades]], with no damage dealt to the armor or bearer.
-| Equipment               =
+* '''Judas Gauntlet''':
 | Transportation          =
+| Weapons                 = Throughout his arrival in [[Harlem]], Willis has managed to obtain and utilize a variety of different weapons to stop [[Luke Cage (Earth-199999)|Luke Cage]] and all other adversities that confront him.
-| Weapons                 =
+* '''Judas Rifle''':
+* '''[[Judas Bullet]]''':
 | 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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+[[Category:Cage Family]]

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Revision as of 21:21, 8 June 2020

Contents

History

Early Life