Luke Cage (also known as Power Man) is a character who appears in the Disney XD Marvel Comics animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He works along with Iron Fist as "Heroes for Hire".
Luke Cage was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska.
Background[]
Luke likes to charge villains head-on. He dislikes being called "Power Man" for some other reasons and prefers to be called by his real name instead. As a member of Heroes for Hire, he is constantly demanding cash for his heroics.
Role in the series[]
When Hank Pym asked Luke and Iron Fist to help him find the culprit who stole the Ant-Man suit, Cage reminded him about their payment once it is over, after agreeing to help so long as the pay is good.
In the alley near the bank, Iron Fist had asked him why Pym asked for their help while he had his Avengers teammates to help him instead and couldn't understand why. But Luke understood: he told his partner that Pym wouldn't want to tell the Avengers about his own situation he has been and needs a muscle to take down the person who stole his gear. Then Iron Fist chuckled and said to Cage that they're now working with the Avengers as Power Man and him, which annoyed Cage of his hero name.
After their discussion, Cage and Iron Fist walked out and interrogated the informants of their culprit they're looking for. In another alley, they ran into Mangler and Scythe who wanted to take down superheroes. Before the clash started, Cage had warned the two that they're not going to jail but to the hospital.
As the battle is done, the group ran into the thief who stole Hank's suit. The two did what they could but were soundly defeated and the thief ran off.
After figuring out who the culprit was, they followed him to Crossfire's lair. When they showed themselves to Crossfire, he asked them if they were Avengers, which Luke jokingly confirmed that they were. The fight began between the heroes and Crossfire, during which the four prevailed.
After the battle, Scott Lang had offered to return Pym's equipment and turned himself in to the authorities but Hank replied that he'll deal about that and told him that it's his now then left. Cage then yelled at him about when he will pay the two for helping them.
Luke was one of the temporary New Avengers after the Avengers were trapped by Kang in time. He aided in distracting Kang while Spider-Man brought the Avengers back to the present.
Luke Cage was among the heroes who joined the strike team against Galactus' herald, Air-Walker, during the former's invasion of Earth, during which the group emerged victoriously.
Gallery[]
