Fan CastingLuke Cage: Hero For Hire

Luke Cage (born Carl Lucas) was raised in the slums of Harlem, New York. He spent his childhood in a gang along with his friend Willis Stryker.Eventually, Lucas was put through the juvenile justice system and realized the pain he was causing his family. He changed his ways he joined The NYPD. Willis Stryker rose through the ranks of crime. Stryker's actions brought the anger of The Maggia. The Maggia ordered a hit on Stryker and he was badly injured, only to be saved by Carl Lucas. Stryker then believes that Lucas is the one responsible for the break up between him and Reva. In revenge, he planted drugs in Lucas' Harlem apartment and tipped off the cops. Lucas is then wrongly convicted and imprisoned. He engages in jail fights and makes numerous failed escape attempts. He faces racism. Captain Rackham blames Lucas for being demoted. Lucas then volunteers for an experiment which will shorten his sentence. Dr. Noah Burstein puts him in an electrical field with a chemical compound, leaving him unattended for a moment. Rackham tampers with the controls resulting incident empowers Lucas with super strength and gives him nearly impervious skin. Lucas uses his power to escape from the prison and later makes his way back to New York City. he became "Luke Cage" and became a Hero For Hire He eventually runs into his old friend, Willis Stryker, now a Maggia agent who goes under the name "Diamond Back." Luke Cage and Diamond Back have an intense battle but Diamond Back is killed.