Luke Cage

Luke Cage
Luke Cage arrives at Avengers Academy
Aliases	Power Man
Skills	Superhuman Strength Accelerated Healing Unbreakable Skin Smooth Operator
Affiliation	The Defenders Heroes for Hire Avengers Academy
Combat
Type	Physical
Class	Tank
Physical description
Species	Midgardian
Gender	Male

"Sweet Christmas..."

—Luke Cage

Power Man, civilian name Luke Cage, is a character you could first recruit to your academy during the Daredevil Event. His Recruitment Quests are Get Indestructible! and Get Luke Cage! His Mission Board Quests can be found here.

Requirements

• Most Current Event
• Past Events

Upgrades

Each time Luke Cage is upgraded, his Power Level increases.

• Avengers Academy 2.0
• Avengers Academy 1.0

Combat Attributes

	Skills	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5	Tier 6
Basic Attack	Move Forward	100% basic attack damage.	+7% damage	+9%	+11%	+13%	+15%
Special Attack	Uptown Uppercut	105% attack damage to front row and 24% chance to stun for 1 turn. Replaces every 3rd basic attack.	+5% damage & +3% chance	+11% & +5%	+16% & +10%	+26% & +15%	+42% & +25%
Ultimate 1	Break It Up	105% attack damage to front row and -6.1% attack debuff to back row enemies for 2 turns. Replaces every 3rd basic attack.	+5% damage & -0.6% attack debuff	+11% & -1.2%	+16% & -2.4%	+26% & -3.6%	+42% & -6.1%
Passive	Indestructibility	21% self HP buff.	+2%	+4%	+8%	+13%	+21%
Ultimate 2	Uncaged	154% attack damage to front row and 15% heal over 3 turns.	+15% damage & +3% heal	+31% & +5%	+54% & +9%	+92% & +16%	+123% & +23%

Appearance

Luke Cage's Rank 1 outfit is a black leather jacket over a yellow t-shirt, a black baseball cap, grey jeans, yellow boots, a watch, chain wallet, and chains around his wrists.

Luke Cage's Rank 3 outfit is a yellow short-sleeved shirt with black stripes on the shoulders, metal gauntlets, black trousers with a silver belt, sunglasses, and yellow and black boots.

Luke Cage's Rank 5 outfit is yellow short-sleeved shirt with black stripes on the shoulders, metal gauntlets, black trousers with a silver belt, and black boots.

Story 

Director Fury charged Luke with putting together a new side team to investigate why other potential Avengers recruits suddenly disappeared.

Character Relationships

Iron Fist

Luke and Danny are best friends. When they're imprisoned by Kingpin, they each insist that Hellcat save the other one first.

Jessica Jones

Jessica Jones and Luke Cage are dating.

Nick Fury

Nick Fury thinks Luke Cage is a natural leader.

Soundbites

Luke Cage is voiced by Nazario Maisonet.

• "Friends to the end."
• "Heads up!"
• "I'd run through a brick wall for you. Literally!"
• "I'm always nice."
• "It's about to get ugly."
• "Just because I have unbreakable skin doesn't mean you get to keep poking me."
• "Need a hero? I'm your man."
• "No charge."
• "Power Man...I could get used to that."
• "Still here?"
• "Sweet Christmas!"
• "This one's on the house."
• "We're Heroes for Hire!"
• "What's up?"
• "Where's Iron Fist? He's gotta see this!"

 Gratitude Lines

• "Next time you need help saving the world, you know where I am."
• "We're a team now. I got your back and you got mine."
• "You need a hero? I'm your man."

Actions

Icon	Name	Time	Location	Rank	Notes
	Hit the Floor	1m	Club A (dance floor)	1
	Hang with Jessica	15m	Avengers Dorm (both chairs)	1
	Hire More Heroes	45m	The Quinjet Hangar (Quinjet)	4
	Study New Languages	1h	The Timeless Archives (book)	2
	Be Indestructible	1h 30m	The Blasting Range (targets)	1
	Play Ball	2h	Avengers Park (fountain)	1
	Break the Bag	2h 30m	Avengers Dorm (punching bag)	3
	Talk Mixology	2h 45m	Club A (bar)	2
	Protect the Block	3h	The Quinjet Hangar (Quinjet)	1
	Consider Your Options	4h	Avengers Dorm (right chair)	2
	Search For Clients	5h	The Timeless Archives (computer)	3
	Form New Avengers	6h	S.H.I.E.L.D. H.Q. (inside)	5
	Try New Mixers	8h	Pym's Lab (chemical station)	4
	Ponder the Question	8h	Wonder Auditorium (microphone)	3
	Practice Motivational Speaking	4h	Wonder Auditorium (microphone)	3

Outfits

Hero for Hire Luke Cage

• Available for a limited time during the Luke Cage Event
  • 600 Luke's Ties
• Available for a limited time from Van Dyne's Outfits
  • 350 Shards
• Combat benefits: Gives a 10% boost to HP.
• Adds Actions: N/A
• Related Quest: Get Hero for Hire Luke Cage!

Original Luke Cage

• Available for a limited time during the Jessica Jones Special Event
  • 100 Mixtapes
• Available for a limited time from Van Dyne's Outfits
  • 400 Shards
• Adds Actions: N/A
• Related Quest: Original Luke Cage!

Gallery

Luke Cage's Profile

Character Recruited! Luke Cage

Luke Cage Rank 1

Luke Cage Rank 3

Luke Cage Rank 5

Luke Cage Requirements

Luke Cage Ranks

Character Recruited! Luke Cage

Luke Cage Rank 3

Luke Cage Rank 5

Outfit Unlocked! Original Luke Cage

Outfit Unlocked! Hero for Hire Luke Cage

Hero for Hire Luke Cage and Iron Fist

Recruit Available Luke Cage

Luke Cage Defenders Event Ad

Icon Gallery

Luke Cage Rank 1

Luke Cage Rank 5

Original Luke Cage

Hero for Hire Luke Cage