6) He Is Not The Only Iron Fist
Similar to someone like Black Panther, who will also soon enter the MCU, Iron Fist is a title passed down through the generations. As such, Danny Rand is far from the first.
He is the sixty-sixth, to be precise, the latest in a long line of warriors chosen to be the sworn protector of the mystical city of K’un Lun. Other Iron Fists include the original Quan Yaozu, the first female Iron Fist Wu-Ao-Shi and Rand’s immediate predecessor, Orson Randall, who was active during World War Two.
Randall later trained up Wendell Rand, Danny’s father, as his protégé. However, Wendell turned away from the Iron Fist mantle due to personal tragedy. Later, his trek across the Himalayas to return to K’un Lun was what killed Wendell and his wife Heather, leaving Danny an orphan.