Luke Cage is an American action superhero television series created by Cheo Hodari Coker, beginning in 2016 and ending in 2018, based off of the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This gritty, action-packed drama follows the evolution of Luke Cage (Mike Colter), a man with super strength and unbreakable skin caused by a sabotaged experiment. After a failed relationship with fellow superhero Jessica Jones, Cage tries to rebuild a quiet life in Harlem, New York --until he is pulled out of the shadows and forced into a battle for his city. Along the way, Cage cannot avoid confronting his past, which he has worked hard to bury.
Victims[]
Season 1[]
Moment of Truth[]
- Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes - Died from complications of a stroke off-screen, mentioned.
- Six Unnamed Gun Runners - Shot to death by Shameek Smith, Dante Chapman, and Wilfredo "Chico" Diaz, Jr.. Shared kills.
- Dante Chapman - Shot by Shameek Smith.
- Shameek Smith - Beaten to death by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.
- Connie Lin's Father-in-Law - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, urn shown.
- Total - 10
Code of the Streets[]
- Wilfredo "Fredo" Diaz Sr. - Murdered by an unknown person off-screen, mentioned.
- Henry "Pop" Hunter - Accidentally shot to death by Tone while trying to kill Lucas "Luke" Cage.
- Tone - Thrown off the rooftop of Harlem's Paradise by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.
- Total - 3
Who's Gonna Take the Weight?[]
- Wilfredo "Chico" Diaz, Jr. - Strangled by Detective Rafael "Rafe" Scarfe with a tie.
- Total - 1
Step in the Arena[]
- Unnamed Man - Killed by an unnamed inmate several years prior, mentioned in flashback.
- Dr. Reva Connors' Brother - Died of unspecified causes while in prison several years prior, mentioned in flashback.
- Jimmy Squinto - Presumably killed in an experiment off-screen, shown in flashback. (Debatable)
- Unnamed Prisoner - Stabbed to death by Darius "Comanche" Jones with a shiv, shown in flashback.
- Reggie "Squabbles" - Beaten to death by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez and Darius "Comanche" Jones off-screen, mentioned in flashback. Shared kill.
- Albert Rackham - Died in an explosion caused by his attempt to murder Lucas "Luke" Cage while he was undergoing an experiment, shown in flashback.
- Total - 6
Just to Get a Rep[]
- Koko - Shot in the head by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.
- Misty Knight's Grandmother - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Arms Dealer - Blown up with a Judas bullet fired by another man, shown in a video.
- Eddie Axton's Father - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 4
Suckas Need Bodyguards[]
- Earl Scarfe - Accidentally committed suicide by shooting himself with Rafael's pistol off-screen, mentioned.
- Detective Rafael "Rafe" Scarfe - Died of his injuries after being shot by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.
- Total - 2
Manifest[]
- Donnie - Beaten to death by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes and "Pistol Pete" Stokes, on Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes's orders, shown in flashback. Shared kill.
- Samuel "Buggy" Stokes - Shot by Quincy McIver and died five months later off-screen, mentioned in flashback.
- Peter "Pistol Pete" Stokes - Shot to death by Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes, on Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes's orders, shown in flashback. Shared kill.
- Cornell Bertram "Cottonmouth" Stokes - Beaten to death by Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah with a mic stand.
- Total - 4
Blowin' Up the Spot[]
- Dana Stryker - Died of cancer off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1
DWYCK[]
- Malik Stokes - Died of either a cocaine or heroin overdose off-screen, mentioned.
- Cassandra Knight - Ran over by Mike Jones with a train off-screen, mentioned.
- Peter Hong - Shot by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker.
- Jacques Alet - Knife thrown into his eye by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker.
- Neville Barnwell - Shot through the throat by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker.
- Juan Carlos Castro - Shot by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker with the same bullet that killed Neville.
- Lucas "Luke" Cage - Died of a heart attack while being subjected to the acid experiment. Revived later by Claire Temple.
- Total - 7
Take it Personal[]
- Officer Jackie Albini - Punched in the chest by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker using the Judas Gauntlet.
- Luke Cage's Grandfather - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 2
Now You're Mine[]
- Etta Lucas - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Boy - Killed by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker in self defense off-screen, mentioned.
- Councilman Damon Boone - Punched in the chest by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker using the Judas Gauntlet.
- Total - 3
Soliloquy of Chaos[]
- Two Unnamed Thugs - Shot to death by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.
- "Romeo" - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Zip - Shot in the head by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.
- Ernesto - Shot to death by one of Diamondback's men.
- Three Unnamed Gangsters - Shot to death during the warehouse shootout.
- Ricardo - Beaten to death by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker off-screen, body shown.
- Three Unnamed Gangsters - Beaten to death by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker off-screen, bodies shown.
- Domingo Colon - Succumbed to his wounds sustained by Willis "Diamondback" Stryker during the gunfight in the warehouse.
- Total - 13
You Know My Steez[]
- Candace Miller - Shot in the head by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.
- Total - 1
Season 2[]
Soul Brother #1[]
- Unnamed Man's Daughter - Overdosed on "Luke Cage" heroin off-screen, mentioned.
- Nigel Garrison - Eyes sliced out with a dagger and neck broken by John "Bushmaster" McIver.
- Total - 2
Straighten It Out[]
- Claire Temple's Father - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Dr. Jackson Dillard - Murdered by the Contras off-screen, mentioned.
- Arturo "El Rey" Gomez III - Shot in the head by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.
- Both of Arturo's Bodyguards - Shot to death by Darius "Comanche" Jones.
- Total - 5
Wig Out[]
- None
I Get Physical[]
- Four Unknown People - Killed by two unknown people off-screen, two double-homicides mentioned.
- Total - 4
All Souled Out[]
- Unknown Man - Shot twice in the back by either an unknown person or Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton off-screen, picture shown.
- Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton - Decapitated by John "Bushmaster" McIver off-screen, body shown.
- Mark Higgins - Decapitated by John "Bushmaster" McIver off-screen, severed head shown.
- Andre "Ray Ray" Jackson - Decapitated by John "Bushmaster" McIver off-screen, severed head shown.
- Total - 4
The Basement[]
- None
On and On[]
- Raymond "Piranha" Jones - Decapitated by John "Bushmaster" McIver off-screen, severed head shown.
- Captain Thomas "Tom" Ridenhour - Shot by Darius "Comanche" Jones.
- Darius "Comanche" Jones - Shot in the abdomen and chest by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez.
- Two of Mariah Dillard's Bodyguards - Killed by Bushmaster's henchmen off-screen, bodies shown.
- Two of Mariah Dillard's Bodyguards - Killed by Bushmaster's henchmen off-screen, implied.
- Total - 7
If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right[]
- Mamie Johnson's Baby - Died of unspecified causes off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 1
For Pete's Sake[]
- Two of Bushmaster's Henchmen - Shot to death by Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah.
- Total - 2
The Main Ingredient[]
- Stephanie "Billie" Miller - Shot in the head by one of Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's men on her orders.
- Stephanie Miller's Sister - Shot in the head by one of Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's men on her orders.
- Eight Unnamed People - Shot by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez and Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's men on her orders. Shared kills.
- Unnamed Gwen's Chef - Shot by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez on Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's orders. Shared kill.
- Paul "Anansi" Mackintosh - Burned alive and then shot in the head by Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah.
- Total - 12
The Creator[]
- Quincy Purcell McIver - Killed by Samuel "Buggy" Stokes off-screen, mentioned in a flashback.
- At Least Five Unnamed Children - Died of an unknown illness or from complications of a vaccine off-screen, mentioned.
- Gwen McIver - Burned alive when Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes burned her house down, shown in a flashback.
- Total - 7
Can't Front on Me[]
- None
They Reminisce Over You[]
- Eric Hong's Bodyguard - Shot to death by an unknown group of gangsters.
- Eric Hong - Shot to death by an unknown group of gangsters.
- Hector - Died in the hospital after being hit in the head by a robber with a pistol that caused an anuerysm off-screen, mentioned.
- Officer Moore - Stabbed to death by an unnamed inmate with a shiv working for Rosalie Carbone.
- Two Unnamed Female Prisoners - Throats slashed by two other unnamed prisoners with shivs working for Kalinda "Sunflower" Potter.
- Kalinda "Sunflower" Potter - Throat slit by Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah with a shiv.
- Five of Mariah Stokes-Dillard's Former Henchmen - Shot to death on Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's orders off-screen, pictures shown.
- Two of Maria Stokes-Dillard's Former Henchmen - Shot in the head by an unnamed assassin on Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's orders, shown in a flashback.
- Unnamed Assassin - Shot to death by Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in self defense.
- Alex Wesley - Shot to death by Mariah Dillard-Stokes/Black Mariah's men on her orders off-screen, body shown.
- Mariah Stokes-Dillard/Black Mariah - Died of internal bleeding after being poisoned by Tilda Johnson/Matilda Maybelline Dillard with lipstick tainted with "Beso de la Araña".
- Total - 17
Deaths[]
- Total - 118
- Season 1 - 57
- Season 2 - 61
Group Deaths[]
Humans[]
- Total - 118
- 86 Men
- 18 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 14 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Mariah Stokes-Dillard/Black Mariah - 24 (Deceased)
- Hernán Enrique Salazar "Shades" Álvarez - 17 (Imprisoned)
- Willis "Diamondback" Stryker - 12 (Imprisoned)
- Shameek Smith - 7 (Deceased)
- Wilfredo "Chico" Diaz, Jr. - 6 (Deceased)
- Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes - 6 (Deceased)
- Dante Chapman - 6 (Deceased)
- John "Bushmaster" McIver - 5 (Alive)
- Darius "Comanche" Jones - 5 (Deceased)
- Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes - 3 (Deceased)
- Kalinda "Sunflower" Potter - 2 (Deceased)
- Tilda Johnson/Matilda Maybelline Dillard - 1 (Alive)
- Rosalie Carbone - 1 (Alive)
- Mike Jones - 1 (Alive)
- Detective Rafael "Rafe" Scarfe - 1 (Deceased)
- Samuel "Buggy" Stokes - 1 (Deceased)
- Quincy McIver - 1 (Deceased)
- Peter "Pistol Pete" Stokes - 1 (Deceased)
- Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton - 1 (Deceased)
- Tone - 1 (Deceased)
Notes[]
Season 1[]
- In the episode "Moment of Truth", Reva Connors' death won't be counted as it occurred during the events of Jessica Jones.
- In the episode "DWYCK", Diamondback mentions that he killed several guards before interrupting the meeting with the gang leaders, but he does say how many nor is it shown.
Season 2[]
- In the episode "Soul Brother #1", Luke mentions that several people have overdosed on a batch of heroin named after him, but does not say if they died or how many if they did.
- In the episode "The Main Ingredient", Danny Rand mentions the airplane crash that killed both of his parents, but they won't be counted as they died during the events of the show Iron Fist.
