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29-606: Davos was portrayed by Sacha Dhawan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Iron Fist . The first, otherwise unnamed, Steel Serpent appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #10 (1974), his only appearance, and was created by Tony Isabella and Frank McLaughlin . The second Steel Serpent, Davos, debuted in Iron Fist #1 (1975) and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne . The Steel Serpent

58-569: A 22-year-old man involved with a woman twice his age, in the first series of BBC One 's Last Tango in Halifax . He plays the part of Davos in the Netflix series Iron Fist in both the seasons. He starred as Sathnam Sanghera in the critically acclaimed The Boy with the Topknot , shown on BBC 2 in 2017. He appeared in four episodes of the twelfth series of Doctor Who as the latest incarnation of

87-438: A green mist of chi and was swiftly dispatched by the old fighter, who then declared such brutal tactics as Davos' would not be acceptable for future matches. Later, Davos took part in the rebellion of K'un-L'un , after his father forced him to recognise the potential treachery of his allies by asking him to consider the possibility that there might another angle that he had not anticipated rather than constantly assuming that he

116-518: A group of HYDRA agents in a training session, Davos then took out two whole legions of HYDRA agents and destroyed a Mechagorgon. He then contacted the Crane Mother, asking for a dozen or more daughters to allow him to reach his power's peak to stop his foes. Crane Mother agreed to the request. Crane Mother sent over a dozen daughters to Steel Serpent, along with the warning that if he failed, they would consume his immortal soul. Davos led HYDRA agents and

145-431: A pair of her daughters to investigate. Agents of Davos, posing as NYPD, picked up Randall as he arrived in a US airport, but Randall determined the truth and broke free. Davos met with Xao, spokesman for HYDRA's front company, Wai-Go, expressing his displeasure at HYDRA's failure. After slaying a HYDRA agent who had failed to engage Iron Fist, Davos sent other agents to bring in both Orson Randall and Daniel Rand. Slaughtering

174-590: A realm accessible from the Anomaly Gem, and through that Davos used the Contemplator to collect the fragments that made up the Anomaly Gem and release himself. Then, he again battled Iron Fist and stole his power; Davos then returned to K'un-L'un and took over the city. Lei Kung allied with Iron Fist, who defeated Davos and restored Yu-Ti's rule. Davos was restored by the Crane Mother , promising to locate and destroy

203-511: Is a native of K'un-L'un named Davos, the son of Lei Kung the Thunderer . A gifted student of the martial arts, Davos was one of the final two candidates for the right to challenge for the power of the Iron Fist but was defeated in single combat by Wendell Rand, adopted son of K'un-L'un's ruler, Lord Tuan. Davos accused Tuan of unfairly favoring his son and left the city without permission to confront

232-561: Is the Yu-Ti (a name given to the rulers of K'un-Lun ) who also uses the alias of Dragon Lord as did his father Lord Tuan . In his first appearance the character battled a huge dragon from the past called a Wani, a monster that destroyed his ancestors' villages in 1582. Dragon Lord later appears in Camp Hammond as an official recruit for the Initiative, only to be killed when K.I.A. attacks

261-512: The Dragon Man as his own mount. Ed Hannigan spoke of the character's creation stating, " Shooter wanted to keep the name Dragon Lord, but he wanted a new character that wasn't a kung fu character. He asked me to create one." Nu-An is shown to have some degree of minimal combat skills. He does not appear to age due to him eating a fruit from off the Tree of Immortality. The Tako Shamara version of

290-688: The science fiction series Doctor Who (2020–2022). Sacha Dhawan was born in Bramhall , Stockport to Indian parents from Jalandhar , Punjab, India . Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester , and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended the Roman Catholic school Aquinas College in Stockport . Dhawan has appeared in a number of television shows in

319-760: The Bridge Theatre. Dhawan was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2006. Dhawan is in a relationship with actress Anjli Mohindra . Dragon Lord (comics)#Yu-Ti Dragon Lord is the name of several unrelated fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The first Dragon Lord appeared in Sub-Mariner #52-54 (August–October 1972), and was created by Bill Everett (artist) Mike Friedrich (writer). The Dragon Lord Yu-Ti first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974), and

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348-647: The Crane daughters to Rand Corporation HQ to kidnap Jerryn Hogarth for Xao, but Luke Cage and the Daughters of the Dragon were already there to protect Hogarth. When the Iron Fists arrived outside Rand HQ, they were confronted in the street by Davos' army. Maintaining his power by consuming the Crane daughters' life forces, Davos eventually attacked Orson Randall, who let Davos kill him so he would not have to keep running (or so he said at

377-642: The Dragon Lord, appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #16 (1981), and was created by Ed Hannigan and Steve Ditko . The Dragon Lord was a fanatic bent on avenging Japan's defeat in World War II. Although blind, he appears to be able to "see" mentally. He used Sunfire as an ally, but Namor later convinced Sunfire of Dragon Lord's intentions to conquer the world for his own benefit. The two heroes stopped Dragon Lord's plans and destroyed his base. Nu-An

406-536: The Steel Phoenix Blow. The first time he executed this move, he created a replacement hand (for the one just cut off by Tiger's Beautiful Daughter) out of pure chi. Sacha Dhawan Sacha Dhawan ( / d ə ˈ w ɑː n / ) (born 1 May 1984) is an English actor. He began his career in the ITV series Out of Sight (1997–1998), The Last Train (1999), and Weirdsister College (2001–2002). He originated

435-559: The United Kingdom. He had recurring roles in Weirdsister College , in which he played Azmat Madaridi, and series two and three of the children's TV series Out of Sight . He appeared in the miniseries The Last Train (1999), and has guest starred in episodes on EastEnders , Altogether Now , and City Central . He also appeared in 2008 ITV drama, Wired , as Ben Chandrakar, alongside Jodie Whittaker and Laurence Fox . He

464-491: The dragon Shou-Lao. Failing to defeat the dragon, he returned to K'un L'un in disgrace and was exiled to Earth. Wendell Rand left K'un-L'un the same day without having confronted the dragon. Twenty years later, Wendell's son Daniel Rand succeeded in winning the Iron Fist power and soon afterwards also returned to Earth. Davos tracked Iron Fist to New York and stole his power, possessing it until it consumed him and Iron Fist absorbed it back into himself. Davos had his spirit sent to

493-486: The element of surprise on his side. He is very strong, fast, agile and tough with lightning quick reflexes and reactions. He has proved capable of draining the power of the Iron Fist (the energies of Shou-Lao) from its wielder by pressing his serpentine tattoo against the wielder's dragon tattoo. On at least one occasion he retained some fragment of Shou-Lao's power after the previous holder of the Iron Fist had reclaimed his power. At his full power he has weathered assaults from

522-583: The group of new trainees. The surviving trainees, along with Triathlon and the Taskmaster , present his ashes and a flag to Shamara's family at their Long Island home. Shamara's son states that he intends to honor his father by taking up his mantle. Ral Dorn was a human of Earthly parentage who leads the Dragon Riders of the extradimensional world of Rammatpolen. The Dragon Riders use dragons as mounts in their journeys through time and space. Ral Dorn has used

551-602: The novels by A A Dhand . He was later replaced in the role by Staz Nair . Dhawan originated the role of Akthar in Alan Bennett 's play The History Boys . After playing Akthar in the original stage production he reprised the role in the Broadway , Sydney , Wellington and Hong Kong productions, and radio and film versions of the play. In July 2018, Dhawan reunited with History Boys playwright Alan Bennett and co-star Samuel Barnett for Bennett's new play Allelujah! at

580-674: The renegade Time Lord known as the Master , acting opposite Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor . He reprised the role in the 2022 special The Power of the Doctor , Whittaker's last episode. From 2020 to 2023, he played the role of Count Orlo, advisor to Catherine the Great , in comedy-drama TV series The Great . Dhawan was cast as the title character in the BBC crime drama Virdee , adapted from

609-510: The renegade Iron Fist Orson Randall in return. His power was further enhanced via the consumption of the life forces of the Crane Mother's daughters. Davos allied with HYDRA against Iron Fist in a plot to obtain Rand-Meachum's Randrapid train to build a tunnel through the K'un-Lun mountains. Davos located Randall in an opium den in Bangkok, Thailand and reported this to the Crane Mother, who sent

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638-677: The role of Akthar in the play The History Boys (2004–2006) and reprised his role in its film adaptation (2006). Dhawan has since played Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy-drama Last Tango in Halifax (2012), Waris Hussein in the BBC Two docudrama An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), Davos in the Marvel series Iron Fist (2017–2018), Count Orlo in The Great (2020–2023) on Hulu , and The Master in

667-545: The superhumanly powerful Spider-Man . Davos also utilized the fiery energies of the Serpent's Sting, though that may be a function of the taloned gloves he wore at the time. When slain, Davos's spirit is transferred into the Anomaly Gem alongside the spirits of all past Iron Fists. From there he can be resurrected under certain circumstances. Since taking on the nom de guerre of the Steel Phoenix, Davos has been able to perform

696-669: The time but his true motivation would only be revealed much later). Randall gave Rand his chi , enabling him to drive off Davos, who vowed to face him again in the Tournament of the Heavenly Cities. When it was Davos' time to enter the tournament, he was approached by the Prince of Orphans to reveal his new Warrior's name since he was representing Kun-Zi for the first time, to which he chose "the Steel Phoenix". Davos now displays wings at either side of his serpent tattoo to mirror this. Early in

725-424: The tournament, Davos faced Tiger's Beautiful Daughter. During the contest, she severed Davos' hand. Enraged, Davos concentrated his chi into a new hand and proceeded to viciously beat his opponent to near-death, even refusing to let her yield. The next day, the old and wise Prince of Orphans challenged Davos to a fight instead of his scheduled opponent, Fat Cobra. Davos accepted and watched as his opponent turned into

754-594: Was always right. He helped defeat Yu-Ti , leader of K'un-L'un, and began a process of redeeming himself in the eyes of his peers. His father, Lei Kung the Thunderer, who has taken over leadership of K'un-L'un, charged him with guarding a dragon egg, from which Shou-Lao the Undying shall be reborn for the next Iron Fist to fight. The Steel Serpent is a master of the martial arts of K'un-Lun, including those practiced millennia ago. His skills rival those of Iron Fist, and he has defeated him several times in combat, though usually with

783-422: Was created by Marv Wolfman and Steve Ditko . In his first appearance the character battled a huge dragon from the past called a Wani, a monster that destroyed his ancestors' villages in 1582. The creature that Tako battled was intended to be Godzilla but since Marvel no longer had the rights to the character (which had lapsed the previous year) the creature was modified to a dragon called The Wani. Ral Dorn,

812-669: Was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane . The character subsequently appears in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #10 (March 1975), Marvel Premiere #22 (June 1975), Master of Kung Fu Annual #1 (1976), Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #21 (February 1976), Iron Fist #6-7 (August–September 1976), Marvel Team-Up #64 (December 1977), Power Man and Iron Fist #74-75 (October–November 1981), and Immortal Iron Fist #4-8 (May–October 2007), and #10-14 (December 2007-June 2008). Tako Shamara first appeared in Marvel Spotlight (vol. 2) #5 (March, 1980), and

841-501: Was part of an ensemble cast on the NBC sitcom Outsourced , which aired during the 2010–2011 season. In November 2013, Dhawan portrayed director Waris Hussein in An Adventure in Space and Time , a BBC Two biographical television film on the creation of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. He also appeared as Paul Jatri,

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