This is the ultimate maturation of the character. The was never about the glow. It was about the discipline. Even without the dragon’s chi, Danny Rand is still one of the top five hand-to-hand combatants in the Marvel Universe. He can still deflect bullets, break concrete, and read an opponent’s intent through the twitch of a single muscle.
In the seminal comic run Immortal Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, we learn that Danny is not special. The line of the Iron Fist stretches back 10,000 years. There have been 66 previous fists. Most of them died young. They were consumed by the legacy. man iron fist
Left alone and presumed dead by the outside world, the boy did not surrender. He clawed his way across the ice, driven by rage and grief, until he found the bridge between worlds. The gates of K’un-Lun opened for him. This is the ultimate maturation of the character
Pop culture often reduces the to "a guy with a glowing hand." This is like saying the sun is "a warm lightbulb." Even without the dragon’s chi, Danny Rand is