Iron Fist is perhaps the most controversial series in Netflix's original roster of Marvel series. Both the show and its main character were received quite poorly by audiences. Perhaps one of the most prevalent gripes fans had with the series was the fact that, for a lot of episodes, Danny Rand didn't feel like... well, Danny Rand. Something that contributed to that was the lack of a costume. Throughout two standalone seasons and the team-up series The Defenders, Iron Fist never got the chance to wear his classic green-and-yellow outfit.
Season 2 of the show briefly showed Danny wearing a version of his comic book mask, but aside from that, he remained fairly grounded in his now-MCU-set adaptation. Now, we have a new look at Finn Jones sporting Iron Fist's yellow mask. A Reddit user posted a picture of Jones alongside at 2025's Geek Festival Peru, where Jones made an appearance as a guest. Per the post, a fan gave him the replica mask, which Jones wore for the picture:
Finn Jones slips into the Iron Fist mask again!!! Fan gifts him a Season 2 replica at Geek Festival Peru 2025 (photo via @lwreford’s Instagram Story)
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It's not a full costume, but the actor looks like he came straight out of a Marvel comic; seeing with the mask solidifies just how good his casting as Danny Rand was. The lack of a super suit for Danny was frustrating, particularly because out of all of the Defenders in the comics, he's historically one of the most colorful. However, as frustrating as it was, there was a story concept behind Rand not donning his signature duds. Speaking to Den of Geek in 2017, Finn Jones stated:
"The thing with all of these shows is not that we're shy to bring the costumes. It's that we want them to feel authentic when it does happen. Danny's on this journey to understanding what his responsibility is. And throughout all of [Iron Fist] Season 1, he was in no state of mind to put a suit on. That would've been ridiculous because he was not fully accomplished as the Iron Fist yet and he certainly didn't have the right or the responsibility to be putting on a superhero costume. He needs to work his shit out. And certainly by the end of The Defenders, it will feel right."
Then, in 2018, Iron Fist Season 2 showrunner Raven Metzner and star Finn Jones made an appearance at SDCC to promote the show. Addressing the flashback of Danny wearing the Iron Fist mask and his lack of a costume, Metzner said the following (via Den of Geek):
"There's a reason why in K'un-Lun those masks are worn. It's the same reason that, to keep people anonymous when you're fighting people you've know your whole life, you know? And we use that in interesting ways in the fight, in story, and we did a lot of research on actual ceremonial masks from many different cultures. We had our wardrobe team design that mask and filtered it through all these different versions of different masks that real people really wear for different ceremonial events. On top of that, the eye black is something that is used in football, it's used in military, to keep the sun's glare away, so you can do combat."
It's still unclear if Jones will return as Danny Rand in the MCU. Daredevil: Born Again made all of Netflix's Marvel shows canon, and Krysten Ritter and Jon Bernthal got to reprise their roles as Jessica Jones and Punisher, respectively. With that, the door is technically open for Jones to play Danny once again. He has previously shared his excitement to make a comeback as the character, so hopefully, with Marvel Studios putting more focus on street-level heroes, he will get another shot at the "immortal" hero.
Iron Fist and The Defenders are both streaming on Disney+.
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