Like super strength superior healing all that but the unbreakable skin like an actually bulletproof vest but he'd still break ribs and stuff from the impact right?
His skin being so strong, it acts like an exoskeleton, enabling him to pick up things he normally would not and protecting from impact as well. His organs are also super strong, no?
Nah, it’s his skeleton and skin I think. I don’t think his organs are super durable, but he’s obviously way stronger than normal
protecting from impact as well
I'm not sure about this, didn't Jessica give him a monster of a concussion with a shot gun blast under the jaw?
He's not impervious to impact damage but is resistant still. A shotgun blast to the face would kill someone else even if it didn't break the skin.
Lets just assume the skin could absorb some of the impact being inpenetrable and all
You could still poke his eye like a croc
You could also shove a bomb up his ass like Translucent
Or put small bombs in his coffee like Deadpool did.
You could also shove
a bombAnt-Man up his ass
FTFY
The Atom also exploded Rasputin in a recent episode of Legends of Tomorrow.
Rasputin is in that show?
Yeah, they had him on for one episode, this season has a bunch of resurrected historical figures.
Not anymore, he exploded.
In Deadpools Kills the Marvel Universe Again, Deadpool actually use Pym particles to reduce bombs to microscopic size and put them in Luke's coffee.
His skin is impenetrable, and his bones are indestructible, but everything else is normal (and he's also just a buff dude). A shotgun blast to the jaw is more like someone fireing a blank at your chin; it wouldn't kill you but you would sure as hell get a concussion. His organs aren't meant to move that fast.
Wasn’t it in the mouth?
Nah, under the chin
Considering a big plot point was him getting shot with bullet penetrating skins and his organs getting fucked because of it, I'd say not really. He's a softie inside literally and figuratively
I mean when those bullets were used on a regular dude in a bulletproof vest, he kind of exploded. So they're way more damaging than regular bullets once they've penetrated, but Luke was still able to survive them so his internals must be way more resilient (and with some self-healing factor) than a non powered human.
The bullet made it in, blew up and left shrapnel inside of Luke. Your not supposed to have that in you and it will mess you up.
Yeah I'm just saying that the same explosion did this to a dude while the shrapnel barely made it more than a couple inches into Luke. So his insides must be extremely dense and at least mildly bullet resistant to stop the shrapnel from turning him to confetti, though it would have still been fatal if left in there.
Yup
Wrong
I'm not wrong. This was shown multiple times throughout the show(s), most notably when he takes the shotgun to the face and gets a concussion, and when Iron Fist ki punches him and Luke notes that it hurt. The only time his skin is pierced on the other hand, is when shot with bullets created specifically to do so.
Just going off of memory from when Luke was shot. I think it is that his cells are super-elastic and have stronger bonding/ density letting him be able to shrug off attacks and be much stronger than usual. (also heals fast)
Unbreakable skin and super strength. Dude could still get a concussion and suffer from internal bleeding but there isn’t much that can get through his skin.
Reminds me of when WWH went to the X-Men and punched Wolverine till his brain was pudding. Unbreakable bones but still can get organs messed up easily.
WWH?
Yeah World War Hulk. Pretty good issue where he went to confront Xavier.
World War Hulk maybe? I haven't read it so I don't know if he did that though
Durable skeleton, unbreakable skin.
If you haven't already check out Luke Cage - everyman comic run.
also super strength, not as strong as Jessica Jones' or Spider-Man's, but still strong enough to punch through a brick wall or lift a car
I thought he was stronger than jj in the Netflix shows
She doesn't punch through concrete 'cause it'll cut up her hands, but her top feats of strength have been greater than Luke's.
Can you give me an example? I haven't watched then in a while but I remember luke being stronger
The most prominent example that springs to mind is catching/holding up a falling elevator in Defenders.
In Jessica’s fight with Luke in JJ S1, (before Luke gets amped) he’s consistently shown as stronger than her.
From my understanding his skin’s basically unbreakable, while his organs and stuff aren’t quite as durable but still much more so than normal
Basically, blunt force can still hurt him yes, but it has to be strong enough because his durability is still enhanced. That's why a regular guy punching him in the face won't even make him flinch.
I suppose so. After all, the point blank shotgun blast to the cranium almost killed him.
Realistically, though, a shotgun blast point blank still wouldn't do much damage to him. The person firing the gun feels about as much impact as the person on the receiving end.
Realistically? WTF are you smoking?
If the buckshot/slug can't penetrate his skin, it's not going to concuss him. Firing a gun has more kickback than being hit by one. That's physics.
Yes, his skin is impenetrable, not inflexible. A shotgun blast to flexible but unbreakable skin will still cause a ton of internal trauma and swelling. Think of regular bullets hitting a bullet proof vest. The bullet doesn't pierce the vest, but you know damn well the one wearing it felt that bullet and will probably have a bruise if not a small injury in that area. Now THAT is physics.
A bruise from a bulletproof vest, yes. Massive internal trauma, though? As a wise man once said, "WTF are you smoking?"
It would be like getting punched by a heavyweight boxer, at worst, and Luke can take hits like that. Shotguns are horrifically misrepresented by TV and movies.
You're comparing a regular bullet and a shotgun blast as if they're the same thing. They are definitely not. My bulletproof vest analogy was simply to help you understand that just because a surface is impenetrable, doesn't mean it's inflexible and that internal trauma cannot occur. And you can say all you want about shotguns and their misrepresentation on TV, but we are talking about a shotgun blast point blank. There's no mistaking what that can do. Literally, the barrels were on his skin when the round was fired. Luke Cage, whether the Netflix or comic book variety, is not completely invulnerable to damage.
"Luke Cage possesses superhuman strength and stamina, and has extremely dense skin and muscle tissue, which render him highly resistant to physical injury. Cage possesses these abilities as a result of a cellular regeneration experiment which fortified the various tissues of his body. His skin can resist high-caliber bullets, puncture wounds, corrosives, biological attacks, and extreme temperatures and pressures without sustaining damage. A second exposure to said experiments further enhanced his strength and durability.
The same experiment which granted him his great strength and durability has also given him a faster-than-normal recovery time from injury.
Luke Cage is an exceptional street fighter and was a gifted athlete before receiving superhuman abilities. He has also studied martial arts under Iron Fist's instruction, learning how to couple leverage with his strength in order to increase his combat effectiveness against more powerful opponents.
He owns a jacket that is as durable as his skin, having been exposed to the "Power Man" treatment during his second exposure."
It's also specified in the show that his skin is essentially abalone, a really hard shell. Like shellfish shell.
Evolution.
He's immune to piercing damage, but not impact damage