What is Misty Knight?
{{no sources|date=December 2023}} [[File:Dragon Con 2013 - Misty Knight (9664642790).jpg|thumb|Cosplayer as Misty Knight.]] '''Mercedes Knight''', also known as '''Misty Knight''', is a [[fictional character]] and superheroine from [[Marvel Comics]] and its universe, appearing as a major characters in numerous comics, such as ''Luke Cage'', ''Iron Fist'', and ''The Defenders'' comics. She was originally a NYPD lieutenant who lost her arm on duty, but was given a bionic arm by [[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] and decided to leave the department after she was given a desk job. Becoming a private investigator, Misty worked with her close [[Colleen Wing]] stopping threats in [[New York (state)|New York]], and helping superheroes. She is the partner of [[Luke Cage]] and [[Iron Fist (character)|Iron Fist]], and a member of the [[Daughters of the Dragon]], [[Heroes for Hire]], [[Aberrant Crimes Division]], [[Valkyrior's Defenders]], and [[Daughters of Liberty]]. She was created by Arvell Jones, Tony Isabella, Roy Thomas and Ross Andru, and first appeared in ''Marvel Premiere #21'' in March of 1975. [[Simone Missick]] portrayed the character in the [[Netflix]] television series ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' (2016–2018), ''The Defenders'' (2017), and the second season of ''[[Iron Fist (TV series)|Iron Fist]]'' (2018), set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]] [[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1975]]