My thoughts on Diamondback
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Verdugo85 — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 12:23 PM)
His motive goes beyond plain old parental favoritism. Their father was a powerful, respected guy, who's name meant something to their whole community. Legacy and family names are something that's treated like a big deal on this show even before Willis shows up, and not only was he denied either of those hints, he was consequently sent to prison for years (something which we know through Luke means his father must've then completely dissacociated with him) while Luke gets off scot free because of his name. Then he tries to make Luke feel how he felt, and Luke gets a relatively short stint in prison with the result being a new lover and superpowers. I doubt that did anything to alleviate his sense of righteous anger.
To him, it doesn't matter if Luke knew or not. He thinks it's only fair if they experience the same suffering.
Spot on. This is what people need to understand about Diamondback's motivation and why it makes him a good villain. Willis is a pained man and hurting Luke is the only way to deal with his pain.
Some people here dont like him because of his silly looking high-tech suit he wore to fight Luke, come on.. -
android-impostor — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 10:15 AM)
Second, I didn't think his motive for killing Luke made sense. Basically he wanted to kill Luke because their father didn't care about him. That's dumb. Luke didn't even know they were related, and he wasn't the reason that Diamondback went to juvie or jail. I understand some tension and jealousy. But framing him, then trying to kill him? That's just way over the top.
Luke didn't have to do anything to provoke Diamondback's wrath. Stryker saw Cage as the favored son and that was enough. Diamondback definitely blames Luke for his (Stryker's) mother dying alone. Stryker is the first born son but was not legitimized like Luke was.
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JoostinOnline — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 04:46 PM)
Luke didn't have to do anything to provoke Diamondback's wrath. Stryker saw Cage as the favored son and that was enough. Diamondback definitely blames Luke for his (Stryker's) mother dying alone. Stryker is the first born son but was not legitimized like Luke was.
Those are weak reasons. He didn't want to kill Luke when they were kids, and nobody with the slightest trace of sanity would blame Luke for Diamondback's mother dying alone.
I know he says a "tension" existed between them as kids, but it was subtle enough that Luke didn't even notice it. They were best friends. -
moustachegai — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 10:36 AM)
Yeah I feel like we needed more back story - with the dad, and maybe romantic relationships with women they loved etc - to really help his psyche. He just seemed like a spoiled brat at the end but it didn't mesh because he looks like a 50 year old Black man with some form of autism.
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Castle177 — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 11:56 AM)
I feel like we'll be getting in to his real character development if they make a series two. For now I'll just say that I found him enjoyable. I really liked watching him, especially that moment where he shot that guy.
Cottonmouth was better though, which is a shame. -
Verdugo85 — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 12:31 PM)
diamondback hated luke in the comics because of reva and he was a friend not a brother. those idiots changed it for worse
You prefer Diamondback hate Luke over a woman?
And whats up with this?
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Madcap2112 — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 12:36 PM)
You prefer Diamondback hate Luke over a woman?
I agree. He's got a better reason in this. Hating someone over a woman is a b!tch move.
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?
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Toe_cutter_9000 — 9 years ago(October 06, 2016 04:50 AM)
The problem is they introduced him late in the show and didnt give enough time for people to really care about him. And theres no reason why he needs to be his brother, its just kind of shoved down your throat, its like by the way theyre brothers, so you have to care about their relationship.
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JoostinOnline — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 03:40 PM)
The problem is they introduced him late in the show and didnt give enough time for people to really care about him. And theres no reason why he needs to be his brother, its just kind of shoved down your throat, its like by the way theyre brothers, so you have to care about their relationship.
They didn't even take advantage of the opportunity to surprise the audience with them being half brothers. It was announced almost at the same time as his appearance in the show.