7) Wendell And Heather Rand
What’s a superhero without the ghost of their dead parents hanging over them? Everyone from Superman to Spider-Man is an orphan, and Iron Fist is no exception. However, the character does have a more in-depth backstory than most, and one which is tied in with his parents. As such, we expect Mr. and Mrs Rand. to have an important role in Iron Fist, presumably largely in flashbacks.
In the comics, Wendell Rand earns the mantle of the Iron Fist, but forgoes it by leaving the mystical city of K’un-Lun to return to the normal world. Years later, he travels to the city again and over the dangerous mountains of Tibet, this time with his wife and child. Unfortunately, Wendell and Heather perish on the journey, and Danny is taken in by the people of K’un-Lun.
When he is old enough, he takes on his birth right as Iron Fist, the mystically-powered protector of the city.