1) Luke Cage
No one else could take the top spot but Power Man himself, Mr. Luke Cage. First of all, Mike Colter is terrific as Luke. We got a taste of him in Jessica Jones, but here he proves that he’s a terrific leading man with a lot of charisma.
Despite possessing bullet-proof skin, the great thing about Luke as a character is that he is a reluctant hero who, just like the best of them, is forced to face up to his responsibilities when tragedy strikes. A real man of the people, he will not stop until his town is safe. Just because he wears a hoodie instead of a cape doesn’t mean he isn’t a fully-fledged hero.
The best example yet of a street-level superhero, the team behind Luke Cage should be commended for giving us another great Defender to add to the line-up.