Marvel's Iron Fist: Ranking Every Major Character From Worst To Best

10. Joy Meachum

Iron Fist Characters
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Just about edging out Ward, Joy Meachum doesn't fare a great deal better than her brother - that she does rank higher is mostly down to the performance of Jessica Stroup, who at least imbues Joy with a some degree of likability and personality (still not much, though).

At the outset she's a more sympathetic character, as well as often being more skilled in business, although her actions are nonetheless too inconsistent (she believes Danny, then drugs him).

As things progress, it gets even weirder for Joy, as her and Ward essentially go in opposite directions. While he goes for redemption, she swings fully to the side of evil, which I'm not sure is earned or again all that interesting (especially when Davos does the same thing at the same time, but with more setup for it), but does at least add another shade to a mostly dull character.

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