Marvel's The Defenders: Ranking Every Major Character From Worst To Best

18-16. Bakuto, Murakami & Sowande

Revealing the various leaders - or Fingers - of the Hand was a good move on paper, as it helped further personify a threat that has been mostly nebulous up to this point. Unfortunately, the three supporting Hand leaders hardly make an impression.

Firstly, it would have worked better if we had met all of these characters before. Clearly, showrunner Marco Ramirez regrets killing off Nobu at the end of Daredevil season two, as we get the half-hearted retcon that Murakami was Nobu's boss all along. Likewise, Sowande could have featured in Luke Cage to set up his appearance here but, as it is, he has little weight.

That said, we have met Bakuto in Iron Fist, and he doesn't pack much of a punch either, though at least his presence does give Colleen some sort of arc (more on that later).