Who's the Weakest Among the Defenders?

The Defenders' Krysten Ritter, Charlie Cox, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones discuss their characters, the show's theme, and how they plan to take down the Avengers.

[merveeille]

Everybody here saying that Daredevil is the weakest but all he has to do is turn off the lights to whoop some ass

[Daslickflip]

It's weird seeing Matt Murdock look someone in the eyes

[nehathejedi]

Who else feels weird when Krysten smiles and when Charlie's eyes are focused? It can't be just me!

[derMulti]

The defenders are more powerful when they fight in a hallway

[janrobertrobedillo]

I think they underestimated Matt. For me, Daredevil is the strongest. He can read movements, he is smart and skilled.

[Jkjitsu]

I've met Charlie Cox in person before. He is the coolest dude!

[MaximilianDenisPatrickPonsonby]

life hack: unless you have superpowers, don't be a vigilante

[ZachIsHungry]

Not only does charlie change his accent but dude changes his whole voice tone and never misses a beat Wow. He sounds 100% different and I don't mean the accent that's apparent

[TheBoysArchived]

Charlie and Krysten's voice deepen by 15 octaves when they are in character.

[lewisdavidson]

People forget that although Cage has indestructible skin, he can still be taken down by blunt force trauma, e.g Elektra.
Jessica Jones may hit like a train but she's lucky to actually hit anyone.
Iron Fist just has trouble getting it up all the time and can't hold a candle to DD, as shown.
Daredevil can 1) Detect you from a mile away 2) Hit you from a mile away with his club 3) is easily the most capable Defender 4) is by far the most intelligent Defender

However, Punisher would kick everyone's ass.
"I've got a fist!" Headshot.
"I'm indestructible!" Grenade launcher to the face.
"I can hit hard!" Sniper rifle.
"I'm blind!" Nah mate, I only kill killers (he's the only one that hasn't killed anyone)

[sagebauland]

When you realize that daredevil is British... and can see

[vre]

Daredevil is technically the weakest but to me he makes up for this "weakness" with resilience and brilliant fighting techniques

[topknot]

This version of iron fist couldn't even beat that one security guard when he was burning those files.

[lukefarrell]

It’s important to remember that daredevil can sense people coming from miles away and can dodge bullets up close and far away obviously. So although he isn’t technically as strong he could make up for that with preparation and surprise attacks.

[carebear]

When Krysten raises her hand and says slay 😂👌

[superstag]

How DD is the weakest?..The dude literally got plummeted by Fisk, shot and stabbed multiple times, survived a building explosion, has stitches every night he suits up, fought with broken bones and ribs, took Nobu down, fell from heights and fought enemies anyway, fights almost 20 after he gets tied and beat by the punisher, fought many undead ninjas and a troop of them without break by tracking their breath, defeats Elektra easily and somehow he's the weakest. Charlie is awfully humble.

[kingjayhil]

In terms of power:
Offensively: Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil
Defensively: Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Iron Fist
Intellect: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist
Skill: Iron Fist, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage

Reasoning:
*Offense*: Iron Fist with the fist activated is devastating, only one who can actually hurt luke on the team. Luke cage has a slight edge over jessica, while matt is definitely last while being a skiled fighter
*Defense*: Having unbreakable skin is an easy metric for being the best defensivly, jessica jones being slightly weaker than luke again, daredevil comes out ontop over iron fist due to having armor and his heighten senses give him a sort of spidey sense useable to dodge attacks someone like iron fist would not see coming
*Intellect*: Matt easily the smartest, best decision making when using logic, lawyer, and provides info in battle using his highten senses such as amount of enemy's, weaponry, etc.. Jessica is next being a PI and by finding out matts identity proves her intellect. I give luke the edge over iron fist because iron fist has very little knowledge over the real world, often pointed out by being naive and often referred to as a little kid.
*Skill*: Iron Fist barely gets the edge over daredevil, but i believe him to be the more skillful fighter, being raised to fight. Daredecil was also trained to fight the hand, but not to the same degree as danny. Jessica gets the edge over luke because luke is actually too strong. He never had to worry about being skilled because he easily overpowers his foes and can resist their attacks, so he never had to try and learn skillful fighting. The same can be said for jessica, but being less powerful both def and off has made her more prone to damage, which probably makes her focus more on the art of battle

Average: On average, each character gets a 2.5 ranking meaning they all contribute similar value to the team. (remember low numbers is what your aiming for, as the lower the number the higher ur rank is on the list)

DD:4+3+1+2=10 10/4= 2.5
JJ: 3+2+2+3=10 10/4=2.5
IF: 1+4+4+1=10 10/4=2.5
LC:2+1+3+4=10 10/4=2.5

Conclusion: Iron Fist is the best attacker, being both powerful and skillful. However is terms of intellect and defense he is the worst. Luke cage and DD are near opposites of each other, with luke being strong in defense and attack and daredevil having high levels of intellect and skill. Jessica is the best character in terms of being an all around fighter, not the best at anything but can hold her own in each trait.

Team Attributes: Each character poses an attribute that is helpful in a team setting, but diminishes in value when alone. That is the say they are still useful on their own, but they are more effective in a team. Luke cage being naturally big and artifcially bullet proof allows him to absorb damage for his team. While not utilized in defenders, iron fist can heal injuries with his fist that other team members might endure. Daredevil agility while useful on his lonesome, is even more useful with a team. With a team, the other members can distract the enemy allowing dd the time to properly position to get to key targets. JJ can leap to great altitudes as see in the show, and by grabbing people can help them get to a place they would take longer to get to. This would be even more helpful if in Jessica Jones season 2 the finally allow her the ability to fly.

[anthonykf]

I would love some type of interaction between SHIELD and The Defenders.

[JT-cmdi]

DD might be the weakest in term of power, but overall the best cuz he can hear enemy closing by before anyone see them, he can tell someone is lying by listen to their heartbeat.

[Snowman]

I don´t really give a shit .. All I know is that Charlie is the best actor of them all and his Daredevil is the best character in the show as well ..