1400-01-15 CE - Eyes of Wakanda - Season 1, Episode 3: Lost and Found
- Apr 19
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 2
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Deep Dive
In the year 1400 AD, the clandestine Wakandan agent Basha is dispatched to the high, snow-drenched peaks of the Himalayas with a mandate to retrieve a stolen vibranium artifact. This artifact, a small dragon statue imbued with the rare metal, has been revered as a sacred object within the mystical city of K’un-Lun for over a millennium. Basha infiltrates the society by feigning the plight of a lost and injured traveler, a deception that allows him to gain the trust and care of a local woman named Jorani. During his recovery, Basha experiences a rare moment of genuine connection and developing affection for his caretaker, yet his nationalist duty ultimately overrides his personal sentiments. He discovers the artifact serves as the "tongue" of a massive dragon statue in the city's shrine and, unable to remove the vibranium component on-site, he severs the entire dragon’s head and flees via a cloaked Wakandan aircraft.
The secondary movement of the narrative shifts to the Golden City of Wakanda, where Basha’s triumphant return is quickly undermined by his own negligence. Unbeknownst to the agent, Jorani, who is revealed to be the current bearer of the Iron Fist mantle, clung to the exterior of his ship and successfully bypassed Wakanda’s legendary energy shields. As Basha attempts to debrief with his superior, High Councilman Rakim, and his field leader Ebo, he must simultaneously contain the "intruder" before her presence exposes the vulnerability of the Hatut Zeraze’s security protocols. The conflict culminates in a confrontation where Jorani demonstrates the superiority of her mystical prowess over the Wakandans' technological reliance, forcing Basha to confront the arrogance of his mission and the moral complexity of "reclaiming" objects that have acquired new cultural significance over centuries of displacement.
Universe Designation
This story takes place in the main Marvel Continuity: 199999
Note - We at Snark Industries recognize and reject that this universe was named as 616 in Dr. Strange Multiverse of Madness
Characters in the Episode
Character Name | Voice Actor | Role and Description |
Jacques Colimon | A member of the Hatut Zeraze (War Dogs) characterized by overconfidence and a puckish disregard for traditional protocols. | |
Jona Xiao | The 15th-century protector of K'un-Lun and the first female Iron Fist to be depicted on screen in the MCU Sacred Timeline. | |
Isaac Robinson-Smith | The field leader of the Hatut Zeraze and Basha’s closest associate, tasked with managing his subordinate's frequent lapses in discipline. | |
Gary Anthony Williams | A senior advisor to the Wakandan throne and a high-ranking overseer of the War Dogs' recovery missions. |
In-Universe Date
The events of "Lost and Found" are definitively set in 1400 AD.
Comic Roots
The Legacy of the Iron Fist
The episode draws extensively from the expanded mythology established in The Immortal Iron Fist (2006) by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, and David Aja. This comic run famously expanded the Iron Fist lore by revealing that there have been sixty-five previous bearers of the mantle before Danny Rand (he being the sixty-sixth), each with their own unique history and fighting style.
The character of Jorani is an original creation for the series but functions as a "canon immigrant" or proxy for historical Iron Fists like Wu Ao-Shi, the 16th-century Iron Fist known as the "Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay". The episode utilizes several foundational comic elements, including:
The City of K’un-Lun: One of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven, which exists in a pocket dimension and appears on Earth at periodic intervals.
Shou-Lao the Undying: The immortal dragon whose heart provides the "chi" necessary to empower the Iron Fist.
Chi Manipulation: The ability to focus bio-energy into one’s hand, creating a glowing, super-powered fist capable of breaching even vibranium-reinforced structures.
Recommended Reading
Marvel Premiere #15–25 (1974–1975) by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane & Tony Isabella
Iron Fist's debut and origin. Shou-Lao the Undying, K'un-Lun, the power of the Iron Fist. Everything Jorani's arc draws on starts here.
Immortal Iron Fist #1–16 (2006–2008) by Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction
The definitive modern Iron Fist run and the source of the legacy title concept. Introduces Bei Bang-Wen and Wu Ao-Shi as historical Iron Fists across different eras. Jorani fits directly into this lineage.
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #1–12 (2014) by Kaare Andrews
Deeply explores K'un-Lun's culture and the cost of being its guardian. Directly relevant to Jorani's identity as protector rather than weapon.
Black Panther Vol. 6 #1–12 (2016) by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Explores Wakanda's tensions around power and ownership. The episode's colonialism argument maps directly onto Coates's thematic concerns.
Power Man and Iron Fist (2016) by David F. Walker
The best modern Iron Fist team-up book. Good tonal companion to the episode's more grounded, personal approach to the character.
The Snark File - Easter Eggs, Callbacks, and Technical Tidbits
The Iron Fist Mantle Gets a Sacred Timeline Entry
Jorani is the first Iron Fist to appear within the MCU's Sacred Timeline, establishing that the mantle has existed within mainstream continuity for centuries before Danny Rand ever set foot in K'un-Lun. This retroactively deepens the entire Iron Fist mythology in ways the Netflix series never quite managed, anchoring the lineage of 65 predecessors not just in comics lore but in lived MCU history.
Basha's Chase Scene Runs on Wakandan Infrastructure
The chase between Basha and Jorani takes place on Wakanda's Maglev network, the high-speed magnetic rail system previously glimpsed in Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Seeing it operational in 1400 CE is a significant lore detail, confirming that Wakanda's advanced transit infrastructure predates European industrialization by several centuries, consistent with the franchise's broader premise but now given a specific historical anchor.
The Iron Fist's Chi Breaks Vibranium
The episode establishes that the Iron Fist's chi is powerful enough to crack vibranium, placing it in very select company. In the MCU, the list of forces capable of compromising vibranium is extremely short. The episode doesn't announce this as a revelation, it just happens in the middle of a fight scene, which makes it easy to miss, but SUPER significant.
