LIGHTNING
LORDs of NEPAL LIGHTNING
LORDs of NEPAL
Membership: Three unidentified brothers, including
the Last Lightning Lord
Purpose: Unrevealed; mercenaries and/or bounty
hunters on some level
Aliases: None
Affiliations: Bride of Nine Spiders (active
circa 1928--- to pre-modern era, at least),
Enemies: Dog
Brother #1, Lucky Pierre (Ernst Erskine, aka L.P.), Orson Randall
(formerly Iron Fist);
one of them (the one who wore his hair down) formerly
owned a horse
Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
active in the Adventurers' Club, nestled deep
in the hidden crevasses of Himalaya, in "some
godforsaken ice-hell" between the East Rongbuk Glacier and
Changtse
First Appearance: (Last Lightning Lord; brothers
referenced) Immortal Iron Fist#6 (July, 2007);
(Lightning Lords; fully seen and identified) Immortal
Iron Fist Annual#1 (November, 2007)
Powers/Abilities: The Lightning Lords had some martial arts skills and could generate and project electricity.
Combining their energies and linking a hand each, the brothers could generate the powerful Super Lightning Lord.
At least one of them had experience with the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao and possessed the magic Chalices of Xu-Ma
History:
(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb) - BTS) <According to the
Lightning Lords> - Orson Randall murdered their honorable father and
stole the favorite horse of one of the Lightning Lords.
(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb) - BTS) - The
Adventurers' Club was known only to "Men of Certain Deadly Persuasion,"
such as the Lightning Lords of Nepal and Orson Randall.
(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb) - BTS) - Seeking
the bounty on Orson Randall's head after
he had refused to compete in the tournament in the Heart of Heaven, the
Bride of Nine Spiders apparently allied with the Lightning Lords of
Nepal, bestowing upon them unspecified "kindnesses."
(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb)) <1928
A.D.> - When Orson Randall and his friend L.P. visited the
Adventurers' Club, they were discovered (or had previously been
discovered and were now followed) by the Lightning Lords.
As Orson and Pierre enjoyed a drink, one of the Lightning Lords told
his brothers that they had found their target and that he had notified
their mistress. The second brother was pleased, further noting that
this was indeed the man that had murdered their most noble father and
stolen that brother's favorite horse; the third brother correctly
suspected that that horse was tied outside at this very moment,
presuming that it was just to spite him.
Meanwhile, L.P. asked about the guys who kept
looking over at them and wringing their hands maniacally. Randall told
L.P. to be quiet and informed him that they were the Lightning Lords of
Nepal and that maniacal was "what they do," but that they weren't
anything to worry about.
L.P. asked if Orson thought that he could talk to them and if they would be amenable to being interviewed for the histories, but -- as he finished his drink -- Orson advised him, "Oh, absolutely not. Fact is, I suspect they'll be trying to kill us soon..."
As if on cue, the Lightning Lord then confronted
the pair, bristling with electricity, with one of them shouting out
Randall's name while kicking over a nearby table and telling him that
all of the powers he had pilfered from K'un-Lun could not protect him
now.
Laughing while replying that they were the ones
who needed protection, Orson kicked one of them in the face (knocking
him back into the other) and then dodged a strike by the third and then
smashed that one's head into a table.
As Orson taunted his fallen foes that that had
just been him and that he had not even needed to bring K'un-Lun into it
and that he had always figure that there were about two Lightning Lords
too many, one of the Lightning Lords reached forward and fired a burst
of electrical energy into Randall, shocking and dropping him.
Standing over the fallen Randall, one of the Lightning Lords advised him that he would wish that he had killed them a thousands times over when they unfurled their "Flag of Many Agonies" around them. Another Lighting Lord added, "Your ancestors will surely weep from the 'White Man's Hell they surely languish in when we--'"
He was interrupted by the arrival of the Bride of Nine Spiders, who proclaimed, "Enough." The Lords assured their mistress that they meant no harm, but she demanded silence, advising them that otherwise the kindnesses that she had bestowed upon them would quickly come to an end.
The Bride advised Randall of the bounty on his
head and that is was her good fortune that she and the Lightning Lords
-- rather than the other Immortal Weapons -- found him first. When
Orson refused to fight her, she denounced him as a coward unworthy of
her most divine punishments and instructed the Lightning Lords to
destroy him.
With each of the brothers joining a hand, the brothers advised the Bride not to worry, as killing cowards was a bit of a pastime for -- as they merged into a single being -- "Super Lightning Lord, electric demon of Manaslu!"
Randall could only proclaim, "My
God..."
before the Super Lightning Lord blasted him out of the tavern. Although
covered and burns and agonies, Randall was rescued by L.P., who rode
the Lightning Lord's previously stolen horse -- which had indeed been
tied outside -- grabbed him by the arm, and raced away with him.
Emerging from the tavern but apparently unable to catch or stop his enemies, the Super Lightning Lord shouted, "Nooooo! My horse!"
(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb) - BTS) -
Orson Randall healed himself by focusing his purest chi inward on the
Inner Wheels of Healing.
(Immortal Iron Fist#16 (fb) - BTS) - The Lightning Lords had multiple encounters with Orson Randall.
(Immortal Iron Fist#16 (fb) - BTS) - The Lightning Lords had multiple encounters with Dog Brother#1.
(Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb) - BTS) -
Two of the Lightning Lords forfeited their lives to Orson Randall.
It is unclear
whether they both died during the same encounter, and the
circumstances
of their deaths and/or forfeit(s) are unrevealed.
(Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb) - BTS) -
At the Adventurers' Club, the last Lightning Lord challenged Orson Randall to a drinking game involving the magic Chalices
of Xu-Ma and the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao.
(Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb) -
BTS) - Randall's friend Lucky Pierre failed in coaching him in the
game, apparently failing to detect the Lightning Lord's machinations,
and Randall began to feel the effects of the drinks he had been forced
to consume during this game.
(Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb)) -While Orson chastised L.P., chiding him for not paying more attention to the last Lightning Lord, and which of the magic Chalices of Xu-Ma he had poisoned. The Last Lightning Lord instructed Randall to choose his chalice or, by the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao, Randall had to admit defeat and forfeit his life to him, as his brothers had once forfeited theirs unto Randall.
Randall was going to choose the
blue chalice until the young Wendell Rand, who was working as a servant
at that tavern, told Randall that he had seen the Lightning Lord put
the poison in the green one.
As Wendell spoke English and the Light Lord spoke either Nepali or one
of the 123 other languages of Nepal, it appeared that the Lightning
Lord may not have realized that Randall had been informed of his
actions.
Regardless, Orson chose blue for himself and green for the Lightning Lord. Replying only, "Well, great" (in his language), the last Lightning Lord consumed the poisoned drink to honor the game and apparently perished.
This encounter led to the association of Orson Randall and Wendell Rand, who later traveled to K'un-Lun and fathered Daniel Rand, who became Iron Fist.
(Immortal Iron Fist#16 (fb) - BTS) - The Lightning Lords' descendants included the three Xao brothers, who could combine their chi to create a kind of beast made of pure lightning.
(Immortal Iron Fist#16 (fb) - BTS) - Orson Randall allegedly killed one of the Xao brothers.
(Immortal Iron Fist#16 (fb) - BTS) -
The Bride of Nine Spiders employed Xao to hunt down Orson Randall.
Comments: Created by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction & Dan Brereto.
Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction's
Immortal Iron Fist was definitely my favorite Iron Fist series, even
though I preferred the previous indications that Wendell Rand was the
son of previous August Personage in Jade (Yu-Ti)
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Lightning Lords of Nepal have no known connections to:
 (Immortal
Iron Fist#6 (fb) - BTS) - At the Adventurers' Club, the last
Lightning Lord challenged Orson Randall to
a drinking game involving the magic Chalices of Xu-Ma and the lost
Drinking Laws of Me-Lao.(Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb) -
BTS) - Randall's friend Lucky Pierre failed in coaching him in
the
game, apparently failing to detect the Lightning Lord's
machinations,
and Randall began to feel the effects of the drinks he had been
forced
to consume during this game. (Immortal Iron Fist#6 (fb)) -While Orson chastised L.P., chiding him for not paying more attention to the last Lightning Lord, and which of the magic Chalices of Xu-Ma he had poisoned. The Last Lightning Lord instructed Randall to choose his chalice or, by the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao, Randall had to admit defeat and forfeit his life to him, as his brothers had once forfeited theirs unto Randall. Randall was going to choose the
blue chalice
until the young Wendell Rand, who was working as a servant at
that
tavern, told Randall that he had seen the Lightning Lord put the
poison
in the green one.
As Wendell
spoke English and the Light Lord spoke either Nepali or one of
the 123
other languages of Nepal, it appeared that the Lightning Lord
may not
have realized that Randall had been informed of his actions.
Regardless, Orson chose blue for himself and green for the Lightning Lord. Replying only, "Well, great" (in his language), the last Lightning Lord consumed the poisoned drink to honor the game and apparently perished. This encounter led to the association of Orson Randall and Wendell Rand, who later traveled to K'un-Lun and fathered Daniel Rand, who became Iron Fist. --Immortal Iron Fist#6Note: I'm not certain which of the three Lightning Lords was the last one. In the top images, the one on the right in the upper left image, who is also on the left in the upper right image, has the mustache only, like the Last Lightning Lord, but he obviously could have changed his facial hairstyle (obviously the hairstyle on his head changed from full to bald and/or shaved). I don't think we know anything more about the Chalices of Xu-Ma other than that their were magic and used in a challenge involving the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao. We don't know if Xu-Ma is a being, a place, a thing or something else. Similarly, I don't think we know anything about the lost Drinking Laws of Me-Lao, other than that they were rules regarding drinking (presumably some sort of alcoholic or otherwise intoxicating beverage). We don't know if Me-Lao is a being, a place, a thing or something else |
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The Bride of Nine Spiders advised Randall of the
bounty on his head and that is
was her good fortune that she and the Lightning Lords -- rather
than
the other Immortal Weapons -- found him first. When Orson refused to fight her, she denounced him as a coward unworthy of her most divine punishments and instructed the Lightning Lords to destroy him. With each of the brothers joining a hand, the brothers advised the Bride not to worry, as killing cowards was a bit of a pastime for -- as they merged into a single being -- "Super Lightning Lord, electric demon of Manalsu!" Randall could only proclaim, "My
God..."
before the Super Lightning Lord blasted him out of the tavern.
Although
covered and burns and agonies, Randall was rescued by L.P., who
rode
the Lightning Lord's previously stolen horse -- which had indeed
been
tied outside -- grabbed him by the arm, and raced away with him. Emerging from the tavern but apparently unable to catch or stop his enemies, the Super Lightning Lord shouted, "Nooooo! My horse!" --Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1Note: It was unclear to me whether the Lightning Lords actually combined and became the Super Lightning Lord or whether they used their energies to create this being. I ASSume the former, as it spoke with the voice of one of them, but who knows...? Manaslu is a mountain in Nepal, and it means "Mountain of the Spirit" |
  (Immortal
Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb) - BTS)
<According to the Lightning Lords> - Orson Randall murdered
their
honorable father and stole the favorite horse of one of the
Lightning
Lords.(Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (fb)) <1928 A.D.> - As Orson Randall and his friend L.P. visited the Adventurers' Club, the Lightning Lords were present as well, confirming Orson's identity and plotting against him. One of the brothers correctly suspected that his brother's horse was tied outside at this very moment, presuming that it was just to spite him. The Lightning Lords formed the Super Lightning Lord, who blasted
Orson out of the tavern. Although
covered and burns and agonies, Randall was rescued by L.P., who
rode
the Lightning Lord's previously stolen horse -- which had indeed
been
tied outside -- grabbed him by the arm, and raced away with him. Emerging from the tavern but apparently unable to catch or stop his enemies, the Super Lightning Lord shouted, "Nooooo! My horse!" --Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 |
images: (without ads)
Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1,pg. 6, panel 2 (seated,
conspiring);
pg. 7, panel 2 (faces, lightning);
panel 4 (confront Orson
& LP);
pg. 9, panel 4 (shocking Orson);
pg. 12, panel 2 (joining hands);
panel 3 (Super Lightning
Lord);
pg. 13, panel 1 (Orson blasted out of
tavern, horse, profile);
panel 2 (horse, front);
panel 3 (LP picking up
Orson, SLL shouting)
Immortal Iron Fist#6, pg. 1, panel 4 (seated behind
chalices);
pg. 2, panel 6 (accepting fate);
pg. 3, panel 1 (death)
Appearances:
Immortal Iron Fist#6 (July, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt
Fraction (writers), Dan Heath (artist), Alejandro Arbona
(assistant editor), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist Annual#1 (November, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt
Fraction (writers), Howard Chaykin & Dan Brereton (artists; Dan for
Lightning Lords story), Alejandro Arbona (assistant editor), Warren
Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist#16 (August, 2008) - Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja
(artist), Alejandro Arbona
(assistant editor), Warren Simons (editor)
First posted: 09/26/2026
Last updated: 07/31/2026
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Super Lightning Lord was created
from the combined chi of the three Lightning Lords of Nepal.