Set in the backdrop of New Orleans, their story represents the disenfranchised youth in urban society, as victims of a corporate or economic downturn, discrimination, and a broken social system . We have a pair of heroes from opposing sides coming together with an indifference that will save the city.
Cloak & Dagger made their first appearance in Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man back in March 1982, on issue #64.
They have been tiered as low level superheroes similar to the scale of Netflix's interpretation of the Defenders. For the series Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen are relocated to post hurricane Katrina New Orleans instead of New York City; as what was developed in the comics. Tweaking their origins with Billy being Tyrone's brother and their power not being a dormant mutations released by a mysterious drug injection, but an explosion from an off shore oil refinery. Cloak aka Tyrone Johnson attends a catholic school and is on the basketball team, the team if they can get along can make it to the finals. Something that has not occurred from back when Tyrone's late brother Billy was on the team. His parents fearful of their remaining son, want only the best for him, but Tyrone struggles with survivors guilt from the night his brother was gunned down on the pier by Detective Connors a man sporting a scar across his cheek; and no record of him on the force, as his brother was found with drugs in his system. An obvious cover up and discarded case as another troubled black youth. Tandy Bowen, a homeless kid who robs rich kids and lives in an abandoned church, is a victim of being a corporate patsy, her father Nathan was the project manager at an oil refinery and when an accident caused it to explode he was accused of negligence on that same night he and his daughter had a car accident that veered his vehicle off a pier, causing him to be knocked unconscious and drowned. Of the duo, Tyrone is the more morally centered person, academically brilliant, he struggles with himself since the incident and with his basketball team and seeks sessions with father Delgado. Tandy and her mother were financially ruined and disgraced by Nathan's company Roxxon oil. Her mother turned to drugs and struggled with addiction, and Tandy had to fend for herself becoming a pick pocket and moral-less towards the rich and privilege. Cloak & Dagger's proximity to the oil refinery released an energy that gave them latent abilities that only unlocked when they would meet again 8 years later and touch.
Beside creating daggers of light that can cut various forms of matter she can access peoples hopes, and if she chooses too, steal them away. Tyrone can access peoples fears and can teleport to wherever he is driven to. Both have psionic bond to each other and are empathic when they touch others. However when they attempt to touch each other their powers are triggered and their opposing powers create powerful psionic backlashing.
Beneath the oil refinery is a darkforce of energy and if exposed ramps up one's fear to 1000% turning the infected into angry zombies. Roxxon has created pipelines throughout the city and when the energy that gave cloak and dagger their powers gets released, fear energy will blanket the city. It is also during this process Tyrone seeks to avenge his brother's killer by bringing Detective Conners to justice. Tandy also must leave her corrupt lifestyle behind her before she too will face the law. The law in both these cases comes in the form of Detective Brigid O'Reily , who eventually comes around to aid the Duo. Being that it is New Orleans, we have the spiritual experience with an occult medium, whose niece Evita attends the same catholic school as Tyrone and appears to be his love interest. We have Liam a partner in crime and muscle when Tandy robs the rich. They begin as ancillary characters to just help forward the story, but slowly begin to have a more pronounced roll as the series progresses. The lead actors Oliva Holt and Aubrey Joseph give wonderful performances that feel relatable as the audience can sympathize with their characters. As Cloak & Daggers powers continue to develop and mature, Tyrone can begin to summon the darkforce and pull things into its dark dimension, Tandy's daggers can purify its evil energies. The post credit final scene sets up what maybe interpreted as a new super powered villain.
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