I think karate kid was the worse character ever created. I like what it says on superdickery.com about him. It says something to the effect of the only thing that can beat a legion of super powered heros, "Karate". what a load of crap it is impossible to reach the level he's at even if he was imortal and live for a million years. SO yes iron fist dies every time. Karate kid is more of a maga character then a dc one.