In his civilian life, Matt is a morally-driven brilliant lawyer with his partner and best friend Foggy Nelson and his secretary/love interest Karen Page, and combats criminals and injustice both legally and vigilantly, making enemies out of those, such as crime boss Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, and the evil ninja clan the Hand. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil was briefly the leader of the Defenders, a temporary team of fellow vigilantes consisting of Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
Daredevil was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett.
Matt Murdock began as the normal son of champion boxer "Battlin'" Jack Murdock, until he lost his sight in an accident while saving an old man from being ran over by a cargo truck hauling toxic waste. However, in losing his sight, the chemical waste also amplified his other senses, granting him superhuman sensory, allowing him to hear things miles away, see through feeling vibrations, and smell something particularly potent in order to anticipate danger. Following the murder of his father, he was taken in by the cold, elderly ninja master Stick, and trained in martial arts, in addition to overcoming his trauma and fear, he uses both to become the costumed vigilante Daredevil, wearing a red-and-black costume evocative of a traditional devil.
Personality
Matt maintains an idea of justice and righteousness that he carries with him through work as a lawyer by day and a vigilante by night. While professional, Matt is not without a sense of humor and is very easygoing with his friends. Quips about his blindness don't bother him, and he even frequently jokes about it himself. Despite this, when under stress, Matt pushes the people around him away, attempting to take all responsibility upon himself to fix Hell's Kitchen. Although he tries to be a pillar of strength and support for the people around him, Matt can only take so much pressure before he breaks down.
As Daredevil, Matt is cruel and ruthless towards criminals. Although he refuses to kill, Matt is not afraid to break bones or torture his targets to get what he is after, even if his targets are not criminals themselves. Due to his extremely violent nature as a vigilante, Matt realizes that he has the potential to become the very thing he hates and takes care to never cross that line.
Powers and abilities
Powers
Superhuman Senses/Radar Sense: Matt became blind in a chemical accident when he was nine years old, the chemicals increase his four remaining senses to superhuman levels, as he got older his powers got stronger, by the time he became an adult, Matt had gained full control over his senses and can use them very proficiently. Through a combination of all of his heightened senses, Daredevil is able to perceive the world around him through a radar-like sense. As everything looks orange and red as if "the world's on fire".
Superhuman Hearing: Daredevil's hearing is far sharper than a bat's hearing. Daredevil's hearing is so acute that he can tell whether people are lying or not, based on the rate of their heartbeat.
Superhuman Smell: Daredevil's smell far sharper than a dog's smell.
Superhuman Taste: Daredevil's sense of taste is far better than a normal human's.
Superhuman Touch: Daredevil's sense of touch is far better than a normal human's.
Abilities
Expert Lawyer: Matt is an excellent lawyer.
Master Hand-To-Hand Combatant/Martial Artist: Daredevil is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist.
Master Stick Fighter: Daredevil is a highly skilled stick fighter.
Indomitable Will/High Tolerance for Pain: Daredevil is fearless. Under no situation does he ever give up.
Heightened Reflexes: Daredevil has excellent reflexes.
Heightened Agility: Daredevil has excellent agility.
Heightened Dexterity: Due to his superhuman hearing Matt has excellent balance giving him perfect equilibrium, increasing his agility and refining his movements.
Free Running/Acrobatics/Stealth: Daredevil is capable of scaling buildings and running from rooftop to rooftop easily.
Multilingual: Matt is capable of fluently speaking English and Spanish.
Weapons and Equipment
Daredevil suit: Matt wears a red leather protective suit as his superhero alter-ego, Daredevil, to hide his identity from his enemies when he goes out fighting crime.
Billy Club: It functions as a multi-purpose cane with different modes, such as two short sticks or a larger staff.
In adulthood, Murdock attends Columbia University School of Law, where he met his best friend Foggy Nelson and the two eventually graduate and intern at the law firm Landman and Zack. Murdock also had a brief relationship with Elektra Natchios. Murdock later grows uncomfortable with the firm's lack of morals, just as he begins to take vigilante action against those he knows the law cannot prosecute. In the first season, he and Nelson decide to start their own law firm, and through their first client, Karen Page become embroiled in the politics of post-Incident Hell's Kitchen. Murdock and his allies are able to take down crime lord Wilson Fisk using the law, and when Fisk escapes custody, Murdock defeats him as the vigilante, who is christened 'Daredevil' by the media. In the second season, he meets the murderous vigilante Frank Castle aka the Punisher. In the third season, Matt faced former FBI agent and Fisk's new personal assassin; Benjamin Poindexter aka Bullseye, who briefly became his impersonator.
Daredevil also appears in The Defenders, a crossover miniseries in which he teams up with Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist against Elektra and the Hand.
Matt Murdock makes a brief appearance near the start of the film as Peter Parker's lawyer after he is framed for the death of Mysterio. Murdock is able to get the charges not to stick against Parker, to the young Avenger's relief, alongside his aunt and Happy Hogan. Murdock catches a brick that smashes the apartment window before Peter, confusing him. To cover up his identity as a superhero, Matt tells Peter he is a really good lawyer. It is also hinted that Murdock already knows May Parker, Peter's aunt, as she is the only one to address him as Matt, showing they are on first-name basis, unlike Happy Hogan and Peter Parker.
Though he does not appear, The Ben Affleck version from the 2003 Daredevil movie was mentioned to have been member of the Others but was killed in battle. Interestingly, Elektra didn't seem too bothered by his passing, a fact that confuses Deadpool.
Daredevil returned as the protagonist of the series. At least a year after his hook-up with Jennifer Walters, Murdock was hanging out at Josie's Bar with Page and Nelson when Pointdexter, now known as Bullseye, opened fire on the bar, resulting in Nelson's death. After a fight, Murdock, infuriated, threw Bullseye off the roof of the bar in an attempt to kill him. Bullseye survived and was sentenced to life in prison. Feeling a line was crossed, Murdock decided to retire from being Daredevil.
Ben Affleck's version of the character was featured in early drafts of Deadpool & Wolverine.[1] However the appearance was scrapped and he was never offered to reprise the role.[2]
Despite being cut from the film's story, the character is still mentioned. Also a reference is made to Affleck's real life divorce with Jennifer Garner, who previously played Elektra Natchios alongside him in Daredevil.
Before Charlie Cox was cast, fans wanted Michael C. Hall of Dexter fame to play Daredevil, primarily because he bore a passing resemblance to his comic book counterpart.
Daredevil (Marvel Comics character) on Wikipedia
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Matthew Murdock (Earth-199999) on Marvel Database
