The RAVEN

Adult

Director
Andi (by most)
Andra (by Natasha Romanoff)
Xanie (by Matt Murdock)
Oracle (by Tony Stark)
Xandra Haller
Lilandra Neramani
Master Manipulator
The Women the Devil Himself Fears
The Fae of Hell's Kitchen
 Judge and Jury
Executioner
Woman Without Fear
The Ninja
Auntie Ana
Honey
Greatest Agent of Her Age
Five of the Earth's Most Wanted Criminals
Daughter of Charles Xavier
Band of Brave Heroes (with the Avengers)
Great Heroes of Our Time (with the Avengers)

*"I have to do this ‘cause if I don’t, if I let them go free… Just because he’s not here doesn’t mean his work has to be undone. Why do they get to live when his gone?"*
―Xandra Murdock**Xandra Nova Xavier-Murdock** is the only daughter of Charles Xavier and Gabrielle Haller and she has trained to be one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and a founding member of the Avengers. As a child, meet the X-Men as they were founded, watching them as they trained to take down Shaw. After ‘Xavier’s School for Mutants’ was shut down, leaving only the father-daughter crew and Hank McCoy as inhabitants, Charles fell into a depression that consisted of too much drinking and the overuse of a drug that gave him the ability to walk again, while also taking away his mutation. This series of tragic events took place, Xandra was left to primarily fend for herself. She gained a cold exterior as she learned to trust only herself and Hank. The time spent at school was no more enjoyable since Xandra was commonly subjected to bullying by other school children due to her oddness. Everything combined, ended up triggering her X-gene, given to her by her father. She soon became subject to psychic visions that could be described as quite painful. Her visions trigger spontaneously at random and only seem to occur when she physically touches an object or person. Her visions show her events from the past or events in the near future, they are usually quite violent.

Instead of fearing her abilities, Xandra used them to scare away bullies and become the number one loner at the school. With her love of mysteries and stories, Xandra began to frequently help the police in catching bad guys, and even chose to stay at the Winchester Sheriff's Station when no help was needed. Charles rarely questioned her disappearances and left her to her own devices. Hank, on the other hand, tried to remain a trivial part of her life though he struggled due to his scientific work. She worked harder to become as smart as she could, and even took up fencing and Martial Arts in her spare time. Xandra is quite intelligent, having read a number of books and poems no matter if they interested her at first.  Due to her hard work, Xandra was always number one in her classes. She quickly took up the cello and became first chair in her school's orchestra. All of which she kept secret to her parents and Hank.

When Logan showed up at the mansion from the future, Xandra joined him, Charles, McCoy, and Peter Maximoff as they broke Erik Lehnsherr out of the Pentagon. From there they traveled without Maximoff to Paris where they attempted to stop Raven from killing Bolivar Trask. Though they were successful, Lehnsherr broke their trust and attempted to kill Raven. Both Lehnsherr and Raven escaped while the others returned to the X-Mansion. From their Xandra helped convince Charles to give up the medicine and accept his powers. Using Cerebro, they tracked Raven to Washington DC. As they go to the unveiling of the Sentinels to find Raven, the Sentinels begin attacking the public due to Lehnsherr. President Nixon and Trask are taken to a safe room, followed by Raven in disguise. Raven slightly grazes Lehnsherr's neck with a plastic gun before being convinced by Charles via telepathy to not kill Trask. Raven agrees and as Lehnsherr would be executed for his actions, Charles lets both go. At the same time, as a mutant was seen to save the President, the Sentinel program is decommissioned and Bolivar Trask arrested for trying to sell American military secrets, meaning Charles effectively finished what Wolverine started and changed the future.

Xandra returns to the X-Mansion with Charles and Hank as they reopen the school. Three years later, she is approached by Director Fury and he convinces her to join SHIELD. Xandra moves to New York City and begins taking classes at SHIELD Academy under the Operations division. While taking classes, she begins training with Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff, and Melinda May. With SHIELD, Xandra was trained to understand her visions better and even use them in fights. She soon was able to provide tips that would help or give upcoming missions. Xandra quickly learned to pilot a quinjet, though she still preferred her feet on the ground. She was given the codename RAVEN standing for; Resilient, Aegis, Venerate, Expertise, and Neutrality. Clint soon introduced her to his family and he became close friends with Laura Barton. After running into Matt Murdock in a cafe, the two began dating and spilling their darkest secrets. Xandra was soon introduced to Froggy Nelson and they two became fast friends. While hanging out with the two, she received a call from Romanoff and she hurried to Hammer industries. Xandra aided in the take down of Ivan and soon returned home to her boyfriend. Eventually the two moved in together and soon became engaged.

Assigned by Nick Fury into watching over the Tesseract, she was brainwashed by Loki and used as a pawn in his attempt to become king of Midgard. However, following their Attack on the Helicarrier, she was freed from Loki's mental controls by Matt Murdock and joined the Avengers to fight against Loki and the Chitauri army in the battle of New York, ending Loki's invasion, before Xandra had returned to her work at a S.H.I.E.L.D..

In the wake of the Avengers successfully defeating Loki, Xandra travels to the X-Mansion with Murdock for a break. There they learn of En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse, from Moira MacTaggert. Down in Cerebro, Charles searches for Lehnsherr, finding that he had a wife and daughter that were killed due to his past, and he is now working with Apocalypse. Apocalypse uses his power to take over Cerebro, disarming the entire world and knocking Charles unconscious. Apocalypse soon after shows up with his horsemen, Storm, Psylocke, Erik, and Angel, and they kidnap Charles. In an attempt to stop them, Alex Summers fires a blast that explodes a plane being made by Hank, killing him immediately, though Peter Maximoff is able to save everyone else. After Stryker kidnapped Xandra, Murdock, Hank, Raven, Peter, and Moira; Jean, Scott, and Kurt sneak into the facility breaking them out before they all travel to Cairo where they kill Apocalypse and turn Erik back to the good side.

After that, Xandra continued her work with S.H.I.E.L.D., and learns of the assassination attempt on Nick Fury. From their she joining Romanoff and Steve Rogers in the discovery that HYDRA had been infiltrating their entire organization since its foundation. Despite the efforts of the Winter Soldier to stop them, Xandra helped expose Alexander Pierce's evil schemes to the world and take down SHIELD.

Xandra and Murdock move to a new apartment in Hell's Kitchen to make it easier for Murdock to fight injustice where he could find it; by day, as a lawyer with his law firm Nelson and Murdock, and by night, as a vigilante known as the Masked Man. Murdock's actions as a crime fighter eventually put him into conflict with Wilson Fisk. Murdock used his skills to expose Fisk's criminal activities and Xandra works with the new SHIELD to get him arrested, with Murdock now being known as Daredevil.

Xandra and the rest of the Avengers to help bring down various HYDRA cells across the world and eventually capturing Baron Strucker and ending the organization's threat to the world. However, Xandra was pulled back into their fight as Tony Stark had inadvertently used HYDRA as well as some Chitauri technology to create Ultron. Xandra follows Romanoff's clues to find Ultron's location on Sokovia, resulting in a final battle in which the Avengers had defeated Ultron once and for all, though Banner fled into self-exile. Along with Rogers and Romanoff, Xandra remained a member while forming the second incarnation of the team and continuing work with SHIELD as a Red Level agent.

As many of the world governments demanded the Avengers to sign the Sokovia Accords in the wake of their recent battles. Xandra disagreed and joined Roger to help him during his fight against these newly produced Sokovia Accords, which forced Rogers to protect his friend Bucky Barnes from being arrested for a crime that he did not commit. Feeling that he still owed a debt to Rogers and Barton, Xandra had joined in the clash of the Avengers, fighting against Tony Stark who was in support of the Accords. Despite the fact that they won, Xandra was forced to flee and she ended up at the Retreat, a SHIELD Safe-House for powered people.

After Jean Grey is injured in an X-Men space mission, Xandra returned to Xavier's School for the Gifted where she learn that Jean had absorbed space energy. She attempts to help Jean, and when Raven is accidentally killed, Xandra fights against Lehnsherr and his brotherhood. Though Jean sacrifices her life, Xandra pins the death on herself and quickly returns to help Murdock recover from injuries he recently suffered.

Now with a two year old daughter, Xandra returns to the Avengers Compound alone when she receives a distress call from Romanoff. Xandra, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wilson protected Vision, who had the Mind Stone, which Thanos was after. They later defended Wakanda from the attack, but were ultimately defeated when Thanos destroyed half of all life with the Infinity Gauntlet, where Xandra emerged as one of the survivors. Xandra returns home to find Xavier and Murdock have been dusted and when the opportunity presents itself, she entrusts Lehnsherr to babysit while she helps with the Ambush on Thanos in an effort to retrieve the Infinity Stones and undo the Titan's snap, with no success.

Xandra soon learns Director Phil Coulson was snapped away and she is asked by May and others to take over as Director. She agrees while also taking up the role as a new Daredevil. Though she tries to keep Murdock's vigilante morals, Xandra quickly becomes angry that criminals survived the snap and begins killing them, serving a Judge, Jury, and Executioner. People began to call her the name The Fae of Hell's Kitchen, due to the fact that she was a fairy to those she saved but an omen of death to others. Xandra kept her night time activities from everyone including SHIELD, where she still went under the RAVEN, but Romanoff ended up finding out and told Lehnsherr. Both kept her secret but tried to stop her to no avail.

In 2023, after being found by Romanoff, Xandra was convinced to return to the Avengers in attempt to resurrect the victims of the Snap. Xandra joined the team in enacting the Time Heist in order to obtain the Infinity Stones from alternate timelines, during which she witnessed Romanoff sacrifice her life so Xandra could obtain the Soul Stone. However, as the Avengers had succeeded in their goal, they were ambushed by Thanos, with Hawkeye being ordered to ensure Thanos could not get the Nano Gauntlet. Eventually, Thanos and his entire army were defeated, as Stark had sacrificed, allowing Xandra to then return home with her family, while she still mourned Romanoff's death. Xandra retires from SHIELD and hangs up the identity of Fae as she works to remake the Avengers.

In December 2024, Xandra wanted to spend Christmas with her family and Clint, but was drawn into dealing with the Tracksuit Mafia after Kate Bishop stole and donned the Ronin suit. Xandra ended up helping Clint and Kate, leading to a series of clashes with the Tracksuits and their leader Maya Lopez, who wanted revenge on the Ronin. Xandra was also hunted by Yelena Belova, who believed that she killed Romanoff, as well as helping Bishop uncover her mother's involvement with Kingpin. Ultimately, Xandra had held back fighting Belova as he convinced her that her sister's sacrifice was her choice, that they could never have stopped.

Soon after, Xandra finds out she is pregnant again as she reforms the Avengers and is appointed Director. After hiring Nelson, Murdock and Page as the Avengers lawyers, Xandra alerts them off a case involving Peter Parker and his identity. Murdock ended up representing Parker, who was accused of murdering Mysterio. Murdock successfully exonerated Parker of his criminal charges, but warned him that public opinion of him would only worsen. He also advised Happy Hogan to secure legal protection due to a federal investigation into the missing Stark Industries technology, with Hogan ultimately hiring the service of Murdock himself.

Xandra convinces Happy to join the Avengers as head of security and also enlists Luke Jacobson to help with suits, visiting him with Murdock after the birth of their son. When Jacobson is sued, Murdock represented him in court against Eugene Patilio and She-Hulk, clearing Jacobson of all charges. When Patilio subsequently kidnapped Jacobson, Daredevil joined forces with She-Hulk to rescue him. Xandra showed up shortly after to make the proper arrest and school the others. Murdock and Xandra returned as Daredevil and RAVEN to aid She-Hulk in the arrest of Todd Phelps and Abomination, only to discover that they had arrived too late and missed the action.

## Biography

### Early Life

Xandra was born on Sunday, December 5, 1986 in Westchester New York to Charles Xavier and his ex-wife Gabrielle Haller. Her mother was an Greek Diplomat and had an estranged relationship with her father. When Charles went to go to school at Oxford University, Gabrielle got a divorce from him and got primary custody of their daughter. Gabrielle briefly moved them to a facility for the Chaste, working with Stick on Martial arts before moving to Washington DC to work with SHEILD in the Triskelion. When Gabrielle discovered HYDRA was lurking with in SHIELD, they sold her out to the Hand in fear she would reveal their secret. The Hand sent and agent to inject her with a serum that slowly deteriorated her mind. Gabrielle was sent to a mental institution in England under the pretense that she was experiencing late onset Schizophrenia and Xandra was sent to live with Charles and his adopted sister Raven. Just before Xandra turned two years old, Gabrielle passed away in her sleep with Charles helping to ease her mind with his telepathic mutation.

#### First Class

*"You know, one day the government is going to realize that how lucky they were to have Professor X on their side."
 "I suppose I am a real professor, aren't I? Next thing you know, I'll be going bald. We're still on the government side, Moira. We're still G-Men. Just without the 'G'."
 "No. You're your own team now. It's better. You're X-Men."*
―Moira MacTaggert and Charles XavierWhen Xandra was five years old, her father was working with the CIA and other mutants to take down a man named Sebastian Shaw. When the Division X facility was destroyed, Charles relocated the mutants to his family mansion. Where they arrive they meet Xandra Xavier, just a child. She watches as her father teaches them to use their powers. Xandra met a women, Moira MacTaggert, whom became like a mother figure to her.

Xandra bonded quickly with Alex Summers and Erik Lehnsherr, though she didn't get to know them very well since a few week later the group traveled to Cuba to stop Shaw. When Charles returned he was in a wheelchair and Erik and Raven were nowhere to be found. Moira promised to not reveal their location but Charles didn't want to put her in any more danger. He wiped her memory of the events, leaving the only memoir of her daughter left. Xandra chose to stay at the mansion, where Charles established a school for mutants.

### Working with the NYPD

*"I loved mysteries so much that the NYPD thought ‘hey let’s let the 13-year-old do our job'."*
―Xandra MurdockWhen the school was shut down and Charles fell into a pit of despair, Xandra began working at the NYPD, helping them in anyway she could. She began training in Martial Arts and started to learn the violin. Charles rarely questioned her disappearances and left her to her own devices. Hank, on the other hand, tried to remain a trivial part of her life though he struggled due to his scientific work. When Xandra's mother inevitable remarried, she chose to spend even less time with her and use it for other activities that she enjoyed more.

### Days of Future Past

#### Stranger from the Future

*"Many of the teachers and all the students were drafted. It really broke him. He retreated into himself. As he did I pulled away and the more I did, he followed until we were left in a never-ending… battle."*
―Xandra MurdockAfter receiving a strange vision, Xandra is greeted by Logan, a man from the future. He asked for the help of Charles, Hank, and Xandra to stop the war in the future. Charles initially refuses to help, but then agrees, only for Raven. The four go to Peter Maximoff's house where they ask for his help to free Magneto. In the process of freeing Erik, Xandra shows off her Martial arts skills but refuses to explain how she has them.

#### Worst Trip to Paris Ever

>
> *"You couldn’t handle things with a civilized conversation?"*
> ―Xandra Murdock to Erik Lehnsherr

After Peter drives off, the others board a plan. Charles and Erik argue on how they abandoned each other and their kind. Xandra finally manages to calm Erik down before he can crash the plane. She yells at him to try a calmer approach next time and attempts to storm off. When her arm brushes against his she is sent into another vision about Paris. Coming out of it she is bombarded with questions and Logan spills her secret. Xandra runs and hides in the bathroom as she attempts to calm down. When she emerges she finds Erik and Charles having a calmer conversation over chess and scotch.

Xandra, Logan, Charles, Erik and Hank arrive in Paris, where Erik plans to kill Mystique to prevent the program. She is shot in the leg before escaping through the window. Erik chases after her and pulls the bullet out of her leg and plans to kill her with that bullet, but Beast attacks Erik while Mystique escapes. After seeing Stryker, Wolverine briefly does not know why he’s there and who young Charles is. Xandra took down the guards in their path as her, Logan, Charles, and Hank escape.

#### Take Two

*"Hey, hey. Pull yourself together."
"It's not over yet.”
“You don't believe that."*
―Xandra Murdock, Logan Howlett, and Charles XavierBack at the mansion, Charles eventually refuses to take the serum and uses Cerebro to find Mystique. Hank and Xandra share a heartfelt conversation at the generator as she explains her hardship growing up. When Charles finally finds Raven, the group goes to the unveiling of the Sentinels to confront her, the Sentinels begin attacking the public, where President Nixon and Bolivar Trask are taken to a safe room, followed by Raven in disguise. Raven slightly grazes Erik's neck with a plastic gun before being convinced by Charles via telepathy to not kill Trask. Raven agrees and as Erik would be executed for his actions, Charles lets both go. At the same time, as a mutant was seen to save the President, the Sentinel program is decommissioned and Bolivar Trask arrested for trying to sell American military secrets, meaning Charles effectively finished what Wolverine started and changed the future.

### Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

#### Recruited by Nick Fury

>
> *"You think we can trust her?”
> “I hand-picked this girl when she was 18 and she graduated top and youngest of her class after 2 years. She worked with Romanoff and Barton ‘cause she was too good. We better damn well be able to trust her, or we’re in deep shit."*
> ―Maria Hill and Nick Fury

In 2009, Xandra was hand-picked by Nick Fury for her skills and is quickly swept into training. Spending half her time at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Operations, Xandra is personally trained by Melina May. After a year of training, Fury and May place her under surveillance of Clint Barton and Natasha Romanoff since she was getting to good. The three became close friends and Xandra graduated from the Academy top and youngest of her class. Xandra quickly rose amongst the ranks, becoming one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most skilled agents. Xandra was introduced to Laura, Barton's wife, and she quickly began to admire the women. After 3 years with shield, Xandra was selected by Fury to be a Level 9 agent, working with Maria Hill as Deputy Director, though she still did most of her missions with Romanoff and Barton. Xandra prefered to use batons when fighting, though she still carried a gun with her at all times. During one of her missions for S.H.I.E.L.D., Xandra had been targeted for assassination by the Winter Soldier, who came closer than anyone else to killing her. Although he failed, Xandra was left with a nasty scar on her right rib.

#### Falling For Matt Murdock

*"You know you can ask. I won’t get all offended.”
“I don’t want to pry. I thought it would be more of a second or third date type of thing.”
“Well why don’t we skip ahead?"*
―Matt Murdock and Xandra MurdockAfter moving to apartment 35D at Symphony House apartment, Xandra found herself late for work. In a hurry she bumped into Matt Murdock in a coffee shop. He asked her out not long after and the two began dating with a little help from Romanoff. The two connected right away and spent the night laughing and smiling. Xandra eventually invited him back to her apartment and they drank beer while talking. Murdock told her what it was like to be blinded and how her truly felt about losing his sight.

A few weeks after they meet, Matt stayed over at Xandra's apartment when she received a vision. She told him about her mutation, and instead of running like Xandra expected, Matt told her of his heightened senses that he had ever since his accident. They two became inseparable and when Matt expressed his desire to become a vigilante, Xandra supported him. She patched him up when he was hurt and joined the Nelson, Murdock posey. One night after turning down a mission to spy on Tony Stark, Xandra asked Matt to move in with her and he quickly accepted.

Though she had turned down the mission, two months later Xandra received a call from Romanoff asking for help at Hammer Industries. Xandra quickly drove over and helped Happy Hogan take down the front security guard before joining Romanoff as they searched for Ivan. They eventually found the room he had been staying in and Xandra used her vision's and the room's connection to Ivan to find out where he had gone. She then helped Romanoff hack into James Rhodey's suit and free him from Hammer's control before guiding him and Stark to safety. Xandra them returned home and called it a night.

About a year later, Murdock took Xandra to the restaurant where they had their first date and asked her to marry him. Xandra quickly said yes and the two celebrated with champagne and some private time. Though they tried to begin planning, Xandra was taken back into work with an important mission from Fury.

### Chitauri Invasion

#### Destruction of P.E.G.A.S.U.S.

*"I don't know how you snuck into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top-secret carrier, buster... But I know how you're going out."*
―Natasha Romanoff to Xandra MurdockXandra was sent by Nick Fury to test the Helicarrier security by breaking inside and accessing the Avengers Initiative database, only for him to be stopped by Romanoff and Barton. Xandra and Fury later discussed their candidates, questioning their accountability. Following this, Xandra was ordered to observe the Tesseract's study with Barton at the Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., as she ensured Erik Selvig's history to ensure he was clean.

Sometime later, the Tesseract began acting strangely so Fury and Maria Hill were called in to inspect the situation during the evacuations of the facility, while Barton and Xandra stayed to observe and ensure that the scientists were not tampering with the Tesseract in anyway. Fury first demanded a report about the Tesseract's energy levels from Selvig, questioning what could be causing the unusual activity, before he spoke to Barton about his views on the situation, asking for a briefing on the team.
Xandra confirmed that Selvig and his team were not a threat to them, having completed his background checks. When Fury asked if they believed that the Tesseract had been tampered with, Barton responded that if there was, it was not at this end of the Tesseract; which confused Fury, as he asked Barton to explain his theory. Barton then explained that he viewed the Tesseract as a doorway from space which could be opened from both sides, something Selvig and the other scientist had been unable to figure out, only for their conversation to be cut short, as the Tesseract began emitting high levels of energy right beside them.

Suddenly, the Tesseract opened a portal that brought Loki to Earth, who immediately attacked the base, killing several agents. Loki then used his Scepter to alter and control the minds of Barton, Xandra, Selvig, and a handful of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Under Loki's influence, Xandra believed that she willingly worked for Loki and recommended that they evacuate the facility as the Tesseract was about to overload. Loki ordered Xandra to shoot Fury before they departed.

Xandra helped Loki steal the Tesseract and escape from the base towards S.H.I.E.L.D. Jeeps. However, Fury managed to survive due to wearing a Bulletproof Vest and warned Hill of his betrayal, leading to a brief shoot out. They managed to get into a jeep and were chased by Hill, until she got trapped under rubble when the facility imploded. Fury managed to catch up with them and shot at them from a Helicopter, Loki shot the helicopter from the sky and Barton drove them away to safety.

#### Controlled by Loki

*"Everything alright, sir.”
“I’m fine."*
―Xandra Murdock and LokiXandra then acted as Loki's guardian at his safehouse, which she personally selected due to protective defenses. Barton commanded various other mind-controlled mercenaries and workers and helping collect the materials that Erik Selvig needed to utilize the Tesseract. Loki came to be updated on their work, while Selvig complimented the Tesseract's incredible power, Barton noted that it had shown him their next target, which he would require a distraction and an eyeball.

When Selvig mocked the choice of hide-out, Xandra explained that it was the most secure base that they could acquire. Xandra told Loki that Nick Fury would be putting a team together to stop their plans, although she insisted that the team was more likely a danger to themselves. Loki demanded to know everything about them, vowing to test them so he could rule the Earth. Loki questioned why Xandra had failed to kill Fury, asking if it was because she admired him, but Xandra argued she was disorientated. Xandra would go on to inform Loki all about the members of Fury's team, including the dangerousness of Hulk, Black Widow's past, and the power of Stark Tower. She also informed him of Murdock's secret identity, commenting that he wouldn't work with Fury and the Avengers, but would still try to stop them.

Xandra traveled to Stuttgart, Germany with Loki where she used her skills and knowledge of S.H.I.E.L.D. to help Loki attack Heinrich Schafer and used a device to violently scan his eyeball. Then while Xandra distracted Murdock inside the Galla, Loki fought against Steve Rogers. Though Murdock's senses were heightened, Xandra managed to outmaneuver him and knock him to the ground. While Murdock was disoriented, Xandra used her infiltration skills to sneak out and find Barton. She then would proceed to collect any other raw materials that would be needed for the portal with ease, while Loki allowed himself to be captured.

#### Attack on the Helicarrier

*"I have Agent Raven here.”
“Proceed with caution.”
“I’ll do my best."*
―Matt Murdock and Nick FuryLoki allowed himself to be captured by the Avengers, and Xandra led Barton and a group of mercenaries in an attack on the Helicarrier, using a stolen Quinjet to covertly approach the Helicarrier. Barton destroyed an engine with an accurately placed explosive arrow and boarded the Helicarrier with a team of mercenaries with their task to destroy the Avengers by unleashing Hulk and freeing Loki so they could complete their plan to use the Tesseract to bring about the war on Earth. Meanwhile, Xandra was sent in with the mission to kill Murdock and then Romanoff, knocking out the most dangerous players.

Using the chaos on board the Helicarrier to her advantage, Xandra corners Murdock in the the lower equipment room while mercenaries distracted the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents with grenades and gunfire. Xandra snuck up behind Murdock in an attempt to disarm him. The two lovers had a prolonged fight using whatever they could grab off of shelves. Xandra used all her top-level training to try and kill her fiance, including firing several bullets at him, although he was able to dodge them and disarm her, as well as attempting to drive a knife into him.

In the end, Xandra was outsmarted by Murdocks' speed and quick-thinking, and eventually, he got the upper hand, disarming him and slammed Xandra's head onto a steel pole. The blow weakened Loki's grip on Xandra's mind and she recognized Murdock, calling her by him by his full first name before he knocked her out with a final strong punch to the head, breaking her connection to Loki and restoring her mind. She was then taken away by a S.H.I.E.L.D. team to be rehabilitated and cared for to ensure she was safe to continue working for S.H.I.E.L.D.

#### Regaining Control

*"Hey Andromeda, look at me. You’re gonna be alright.”
“You know that? Is that what you know? I gotta go in though. I have to flush him out."*
―Matt Murdock and Xandra MurdockXandra was arrested and tied down until Loki's control was completely gone and she was no longer a threat. With Murdock looking after Xandra in the recovery room, she was able to break free of Loki's control, although the experience still had an impact on Xandra, which she compared to being unmade. Murdock refused to tell Xandra how many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents she had killed when she asked, telling her that Loki and Loki alone was responsible for the killings and she must not blame herself.

Satisfied that she was freed of his mind control, Xandra resolved to help the Avengers fight back against Loki and stop his schemes of world domination. Though Murdock chose to return to Hell's Kitchen, when Steve Rogers arrived to ask if she wanted to join, she quickly accepted. After Murdock gave him the nod of approval, Rogers allowed Xandra to join them on the mission, but first ensured that she had a uniform ready to go, Xandra assured him she did and together they agreed to disobey the World Security Council and confront Loki head on as they had discovered he was hiding at Stark Tower.

#### Battle of New York

*"Please tell me you brought the electric ones this time.”
“Are you kidding me? Of course I brought them, I’m not an idiot."*
―Natasha Romanoff and Xandra MurdockXandra was prepared to fight Loki beside the other Avengers and his Chitauri army, though being a spy and not a soldier. Barton and Romanoff flew her and Rogers to New York City in a Quinjet where the portal had already opened over the city, allowing thousands of aliens to enter and attack. Loki managed to shoot the Quinjet out of the sky and the team fought the extraterrestrials on the ground.

Alongside Barton and Romanoff, Xandra fought the oncoming horde of Chitauri soldiers until the rest of the Avengers arrived. Xandra used all her skills and weapons to defeat the Chitauri army while the civilians all clear out. Meanwhile, Captain America won the trust of the NYPD officers, who assisted the Avengers in their fight. At one point she was thrown off her feet and into a car by an explosion. She bruised her ribs though continued to fight.

When the others arrived, Rogers ordered that Xandra, Romanoff, and he would stay on the street to protect the people and keep the fight where they could control it. They fought hard; Xandra used her batons and gun to kill dozens of Chitauri soldiers. On top of a bus, Xandra received a vision about a Nuclear Bomb and immediately alerted the others. Eventually, with the combined effort of Romanoff, Erik Selvig, and Stark, the portal was closed and the Chitauri army was killed. After the battle, the Avengers went to Stark Tower to capture Loki. As Loki turned around, he saw the Avengers stand before him with Barton taking aim at him.

#### Invasion Aftermath

*"Careful with that thing."
"Yeah, unless you want your mind erased.”
“And not in a fun way."*
―Natasha Romanoff, Xandra Murdock, and Clint BartonStark then told them to stop with the posing and to get Loki up, as HYDRA agents who were infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. arrived to help take in Loki, the Tesseract and the Scepter. Barton went to the bar and poured him, Xandra and Romanoff a drink as they told Jasper Sitwell to be careful with the Scepter, stating that it could erase their minds, and not in the fun way, calling back to her recent experience influenced by Loki.

Barton, Xandra, and Romanoff then relaxed together in Stark Tower as the STRIKE team left with the Scepter, as well as helping Thor, Stark, and Hulk escort Loki and the Tesseract out of the tower. Later, the team decided to get some lunch together, so they took a breather at the Shawarma Palace, under Stark's recommendation. During their meal, they were interrupted by War Machine, who arrived too late to help in the battle.

The next day the team, along with Selvig, gathered together at Central Park to send Loki back to Asgard with Thor and the Tesseract, where he would be punished for his crimes. While Loki was in chains, punched him in the face, earning a good laugh from Barton. The team then went their separate ways, Xandra heading back to her and Matt's apartment where they relaxed together from a long day of fighting. Along with Romanoff and Barton, Xandra continued working for S.H.I.E.L.D., with Steve Rogers joining the STRIKE team and working with Romanoff.

### Apocalypse

#### Taking a Break

*"I’m scared.”
"Of what?”
"Of hurting you. again."*
―Xandra Murdock and Matt MurdockWhen vision's off death and Destruction interrupted Xandra's sleep, along with nightmares from Loki, Murdock convinced her to take a vacation since they had more time on their hands with Murdock graduating in a few weeks. Xandra agrees and they two drive out to the X-Mansion in a SHIELD issued Jeep. The couple was quickly settled into a bedroom upstairs and make habit formed of eating breakfast in bed and ending the day with a bath. Xandra spent the days with archery lessons from Jean Grey and playing her violin for the students. She worked at times with Hank and Charles to see if there was anyway to master her visions, spooked by the close call during the Battle of New York, but ultimately decided to let it go. Murdock on the other hand, while using the time to relax, had helped out teaching other children anything that teachers needed help with.

#### Moira MacTaggert

*"To those with the greatest power...protect those without. That is my message to the world."*
―Charles XavierTwo weeks after arriving at the Mansion, Xandra ran into Alex and Scott summers. Xandra and Hank take the brothers to Charles to help Scott learn how to control his optic blasts. That night Xandra and Jean have a similar nightmare of En Sabah Nur destruction as the earthquake from his awakening shakes the house. Charles eases the young girls mind while Xandra, Murdock and Hank help the students back to bed. The three head down to Cerebro and discover Moira in Cairo having just escaped from En Sabah Nur's tomb, Charles takes Alex and Xandra to the CIA headquarters. MacTaggert tells them about the investigation of En Sabah Nur, who is widely believed to be the first and most powerful mutant.

#### Erik Lehnsherr

*"You think because you can see into my head... you know how it feels? You're looking in the wrong place, Charles."*
―Erik LehnsherrReturning to the Mansion with Moira, Xandra finds Hank and Matt with Raven in Charles's office. Raven then reveals that Erik Lehnsherr has resurfaced and tells Charles about the death of his family. Charles brings Xandra, Murdock, Hank, Raven, Alex, and Moira down to Cerebro where they locate and talk to Lehnsherr. Charles gives his condolences to Erik and tries to convince him to come back so they can help him, however Magneto has become a horseman of Apocalypse along with Angel, Psylocke and Storm. Apocalypse sees an opportunity to link with Charles' mind and connects into Cerebro and taking over Charles mind in the process, using it to launch all the world's nukes into space so no one can stop him. Charles, overwhelmed by Apocalypse's power, tells Alex to destroy Cerebro, which he does. Magneto abducts an unconscious Charles while Alex in a desperate attempt to save him releases a blast that causes a powerful explosion. Everyone is saved from the explosion by Quicksilver but Alex's body is never found.

#### Kidnapped

*"I know that voice. It's Xavier, isn't it? What's going on?"
"We don't know!"
"We don't know, bro!"*
―Stryker, Raven, and Peter MaximoffIn the wake of the accident, Stryker kidnapped Xandra, Murdock, Hank, Raven, Peter, and Moira, taking them to his base. On the way, the aesthetic forces Xandra into her mind where she sees Charles with Apocalypse and his henchmen. After receiving the vision, Xandra is left in a never ending dark room with a water floor. When she wakes up she is in a prison with the others, where Stryke interrogates them, looking for Charles. After the interrogation, Raven, Xandra, and Murdock learn that Peter is Erik's son, having left his mother before he was born. Soon after the hear Charles's messaged, forced by Apocalypse right before Scott, Jean, and Kurt free them, Weapon X having killed almost all of Stryker's soldiers. Xandra uses her skills to fight her way to the hangar. She defeated any guards in her way using multiple gadgets like her Taser Disks, Flash Bombs, wire, and pepper spray as well as her martial arts skills. Approaching the hagar, Xandra subdued all the remaining guards with ease and continued to the location. Inside, the group found Stryker's Jet and 8 suits that the team changes into before leaving for Cairo, Egypt to save Charles.

#### Battle of Cairo

*"No. But I was scared on my first mission. I was on a plane like this with my friends. About your age. We called ourselves the X-Men."*
―RavenAs Hank and Xandra pilot the Jet, a frightened Jean ask Raven if she was scared on that day in 2009 in Washington D.C when she stopped Erik. Raven says no but then begins to tell them she was scared on her first mission in 2005 and recounts the formation of the X-Men that day. Arriving in Cairo, Raven instructs the others to save Charles while she and Peter stop Erik from manipulating the Earth's magnetic poles and killing billions of people. Before splitting up Scott advises Raven that not all of them can control their powers but Raven tells them not to and instead embrace them and for the first time in years willingly sheds her human form.

Apocalypse attempted to transfer his essence into Charles to gain his telepathy, but Kurt saves him, before it can happen, though Charles losses all of his hair as a result from the transfer ritual. When Apocalypse tries to kill Peter, whom he had crippled, Raven disguised as Psylocke slashes his throat with a katana however he quickly heals. Apocalypse then begins to strangle Raven, but Charles uses his telepathy to stop him from killing her. Scott and Magneto fight Apocalypse physically while Charles mentally battles him. In the midst of it all Hank manages to get Raven and Peter to safety with Xandra hiding with them. While they are unable to overcome Apocalypse this distracted him enough for Jean to unleash her full power and with the assistance of Storm as well. Jean is almost able to kill him, and with a bullet in the head from Xandra, Apocalypse is destroyed.

#### Leaving the Mansion

In the aftermath, Charles restores Moira's memories and Erik and Jean help reconstruct Xavier's Mansion. Charles fully forms the X-men and Xandra and Murdock leave the school, promising to come if they ever need them. Raven and Hank, now the field leaders, train the new recruits of X-Men consisting of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, and Quicksilver for the battles ahead.

### HYDRA Uprising

#### Nick Fury's "Death"

*"I thought nothing could ever kill that man. He was the strongest soldier a new. A powerful leader."*
―Xandra Murdock to Steve RogersAfter getting a call from Romanoff, Xandra met up with Steve Rogers and Romanoff at the hospital and witnessed Nick Fury being operated on. Romanoff asked Rogers about the shooter; he responded that the assailant was fast, strong and had a metal arm. This description seemingly confirmed to Xandra that the assassin who shot Fury near Rogers' apartment was the Winter Soldier. As Maria Hill joined them, she told the two the ballistics were untraceable, and Romanoff provided the fact that the bullets were Soviet-made.

The four then watched as the doctors attempted to revive Fury but were failing to do so as he was shot multiple times near the heart. Fury's unsuccessful surgery left Xandra devastated as she watched the doctors announce that he was deceased. As Fury seemingly died due to his many injuries, she mourned his "death" and was ultimately forced to say her goodbyes to Fury when Hill told them that she needed to take his body. Sometime later, Xandra was allowed to analyze Fury's corpse. After shedding some tears in private, as ran out and quickly drove back to New York City.

#### On the Run from S.H.I.E.L.D.

*"When I first joined S.H.I.E.L.D. I thought I was going to do some good. Make a difference, you know? But I guess I just traded doing things illegally for HYDRA, which I guess is worse. I thought I knew whose lies I was telling, but I guess I just can't tell the difference. Maybe I'm not the Agent I thought I was."*
―Xandra Murdock to Matt MurdockXandra met up with Murdock and the two walked back to the apartment complex. Just outside their apartment Murdock hears the ticking of a bomb and pull Xandra off to the side before it explodes. Both are knocked down and Murdock is knocked unconscious as Xandra watches the Winter soldier walk toward them. Murdock gains semi consciousness as Xandra drags him into the stairwell. She ties him to her before using one of Romanoff's grappling hooks to take them down the steps. Xandra and Murdock manage to find an alleyway and hid until the chaos outside calls down. Murdock passes out again as Xandra runs to the closest store and buys black car paint. After getting Murdock, the Paint, and herself to the parking garage, Xandra paints over the SHIELD logo on her Jeep and drives her and Murdock towards Hell's Kitchen. Xandra and Murdock talk in the car before drops him off at Foggy's place and drives down to Washington DC while calling Romanoff. Natasha gives her the address to the Apartment of someone named Sam Wilson.

The next day, Xandra shows up and talked with Romanoff and Rogers about who had the authority to launch a domestic missile strike at them which Rogers figured out was Alexander Pierce, noting Zola's algorithm was on board the Lemurian Star with Jasper Sitwell. As the three planned on how to kidnap a S.H.I.E.L.D. officer while being the two most wanted people in Washington, Wilson suggested that he do it and showed Xandra, Romanoff, and Rogers files of missions that he used the EXO-7 Falcon suits on. Wilson told them where they could find one of the winged suits and the protection it has, which Xandra saw as no trouble. She read the file and to her surprise learned that Wilson was involved in the mission involving the capture of Khalid Khandil in Afghanistan. Wilson also noted how he lost his best friend and wingman, Riley, during the apprehension. The four geared up and headed towards Jasper Sitwell's current location to interrogate him.

#### Kidnapping Jasper Sitwell

*"Is this little display meant to insinuate that you're gonna throw me off the roof? Because it's really not your style, Rogers."
"You're right. It's not. It's theirs."*
―Jasper Sitwell and Steve RogersFocusing their attention on Jasper Sitwell, Xandra, Romanoff, Wilson, and Rogers located the HYDRA mole and abducted him. Despite having been interrogated at the top of the roof as a means of intimidating him, Sitwell refused to answer their questions, only taunting Rogers that he could not throw him off the building. In response, Xandra to kicked him off the building for Wilson to catch. Romanoff then casually brought up another S.H.I.E.L.D. employee who Rogers could date.

Terrified, Sitwell finally confessed that HYDRA had hijacked Project Insight, further explaining that Zola's Algorithm was developed to eliminate potential threats to their operations, including Matt Murdock, Bruce Banner ,and Stephen Strange, alongside many others. Still under duress, Sitwell proceeded to reveal that HYDRA's ultimate plan was to use the Insight Helicarriers to eliminate the list of threats directly from the Triskelion.

#### Battle of Washington, D.C.

*"Insight's launching in 16 hours."
"We're cutting it a little bit close here, boys."*
―Natasha Romanoff and Xandra MurdockAs Xandra, Romanoff, Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson drove their way to infiltrate the Triskelion, they were interrupted by an attack from the Winter Soldier who jumped on their car and threw Jasper Sitwell out, killing him. Romanoff went to shoot the Winter Soldier when an oncoming car ran into them from behind, causing her to drop her gun. When the Winter Soldier caused the car to crash, Rogers grabbed Xandra, Romanoff, and Wilson before jumping out of the moving vehicle.

While Rogers crashed into a bus, Xandra, Romanoff, and Wilson came under heavy fire. As the Winter Soldier and HYDRA mercenaries shot at the two, Xandra continued to shoot back at them while hiding behind a car, until the Winter Soldier shot the car shielding her with one of his grenade launchers, forcing her onto the intersecting highway. Xandra ran away from the incoming cars as Romanoff used her bite to grapple off the bridge while a car fell off and exploded behind her. Xandra shot her own bite on a nearby highway sign to swing down, landing on the road before running to hide behind a car as she fires her gun at the HYDRA agents. Xandra watched as Romanoff tried to run in the hope to escape but the Winter Soldier personally decided to pursue her while the mercenaries were dispatched to find and kill Rogers. Believing that he successfully killed Romanoff, the Winter Soldier attempted to shoot at a bus' engine to cause an explosion, until she suddenly shot the assassin in his face from the ground. Romanoff then used that opportunity to move behind the bus for protection.

However, the Winter Soldier survived due to his protective goggles and responded by shooting in Romanoff's direction with his gun. As the two spies exchanged gunfire, Romanoff decided to run in the hope to escape but the Winter Soldier personally decided to pursue her while the mercenaries were dispatched to find and kill Rogers. Knowing she could not escape the Winter Soldier, Romanoff distracted him with a radio message on her phone, letting Xandra get the jump on him. As the car exploded, however, the Winter Soldier immediately discerned the trick and turned around to continue looking for her. When the Winter Soldier spotted her, he engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with Xandra. She was able to use her skills in order to gain the upper hand against her opponent despite his enhanced physiology. Xandra managed to temporarily subdue the Winter Soldier and attempted to strangle him. However, he threw her off and attempted to shoot her until Romanoff disabled his prosthetic arm with her taser disk.

After briefly incapacitating the Winter Soldier, Xandra ran with Romanoff, urging civilians to get out of harm's way. They kept going until Xandra pushed Romanoff out of the way, taking a shot in the shoulder. As the Winter Soldier was about to finally eliminate Xandra, Rogers interrupted their fight, saving her as Romanoff pulled her behind a car, putting pressure on the wound. Rogers then fought the Winter Soldier himself until his mask was removed, revealing himself to be Bucky Barnes, whom Rogers thought died during the Capture of Arnim Zola decades ago. Before the Winter Soldier could shoot Rogers, Romanoff saved him by firing a grenade launcher, causing the Soldier to flee. A team STRIKE agents led by Brock Rumlow and Jack Rollins then apprehended Xandra, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wilson.

#### Reunited with Nick Fury

*"We have to stop the launch."
"I don't think the Council's accepting my calls anymore."*
―Natasha Romanoff and Nick FuryDuring the drive, Steve Rogers informed Xandra, Wilson, and Romanoff that the Winter Soldier's true identity was Bucky Barnes, his best friend who supposedly perished during World War II. Wilson asked how it was possible given that the last time Steve saw Bucky was 70 years ago. As Rogers deduced that Arnim Zola was most likely the mastermind behind Bucky's transformation into the assassin that he currently was, Romanoff assured Steve that it wasn't his fault.

Wilson could see the Xandra needed a doctor as she was losing blood from her gunshot wound and insisted one of the STRIKE guards to treat her injury. One of the guards drew an electric rod as a threat; however, the guard threatening them instead neutralized the other STRIKE operative sitting across from them. Their rescuer revealed herself to be Maria Hill, who asked about Wilson's identity before using a Mouse Hole to escape with the three fugitives.

Hill took them to a secret facility where an alive Nick Fury shocked Xandra. She was then taken to Dr. Fine, who treated her gunshot wound as Fury told them how he faked his death: He used a drug developed by Bruce Banner, Tetrodotoxin B, to relieve stress. Xandra could not help but express distress over how Fury didn't loop her in on his state. While Fine put pressure on her injury, Fury elaborated on his history with Alexander Pierce, noting that when he met him in Bogotá years ago, Pierce was offered a Nobel Peace Prize for his heroic actions during a hostage situation.

After Xandra was bandaged up, Hill and Fury revealed that there was a plan in place to stop Project Insight by disabling it inside the Triskelion. However, Rogers seized control of the mission much to Fury's dismay, claiming that S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to be thoroughly destroyed to ensure HYDRA's destruction and condemned Fury for withholding information about the HYDRA Uprising. The group agreed that in the end all of it, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA had to be eliminated for good.

#### Battle at the Triskelion

*"We need to breach those carriers and replace their targeting blades with our own."
"One or two won't cut it. We need to link all three carriers for this to work, because if even one of those ships remains operational a whole lot of people are gonna die."*
―Nick Fury and Maria HillWith the plan agreed on, to disable the Project Insight Helicarriers from the inside controls while also allowing Romanoff to publish all of S.H.I.E.L.D. and HYDRA's secrets online for the world to see, Xandra assisted Captain America in regaining his World War II Uniform from the Smithsonian Institution. The group then traveled back to the Triskelion to begin their plan to save millions of lives before HYDRA could complete their genocide.

Xandra broke into the Triskelion with Hill, Rogers, and Wilson, taking Moore and the other controllers captive, and coordinated them in their attempt to disable Project Insight. While Rogers and Wilson disabled the Helicarriers, Romanoff infiltrated the main conference room to capture Alexander Pierce with the help of Nick Fury. Xandra and Hill stayed in the command center, ordering and tracking the team during the mission. She took control of the Helicarriers one by one as their chips were inserted while defending herself several times from any attacking HYDRA agents.

During the battle, Xandra spotted Brock Rumlow heading for the World Security Council to stop Pierce's arrest and alerted Falcon, who went to keep him away from the council. Later when Rogers became trapped onboard the third Helicarrier while fighting the Winter Soldier, he ordered Xandra to make the Helicarriers fire at each other. Despite her protests that Rogers was still inside, Hill forced her to do as ordered and the Insight Helicarriers were destroyed. Rogers survived the crash, while Pierce was killed by Nick Fury. Romanoff successfully leaked all of the organization's files onto the internet, effectively destroying S.H.I.E.L.D. and announcing Xandra's name to the world.

#### A New Start

*"You're not gonna put me in a prison. You're not gonna put any of us in a prison. You wanna know why?... You need us."*
―Xandra Murdock to CouncilXandra and Romanoff later attended an inquiry by the Department of Defense into the HYDRA Uprising was Murdock and Foggy attending as their lawyers. When asked why no one has heard from Steve Rogers, Romanoff noted that she believed there was nothing more for him to say due to the wreck in the middle of the Potomac making his point. Romanoff also told them that HYDRA was selling the government lies instead of intelligence, though General S. Scudder pointed out that Romanoff was responsible for handing out those lies. Xandra tried to defend Romanoff and they turned their questioning to her, pointing out her messy record and history with Loki.

When it was brought to attention that Xandra and Romanoff should be arrested, Xandra insisted that she and the other agents who fought against HYDRA in its downfall would not be arrested because they are the best qualified to protect the world. Xandra then left the inquiry, confident of her future within the Avengers.

#### One Last Favor

*"That thing you asked for, I called in a few favors from Kiev. Will you do me a favor? Call that nurse Romanoff was talking about."
"She's not a nurse."
"And you're not a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent."*
―Xandra Murdock and Steve Rogers
At the personal request of Steve Rogers, Xandra had contacted some of her acquaintances in Kiev who sent her an old top-secret document about the Winter Soldier and his own long history working for HYDRA. Later, Xandra stopped by Nick Fury's fake grave with Matt and told Rogers that she wasn't going with Fury nor staying, that she was heading back to New York to get married. Xandra gave the document to Rogers and requested him to call Sharon Carter in return before hugging him goodbye. As she left, Xandra advised Rogers to be careful before digging deeper into finding Bucky Barnes, warning him that he may not want to cause himself more trouble.

### Wedding of the Ages

Soon after returning to New York, Xandra and Murdock finally tied the knot. Father Lantom married them with Charles Xavier walking Xandra down the aisle. Foggy and Romanoff were the only others standing at the altar but Rogers, Wilson, Stark, Fury, Coulson, Hill, May, Barton, Laura, Lehnsherr, McCoy, Maximoff, Grey, and Summers all attended.

### Life Saving Dr. Banner

A few months after getting married, Banner informs Xandra that her vision's have been so violent that they have begun to affect her brain as seizures. With help from Hank and Charles, Matt and Banner teach Xandra how to control her visions using something the call 'The Void,' the ever ending dark room with a water floor that she saw when kidnapped when Stryker. After finding away to get their, usually through calming what's around her and disappearing into her mind. They found to do this was through salt water baths or meditation, sometimes with the static of a radio if she cannot focus. Though she still receives uncontrollable visions, they are less often and no longer causing brain damage on the level before.

### The Masked Vigilante

#### Rescue of Kidnapped Women

*"Sexy legs baby girl. What time do they open?"
"They open the same time I pull this trigger. Want me to open them?"*
―Turk Barrett and Xandra Murdock
About one year after the wedding, Xandra is working with the Avengers to track down HYDRA bases while still taking missions as a Level Red SHIELD agent. One night she received a missions about Turk Barrett, who was now leading a group of Russian Mafia gangsters engaged in both kidnapping and sex trafficking under the orders of Vladimir and Anatoly Ranskahov. Unknown to her, Murdock was also tracking them on his own. The men planned on transporting a group of young women into a shipping container and threatened to torture them if they resisted in any way. Suddenly Xandra pulled up on a motorcycle and is soon greeted by a Turk and his friends. As she climbs off of her bike he make in inappropriate and sexual remark to her, to which she responds with a death threat, holding her gun up to his heart. Murdock then snuck up behind Barrett's men and attacked, knocking down many of the guards and avoiding Barrett as he attempted to shoot him, having heard the gun clicking before it was fired, before subduing Barrett by throwing a steel beam at his head, which knocked him unconscious to the ground.

With all the gangsters now defeated, Murdock then threw a steel beam at the bribed watchman, who was just sitting and observing the fight, and knocked him into the river before focusing his efforts on the hostages. He freed the women and ordered them to head towards the city in the light and flag down the first NYPD officer they found, banging on the container door to make them leave faster. As the women ran to freedom, Murdock dodged out of the way of Barrett's gunshot before punching his face multiple times and leaving him to be found and arrested by the police when they arrived.

#### Renting the Law Office

*"What time is it?"
"Half past get the hell up."*
―Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson
The very next morning, Murdock and Xandra were awoken in the early hours by a phone call from Foggy Nelson who ordered him to get out of bed so they could view the new offices, ready to finally open their own law practice Nelson and Murdock, while teasing him about Murdock having possibly spent the night with a woman. Before they went, Nelson joked that he was going to bribe Brett Mahoney, much to Murdock's frustration despite Nelson claiming that he was only joking in case the NSA were listening into their conversation. Xandra then drove to the Avengers Tower in her new black jeep and set off on finding HYDRA.

#### Meeting Claire Temple

*"I tracked the Russians to a warehouse not far from here. Thought I was being smart, how fast I found them. Turns out, I wasn't."
"They were waiting for you."
"And I walked right into it."*
―Matt Murdock and Xandra Murdock
Xandra was working a late night at Avengers Tower when she received a call from an unknown woman that Matt had been injured. When she arrived at the woman's apartment, Xandra learned that the woman was Claire Temple, a nurse at Metro-General Hospital. Temple quickly diagnosed all of Murdock's knife wounds and tended to them while she quickly discovered that he was blind by shining a light in his eye. Murdock woke and tried to leave, claiming the Ranskahovs would kill everyone to get to him, but Xandra still insisted that he had to stay as his wounds were too severe. While Murdock was horrified that Temple had seen his face, she questioned how a blind man had now ended up in this condition. Noting that most people would have called the New York City Police Department upon finding him, Murdock questioned why Temple had helped him, which she did not answer.

As Murdock refused to give her his name, Temple called him "Mike" before advising that he got some sleep to try and recover from his wounds. Xandra agreed and helped lull him to sleep before thanking Claire for everything, While dreaming of the night he had been blinded, Murdock suddenly awoke to find himself unable to breathe. Xandra desperately called on Claire for help and she discovered he had air in his chest and managed to expel it, saving Murdock's life. Temple demanded a reason to keep him there, so he explained how Veles Taxi had kidnapped a boy whom he had just failed to save, admitting he had walked into the Ranskahovs' trap, deeming himself stupid.

After a while, Murdock smelled someone wearing strong aftershave and cologne coming up the stairs looking for him. While Murdock got a kitchen knife, Xandra told him to not attack the man coming and let Claire talk to him, as he was not strong enough to stand straight, let alone fight. Temple answered the door while Murdock and Xandra hid against the wall, and the man claimed to be a police officer looking for the suspect of a robbery, in which a masked man was responsible. Temple, however, told the man that she had not seen anything like that. The mobster left, but Murdock heard him on the phone and knew that he had not believed her and was currently informing the Ranskahovs of where he believed the Masked Man was hiding. Seeking to stop the mobster as soon as he could to ensure their safety, Murdock chased him down and used his enhanced senses to precisely drop a fire extinguisher down onto the mobster's head, knocking him out without killing him. Xandra thanked Temple for all her help and gave her her phone number incase anything happened. Then, together both Murdock and Xandra dragged the unconscious mobster up to the roof.

#### Questioning Semyon

*"You're right what you said before. I kill you, somebody takes your place, but they'll end up back here just like you, and sooner or later, one of you is gonna tell me what I need to know. This is important. Listen, I need you to know why I'm hurting you. It's not just the boy. I'm doing this 'cause I enjoy it."*
―Matt Murdock to Semyon
Once onto the roof, Murdock tied up Semyon for interrogation while Xandra tried to hack into his phone, though it had died and was far too damaged to charge. Xandra ended up getting into a fight with Murdock, asking why he put himself in that much danger for something SHIELD or the Avengers could probably take care of. Murdock quipped that his ability to take punishment without complaining was more likely due to his Catholicism.

When Murdock noted that nobody would take in somebody like him purely out of faith, Xandra admitted that she had been hearing even more stories recently of the New York City Police Department bringing in criminals who had been stopped by a masked man, as well as a nineteen-year-old waitress who had been saved from an attempted rape. While Xandra claimed to want to believe in Murdock's mission, he confessed to knowing that she was afraid of what he was doing. Xandra found a skee-mask to cover the lower part of her face as they began questioning the mobster on the location of the missing boy, threatening that he would hurt him when he lied. Murdock demanded to know where Anatoly and Vladimir Ranskahov were keeping the kidnapped boy, to which Semyon claimed the boy was dead. Murdock then hit Semyon for lying but still failed to get the truth from him, with Semyon mocking Murdock for falling for his plan.

Desperate to find the boy, Xandra stabbed Semyon just above his eye-socket, causing him incredible pain. When that still did not work, Murdock admitted that Semyon was right in that if he killed him, then another Russian thug would take his place. However, he promised that sooner or later, one of them would talk. Cutting Semyon free, Murdock then dragged him across the roof and threatened to throw him off the edge. As Murdock claimed to enjoy the fear this put in him, Semyon eventually gave in and told him exactly where the boy was: underneath the Troika Restaurant in New York City which was controlled by the Russians. Semyon claimed the Ranskahov brothers would kill Murdock as soon as he arrived at the restaurant. Sick of hearing his mockeries, Murdock still threw Semyon off the roof, letting him fall into the same dumpster he had been pulled out from earlier.

#### Rescue of the Kidnapped Boy

*"Hi. I know you're scared. But I'm here to help you. Okay? You don't have to be scared anymore."*
―Masked Man to Kidnapped Boy
Murdock and Xandra then went to Troika Restaurant where the boy was being held hostage, silently getting past any guards and preparing to fight to protect the boy from any harm. They arrived and immediately began walking down the hallways and Murdock began listening closely to get a sense of where all the Veles Taxi mobsters were positioned, ensuring that he had the best tactical position to try and help the boy however he could, hearing multiple men in two different rooms who were within the hallway. Despite all of the pain he was still in, Murdock gathered all of the strength he had left to help Xandra fight the mobsters hired by Anatoly and Vladimir Ranskahov.

Xandra focused on disarming the men from the guns first, forcing them to fight with their fists where Xandra was at a clear advantage, easily subduing the men during the brawl. Despite more mobsters coming out and trying to stop their attack, the married couple continued fighting with all of their might against the criminals, determined to beat them back so that they could rescue the child Semyon had told him they were planning on selling. The Murdock's came out as the winner with all the mobsters lying unconscious on the floor or in too much pain to move. They unlocked the kidnapped boy's door and Murdock removed his mask and freed the boy, telling him that he was now safe. Murdock carried him from the restaurant and gave him to Xandra, who later returned him to his family as RAVEN.

#### Pursuing the Russians

*"You really need to get some kind of body armor or something."
"It would slow me down too much."
"So will a bullet."*
―Xandra Murdock and Matt Murdock
Murdock later attacked Anatoly Ranskahov and his men. Although Anatoly escaped with only minor injuries, Murdock was able to throw one of his men out of a window and onto his car. After escaping, Murdock met Xandra at home and she treated his injuries. Later, he received a phone call from Xandra just as she was being kidnapped by Russian Mafia. Murdock ran to her aid but was too late. He spoke to Santino who was able to reveal that she had been taken away in a taxi driven by the Russians.

Murdock arrived at the taxi's firm where he found Xandra being beaten and tortured by the Russians though she still tries to use Romanoff's training and get information from them. Murdock switched off the lights in the room and managed to fight off the Russians in the dark and rescued Xandra. He took her back to their apartment and tried to comfort her. Murdock tended to Xandra's wounds and asked her to take a little break with him and they ended up sharing a kiss. The next night, Murdock followed a taxi carrying a blind man to a warehouse. Once there, he attacked the Russians guarding the man, although the blind man was killed after being shot in the cross-fire, Murdock was able to catch one of the gangsters, Piotr.

Now confronting Piotr and closely picked him up while he was on the ground, Murdock tried to learn the location of Vladimir Ranskahov, who Xandra had heard about when she was captured, but Piotr begged him not to cut off his head. Confused on the remark of killing him, Murdock asked what Piotr meant for having his head decapitated and was told that everyone knows that the masked man had took the head of Anatoly. Before he could learn any more, Murdock threatens Piotr on the accusation of cutting heads before the police arrived, leading Murdock to make his escape and leaving Piotr to be arrested.

Knowing that the detectives are working for Fisk, Murdock tracked down and attacked Blake. Blake tried to stick to his story that Piotr had attacked his partner, until Murdock began breaking his arm. Murdock asked him why Fisk had Prohaszka murdered; he refused to answer, so Murdock knocked him out and stole his phone. Murdock later had Xandra help him look at the phone. She told Murdock the phone had a list of four locations which Murdock recognized the addresses as locations under the control of the Russian Mafia. Murdock went to go after the locations and Xandra tried to go with him, though he made her stay and rest.

#### Final Days of the Russians

*"Я сожгу свое сердце, блядь, и нападу..."
"That sounds bad but I don't speak asshole."*
―Matt Murdock to Vladimir Ranskahov
When a series of explosions rocks Hell's Kitchen, Xandra tries to call Murdock many times with no response. Eventually she receives a call from Claire claiming that he had called her about saving Vladimir. Xandra was furious and stormed out of the apartment, running down to the hospital to be with Foggy. When she sees Murdock again at their apartment she holds a grudge and leaves him in an angry silence.

#### Meeting Stick

*"You wanted a father and I wanted a soldier."
"Then I guess we were both disappointed."*
―Stick and Matt Murdock
Xandra sat on the couch as she finished up old mission reports when Murdock brought Stick back to his apartment, where Stick began to immediately insult his comfortable lifestyle. Xandra and Murdock argued with Stick, who insulted her before pointing out the gun in her side holster. Murdock said he was just pissed off he had made something of his life without his help. Stick told him he should abandon his life and live as a warrior, but when he insulted Jack Murdock's legacy and landed a final blow about Xandra, Murdock attacked him but was only able to break his hold. Stick revealed he was there to continue his war by fighting the Japanese and wanted the weapon Nobu Yoshioka was transporting, known as the Black Sky. Murdock agreed to help if Stick promised not to kill anyone even though Xandra argued against it.

Xandra ran off to Josie's and took a few shots before Laura showed up next to her. They have a long conversation and by the end Xandra was feeling better, reminded of the love she married Murdock for. She returned to the apartment where she finds Stick walking out, injured. Once Stick had gone, Xandra enters as Murdock cleaned up the apartment when he found the bracelet he had made for Stick as a child, which he believed Stick had destroyed when he had left him as a child during their training together. Upon finding his token of his love for his mentor, Murdock sat in silence and tried to consider what Stick's motive's were for tracking him down after so many years being apart. Xandra walked over to Matt and sat down, pulling him into her. The next morning Xandra tells Matt she has to go, the Avengers have tracked down another HYDRA location. When she goes to leave she finally takes in the destruction of the apartment and she tells Murdock to kick-ass, accepting his role as vigilante.

### Exposing Fisk

#### Mental and Physical Recovery

*"Why do I feel it in my heart and my soul clawing to be let out if that's not all part of God's plan?"
"Maybe you're being called to summon the better angels of your nature."*
―Matt Murdock and Paul Lantom
Xandra is wrapping up her mission against HYDRA when she gets a call from Foggy telling her to get back their right away. When she arrives at the apartment complex he confronts her and she ends up telling him most of her secrets in trust. Foggy tells her he needs a moment to think and storms off. Xandra tries to stop him but he yells at her for lying to him, saying he finally understands all the lies that were right in front of him the whole time. Xandra wipes a tear from her eyes and stabilizes her heartbeat before entering the apartment to find the Murdock had pulled his stitches.

Xandra lays Murdock down in the bed and begins to stitch up his wounds. They spoke about how Murdock used meditation to help heal his wounds gained from Nobu Yoshioka's Kyoketsu-Shoge. Xandra suggested that Murdock should invest in body armor to protect himself. He told her how he had sensed that Wilson Fisk wore a special light body armor. Xandra tells him about her troubles at SHIELD, finding it hard to know who to trust. She tells him of her briefly relationship with Grant Ward and his new connection with HYDRA. Xandra tries to understand where Foggy is coming from and warns Murdock that if he's not careful he'll push all his friends away. Murdock asks if that includes her and she admits her hesitancy but in the end tells him that she will always be there, whether it's for kisses or stitches.

With little confidence, Xandra lets Murdock return to the church to seek guidance from Paul Lantom. Murdock told him that he did not kill the man he had told him about, but that he had wanted to. He explained how Xandra had told him that if he continued what he was doing, he might end up bloody and alone. Lantom revealed that he knew that Murdock was indeed the man in the mask who was attacking criminals at night, although he did not know how he did it. Murdock asked why God had put the Devil within him and they discussed what the Devil actually represented. Xandra silently interrupts them, apologizing though Lantom says it's no problem at all. She sits silently beside Murdock for a few minutes before lightly placing her hand on his knee. She tells him that she found the man that made Fisk's suits and she thinks he would be willing to help. Xandra tells him about her dream for a family and tells him that while she's not going to stop him from doing anything, and even commends his work, unless he is willing to put some effort into protecting himself she won't be able to help him. Xandra leaves for SHIELD to do paperwork and help Coulson finish up anything he needs. She promises to be back soon and will pull up anything else she can on Fisk.

#### Designing the Red Suit

*"What do you want me to make?"
"A symbol."*
―Melvin Potter and Matt Murdock
Murdock returned home and tried to meditate to calm his mind and recover his body, but he continued to suffer from the memories of his violent fights with Nobu Yoshioka and Wilson Fisk. Arriving at Melvin Potter's Workshop, Murdock explored the Workshop and noticed the designs and blueprints on the tables. Murdock was soon interrupted by the arrival of Melvin Potter, appeared as confused and frightened.

Claiming that no one should be there, Potter then attacked Murdock with his brute strength and used various items around the workshop including chains and buzzsaws. Eventually, Murdock managed to overpower Potter with a strangle hold and spoke to him. Murdock quickly realized that Potter was a mentally unstable man who was being forced to work for Wilson Fisk under the threat that his caregiver Betsy Beatty would be killed. Murdock promised he would protect Potter and Beatty if he designed a suit for him. Murdock arrived back at the Nelson and Murdock Law Office and found Foggy Nelson and Karen Page speaking to each other. After an awkward encounter with Nelson as he was leaving in which neither said a word, Murdock spoke to Page. Page told him that Nelson believed that he was responsible for the death of Elena Cardenas. Page tried to convince Murdock to repair his relationship with his friend. Murdock suspected that Page was hiding something. When he asked if something had happened, she told him that the world had fallen apart.

#### Personal Loss

*"How are you holding up?"
"Like a good Catholic boy."
"That bad huh?"*
―Paul Lantom and Matt Murdock
After Ben Urich was found murdered in his home, Murdock, Xandra, and Karen Page attended his funeral, led by Father Paul Lantom. He listened as Page spoke to Ben's widow Doris Urich. Lantom approached the Murdock's to ask how he was holding up after the death of his friend. Murdock told him he felt that it was his fault that Urich had died, as he had not stopped Fisk. Xandra tries to console him drives him back to the office. She promises to be back soon and Murdock says he trusts her. Xandra takes a second alone before beginning the drive back to SHIELD.

Later, while training at Fogwell's Gym Murdock was visited by Foggy Nelson. When Murdock asked how he had found him, Nelson told him he had always known about the gym but assumed it was something to do with Murdock's father so he had never questioned it. They spoke about Karen Page's reactions to Nelson not attending the funeral and their own relationship. Nelson revealed that he had been working with Marci Stahl, who had been copying files concerning Landman and Zack's dealings with Wilson Fisk and Leland Owlsley, Murdock told him to leave it alone as this is what killed Urich. Nelson desperately tried to convince him not to go after Fisk in the mask again, and to use the law instead. They agreed to work together again.

#### Defeating Wilson Fisk

*"You were right. What you told me over the radio that night. Not everyone deserves a happy ending."*
―Matt Murdock to Wilson Fisk
When Xandra hear that Fisk is in police custody she immediately travels back to celebrate. While driving through the city she hear over her radio that despite being taken into custody by the FBI, and driven towards jail under armed guards, Wilson Fisk soon escaped with the aid from his soldiers and went onto the run in New York City. While assisting with the manhunt across all the city, Xandra runs into Brett Mahoney and convinces him to let her help. Eventually they discovered Fisk lying unconscious on the ground in the wake of a fight with Daredevil, now wearing a red suit, standing over him. Although Mahoney had initially held up his gun, he soon acknowledged Daredevil was not actually the bad guy. Xandra smiles in recognition and pulled out a pair of zip ties, handing them to Murdock so he can make the arres. While Fisk was taken into Ryker's Island to begin his sentence for his many crimes against New York, including the Bombing of Hell's Kitchen, Xandra sends in her resignation papers to SHIELD, wanting to spend more time at home and with the Avengers.

### Avengers Reassembled

#### Attack on the HYDRA Research Base

*"Language"
"Now, I know he did not just say that."*
―Steve Rogers and Xandra Murdock
Without having to worry about SHIELD work, Xandra is sent on a mission with the Avengers to recapture the Scepter from HYDRA Research Base. Romanoff had stolen a jeep so she, Xandra, and Barton could keep up with the rest of the Avengers as they fought HYDRA soldiers. Xandra drove and eventually crashed the jeep before pursuing to fight on foot using her skills and weapons to kill or knock out many HYDRA operatives sent by Baron Strucker. When Steve made a comment about Tony's language, Xandra joked that she could not believe he just said that.

When Hawkeye was injured, Xandra and immediately went to aid and told the others that they needed to evacuate. When the battle was won, Xandra helped Barton back to the jet and watched as the remaining HYDRA soldiers were being apprehended by the Iron Legion. On the way back to Avengers Tower, Xandra opted to stay with Barton and keep him comfortable as they flew. When Romanoff asked Thor for an assessment of Banner's skills on the battlefield; Thor commented on Hulk's violence has resulted in the deaths of dozens of HYDRA soldiers. Seeing that this upset Banner, Thor told him that many of the injuries he inflicted on the soldiers were nonfatal.

#### Celebration

*"All my friends are soldiers and assassins, yet here comes this guy, spends his life fighting not for a mission but because he truly cares about the people."
"Sounds amazing."
"He's also a lost little puppy. Chicks dig that."*
―Xandra Murdock and Matt Murdock
When the Avengers returned from Sokovia, Xandra stayed by Clint Barton's side while his injured skin was being repaired by Helen Cho using a device called the Regeneration Cradle. Bruce Banner explained what the Cradle is and Cho mentioned that Barton's girlfriend wouldn't even be able to notice the difference which Barton told her that he did not have a girlfriend, not mentioning his wife which only he, Xandra, and Romanoff knew about.

Tony Stark organized a party in Avengers Tower to celebrate their victory against HYDRA and obtaining the Scepter. During the Party, Xandra talked with Romanoff till Murdock arrived and she also bartended for the guests. Xandra flirted with Murdock, before leading him over to teach him how to play pool with Wilson. When Wilson went to get some more drinks, Xandra helped Murdock try to shoot. Murdock picked up her rapid heartbeat and joked about her still being flustered after all these years. Before long many of the guests had departed leaving on the Avengers and a few others.

As they sat around and drank, Thor invited the Avengers to try and lift Mjølnir. Xandra and Murdock watched as the Avengers failed at lifting the hammer and when Banner's turn came, he pretended to turn into Hulk, which none of the others found funny, except Romanoff, which Xandra teased her about. Barton invited Xandra to attempt to lift Mjølnir but as she drank her beer, she politely declined to claim that she didn't need to join in on the measuring contest.

### Ultron Offensive

#### Attack on Avengers Tower

*"I thought you said this was supposed to be a nice relaxing evening."
"Well I'm sorry I didn't take murdering robots into consideration, Mathew."*
―Matt Murdock and Xandra Murdock
The party was interrupted when one of Tony Stark's Iron Legion made a surprise appearance, and after admitting that it was the result of Stark's Ultron Program mixed with his research into the scepter, it and several more like it, attacked the group. Xandra took cover under the stairs, dragging Murdock with her. She then drew a pistol concealed under her dress to help with the fight. She then covered Murdock, shooting at the attacker, as he broke a piece of wood and through it at the robot, killing it. However, the attack was a diversion, and one of the robots made off with the scepter while the Avengers and their friends were engaged in battle. Eventually, all the armors were defeated except for the first Iron Legion who announced his intentions to end the Avengers to achieve his idea of peace and save the world.

#### Avengers Argument

*"The bot you created to save us is now trying to kill us. Nice, how ironic."*
―Xandra Murdock to Tony Stark
After the brief fight, the team discussed what had occurred. Romanoff said that Ultron had deleted all their files and that he was in the surveillance. Xandra also said that he maybe knew about them more they knew about each other. Tony Stark admitted his involvement in the creation of Ultron, although he still strongly defended the idea as he believed it was a beneficial plan to save the world. Thor, clearly furious at Stark's recklessness, charged in and grabbed Stark by the throat, but Steve Rogers was able to calm him down. Murdock returned home when reports of gang activity spiked.

The team later learned that Ultron had sent them a message by murdering Baron Strucker in his prison cell and leaving the word "peace" written in his blood as a message to the Avengers about his futWhen reports of robots attacking sources of Vibranium began surfacing, the Avengers raced to a coastal scrapyard in Africa, where they found Ultron, along with Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, taking the Vibranium.

#### Battle at the Salvage Yard

*"No one has to break anything."
"Clearly you've never made an omelet."
"He beat me by one second."*
―Thor, Ultron, and Tony Stark
When reports of robots attacking sources of Vibranium began surfacing, the Avengers raced to a coastal scrapyard in Africa, where they found Ultron, along with Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, taking the Vibranium. As Tony, Roger and Thor confronted Ultron directly, Xandra, Romanoff and Barton stayed further back to provide cover. As peaceful negotiations quickly failed, Ultron and the Maximoffs attacked, at the same time Ulysses Klaue sent his mercenaries to attack the Avengers.

Xandra took down many of Klaue's men to protect the rest of the Avengers from attack as they took down the Ultron Sentries. Klaue's men then turned their attention to Barton, who managed to take them down and clear the area. Xandra was then incapacitated when Wanda Maximoff snuck up behind her and inflicted a nightmarish vision upon her. Xandra languished in a scene from her fears while the fight carried on around her and the enemy made their escape.

#### Seeing Visions

*"Don't you see it, my child? There's no way to avoid it. The killing, the pain. You shall be the hand of vengeance that resurrects the rightful rule of God."
"Sounds like Satan."
"In our world, it won't matter."*
―Apocalypse and Xandra Murdock
In the vision that Wanda Maximoff had inflicted upon Xandra, she woke up inside the pyramid constructed my Apocalypse. She jumped of one of the table at turned to see Charles Xavier lying on the other. She ran over to him and tried to wake him up but when he did his hand wrapped around her arm in a tight grip. He told her it was all her fault and when she asked for an explanation, his body relaxed, dead. Xandra turned to find the floor littered with people she knew dead, including, but not limited to Romanoff, Stark, Murdock, a 4 year-old girl, Loki, Fisk, Foggy, Laura, and other agents that were murdered when she was mind controlled by Loki.

The voice of Apocalypse startled her as he stepped out from the shadows. He proclaimed that she would have a hard time coming up and would end up massacring many people. He told her it was to restore a rightful role of God. Xandra tried to deny his words but he pressed on. When she threw a punch at him he caught her fist and twisted it, forcing her to her knees. Xandra asked who the young girl was and Apocalypse told her he thought she knew. As she pleaded for him to stop, Apocalypse wrapped a hand around her neck and began choking her. He lifted her up and just as she was about to pass out, she woke from the vision to see Barton and Romanoff standing over her. Romanoff had also been affected but Barton's showed only worryment for his teammates and friends.

As half of the Avengers were suffering from Wanda Maximoff's nightmares, Tony was chasing after Hulk, who had also fallen victim to Wanda's powers and was on a rampage. Tony requested Romanoff to give Hulk his lullaby method to calm him down, but Barton informed him that she was not going to be able to help him as she was disoriented by the visions. As the Avengers retreated in the Quinjet, Xandra, along with Romanoff, Rogers, Thor and Bruce Banner remained temporarily scarred by what they saw in the visions.

#### Retreat

*"I'm guessing you saw the news?"
"How bad is it?"
"Well, it's not pretty. Ultron has these allies, these kids, punks really."*
―Clint Barton and Matt Murdock
Still suffering from the effects along with the rest of the Avengers, Xandra was forced to make a quick escape to the Quinjet not being able to give Hulk his lullaby. Stark was then forced to stop Hulk's current destructive rampage through Johannesburg, as Banner was also affected by Wanda Maximoff's powers. The Avengers become unpopular due to a massive battle between Hulk and Iron Man in his "Hulkbuster" armor in the middle of South Africa; at the same time, many of the members were still suffering from the effects of Maximoff's visions.

Maria Hill stated that there was no information about Banner's arrest order yet. Knowing they needed to get away and recover, Clint Barton flew the team to his homestead, realizing that no one would be able to find them there. On the way, Murdock calls him after seeing the news and wanting an update on his wife. Barton tells him about Wanda's powers and how he doesn't know what she saw. Barton suggests calling her later and Murdock agrees before hanging up to finish his day at the office.

#### Clint Barton's Homestead

*"Honey."
"I missed you. How's little Natasha, huh?"
"She's... Nathaniel."
"Traitor."
"I told you!"*
―Laura Barton, Natasha Romanoff, and Xandra Murdock
The Avengers arrived at Barton's homestead, where Barton helped Xandra make her way into the house as she was still haunted by the ghosts of her vision. Soon though, Xandra's troubles washed away when she was warmly greeted by Laura Barton and their two children, Cooper and Lila, who consider her family by calling her "Auntie Rory." Xandra talked with Laura about her pregnancy and took $20 from Barton after guessing it would be a boy.

#### A Life With Murdock

*"What did you dream?"
"That I was an Avenger or an X-men. That I was anything more than the mindless killer Loki made me."*
―Matt Murdock and Xandra Murdock
As Xandra to cooked dinner, against Laura's wishes, she thought about her visions and a dream she had about being an Avenger, a hero. While sitting at the table waiting for the food to cook, Xandra calls Murdock talking about her fears the the vision. Murdock reminded Xandra that no matter what happens, he will be their for her and follow where she leads. He tells her that he doesn't care what Loki made her do, all he cares about is that she is safe and that he is happy just having her.

#### Nick Fury's Inspiration

*"So stand. Outwit the platinum bastard."
"Steve doesn't like that kind of talk."
"You know what, Murdock...?"*
―Nick Fury, Xandra Murdock, and Steve Rogers
Nick Fury also arrived at the farm and spoke with the group at length about stopping Ultron, mentioning his omnipresence. Meanwhile, Tony Stark volunteered to go to Norway to find out who changed the nuclear codes Ultron was planning to obtain and Xandra decided to go with. As they listened, Romanoff was brought a painting of a butterfly by Lila Barton, which she happily accepted.

Fury went on to inspire the Avengers after their defeat by Ultron and called the A.I. "a platinum bastard," causing Xandra to continue a running joke between the Avengers about Steve Rogers telling Stark to watch his language. While trying to think what Ultron's next move would be, Banner figured out he wanted to evolve by using the Regeneration Cradle. Romanoff, Barton, and Rogers prepared to leave for Seoul, where they believed Ultron would be with Helen Cho as he needed to use the Cradle.

#### Hacking the NEXUS

*"I'm just a guy looking for a needle in the world's biggest haystack."
"How do you find it?"
"Pretty simple. You bring a magnet."
"And an advanced Algorithm."
"That too."*
―Tony Stark, World Hub Tech, and Xandra Murdock
As the Avengers flew to Seoul, Stark and Xandra were inside the NEXUS Internet Hub searching for the person who prevented Ultron from obtaining launch codes for nuclear missiles. While hacking into the NEXUS to find Ultron's new enemy, they were shocked to find out it was J.A.R.V.I.S., who erased his memory and had scattered himself all across the Internet to block Ultron. It turned out that Ultron was afraid of J.A.R.V.I.S. and of what he could do, so J.A.R.V.I.S. went underground and prevent from Ultron from getting the codes. As Xandra restored J.A.R.V.I.S.'s memory, Stark sent his own programming back towards Avengers Tower.

#### Birth of Vision

*"Are you on our side?" "I don't think it's that simple." ”Well, it better get real simple real soon."*
―Steve Rogers, Vision and Clint Barton
Arriving at Avengers Tower, Xandra meet up with Stark and Banner as Barton returned with the Regeneration Cradle. Once hearing that Romanoff was missing, Xandra and Barton headed downstairs to talk Starks advice and see if Romanoff might be using old school spy techniques to send out a message for them to search for.

After Xandra set up the work station, she and Barton immediately began searching for Romanoff by working out where Ultron may have taken her, listening out for any Morse code messages being sent out through the airways which would not be heard by any of their high tech machinery. Before long, Barton managed to find a signal she was sending over the radio waves which revealed her location to be in Sokovia, which confirmed that Romanoff was still alive, much to Xandra's considerable relief.

Having confirmed Romanoff was being held in the HYDRA facility which had been previously owned by Baron Strucker, they went to inform the rest of their team. However, Xandra soon discovered that during the Battle of Seoul aftermath, Rogers had also recruited both Pietro and Wanda Maximoff as they had betrayed Ultron. Xandra was present as Stark and Banner were confronted when they tried to upload J.A.R.V.I.S. into the same body Ultron had been creating.

The realization of Stark's latest plan resulted in a massive argument breaking out, which Xandra stayed out of, although she remained close by. As tensions still rising between the Avengers, Stark and Rogers had finally begun to fight, with Rogers then using his shield to do more damage to the machinery, until they were interrupted by the sudden arrival of Thor who proceeded to use lightning to activate machine. The being within jumped out and briefly attacked Thor until he looked out over New York City. Having calmed down, the being apologized and called itself Vision, much to Xandra's surprise.

As they spoke to Vision, Wanda noted how she had seen annihilation inside his head, to which Xandra made it clear that she did not trust anything that either of the Maximoff twins had to say on any subject. Barton and Xandra then informed the team of Romanoff's current location back in Novi Grad while Vision claimed that he intended to assist them in fighting Ultron. As proof of his honor, Vision simply handed Thor back the Mjølnir while Xandra and the rest of the team were shocked.

As the team prepared for their mission, Xandra collected her uniform and weaponry ready for the oncoming battle. Xandra took a moment to look at a photograph taken after the X-men, Lehnsherr, and Murdock after defeating Apocalypse to remind herself of what she was fighting for. Xandra then helped Barton pilot the Quinjet and fly the Avengers into Sokovia while Rogers gave them a speech about what they had to expect from Ultron and vowing that they would protect all of the innocent people of Sokovia before confronting Ultron.

#### Battle of Sokovia

*"Ultron knows we're coming. Odds are we'll be riding into heavy fire. And that's what we signed up for. But the people of Sokovia, they didn't. So our priority is getting them out."*
―Steve Rodgers to Avengers
The Avengers soon located Ultron in Novi Grad where he had planned to continue his evil schemes. Once the team had arrived; Captain America made it clear that the first priority was to evacuate all of the civilians to ensure their safety. Xandra watched from on top of a bus as Wanda Maximoff continued to use her mind control power to convince the people to leave while Barton had ensured that the Ultron Sentries did not attack the people.

Eventually, Ultron made his move and sent out his armies of Ultron Sentries to attack the Avengers, targeting their fire at the civilians so the Avengers would have to prioritize protecting them over stopping Ultron directly. As the battle broke out, Xandra stayed close to Rogers as the took down Sentries.

However, despite the best efforts of Vision to incapacitate Ultron, the A.I. was able to activate his machine in the center of Sokovia which caused a massive Earthquake. As Xandra tried to understand what was happening, she watched on in horror as the ground around them shattered and Novi Grad began rising up into the sky, as Ultron had created his device with all the Vibranium which he stole from Ulysses Klaue to turn all of Novi Grad into his own destructive meteorite. When the rock beneath Xandra's feet fell, Roger quickly catches her earning a thank you to which he replied a thank you wasn’t necessary, they're teammates.

They continue fighting when one of the Sentries gave a speech about Ultron's plan to wipe out all of humanity with his meteorite, Xandra shot the robots down, sick of hearing Ultron's voice.

Xandra, Romanoff, Rogers, and Wanda regrouped at the town hall, where Xandra pulls Romanoff into a long hug, missing her best friend. They were then joined by Hawkeye, who gave Xandra her batons. Rogers told them that fighting the robots was getting them nowhere, as the air was getting thin.

Xandra left with Maximoff and Barton to evacuate civilians. She then proceeded to fight Ultron's army, using her batons to electrocute them. She was later assisted by Captain America, who threw her his shield, which she used to fight.

#### Reinforcements

*"I'm not leaving this rock with one civilian on it." "I didn't say we should leave. There's worse ways to go. Where else am I gonna get a view like this?" "Glad you like the view, Romanoff. It's about to get better."*
―Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, and Nick Fury
When Stark told Rogers that his only solution to save the world from Novi Grad being smashed into it was to destroy Novi Grad itself, Rogers refused to entertain the idea.

Romanoff, however, tried to persuade Rogers to consider the option as the world's population would logically take precedence over the people of Novi Grad. When Rogers declared he wouldn't leave Novi Grad and its people to face their fate, Romanoff told him that she never intended for them to leave and that they would die with the people of Novi Grad if needed.

Romanoff reassured them that there are worse ways to die and that at least she'd die seeing a great view, taking Xandra's hand. Nick Fury interrupted their conversation by saying that her view was about to get a lot better. Fury revealed his Helicarrier and used it to enact Roger's plan and evacuate the civilians while Rhodey joined the battle. Fury sent out a squad of rescue boats to evacuate the citizens while the Avengers ensured no one was left behind.

#### Protecting the Key

*"Is the all you got?”
“You had to ask."*
―Thor and Xandra Murdock
Stark then came up with a plan to dispose of Novi Grad and called all the Avengers to the city church where the drill was located. The Avengers were tasked with protecting the drill in the church known as the key so that Ultron could not activate it. Ultron unleashed his army of Ultron Sentries upon them in a final offensive. Xandra and the Avengers put all their force into destroying the seemingly endless horde of Ultron Sentries, with Xandra using her batons and guns to destroy many of the robots. After a vicious battle, the Ultron Sentries were eventually pushed back.

When Ultron attempted to join the fight in his strongest form, Vision, Stark and Thor nearly destroyed him with their combined powers. With the battle almost won, Rogers ordered the team to get to a rescue boat and leave the city before Stark and Thor destroyed it. Xandra and Romanoff went with Hawkeye and confiscated a car to get to the rescue boats. During the drive, they made small talk about Barton renovating his homestead.

#### The New Team

> "Well, we're not the '27 Yankees." "We've got some hitters." "They're good. They're not a team." "Let's beat 'em into shape." ―Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff
>
>

With the Ultron Offensive neutralized, Xandra returned to the Avengers Compound with the rest of her teammates. After being sent a Skype video of the newly-born Nathaniel Pietro Barton, Xandra joined Captain America in co-leading the second incarnation of the Avengers, featuring Wanda Maximoff, War Machine, Vision and Falcon.

Sometime later, Xandra discovered that she was pregnant, prompting her to take a small break from the team and return to her apartment with Murdock.

### Punisher Hunt

#### Protecting Grotto

Now 8 months pregnant, Xandra goes out to Josie’s Bar with Murdock, Foggy Nelson and Karen Page where they shot pool. Murdock picked up rapid heartbeat, mentioning it to Xandra and Nelson along with the fact that the man had his finger on the trigger of a gun. Murdock went to confront the man named Grotto, a low member of the Kitchen Irish, who was actually looking for both him and Nelson.

Taking a seat at their table with Nelson, Xandra, Murdock, and Page, Grotto described a massacre in which every Irish member was killed by some kind of army. After listening to his heart beat, Murdock knew he was telling the truth and warned that he would become a target for going to them for help. Grotto then claimed that he only wanted to be placed in witness protection. Grotto then told them he would give the police anything if he could get out of New York City, and he told them all he wanted was a second chance to do right. He then collapsed, from a wound he had sustained during the gunfire.

Later, Grotto awoke in a bed at Metro-General Hospital to find Xandra and Page there. Xandra tried to calm him while calling him "Steve". When he finally asked who Steve was, she explained that he was registered at the hospital as Steve Schaffer, and that she told the staff Page was his wife Isabelle. Despite this, Grotto was terrified that the shooter would return for him.

Later, Xandra was startled by noises in the corridor. She peeked out the door and saw an armed manwalking purposefully down the hall. She grabbed Grotto and Page and the three raced through the hallway, dodging bullets as they tried to get away. She led Grotto through an emergency exit and outside. Page fumbled with her keys as she told them they were making their getaway in a car that once belonged to her friend, who died.

#### Finding Matt

Once Page and Grotto were safe at the 15th Precinct, Xandra returned home only to find Murdock wasn’t there. The next morning when Murdock stilled had not made an appearance, she began to worry. She called Nelson, only to learn that Murdock hadn’t been answering his phone as well. Nelson told her he overheard a police officer's radio that there were reports of shots fired from a rooftop on 10th. Rushing away, Xandra found Nelson and together they talked their way into different New York City buildings on 10th, searching the rooftops for Murdock. They found him barely conscious and bleeding, and carefully took him back to the Apartment, being very careful that no one would see them along the way.

Soon after arriving Nelson left to go to the Precinct to meet with Page and Grotto while Xandra stayed to take care of Murdock. When he woke up, worried about Xandra and the baby, Xandra told him they were fine and Page was safe with Grotto at the Precinct. She then proceeded to vented her frustration that Murdock had once again been seriously injured. Xandra left to go to a doctor appointment and when Murdock suggested he come along, she told him to stay home and rest and told him to consider his actions before leaving.

> Blood is being shed, Foggy."
> "And you've donated more than your fair share to the cause.
>
>

Daredevil located the culprit who was about to kill Grotto with a sniper rifle outside Metro-General Hospital. The two engaged in a brutal fight where Daredevil found himself surprised by the man's brutal savagery and strength. Daredevil eventually seemed to finally gain the upper hand, only for the shooter to take out a pistol and shoot Daredevil in the head, knocking him off the building.

The gunshot knocked Murdock unconscious, but did not penetrate his helmet, which was damaged. Murdock remained unconscious until the following morning, when Foggy Nelson found him. Nelson managed to get back to Murdock's home without being noticed. Nelson once again expressed anger and exasperation at Murdock's vigilantism, but Murdock made it clear that he did not trust the New York City Police Department to handle the shooter. Although he was suffering from a headache and clearly still recovering from the gunshot wound, Murdock wanted to join Nelson and Karen Page at the 15th Precinct Police Stationto help get a witness protection agreement for Grotto. However, Nelson insisted that Murdock stay home and recover, and asked him to trust him to do his job.

Some time later, Murdock attempted to get a glass of water from his sink when his hearing became distorted. Sounds were so loud that they were painful. The sound of an aspirin hitting the tabletop disturbed him so much that he dropped his glass of water. To his shock, he realized that the glass made no sound when it shattered on the floor. He panicked, realizing that he now could no longer hear nor see. After some time, he meditated, and his hearing returned in time for him to hear someone knocking at the door.

He opened the door to let in Karen Page, who was still shaky after fleeing the shooter the night before. Seeing the broken glass on the floor, she assumed that Murdock had been drinking. When she questioned him about his injuries, he jokingly reminded her that he was blind. She sarcastically replied that she was not an idiot. Backing off, she told him that she would be there for him whenever he felt comfortable telling her what is going on.

She then changed the subject, filling him in about Grotto's case, including the fact that DA Samantha Reyes personally met them at the precinct. She also told him that the shooter was being called the "Punisher" and mused if the people of the city had helped create him by cheering on Daredevil. Murdock quickly pointed out that Daredevil had never killed anyone, but she replied that they simply never heard about him killing anyone. Before leaving, she told Murdock that she and Nelson cared about him and that he was worth keeping around.

As soon as Page left, Murdock brought the damaged helmet to Melvin Potter in his workshopand asked him if he could repair it. Potter was not optimistic, saying that it would be best if he could construct an entire new helmet, as the damage was severe. Murdock convinced him to repair the damaged helmet as best he could so he could go after Punisher as soon as possible, and then create a new one later.

Wearing a black hoodie, Murdock clandestinely inspected the Burren Club where the Kitchen Irishhad been massacred. Outside the club, he found a dog's chain and picked up the scent of the dog, who had been injured. He was able to track the dog's movements until he came across a stretch of pavement that was being washed, eliminating the scent. Standing on the street, he picked up the sound of a police radio, and traced the sound back to a small apartment, where a chained dog began barking at him. Murdock calmed the dog with a handful of nearby dog food and listened to the police radio. He overheard plans to draw out Punisher using Grotto as bait.

#### Round Two with Punisher

Murdock returned to Melvin Potter's Workshop and donned his newly repaired helmet and suit. He went to the location where the New York City Police Department had set their trap for Punisher. However, Punisher discovered the trap and attempted to kill several Dogs of Hell members so as to distract the Police Department, he then aim at Grotto in order to kill him. Fortunately, Daredevil found him on the nearby roof and attacked him; the two brawled while the police shot at the Punisher. After a lengthy fight between the two combatants, they crashed through a skylight into the building below. Arising, Daredevil's hearing began to fail him again and he became disoriented. Punisher used this to his advantage, knocking Daredevil unconscious.

#### Debating with Punisher

> I'm guessing you've done this, what ten, maybe 20 times? How long's it been? Six months, a year or your whole life? Something tells me you don't take breaks. You know, no one else has to die. You could stop now. Walk away."
> "Walk away? Could you do that? Could you walk away?
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Daredevil awoke from a dream in which a nun was tending to him while he was a boy. Upon awakening, he discovered that he was chained to a chimney on a rooftop. As he struggled against the chains and tried to free himself, Punisher wished him a good morning. When Daredevil asked him why he didn't remove his mask, he responded that he didn't care about his identity. Daredevil deduced that the man was a soldier and tried to get him to reveal information about himself, asking if he was a Catholic and if he was from New York City but the man warned him not to dig.

Daredevil heard someone approaching the roof from inside the building, and asked Punisher not to hurt him. Punisher warned Daredevil that if he called attention to himself again, the person approaching the roof was going to get hurt. Daredevil overheard Punisher speaking to an older man, introducing himself as Frank. The old man and Frank bonded over being veterans in the United States Armed Forces, with Frank revealing he had served as a marine in both Iraq and Afghanistan, while the older man served in Vietnam years earlier.

During the conversation, Daredevil strained against his chains, attracting the veteran's attention, but Punisher simply told the old man the noise was a rat and pressed a gun to the door leading inside the building in a way that the old man couldn't see it. Satisfied that Frank was just on the roof to have a smoke, the old man left and returned to his apartment, sharing one last joke with Frank as he walked away. Alone with the man who called himself Frank, Daredevil accused him of threatening an innocent man, but Punisher replied that the gun was for Daredevil's benefit.

The two began to argue about their differing methods of justice. Daredevil argued that all human beings had a spark of goodness in them and that there was always hope they would find redemption and change their ways to become better people, while Punisher argued that the criminals Daredevil put away always got out of prison again, and continued to hurt innocents, therefore, Daredevil's methods were worthless. Punisher claimed that the only way to stop the cycle was to kill them. Daredevil then told Punisher that he would never stop coming after him, because he was insane and needed to be stopped, so Punisher knocked Daredevil unconscious by hitting him with his gun.

#### A Fatal Test

> You don't do it, his death's on you. Either way, you're a killer."
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> "What kind of choice is that?!"
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When Daredevil regained consciousness, he was horrified to find that Punisher had duct-taped a gun to his hand. Frank informed him that there was only one round in the chamber and that he was wearing body armor, so the only way to stop him was to shoot him in the head. The Punisher then dragged Grotto into Daredevil's view, explaining that he was going to kill him, and the only way Daredevil could stop him was to shoot the Punisher.

Punisher coerced Grotto into telling Daredevil that he had performed hits for the Kitchen Irish while he was working for Nesbitt, while being beaten, Grotto finally admitted to killing an old woman who had witnessed one of the hits. Despite hearing all this, Daredevil refused to shoot Grotto. Punisher said that he would do it himself, and the only way for Daredevil to stop that from happening would be for him to shoot Punisher. Murdock, however, found another way - he used the one bullet in the gun to shoot through his chains and free himself.

Now free, Daredevil charged forward and attacked Punisher, but was unable to stop him from fatally shooting Grotto. As Daredevil tried to comfort the dying Grotto, Punisher took aim at motorcycles parked outside the Dogs of Hell headquarters. With Grotto now dead having bled out from his fatal wound, Daredevil launched himself at Punisher, but he was still able to take the shot, causing a large explosion, alerting Jimmy the Bear and his men. Daredevil fought and eventually subdued Punisher, taking him inside the building and placing him in a freight elevator to make their escape quickly.

#### Fighting the Dogs of Hell

> Get in your apartment, lock the door."
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Just as Daredevil was about to leave the building in the elevator with the still unconscious Punisher, bikers from the Dogs of Hell arrived led by their leader Jimmy the Bear, angry at the destruction of their bikes. The old man from the rooftop emerged from his apartment. Daredevil, knowing the man was in danger, left Frank inside the elevator and grabbed Jimmy, threatening him with the empty gun. Once the man was safe, Daredevil pulled the trigger and chuckled before beginning the fight.

This began a long, protracted fight between Daredevil and the Dogs of Hell, in which Murdock used his superior fighting skills along with the chain he was still trailing to defeat them, smashing out the ceiling lights to force the bikers to fight in the darkness where he had the clear advantage over them as Daredevil did not require light to see. Going down the stairway, Daredevil fought seemingly endless waves of the bikers but kept using his chain as a long-range weapon while he fought hand to hand while always ensuring that he never fatally wounded anybody during his brutal takedowns of the bikers.

Despite the seemingly endless wave of Dogs of Hell fighters attacking him with whatever weapons they had in their hands, Daredevil eventually made it down the stairs having knocked out almost all of his attackers. As he entered the ground floor lobby, Daredevil discovered only three bikers remained, keeping him from freedom. As he was so exhausted, Daredevil was unable to dodge one punch to the head which dazed him and allowed his enemies to gang up and beat him repeatedly in the chest and head, but he quickly recovered and knocked out all but one of the bikers remaining.

In the end, one final biker remained, the largest of the group, who used his strength to throw Daredevil across the long hallway and attempted to strange him to death and even came close to breaking the exhausted Daredevil's back, but he was able to free himself and knocked him out by slamming his head repeatedly against the hard concrete floor before performing a flip and landing one final hard kick against his skull. However, once he returned to the freight elevator, he noticed that Frank had escaped into New York City during the chaos of the fight without Daredevil noticing.

#### Grotto's Funeral

> I did everything I could to protect my client."
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Back at his apartment, Murdock put on his suit and got ready for the funeral for Grotto. He was visited by Karen Page who helped him with his tie and asked if he was better after taking days off sick, while he had actually been out as Daredevil. They flirted with each other and Page revealed that she had a brother who she had never mentioned before. Once he was ready, Murdock and Page left for the funeral.

Meeting Foggy Nelson, the group went to Clinton Church and listened as Father Paul Lantomexplained that was Grotto was a deeply flawed person who had made many mistakes throughout his life while working for the Kitchen Irish. Lantom also revealed, however, that Grotto had spent his every Sunday coming to the church and praying while on his own before handing over all of his money, and once a Rolex watch, into the donation plate in the hopes of finding redemption for his many sins, despite knowing redemption would never come for him, with Lantom pointing out that there was nobody to mourn his death, but the three of them who sat alone.

As they left, Murdock noted that Grotto had not, in fact, died alone, with Nelson adding that he was surrounded by the Dogs of Hell. Murdock let everybody leave while he spoke alone with Lantom, complimenting him on his service. Murdock insisted that Grotto's death was not his fault, explaining about Punisher's violent actions and asked for forgiveness for not saving him, asking why he felt such guilt for failing Grotto. Lantom explained, however, that guilt could be a good thing as it could bring him to action, noting that while he likely could not have done more, the guilt meant his work was not finished.

Back at Nelson and Murdock Law Office, Murdock and Nelson listened as Page explained that she had found evidence that Frank Castle had been shot in the head during the Massacre at Central Park and that Samantha Reyes had this evidence that Blake Tower had given to Page, explaining that they should try and find Castle. As Nelson left to answer the phone, Page then asked Murdock if she was insane while Murdock was distracted considering this new information before Murdock asked her if she really cared about what happened to Castle.

Murdock teased Page, claiming that she was insane before laughing and noting that he loved her compassion which he told her was a great quality to have. However, Murdock was pulled away by Nelson who reminded him that Nelson and Murdock still had clients they had to deal with, noting DiPesta was being sued by his landlord for damaging an elevator and advised that they take the case. When they called out to Page, they discovered she had left and taken the Punisher files, Murdock left to look for her while Nelson told him to find Castle first.

#### Hunting Punisher

> Was this the Punisher?"
> "Jesus, the Irish okay, to find the Punisher. They put a bounty on his head now all over the Kitchen people are getting hurt. It's the goddamn Wild West out there.
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Donning his Daredevil's Suit, Murdock traveled to Melvin Potter's Workshop and requested his new helmet, which Melvin Potter noted was basically indestructible and would easily withstand a bullet to the head. Potter noted that he had been getting requests from criminals for new body armor ever since Punisher had begun his massacres, which he had refused to provide as he was only protecting Betsy Beatty, Daredevil and himself from now onwards.

Daredevil traveled to the Burren Club where he caught the attention of Brett Mahoney who was gathering evidence from the massacre. Daredevil questioned what had happened there, but Mahoney refused to help, noting that although he had helped them catch Wilson Fisk they were not allies, although he eventually admitted that it involved the Kitchen Irish. Mahoney then accused Daredevil of causing them problems with the police's respect in New York City before getting a call about a shootout in Central Park, so Daredevil quietly left the club to investigate on his own.

Daredevil traveled to Central Park where he found several members of the Kitchen Irish had been shot and killed during a violent clash, with the exception of Rory, who was now attempting to cruel away despite several bullet wounds in his gut. Rory attempted to shoot Daredevil, however, he missed his shot and had his arm twisted the wrong way as Daredevil demanded to know what had happened. As he was in agony and slowly bleeding out due to his wounds, Rory finally revealed that Finn Cooley had taken found and kidnapped Punisher and, upon hearing police cars coming his way, eventually gave up where Cooley and his men had taken Punisher.

#### Saving Punisher

> Sometimes I think you just might really be the devil."
> "Sometimes I think I might be, too.
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Traveling to the Kitchen Irish's hideout, Daredevil ambushed several of the thugs sent by Finn Cooley. Using the darkness and his own speed to his advantage, Daredevil knocked out one guard and used the moment of confusion to take out the second. When more thugs were called to investigate, Daredevil attacked and easily subdued them all using his body armor and billy club before continuing his search.

Daredevil soon found Frank Castle engaged in a shoot out with the Irish having killed Cooley and survived being tortured by Cooley's Irish mobsters. Daredevil saved Castle and promised that the Irish would pay for everything that they had done, although he insisted that they not kill anyone there. As they fought more thugs, Daredevil constantly had to ensure that Castle did not use any weapons to kill the Irish, knocking a gun and a hammer out of his hands, with Castle insulting him for this. Once all the thugs were defeated and knocked unconscious, Daredevil then helped the exhausted Castle to his feet and they escaped into New York City from the hideout.

They soon made it to Saint Michael's Cemetery, however, Castle found himself unable to keep walking due to his many injuries and sat down by a grave. Although Castle insisted he was dying, Daredevil stayed by his side and listened as Castle explained his time with the United States Armed Forces and his incredible joy at finally being reunited with his beloved family upon returning to New York City. However, Castle also explained the emotional agony he had felt on the day that his family were brutally murdered at the hands of criminals during a gunfight.

Eventually, members of the New York City Police Department arrived to arrest Castle, with Brett Mahoney aiming his gun at Daredevil while his partner put Castle in handcuffs. As he was being arrested, Daredevil recommended to Mahoney that he take the credit for Castle's capture in order to give the people of New York faith in the police department again. Mahoney reluctantly accepted this idea as his best move and let Daredevil go free, with Daredevil later watching from a safe distance as Castle was loaded into an ambulance to recover from his wounds in hospital.

#### Night with Karen Page

> Can I take you to dinner?"
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Murdock joined Foggy Nelson and Karen Page for a drink at Josie's Bar as they watched a news report on the capture of Punisher, celebrating the fact that Officer Brett Mahoney was getting all of the credit for the arrest. Page noted that now Castle was in custody, Samantha Reyes would find it easy to use him for her gain. Nelson went to get more drinks to distract them while Murdock and Page discussed her brother.

As they left Josie's Bar, Nelson teased Murdock that if he continued with Page then he might end up actually being happy which he joked would be terrible for someone Catholic like him. While Nelson left to get a taxi, Murdock offered to walk Page home in the rain. Once the rain died down, Murdock stopped and used his finger to gently wipe away a single drop of water from Page's arm. The pair then kissed each other before Murdock offered to take Page to dinner the next day. She eagerly agreed before Murdock wished her good night and let her catch a taxi while he then walked home.

Back at his apartment, Murdock tied Stick to a chair, stating that he and Elektra will be the only ones fighting the Hand, stating that he still does not have a plan. Before Stick could make a snarky comment, Murdock taped his mouth. Then, he met Elektra on the rooftops. The both of them decided the best course of action was to expose Nobu Yoshioka as a fraud to his followers.

#### Melvin Potter's Upgrades

> Melvin, I... I don't know what to say."
> "Don't say anything. I mean, the papers might not report it, but some of us in Hell's Kitchen, we know who's really looking out for us.
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Then, Daredevil took Elektra to Melvin Potter, where he fitted her in special body armor. He, then, gave Daredevil a new billy club made of a special design. Daredevil told Potter that he could not thank him enough, but Potter simply stated that he is glad that there are some people in Hell's Kitchenwho was looking out for them.

#### Brett Mahoney's Update

Daredevil and Elektra then went back to his Apartment, as they began to look for the whereabouts of Nobu Yoshioka. Then, Foggy Nelson called him from the 15th Precinct Police Station. He told him that Brett Mahoney had been forced to give men information about Daredevil. He hung up and left.

Murdock met up with Mahoney near the fire escape at the precinct, as he was quick to joke that, at this point, he can only trust the vigilante. He informed him that he was forced to give mysterious people the files on Daredevil's actions or they would kill his mother. Mahoney told him that the files had the names of all the people he has saved, Murdock put the pieces together and left for Karen Page's Apartment, only to find it completely empty.

#### Tracking Down the Hand

Daredevil was on the rooftop, trying really hard to hear the location of the Hand's hostages, but becomes incredibly frustrated. Daredevil informed Elektra that he unable to listen through all the other noises going on. Elektra suggested blocking all other noises and to listen for the hostages. Daredevil does just that and, finally, hears the bus that is transporting them.

Daredevil and Elektra finally arrives at the Hand's hideout. They are about to enter, but Elektra thought it was best to stay behind, thinking it a trap and stating that it would be best that the Hand did not retrieve the Black Sky, especially if it meant complete destruction to thousands, compared to a few. With that, Daredevil descends to the hideout.

#### Attack on the Hand

Before the Hand could cut off Turk Barrett's ankle, Daredevil crashed inside and knocked them out. He frees all the hostages and asks Karen Page if she is all right. After Page answered, he freed her.

However, more Hand ninjas appeared and began to fight him. As one was about to attack, Elektrastabbed the ninja in the back, claiming she got bored waiting for him. They found out that the only way out was on the roof, as they head upstairs. They stopped near a door, where Daredevil claimed that he could sense an army of Hand ninjas; they both took a moment, acknowledging that this might be their last fight.

Elektra states that she is ready to meet her fate, but Daredevil removed his Helmet, stating if they get out alive, he wants to leave New York City with her. She states that he belongs in New York, but he responds by saying she made him feel more alive than the city.

Daredevil and Elektra finally make it to the top and battle Hand ninjas. A lot of the Ninjas were easily defeated, but Nobu Yoshioka was much more a superior fighter, able to knock Daredevil's helmet off. Yoshioka was about to stab Daredevil with his Kyoketsu-Shoge, but Elektra attacked him, which caused Yoshioka to stabs her by accident with her own Twin Sai. She gave her final farewell to Daredevil and died in his arms, claiming that this was not the end.

Yoshioka was enraged that he lost the Black Skyand he ordered his men to finish him off. Daredevil, filled with anger, fights then, but finds out that the ninjas were being shot down. He senses Punisher, who was sniping the Ninjas down for him.

Daredevil walked away, letting Punisher finish off the rest of the ninjas, and battled Yoshioka. After a bit of a struggle, he used his new billy club to fling him off the roof and win the battle. Punisher looked at Daredevil and said "see you around, red," then left. Now alone, Daredevil could only walk over to Elektra's lifeless body, take her hand and mourn her demise.

### Truth Revealed

#### Confession to Karen Page

> I have... I have something..."
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With the threat of the Hand seemingly dealt with for the time being, Murdock and Stick visited Elektra's grave. Filled with too much grief, Murdock could not find any words to say, so Stick wondered if Murdock thought it worth it to love her, to which Murdock said that even though Stick opposed it, it was. Stick smiled and called Murdock the toughest person he knew, then they left, with Stick returning to the Chaste while Murdock remained in New York City to continue his own fight.

Making his mind up about what was best for the people around him, Murdock asked Karen Page to meet him at the old Nelson and Murdock Law Office, which she reluctantly agreed to. As Murdock walked down the streets of New York and entered the building, he found Page waiting there for him. Murdock nervously told her that he had something to show her, though Page told him that she did not want whatever it was. Murdock, however, insisted and eventually pulled out his Daredevil helmet. Page looked at the new revelation in shock and Murdock revealed that he is Daredevil.

After reeling from the revelation, Murdock was met by Page again in his apartment, after she went for a walk. Murdock invited Page in his guest room and she asked if he can see her. Murdock told Page that he cannot exactly see Page, and that it was different and maybe better. As Page further questioned Murdock's abilities, he explained that could sense people without seeing them, such as knowing where Page visited the Indian restaurant when they first dated due to the curry he smells off her clothes and the drink under her breath, noting that it made Page uncomfortable as he could hear her heartbeat.

After Murdock explained his abilities to Page and proved it by stating her recent activities simply through his senses, he told Page that she had every right to be angry and should have told her from the very start of their relationship. While Page still felt angry about Murdock's activities and recent behavior, she admitted that she couldn't stay angry at someone who saved her. Understanding Page's statement, Murdock agreed her justification on her anger for breaking the trust of a friend who saved her life twice. Murdock then offered Page a drink and she nodded, which he could sense, much to her surprise.

Getting Page a drink from his kitchen and offering her upfront, Murdock was told that his act of being blind was fake, agreeing with the statement and apologizing afterwards. Page then asked for where the suit was, and he pointed at his closet. While Page looked at Murdock's suit, he expressed that he'll leave Daredevil behind for good and that he didn't need Daredevil in his life anymore. As Page was in disbelief in Murdock's statement, he placed Page's hand on to his chest where his heart was beating and told that he doesn't need Daredevil to be a part of him anymore, but Page was not sure Daredevil was the problem.

### Avengers Civil War

#### Attack on the IFID Headquarters

> "Looking over your shoulder should become second nature." "Anyone ever tell you you're a little paranoid?" "Not to my face. Why, did you hear something?" ―Black Widow and Falcon
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In 2016, Black Widow was on a mission in Lagos with Captain America, Wanda Maximoff, and Falcon, where they were waiting to ambush Crossbones. Black Widow was sitting at a cafè with Maximoff, observing the area. When Redwing scanned a garbage truck, it was revealed to be at maximum capacity; Black Widow realized that the truck was a battering ram. The team then moved out to the IFID Headquarters where the truck had gone to. Crossbones, having retrieved the biological weapon, escaped the building with his henchmen.

Black Widow gave chase on a motorcycle. She defeated Crossbones' agents with relative ease but was grabbed by Crossbones himself, her Bite ineffective against his armored suit. Crossbones, claiming that his allegiance was no longer to HYDRA, threw Black Widow into a truck containing two of his agents, tossing a grenade inside and closing the roof. Black Widow incapacitated the agents and escaped the truck when the grenade blew.

Crossbones gave the chemical his agents, ordering them to split up. This prompted the Avengers to chase them around Lagos. While Captain America fought Crossbones, Black Widow and Falcon pursued his agents. Black Widow reached them and held them at gunpoint; however, one threatened to drop the chemical. Black Widow killed one of them and the Redwing drone killed the other. Black Widow caught the vial before it hit the ground, thanking Falcon as she left the area. Though Falcon insisted that she thank the drone, Black Widow refused. The battle ended with a blast accidentally caused by Wanda Maximoff, which killed several civilians.[33] Black Widow was quick to comfort her afterwards.[18]

#### Sokovia Accords

> "If we have one hand on the wheel that can still steer." "Aren't you the same woman who told the government to kiss her ass a few years ago?" "I'm just... I'm reading the terrain. We have made some very public mistakes." ―Natasha Romanoff and Sam Wilson
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In the wake of their mission in Lagos, the Avengers were presented summoned to a meeting by Thaddeus Ross, who proposed the Sokovia Accords, which would put them under the direct command of a panel of the United Nations. Ross explained that while there were many who were grateful for the heroic actions of the Avengers, some deemed the members of the organization dangerous and believed the Accords would establish sanctions and oversight of the group.

Ross proceeded with video footages of the Battle of New York, Battle at the Triskelion, Battle of Sokovia, and the Attack on the IFID Headquarters, as well as the serious amount of destruction and chaos induced by individuals such as Loki, Ultron, the terrorist organization HYDRA, and the former HYDRA agent Crossbones to show them why many individuals around the world deem the Avengers as vigilantes.

After the meeting concluded with Ross, the Avengers reunited at the Avengers Compound where Tony Stark discussed his position on the Sokovia Accords. Much to the shock of her comrades, Romanoff agreed with Tony Stark and was willing to agree to the terms of the Accords, as she firmly believed that the Avengers as a group made mistakes in the past that they need to amend. She then called Clint Barton and asked if he would sign the Accords, but he claimed he had retired rather than sign.[33]

#### Running with Barton

> "Guess I should've knocked." "Oh, my God, what are you doing here?" "Disappointing my kids." ―Hawkeye and Wanda Maximoff
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During his retirement, Barton was called by Steve Rogers, who had become a fugitive due to defying the Sokovia Accords, and asked Barton to help rescue Wanda Maximoff from the Avengers Compound where Tony Stark had told Vision to supervise her. Upon arriving at the facility, Hawkeye set off an explosion which distracted Vision while he got in. However, Maximoff had sensed a presence behind her, causing her to launch a knife towards the intruder.

Fortunately, Maximoff saw it was Hawkeye and stopped the blade inches from his head, as Hawkeye pushed the knife away and joked that he should have knocked. Maximoff then asked what Hawkeye was doing here, to which he claimed to be disappointing his kids. Hawkeye shot his Trap Arrows on both sides of the room and told Maximoff they had to go as Rogers currently needed their help, taking Maximoff's hand as they then attempted to leave.

Before they could get out, however, Vision returned to the room as he told Hawkeye that he should not be in there to which Hawkeye joked that he had retired for five minutes and it all went to shit. While Vision started to approach Hawkeye and Maximoff, as he told Hawkeye to consider the consequences of his actions before he was stunned due to Hawkeye's electrical arrows. With Vision incapacitated, Hawkeye started to leave, knowing that it would not hold him for long.

However, as he went towards the exit while they still could, Hawkeye had then noticed Maximoff's hesitancy to leave as she stayed in the same spot, with Hawkeye becoming frustrated as he turned back to attempt to convince her to leave. Maximoff, however, then explained how she felt guilty following the fight against Crossbones earlier that week and felt that she should stay in their facility, to which Hawkeye mockingly told her to go back to school if she wanted to mope.

Telling Maximoff that if she wanted to make amends for her previous mistake while fighting Crossbones then she needed to get off her ass as Hawkeye attempted to get her to leave. However, before he could, Vision used the Mind Stone to escape the electrical bondage. He approached Hawkeye, who fired an arrow, but that phased through Vision. Vision then knocked Hawkeye away, with the now frustrated Hawkeye responding by noting that he should have stretched first.

Seeking to use any weapon he could, Hawkeye had then equipped himself with his collapsible baton and prepared to fight the android. All of Hawkeye's attacks were countered by Vision's ability to phase around objects. Hawkeye attempted to punch Vision several times in the head, but his attack was useless due to Vision's Vibranium skin. Hawkeye soon became overpowered by Vision, who broke his baton and captured him in a headlock which he could not escape from.

Vision then calmly stated to Hawkeye that he could not really defeat him, to which Hawkeye had agreed and noted that Maximoff could. Maximoff told Vision to let Hawkeye go and that she was choosing to leave, while Vision told Maximoff that he could not let her. Maximoff proceeded to use her powers to control the Mind Stone in Vision's forehead and forced him to phase, which released Hawkeye and then caused Vision to fall to his knees by increasing his density.

While Hawkeye recovered from their fight, he watched as Maximoff then pushed Vision several stories through the ground. Having taken a moment to look at the crater left by their battle where Vision could no longer be found, Hawkeye and Maximoff left the Avengers Compound. The pair then had to make one final stop on their way to help build up Captain America's team by recruiting Scott Lang, who had been recommended to join their Avengers team by Sam Wilson.[7]

#### Recruiting Scott Lang

> "Cap." "You know, I wouldn't have called if I had any other choice." "Hey, man, you're doing me a favor. Besides, I owe a debt." ―Clint Barton and Steve Rogers
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Arriving there first, Barton and Wanda Maximoff waited for the arrival of Steve Rogers in Berlin as they arranged to meet in a quiet parking complex where nobody would see them. When Rogers arrived, the two friends reunited as he told Barton that he would not have called him if there were any other choices,

But Barton insisted that he was doing him a favor, noting that he owed Maximoff a debt following the death of Quicksilver. When Rogers thanked Maximoff for rejoining them, she quoted back what Barton had said to her back at their Avengers Compound about how she needed to get off her ass and make amends for her past mistakes, which Barton had simply smiled about.

When Rogers then asked about Scott Lang, who was asleep in their van, Barton woke him up and introduced him to Rogers, much to the amazement of Lang. They all then discussed the Winter Soldiers who were under the control of Helmut Zemo. As they prepared to leave, they then heard the airport was being evacuated by Tony Stark. The group then suited up and made their way into the airport where they would depart to Siberia before Iron Man could stop any of them.[7]

#### Clash of the Avengers

> "Hey, Clint." "Hey, man." "Clearly retirement doesn't suit you." ―Iron Man and Hawkeye
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As their plan went into effect, Captain America and his team headed to the Leipzig-Halle Airport where they had a helicopter waiting to take them to Siberia. However, almost immediately Captain America got surrounded by Iron Man's team, as Spider-Man stole his shield and webbed his hands. Hawkeye, who had taken a position inside the airport with Wanda Maximoff, waited for his perfect opportunity and then shot one of his arrows, which cut straight through the webs on Captain America's hands and the Avengers began fighting.

While many other members of the team were being located and then confronted, Hawkeye attempted to get Maximoff out of the danger zone. However, while the pair of them were running towards a newer safe spot, Iron Man quickly located and went after the pair of them and fired several missiles near them, causing some large explosions which blocked their path, forcing them to stop. Hawkeye protected Maximoff from the flames as Iron Man confronted them.

Having caught them, Hawkeye watched while Iron Man told Maximoff she may have hurt Vision's feelings when she had escaped from their Avengers Compound, which she denied while Iron Man insisted he locked her there to protect her. Iron Man then joked about Hawkeye coming out of retirement while Hawkeye stated that he had played eighteen holes of golf and had managed to get eighteen holes in one, noting that he simply had not been able to miss once.

With Iron Man briefly distracted by their conversation, Hawkeye had then fired a few arrows at him, only for Iron Man to dodge and easily destroyed them all. Unimpressed by the shots, Iron Man commented that this seemed to be the first time that Hawkeye had missed, only for Hawkeye to note that he had made Iron Man look behind him as he revealed that he was just distracting him so Maximoff could drop a bunch of cars on top of him from the car park, which allowed them both to then get away while Iron Man was still trapped.[7]

#### Fighting Former Comrades

> "We're still friends, right?" "Depends on how hard you hit me." ―Black Widow and Hawkeye
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While the conflict continued, Hawkeye and Wanda Maximoff managed to make their way back to Captain America and his team, so they could get to the Quinjet that would take them to Siberia. As their team ran together, Hawkeye spotted the Quinjet up ahead, but they were then stopped by Vision who shot a laser beam from the Mind Stone in front of them. Vision warned them to surrender as the rest of Iron Man's team regrouped. However, Captain America then told his group to fight regardless.

The battle between the Avengers began with the two teams charging at each other, Hawkeye firing several trick arrows at his former allies as one of his arrows managed to incapacitate Vision as Hawkeye had aimed his other arrows at Iron Man and Spider-Man. Hawkeye and Black Widow then started to fight. He had managed to throw Black Widow to the ground, she questioned if they were still friends, which he had jokingly claimed that it depended on how hard she hit him.

As their clash still continued, Black Widow had then finally managed to get the upper hand due to Hawkeye holding back all his punches. Taking advantage of Hawkeye's unwillingness to really hurt her, Black Widow threw him off her and attempted to kick him in the head, only for Maximoff to save Hawkeye and then knock her out with her telekinetic powers, telling off Hawkeye for holding back. As the battle raged on, Hawkeye continued to fight against Iron Man's team.

As Falcon was being attacked by Iron Man while they flew over the airport, Hawkeye teamed up with Ant-Man to assist their ally, firing one of his arrows with Ant-Man riding on it so he was able to crawl inside and disable Iron Man's armor from the inside. As planned, the arrow broke apart into several, smaller arrows, but was destroyed by Iron Man's repulsor blast, while Ant-Man had managed to then jump off the arrow, land on top of Iron Man and crawl inside his suit.

While Ant-Man was still disabling the suit from the inside, Hawkeye had continued to fire more of his arrows in order to distract Iron Man while Ant-Man continued doing his work. Right as he prepared to fire back at Hawkeye, Iron Man's armor started to malfunction due to everything that Ant-Man had been doing, as Hawkeye made his way to his next fight as F.R.I.D.A.Y. had been able to locate Ant-Man and had then managed to harmlessly eject him out from the armor.[7]

#### Winning a Losing Battle

> "As much as I hate to admit it, if we are going to win this fight, some of us might have to lose it." ―Hawkeye to Captain America
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As team Iron Man pressed in, Falcon had finally realized they could not win the battle and get everyone to Siberia. While he was dodging an attack by War Machine, Hawkeye commented that some of them would have to stay behind and fight in order for Captain America and Bucky Barnes to get to the Quinjet. As the team made their way to the getaway vehicle, they discussed how to best distract Iron Man during the escape.

In an attempt to cause a distraction so some of their team could get away, Ant-Man transformed into Giant-Man, causing chaos around the airport which allowed Captain America and Barnes to get away unseen. While Giant-Man fought against Iron Man and War Machine, Hawkeye then faced-off against Black Panther in order to distract their enemies from noticing the escaping pair, with Hawkeye firing arrows at Black Panther who managed to simply avoid them.

Hawkeye shot another two arrows at the closing in Black Panther, but he managed to catch these arrows in mid-air before they exploded in his face, with his Panther Habit absorbing the explosions. Knowing that archery was not the best for face-to-face conflict, Hawkeye put away his bow and transformed it into a bo staff, before introducing himself to T'Challa, who claimed to not care. Resuming the attack, Hawkeye continued to distract Black Panther.

Hawkeye managed to hold his own briefly but was defeated as Black Panther struck him in the face, broke his staff, and was knocked out, allowing Black Panther then chase down Captain America and Barnes. Due to all of the efforts of Hawkeye and Giant-Man, Captain America and Barnes had boarded the Quinjet and escape, despite the efforts of Vision and Black Panther. However, despite the team's success, all of Captain America's allies were then arrested.[7]

#### Imprisoned in the Raft

> "The Futurist, gentlemen! The Futurist is here! He sees all! He knows what's best for you whether you like it or not." "Give me a break, Barton. I had no idea they'd put you here." ―Clint Barton and Tony Stark
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Following the Clash of the Avengers, Barton and all the other heroes who supported Captain America were captured and taken to the Raft, where they were imprisoned for their role in destroying the airport and defying the Sokovia Accords by impeding Bucky Barnes' arrest. When Tony Stark visited, Barton sarcastically applauded his arrival, taunting that "the Futurist" had just arrived. Stark noted the Raft was built for criminals, to which Barton angrily claimed they were all now because of Stark trying to bring them down.

Barton then noted how he, Sam Wilson and Wanda Maximoff had all become criminals now. However, Stark refused to take Barton's bait, casually replying that he did not make the former Avengers readily break the law, his calm attitude at his former friends being imprisoned enraging Barton. Stark pointed out Barton should have thought of his family before he chose to join Captain America and walked off, furthering angering Barton with his dismissal.

As Stark walked to Wilson's cell, Barton slammed on his cell wall and warned his friends to watch their back, as Stark was likely to break it; emphasizing his anger at his former teammate and making a clear reference to James Rhodes being seriously injured during their clash. The Avengers leader, however, did not turn to look back at Barton for the remainder of his visit while he spoke with Wilson, also choosing to ignore Scott Lang as Lang then tried to insult him.

Unwilling to let his friends be imprisoned, Steve Rogers returned and infiltrated the Raft to free Barton and the others.[7] While they celebrated their freedom, Barton decided to officially retire from the Avengers in order to care for his family. Barton and Lang had then made deals with the FBI to be placed under house arrest and agree to follow the Sokovia Accords as Thaddeus Ross demanded, with Barton returning to his Homestead until his house arrest was complete so he could live a peaceful life.[25]

### Dark Phoenix

#### The Injury and Death of Team Member

> "What can't be right?" "Did you just read my mind without permission?" -Jean Grey and Hank McCoy
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After getting a call that Jean Grey was injured in an X-Men space mission, Belyakoff returns to Charles Xavier's School for the Gifted where she learn that Jean has absorbed space energy. She helps Hank do a medical examination of Jean at Charles behest where they found that not only was Jean seemingly perfectly fine but that whatever happened in space had apparently made her stronger.

When figuring that everything was okay, Belyakoff decides to stay the night and attend the celebration, there Jean suffers a mental breakdown causing her to release an explosion of energy, passing out afterwards. Belyakoff helps the other take Jean to her room where Charles is unable to read her mind, so Belyakoff, Raven, Hank, and Charles head down to Cerebro.

In Cerebro they learn that Charles had put up memory blocks in Jean's mind which are somehow being broken down. They learn that had Charles lied to Jean about her parents deaths, as her father is still alive. This angers Belyakoff since it is something similar to what the Red Room had done to her. Jean suddenly awakens and ejects Xavier from her mind, severely injuring him before she escapes.

Once they have made sure Charles is okay, the team goes after Jean with Xavier knowing that Jean is going to her old home. On the flight to her location, Raven asks Charles what he did to Jean. Charles tries to justify his actions by claiming he was protecting her, but Belyakoff rebukes him for hiding the truth from her. The X-Men attempt to bring Jean back to them, but interruption by local police causes a battle. As Belyakoff holds Hank back, Raven approaches Jean and tries to calm her, assuring Jean that she will not give up on her. Jean, unable to control the Phoenix, accidentally blasts Raven away, impaling her on a piece of wood. Belyakoff releases Hank, who runs to Raven's aid as she tries to tell him that she loves him with her last breath before passing away. In fear and sadness, Belyakoff watches as Jean flies off, tears streaming down her face.

#### Everything Falls Apart

Returning to the X-Mansion, Raven is buried and Belyakoff and the team hold a funeral for her. After the funeral, Belyakoff stands in front of a Window when Storm approaches her. When Belyakoff tells her she is going to find Jean, the two get into a fight about what Belyakoff morals and what she will do when she finds Jean. At this, Belyakoff decided to end the conversation, warning Storm not to get in her way again before jumping down using her grappler.

Belyakoff travels to Genosha via motorcycle to find Jean already there with Lehnsherr. She walks in as Jean asks him for help as she had a an incident in which she killed a person, when Erik tells her about how he had tried to control his dark side. Belyakoff pipes in that killing never makes anything easier and never eases the pain. When Lensherr asked her whose blood was on Jean's dress, she gets nervous and doesn't respond.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers came to the island and Erik hid Jean inside. While Lensherr tries to convince the soldiers that Jean was not there and to resolve things without violence, Belyakoff watches from the window. Jean ends up revealing herself and attempts to kill the soldiers with their own helicopter, but Erik saves them and allows them to successfully escape from Jean. In response, Jean throws Erik on the ground, angrily asking him if he really is someone who protects mutants, but Lensherr answers that he is helping mutants by protecting them from her, then he banishes her from the island for not only trying to kill innocent soldiers, but also risking the inhabitants' lives.

Belyakoff, knowing that Jean isn't trying to kill, gets into a fight with Lehnsherr. Choosing to keep Raven's death to herself, Belyakoff runs off to find Jean.

#### Battle on the Streets

> "Killing Jean will not bring Raven back." "You knew. The whole time and you didn’t tell me. The girl dies." -Xandra Murdock and Erik Lehnsherr
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Belyakoff travels to New York City where she finds Charles, Scott, Ororo, and Kurt. Choosing to side with them only cause they want to save Jean, faces of with Lehnsherr, Hank, and others though she remains in the shadows. Lehnsherr angrily tells them to get out of their way to which Xavier tries to reason with him and Hank, telling him that he's sorry for what Jean did in Genosha. Belyakoff steps out of the shadows, telling her husband that she can't let him hurt Jean, to which Lehnsherr yells at her for not telling him about Raven. Belyakoff at first ignores his comments until Charles steps in but Lensherr doesn't back down replies that Charles was always sorry and there was always a speech accompanying his apologies, but nobody cared anymore. Charles tries to tell them that if they fight each other people will see them again as monsters and he will lose his home but Lensherr told him that it will never happen, Xavier pleads with Lensherr one more time, but he has firmly made his decision.

As the fight begins, Belyakoff quickly takes down some of the brotherhood as Lehnsherr makes his way towards Jean's hideout. When Selene tries to use her telepathy powers on Belyakoff, she electrocutes her, saying she's tried the whole mind control thing before and it didn't really work out. With the help of Kurt, Belyakoff and Charles find Jean, who is accompanied by a woman named Vuk. She learns that Vuk is an alien who plans to use Jean's power to benefit her race, the D'Bari. Jean subdues Kurt and nearly kills Charles before knocking Belyakoff unconscious.

#### Train Ride

> "Looks like we caught the famous fugitive." "Я убью тебя во сне. (I will kill you in your sleep.)" "Yeah you really don't want to know what she said." -Guard, Xandra Murdock, and Erik Lehnsherr
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Belyakoff awakes on the train to find her hands cuffed behind her back with a shock collar around her neck as she is strapped down to a chair in the center of the train, a gun trained on her at all times. Lehnsherr send her worried looks as Charles explains to her that Jean has been manipulated by an alien named Vuk who wants her power to destroy Earth and populate it with her species. As Belyakoff explains to Lehnsherr and McCoy that Raven's death was indeed an incident and they had been all manipulated by Vuk into fighting each other so she could rule the world, the guards shock her with every movement. Once they have all reconciled, a cocky guard taunts Belyakoff, who send him a threat in Russian. The guard look to Lehnsherr to translate, but he simply says he doesn't really want to heart her comment before yelling at them for continuously shocking her into sever pain, though she has a high shock tolerance, due to training in the Red Room.

As aliens attack the train, Belyakoff and the others try to convince the soldiers to set them free as they are not a threat and can help. Despite initially refusing, the soldiers accept and set them free and together, the X-Men start a battle against the aliens, defeating them with the exception of Vuk, who having absorbed a fraction of Jean's power proves to be unstoppable. Belyakoff ends up saving the life of the guard who had taunted her and in the end he apologises. Lehnsherr tries to send Belyakoff with Charles and Scott to get Jean, but she refuses telling him she's not leaving.

After the others are defeated by Vuk, she faces off with Lehnsherr after he locks the room Charles, Scott, and Jean are in with metal and use guns against Vuk sacrificing himself to buy Charles time. Belyakoff fires a gun from the balcony, mixed with electric bullets and bullets made with the same material previously used to control the mutants, though it only seems to slow her down. Belyakoff and Lehnsherr barely survive as Charles frees Jean, successfully allowing her to knock Vuk away and then taking her declared family to safety.

Jean then uses her powers to fight and kill all the D'Bari. At the end, as she is about to finish off Vuk to ensure her family's safety, Jean takes Vuk into space with her and she disappears in an explosion of energy with her. Belyakoff is devastated by Jean's apparent death, feeling that she failed the young girl.

#### Aftermath

After Jean's apparent death and Vuk's permanent defeat, Charles changes the school's name to "Jean's school for Gifted Children" and makes Hank the new dean of the school, before retiring. Belyakoff and Lehnsherr retire back to Genosha where they slowly piece their marriage back together. The two disguise the idea of adopting children, but ultimately decide to wait until their trouble with the government calms down. The guards they saved on the train agree to erase Belyakoff from there data, making it appear as if she was never there.

### Infinity War

#### Return to the Compound

In 2018, Belyakoff and Lehnsherr are sitting watching the news to find that Stark, Dr. Strange, and Spiderman have been taking up into outer space. While sitting in shock of the impending threat, Belyakoff receives a phone call from Rogers, asking her and Lehnsherr to meet him at the compound, they have an injured Vision on the way.

Arriving at Avengers Compound, Belyakoff and Lehnsherr were greeted warmly by Natasha Romanoff, Vision, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff, and James Rhodes. Thaddeus Ross, present via a holographic video call, ordered Rhodes to arrest them but he disobeyed the order, cutting off the call. As Rhodes welcomed them back, Bruce Banner emerged, having been missing for over two years.

Banner then warned them about Thanos' threat, informing them that Thanos recently obtained both the Power and Space Stone during the Massacre of the Xandarians and the Attack on the Statesman, as well as the fact that Thanos has an enormous army ready to invade Earth. Belyakoff then listened as Vision suggested that he would sacrifice himself to destroy the Mind Stone within him, only for Rogers and Maximoff to protest his statement. Vision instead reminded that Rogers was willing to sacrifice his life. Banner related back to Tony Stark's creation of J.A.R.V.I.S. and Ultron, suggesting that they could remove the stone imbedded within Vision without killing him. Rogers then claimed to know one place capable of doing that, Wakanda.

#### Arrival at Wakanda

> "How we looking?" "You will have my King's Guard, the Border Tribe, the Dora Milaje, and..." "A semi-stable, 100-year-old man." ―Black Widow, T'Challa and Winter Soldier
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Romanoff and the Avengers arrived at the Golden City in Wakanda where they were greeted by T'Challa and the Dora Milaje. Rogers also reunited with Bucky Barnes, who had recently been cured of his HYDRA programming. The Avengers then met with Shuri, who explained how she planned on removing the Mind Stone from Vision.[12]

#### Battle of Wakanda

> "Where's your other friend?" "You will pay for his life with yours. Thanos will have that Stone." ―Black Widow and Proxima Midnight
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Assembling the Avengers and the Wakandan armed forces to oppose the Black Order, Black Widow joined Steve Rogers and T'Challa in talking to Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian at the shield boundary. Black Widow inquired where Corvus Glaive was; Midnight intimated that he was dead. Midnight and Obsidian then initiated the Battle of Wakanda as they proceeded to release their army of Outriders.

A great battle commenced after which T'Challa ordered the Dora Milaje to open up their defenses. The Black Order and Outriders swarmed the battlefield, attacking the Avengers. The Avengers became overwhelmed by the Outriders. However, the team and the Wakanda army were saved by the arrival of Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Thor, who recently obtained his new weapon, Stormbreaker, from Nidavellir. The battle continued with the Avengers gaining the upper hand against Thanos' army.

After facing off against the Outriders, Wanda Maximoff was subdued by Midnight and was about to kill her, when Black Widow and Okoye intervened, preparing to face off against the alien warrior. Black Widow managed to fend off Midnight's attacks and then proceeded to fight back, outnumbering her. However, they were soon overwhelmed by Midnight's strength, and Black Widow was knocked out whilst Okoye was thrown to the ground. Midnight then approached a subdued Black Widow and put a blade to her.

When Midnight went to finish off Black Widow, only barely holding her back, Maximoff used her powers to restrain Midnight and launch her into the path of one of Thanos' war machines, killing her, resulting in some of her blue blood being splattered across her face. Black Widow, lying on the floor, commented that Midnight's blood was gross before getting up and continuing to fight against Thanos' army. The Avengers then located Vision in a forest who prompted Maximoff to destroy the Mind Stone within him while Black Widow and the Avengers awaited Thanos' arrival.

Once Thanos finally arrived on Earth, Black Widow tried to stop him from obtaining the Mind Stone, but found that she and her allies were hopelessly outmatched by Thanos' use of the Infinity Gauntlet. While War Machine, Black Panther, Okoye, Bruce Banner, Falcon, and Winter Soldier were blasted away by the Power and Space Stones, Black Widow was subdued by Thanos who used the Reality Stone to form stone pillars to trap her.

As Thanos united the six Infinity Stones, however, Thor impaled him with the Stormbreaker. Moments later, however, Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the life in the universe. Despite being weakened by a fatal blow from Thor's Stormbreaker, Thanos transported to the Garden, leaving Black Widow as one of the survivors of the genocide. She had freed herself from Thanos' prison as she and her remaining allies could do nothing but accept their defeat.[12]

#### Losing Matt Murdock

When Matt didn't answer her phone, Xandra hurried home to find that Matt had been dusted.

#### Ambush on Thanos

> "This is going to work, Mattia." "I know it will. Because I don't know what I'm going to do if it doesn't." ―Natasha Romanoff and Xandra Murdock
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Twenty-three days after the Snap, Captain Marvel returned from her mission to find Tony Stark, carrying Benatar towards the Avengers Compound. The Avengers, along with Pepper Potts stood outside and witnessed Stark exit the ship, along with Nebula.

They all then gathered inside where Romanoff informed Danvers and Stark of the Snap and the effects that have occurred since. As they continued to talk about Thanos, Stark began to get angry because of the encounter he had with Thanos alone. However, due to being in a weak state, he collapsed so Bruce Banner tended to him while the others waited. When Danvers decided to go out and find Thanos on her own, Romanoff stopped her, informing her that they work as a team.

Nebula then joined the conversation and informed them of Thanos' location, the Garden — a place that Thanos planned to retreat to after the Snap, where Rocket Raccoon told them of a power surge that occurred two days ago. They then began to discuss going after Thanos, where they planned to retrieve the Infinity Stones and bring everyone back, something that Romanoff felt they owed to those who were gone because of the Snap.

As they continued to discuss the plan, Danvers told them that they would be successful because they had her this time, causing an annoyed War Machine to retort back at her. As she claimed that many other planets in the universe did not have a team like the Avengers, Thor, who had been silent for all of this, got up, and summoned Stormbreaker to prove she was worthy. Danvers did not blink and Thor exclaimed his fondness for her. With all the Avengers on board with the plan, they all suited up and boarded the Benatar.

A team of Steve Rogers, Black Widow, Thor, Captain Marvel, Nebula, Banner, Rocket and War Machine all made their way to the Garden by making a jump through space. Rocket asked them not to throw up on his ship, having learned that they have never been to space, with the exception of Nebula. When they arrived at the planet, Captain Marvel exited the ship to do recon while the others waited.

Black Widow saw Rogers look at his compass, and reassured him that the plan was going to work, to which he responded by saying he wouldn't know what to do if it didn't. Captain Marvel then returned and updated the Avengers that it was only just Thanos on the planet. They then began their ambush, with Captain Marvel bursting into his home, placing him in a headlock. Bruce Banner in the Iron Man Armor: Mark XLVIII quickly joined her, restraining the Infinity Gauntlet, with War Machine holding Thanos' other arm.

Thor then arrived and sliced off Thanos' left hand with Stormbreaker, releasing the Gauntlet and causing great pain to the Titan. Rogers, Black Widow, and Rocket Raccoon then entered the hut, and they were all shocked when they saw that the stones were no longer in the gauntlet. Under interrogation, Thanos revealed that his most recent usage of the Infinity Stones had been to destroy them, ensuring that he could not be tempted to use them again and that the Snap could not be undone.

The Avengers initially believed Thanos to be lying, so Black Widow demanded the location of the Infinity Stones, but Thanos assured them they were gone and that he was nearly killed because of it. Nebula addressed that while her adoptive father was many things, a liar isn't one of those things. Thor then cut off Thanos' head, killing him. He then left, leaving a feeling of despair amongst them all.[13]

### 5 Years

#### Becoming Director

Xandra is found by May and asked to lead SHIELD

#### Becoming The Fae of Hell's Kitchen

When wanting to keep her husbands work going, Xandra works at night as a vigilante. Soon though she grows angry that Matt was lost while terrible people lived and she changes corse, serving a Jury and Executioner.

#### Massacring Criminals

As a result of losing his family, Barton had embraced his grief and became Ronin, going on a path of vengeance against any criminals who had survived the Snap.[2] Using a ninja suit and weaponry, including a retractable sword, Ronin massacred and destabilized many criminal organizations, including the Tracksuit Mafia.[11]

Following a tip from Wilson Fisk's informant,[26] Ronin attacked the Fat Man Auto Repair and killed the Tracksuit Mafia members inside, including William Lopez.[12] Ronin slaughtered some criminals outside of their car, using his sword to cut them down and stab them while they begged for mercy.[13] In 2023, Ronin travelled to Mexico where he ruthlessly murdered all members of Mexican Cartel. This resulted in Ronin being sought out by the remaining Avengers, as James Rhodes, under orders from Natasha Romanoff, began investigating his actions.[2]

#### Massacre in Tokyo

> "テメェ、なぜこんなことをする? 私たち俺達はテメェに何もしてねえだろう!" "地球の半分。 タノスにやられ。 お前は何故。無事なのだ…[28]" ―Akihiko and Ronin
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Ronin then found himself in Tokyo, Japan, where he planned to eliminate all members of the Yakuza faction there. Despite the great numbers and rapid gunfire, Ronin managed to make his way through all enemies with great ease, going through a building where he headed for Akihiko. The two then found themselves in the streets, where Akihiko questioned Ronin on his actions, which he informed him that it was the fact they survived and half the population did not. The two then drew swords and began to fight.

Despite the duel being fairly even, Ronin was able to cut Akihiko's throat, causing him to beg for his life, promising to give Ronin anything he wanted. However, Ronin ignored his cries for mercy, stating that the only thing he wanted, which was his family, could not be given by Akihiko. He then finished off Akihiko, cleaned his sword, as he became aware of Natasha Romanoff standing behind him, telling her that she should not be there. Barton is reunited with Natasha Romanoff

But Romanoff believed that he should not either, but Barton informed her that it was all a part of a job that he believed he had to do. Romanoff addressed how everyone he has murdered was not going to bring his family back, for which she then informed him a plan to bring everyone back. However, despite desperately wanting to be reunited with his wife and three children again, Barton initially rejected the idea, not wanting to be given hope, only for it to be taken away if it failed.

Romanoff, clearly seeing her best friend in distraught and what he had become, apologized for not giving hope to him sooner. She then comforted him by holding his hand. The two then entered the Quinjet and flew back to the Avengers Compound, in order to attempt to undo the actions of the Snap.[2]

### Time Heist

#### Creating a Plan

> "Guys, if you pick the right year, there are three stones in New York." "Shut the front door." ―Natasha Romanoff and Bruce Banner
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With all the Avengers assembled once again, they began to work on creating the machine as Scott Lang prepared to test it. They finished the machine, but Clint Barton ended up being the one to test it, as Lang was not ready. They all watched as Barton stood on the machine and then went into the Quantum Realm. A few seconds later, he was brought back, and Romanoff checked up on him. After telling her he was fine, he showed her a baseball glove he retrieved, revealing that their experiment had worked.

With the means of transportation achieved, the team then began to discuss the Infinity Stones' history. They started with the Aether, watching on as Thor told them about it, but started to get off-topic due to him not being in control of his emotions. They then moved onto the Orb, which Rocket Raccoon informed them was on Morag when Peter Quill stole it in 2014. Nebula then told them about the Soul Stone, which Thanos retrieved on Vormir by sacrificing her sister.

Romanoff, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner then discussed the Time Stone, which they told her Doctor Strange had, and he lived in New York. Romanoff then realized that in 2012, there were three stones in New York: the Time Stone, the Space Stone and the Mind Stone. With this point being brought up, they were then able to complete their brainstorm for the Time Heist and plan out who was going where.

It was later decided amongst the members of the Avengers that Romanoff and Barton would go to Vormir in 2014 to obtain the Soul Stone, along with James Rhodes and Nebula, who were going to Morag to retrieve the Power Stone, Stark, Steve Rogers, Banner and Lang were going to New York in 2012 to retrieve the Space, Mind, and Time Stones, and Thor and Rocket were going to Asgard in 2013 to steal the Reality Stone.[13]

#### Retrieving the Soul Stone

> "Wow. Under different circumstances... this would be totally awesome." ―Hawkeye to Black Widow[src]
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The Avengers all then suited up in their Advanced Tech Suits and made their way to the platform, where Captain America gave them a speech about everything that had led up to that moment and how this was their only opportunity to change what had happened.

Hawkeye was given a shrunken down Benatar to take with him so he and Black Widow could travel to Vormir, which Rocket Raccoon made him promise to return without any damages, which Barton casually agreed to. Bruce Banner then activated the machine and they all were transported to the Quantum Realm, where they each traveled to their designated time.

Hawkeye, Black Widow, War Machine and Nebula all successfully arrived in 2014 on Morag, where they enlarged the Benatar and waited for Nebula to lower the Benatar's Space Pod. Hawkeye and Black Widow then boarded the Benatar and said goodbye to War Machine, who asked them to watch over each other. They then departed Morag and headed to Vormir, to retrieve the Soul Stone.

As they traveled to Vormir, which Nebula had set the coordinates for, making their only requirement to not fall out of course, the two best friends enjoyed the sight of space travel. They laughed with each other as Hawkeye mentioned that they had come a long way since being S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, mentioning their mission in Budapest.[2] While the ship was on autopilot, the two had a deep conversation about their relationship.[29]

They soon arrived at the planet, which amazed Hawkeye, saying that what they were doing would be awesome if not for the circumstances. They then made their way through the planet, climbing up the mountain, which they found to be exhausting. When Black Widow called Rocket a "Raccoon", Hawkeye stated that technically he was not a raccoon, but she didn't care. When they made it to the top of the mountain, they were greeted by the Red Skull, who alarmed them, causing them to draw their weapons at him.

The Red Skull informed them that he was a guide for those seeking the Soul Stone, so Black Widow demanded that he show them where it was. However, he informed them that it is never that simple. They learned that the stone was at the bottom of the cliff, and then the Red Skull told them that they had to make a sacrifice of what they love for the Soul Stone.[2]

#### Losing Her Friend

> "Tell my family I love them." "You tell them yourself." ―Hawkeye and Black Widow[src]
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Upon learning about the price to pay for the Soul Stone, Hawkeye and Black Widow took a moment to let the severity of the situation sink in. Hawkeye felt as if the Red Skull may be lying, but Black Widow believed that he was not and that a sacrifice is necessary.

She considered how Thanos arrived on Vormir and did not leave with Gamora, believing it not to be a coincidence with their current predicament. They then repeated what Captain America had said before their mission "whatever it takes", before accepting that one of them needed to sacrifice themselves for the stone. Hawkeye decided that he would make the sacrifice, holding Black Widow's hand to comfort her in their final moments.

However, she then reciprocated the same gesture, making him realize that she intended on sacrificing herself. They then argued over which one it should be, neither wanting to willingly let the other die. Black Widow attempted to make her case, saying this is what she had been working towards all these years, and that she did not want Hawkeye to die. However, Hawkeye told her he should do it, as he saw himself as too far gone, which she assured him that he is more than his worst moments.

However, when he told her that she should not try and give him a chance, she responded to the fact that he did for her when they first met. They then took a moment to embrace each other's friendship, resting their heads on one another, until Hawkeye took her off guard and threw her down so he could sacrifice himself. He told her to tell his family when they were brought back, that he loved them.

However, Black Widow gained the upper hand and threw him down, deciding to make the sacrifice herself. She hit him with her Bite, causing him to get shocked. As she made a run for the cliff, Hawkeye ripped off the taser, drew his bow, and fired an explosive arrow near her, causing her to be thrown away from the cliff. He then made it for the cliff and jumped off, but Black Widow also jumped and grabbed him, shooting a grapple and attaching it to him, so he wouldn't fall, sacrificing herself.

However, Hawkeye was able to grab onto her, but could not pull her up, without both of them falling. He got mad at her for stopping him from sacrificing himself. She asked him to let her go, knowing that there was no other way, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He desperately tried to get her to not do it, not letting go of her, as he did not want his best friend to die, but she felt the exact same and forced him to let go. Hawkeye cried as he watched Black Widow fall to her death, helpless to do anything else.

With the required sacrifice being made, a light burst out and knocked Hawkeye out and teleporting him to a river. Hawkeye soon awoke, confused on the new area he suddenly appeared in, sitting up in the water. He had obtained the Soul Stone, which appeared in his hand, but at that moment, all that he was thinking about was the death of his best friend. As he sat in the river, Hawkeye cried over her death.[2]

#### Grieving Natasha Romanoff

> "It can't be undone! Or that's at least what the red floating guy had to say! Maybe you wanna go talk to him! Okay, go grab your hammer, and you go fly and you talk to him! It was supposed to be me. She sacrificed her life for that goddamned stone, she bet her life on it!" ―Clint Barton to Thor[src]
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Regardless, Hawkeye had achieved his mission's goal, so he activated the Time-Space GPS and was momentarily transported back through the Quantum Realm, back to the present, where all the other Avengers safely returned. There was an initial celebration from the other Avengers, which was interrupted when Hawkeye fell to his knees. The others saw Hawkeye alone and asked about Black Widow's whereabouts, but he was too upset to respond, but they were able to understand what had happened.

The remaining original Avengers gathered outside and let the news of their friend's death sink in. However, Thor believed that Romanoff could too be brought back along with everyone else. However, Barton made it clear to him that there was no way to undo what had happened. Barton then got upset, stating that it should have been him that made the sacrifice. They then decided not to let their friend's death go without meaning, so they started working on making a Nano Gauntlet capable of wielding all Infinity Stones.[2]

#### Blip

> "Honey." "Clint?" ―Clint Barton and Laura Barton[src]
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With all the Infinity Stones in their possession, Tony Stark, along with Bruce Banner and Rocket Raccoon began creating an Nano Gauntlet that could house all of the Infinity Stones and allow the wearer to wield all them. When they were done, they discussed who should be the one to snap their fingers; Thor desperately believing he should do it, wanting to do something right.

However, they came to the realization that Banner must be the one to do it, due to the levels of Gamma Radiation, and that anyone else would be killed from. As Banner was about to wield the gauntlet, each Avenger suited up and made sure to protect themselves from any blast, Barton stood by Stark, who had generated a shield in front of them. As Banner became overwhelmed by the Stones' power, he was able to snap his fingers, attempting to reverse the Snap and bring everyone back.

Afterwards, Banner collapsed to the floor, and the gauntlet fell off. Barton kicked the gauntlet away, telling no one to move it. They then checked on Banner, when suddenly, Barton's phone began to ring. He checked his phone and saw that it was his wife calling, revealing that they were successful. He answered the call and attempted to talk to his wife when suddenly, the Facility was attacked by Thanos, blasting Barton backwards, causing him to fall to the undergrounds of the facility.[2]

#### Attack on the Avengers Facility

> "Oh, hey... I know you." "Father, I have the Stones." "What?" ―Hawkeye and 2014 Nebula[src]
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Hawkeye found himself under some rubble, having fallen through to the access tunnels of the Avengers Compound. He took a moment to recover from the impact of the explosion, as he turned on a flashlight on his wrist to see where he was, calling out to the other Avengers. Hawkeye then noticed the Nano Gauntlet on the ground, when he then heard movement behind him.

Hawkeye drew his bow and quickly turned around, firing a flare arrow towards the movement, where he caught a glimpse of the Outriders. He then grabbed the gauntlet, and ran from the creatures, trying to protect the Infinity Stones from falling into the wrong hands. As Hawkeye made his way through the tunnels, he was finding himself about to be overrun by Outriders, so he started planting explosive arrows along the tunnel.

The arrows then went off, causing the Outriders to be caught in the explosion, with Hawkeye just avoiding it. However, when he looked back, he noticed the Outriders were still alive and heading for him. He then fired a grapple arrow from his Wristbow and scaled upwards to safety. However, this did not stop the Outriders, who continued to viciously go after Hawkeye, climbing upwards to get him.

He then drew his sword and began to fend off the ruthless creatures, slicing them in half as they leaped at him. He then made it to the level above, eliminating all of them, screaming at the Outriders in his victory. Exhausted by his recent fight, Hawkeye laid down to rest for a moment, when he noticed Nebula approach him. Unaware that this was not the Nebula he had been working with, but the 2014 version of her from the alternate timeline, he handed the gauntlet over to her.

When Nebula revealed her true nature, Hawkeye attempted to stop her from giving the Gauntlet to Thanos, but he was unsuccessful due to her pulling a gun out on him. Before she could kill him, Nebula was stopped by Gamora and the Nebula from the present. When Nebula pulled her gun away from Hawkeye to aim at the present day Nebula, he moved to safety, as he watched present day Nebula kill the other Nebula. Confused by what just happened, Hawkeye then picked up the gauntlet and continued to protect it as he made his way out of the facility.[2]

#### Battle of Earth

> "Cap! What do you want me to do with this damn thing?" "Get those stones as far away as possible!" "No! We need to get them back where they came from." ―Hawkeye, Captain America and Bruce Banner[src]
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When all the heroes returned to help fight against alternate Thanos and his massive army, Hawkeye stood amongst them as Captain America led the charge. During the battle, Hawkeye continued to protect the Infinity Stones, carrying the Nano Gauntlet around with him as he made his way through the battlefield. Not being able to properly fight while holding onto the gauntlet, Hawkeye managed to avoid numerous attacks from Thanos' army, with assistance from the other heroes.

Being in a position of danger with all of the Infinity Stones, Hawkeye asked Captain America about what he should do with the Stones. He told him to get the stones away from the battlefield, but Hulk interjected, telling him that they needed to get the stones back to where they got them. Ant-Man informed them that Luis' van was on the battlefield and could be used to get the stones back. Hawkeye then made his way to the van, fighting off many hordes of Outriders with his sword and wristbow. As he pursued, he was spotted by Ebony Maw who sent more of the alien army towards him. As Hawkeye witnessed the aliens draw near, he was saved by Black Panther, who used his kinetic pulse to blast them away.

He then acknowledged Hawkeye, calling him by his first name, something he learned during the Clash of the Avengers, and told him to hand over the Nano Gauntlet. Hawkeye did so, knowing that he was faster and would be able to get past Thanos' army easier than he would. With the gauntlet out of his possession, Hawkeye was now able to fully join the fight. Hawkeye, along with all the other heroes were able to fight off Thanos' army, but it wasn't until Iron Man wielded all the Infinity Stones, that they were victorious. All of alternate Thanos' army disintegrated, followed by Thanos himself.

However, this came at the cost of Iron Man's life, due to the immense power of the stones.[2] As Iron Man died on the battlefield, everyone gathered around him. Hawkeye saw his friend who he had fought beside many times, and out of respect, knelt before him as he mourned his death. This was then followed by Black Panther, who noticed Hawkeye kneeling, proceeded by everyone else kneeling in front of the fallen hero.[29]

### Return to Family

#### Murdock Family Reunion

> "I hope families are reunited. I hope we get it back, in somewhat like a normal version of the planet has been restored, if there ever was such a thing." ―Tony Stark[src]
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Having been successful in bringing back those who died, as well as defeating Thanos, Barton took a Quinjet and returned to his homestead, where his family was now alive.

As Barton approached his house, Lila, Cooper, and Nathaniel came outside and reunited with their father, holding each other in their arms. After hugging his children, Barton looked over and saw his wife. He and Laura walked over to each other and embraced one another. Now that his family had been brought back, Barton could return to his retirement.[2]

#### Tony Stark's Funeral

"You know, I wish there was a way... that I could let her know... that we won. We did it." "She knows. They both do." ―Clint Barton and Wanda Maximoff[src]

Barton and his family all attended the funeral for his friend and fellow Avenger, Tony Stark, along with all of their allies at Stark's home. Barton, along with Pepper Potts and her daughter, Happy Hogan, James Rhodes, and the remaining original Avengers, gathered inside Stark's home, where they watched a recorded message Stark left before the Time Heist. They all then stood outside with their allies as Stark's Arc Reactor was sent adrift in the lake.

Afterwards, Barton reunited with his close friend Wanda Maximoff and confided in her about his desire to be able to let Natasha Romanoff know that they were successful in bringing everyone back. Maximoff assured him that Romanoff knew, as well as Vision. The two then comforted each other over the loss of those close to them. Afterwards, Barton and his family returned home.[2] At some point, Barton told Laura about his time as the Ronin. Due to the amount of explosions and loud noises he had been subjected to over the years, Barton became hard of hearing, requiring him to wear a hearing aid in his left ear.[19]

### Reforming the Avengers

#### Honoring the Fallen Legacy

Xandra decides in the wake of Natasha and Tony's death to create a new Avengers team. Having learned from past mistakes, she classifies the new company as a business and they operate alongside the UN. She hires 'Nelson, Murdock and Page' as the Avengers lawyers and hires Happy Hogan to head security.

#### Trouble with Peter Parker

In 2024, Murdock acted as the defense lawyer of Peter Parker after he was believed to be responsible for the death of Mysterio and for orchestrating the drone attack in London. Murdock met with Peter, Happy Hogan and May Parker at the Parker Residence where he finished a phone call regarding the case. After hanging up, he informed Peter that the charges against him would not hold.

As the three celebrated this victory, thanking Murdock for his legal counsel, he warned Hogan that there was an active investigation into him regarding the missing Stark Industries technology used and advised that he hire a really good lawyer.

Murdock then warned Peter that the situation would continue to escalate as, despite being clear of any legal troubles, public opinion of whether Parker was innocent or guilty would still affect him going forward. At that moment, Murdock heard a pro-Mysterio supporter throwing a brick through the Parkers' window and caught it backhanded, preventing it from injuring them, much to their shock.

Murdock noted that Peter's arm was outstretched to catch the brick. As he handed the brick to Peter to examine, his stunned client asked how Murdock was able to do so, he merely replied that he was a really good lawyer.[33]

#### Representing Happy Hogan

> "Happy, stop sweating." "How do you do that?" ―Matt Murdock and Happy Hogan[src]
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Murdock was shortly hired by Happy Hogan to be his attorney, and represented Hogan during an interrogation with Damage Control. As Murdock defended his client to P. Cleary, Hogan was too nervous and distracted to concentrate on the meeting, as he witnessed an alert on his phone. Aware that Hogan had started sweating, Murdock urged him to stop, prompting Hogan to ask how he could do that. Murdock did not respond to the question and reverted his attention back to Cleary and the other Damage Control agents.[55]

### Making up Time

#### Christmas Adventure with the Barton's

> "You know it's fine if you don't wanna watch the show. I mean... I know everyone misses her, but she was your best friend." ―Lila Barton to Clint Barton[src]
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In December 2024, Barton took his children on a trip to New York City, while Laura remained at the farmhouse so he could spend time with the children alone. They attended a performance of Rogers: The Musical after being invited. However, Barton became uncomfortable during the show, due to it retelling events he was a part of, including the Battle of New York, and turned off his hearing aid briefly. The inaccuracy of portraying Ant-Man in the battle only further irritated him. Additionally, the constant reminders of Natasha Romanoff made it hard for Barton to watch it, so he decided to leave the auditorium.

While in the bathroom, Barton was approached by a fan for a selfie, but he refused due to it being an inappropriate time for it. Barton then went outside, and was soon joined by Lila, who told him they could leave, understanding that the loss of his best friend was still affecting him. When Cooper and Nathaniel came out, they decided to get dinner at a Chinese restaurant.[19]

#### Dinner with the Family

> "There's a thousand things to do. It's going to be amazing, but the most important thing is that we're going to do it all together." ―Clint Barton to his children[src]
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While eating their dinner, they were called by Laura, who wanted to check on them, and they then made plans to do Christmas activities together. Once the food was finished, Barton was approached by the waiter, who gave them more to eat, and claimed that the meal was on the house, as a thank you for the work Barton and the Avengers had done during the Chitauri Invasion, which made Barton somewhat uncomfortable. Changing the subject, Barton suggested that they go see the largest Christmas Tree that New York City had to offer, which excited Nathaniel Barton as they all got up to leave and enjoy the rest of the evening.[19]

### Trouble in New York

#### Meeting Kate Bishop

> "You're Hawkeye!" "Who the hell are you?" "I'm Kate Bishop." ―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton[src]
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After bringing his children back to the hotel room, Barton witnessed in a NY1 report that someone had been spotted wearing his Ronin suit while rescuing a dog, forcing him to leave to deal with it.

Barton tracked down the individual, who was engaged in a fight with the Tracksuit Mafia, so he fought off and defeated the group with ease. Barton then dragged away the new Ronin, and unmasked her, only to discover she was young, so he did not hurt her.[19] Kate Bishop introduced herself to Barton, who asked where she go the suit from, but she was unable to answer, being shocked to be meeting her hero. Hearing sirens coming, Barton decided to help Bishop, and escorted her back to her apartment to question her further.[11]

#### Attacked by the Tracksuit Mafia

> "The person that wore this suit made a whole lot of enemies. All right? And the Tracksuits are just one of them." ―Clint Barton to Kate Bishop[src]
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As they walked back to her apartment, Barton had began to question Kate Bishop about the situation. Barton told Bishop to take off the Ronin Suit, and she explained how she took from a black market auction, and wore to fight the Tracksuit Mafia. Stepping inside the apartment, Barton was greeted by the golden retriever, although Bishop claimed that the dog did not actually belong to her. Bishop asked if Barton could sign her bow, but he continued to question her, asking if she was injured, and figuring out if anyone saw her face or connected her to the suit, to which she said no one had.

Bishop then realized that she came to her apartment earlier to drop off the retriever, which led the Tracksuits to them, and they began throwing Molotov cocktails inside the building. Barton was able to catch one and throw it back at the Tracksuits, and Bishop fired an arrow at them. Barton saw that the Ronin suit was amongst the fire, but after Bishop failed to put the flames out, they were forced to leave it and escape from the burning building.[11]

#### Going on the Run

> "So, what's the plan now? Let me guess. We're going to your safe house? Is it in Avengers Tower?" "No. Tony sold that. A few years ago." ―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton[src]
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Barton, Kate Bishop and the golden retriever made their way to the subway station, where they caught a train to get away from the Tracksuit Mafia, and headed to get some supplies. As Barton bought some items from a store, he tried to think of a place to hide out in, with Bishop suggesting Avengers Tower, but Barton informed her Tony Stark had sold it years ago. Bishop decided to take Barton to her aunt's apartment, and he told her to stay there and clean her wounds as he headed back to her apartment to retrieve the Ronin suit.[11]

#### Investigating the Tracksuit Mafia

> "They started small, but grew. Or at least the guy at the top, he'll do anything to grow the operation." "I thought Maya was the boss." "No, there's someone above Maya. Someone you don't wanna mess with." ―Clint Barton and Kate Bishop[src]
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As they walked the dog in Central Park, Barton and Kate Bishop discussed the Tracksuit Mafia, with Barton explaining their operation, in that they started small, but being controlled by Kingpin allowed them to grow. Barton told Bishop, Kingpin was not to be messed with because of his past with Ronin, revealing that Ronin took out his supplier and the upper management of the Tracksuits.[12]

Barton asked Bishop where they were heading, so she revealed that she needed a change of clothing, although he did not think this was a priority. Approaching Bishop's apartment, Barton spotted an unmarked car sitting outside, so he quickly turned them around, questioning Bishop about what it was doing there. She revealed that she had forgotten to give the police a statement, as her recent actions were all tied to crimes being investigated. Bishop called them a taxi, claiming that she had an idea, which Barton did not trust.[3]

Barton questioned what the Tracksuits were after at the auction, expressing his displeasure that things from the Avengers Compound were out in the world. They then talked about Jack Duquesne's possible connection to the Tracksuits, with Barton not being convinced by Bishop's theories, so they decided to get more evidence from her mother's files.

The three snuck into the Bishop Residence, which Barton was amazed by the size of the home, and they headed to the computer. Barton told Bishop to search up Kazi Kazimierczak, where they found that he was an employee of Sloan Limited. Hearing something, Barton went to look around the house as Bishop looked at the files, but he was soon stopped when he was caught by Duquesne, who held Barton's sword to his throat.[12]

Duquesne kept the sword trained on Barton until Bishop told him to stop, with Eleanor joining them, calling out that he was an Avenger. They all then sat down, and Bishop explained to her mother that she was working with Barton on a case, claiming that they were friends and partners, something Barton was hesitant about. After Duquesne thanked Barton for saving the world, Bishop revealed that they used Eleanor's computer to get information, which Barton confirmed to Bishop's mother.

Satisfied with what she was told, Eleanor went to escort Barton out, which allowed him to secretly steal back his sword. Before he left, Eleanor told Barton that Bishop was not a superhero, and that she did not want her daughter to be killed no matter how good she was at it, bringing up Natasha Romanoff's death. Eleanor then asked if Barton had any kids, explaining that she couldn't lose Bishop, and asked him to forget the case, but Barton said he couldn't, and promised to keep Bishop safe.

Barton texted Laura, asking if she could look into Sloan Limited, and she called him back not long after to say that it was a front for the Tracksuits, and that Duquesne is the CEO. With this development, Laura realized Barton would need another day there, as he explained that he needed to ensure that Bishop was safe. Laura then spoke in German so their children wouldn't hear and asked if the Rolex was stolen from the Avengers Compound. He wasn't sure and asked her to check its transmitter.[13]

#### Retrieving the Rolex

> "I cannot be your partner if you don't tell me what's going on." "You're not my partner. Do you understand that? You never were." ―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton[src]
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Barton regrouped with Kate Bishop, who told him that his arrows would be brought to them soon, and that she made a deal with the NYC LARPers to get them material for new costumes, including ones for Barton and Bishop. Laura texted Barton back to tell him the rolex wasn't destroyed, providing its location, so he and Bishop left, collecting the arrows from Wendy Conrad.

Barton and Bishop headed to the location and scouted the apartment building on a rooftop opposite. Barton told Bishop that a rolex stolen from the black market auction was inside one of the apartments, and he proceeded to call out his plan for entry only to discover that Bishop was gone, already making her way inside. Bishop ignored Barton's plans, and instead took the elevator, telling a resident that she was partners with an Avenger.

As Bishop approached the apartment, Barton kept watch from the rooftop, listening in as she told him about strobe lights that went off. Barton told Bishop about the Rolex, and how it could blow the cover of his friend if the Tracksuit Mafia figures out who owns it. Bishop found the watch, but also spotted a note about Barton's family, but was told to get out of the building when Barton realized it was Maya Lopez's apartment, as the lights were a silent alarm for deaf people.

However, at that moment, Barton was attacked by a masked person, who he initially believed to be Lopez, until Bishop revealed she was in the room with her. Barton quickly fired a zip line arrow, allowing Bishop to return to the rooftop, as he continued to fight against his opponent, who pulled a gun on Bishop, so Barton stood in front of her. Lopez knocked the attacker away and began fighting Barton, but when the masked person threw Bishop off the roof, Barton rushed to save her.

When Barton reached over the rooftop, he saw Bishop dangling, which reminded him of his final moment with Natasha Romanoff, so he decided to cut her down so she would no longer be put in danger. Now by himself, Barton fought against Lopez and the masked person at the same time, being greatly outmatched. He was soon assisted when Bishop returned, shooting a shockwave arrow that threw them all aside, as well as getting rid of Lopez after she got shot in the shoulder.

With just the masked person left, Barton resumed their fight, managing to remove her mask, revealing her to be Yelena Belova, who then stunned him with her Bite. Bishop aimed her bow at Belova but did not shoot, allowing her to retreat. Bishop asked Barton why he didn't fill her in as his partner, but he rejected that they were partners, telling her he was doing it alone, due to the severity of a Black Widow assassin being hired. Bishop refused this, but Barton, not wanting to lose another partner, demanded she leave for her own safety, taking her bow from her.[13]

#### Next Course of Action

> "I do my best every day to earn what you gave me. I just wanna say I'm... I just wanna say I miss you. And I'm so sorry for what I'm about to do." ―Clint Barton[src]
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Exhausted from his previous encounter, Barton headed to Grills' apartment, and as they ate pizza, he was invited by Grills to stay at his place. Grills then told Barton that Missy had dropped off the costumes for him and Kate Bishop, but Barton was too tired to look at them.[26]

The next day, Barton, determined to end the conflict with Maya Lopez, decided to don the Ronin identity once more. Preparing for the inevitable fight, Barton sharpened his sword. Grills asked Barton where he was going, and he revealed that he had to avoid being killed by a highly trained assassin while trying to talk to Lopez, commenting that he didn't see both of them walking out of it alive. Barton defused the intensity by claiming he was joking to Grills.[3]

Having gone through a lot to put the Ronin identity behind him, Barton went to the Battle of New York memorial site, and used it to "speak" to Natasha Romanoff, recounting her sacrifice, expressing how he wished things played out differently. Barton stated that he had worked to earn the chance she had given him to be better and that he missed her, but now had to return to his old ways to settle his conflict.

Barton tracked down Ivan Banionis, and shot an arrow at him that had a note hidden inside, asking Lopez to meet him at Fat Man Auto Repair alone. That night, before the meeting, Barton called Laura to tell her that in addition to still needing to stay longer, Lopez stealing the rolex meant she knew information on all of them, and that if things didn't end, Kingpin would get involved. Understanding the severity, Laura supported Barton in what he needed to do, knowing what he had planned.[26]

#### Reunited with Kate Bishop

> "Clint, this is my mess to clean up. You should go home, you should be with your family. You can still make it in time for Christmas." "Kate, you're my partner. Your mess is my mess. I'm not going anywhere until this is finished." ―Kate Bishop and Clint Barton[src]
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At that moment, Maya Lopez caught Barton off guard, and dropped him to the ground, snatching his sword off him. But when she went to kill him, an arrow that had been shot by Kate Bishop knocked the weapon out of her hands, allowing Barton to retreat.

Barton ran down an alleyway, where he was reunited with Bishop, and he asked what her escape plan was, only to discover that she had called for an Uber to drive them away. During the car ride, Bishop informed Barton that the masked attacker was Natasha Romanoff's sister, Yelena Belova, which surprised Barton. They then got out of the car, and as they walked down the street, Barton handed Bishop back one of her arrows, and they resumed their partnership.

They went to Grills' Apartment, and had breakfast, where they watched a new trick Grills had taught the dog, when Bishop received a text from Belova. She revealed that the person who hired her to kill Barton was Eleanor Bishop, much to Bishop's shock, so she showed Barton her phone. Bishop asked him who was the person with her mother in the video sent by Belova, which Barton revealed was the boss of the Tracksuit Mafia, Kingpin.[26]

After they watched the video, Barton, seeing that Bishop was having a hard time processing this information, told her to calm down, as they needed to focus on helping her mother, because Kingpin would come after her in a big way. Bishop told Barton that it was her mess, and that he should return home to his family for Christmas. But Barton refused, stating that they were partners, and as such, he would not leave her until they had ended the conflict together.[16]

#### The Bishop Holiday Party

> "This is some Christmas." ―Clint Barton[src]
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That night, Barton and Bishop got dressed in formal attire, while secretly wearing their new costumes underneath, and got the NYC LARPers to go disguised as waiters and bring their equipment, and headed off to the Bishop holiday party. Once inside, they looked for Eleanor Bishop, while Barton also got Bishop to analyze their assets and threats.

While scouting the party, they noticed that Jack Duquesne was there, having been bailed from prison, and Barton gave Bishop an earpiece so they could be in contact as he walked around the room. After Bishop reported in that she found her mother, Barton spoke with Wendy Conrad, where he discovered there was a sniper in the other building, so he quickly blocked the shot with a tray just in time. Barton ordered the LARPers to get everyone to safety, as he went to get his equipment.

Barton retrieved his equipment from Orville, and told him to find Eleanor, as he went downstairs so that he could draw the fire away from the people. Taking out his bow, Barton opened a window and shot a smoke arrow at Kazi Kazimierczak, forcing him to leave his sniper position. Barton checked in with Bishop, who warned him about Yelena Belova coming down the building, allowing him to avoid being shot by her as she passed. Bishop also informed Barton that the Tracksuit Mafia had arrived.

Barton began planting explosives in the room to take out the Tracksuits when they arrived, but before he could detonate them, Kazimierczak ambushed him, and the two began to fight. As the Tracksuits got closer, Kazimierczak was strangling Barton, but he managed to break free and reclaim his bow to set off the explosives, taking out the Tracksuits and Kazimierczak. Noticing that more were coming, Barton decided to jump out the window, but the line broke, causing him to fall into the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.[16]

#### Battle at Rockefeller Center

> "Is it time?" "It's time. All right, Kate... Let's give 'em hell." ―Kate Bishop and Hawkeye[src]
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Hawkeye informed Kate Bishop that he was stuck in the tree, where he witnessed Grills, Wendy Conrad, Missy and Orville in their LARP costumes helping the people get to safety. Bishop then told Hawkeye to hang on as she shot an acid arow at the tree, causing it to fall, landing Hawkeye on the Rockefeller Center ice rink.

After getting up, Hawkeye found himself completely surrounded by the Tracksuit Mafia. But before he could draw his bow, Bishop came in to rescue him by shooting multiple arrows to release steam around the area to cover them. Hawkeye used a magnet arrow to remove all the guns from the Tracksuits, and took off his shirt to reveal his costume, much to Bishop's excitement. With the Tracksuits coming down to face off with them, Hawkeye gave Bishop some of his trick arrows, and told her to give them hell, as they prepared to fight.

They partnered together as they proceeded to unleash their trick arrows, eliminating the incoming Tracksuits with great ease. Hawkeye and Bishop managed to hold off the countless Tracksuits, but more of them kept coming, so they fended them off with their fighting ability. Hawkeye picked up Bishop's bow and handed it to her as another wave of Tracksuits arrived, so they continued shooting arrows at the last few enemies. When one of the Tracksuit's truck was heading straight for them, Bishop grabbed a Pym Particles arrow, and shrunk it, leaving them confused on what would happen to the tiny Tracksuits, which Barton said he'd ask Scott Lang about.

Having defeated all of the Tracksuits, Hawkeye and Bishop made their escape, learning of Eleanor Bishop's whereabouts, so Bishop went to go after her. But, before they could leave, they were shot at by Kazi Kazimierczak, so Hawkeye told Bishop to go, as he grabbed an arrow, shot it at Kazimierczak, and then shot another one, which split the first arrow in half, taking out the two Tracksuits next to him. Kazimierczak managed to catch the arrow, but before he could open fire, Hawkeye was tackled by Yelena Belova.[16]

#### Amends with Yelena Belova

> "She made her choice. We're gonna have to find a way to live with that."<br> "I loved her so much."<br> "Me too."<br> ―Clint Barton and Yelena Belova[src]
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As Yelena Belova stood over Barton, she said that before she killed him, she wanted to know what happened when Natasha Romanoff died. Barton, meeting Belova for the first time, told her that she would not believe him, due to the circumstances of the event, but stated that Romanoff sacrificed herself to save the world. Belova did not believe Barton, and began attacking him.

Barton defended himself against Belova, but did not fight back, instead trying to convince her that he was telling the truth, and that nobody killed Romanoff. Barton managed to restrain Belova, and once again reiterated that Romanoff sacrificed herself, and she could not be stopped, but Belova still thought he was lying. Belova questioned why her sister would sacrifice herself for Barton, which he responded that he didn't deserve it, and that he fought her for it. Belova then began ruthlessly beating Barton with her baton.

Belova pulled her gun out, but Barton did Belova and Romanoff's secret whistle, which made her pause and ask how he knew that. Barton revealed that Romanoff told him about Belova, telling the story of when they had to leave their home, as well as assuring her that Romanoff always loved her. Belova wished that she could have stopped Romanoff's demise, but Barton claimed that no one could have stopped her, and they both expressed their love for Romanoff. Belova was convinced by Barton, and helped him up, and they parted ways.

With the conflict finally over, Barton regrouped with Kate Bishop, and told her that a few times in his life he had encountered someone who had made him better in every way, although he initially joked that he meant Missy for making their new costumes, but he was referring to Bishop. Barton acknowledged what Bishop had gone through, and how she took on Kingpin by herself, admitting he was proud of her. They then held hands, and Barton remembered that they had to walk Lucky.[16]

#### Home for Christmas

"Brought home a couple of strays."<br> "Hi."<br> "This is Kate."<br> ―Clint Barton and Kate Bishop to Laura Barton[src]

On Christmas Day, Barton headed home to be with his family,

### Adventures in Los Angeles

#### Acquiring New Suits

"Luke Jacobson made a couple of new suits for me."<br> ―Matt Murdock to Jennifer Walters[src]

By 2025, Murdock elected to resume his vigilante activities as Daredevil and hired superhero outfit designer Luke Jacobson in Los Angeles to create a couple of Daredevil suits for him, revealing his identity to Jacobson in the process.[34] One of the suits was nearly identical to his previous suit, albeit with a golden yellow as the new primary color.[56]

#### Luke Jacobson

"The very nature of Mr. Jacobson's line of work, making suits exclusively for superheroes, necessitates anonymity. May I remind you that the Sokovia Accords have been repealed."<br> ―Matt Murdock to Price[src]

Murdock was contacted by Luke Jacobson for legal representation, after he was being served a lawsuit for product liability. Feeling he owed Jacobson for being his suit designer, Murdock agreed to represent him as he was being sued by Eugene Patilio, represented by Jennifer Walters as She-Hulk, for selling him a defective suit. After flying from New York City to Los Angeles, Murdock arrived at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Courthouse a little late due to his driver getting lost.

As he entered the courtroom, Murdock apologized to Judge Price for being late, making light of his blindness by joking that he had a hard time finding a place to park before revealing that how his driver had gotten lost. Murdock then introduced himself as Jacobson's attorney, taking his place next to his client while apologizing for his tardiness.

He then requested that She-Hulk's motion to obtain Jacobson's client list be rejected, deeming it not relevant to their litigations. Murdock then reminded She-Hulk of Jacobson's record of customer satisfaction that she could personally attest to when she argued about the possibility of other clients suffering injury due to malfunctions in their equipment.

When She-Hulk continued pushing for the list, Murdock argued that it would be an invasion of privacy for the superheroes who wished to remain anonymous. He pushed even further when she rebutted that their case was a "common procedure" in product liability lawsuits, as he pointed out that it wasn't just about productivity, but the protection of Jacobson's clients' safety as well as their loved ones, reminding Price that the Sokovia Accords had been repealed, allowing heroes to legally operate anonymously once more.

He then put superheroes who were celebrities like She-Hulk in a separate category to the ones who have love ones who could be hurt if their enemies knew who they were. He finished his argument with the notion that Patilio's misuse of his suit wasn't worth exposing the list, which would not only ruin Jacobson's reputation, but put a lot of people in jeopardy, which Price agreed with.

After Patilio pulled out his broken suit to complain, Murdock smelled jet fuel and inquired what type of fuel Patillo used for his boosters. Patilio admitted that he used jet fuel, which resulted in Jacobson revealing that doing so was in violation of his instructions. When Patilio tried to lie, Murdock exposed him, but refused to explain how he knew. With this revelation, the case was dismissed due to user error, absolving Jacobson of any wrongdoing. Having won the case, Murdock packed up his supplies while She-Hulk talked with Jacobson.[34]

#### Confronting Daredevil and She-Hulk

"He kidnapped Luke Jacobson. He's holding him hostage."<br> "Uh, why didn't you tell me that before we fought?"<br> "Uh, why didn't you ask me before immediately trying to whoop my ass?"<br> ―Daredevil and Jennifer Walters[src]

Donning his golden yellow suit, Daredevil found Leapfrog at a parking garage. Daredevil jumped onto Patilio's car and rode on top of it to a parking garage until She-Hulk arrived to save her client. She-Hulk stopped the car using her strength and Daredevil was launched off of it. Acrobatically landing, he stood up and took a look at She-Hulk, telling her she needed to back off.

She-Hulk told Leapfrog to get out of there while she fought Daredevil, claiming she will whoop his ass. She then punched the ground, causing the floor of the garage to collapse. Daredevil swung off of the debris onto a car, saying his ass was unwhooped. As She-Hulk charged at him, he jumped off the side of the building and used his acrobatics to make his way to the ground, just missing Patilio's car.

Daredevil chased after the car before She-Hulk got in his way once again. He dodged her attack and proceeded to chase after the car once again. However, he was knocked down when She-Hulk threw a car towards him. He quickly jumped out of the way of another attack before running once more. She-Hulk then thunderclapped him into a parked car, overwhelming his hearing ability. Daredevil angrily groaned before She-Hulk picked him up and removed his cowl, revealing his true identity. Realizing that he was Murdock, She-Hulk reverted back into Walters and said it was problematic if he was pretending to be blind.

Murdock explained that he was blind and used other methods to "see." He also explained that Leapfrog was the bad guy as he had kidnapped Luke Jacobson. Walters asked why he did not tell her that and Murdock responded wondering why she did not ask him before trying to attack him. Walters said that she only assumed the guy dressed as a devil was the bad one, to which Murdock agreed that was a fair point.

Walters then asked him in admiration if he was a superhero, wondering if he was called the "Gold Devil," but Murdock informed her that he was Daredevil, astonished that she had not heard of him. When she made fun of his color scheme, he jokingly told her he would tell Jacobson what she said. As he laughed, he informed her that he had to save his client from her client, and Walters offered to join him. When Daredevil mentioned that the parking garage had been destroyed, Walters told him that she would leave a note.[34]

#### Rescue of Luke Jacobson

"Temporary insanity is murky, but it's not a bad strategy. I'd angle this more as a form of traumatic expression due to undiagnosed PTSD."`<br>` "So, the devil ninja guy, he's a lawyer?"`<br>` "Nah. I'm just a big fan of legal dramas."`<br>` ―Daredevil and Leapfrog[src]

The duo pulled up to the Lily Pad which had a giant red sign on the warehouse stating its name. Jennifer Walters sarcastically remarked at the subtlety of it. They got to the roof and watched Leapfrog and the kidnapped Luke Jacobson through the window.

Daredevil was able to hear the heartbeats of the guards and figure out how many there were. Walters remarked at how unbelievable that is. Daredevil then pointed out that hers was beating very fast. He said he was going to sneak in and take out the goons in the back, but Walters argued that she does not want it to take long. Daredevil argued stealth is the way to go. He then dove off the side of the building and broke into the blue lit hallway.

He threw his Billy Club at a guard and then threw another one into the wall, making his way into the hallway. He leaped off the wall and took care of the guards. When more came, he prepared to fight them, but She-Hulk crashed through the roof, landing on top of them. They then broke through the wall into the main room of the lair.

As She-Hulk made her way to rescue Jacobson and apprehend Leapfrog, Daredevil easily fought through the guards. She-Hulk asked for Leapfrog's compliance saying they could legally argue it was an episode of mania, to which Daredevil butted in saying that an insanity defense was murky, but not a bad strategy. He then told her that he rather angle it as trauma from undiagnosed PTSD. Leapfrog asked if he was a lawyer, but Daredevil claimed he was just a fan of legal dramas. Leapfrog said there was no fear in retreat and jumped out the window to make his escape. However, as his suit was faulty, he was unable to fly, plummeting to the ground below and injuring his legs.[34]

## Personality

"You’re so hostile. I’m not going to hurt you. I promise. I don’t have any weapons on me. Okay, I take that back. I don’t have any weapons currently in my hands... That’s a lie also. Come on, take a fork. Eat. Eat. Please, my daddy says it’s good for you."`<br`> -Aleksandra Belyakoff

Having spent most of her life working as an assassin, Xandra Murdock is a cynical person with a very sarcastic, deadpan sense of humor, and a bit of a bent moral compass as she notably had no problem holding a civilian at gunpoint. Since meeting Erik Lehnsherr and joining the X-Men as well as the Avengers Belyakoff slowly developed a passion for saving lives and has a strong sense of right and wrong, having no problem with helping take down the Red Room and freeing the Black Widows from being held against their will. Having felt abandoned by her real she works hard to reunite others and feels responsible for others hardships. Despite her troubles with her adopted family, Belyakoff cared and loved them.

Belyakoff has developed a knack for tricking and lying to people when she needs to, even capable of convincingly portraying friendly and flirtatious, timid, vulnerable, and scared. This created some tension in relationships but she works hard to prove her love and loyalty to those she cares about. For the most part, Belyakoff is a level-headed, strong-willed, and independent woman; maintaining a controlled, almost emotionless persona to keep whatever she's thinking a secret unless she was around people she absolutely trusts.

Despite her harsh and traumatic upbringing, Belyakoff retained a kind, caring and compassionate side of her, with Melina Vostokoff expressing surprise at how she was able to keep her heart after all she had been through. For years, she harbored deep resentment and guilt towards herself due to the damage she had caused during her time in the Red Room and S.H.I.E.L.D, and spend most of her life attempting to make up for her actions. This was most evident when she freed Taskmaster from Dreykov's control, and tearfully apologized to her adoptive sister Yelena Belova for not coming back for her.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"When I was about fifteen I started to get the psychic vision of the past, present, or future. They usually happen when I touch something that is somehow connected or is related to the event but sometimes it happens in my sleep. It’s a little painful and I look a bit odd but I’ve learned to manage and use it in my work. It’s my mutation."*
―Andromeda Murdock
* **Telepathy:** Much like her genetic father, Xandra possesses the power of telepathy. She can use this ability to read, control, and manipulate the thought processes of others, as well as interact with and tap into the Astral Plane.
	+ **Telepathic Illusions and Camouflage:** Xandra has the ability to create realistic telepathic illusions and cause people to experience that which was not actually occurring, including masking her appearance from those around her, allowing her to telepathically disguise herself, making her appear quite different to those around her, and even changing the appearance of her attire.
	+ **Mind Blast:** Xandra has the ability to place large amounts of information in others' minds.
	+ **Dream Manipulation:** Xandra has the ability to control dreams and subconscious. She can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming. Other effects of this ability is the ability to distort perceptions of reality and being able to trap someone in their dreams.

### Abilities

* **Master Martial Artist:** Xandra is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant and martial artist. She started off training as a child, picking it up here and there while working with the NYPD. At fifteen she was able to take down many pentagon agents and guards at the Paris Peace Conference, including Stryker, with these skills. At eighteen she was recruited by Nick Fury to join SHIELD and passed the SHIELD Academy for Operations in record time. Xandra was originally trained by Melinda May, but was later trained by Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton when she became to skilled. She was extremely skilled in the field of martial arts, having mastered arts such as Sambo, Hapkido, Krav Maga, Wing Chun, Taekwondo, Muat Thai, Taijutsu, Fencing, and Kali. Xandra combines an acrobatic style of fighting with a more direct and hands-on way of fighting. She takes practical approaches to her fights, quickly analyzing her enemies to better defeat them. Xandra is able to quickly use her surroundings to her advantage and use random items as improvised weaponry. She is also very physically strong and resilient with very good reflexes. When brainwashed by Loki, she could fight the extremely skilled Daredevil to a standstill, only losing when the latter resorted to guerrilla tactics to best her in combat. Xandra also managed to compete with Proxima Midnight alongside Romanoff and Okoye, even managing to disarm her with her baton, holding her off long enough for Wanda to kill her.
* **Spear Mastery:** Xandra is extremely skilled at using a staff or batons in combat. Batons are her preferred weapon and she has used them with electricity since she began working with SHIELD. During the Battle of Wakanda, she was able to use her batons to fight evenly against Proxima Midnight with the help of Romanoff and Okoye, using it to defend and attack simultaneously.
* **Knife Mastery:** As a SHIELD Agent, Xandra was trained and is highly skilled at using a knife in combat. She is also able to throw knives with precision and accuracy.
* **Sword Mastery**: Xandra is extremely skilled at using a sword in comba. She trained in fencing at a young age and is able to easily gain the upper hand in battles against skilled fighters without much difficulty. She was also able to use her sword to slice through several Outriders who were rapidly approaching her with ease.
* **Master Marksman:** Xandra is highly skilled and well-trained in firearms, including pistols, sniper rifles and grenade launchers. She had also been trained from the NYPD, May, Romanoff, and Barton in position including shooting multiple targets at once or moving from target to target at extreme speed.
* **Master Acrobat:** At a young age, Xandra trained in gymnastics and when she began working with Romanoff, she was trained farther. Xandra is highly skilled in incorporating gymnastics and acrobatics into her fighting style as she battles opponents. She has been very flexible since a young age, as she could already assume the upward bow position at the age of six. Xandra had numerous complex maneuvers and feats throughout her battles defeats many guards with ease.
* **Master Assassin:** Xandra is one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s greatest assassins and has been assigned to be a special agent in many of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s investigations. Xandra was also able to fight off other assassins such as the Winter Soldier. While under Loki's mind control, she stealthily eliminated an armed security guarding the gala in Stuttgart. Xandra also swiftly killed many Chitauri, HYDRA operatives, Ulysses Klaue's mercenaries, Ultron Sentries, and Outriders. After her husband's death, Xandra ended up dedicating herself to using her ability to murder any criminals that survived the Snap in Hell's Kitchen. Xandra's killing instinct frightened James Rhodes to the point where he reconsidered trying to find her Ultimately, she proved his worth alongside the Avengers by effectively killing several Outriders after Thanos demolished the Avengers Compound before taking over as Director.
* **Master Spy:** Having trained as a SHIELD agent, Xandra is highly skilled in infiltration and spycraft. She was a dangerous secret agent highly skilled in espionage, stealth, disguise, infiltration, and demolitions. Xandra is well versed in internal destabilization and was soon deemed a threat to global security because of this. In addition, She was an expert in the field of seduction, often resorted to seducing men to obtain her goals. She was also able to bend many men to her will and sometimes even get them to do her bidding for her, and would continue deceiving them through different means necessary if she still had a further use for them. Moreover, she displayed an uncanny affinity for psychological manipulation and could mask her real emotions perfectly. Her incredible talents for deception also enabled her to detect when others were lying. Xandra was offered the role of watching Tony Stark but turned it over to Romanoff so she could spend time at home. She has also managed to obtain the accent of many different countries.

* **Gifted Intellect:** Xandra's intellect seemingly put her on par with Hank McCoy, Melina Volkanoff, and Tony Stark. She possessed the ability to quickly process multiple information streams like threat assessments and rapidly respond to changing tactical situations. Xandra was able to help restore JARVIS's consciousness with Tony Stark and track down Romanoff using old school spy technics. Xandra also possessed a vast knowledge of human anatomy, displayed by her often using joint locks and hitting enemies in the weakest parts of their bodies; for example the crotch, stomach, armpits, and the head. Her prodigious skill from her years of training also allows her to predict her opponents' plans of attack as well.

* **Expert Tactician:** Xandra was a very effective strategist, tactician, and field commander, being able to lead the Avengers. Xandra was able to trick Ross and his entire S.W.A.T. team thinking that they had tracked her down when she already knew and deliberately left them there in order to lure them to the wrong place and thus buying herself more time to go to her hiding place. At SHIELD, Xandra had often been put in charge of high level operations due to her leadership abilities, strategic prowess, and having been trained in military tactics. Xandra was able to command a team of operatives under the unwitting control of Loki to infiltrate the Helicarrier with esteemed success, often using diversions to accomplish her goals. Victoria Hand has even stated that Xandra does not usually require an extraction plan on her S.H.I.E.L.D. missions due to her competence and ability to formulate his own escape plans. Xandra had the idea of using the Bishop Holiday Party as a cover to take down the Tracksuit Mafia. Xandra took over as Director of the Avengers after Romanoff's death and was able to properly rebuild the company; hiring lawyers, suit designers, researchers, gaining partnerships with governments including the UN, and other organizations like SHIELD and the X-Men, as well as start up new locations named after fallen and old team members.
* **Master Interrogator:** Xandra was trained in interrogation from SHIELD and is able to do a "reverse interrogation"; while she seemed to be in danger, in truth, she was getting all the information she wanted to know.
* **Expert Hacker:** Xandra could hack into most computer systems without tripping any firewalls or security.
* **Pilot:** Xandra is a skilled pilot, capable of piloting a Quinjet by herself with ease.
* **Multilingualism:** At her own personal request, Xandra was trained by Romanoff to speak fluent Russian along with her Native english and Greek, thanks to her mother's heritage. She is also well versed in Sokovian, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and a bit of Polish. Xandra also knew Morse code, which enabled read a message from Romanoff, sent to her and Clint Barton when Romanoff was captured by Ultron after the Battle of Seoul.
* **Musician:** To some extent in her youth, Xandra trained to be able to play the violin, even becoming first chair in her schools orchestra. She continued to use her tallet to calm her nerves her whole life.

## Equipment

### Uniforms

**S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniform:** Xandra's first uniform, worn when she was first working with S.H.I.E.L.D., was a black catsuit with black padding at the chest, shoulders, knees, and elbows. Her suit also contained a utility belt, a right thigh holster for a gun, and a left holster for her batons. It had fingerless gloves with the X-Men logo was on one shoulder and the SHIELD logo on the other.

**Tactical Uniform:** Her second uniform was worn during missions for S.H.I.E.L.D. as a part of STRIKE Team: Delta and when working with Coulson after the fall of the original SHIELD. It is a black sleeveless suit with a purple and blue splashed through out and a zip down the front. It also has the word RAVEN on the right breast with Resilient, Aegis, Venerate, Expertise, and Neutrality in small letters underneath. She wore fingerless gloves and two marron bands on her right arm. She would also wear this suit during Civil War, before retiring it.

**Stolen Weapon X Facility Uniform:** Black flight suit with hard protective armour on chest, shoulders, elbows, and knees making it slightly harder to move in. Xandra added a utility belt and a thigh holster for her batons. Worn when she worked to defeat Apocalypse in the Battle of Cairo

**Masked Uniform:** The fourth uniform was worn when Xandra was assigned by Nick Fury to break into the Helicarrier and whenever she worked with Murdock. She sported a fully black uniform with a black mask covering her mouth and nose to hide her identity. To maintain maneuverability, the uniform has cargo pants with a black turtleneck tucked in with a black bust shoulder harness which was eventually replaced with a sleeveless leather jacket. The suit had a right thigh holster for batons holder and a utility pocket belt. Xandra had bracelets on either wrist, on with a grappling hook and another with a garrote.

**Gala Outfit:** The fifth uniform worn by Xandra comes from her Gala outfit. The skirt of the dress tore off, leaving her in leather pants, heeled combat boots, a left baton holster, and a right gun holster.

**Winter Uniform:** The sixth uniform worn by Xandra was similar to her tactical one, though it had heated forearm guards and a purple vest. This was worn during missions in cold weather due to her Tactical Uniform having no sleeves. Xandra used this uniform during the War on HYDRA, due to the location of the bases being in cold environments. Xandra later wore the uniform again during the Battle of Sokovia, but took off the vest when the city was raised into the atmosphere.

**Fugitive Uniform:** The seventh uniform consisted of a black cargo pants and a black tank top covered with a purple leather jacket. The uniform has a gun thigh holster on her leg and a holster for her batons on her right. She wore combat boot and black fingerless gloves with it.

**Fae's Suit:** The eighth uniform is made of tactical stretch Kevlar instead of the usual printed stretch fabrics used, making it bulletproof. This suit is highly durable, allowing her to be nearly unfazed by an opponent's attacks and recover more quickly from being hit. The uniform also contains titanium-plated shin guards. Her boots have kinetic rebounding soles that add bounce to jumps. It features a black mask covering her mouth and nose as well as buckle on purple armor on the chest, arms, and legs which protect her from blades. The suit is a one piece black leather catsuit that zips in the back with black lines highlighted throughout. She wore black gloves and kept Murdock's Billy Clubs in a holster on the suit's left thigh. Her left thigh had a gun holster on it and she also wore a utility belt with things like small purple ring daggers on it.

**Avengers Uniform:** The ninth uniform was worn when Xandra reunited with the Avengers for the Time Heist, which was an altered version of the Fae's Suit. The sleeves were cut off and replaced with the two bands from before. The suit was without the mask and she spray painted the back in red to show the red Daredevil mask.

**Advanced Tech Suit:** This suit was designed in order to time travel through the Quantum Realm safely. It is a white, red and black suit that materialize around the wearer's regular clothes, managing to be summoned when time travel is required again, and disappear when no longer in use. It has size-shifting adaptability down to subatomic levels and a wrist gadget that allows for displacement through time and space.

**Stealth Uniform:** The tenth suit was worn when Xandra partnered with Kate Bishop and Clint Barton. It's black suit with padding on the knees and elbows to provide protection and additional striking capabilities. The uniform had heeled boots and was made out of an easier to move in and more comfortable material. The uniform has a right thigh gun holster and a left thigh baton holster. The thigh holsters were connected to a utility belt that had her ring daggers and other useful things attached. She wore a tight purple vest and black fingerless gloves with a Avengers logo on one shoulder and a Raven on the other.

### Weapons

* **Batons:** Electroshock weapons that can deliver powerful electrical shocks to incapacitate her targets. Xandra used the batons to take down dozens of Ultron Sentries with a combination of her weapons and martial arts mastery and later employed these weapons during the Avengers Civil War, although not charged with electricity. She keeps these batons in a holster worn on her thigh and can form them into one staff.
* **Taser Disks:** They are a small circular device that emits an electric shock when activated. Xandra used a taser disk to temporarily disable Winter Soldier's prosthetic arm to prevent him from aiming his gun and buy herself time to escape.
* **Flash Bombs:** Xandra used two of these flash bombs to blind some of the security guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility, easily dispatching them afterward. They are a small circular device that emits a gas when activated.
* **Garrote:** Xandra stored a garrote within small bracelets on her wrist, which she utilized to aid in  infiltrating Strykers Weapon X Facility, using it to deflect the blows of one of the security guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility, and later to strangle him until he lost consciousness. During an attempted ambush on the Winter Soldier, Belyakoff jumped onto his shoulder from behind and attempted to strangle him with her garrote, only to be thrown off.
* **Gerber Yari ll Tanto:** Xandra was equipped with 2 of these knives, holstered in her utility belt, though she always had one holstered in her boots.
* **Purple Ring Daggers:** When Xandra became Fae she began storing them in her utility belt and continues to use them.
* **Walther PPK/S:** Xandra's original weapon of choice. She carried in her thigh holster and carried it in her suit holster till she left SHIELD the first time. Xandra was turned onto the weapon when she began working with Romanoff. After being brainwashed by the God of Mischief, she used it to fire at Nick Fury and at Maria Hill's car while she escaped from the facility with Loki, using it while working with him, and continued to use it on the Chitauri army during the Battle of New York. Xandra continued to use them during her missions with SHIELD, later during a shootout against the Winter Soldier in Washington, D.C., and when taking down the Triskelion.
* **Walther PPK:**
* **Heckler & Koch USP Compact:** Xandra took a Heckler & Koch USP Compact from one of the guards at Strykers Weapon X Facility and continued to use it when battling Apocalypse.
* **Heckler & Koch P30**: Xandra kept one stored in her home and drew it on several occasions when startled or wary of a threat.
* **Glock 26:** Xandra replaced the Walther PPK/S for a pair of Glock 26 handguns, continues to use them as her weapon of choice. After using on once while taking down HYDRA, Xandra stole two of Romanoffs and used them during the Battle of Sokovia to shoot point-blank some of the Ultron Sentries. She carried one in her back waist band while she was first pregnant, just in case, and still carried them during the Clash of the Avengers, but she kept them holstered so as not to harm her former allies. Xandra took her pistols with her when she traveled to Vormir to retrieve the Soul Stone, drawing them upon hearing the Red Skull welcoming her and Romanoff to the planet.
* **Walther PPK :** The Walther PPK was a smaller gun carried by Xandra since it's size made it more concealable and better suited to plain-clothes or undercover work. Xandra retrieved one of these guns hidden under her dress to shoot at the Iron Legion drones hijacked by Ultron. She used it to great effect, shooting one Iron Legion drone in the head while covering Murdock till he destroyed another Legion with a well thrown piece of wood.
* **Glock 17:** Xandra managed to obtain this gun from one of the mercenaries working for Crossbones who attacked the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Lagos. When Xandra grabbed the gun, one of the mercenaries threatened to release the biological weapon they had just stolen. She used it to quickly kill one of the mercenaries while Redwing killed the other, managing to secure the biological weapon.
* **Proxima Midnight's Spear:** Romanoff used this during the Attack on Vision against Corvus Glaive, mortally wounding him with a stab and forcing him and Proxima Midnight to retreat.

### Other Equipment

* **Billy Club:** When Murdock was dusted, Xandra used his Billy Clubs made by Melvin Potter, who also created her Fae suit. It can be used as a short staff, or two individual sticks joined by a high tensile wire for grappling. It can also be split into two individual short sticks for close-quarters combat. It is kept in a holster on the suit's left thigh.
* **Pepper Spray:** Xandra took one of the cannisters of pepper spray carried by Paris Peace Treaty security guards, and used it to dispatch the last guard before attacking Stryker.

### Vehicles

* **Helicarrier:** Xandra was stationed on the Helicarrier under Nick Fury's direct command, during S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operation to take down Loki. Because of Loki's schemes, the Helicarrier suffered a significant damage, due to Hulk's rampage, as he tried to kill Romanoff in a burst of rage.
* **Quinjet:** Xandra has used a Quinjet for transportation to travel around the world and take out threats during active missions as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and as a member of the Avengers. She can co-pilots the Quinjet, controlling the weapons that are built into its systems.
* **Jeep:** During the Attack on the HYDRA Research Base, Xandra, Romanoff, and Barton used a Jeep to fight the HYDRA soldiers and move around faster. When all the Avengers regrouped to attack the HYDRA soldiers, Xandra crashed the Jeep as she, Romanoff and Barton jumped out to continue fighting on foot. Xandra also has a black Jeep that she uses for everyday travel as well as simple mission as Director of the Avengers.
* **Motorcycle:** Xandra used a Harley-Davidson LiveWire motorcycle during her missions with the Avengers and for regular day transportation prior to its destruction during the Battle of New York, though she wasn't using it.
* **Benatar:** Xandra and the Avengers used this ship to travel to the Garden to undo the Snap and take down Thanos. Years later, Xandra and Romanoff used this ship to travel to Vormir to obtain the Soul Stone during the Time Heist.

## Facilities

* **X-Mansion:** The X-Mansion, also known as 'Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters' and the 'Jean Grey School for Gifted Youngsters', is a private academy for young mutants where they are able to receive an education without persecution from the outside world. Xandra grew up here and later spent a few week here with Murdock before it was destroyed. When on the run Xandra stayed her to try and help Jean Grey before moving back into New York City.
* **SHIELD Academy of Operations:** The S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Operations was founded by S.H.I.E.L.D. as a division of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy. The Academy trained Specialists and Field Agents. Xandra was trained her by Melinda May and along side ex-boyfriend Grant Ward for 1 and a half years before graduating early and top of her class.
* **Columbia University:** When she began dating Murdock, Xandra spent time at his dorm room, where she meet her friend Foggy Nelson.
* **Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility:** Barton was called by Nick Fury to guard the Tesseract at their main facility of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.. When the Tesseract began to act up, Fury arrived at the facility, where Barton gave his report, including the theory that the Tesseract could be activated from a secondary location. His theory was proven to be right when Loki arrived and attacked the facility. The facility began to collapse on itself and Barton was enthralled by Loki. Barton, under Loki's control, assisted him in escaping with the Tesseract.
* **Loki's Hideout:** Under Loki's control, Barton provided him with a facility that wouldn't be able to be uncovered by S.H.I.E.L.D.. As Erik Selvig used the facility to work on a device to stabilize the portal, Barton, who had recruited enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D., proceeded to search for various raw materials to build the device. At the facility, Barton informed Loki of everything he needed to know about the Avengers.
* **Triskelion:** Romanoff operated out of the Triskelion as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.. infiltrated the Triskelion along with Steve Rogers in order to take down HYDRA and stop their plan to eliminate threats.
* **The Murdock's Apartment:** Due to his blindness, Murdock was able to get a good deal with buying a large apartment in the center of New York City. It was next to a large billboard that shone the light directly into the apartment, keeping people awake. Murdock allowed Karen Page to stay at his apartment when she feared she would soon be attacked again by Union Allied Construction. Following his near-fatal beating by Nobu Yoshioka and Wilson Fisk, Murdock made it back to his apartment where he was discovered by Foggy Nelson. Murdock later had let Elektra recover from her injuries there when she had been attacked by the Hand. Murdock's apartment was later ambushed by the Hand, which resulted in Murdock being badly wounded before Elektra saved his life.
* **Avengers Tower:** Following the collapse of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stark decided to fund the Avengers, redesigning Stark Tower as a new headquarters for the team. After retrieving Loki's Scepter, the Avengers held a party at the tower, which fell under attack by a newly-created Ultron. The Avengers then proceeded to search for Ultron in the tower, going through their files until they came across Ulysses Klaue.
* **Clint Barton's Homestead**: When Romanoff became best friends with Clint Barton, she was one of the few people to know of his family. Romanoff would develop a close relationship with the Bartons, often visiting their home, including when all the Avengers were defeated by Ultron.
* **Avengers Compound:** After the Ultron Offensive, the Avengers relocated their base of operations to a facility upstate. There, Romanoff and Steve Rogers would train the new lineup of Avengers, as well as use it as their place of residence. Romanoff led the Avengers out of the Compound for five years following Thanos' victory.
* **The Retreat:** The Retreat is a cabin constructed by Bruce Banner in order to temporarily house gifted individuals.
* **Moira Brandon's Apartment:** Barton used Kate Bishop's Moira Brandon's apartment as a safehouse during his time in New York City tracking the Tracksuit Mafia. He spent time planning missions in the apartment and got upset when he learned that Bishop had invited the NYC LARPers to the apartment. He and Bishop enjoyed celebrating Christmas together in the apartment and bonded over Natasha Romanoff's death.

### Prisons

* **Raft:** Having been defeated by Iron Man's team, Barton, along with Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff and Scott Lang were taken to the Raft. When Tony Stark visited the incarcerated heroes, he and Stark had a heated discussion about the Sokovia Accords. Barton, along with the rest of his allies, was freed by Steve Rogers.

## Relationships

### Family

* Charles Xavier - Father
* Moira MacTaggert - Mother
* Matt Murdock - Husband
* Daughter
* Son

### Allies

* Natasha Romanoff
* Clint Barton
* Foggy Nelson
* Karen Page
* Claire Temple
* SHIELD

### Enemies

* Thanos
* Wilson Fisk
* HYDRA
* Grant Ward - ex-boyfriend