Matthew Murdock (Earth-1820)

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"God didn't answer your prayers...The Devil did."

**Matthew** "**Matt**" **Michael Murdock** (1962 - 2004) was the only child of Jack and Margaret Murdock. His mother suffered from severe postnatal depression which, when mixed with her strong catholic beliefs, caused her to believe her son had "the devil in him". She sought therapeutical help at Jack's urging after attempting to "purify" Matt by setting him alight. She committed suicide after a month at the Midnight Psychiatric Hospital, an institution Matt would find himself decades later following a psychological breakdown, courtesy of Wilson Fisk and Stanley Carter.

As as a kid, Matt saved an elderly man by pushing him out of the way of a Roxxon Oil Company tanker. The truck spilled over and the chemicals it was carrying splashed onto Matt's face, blinding him. The last thing Matt saw before losing his sight was his father, who cradled him as he screamed in pain. The same substance that permanently blinded him also enhanced his remaining senses to a superhuman level; Matt began to perceive the world as if it were on fire.

After his father was murdered seemingly by Olivier da Costa, who was then a low ranking enforcer for his father's empire, for refusing to fix a boxing match, Matt ended up in the care of Father Vergil Clement at the Saint Michael's Orphanage. There, Matt's religious beliefs were nurtured and he came to view all the traumatic incidents he had been through as part of God's plan for him. Honouring a promise he made to his father, Matt studied hard, although he boxed on the side in secret both as a tribute to his father and to provide an outlet for the "devil on his shoulder". Unbeknownst to Matt, his father was actually murdered by a hitman hired by Roxxon for his role in a class action lawsuit against them.

Matt attended Everett University where he met Franklin "Foggy" Nelson who he quickly became best friends with. The two shared a dorm room and studied law together. After graduating Uni, the two worked at various law firms before deciding to open up their own, Nelson and Murdock, atop of a butcher's shop owned by Foggy's family. Their first client was Turk Barrett, who would go on to become a regular of theirs. The two also regularly contested with their "friendly" rival Wilson Fisk, a criminal defense attorney.

Throughout his twenty odd years as an vigilante, Matt exposed Roxxon with the help of his future fiancée Karen Page, dismantled the Cabal with Elektra Natchios, investigated the disappearance of several children with Luke Cage, fought the Punisher and formed Team Red with Spider-Man and Jane De Wolf.

Following his death, Matt's body was exhumed by Elektra and her clan who sought to resurrect Matt and imbue him with a "demonic spirit" to aid in their conquest of New York City. Matt's body was recovered by Spider-Man with the help of Jessica Jones.

During the first year of his vigilantism, Matt was referred to as "**The Mask**" or simply "**the Vigilante**". When he was inspired by the Cabal to adopt religious iconography (the Cabal themselves knew Matt as "**Akuma**") Matt was nicknamed the "**Devil of Hell's Kitchen**" and rechristened as "**Daredevil**" by the Daily Bugle.

## Skillset

### Powers

* **Super senses**
	+ **Enhanced hearing** -
	+ **Enhanced smell** -
	+ **Enhanced taste** -
	+ **Enhanced touch** -
	+ **Enhanced balance** -
	+ **Thermoreception** -
	+ **Electroreception** -

### Abilities

* **Master martial artist** -
* **Master acrobat** -
* **Stealth mastery** -
* **Expert marksman** -
* **Expert detective and interrogator** -
* **Law education** -
* **Multilingualism** - In addition to English and Braille, Matt spoke Japanese.

### Weaknesses

* **Blindness** -
* **Alcohol and drug dependency** -
* **Mental illness** -
* **Sensory overload** -

### Costumes

* **Vigilante attire** -
* **Devil attire** -