Daredevil

* Daredevil
* Masked Man
* Matt Murdock

*"I realize that if my life had turned out any differently, that I would never have become Daredevil. And although people have died on my watch, people who shouldn't have, there are countless others that have lived. So, maybe it is all part of God's plan. Maybe my life has been exactly as it had to be."*
―Matt Murdock to Maggie Grace[src]
**Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock** is a lawyer who was blinded as young boy by a radioactive substance that fell into his eyes from a crashed vehicle. Even though he lost his sight, his other four remaining senses were heightened to superhuman levels. After mobsters killed his father, Murdock was trained by Stick to become a warrior, using his disability as an advantage to fight for the Chaste. However, Murdock's compassion led him to be rejected by Stick. He then returned to Columbia University with Foggy Nelson to gain his law degree. Murdock dedicated his life to fighting injustice where he could find it in New York City; 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 then had him arrested, with Murdock now being known as **Daredevil**.

Daredevil's actions and his strict moral code soon put him into conflict with the Punisher, a vigilante who believed that death was the only punishment for crime, as he caused chaos across the city. While dealing with Punisher, Daredevil was also thrown into more personal turmoil by the sudden return of Elektra and Stick, who both attempted to recruit him to join their conflict against the Hand. Murdock eventually managed to find a middle ground with Punisher while battling the Hand. However, Murdock lost Elektra in the process, and his law firm soon fell apart as Foggy Nelson struggled to cope with Murdock's double life as both a lawyer and a crime-fighting vigilante.

Following the demise of Elektra and with his law firm falling apart, Murdock then retired from his vigilante activities as Daredevil and attempted to live a regular life as a lawyer, telling Karen Page his secret identity in the hope of repairing their relationship. However, once the Hand began their next attack on New York City and successfully resurrected Elektra, Murdock began investigating, becoming the lawyer of Jessica Jones in order to find out what she knew. Murdock and Jones joined forces with Luke Cage and Iron Fist to destroy the Hand. Murdock also reclaimed his identity as Daredevil in the process. However, the conflict with the Hand claimed Stick's life. In a final effort to redeem Elektra, Daredevil stayed behind with her as Midland Circle collapsed around them.

Murdock managed to survive the building's destruction and was taken into the care of Paul Lantom and Maggie Grace; his body was broken, and his mind was disillusioned. During his recuperation at Saint Agnes Orphanage, Murdock learned of Wilson Fisk's early release from prison, once again making it his mission to defeat him. This time, Daredevil turned away from his friends and family and made his time as a vigilante his sole priority, putting his life as Matt Murdock behind him. However, Fisk had thought of many contingencies to his plans, such as blackmailing Ray Nadeem and using Benjamin Poindexter to both impersonate and frame Daredevil. Murdock eventually managed to gain the upper hand over Fisk and defeated him once again, blackmailing Fisk with threats to Vanessa Marianna if Fisk ever revealed Murdock's true identity or targeted his friends. Afterward, Murdock, Nelson, and Page created a new law firm to continue fighting injustice.

## Biography

### Overcoming Grief

#### Becoming Daredevil Again

*"I've been watching them all night. And then you guys show up. And screwed everything up."*
―Daredevil to Maya Lopez[src]
In 2018, Murdock, after the murders of Foggy Nelson and Karen Page, elected to resume his vigilante activities as Daredevil, donning his red costume. Three years later, Daredevil gained awareness of a group that was attempting to move into Kingpin's territories, so he tracked down their hideout and watched them from afar.

However, the gang was all eliminated when three people working for Kingpin arrived. Daredevil decided to reveal himself, knocking out two of them with ease. The third person, a deaf woman named Maya Lopez, didn't go down as easy, so Daredevil engaged her in a fight while expressing how they had ruined his plans. The two were fairly matched, but one of Lopez's allies got back up and tackled Daredevil, only to be knocked out again. Daredevil went back after Lopez, who attempted to shoot him with several guns, but he managed to disarm her and defeat her by dropping a shelving unit on Lopez, allowing him to make his escape.

## Personality

*"He believes that everyone deserves a shot at redemption."
"Except Fisk."
"Everyone. It's a Catholic thing. That's why he doesn't kill people."*
―Foggy Nelson and Karen Page[src]
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## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Enhanced Senses**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Hearing**: To be added
		- **Echolocation**: To be added
		- **Lie Detection**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Smell**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Taste**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Touch**: To be added
		- **Thermoreception**: To be added
		- **Electroreception**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Balance**: To be added
		- **Enhanced Agility**: To be added
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**: To be added

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intellect**: To be added
* **Master Martial Artist**: To be added
* **Staff Mastery**: To be added
* **Chain Mastery**: To be added
* **Master Marksman**: To be added
* **Master Acrobat**: To be added
* **Master Spy**: To be added
* **Master Lawyer**: To be added
* **Expert Tactician**: To be added
* **Expert Thief**: To be added
* **Physician**: To be added
* **Musician**: To be added
* **Mediation**: To be added
* **Multilingualism**: To be added

## Relationships

	+ Foggy Nelson † - Best Friend and Former Partner
	+ Karen Page † - Close Friend, Ex-Girlfriend, Savior and Former Partner
* Ben Urich † - Friend
* Frank Castle/Punisher - Former Enemy, Situational Ally and Client
* Defenders - Former Teammates and Friends
	+ Jessica Jones - Former Client
* Ray Nadeem † - Former Enemy and Client
	+ Anatoly Ranskahov †
* Wilson Fisk/Kingpin - Attempted Killer and Former Attempted Victim
* Leland Owlsley †
* Hand
	+ Madame Gao
* Benjamin Poindexter - Impersonator and Attempted Killer
* Maya Lopez/Echo