DareDevil (female)

**Mattea Michaela "Matt" Murdock** is a lawyer who was blinded as a young girl by a radioactive substance that fell into her eyes from a crashed vehicle. Even though she lost her sight, her other four remaining senses were heightened to superhuman levels. After mobsters killed her father, Murdock was trained by Stick to become a warrior, using her disability as an advantage to fight for the Chaste. However, Murdock's compassion for Elektra led her to be rejected by Stick. She then returned to Columbia University with Foggy Nelson to gain her law degree. Murdock dedicated her life to fighting injustice where she could find it in New York City; by day, as a lawyer with her law firm Nelson and Murdock, and by night, as a vigilante known as the Masked Woman. Murdock's actions as a crime fighter eventually put her into conflict with Wilson Fisk. Murdock used her skills to expose Fisk's criminal activities and then had him arrested, with Murdock now being known as Daredevil.

Daredevil's actions in New York City and her strict moral code soon put her 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 her to join into their conflict against the Hand. Murdock eventually managed to find a middle ground with Punisher while defeating the Hand member Nobu Yoshioka. However, Murdock lost Elektra in the process, and Nelson and Murdock 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 her law firm falling apart, Murdock then retired from her vigilante activities as Daredevil and attempted to live a regular life as a lawyer, telling Elijah Mikaelson her secret identity in the hope of repairing their relationship and the two moved to New Orleans to help Klaus. In New Orleans, Murdock grew close to Hayley Marshall despite her being a werewolf, and she promises to protect her and the child she was carrying. When Hayley and Klaus's child was born, Murdock moved back to New York with the Rebekah and child, Hope, in order to keep her safe.

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 her 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; her body was broken, and her mind disillusioned. During her recuperation at Saint Agnes Orphanage, Murdock learned of Wilson Fisk's early release from prison, once again making it her mission to defeat him. This time, Daredevil turned away from her friends and family and made her time as a vigilante her sole priority, putting her life as Matt Murdock behind her. 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 her friends. Afterward, Murdock, Nelson and Page created a new law firm to continue fighting injustice.

Seven years later, Murdock represented Peter Parker, who was accused of murdering Mysterio, and had his identity as Spider-Man exposed to the world. Murdock successfully exonerated Parker of his criminal charges, but warned him that public opinion of him would only worsen. She 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. While in Los Angeles, where she got a new suit from Luke Jacobson, 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. Murdock returned as Daredevil to aid She-Hulk in the arrest of Todd Phelps and Abomination, only to discover that she had arrived too late and missed the action. Murdock later joined Walters at a barbecue with her family, after which Murdock returned to New York City.