Oddly enough, the tragedy that happened to him made him stronger. His feelings sharpened, and he already knows how to use this feature. Matt Murdoch is a crime fighter at night and the most honest lawyer in the afternoon. Who is he? And what is capable of?
Accident
Matt Murdoch’s childhood is not cloudless. He lost his mother early, so he was raised alone by his father, Jack Murdoch. And although he himself was a boxer, he wanted a different future for his son. In his dreams, the guy was a good doctor or lawyer, so instead of walking with friends, Jack forced his son to study. Although the father should be more careful, because secretly little Matt Murdoch often visited the gym. But then he still did not suspect how this would be useful to him in the future.
An accident was waiting for Matt on the street when he decided to save a blind man crossing the road. He can be said to have pulled it out from under the wheels of a huge truck filled with radioactive waste. Both survived, but part of the waste fell on the guy's face, blinding him forever.
A few days after Matt Murdoch, who was deprived of sight, was taken to the hospital, he felt an aggravation of certain feelings. His sense of touch, smell, hearing and taste intensified, not to mention the appearance of "radar vision", which allows you to feel the surroundings in the smallest details. Quickly realizing his superiority, the guy firmly decided to send him to fight crime in the city. Just did not know yet how.
A little later, fate struck the young man another blow, depriving him of his father. Jack was then ordered to merge the fight, but he did not. For this, he paid with his life, and Matt Murdoch was in the shelter of St. Agnes.
Meanwhile, the guy’s feelings continued to intensify, which caused him great discomfort. Therefore, when one of the nuns noticed his torment, she introduced the boy to Styk, who was engaged in gifted children. And he helped Murdoch by teaching him martial arts and controlling his feelings.
Crime control
After school, Matt entered law school, where he met Foggy Nelson, who later became his best friend. Later they will open the Nelson and Murdoch Law Office. But this is not what this is about now. While still in the shelter, Matt Murdoch (Daredevil) clearly understood that he would in every way extinguish the crime center that swept his hometown. And one night it started.
The first target was his neighbor. One day he heard him molest his daughter while his mother was not at home. Matt calls up the appropriate organs, which eventually release the villain. Then the guy decided that where the law is powerless, someone else should understand. The next night, he caught a neighbor and made him "dark." And although he didn’t show it, he probably liked it. He even made a suit for his next outings.
Friendly relations
Daredevil's first real friend was Foggy Nelson. They met while studying at Columbia University and from that moment they became very friendly. And it’s understandable why - Matt saved him from the offenders and helped in his studies. On the other hand, it was still a sincere friendship, because Foggy was really worried about him. For example, when a future hero began dating Electra Nachios, a friend warned him that she should not be trusted. And by the way, he was right. Their communication did not stop after the university. They began to work together, opening a law firm.
A girl named Karen also became a close person for the guy at the time. Matt Murdoch and Karen Page met when she came to their office for help. Then she was charged with murder, but the guy, thanks to his "super-sensory", immediately realized that she was innocent, so he decided to help her. In the end, she was acquitted, and she remained to work in their company. The girl even fell in love with Matt, but Daredevil was also pleasant to her.
The fight against crime often pushed the superhero to dangerous adventures. And more than once he found himself in the balance of death. Therefore, he needed his people from medicine. And such a person for him was Dr. Temple, who worked in one of the Hell's Kitchen hospitals. Moreover, the circumstances in which Matt Murdoch and Claire met cannot be called standard.
Once a girl helped a man whom her neighbor found on the street. He was badly beaten, but Claire healed his wounds. This man was Daredevil. He failed to hide his identity, because the girl saw his face. But it would be better if she immediately forgot it, because a rare opportunity to get acquainted with a superhero cost her a lot.
Enemies
Matt's specific lifestyle did not allow him to have many friends. It was much easier for him to make enemies.
Kingpin. His worst enemy was Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) - a criminal authority. He was born into a poor family. At school he was constantly teased for being overweight, but he quickly found use for him. Fisk began to engage in wrestling and achieved excellent results. His physical strength was an intimidation for many, so Kingpin quickly put together his team.
A little later, he began to guard the influential criminal authority - Don Rigoletto. And having achieved the position of the “right hand”, he got rid of having taken possession of his gang.
Owl. The second most important enemy of the character of Daredevil was Eagle Owl (Leland Ousley) - an experienced financial investor. But that was before. When Matt Murdoch met him, he was already a dangerous criminal.
In addition to inhuman physical strength, the owl has certain supernormal abilities and mutations, which he acquired thanks to a special serum. It has sharp fangs that can tear the victim apart, and can also fly short distances. But experiments on the body were not in vain and contributed to clouding of the mind. Now he looks more like an animal than a man. Likes to eat mice and drink them with expensive wine.
Mr. Fear. Once Zoltan Drago was the owner of the wax museum. Being a good chemist, he tried to create a potion that would turn his statues into living creatures. But he did not succeed. But its mixture caused fear among those who inhaled it. Therefore, he created a suit for himself and called himself Mr. Fear.
To commit his dirty deeds, he began to use the strongest volatile pheromones. They caused panic, anxiety and horror in people. The cunning villain filled them with special balls, which he subsequently shot as a victim. The effect was so strong that it incapacitated anyone for 15 minutes.
Gladiator. And this villain was one of the first on the list of Daredevil. Melvin Potter used to work as a regular clothing designer. He sewed costumes of heroes and villains, but at the same time he hated them. After some time, he created an armored suit for himself. From that moment, he several times entered into battle with Daredevil. And somehow, while fighting the Gladiator, Matt Murdoch was in a rather dangerous situation. He almost drowned, but, thank God, he survived.
The Gladiator has no superhuman abilities. But there is a very durable suit, helmet and metal gloves with blades mounted on them, which can be detached and used as throwing weapons. They are able to rotate, thanks to the small rotors.
In fact, Potter is not a completely hopeless villain. Therefore, having been a little antagonist, he rethought his actions and went over to the side of the hero. But this does not happen often, usually villains do not imbue such love for the avenger.
Super abilities
The accident involving a truck filled with radioactive waste greatly changed Matt Murdoch. He became blind, but in return received several abilities related to a sharp increase in feelings:
- Tactile sensitivity. It allows Murdoch to feel even the most insignificant surface irregularities, changes in atmospheric pressure and to distinguish air temperature. Due to this feature, he feels less pain and can control his body.
- Sense of smell. This is not a simple human sense of smell. Matt Murdoch can smell and distinguish odors over a long distance.
- Hearing. Rather, an incredible rumor. He can hear the heartbeat, and by the creak of bones to determine the degree of fracture.
Daredevil also perceives a kilometer per kilometer and is able to taste to determine the components included in the food. And having united all the senses, he can single out the most important ones from the many details surrounding him.
Skills
In addition to the above features of the character, he has other strengths that he trained himself:
- The superhero knows two languages: Spanish and English.
- He is a good lawyer. Proof of this is our own law firm.
- He owns martial arts. This is the result of training with Stick and self-training in his father's boxing gym. To make it clear, this is not just about hand-to-hand combat. Daredevil superbly manages with sticks and various types of knives, and his acrobatic abilities are simply amazing.
Weapons and equipment
As a weapon, Daredevil uses a baton, which is mounted on the character's thigh. It consists of two parts connected by a cable. Therefore, at the request of the character, he can transform into other types of weapons: manriki-kusari, nunchaku or a rope with a hook.
In total, the avenger's entire outfit included four costumes. There were black and yellow and a red suit. Then for a while he walked in a black and red armored outfit. Well, when he was obsessed with the Beast, he wore a purely black suit.
Weaknesses
You need to understand that all his abilities and skills do not make a guy completely invulnerable. He has weaknesses, and the most serious of them is blindness.
In addition, he is an ordinary person who feels pain, although not fully, and is also susceptible to disease and injury. That is why he had to defeat many villains with intelligence.
His super sense also has its drawbacks. Many irritants can not only disrupt his work, but also hurt Matt.
Daredevil in the movies and on TV
In 2003, a positive character from comics and animated series migrated to a feature film, where Ben Aflek starred in the role of the avenger. In 2015, Matt Murdoch appeared on television. Charlie Cox this time played a blind lawyer who turns into an avenger at night to fight crime in his own city.