Hell's Kitchen is my neighborhood. I prowl the rooftops and alleyways at night. Watching from the darkness. Forever in darkness. A guardian devil. 
- —Daredevil[src]
History
Matt Murdock was born around 1972[2] and raised in Hell's Kitchen in New York City by his father, boxer Jack Murdock. In 1984, Jack's criminal activities led to Matt stumbling across one of his business deals, and being blinded by radioactive chemicals when he tried to run away through a warehouse facility. The radiation also drastically heightened his remaining senses and gave him a radar-sense that allowed him to perceive his surroundings.
His father is killed not long after this moment, he vows to seek justice by any means. At night, Murdock became Daredevil, and took justice into his hands. Throughout his adult life, Murdock dealt with the moral implications of being a vigilante, and tried to prove that he was not a villain. He dealt with the case of the murder of Lisa Tazio, which was done by Wesley Welch rather than Dante Jackson. His decision to spare Kingpin was a means of proving the latter to himself, on the grounds that a villain would have killed his opponent. After the battle, Murdock found a good luck charm that was similar to the one Elektra showed him, suggesting that she was still alive. Later that night, Murdock was seen outside Ben Urich's workplace. After he saw him, Urich realized that a man like Daredevil was needed, deciding at the last moment to delete the article he had composed, and even encouraging Murdock to carry on with his fight.[1]
Sometime later in life both Matt and Elektra were both taken by the TVA for unknown reasons, they would ultimately prune both of them and send them to the Void. When they were in the Void they found other heroes who were also there building a Resistance against the malevolent ruler of the Void, Cassandra Nova. On one of these occasions when the team were trying to stop her, Matt ultimately died in the process of trying to defend her.[3]Attributes
Powers
- Superhuman Senses: Though Daredevil had lost his sight, his remaining four senses function with superhuman sharpness. As he puts it, his sense of sound gives off "a kind of radar sense". He trained his senses, with his acute sense of touch giving him superhuman both strength and balance.
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Notes
- Ben Affleck portrays Daredevil in Daredevil, while Scott Terra portrays a young Matt in the same film.
- Affleck appears as Matt in a deleted dream sequence in Elektra.
- The film novelization indicates that Matt Murdock lost his sight in 1984 at the age of 12, and notes that it was 19 years ago. This would make Murdock around 30 or 31 in the present-day of the film in 2003.
See Also
- 4 appearance(s) of Matthew Murdock (Earth-701306)
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Matthew Murdock (Earth-701306)
- 1 mention(s) of Matthew Murdock (Earth-701306)
- 24 image(s) of Matthew Murdock (Earth-701306)
- 2 quotation(s) by or about Matthew Murdock (Earth-701306)
