During his recuperation at Saint Agnes Orphanage, Murdock had learned of Wilson Fisk being released early from prison and once again made it his mission to defeat him. Murdock managed to survive the building destruction and was taken to the care of Paul Lantom and Maggie Grace his body was broken, and his mind disillusioned. In a final effort to redeem Elektra, Daredevil stayed behind with her as the Midland Circle collapsed around them. However, the conflict with the Hand claimed Stick's life. Murdock also reclaimed his Daredevil identity. Murdock and Jones joined forces with Luke Cage and Iron Fist to destroy the Hand. However, once the Hand began their attack on New York City and successfully managed to resurrect Elektra, Murdock began investigating, becoming the lawyer of Jessica Jones in order to find out what she knew. However, Murdock loses Elektra in the process, and Nelson and Murdock falls apart as Foggy Nelson struggles to cope with Murdock's double life as both a lawyer and a crime-fighting vigilante.įollowing the demise of Elektra and 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. Murdock eventually managed to find a middle ground with the Punisher while defeating the Hand's member Nobu Yoshioka. While dealing with the Punisher, Daredevil was also thrown into more personal turmoil by the sudden return of Elektra and Stick, who had both attempted to recruit Daredevil to join into their conflict against the Hand.
Murdock used his skills to expose Fisk's criminal activities and then have him arrested with Murdock now being known as Daredevil.ĭaredevil's actions in New York City 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. Murdock's actions as a crime fighter had eventually put him into conflict with a crime lord named Wilson Fisk. 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. He then returned to Columbia University with Foggy Nelson to gain his law degree. However, Murdock's compassion for Elektra led him to be rejected by Stick. 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. Even though he lost his sight, his other four remaining senses were heightened to superhuman levels. Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock is a lawyer who had been blinded as a young boy by a radioactive substance that fell into his eyes from a crashed vehicle. Maybe my life has been exactly as it had to be." ―Matt Murdock to Maggie Grace And although people have died on my watch, people who shouldn't have, there are countless others that have lived. "I realize that if my life had turned out any differently, that I would never have become Daredevil.