Matt Murdock was
born the son of former Heavyweight boxer “Battling Jack” Murdock. Growing up in
Hell’s Kitchen,
Matt learned from his father the importance of education. His father wanted
nothing more than for his son to get ahead in life using his brain rather than
his fists. Matt’s nobility was no more evident than on the fateful day where he
saved a blind man from being run over by a truck carrying radioactive material.
The waste managed to fall from the truck, partly splashing into Matt’s eyes. Though
it blinded him, Matt’s other senses were heightened to superhuman levels.
Matt attended
order to support his son, Jack returned to the ring. On one particular fight,
Jack was told to take a dive. He refused and was subsequently killed. This
sparked a thirst for revenge in Matt who used his abilities to bring his father’s
killers to justice. Under the harsh tutelage of blind martial arts master Stick, Matt mastered his
heightened senses and trained to master several martial arts styles. Now he
works as both a lawyer and a costumed vigilante to bring justice to the streets
of Hell’s Kitchen as Matt Murdock and Daredevil.
The blinded by chemical waste, Daredevil’s other senses are heightened to a
degree far beyond human capabilities. His sense of
touch is sensitive enough to detect the faint impressions of ink on paper,
allowing him to read by touch. His sense of smell is enhanced enough to
distinguish individuals by their natural odours. Daredevil’s hearing is also at
a level where he can detect a pin drop from several blocks away. He is also
capable of hearing the reverberations made by ambient sounds on objects and
people, giving him a sonar-like. Along with his enhanced senses, Daredevil
possesses peak levels of strength, speed, agility, reflexes and stamina for a
human. He was rigorously trained to master a style of fighting that makes use
of Ninjutsu, Judo, Jujutsu and American Boxing. He also incorporates an Olympic
level of gymnastics into his hybrid fighting art. Daredevil goes into battle
carrying a uniquely designed billy club. Designed to be a cane, it works as a
battle staff and can be split into a pair of batons. The cane also houses 30
feet of cable which is attached to a steel grappling hook.
As a melee fighter, Daredevil’s club adds a
dimension of ranged attacks that make him a capable multi-role fighter. In
close he has several attacks that are capable of dealing decent damage, but his
Extensive Strike makes use of the cord in his club allowing him to strike foes
at a distance and Devastation was a radial attack in which his club could knock
down any enemies around him. His team skills were used to bolster his
teammate’s melee damage and his enhanced senses were reflected in an ability
that slows time for a short while. Unlike many of the other Marvel characters, Daredevil’s
costume selection is surprisingly limited having undergone few changes over the
years. Along with his standard all red and the original yellow&red
design, I’d very much like to see his black and red outfit worn in the Secret
War and the new Daredevil Noir costume appear in the next game.