Daredevil is the name of two superheroes in the Ultimate Marvel Universe and is based on the character of Daredevil from the Marvel Universe.
Matt Murdock[]
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Daredevil
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Real Name
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Matthew Murdock
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First Appearance
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Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6 (September, 2001) [mentioned], Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #7 (October, 2001) [fully seen]
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Creators
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Brian Michael Bendis, Bill Sienkiewicz, Stan Lee [original character], Bill Everett [original character]
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Team Affliations
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None
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Aliases
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None
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Base of Operations
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New York City
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Powers
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Heightened Senses, Radar Sense
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Skills and Abilities
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High-level acrobat, skilled martial artist, Olympic-level athlete and gymnast, skilled attorney
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Tools and Weapons
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Billy Club
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Matt Murdock is the first superhero known as Daredevil in the Ultimate Marvel Universe and lead a double life as both a lawyer and a vigilante.
Origin[]
Blinded by chemical waste, Matt Murdock gained heighten superhuman senses. When he father was murdered by gangsters for failing to fix a fight, Murdock vowed to fight crime and trained himself to become a martial arts master. When he grew up he became a lawyer who fights for his clients by day, but at night he fights crime as Daredevil.
Biography[]
Matt Murdock was the son of Jonathan Murdock, a professional boxer and an unnamed mother in Manhattan in New York. Though the order of events isn't clear, in his youth Matt both lost his father after he was murdered by criminals for failing to throw a fight and he gained superhuman senses following an unusual accident. Matt, having promised to make something of himself, used the money his father left him to pursue a law degree. There, Matt met Elektra Natchios, a fellow student at the same campus, and the two fell in love. However, when Elektra confronted a rich family for covering up their youngest, Trey, for raping her best friend, she threatened them, to which they retaliated by burning down her family's business. Though Matt was able to find evidence to get Trey arrested, though his connections once again got him released.