Daredevil

"I'm not seeking forgiveness for what I've done, Father. I'm asking forgiveness for what I'm about to do."

- Matt Murdock

Matthew "Matt" Murdock is a young man blinded as a boy but gifted with extraordinary senses, who dedicates his life to fight injustice in New York City as a lawyer by day, and by night as a vigilante known as Daredevil.

Biography
"I'm just trying to make my city a better place."

- Matt Murdock

Blinded
"I can't see! I can't see!"

- Matt Murdock

At the age of 9, Matt Murdock was in an accident that blinded him. Hazardous chemicals from a flipped truck were on his face and as they were absorbed into his eyes, Murdock was blinded. The last sight he had was of his father Jack trying to comfort him during the multiple car accident.

Powers
"There are other ways to see."

- Matt Murdock


 * Enhanced Senses: Murdock possesses four senses (besides sight) beyond human level. He claims to constantly feel numerous things, including balance, direction, minuscule changes in air density, vibrations, and blankets of temperature variations. That, combined with his acute hearing and olfactory senses, allows Murdock to see what he describes as an "Impressionistic painting" of the world around him, which, according to him, looks like "the world on fire."
 * Enhanced Hearing: Murdock's hearing is so acute that he can clearly hear people converse at great distances, hear people's heartbeats, and hear Claire's bones shifting as she breathed.
 * Lie Detection: Murdock's hearing is so acute that he can tell whether people are lying or not, based on the rate of their heartbeat.
 * Enhanced Smell: His olfactory senses are so good that he can smell a man's scent of stale cigarettes and cheap cologne three floors above him.
 * Enhanced Taste: Matt was able to tell that Claire had ripped open some of the stitches on her back, due to tasting copper in the air from the blood of her open wound.

Abilities
"That sounds pretty bad, but I don't speak asshole."
 * Master Martial Artist:
 * Master Acrobat:
 * Expert Marksman:

- Daredevil


 * Multilingualism: Murdock speaks very fluent Spanish, having studied the language at college. However, he cannot speak or understand Russian.
 * Expert Lawyer:

Equipment
"Thing about red, they can't tell how much you're bleeding."

- Matt Murdock


 * Uniform:
 * Armored Suit
 * Billy Club

Family

 * Grandmother
 * Mother
 * Jack Murdock - Father

Allies

 * Defenders - Teammates
 * Luke Cage
 * Jessica Jones
 * Iron Fist
 * Stick - Mentor
 * Nelson and Murdock
 * Foggy Nelson - Best Friend and Associate
 * Karen Page - Co-worker and Love Interest
 * Claire Temple - Friend and Love Interest
 * Father Lantom - Friend
 * Santino

Enemies

 * Wilson Fisk
 * Leland Owlsley
 * John Healy
 * Vladimir Ranskahov
 * Anatoly Ranskahov

Trivia

 * In the comics, Daredevil has a long and complicated relationship with Black Widow.
 * The black costume Matt Murdock wears takes inspiration from Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.'s 1993 limited series Daredevil: The Man Without Fear.