History Characters / DaredevilSupportingCharacters

* [[SaiGuy Sai Girl]]: Elektra's WeaponOfChoice. And to prove they're dangerous, [[Film/{{Elektra}} movie portrayer]] Creator/JenniferGarner confessed she cut her leg with one on the set.

* {{Fanservice}}: Of the BareYourMidriff, ClothingDamage, LingerieScene, MostCommonSuperpower, ShesGotLegs, {{Stripperiffic}}, VaporWear variety. Yeah, she's hot and her clothes show it.

!!"Battlin'" Jack Murdock/Jonathan Murdock

* BadassNormal: Doesn't have any powers, but still runs in the same circles as ComicBook/LukeCage and Daredevil.
* BadassLongcoat: Her modern look.
* BodyguardingABadass: Though technically she is hired as Matt's wife Milla's bodyguard, to keep up appearances she serves as Matt's bodyguard for a time.
* BodyguardCrush: Her and Matt end up sleeping together.
* CaptainErsatz: During her initial solo book, she was a near copy of [[PunnyName Ms. Tree]], an indie comic character by Max Collins and Terry Beatty. This would get lampshaded years later by Ms. Tree parodying the original covers for Dakota North's book.
** DivergentCharacterEvolution: Established herself as her own unique character in later appearances by subsequent writers.
* FadSuper: In her early appearances, where she was part-investigator, part-supermodel, she was trying to cash in on both the Buddy Cop trend and Vogue's popularity.
* GoodBadGirl
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: During her debut series, being a [[FadSuper fashion-model-superhero]] in TheEighties, of course she'd wear nothing but this.
* TheMistress: Unintentionally becomes this after she starts sleeping with Matt while he and Milla are going through a rough patch. She considers her actions a {{betrayal|ByInaction}} of both Milla and Matt, and has Matt fire her.
* PrivateDetective: And is quite good at her job. When Comicbook/JessicaJones is busy or out of commission, she'll always recommend her clients to Dakota.
* UnequalPairing: During her and Matt's affair, she is working for him. Subverted in that [[GoodBadGirl she wants it.]] Doubly subverted when it dawns on her she's a home wrecker, and she wants out.
* [[XMeetsY/ComicBooks X Meets Y]]: Her solo series was ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' meets ''Vogue Magazine''. Alternatively, as a character she can also be seen as one between Comicbook/PatsyWalker and {{Comicbook/Alias}}.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Both her and Matt have played both roles at different time. When they first started dating, Matt tried to be the perfect boyfriend, looking past Heather's [[FetishizedAbuser rudeness towards him and his friends]], and tolerated her constant partying. Later, when Heather [[BrokenBird lost her father]], despite very clearly being in an emotionally vulnerable state, Matt [[BastardBoyfriend strong armed her into living with him]] and [[ForYourOwnGood cutting her off form her former socialite friends.]] Even Foggy and Glorianna called him out on it.

* LawfulGood: He's an ardent perp-punishing cop who thinks no one should be above the law, criminal or vigilante, and those who break it should be punished accordingly. This makes him an OutsideContextProblem to New Yorkers and their vigilantes as he takes a SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome approach to criminal punishment, has no tolerance or respect for New York's casual allowance of vigilante justice, and distaste of superheroes and villains alike (planning on taking down Daredevil and the Kingpin) for breaking the law when it suits them. Some of his lines are a massive TakeThat to the PoliceAreUseless trope present in comic stories.
-->'''Cole North:''' You're all officers of the law! And you let this unrestricted and dangerous civilian in a Devil's costume run around your city! Doing things that would have any one of us brought up on charges! Somebody give me a gun, so I can do my job!

!!Elektra

The lethal scarlet assassin. Daredevil's most fearsome enemy as well as his former lover and most renowned as being the greatest assassin in the world.

-> See Characters/{{Elektra}}

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Both her and Matt have played both roles at different time. When they first started dating, Matt tried to be the perfect boyfriend, looking past Heather's [[BastardGirlfriend rudeness towards him and his friends]], and tolerated her constant partying. Later, when Heather [[BrokenBird lost her father]], despite very clearly being in an emotionally vulnerable state, Matt [[BastardBoyfriend strong armed her into living with him]] and [[ForYourOwnGood cutting her off form her former socialite friends.]] Even Foggy and Glorianna called him out on it.

* BackFromTheDead: In the third volume of ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'', he's resurrected by the Maestro to fight in the Contest.

Matt's twin brother who used to be an alias that was made real by [[ComicBook/{{Inhumans}} The Reader]] and then canonized himself using the Nornstone.

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* SkunkStripe: One of the few indicators of her age is the white stripe on her hair.

* AmicableExes: Well, after [[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan accidentally sicking Spider-Man]] on him. Since, the two have been on pretty good terms.

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* PretendingToBeOnesOwnRelative: How Mike originally was during the FakeTwinGambit when he needed to appear in person: Matt pretending to be him.

* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and a member of the Shaft.

* BaldOfAwesome: He's completely bald and one of New York's finest.

In ComicBook/JasonAaronsAvengers she took part in the "Enter the Phoenix" TournamentArc. Maya was one of a number of individuals summoned to the White Hot Room by the Phoenix to determine its next host. While empowered by the Phoenix, she fought a similarly-empowered [[ComicBook/SubMariner Namor the Sub-Mariner]], who left her at the bottom of the ocean. However, that did not stop her and she rose from the sea, pulling the rest of the Phoenix into her and becoming the next host of the Phoenix Force. Her story continued in the solo comic ''ComicBook/PhoenixSongEcho''.

!!ComicBook/MistyKnight

!!ComicBook/ColleenWing

->''"Once upon a time... there was a beautiful princess. So the warrior princess became a ronin and a whore. A warrior for hire. She sold her talent and rage to anyone who was willing to buy it. But she found that her life ran in cycles. That the same players came in and out of her life no matter how far she ran and no matter how much she learned. Old love kept returning. And old debts left unpaid came back to haunt her. And even that final disappointment of a warrior's death brought her no peace. Because the way of the ninja is to know that life and death are nothing but energy pushed and pulled. The princess was brought back to life. Brought back from 'the Place of No Name'... to finish a fight she did not start."''
-->--'''Elektra'''

Elektra Natchios is a Creator/MarvelComics anti-hero created by Creator/FrankMiller. Making her debut in ''Daredevil #168'' (January, 1981) as Matt Murdock's college love-interest-turned-assassin, Elektra is one of Daredevil's most dangerous, unpredictable enemies. Originally a college student at New York's Columbia University with her boyfriend, [[Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]], the Greek-born Elektra left for Japan after the accidental death of her father. Encountering Stick, leader of the secret martial arts organization known as the Chaste, Elektra's fighting skills were honed to peak human levels. Unfortunately, the hate in her heart got her expelled from the Chaste, so Elektra joined their rivals, the Hand. [[TheCorruption Corrupted]] by the Hand, Elektra became the organization's top assassin until breaking free from their control and returning to New York.

After the Man Without Fear saves her from mobster Eric Slaughter and his hit-men, Elektra learns Daredevil's secret identity and tries to rekindle their relationship, only to be rejected because of her killing ways. Together, the former lovers battle and defeat the Hand after the organization attempts to kill members of the Chaste. After Elektra became ComicBook/TheKingpin's chief assassin, Elektra and Daredevil battle continuously until she was ordered to kill Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Matt Murdock's best friend. Unable to kill Foggy, who recognized her as "Matt's girl", Elektra was forced to battle ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}}, the Kingpin's former chief assassin. Elektra fought hard but was defeated by Bullseye after he impaled her on her own sai. Mortally wounded, Elektra crawled to Matt's doorstep and died in his arms. Resurrected thanks to Daredevil and Stone, an associate of Stick, Elektra traveled the world as a freelance assassin/bounty hunter. After aiding ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and her former lover Daredevil, Elektra was replaced by a Skrull agent named Siri prior to the ''Secret Invasion'' event. Once freed, she became more involved in the superhero community and began walking a careful line as an AntiHero -- not evil, not good, just herself.

She is currently acting as the new Daredevil in ''ComicBook/ChipZdarskysDaredevil''.

Creator/JenniferGarner played the character in the 2003 ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' and her 2005 spinoff, ''Film/{{Elektra}}''. Most recently, in the Creator/{{Netflix}} adaptation of ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' and ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', she has been portrayed by Creator/ElodieYung. Not to be confused with Creator/ElektraRecords.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Elektra's Sai can cut through anything.
* AbusiveParent: According to ''Elektra: Assassin'', Elektra of ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}'' was sexually abused by her father at the age of 5, after which she was told it had never happened until she more-or-less believed it.
* ActionGirl: Elektra is an Olympic-level athlete and gymnast, proficient in many martial arts and master of many different weapons.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: When Matt voluntarily goes to prison [[spoiler:Elektra, to atone for her many past actions, decides to don her own Daredevil costume and protect Hell's Kitchen in Matt's place]].
* AndShowItToYou: Elektra is strong enough to rip out a man's heart with her bare hands.
-->'''Elektra:''' His heart is warm and strong. I let him see it.
* ArchEnemy: Elektra has Kirigi.
* AxCrazy: If you catch her on a bad day, RUN. One of her prominent scenes is taking a stroll through Times Square, luring and murdering a bunch of rapists, brutally killing them, and writing "I Love New York" in their blood for the police to find.
* BackFromTheDead: After she is killed by Bullseye, the Hand attempted to resurrect Elektra and place her fully under their control through a magic ritual. Stone, a member of Stick's order, completed the process, bringing Elektra back to life after Daredevil had purified her spirit through sheer force of will.
* BadGirlComic: ''Elektra'', created by Creator/FrankMiller in TheEighties, is usually considered to be another early example of this genre, despite the occult element being low-key (some of her stories have involved dark versions of ninja mysticism, and after dying in her establishing ''Daredevil'' arc she was magically resurrected in rather sinister circumstances).
* BadassesWearBandanas: Elektra typically wears one.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Elektra once caught a knife out of the air before breaking the blade with her bare hands. Can also lead to CatchAndReturn situations.
* BloodKnight: Some writers have depicted Elektra as getting an extreme thrill from killing. One story had an antagonist who had been victimized by her condemning her to a FateWorseThanDeath by making it so she could not be hired as an assassin again.
* BodySwap: Elektra can throw her mind into another person's body for as long as four months. She has also demonstrated the ability to swap other peoples' minds.
* BreakoutCharacter: Elektra's popularity, which stretched beyond the traditional male population and drew a large female readership, would eventually ensure her own miniseries and in 1986 she would star in ''Elektra: Assassin''. She was supposed to stay dead after her death in ''Daredevil'', but she was resurrected because of her popularity and frequently used since, despite Marvel's initial promise to Frank Miller that the character would not be used in any other publication.
* BrieferThanTheyThink: After debuting in TheEighties, Elektra quickly became one of Marvel's most popular and iconic {{Anti Hero}}es. The amount of time between her first appearance and her infamous [[StuffedIntoTheFridge death]]? Less than a year. It wasn't until 1994 that she was permanently resurrected and began appearing as a frequent player in the Marvel Universe.
* CannibalismSuperpower: In the 2014 Elektra series the first villain is a man named Bloody Lips. An Australian empowered by what he calls the Serpent, he gains the qualities and memories of whoever he eats depending on the parts he eats. This means he can stockpile the strength of multiple rhinos with the marksmanship of Bullseye, the mutant abilities of Scalphunter and all the intel of any unfortunate S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to cross his path.
* CarFu: Elektra hit the MadeOfIron Kirigi with a truck during their fight in a parking garage. Set ablaze after the [[EveryCarIsAPinto truck explodes]], Kirigi is finally defeated after Elektra [[OffWithHisHead cuts his head off]].
* CensorShadow: In ''Elektra'' Vol. 2 #3, Elektra's nudity was covered in shadow and obscured by panel borders. A reprint issue further added [[DigitalBikini lingerie]] to her body.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Born an ordinary human, Elektra developed her powers through years and years of training.
** as seen in her ''Comicbook/DarkReign'' crossover was dodging bullets. Mostly. Corrupt government agents were plinking at her. The commanding officer figures out the best BLAM! Don't go on about it too much and she can be hit.
* ChronicVillainy: The most obvious example of this was at the end of Creator/GregRucka's run, when Elektra suddenly backslid on all the moral progress she'd slowly and painfully made throughout the run because of... something or other. This was rumoured to be due to StatusQuoIsGod editorial fiat.
* CombatPragmatist: Tactics used by Elektra include: BulletproofHumanShield, EyeScream, GroinAttack, InTheBack, KilledMidSentence, NeckSnap, and PlayingPossum. In one story she held a ''dog'' hostage (albeit as a distraction from her ''real'' strategy).
* ContractOnTheHitman: Three [[CorruptCorporateExecutive businessmen]] who once hired Elektra had this as official policy. They would routinely "retire" hitmen after they performed three jobs, using their replacements to do the deed. One of the three was smart enough to avoid trying this with Elektra. Too bad one of the others didn't get the memo...
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her father was murdered before her, and she joined the Chaste, only to get kicked out. So she became a professional assassin, and then she was hired to kill her former lover.
* DatingCatwoman: The Catwoman here, as she was the toxic influence to her relationship with Daredevil.
* DeathIsCheap: She has a reputation for coming BackFromTheDead on par with ComicBook/JeanGrey.
* DeathByOriginStory: Her death and resurrection is easily the most famous thing people know about the character, so in adaptations this tends to be treated as her origin story.
* DesignatedGirlFight: With Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} in ''DC vs. Marvel''.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Elektra had her first death in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}''. After taking a vicious curbstomping from Bullseye that ends in her throat getting slashed by a thrown card and then her getting impaled on her own sai, Elektra crawls out from the parking lot they were fighting in. She stays alive long enough to crawl to Matt's house and call out to him, before dying in his arms.
* DodgeTheBullet: Handguns... machine guns... sniper rifles... no problem.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Her original costume had her wearing thigh-high boots, but years ago she switched over to ankle wrappings and bare feet. Now she's back to wearing shoes.
* TheDragon: To Kingpin in Creator/FrankMiller era and in ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Punisher Max]]''.
* TheDreaded: Elektra's reputation and talents as the world's deadliest assassin have put her well into this category. Wolverine admitted that she is one of the only people he actually fears. SHIELD agents are usually given protocols in the event that they encounter a hero or villain going on a rampage. In the event that they encounter Elektra their instructions are to immediately cease whatever assignment they are on, get the hell out of there, and pray she doesn't decide to go after them.
* DualWielding: Two sai, usually, though she'll break out two swords every now and then.
* EffortlessAmazonianLift: HeroicSeductress Elektra does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude, and manages to look hot doing it.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of the BareYourMidriff, ClothingDamage, LingerieScene, MostCommonSuperpower, ShesGotLegs, {{Stripperiffic}}, VaporWear variety. Yeah, she's hot and her clothes show it.
** In Punisher MAX, Kingpin was attracted to her/
* FemmeFatale: Elektra is not above using her looks to get to a mark.
* FightingForAHomeland: In the Elektra trade, ''The Scorpio Key'', HYDRA apparently hopes to find a permanent home in Iraq under the auspices of sympathetic dictator Saddam Abed Dasam (a CaptainErsatz of Saddam Hussein).
* {{Foil}}: To ComicBook/BlackWidow. Both are assassins and love interests to Matt Murdock. Both were also ballerinas. However, Black Widow is TheAtoner while Elektra flips between being a hero and a villain depending on what she wants. Black Widow relies on conventional weaponry and spy gadgets while Elektra relies on ancient weaponry such as sais and katanas, and her SupernaturalMartialArts. Even their looks are a contrast; Elektra has black hair and wears a red LeotardOfPower while Natasha has red hair and wears a black SpyCatsuit.
* GorgeousGreek: A Greek beauty with typical Mediterranean features such as dark hair and olive skin, she is also a seductive and very sexualized {{Love Interest|s}} to Daredevil.
* GuardStationsTerminallyUnattended: Elektra does this in her own series, reproducing a scene from TheMovie.
* GunsVsSwords: Subverted. She is a master of both and will use either. She ''normally'' relies on bladed weapons, but that doesn't means she isn't going to pull out an Uzi.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Disguising herself as a stripper, Elektra's assets were hidden by her arms and, later, feathers.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Depending on the story, Elektra can be a villain or hero or [[BlueAndOrangeMorality something in between]].
* HeroicSecondWind: Elektra gets one during her rematch with Bullseye.
* HitmanWithAHeart: She is an assassin by trade and many times in her career, traumatic events (and in some cases, sorcery) have "purified" her soul. It does turn dark again sometimes and makes her a loose cannon for heroes and villains alike.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Elektra is one of Daredevil's most well-known supporting characters and antagonists but she didn't appear in the books until Frank Miller's run in the 1980s, two decades after Daredevil's debut.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Bullseye in her famous death.
* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: There's an issue of ''Elektra'' where an old martial artist she's staying with mocks her for using sharp-tipped sai instead of ones with blunt tips.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Gardening shears, shards of ice, her waist sash, her own teeth... yes, she's very good at improvising weapons.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Taking a cue from Bullseye, Elektra once spit one of her own teeth into the mouth of [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} Paladin]], choking him long enough for her to break free from her bonds.
* KarmaHoudini: Elektra is one, despite the fact that the fanbase loves her. She murdered loads of innocents (for example SHIELD agents). Of course she kills mostly {{Redshirts}} that are armed with some weapons, which seems to be justified by the fact that as they are armed she is allowed to fight them. Of course, as a ninja she could use non-lethal methods, but doesn't care. When she is confronted about this, she murders the rogue agent who hunts Elektra to avenge her friends that Elektra murdered. Despite all this the heroes of Franchise/MarvelUniverse have no problem hanging out with her - the same people who can not stand being anywhere near ComicBook/{{Punisher}}, who didn't even kill HAMMER troops even though they counld be considered Mooks - he still considered them federal agents, even though their agency made FaceHeelTurn. Elektra did not give that much care.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: Elektra's latest turn to villainy involves her killing a heck of a lot of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agents. It turns out she was on the side of good all along...she just had to kill flunkies to maintain cover.
* KungFuWizard: Elektra is one of Marvel's greatest martial artists and all of her superpowers are [[KiManipulation Ki Attacks]].
* LadyInRed: Elektra wears a red LeotardOfPower and is as known as a devilish temptress as she is for her deadly fighting skills.
* LadyOfWar: Elektra is as graceful on the battle field as she is deadly.
* LeotardOfPower: Her iconic costume of red color. She also a white variant after her resurrection.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Elektra was split into good and evil aspects after being resurrected by Stone. Calling itself Erynys, the entity was defeated by Elektra, returning the evil to Elektra's soul.
* MadeOfIron: The amount of damage that she's shaken off or gotten up from that would have killed or crippled anyone else is truly jaw-dropping even by MU standards.
* MagicKnight: Has some minor Ki Attacks and magical abilities, most of which are used to enhance her battle prowess, as well as some low-level PsychicPowers. Most of these come from training with the mystical evil ninja sect The Hand.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Silent Shout, an powerful ki attack used by the Chaste that leaves the user mute for a few days. Elektra can use this power as well, though not with the same intensity.
* MaleGaze: Elektra's body is prominently featured during fight scenes. When she dodges, artists usually draw her from behind to emphasize her ass. Flying kicks are drawn from the front, effectively becoming full-page crotch shots.
* MasterOfDisguise: Elektra sometimes wears disguises to get close to her target.
* MasterOfIllusion: Elektra can project illusions into her opponents' minds.
* MasterSwordsman: She is also proficient with the katana.
* McNinja: She is a Greek ninja.
* MissingMom: Elektra's mom died shortly after giving birth to her. [[DependingOnTheWriter Maybe]].
* ModestyTowel: ''Elektra'''s first solo series has a few examples:
** In Issue #8, ComicBook/DoctorStrange sends an AstralProjection to Elektra [[ShowerOfAwkward right as she's showering]] and she teases him by asking if he has nothing better to do than peeping on a girl in the shower. He dispels it and gives her a minute to get dressed. The second AstralProjection he sends finds her wearing a towel and she once again teases him by asking him if all AstralProjection can [[LuminescentBlush blush]].
** In Issue #10, she goes after [[TheDon crime lord]] by attacking his home while he was showering. He comes out of the bathroom in a towel, and is shocked to find all his bodyguards dead. Suddenly his towel is [[StrippingSnag swiped away]] by Elektra's Sai, who shoves him against a bathroom mirror and begins to intimidate him, telling him if she doesn't do as he asks he'll be [[CripplingCastration losing more than a bath towel]].
* MoleInCharge: Part of Elektra's plan to take down the Hand and HYDRA simultaneously in ''Wolverine: Enemy of the State''.
* MookHorrorShow: She's known for dishing these out like candy. Hundreds of security guards, [[DumbMuscle hired goons]], [[BountyHunter bounty hunters]], and Hand ninjas have met the business end of a sai over the years.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Elektra is one of the few characters in the Marvel Universe that Wolverine considers more dangerous than himself.
* MsFanservice: She is a [[LadyInRed red-clad]] FemmeFatale whose outfits are {{Stripperiffic}} in nature, and she is often drawn in many provocative poses as seen in MaleGaze. She has expressed to dressing revealing on purpose to lure in predatory males for a vicious beating.
* OldRetainer: Stavros
* TheParalyzer: She can locate different pressure points on a person's body. She can incapacitate, paralyze, severely injure, or kill a person
* ParentalIncest: In Elektra: Assassin #1 (August 1986), the adult Elektra has vague memories of being raped by her father as a five-year-old. Years of counseling and medication had convinced her this was a false memory, but the doubt remained.
* PinballProjectile: Elektra's sai can be used in this manner by striking surfaces handle first.
* PresidentEvil: In ''Elektra: Assassin'', the Beast manages to get Ken Wind elected president, but Elektra thwarts the plan with her psychic powers and ninja skills.
* ProfessionalKiller: For years, Elektra worked as a bounty hunter and assassin for hire until meeting Daredevil.
* PsychicBlockDefense: Elektra has demonstrated an ability to remain hidden and undetected by other telepaths. By using a telepathic technique that she learned during her time with the Hand, Elektra can create a mental shield around her mind keeping herself hidden from not only other psychics but mind locating machines like Cerebro
* PsychicPowers: Elektra has demonstrated low-level telekinesis and telepathy.
* RaceLift:
** Who do you cast to play the olive-skinned, raven-haired, Greek-born assassin in your movie? Apparently the [[FakeNationality American-born]], [[WTHCastingAgency light-skinned, brunette Jennifer Garner]]...
** The DarkerAndEdgier ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Punisher Max]]'' series makes Elektra Japanese, instead of a white woman who dresses up in ninja gear.
** In the ''Series/Daredevil2015'' live-action series, she's played by French-Cambodian actress Élodie Yung. To be fair though, she can pass as Greek based on facial features.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Elektras has striking black hair and wears a red outfit. She is also one of the deadliest assassins in the Marvel Universe.
* RedIsHeroic: When she is a hero.
* RedIsViolent: Elektra [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor fluctuates between being a hero and a villain]] but two things that stay consistent is her preference for using violence to solve her problems and her wearing a red outfit.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Elektra wanted to avenge her murdered father. What are the odds?
* TheRival: She and Bullseye competed for the position of Kingpin's top assassin. Bullseye won by killing her.
* RoofHopping
* [[SaiGuy Sai Girl]]: Elektra's WeaponOfChoice. And to prove they're dangerous, [[Film/{{Elektra}} movie portrayer]] Creator/JenniferGarner confessed she cut her leg with one on the set.
* ScopeSnipe: Elektra once used a handgun to kill a sniper this way.
* SelfHarm: Elektra grew up close to her father but was plagued by dark visions and voices with no known source. Because of this, she occasionally reacted to them with self-harm.
* SeriesContinuityError: Two contradictory accounts of her family history have been given. In Elektra: Root of Evil #1-4 (1995), her mother, Christina, is killed by assassins hired by Orestez, while in Elektra Volume 2 #18 (1998), she is killed by an insurrectionist during the Greek Civil War. In both accounts, she gives premature birth to Elektra just before dying.
* SkinnyDipping: Elektra does this on ''Elektra: Root of Evil'' #3 complete with a ToplessnessFromTheBack shot.
* SociopathicHero: Even when she is on the heroic side, Elektra is incredibly ruthless and flippant when it comes to inflicting pain.
* StayInTheKitchen: Elektra knocked a man unconscious for saying that being a hero "ain't a girl's job."
* StealthHiBye: Due to her ninja training, she can blend in with the shadows and remain undetected by most humans.
* SuperReflexes: Elektra can react fast enough to block machine gun fire with her sai.
* SuperSpeed: Elektra is fast enough to disarm half a dozen men before they can fire a single shot, gut a man from across the room before he can complete a sentence, and run so fast that security cameras can't record her movements.
* SuperStrength: Elektra is strong enough to punch through a man's torso, topple a brick wall with a single kick, and [[NeckLift lift]] a grown man above her head with one arm. She once compared the human skull to an [[MadeOfPlasticine eggshell]] during a fight.
* SwordAndFist: Elektra is trained in unarmed combat and use of the sai.
* TechnicolorNinjas: Elektra's revealing leotard and loin-cloth... thing.
* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Sai Always Works]]: Her aim is so good it works for her.
* WaifFu: She's capable of lifting twice her body weight.

Maya was next seen in the pages of ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'', where she showed up as the masked ninja Ronin. (The writer of the book, Creator/BrianMichaelBendis, originally had planned for Daredevil to be Ronin, but changed his mind.) She fought alongside the New Avengers against the Hand, before being killed by the Hand's new leader, ComicBook/{{Elektra}}. (This Elektra turned out to be a Skrull imposter, however.) Elektra and the Hand then resurrected her and tried to brainwash her to be evil, but were thwarted by the New Avengers and ''another'' Ronin (who ended up being [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint Barton]]). Echo remained with the New Avengers at their headquarters in ComicBook/DoctorStrange's Sanctum Santorum and fought with them against the [[ComicBook/SecretInvasion secret Skrull invasion]].

* AbusiveParent: According to ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}: Assassin'', Elektra of ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}'' was sexually abused by her father at the age of 5, after which she was told it had never happened until she more-or-less believed it.

* ArchEnemy: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} has Kirigi.

* BadGirlComic: ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'', created by Creator/FrankMiller in TheEighties, is usually considered to be another early example of this genre, despite the occult element being low-key (some of her stories have involved dark versions of ninja mysticism, and after dying in her establishing ''Daredevil'' arc she was magically resurrected in rather sinister circumstances).
* BadassesWearBandanas: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} typically wears one.

* BrieferThanTheyThink: After debuting in TheEighties, Comicbook/{{Elektra}} quickly became one of Marvel's most popular and iconic {{Anti Hero}}es. The amount of time between her first appearance and her infamous [[StuffedIntoTheFridge death]]? Less than a year. It wasn't until 1994 that she was permanently resurrected and began appearing as a frequent player in the Marvel Universe.
* CannibalismSuperpower: In the 2014 ComicBook/{{Elektra}} series the first villain is a man named Bloody Lips. An Australian empowered by what he calls the Serpent, he gains the qualities and memories of whoever he eats depending on the parts he eats. This means he can stockpile the strength of multiple rhinos with the marksmanship of Bullseye, the mutant abilities of Scalphunter and all the intel of any unfortunate S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to cross his path.

* CensorShadow: In ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'' Vol. 2 #3, Elektra's nudity was covered in shadow and obscured by panel borders. A reprint issue further added [[DigitalBikini lingerie]] to her body.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} had her first death in ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}''. After taking a vicious curbstomping from Bullseye that ends in her throat getting slashed by a thrown card and then her getting impaled on her own sai, Elektra crawls out from the parking lot they were fighting in. She stays alive long enough to crawl to Matt's house and call out to him, before dying in his arms.

* TheDreaded: ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'s reputation and talents as the world's deadliest assassin have put her well into this category. Wolverine admitted that she is one of the only people he actually fears. SHIELD agents are usually given protocols in the event that they encounter a hero or villain going on a rampage. In the event that they encounter Elektra their instructions are to immediately cease whatever assignment they are on, get the hell out of there, and pray she doesn't decide to go after them.

* EffortlessAmazonianLift: HeroicSeductress ComicBook/{{Elektra}} does [[https://ibb.co/9hJFBhn this]] to a dude, and manages to look hot doing it.

* FightingForAHomeland: In the ComicBook/{{Elektra}} trade, ''The Scorpio Key'', HYDRA apparently hopes to find a permanent home in Iraq under the auspices of sympathetic dictator Saddam Abed Dasam (a CaptainErsatz of Saddam Hussein).

* ImprobableUseOfAWeapon: There's an issue of ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'' where an old martial artist she's staying with mocks her for using sharp-tipped sai instead of ones with blunt tips.

* KarmaHoudini: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} is one, despite the fact that the fanbase loves her. She murdered loads of innocents (for example SHIELD agents). Of course she kills mostly {{Redshirts}} that are armed with some weapons, which seems to be justified by the fact that as they are armed she is allowed to fight them. Of course, as a ninja she could use non-lethal methods, but doesn't care. When she is confronted about this, she murders the rogue agent who hunts Elektra to avenge her friends that Elektra murdered. Despite all this the heroes of Franchise/MarvelUniverse have no problem hanging out with her - the same people who can not stand being anywhere near ComicBook/{{Punisher}}, who didn't even kill HAMMER troops even though they counld be considered Mooks - he still considered them federal agents, even though their agency made FaceHeelTurn. Elektra did not give that much care.
* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'s latest turn to villainy involves her killing a heck of a lot of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} agents. It turns out she was on the side of good all along...she just had to kill flunkies to maintain cover.

* LadyInRed: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} wears a red LeotardOfPower and is as known as a devilish temptress as she is for her deadly fighting skills.
* LadyOfWar: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} is as graceful on the battle field as she is deadly.

* ModestyTowel: ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'''s first solo series has a few examples:

* PresidentEvil: In ''ComicBook/{{Elektra}}: Assassin'', the Beast manages to get Ken Wind elected president, but Elektra thwarts the plan with her psychic powers and ninja skills.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} wanted to avenge her murdered father. What are the odds?

* [[SaiGuy Sai Girl]]: ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'s WeaponOfChoice. And to prove they're dangerous, [[Film/{{Elektra}} movie portrayer]] Creator/JenniferGarner confessed she cut her leg with one on the set.

* SkinnyDipping: ComicBook/{{Elektra}} does this on ''Elektra: Root of Evil'' #3 complete with a ToplessnessFromTheBack shot.

* TechnicolorNinjas: ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'s revealing leotard and loin-cloth... thing.

%%* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Elektra's Sai can cut through anything.

%%* AntiHero: A definite Type IV.

%%* BottomlessMagazines
%%* BreakableWeapons

%%* {{Determinator}}

%%* DistractedByTheSexy

%%** In Punisher MAX, Kingpin was attracted to her

%%* FirstBlood

%%* KnifeNut

%%* MultipleChoicePast
%%* OldRetainer: Stavros

%%* PinballProjectile: Elektra's sai can be used in this manner by striking surfaces handle first.

%%* ScopeSnipe: Elektra once used a handgun to kill a sniper this way.

%%* SuperWindowJump

%%* TechnicolorNinjas: ComicBook/{{Elektra}}'s revealing leotard and loin-cloth... thing.

* ContractOnTheHitman: Three businessmen who once hired Elektra had this as official policy. They would routinely "retire" hitmen after they performed three jobs, using their replacements to do the deed. One of the three was smart enough to avoid trying this with Elektra. Too bad one of the others didn't get the memo...

* TheDreaded: It's really telling when even Wolverine admits he's a bit scared of her. SHIELD's official protocol for any unfortunate agent who happens to notice her is to get the hell out of there and pray she doesn't follow.
* DualWielding: Two sai, usually, though she'll break out two swords every now and then.

* GorgeousGreek: A Greek beauty with typical Mediterranean features such as dark hair and olive skin, she is also a very sexualized {{Love Interest|s}} to Daredevil.

* LadyInRed: A blatant one to Daredevil and a devilish temptress to boot.
* LadyOfWar: Elektra is as graceful in battle as she is deadly.

* MasterOfDisguise: Sometimes Elektra wears disguises to get close to her target.

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Elektra is one of the few characters in the Marvel Universe that Wolverine considers more dangerous than himself and for good reason.

* RedIsViolent: She is a killer so this crops up from time to time.

* [[SaiGuy Sai Girl]]: Her WeaponOfChoice. (Jennifer Garner even cut her leg with one shooting the movie).

%%* SkinnyDipping: Complete with ToplessnessFromTheBack in ''Elektra: Root of Evil''.

%%* TechnicolorNinjas

* BadassBeard: A full beard and he's a very capable detective.

-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsDaughtersOfTheDragon Daughters of the Dragon]]

-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsDaughtersOfTheDragon Daughters of the Dragon]]

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[[foldercontrol]]

!!Family

[[folder:Jack Murdock]]
!!"Battlin'" Jack Murdock/Jonathan Murdock
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jonathan Murdock
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Jack Murdock, Battlin' Jack, The Devil, Kid Murdock
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #1 (April, 1964)

The father of Matt Murdock who boxed for a living. Often broke, he worked nights as a leg-breaker for the local crime boss "The Fixer". Despite his profession, he encouraged Matt towards a life of pacifism, and pushed Matt heavily in his studies. He was told by his boss to take a fall in a boxing match but, knowing Matt would be there, refused. For his insubordination, he was murdered.
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* BoxingBattler: His job. He was a middleweight.
* DeathByOriginStory: Dies in ''Daredevil'' #1. His death is what inspires Matt to become a crimefighter.
* HonorBeforeReason: Won't throw a fight, even if it means [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness his death.]]
* ICouldaBeenAContender: Is aware that his window of opportunity is closing fast, if it hasn't closed already. It's because of his son's moral support that convinces him to really take boxing seriously again.
* SoProudOfYou: Pushes Matt in his schoolwork so that he'll be successful and have all the things he could never provide for him. When Matt announces he made it into Harvard, he's overjoyed.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Inverted. He refused to throw his final match so Matt could be happy that his father got a victory for once.
* WhenYouComingHomeDad: Subverted, as Matt is fully aware of he and his dad's financial situation, and understands that his father must work late.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maggie Murdock]]
!!Sister Maggie/Grace Murdock
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Margaret Grace Murdock
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Sister Maggie, Maggie Murdock, Maggie Grace
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #229 (April, 1986)

She is the ex-wife of Jack Murdock and the mother of Matt Murdock.
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* AlliterativeName: '''M'''aggie '''M'''urdock, just like her son.
* TheAtoner: After attacking Jack and Matt due to her postpartum depression, she became a nun.
* CoolOldLady: Her main characteristic. Is also a self-admitted crusader/protester.
* MissingMom: Left Jack and Matt when he was just a boy. Matt never asked why. For a long time it was believed that Jack abused her. [[OnceMoreWithClarity Later]], however, it was shown in the ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' tie-in that the situation was quite more complicated: Maggie suffered postpartum depression and tried to attack both her husband and son in a fit of irrational rage. Jack was forced to defend himself and Matt (but never attacked her), and Maggie ran away after coming back to her senses.
* SecretKeeper: Knew Matt was Daredevil.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mike Murdock]]
!!Michael Murdock
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:'''

Matt's twin brother who used to be an alias that was made real by [[ComicBook/{{Inhumans}} The Reader]] and then canonized himself using the Nornstone.
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* AlliterativeName: Just like his brother.
* CosmicRetcon: He owes his existence as a separate person to one as "Mike" was originally just an identity that Matt made up as part of a FakeTwinGambit. Said events also caused Mike to still be alive as Matt faked "Mike's" death to end the gambit.
* FakeTwinGambit: How he originally started as Matt created "Mike" after Foggy and Karen got to close to figuring out he was Daredevil and wanted to throw them off.
* FakingTheDead: How Matt opted to end the Mike persona, by claiming he'd died fighting the Exterminator and Unholy Three, but he'd trained a new Daredevil before then.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After using the Norn Stone to write himself into Matt’s history, he's overcome with guilt when it's revealed he's partially responsible for Matt's accident and his father's murder.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Even as children, Matt was a well-behaved child while Mike was a delinquent.
* PretendingToBeOnesOwnRelative: How Mike originally was during the FakeTwinGambit when he needed to appear in person: Matt pretending to be him.
[[/folder]]

!!Nelson and Murdock

[[folder:Franklin "Foggy" Nelson]]
!!Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #1 (April, 1964)

Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for most of the series, his law partner.
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* AffectionateNickname: "Foggy" is one given to him by Matt. It's got nothing to do with his perceptiveness; it's actually short for "Foghorn" and comes from his being an atrociously loud sleeper in their college days.
* BadassBookworm: Okay, he's not really a great physical fighter, but when it comes to standing up for Matt, nobody does it better than good old Foggy.
* BigEater: Foggy really likes his food.
* BizarreTasteInFood: As a running gag, Foggy is fond of eating bizarre and horribly smelly food combinations that make normal people gag and cause absolute havoc on Matt's enhanced senses.
* FakingTheDead: In the All-New Marvel NOW! run, had to do this as to not be targeted by Matt's enemies after he outed himself, since he is Matt's closest friend and the most vulnerable, as well as undergoing cancer treatment - in his weak condition, it would make him easy prey for any villain to find him at the hospital he'd be going to and take him out to get to Matt.
* FatBestFriend: He is Matt's best friend, and he is Type B (ShrinkingViolet).
* FatAndProud: Not extremely fat, but definitely a bit chubby. A running gag in Waid's run is Matt putting Foggy on a diet and exercise regimen, and Foggy's attempts to get out of it. He does it in part because Foggy is an ''extremely'' loud chewer and it disrupts Matt's senses. He finally does lose weight during Waid's run due to cancer, however.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Is shown to be ''very'' supportive of Matt, even though they have their ups and downs.
* HopelessSuitor: In the early days, he had a crush on Karen, but she only had eyes for Matt.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold / NiceGuy: Foggy was portrayed as a deeply conflicted character, continuously caught between his strong vocational disagreements with Matt, their rivalry for the affections of Karen Page, and his loyalty to his friend.
* ParentalAbandonment: It is later revealed that Rosalind Sharpe is Nelson's biological mother: she divorced her husband and abandoned her son in order to be able to pursue her career as a lawyer. It was Sharpe's career that enticed her son to become a lawyer.
* SecretKeeper: He knows that Matt is Daredevil. After ''Secret Wars'', he's the ''only'' one of Matt's Secret Keepers that remembers that Matt is Daredevil.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Karen Page]]
!!Karen Page
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #1 (April, 1964)

Matt and Foggy's former secretary, Karen suffered from a serious drug problem following their breakup. She sold Matt's identity to Kingpin and was eventually murdered by Bullseye.
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* TheAtoner: She eventually realizes that she is too dependent on Matt and that her past is a constant barrier between them. Karen leaves Matt to accept a talk show host position in Los Angeles.
* DamselInDistress: Karen was kidnapped quite often during Daredevil's battles, first by the Owl and again by the Purple Man.
* DrugsAreBad: Karen becomes addicted to heroin and starts making pornographic movies. In need of a fix, she sells Daredevil's secret identity to a drug dealer, who in turn sells it to the Kingpin. Matt helps Karen beat her addiction and later founds a free drug and legal clinic where she counsels drug addicts and Matt provides legal advice and "ghost lawyering".
* FirstLove: Though it was later {{retcon}}ned to be Elektra, the trope still applies. Matt [[LoveAtFirstSight fell in love with her the moment he met her]], and held a torch for her long after she left. When she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone returns to New York after selling him out]], [[EasilyForgiven he instantly forgives her]] and picks up right where they left off. Her death causes Matt to have a HeroicBSOD, and he clearly still hasn't gotten over her, as he unconsciously compares all his subsequent girlfriends to her.
* KilledOffForReal: Murdered by Bullseye in "Guardian Devil".
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: You sold your ex-boyfriend's SecretIdentity to his ArchEnemy for a drug fix, that's what you did.
* SexySecretary: When she was Matt and Foggy's secretary.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The second of Matt's girlfriends to be killed by Bullseye.
* TakingTheBullet: Bullseye was aiming for Daredevil's mom (he didn't ''know'' it was her, but didn't care either). For once, he isn't bothered that he missed.
* WetBlanketWife: Early on, when they started dating, she tried to convince Matt to give up being Daredevil. Didn't work.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Becky Blake]]
!!Rebecca "Becky" Blake
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #155 (November, 1978)

While in college, Rebecca "Becky" Blake was sexually assaulted in an attack that left her unable to use her legs and confined to a wheelchair. She joined Nelson and Murdock as their legal secretary, where she worked for several years before leaving to pursue her own career in law. She would return some time later under invitation as the third partner at the new "Nelson, Blake and Murdock".
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* BadassBureaucrat
* DisabledMeansHelpless: Both played straight and subverted. By nature, she is a shy and reclusive woman, and requires rescue by Daredevil on a number of occasions; however, in those circumstances she was not the only one in danger, and the use of her legs wouldn't have played much of a difference anyway. As well, once, when their offices are attacked by the Ani-Men, she manages to fight off Bird-Man long enough for Black Widow to arrive and subdue him.
* PutOnABus: Twice. First, after appearing for almost the entirety of {{Creator/Frank Miller}}'s run, she's not seen for almost fifteen years until a brief cameo in the late 90's. She then disappears again until the mid-Aughts when she becomes a partner at "Nelson, Blake and Murdock", becoming a core cast member again. And again after {{Comicbook/Shadowland}}.
* RapeAsBackstory: While attending college, she was viciously assaulted by Michael Reese, a large man with a penchant for sadism towards women. The attack left her crippled and traumatized; she was left without the use of her legs, permanently bond to a wheelchair, and suffering severe PTSD.
* RapeAsDrama: Her assault, which cost her the use of her legs, is treated very seriously. When she first joins Nelson and Murdock, she is still clearly traumatized by it, [[StepfordSmiler though she tries to hide it]].
* StepfordSmiler: In her early appearances.
* WillNotBeAVictim: After joining Nelson and Murdock, she tries her best to be. But then [[TraumaButton a serial rapist starts making the papers...]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rosalind Sharpe]]
!!Rosalind Sharpe
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #166 (September, 1980)

A famous and controversial attorney from Boston, Rosalind Sharpe entered the life of Daredevil when she made an offer to Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson to become her associates. Daredevil was surprised to find that Sharpe and Foggy knew one another until it was later revealed that she was Foggy's birth mother.
----
* MissingMom: Divorced Franklin's father to pursue her legal career.
* SilverVixen: Looks pretty good for someone with an adult son.
* SkunkStripe: One of the few indicators of her age is the white stripe on her hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kirsten [=McDuffie=]]]
!!Kirsten [=McDuffie=]
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol 3 #1 (September, 2011)

The assistant D.A. Matt meets at the beginning of Mark Waid's run. Eventually moves with him to San Francisco as his law partner.
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* AmicableExes: Well, after [[ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan accidentally sicking Spider-Man]] on him. Since, the two have been on pretty good terms.
* BlackBraAndPanties: [[TheTease Shows them off to Matt]], just to see if he's faking the blind-man routine.
* DaddysGirl: Used to be one as a kid. While they still get along, she would rather she [[MyBelovedSmother didn't have to depend on him]] for anything, considering she's an assistant D.A.
* DeadpanSnarker: Very fond of teasing Matt about totally not being Daredevil.
* OneOfTheBoys: Likes sports and practical jokes, and seems to actively enjoys hanging out with Matt and Foggy. She's also a lot more tolerant of Foggy's antics than some of their other bosses, and even Matt at times.
* SecretKeeper: For Matt, until that secret was officially and irreversibly outed.
* TheTease: ''Loves'' teasing Matt, even before they got into a relationship. She even unbuttoned her shirt to show him a bra that said "you are Daredevil".
* ThreeAmigos: Matt and Foggy were already HeterosexualLifePartners, but once they got to know her they became this.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: With Matt and Foggy. Notable in that not since Karen has a female character really filled this role.
* WorkingWithTheEx: Replaces Foggy as Matt's partner, since he was being treated for cancer then had to fake his death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jessica Jones]]
!! ComicBook/JessicaJones
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Jessica Campbell Jones Cage
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Jewel, Knightress, Power Woman
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Alias'' #1 (November 2001)

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-> See ComicBook/JessicaJones
[[/folder]]

!!The Chaste

[[folder:Master Izo]]
!!Master Izo
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol 2 #112 (December, 2008)

Izo was a member of the organization known as the Hand, over hundreds of years ago. He chose to leave the group when the leader died and it devolved into a ninja cult criminal organization, prone to serving a demon. Around that time he cut out his eyes. He later formed the Hand's rival group, the Chase, where he trained Daredevil's own master, Stick. He was voted out of the group for his unprofessional behavior.
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* AllForNothing: By the end of Shadowland, Izo laments all his schemes ended up going to waste.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Stops a sword bare handed during a fight.
* TheChessmaster: During the end of Brubaker's run, it is revealed that he orchestrated several plans[[spoiler: to put Matt Murdock in charge of the Hand. It is strongly implied he was working with Lady Bullseye all along to cause the Kingpin's return (and thus kickstart the chain of events that'd lead to Matt being forced to assume the control of the Hand). He also planted several moles within the Hand]].
* DeadpanSnarker: He's as caustically sarcastic as the day is long.
* DefectorFromDecadence: He defected from the Hand once he saw they became corrupt and cruel. A similar process happened with The Chase, which he left after realizing they were going through a HeWhoFightsMonsters phase regarding the Hand.
* DrunkenBoxing: His style of martial arts is very similar, with his often incorporating blades.
* DrunkenMaster: Is almost always drunk, but it doesn't slow him down in a fight.
* EccentricMentor: Deconstructed along with MrViceGuy badly. He’s a wise old martial artist master but his irreverent gambling, whoring, and drinking habits became so intolerable Stick and the rest of Izo’s students voted to kick him out of his own group. Instead of being endearing, he comes off as thrill seeking old jerk who just happens to want to fight the bad guys.
* {{Expy}}: He appears to essentially be a replacement for Stick in his initial appearances (the trickster old man with deep knowledge of the Hand), though DivergentCharacterEvolution kicks in and he quickly becomes a much more different character.
* {{Foil}}: To Stick. While Stick was an ardent KnightTemplar with a very Spartan and ascetic worldview, Master Izo is noticeable for his much more [[GreyAndGrayMorality nuanced hedonistic worldview]] and his fondness for booze and the pleasures of the flesh.
* HandicappedBadass: He may be blind, but he can kick all kinds of ninja butt.
* {{Hustler}}: Stick learned it from him.
* ManipulativeBastard: Izo plays everyone like a fiddle in his quest to fight the Hand.
* MasterSwordsman: No one is able to beat him in a swordfight.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His gambit to [[spoiler: put Matt in charge of the Hand]] ends up leading to the apocalyptic ComicBook/{{Shadowland}}.
* OldMaster: He is several centuries old and has learned much in that time. He trained Daredevil's own master, Stick.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Was a member of the original Hand from centuries past, and has lived to the modern day.
* ShoutOut: Izo is clearly a reference to the Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} film series, more specifically to Takeshi Kitano's Film/Zatoichi2003: Izo is a blind swordsman with a trickster streak who wields a sword disguised inside a sword cane. He noticeably [[http://www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Master-Izo-Daredevil-Marvel-Comics-h2.jpg resembles]] [[http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/143022/143022_full.jpg Takeshi Kitano's portrayal]] of the character (notice the same cane and haircut).
%%%* SwordCane: His weapon of choice.
%%%* TricksterMentor: In contrast to Stick's CynicalMentor.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Izo is attempting to redeem the Hand. [[ComicBook/{{Shadowland}} This proves to be a terrible idea.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stick]]
!!Stick
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #176 (November, 1981)

Stick is a blind sensei who trained Matt Murdock. Stick has made it his mission to keep the Chaste pure and clean from any evil infection. He forbade another of his prominent students, Elektra Natchios, from remaining in their ranks because of her vengeful personality, in spite of her formidable progress
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* BackFromTheDead: In the third volume of ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'', he's resurrected by the Maestro to fight in the Contest.
* CynicalMentor: Stick may have trained Matt to be a skilled fighter, but he was a very harsh teacher, often being verbally abusive towards Matt and had a sink or swim attitude towards Matt's training.
* HandicappedBadass: Stick may be blind, but he is one of the most skilled martial artists in the Marvel Universe.
* HandyHelper: When Daredevil lost his radar senses for a brief time, Stick taught him to fight without them.
* HealingHands: Cures Black Widow of the Hand's poison by, from all appearances, just laying his hands on her for a few moments. He explains later that he was curing her by [[KiManipulation manipulating her ki]].
* {{Hustler}}: In his spare time, Stick would hustle people at Josie's Bar. He challenges them to games of pool, playing up the fact that he was blind and then completely humiliate them over the course of the game, taking their money in the process.
* KiManipulation: His primary power.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Stick posits as to whether or not the chemicals that blinded Daredevil really gave him his powers, or merely opened his mind to abilities he already possessed. Due to Stick having some magical abilities of his own, along with his radar sense, it's left ambiguous.
* MentorArchetype: Was the man who taught Matt Murdock to be a skilled warrior.
* OldMaster: Is quite old, and probably one of the greatest martial artists in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
* SoulPower: He has ki manipulation.
* SuperSenses: Stick possessed a "Radar" that enabled him to perceive the shapes and locations of objects in his vicinity despite his blindness. The limits of his "radar sense" are unknown, but it was more acute even than Daredevil's "radar sense."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stone]]
!!Stone
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #187 (October, 1982)

Stone - Specializes in swords.
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* BaldOfAwesome: He's bald and a member of the Shaft.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shaft]]
!!Shaft
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #187 (October, 1982)

Shaft – Uses a bow and arrow.
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* TheFaceless: His face is never seen.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared for 3 issues before being killed alongside Claw.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Claw]]
!!Claw
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #187 (October, 1982)

Claw – Uses handheld metal blades (similar to Wolverine's adamantium claws) in combat.
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* TheFaceless: His face is never seen.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only appeared for 3 issues before being killed alongside Shaft.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Flame]]
!!Flame
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #188 (November, 1982)

Flame – Power of pyrokinesis.
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* TheFaceless: His face is never seen.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Only lasted for two issues before being killed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Star]]
!!Star
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #296 (September, 1991)

Star – Uses shuriken.
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* TheFaceless: His face is never seen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Trahn]]
!!Trahn
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil: Ninja'' #1 (December, 2000)

One of the last members of Stone's "The Seven", the order that Daredevils mentor, Stick, once ran.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only known female of the Chaste.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Wing]]
!!Wing
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #296 (September, 1991)

Wing – Power of levitation.
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* TheFaceless: His face was never seen.
[[/folder]]

!!Allies

[[folder:Ben Urich]]
!!Ben Urich
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #153 (July, 1978)

--> ''"Listen, if you have a story for me, cut the mystery man crap and just tell me straight."''

Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative journalist for the New York newspaper The Daily Bugle. Urich deduced the secret identity of Daredevil and has used him as a source of information and vice versa. To a lesser extent, he has a similar relationship with Spider-Man, whose alter ego Peter Parker was a photographer for the Bugle who occasionally accompanied Urich on assignments. Urich has used these connections to expose supervillains posing as businessmen including Kingpin and Green Goblin.
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* ActionSurvivor: How many times has this guy risked his life?
* BadassNormal: Not for his fighting skills (he doesn't have any) so much as his guts; be you [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]] or ComicBook/NormanOsborn, even if you put the fear of God into him, sooner or later this man will stand up to and expose you, knowing full well that he is risking his life by doing so.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: One time over, Ben did beat a crooked cop to death after the officer tried to assassinate him.
* CoolUncle: To his sometime superhero nephew Phil (at least, until Phil went AxCrazy, did a FaceHeelTurn, and became the newest Hobgoblin).
* IntrepidReporter: His first story involved him deducing Daredevil's secret identity. The scoop on Kingpin nearly cost him the life. He (with Sally Floyd) has also covered some of major Marvel's events like ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' and ''ComicBook/WorldWarHulk''.
* PalsWithJesus: Ben, who is about as normal as you can get, is on a real-identity basis with both Daredevil and Spider-Man.
* SecretKeeper: He knows Matt Murdock is Daredevil. And also knows that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Well, he ''knew'' both of these things. His knowledge of Matt's identity was wiped from his mind after ''Secret Wars'', and his knowledge of Peter's identity was wiped after ''One More Day''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Big Ben Donovan]]
!!Big Ben Donovan
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Benjamin Donovan
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #14 (October 1973)

----
-> See Characters/LukeCage
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Black Cat]]
!!ComicBook/BlackCat
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Felicia Hardy
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Felicia Harmon, Felicity Harmon, Leesh, Party Hardy
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 1, #194

----
-> See ComicBook/BlackCat
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Black Widow]]
!!ComicBook/BlackWidow
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Natasha Romanoff)
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Natalie Rushman, Laura Matthers, Mary Farrell, Natasha Romanoff, Oktober, Yelena Belova
!!! '''First Apperance:''' ''Tales of Suspense'' #52 (April 1964)

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-> See ComicBook/BlackWidow
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blake Tower]]
!!Blake Tower
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #124 (August 1975)

Blake Tower is a lawyer in New York City and helps Daredevil with information to capture criminals. He was also a runner-up to the position of District Attorney.
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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Blindspot]]
!!Blindspot
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Samuel Chung
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ghost Brother, Daredevil
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''All-New, All-Different Marvel Point One'' #1 (December 2015)

Samuel Chung was an illegal immigrant from China who invented a suit that allows him to become invisible. Under the guidance of Daredevil, he becomes a vigilante known as Blindspot.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: His mother was TheDragon for a corrupt church leader named Tenfingers. Sam himself spent his days as an enforcer for him, while spending his nights as Blindspot fighting his influence in Chinatown.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Muse blinds him by gouging his eyes out]].
* GadgeteerGenius: To an extent. He built his invisibility suit himself, one that runs on D-cell batteries.
* TheIllegal: The reason he works using a mask and refuses to give Daredevil his real name.
* InvisibilityCloak: His outfit renders his entire body invisible
* StudentAndMasterTeam: He's Daredevil's apprentice
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Heroic example. His invisibility suit includes a white mask. It even includes a setting that leaves only the mask visible for when he wants to talk to someone.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Brett Mahoney]]
!!Brett Mahoney
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Comics Presents'' Vol. 2 #1 (November 2007)

Detective Brett Mahoney is a member of the New York City Police Department and was stationed at the 27th Precinct. He's the partner of Stacy Dolan.
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* BaldOfAwesome: He's completely bald and one of New York's finest.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cole North]]
!!Cole North
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol. 6 #1

A highly regarded detective, Cole North transferred to the NYPD from the Chicago Police Department. Due to having an extreme distaste for masked vigilantes, he was assigned to investigate a homicide committed by Daredevil. Despite this, Cole began to see Daredevil as a valued ally during his time navigating through a corrupt NYPD.
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* BadassBeard: A full beard and he's a very capable detective.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He was transferred to New York because in Chicago he had shot and killed an unarmed teenager. He is extremely ashamed of this and the fact that the crime was so easily swept under the rug by his department made Cole become obsessed with accountability.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Is on the receiving end of this not just by several other officers for his standoffishness, but Spider-Man for wasting so much time and effort trying to arrest masked vigilantes.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Colleen Wing]]
!!ComicBook/ColleenWing
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Colleen Wing
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Carol Speed, Lady Samurai
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Premiere'' #19 (November 1974)

----
-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsDaughtersOfTheDragon Daughters of the Dragon]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dakota North]]
!!Dakota North
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Dakota North'' #1 (June 1986)

Dakota North had a successful career as a fashion model. Despite her fame, she wanted something with more depth, more importance, and become a private investigator and opened her own agency. She has worked as an investigator for a number of heroes, including Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Daredevil.
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* BadassNormal: Doesn't have any powers, but still runs in the same circles as Comicbook/{{Luke Cage|HeroForHire}} and Daredevil.
* BadassLongcoat: Her modern look.
* BodyguardingABadass: Though technically she is hired as Matt's wife Milla's bodyguard, to keep up appearances she serves as Matt's bodyguard for a time.
* BodyguardCrush: Her and Matt end up sleeping together.
* CaptainErsatz: During her initial solo book, she was a near copy of [[PunnyName Ms. Tree]], an indie comic character by Max Collins and Terry Beatty. This would get lampshaded years later by Ms. Tree parodying the original covers for Dakota North's book.
** DivergentCharacterEvolution: Established herself as her own unique character in later appearances by subsequent writers.
* FadSuper: In her early appearances, where she was part-investigator, part-supermodel, she was trying to cash in on both the Buddy Cop trend and Vogue's popularity.
* GoodBadGirl
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: During her debut series, being a [[FadSuper fashion-model-superhero]] in TheEighties, of course she'd wear nothing but this.
* TheMistress: Unintentionally becomes this after she starts sleeping with Matt while he and Milla are going through a rough patch. She considers her actions a {{betrayal|ByInaction}} of both Milla and Matt, and has Matt fire her.
* PrivateDetective: And is quite good at her job. When Comicbook/JessicaJones is busy or out of commission, she'll always recommend her clients to Dakota.
* UnequalPairing: During her and Matt's affair, she is working for him. Subverted in that [[GoodBadGirl she wants it.]] Doubly subverted when it dawns on her she's a home wrecker, and she wants out.
* [[XMeetsY/ComicBooks X Meets Y]]: Her solo series was ''Film/BeverlyHillsCop'' meets ''Vogue Magazine''. Alternatively, as a character she can also be seen as one between Comicbook/PatsyWalker and {{Comicbook/Alias}}.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Echo]]
!!Echo
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Maya Lopez
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Ronin
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol 2 #9 (December 1999) [[note]]As Echo[[/note]]; ''The New Avengers'' #11 (November 2005) [[note]]As Ronin[[/note]]

The daughter of the Kingpin's one-time partner, Maya Lopez was raised as Fisk's daughter following his murder of her father. Although she is deaf, she possesses the ability to memorize actions by sight alone, making her a formidable fighter. She also became part of the ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'' with the identity of Ronin.
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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsEcho Echo]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Elektra]]
!!ComicBook/{{Elektra}}
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Elektra Natchios
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Daredevil
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #168 (January, 1981) [[note]]As Elektra[[/note]]; ''Daredevil'' (Vol. 6) #25 (December, 2020) [[note]]As Daredevil[[/note]]

->''"Once upon a time... there was a beautiful princess. So the warrior princess became a ronin and a whore. A warrior for hire. She sold her talent and rage to anyone who was willing to buy it. But she found that her life ran in cycles. That the same players came in and out of her life no matter how far she ran and no matter how much she learned. Old love kept returning. And old debts left unpaid came back to haunt her. And even that final disappointment of a warrior's death brought her no peace. Because the way of the ninja is to know that life and death are nothing but energy pushed and pulled. The princess was brought back to life. Brought back from 'the Place of No Name'... to finish a fight she did not start."''
-->--'''Elektra'''

Elektra Natchios is a Creator/MarvelComics anti-hero created by Creator/FrankMiller. Making her debut in ''Daredevil #168'' (January, 1981) as Matt Murdock's college love-interest-turned-assassin, Elektra is one of Daredevil's most dangerous, unpredictable enemies. Originally a college student at New York's Columbia University with her boyfriend, [[Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]], the Greek-born Elektra left for Japan after the accidental death of her father. Encountering Stick, leader of the secret martial arts organization known as the Chaste, Elektra's fighting skills were honed to peak human levels. Unfortunately, the hate in her heart got her expelled from the Chaste, so Elektra joined their rivals, the Hand. [[TheCorruption Corrupted]] by the Hand, Elektra became the organization's top assassin until breaking free from their control and returning to New York.

After the Man Without Fear saves her from mobster Eric Slaughter and his hit-men, Elektra learns Daredevil's secret identity and tries to rekindle their relationship, only to be rejected because of her killing ways. Together, the former lovers battle and defeat the Hand after the organization attempts to kill members of the Chaste. After Elektra became ComicBook/TheKingpin's chief assassin, Elektra and Daredevil battle continuously until she was ordered to kill Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Matt Murdock's best friend. Unable to kill Foggy, who recognized her as "Matt's girl", Elektra was forced to battle ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}}, the Kingpin's former chief assassin. Elektra fought hard but was defeated by Bullseye after he impaled her on her own sai. Mortally wounded, Elektra crawled to Matt's doorstep and died in his arms. Resurrected thanks to Daredevil and Stone, an associate of Stick, Elektra traveled the world as a freelance assassin/bounty hunter. After aiding ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and her former lover Daredevil, Elektra was replaced by a Skrull agent named Siri prior to the ''Secret Invasion'' event. Once freed, she became more involved in the superhero community and began walking a careful line as an AntiHero -- not evil, not good, just herself.

She is currently acting as the new Daredevil in ''ComicBook/ChipZdarskysDaredevil''.

Creator/JenniferGarner played the character in the 2003 ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' and her 2005 spinoff, ''Film/{{Elektra}}''. Most recently, in the Creator/{{Netflix}} adaptation of ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' and ''Series/TheDefenders2017'', she has been portrayed by Creator/ElodieYung. Not to be confused with Creator/ElektraRecords.
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%%* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Elektra's Sai can cut through anything.
* ActionGirl: Elektra is an Olympic-level athlete and gymnast, proficient in many martial arts and master of many different weapons.
* AffirmativeActionLegacy: When Matt voluntarily goes to prison [[spoiler:Elektra, to atone for her many past actions, decides to don her own Daredevil costume and protect Hell's Kitchen in Matt's place]].
* AndShowItToYou: Elektra is strong enough to rip out a man's heart with her bare hands.
--> '''Elektra''': His heart is warm and strong. I let him see it.
%%* AntiHero: A definite Type IV.
* AxCrazy: If you catch her on a bad day, RUN.
* BackFromTheDead: After she is killed by Bullseye, the Hand attempted to resurrect Elektra and place her fully under their control through a magic ritual. Stone, a member of Stick's order, completed the process, bringing Elektra back to life after Daredevil had purified her spirit through sheer force of will.
* BarehandedBladeBlock: Elektra once caught a knife out of the air before breaking the blade with her bare hands. Can also lead to CatchAndReturn situations.
* BloodKnight: Some writers have depicted Elektra as getting a thrill from killing. One story had an antagonist who had been victimized by her condemning her to a FateWorseThanDeath by making it so she could not be hired as an assassin again.
* BodySwap: Elektra can throw her mind into another person's body for as long as four months. She has also demonstrated the ability to swap other peoples' minds.
%%* BottomlessMagazines
%%* BreakableWeapons
* BreakoutCharacter: Elektra's popularity, which stretched beyond the traditional male population and drew a large female readership, would eventually ensure her own miniseries and in 1986 she would star in ''Elektra: Assassin''. She was supposed to stay dead after her death in ''Daredevil'', but she was resurrected because of her popularity and frequently used since, despite Marvel's initial promise to Frank Miller that the character would not be used in any other publication.
* CarFu: Elektra hit the MadeOfIron Kirigi with a truck during their fight in a parking garage. Set ablaze after the [[EveryCarIsAPinto truck explodes]], Kirigi is finally defeated after Elektra [[OffWithHisHead cuts his head off]].
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Born an ordinary human, Elektra developed her powers through years and years of training.
* ChronicVillainy: The most obvious example of this was at the end of Creator/GregRucka's run, when Elektra suddenly backslid on all the moral progress she'd slowly and painfully made throughout the run because of... something or other. This was rumoured to be due to StatusQuoIsGod editorial fiat.
* CombatPragmatist: Tactics used by Elektra include: BulletproofHumanShield, EyeScream, GroinAttack, InTheBack, KilledMidSentence, NeckSnap, and PlayingPossum. In one story she held a ''dog'' hostage (albeit as a distraction from her ''real'' strategy).
* ContractOnTheHitman: Three businessmen who once hired Elektra had this as official policy. They would routinely "retire" hitmen after they performed three jobs, using their replacements to do the deed. One of the three was smart enough to avoid trying this with Elektra. Too bad one of the others didn't get the memo...
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her father was murdered before her, and she joined the Chaste, only to get kicked out. So she became a professional assassin, and then she was hired to kill her former lover.
* DatingCatwoman: The Catwoman here, as she was the toxic influence to her relationship with Daredevil.
* DeathIsCheap: She has a reputation for coming BackFromTheDead on par with ComicBook/JeanGrey.
* DeathByOriginStory: Her death and resurrection is easily the most famous thing people know about the character, so in adaptations this tends to be treated as her origin story.
* DesignatedGirlFight: With Comicbook/{{Catwoman}} in ''DC vs. Marvel''.
%%* {{Determinator}}
%%* DistractedByTheSexy
* DodgeTheBullet: Handguns... machine guns... sniper rifles... no problem.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: Her original costume had her wearing thigh-high boots, but years ago she switched over to ankle wrappings and bare feet. Now she's back to wearing shoes.
* TheDragon: To Kingpin in Creator/FrankMiller era and in ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Punisher Max]]''.
* TheDreaded: It's really telling when even Wolverine admits he's a bit scared of her. SHIELD's official protocol for any unfortunate agent who happens to notice her is to get the hell out of there and pray she doesn't follow.
* DualWielding: Two sai, usually, though she'll break out two swords every now and then.
* {{Fanservice}}: Of the BareYourMidriff, ClothingDamage, LingerieScene, MostCommonSuperpower, ShesGotLegs, {{Stripperiffic}}, VaporWear variety. Yeah, she's hot and her clothes show it.
%%** In Punisher MAX, Kingpin was attracted to her
* FemmeFatale: Elektra is not above using her looks to get to a mark.
%%* FirstBlood
* {{Foil}}: To ComicBook/BlackWidow. Both are assassins and love interests to Matt Murdock. Both were also ballerinas. However, Black Widow is TheAtoner while Elektra flips between being a hero and a villain depending on what she wants. Black Widow relies on conventional weaponry and spy gadgets while Elektra relies on ancient weaponry such as sais and katanas and her SupernaturalMartialArts. Even their looks are a contrast; Elektra has black hair and wears a red LeotardOfPower while Natasha has red hair and wears a black SpyCatsuit.
* GorgeousGreek: A Greek beauty with typical Mediterranean features such as dark hair and olive skin, she is also a very sexualized {{Love Interest|s}} to Daredevil.
* GuardStationsTerminallyUnattended: Elektra does this in her own series, reproducing a scene from TheMovie.
* GunsVsSwords: Subverted. She is a master of both and will use either. She ''normally'' relies on bladed weapons, but that doesn't means she isn't going to pull out an Uzi.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Disguising herself as a stripper, Elektra's assets were hidden by her arms and, later, feathers.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Depending on the story, Elektra can be a villain or hero or [[BlueAndOrangeMorality something in between]].
* HeroicSecondWind: Elektra gets one during her rematch with Bullseye.
* IconicSequelCharacter: Elektra is one of Daredevil's most well-known supporting characters and antagonists but she didn't appear in the books until Frank Miller's run in the 1980s, two decades after Daredevil's debut.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Bullseye in her famous death.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Gardening shears, shards of ice, her waist sash, her own teeth... yes, she's very good at improvising weapons.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Taking a cue from Bullseye, Elektra once spit one of her own teeth into the mouth of [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} Paladin]], choking him long enough for her to break free from her bonds.
%%* KnifeNut
* KungFuWizard: Elektra is one of Marvel's greatest martial artists and all of her superpowers are [[KiManipulation Ki Attacks]].
* LadyInRed
* LadyOfWar: Elektra is as graceful in battle as she is deadly.
* LeotardOfPower: Her iconic costume of red color. She also a white variant after her resurrection.
* LiteralSplitPersonality: Elektra was split into good and evil aspects after being resurrected by Stone. Calling itself Erynys, the entity was defeated by Elektra, returning the evil to Elektra's soul.
* MadeOfIron: The amount of things that she's shaken off or gotten up from that would have killed or crippled anyone else is truly jawdropping even by MU standards.
* MagicKnight: Has some minor Ki Attacks and magical abilities, most of which are used to enhance her battle prowess, as well as some low-level PsychicPowers. Most of these come from training with the mystical evil ninja sect The Hand.
* MakeMeWannaShout: The Silent Shout, an powerful ki attack used by the Chaste that leaves the user mute for a few days. Elektra can use this power as well, though not with the same intensity.
* MaleGaze: Elektra's body is prominently featured during fight scenes. When she dodges, artists usually draw her from behind to emphasize her ass. Flying kicks are drawn from the front, effectively becoming full-page crotch shots.
* MasterOfDisguise: Sometimes Elektra wears disguises to get close to her target.
* MasterOfIllusion: Elektra can project illusions into her opponents' minds.
* MasterSwordsman: She is also proficient with the katana.
* McNinja: She is a Greek ninja.
* MissingMom: Elektra's mom died shortly after giving birth to her. [[DependingOnTheWriter Maybe]].
* MoleInCharge: Part of Elektra's plan to take down the Hand and HYDRA simultaneously in ''Wolverine: Enemy of the State''.
* {{Mooks}}: Hundreds of security guards, [[DumbMuscle hired goons]], [[BountyHunter bounty hunters]], and Hand ninjas have met the business end of a sai over the years.
* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: Elektra is one of the few characters in the Marvel Universe that Wolverine considers more dangerous than himself.
* MsFanservice: She is a [[LadyInRed red-clad]] FemmeFatale whose outfits are {{Stripperiffic}} in nature, and she is often drawn in many provocative poses as seen in MaleGaze.
%%* MultipleChoicePast
%%* NotSoDifferent: Bullseye pointed this out to Elektra during their rematch when she nearly gave in to her bloodlust.
%%* OldRetainer: Stavros
* TheParalyzer: She can locate different pressure points on a person's body. She can incapacitate, paralyze, severely injure, or kill a person
* ParentalIncest: In Elektra: Assassin #1 (August 1986), the adult Elektra has vague memories of being raped by her father as a five-year-old. Years of counseling and medication had convinced her this was a false memory, but the doubt remained.
%%* PinballProjectile: Elektra's sai can be used in this manner by striking surfaces handle first.
* ProfessionalKiller: For years, Elektra worked as a bounty hunter and assassin for hire until meeting Daredevil.
* PsychicBlockDefense: Elektra has demonstrated an ability to remain hidden and undetected by other telepaths. By using a telepathic technique that she learned during her time with the Hand, Elektra can create a mental shield around her mind keeping herself hidden from not only other psychics but mind locating machines like Cerebro
* PsychicPowers: Elektra has demonstrated low-level telekinesis and telepathy.
* RaceLift:
** Who do you cast to play the olive-skinned, raven-haired, Greek-born assassin? Apparently the [[FakeNationality American-born]], [[WTHCastingAgency light-skinned, brunette Jennifer Garner]]...
** The DarkerAndEdgier ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX Punisher Max]]'' series makes Elektra Japanese, instead of a white woman who dresses up in ninja gear.
** In the ''Series/Daredevil2015'' live-action series, she's played by French-Cambodian actress Élodie Yung. To be fair though, she can pass as Greek based on facial features.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Elektras has striking black hair and wears a red outfit. She is also one of the deadliest assassins in the Marvel Universe.
* RedIsHeroic: When she is a hero.
* RedIsViolent: She is a killer so this crops up from time to time.
* TheRival: She and Bullseye competed for the position of Kingpin's top assassin. Bullseye won by killing her.
* RoofHopping
* [[SaiGuy Sai Girl]]: Her WeaponOfChoice. (Jennifer Garner even cut her leg with one shooting the movie).
%%* ScopeSnipe: Elektra once used a handgun to kill a sniper this way.
* SelfHarm: Elektra grew up close to her father but was plagued by dark visions and voices with no known source. Because of this, she occasionally reacted to them with self-harm.
* SeriesContinuityError: Two contradictory accounts of her family history have been given. In Elektra: Root of Evil #1-4 (1995), her mother, Christina, is killed by assassins hired by Orestez, while in Elektra Volume 2 #18 (1998), she is killed by an insurrectionist during the Greek Civil War. In both accounts, she gives premature birth to Elektra just before dying.
%%* SkinnyDipping: Complete with ToplessnessFromTheBack in ''Elektra: Root of Evil''.
* SociopathicHero: Even when she is on the heroic side, Elektra is incredibly ruthless.
* StayInTheKitchen: Elektra knocked a man unconscious for saying that being a hero "ain't a girl's job."
* StealthHiBye: Due to her ninja training, she can blend in with the shadows and remain undetected by most humans.
* SuperReflexes: Elektra can react fast enough to block machine gun fire with her sai.
* SuperSpeed: Elektra is fast enough to disarm half a dozen men before they can fire a single shot, gut a man from across the room before he can complete a sentence, and run so fast that security cameras can't record her movements.
* SuperStrength: Elektra is strong enough to punch through a man's torso, topple a brick wall with a single kick, and [[NeckLift lift]] a grown man above her head with one arm. She once compared the human skull to an [[MadeOfPlasticine eggshell]] during a fight.
%%* SuperWindowJump
%%* TechnicolorNinjas
* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Sai Always Works]]: Her aim is so good it works for her.
* WaifFu: She's capable of lifting twice her body weight.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Glorianna O'Breen]]
!!Glorianna O'Breen
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #205 (April, 1984)

Matt Murdock's girlfriend for a time, before becoming Foggy's girlfriend. She was [[StuffedInTheFridge killed]] by one of the Kingpin's goons.
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* AmateurPhotographer
* BackForTheDead: After being absent from the comics for several years, she is brought back for roughly two issues before being killed off.
* DamselInDistress: Matt had to rescue her on a number of occasions.
* FieryRedhead: Has red hair.
* IntrepidReporter: Dabbles in this from time to time, usually resulting in her being put in danger and having to be rescued by Matt.
* KilledOffForReal: She is killed by Victor Krueller. The Kingpin is even indirectly responsible.
* {{Oireland}}
%%* ReplacementGoldfish: She dumped Matt and Foggy briefly becomes this to her.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Killed off after being absent from the comic just to give Daredevil more reasons to angst.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Heather Glenn]]
!!Heather Glenn
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #126 (October, 1975)

A former girlfriend of Matt Murdock. She was a head of the now closed Glenn Industries, before her father committed suicide and she was forced to sign away the company. Suffering from depression, she grew more and [[DestructiveRomance more dependent on Matt]], and ended up committing suicide after she thought that Matt had ended the relationship.
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* TheAlcoholic: When she dated Tony Stark, both were heavily involved with alcohol abuse.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Both her and Matt have played both roles at different time. When they first started dating, Matt tried to be the perfect boyfriend, looking past Heather's [[BastardGirlfriend rudeness towards him and his friends]], and tolerated her constant partying. Later, when Heather [[BrokenBird lost her father]], despite very clearly being in an emotionally vulnerable state, Matt [[BastardBoyfriend strong armed her into living with him]] and [[ForYourOwnGood cutting her off form her former socialite friends.]] Even Foggy and Glorianna called him out on it.
* BrokenBird: Heather was the flighty fun loving former girlfriend of Matt. Subsequently, Matt uncovered a criminal conspiracy involving her father, who was under the control of the Purple Man. Despite the efforts of Murdock's alter ego, Daredevil, who tried to find evidence to exonerate him without exposing his secret identity, Heather's father committed suicide and Heather started to abuse alcohol.
* DestructiveRomance: After losing her father and his company in quick succession, she grows overly reliant on Matt for emotional support, an attitude [[AllTakeAndNoGive which he unconsciously encourages.]] When the two of them separate, she [[DrivenToSuicide doesn't take it well.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: In the end, she committed suicide.
* ReallyGetsAround: Dated Tony Stark, and cheated on Matt several times.
* UptownGirl
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Iron Fist]]
!! [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]]
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Daniel Thomas "Danny" Rand-K’ai
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Daredevil, The Living Weapon, Young Dragon, Daniel Thomas Rand, Daniel Rand-Kai
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Premier'' #15 (May 1974)

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-> See [[Characters/ImmortalIronFistTitleCharacter Iron Fist]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Luke Cage]]
!![[ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire Luke Cage]]
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[[caption-width-right:250: Sweet Christmas!]]

!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Luke Cage, Born Carl Lucas
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Power Man
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Luke Cage, Hero For Hire'' #1 (June 1972)

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-> See Characters/LukeCage
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Milla Donovan]]
!!Milla Donovan
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol 2 #41 (March, 2003)

A blind woman who Matt Murdock saved from a speeding truck. They quickly fell in love and were privately married. Believing that she was just a {{replacement|Goldfish}} for Karen Page, along with the dangers of being Daredevil's wife, Milla filed for divorce, despite both her and Matt still having feelings for one another.
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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Milla herself admits that she has a history of going after bad boys and part of her initial attraction to Matt was this.
* AmicableExes: For a given value of "amicable".
* DisabledLoveInterest: Is blind.
* FourthDateMarriage: One of the many, many reasons it didn't work out.
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: Defied, in a TemptingFate sort of way.
* LoveHurts
* LoveMartyr: Was driven insane by Mr. Fear.
* ReplacementGoldfish: For Karen Page, which is partially why she decides to divorce Matt.
* RevengeByProxy:
** On the receiving end of this after Matt Murdock was accused of being Daredevil, such as when Bullseye broke into her room and nearly racked his list of "number of Daredevil's girlfriends I've killed" up to 3.
** Mr. Fear decided to use her in his revenge scheme against Matt, driving her slowly insane with his gas. Turns out, he never had a cure.
* TraumaCongaLine: During Brubaker's run, had to deal with Matt being in prison, then him being a fugitive, then his fling from his time as a fugitive who has the scent of Karen Page comes back into their lives, then Mr. Fear causes her to kill someone, ''then'' she's kept on drugs in a barely aware state, and is eventually driven insane because what Mr. Fear used on her never had a cure, even though Matt promised he'd get her better.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Misty Knight]]
!!ComicBook/MistyKnight
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Mercedes "Misty" Knight
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Maya Corday, Control
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Marvel Premiere'' #21 (March 1975)

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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsDaughtersOfTheDragon Daughters of the Dragon]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Moon Knight]]
!!ComicBook/MoonKnight
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Marc Spector
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, Fist of Khonshu, Mr. Knight
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Werewolf by Night'' #32 (August 1975)

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-> See [[Characters/MoonKnightMarcSpector Moon Knight]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nyla Skin]]
!!Nyla Skin
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%%!!! '''Alter Ego:'''
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #285 (October, 1990)

Nyla Skin is a homeless girl who befriended Matt Murdock.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: The ending of ''Serpent's Crown'' implies she swings both ways based on the way she interacts with a couple of casino hostesses.
* TheBusCameBack: After not being seen in over 20 years, she returns as Conan the Barbarian's partner during the ''Serpent's Crown''.
* HandicappedBadass: Because she listened too much Rock 'n' Roll, Nyla's hearing ability was significantly decreased. She remains a very capable thief.
* OddFriendship: With Conan the Barbarian.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Punisher]]
!!ComicBook/ThePunisher
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Frank G. Castle (born Francis Castiglione)
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Mr. Smith, Charles Fort, Frank Rook, Johnny Tower, Franken-Castle, War Machine
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #129

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-> See [[Characters/ThePunisherFrankCastle The Punisher]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Spider-Man]]
!!ComicBook/SpiderMan
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Peter Benjamin Parker
!!! '''Notable Aliases:''' Bombastic Bag-Man, Ricochet, Dusk, Prodigy, Hornet, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, Captain Universe, Liar
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (Aug. 1962)

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-> See [[Characters/SpiderManPeterParker Spider-Man]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:White Tiger]]
!!ComicBook/WhiteTiger
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!!! '''Alter Ego:''' Angela del Toro
%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' Vol. 2, #58

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-> See ComicBook/WhiteTiger
[[/folder]]

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-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsWhiteTiger White Tiger]]

%%!!! '''Notable Aliases:'''
!!! '''First Appearance:''' ''Daredevil'' #168

The lethal scarlet assassin. Daredevil's most fearsome enemy as well as his former lover and most renowned as being the greatest assassin in the world.

-> See [[Characters/MarvelComicsElektra Elektra]]