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This article contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again seasons 2 and 3.
Turns out, the title Born Again doesn’t just refer to Daredevil. Since coming to the MCU via the Disney+ series, the Man Without Fear has brought along several characters from the Netflix series, including Vincent D’Onofrio as archenemy Wilson Fisk, Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, and Mike Colter as Luke Cage. Initial set photos showed Finn Jones back as Iron Fist, and now a new set reveals that Elodie Yung has returned as Elektra, the Greek assassin/ex-girlfriend of Matt Murdock.
By itself, Elektra’s return isn’t much of a surprise. Since Frank Miller introduced the character in 1981’s Daredevil #168, she’s been a mainstay in Daredevil’s life. However, the timing of the return does raise some eyebrows. Season 2 ended with Matt Murdock’s identity being revealed to the world, and Matt sentenced to prison for his vigilante activities. Matt’s gone to jail several times in the comics for a variety of reasons, and, during his most recent stint in the slammer, a replacement took over as the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen: Elektra Natchios.
Elektra becomes Daredevil in 2020’s Daredevil #25, part of Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto’s incredible run. The issue begins with Elektra castigating Matt for choosing to go to prison instead of staying on the streets to help people, a decision she considers selfish and born of his Catholic guilt, not of any heroism. But by the end, Elektra confesses that she’s tired of the darkness that has enveloped her life and wants to walk in the light that she thinks Matt has found. So, in the final pages, she takes up the mantle of Daredevil, a moniker she keeps to this day, sharing the identity with Matt.
Of course, Elektra isn’t the only possible replacement for Matt Murdock on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen. The prison plot line on the show sets up The Devil in Cell Block D, a 2005 story in which Matt goes to jail after having his identity revealed. In that storyline, Danny Rand puts on a Daredevil costume to not just protect the city, but to also prove that Matt couldn’t be the red-clad superhero. With Jones coming back into the fold, Danny seemed like the most likely candidate to replace Matt, especially since Elektra appeared to die in The Defenders.
For those who don’t remember (and no one would blame you, since it is very boring), The Defenders built on season 2 of Daredevil to position Elektra as “the Black Sky,” a living weapon created by the Hand ninja clan. Alexandra Reid (Sigourney Weaver) tried to resurrect Elektra as the Black Sky, but the latter killed Reid and established herself as the new head of the Hand. The series ended with Daredevil facing off against Elektra and, Matt Murdock being Matt Murdock, trying to talk her out of being evil. As usual, Matt’s ethical arguments only partially work, and Elektra seems to die in an explosion.
Of course, we never saw Elektra’s body at the end of The Defenders. And, even if we did, Elektra dies and gets resurrected so much that she might as well join the X-Men.
The bigger question is what she’s doing in season 3 of Daredevil: Born Again. She might just appear in a flashback, not unlike the occasionally-resurrected Foggy Nelson and never-resurrected Wesley in season 2. Or, she could be there for some Hand ninja shenanigans, which make us look even harder at shots of Hand ninjas attacking a prison in the trailers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
The simplest answer is likely the most correct. As in the comics, Matt’s faith in the inherent goodness of Elektra, a woman who has killed countless people, has finally paid off. She will become the new Daredevil, if only to save us from having to watch Danny Rand try to be the Man Without Fear.
Daredevil: Born Again season three releases in 2027.
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