Elektra’s Daredevil Is Officially Better Than Matt Murdock (& Every Other NYC Hero)
Summary
- Elektra proves herself as New York’s top superhero after just four years under the hood in
Daredevil: Gang War #4
. - Elektra efficiently cleans up NYC almost singlehandedly in the Gang War storyline’s aftermath, proving she is the city’s most effective crime-fighter.
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Daredevil: Gang War #4
is on sale from Marvel now
Warning: spoilers for Daredevil: Gang War #4!After just four years under the hood, Elektra solidifies herself as the best Daredevil and New York’s best superhero. Matt Murdock’s longtime lover became Hell’s Kitchen’s new Daredevil after the original, Matt Murdock, was sent to prison. Once he was out, she continued to maintain operations as the second Daredevil by Matt’s side, a role she remains in today.
Elektra officially became Daredevil in
Daredevil #25
by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Marcio Menyz, and Clayton Cowles
Elektra is still relatively new to the role, but manages to clean up New York City almost singlehandedly in Daredevil: Gang War #4. At the conclusion of the “Gang War” storyline, New York’s criminal syndicates are in disarray, leading to small turf wars and chaos across the city. Elektra and Spider-Man work to take down the stragglers of their major victory over the city’s gangs, and Spider-Man gives Daredevil props for the work she’s done. While Elektra thanks Miles Morales for his help, he believesshe could have cleaned up NYC by herself – an assessment that she agrees with.
Elektra is something of a reversal of the usual newbie superhero. Her years as a ninja assassin mean she’s one of the most skilled fighters on Earth, having trained since she was a teenager to effectively infiltrate, destroy, or otherwise undermine criminal organizations. In fact, Elektra’s one big weakness as a hero is that she’s so used to lethal tactics, it took her a while to adjust her fighting style to never again taking a life (Matt’s condition for allowing her to use the Daredevil persona.)
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Elektra Cleans Up New York as Daredevil
Elektra Has Been a One-Woman Army Throughout Gang War
As Gang War broke out across New York, beginning a war for territory involving every notable Marvel gangster, Peter Parker’s Spider-Man gathered a team of New York City’s best street-level heroes to combat the opposition. Elektra was among these heroes, joining a group including Miles Morales, She-Hulk, and Spider-Woman.
The team worked together well, but readers will note that in Elektra’s own series, the new Daredevil has done an overwhelming amount of damage to Gang War’s villains by herself. She’s essentially been the team’s secret weapon, with Miles’ response here totally justified by everything she’s accomplished.
For now at least, Elektra is the street-level Daredevil that New York needs.
The New Daredevil’s No-Kill Rule Shows How Different She is From Matt Murdock
Elektra struggled to adhere to Matt Murdock’s no-kill rule when she took over as Daredevil, but she may finally be coming around to the principle.
Is Elektra a Better Daredevil for New York Than Matt Murdock?
Gang War Proved Elektra Is the City’s Most Efficient Crime-Fighter
Fans will likely never be done arguing whether Matt Murdock or Elektra is the better Daredevil. However, it certainly seems that Elektra is the more effective protector of New York. It’s rare (if ever) that readers have seen a Daredevil dispose of criminals as quickly or efficiently as Elektra did during the 48 hours of Gang War. If nothing else, Elektra certainly has to be the street-level Daredevil that New York needs while Matt Murdock is away acting as an exorcist for the demons he accidentally brought back from Hell. For now at least, Elektra is the street-level Daredevil that New York needs.
Daredevil: Gang War #4 is on sale from Marvel now
