Charlie Cox’s Daredevil is returning for Echo, his first solo Marvel Studios project will be Disney +’s Daredevil: Born Again. One of the most promising things about Daredevil in the MCU is the prospect of seeing Matt interacting with other superheroes, which can help elevate Charle Cox’s version of the character even further.

Although the Netflix Marvel series would sometimes reference the MCU, whether Daredevil and the other Defenders shows are canons to the MCU is a question Marvel Studios has yet to happen. No MCU movie character even appeared in the Netflix Marvel series, which means Charlie Cox’s Daredevil never got to interact with the Avengers. Matt Murdock did get to interact with Punisher and the Defenders, but other than that, Daredevil’s story was mostly self-contained.

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Considered by many of the best superheroes shows to date, Netflix’s Iron Man, the very first MCU hero, had no problem with killing, and neither did names like Captain America nor Hawkeye. A lot of the Avengers are “professional superheroes,” which is exactly the opposite of how Matt Murdock perceives his Daredevil crusade. This contrast between Daredevil’s no-killing rule and the way most of the Avengers act can add another layer to all characters involved and make the MCU feel bigger and more varied.

The No-Killing Rule Defines Charlie Cox’s Daredevil

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The no-killing rule set the narrative for the best Netflix Daredevil storylines. For example, it was thanks to the line between killing or not that Daredevil and Elektra were never able to find common ground. The no-killing rule also made for what is one of the best scenes in the entire series – Daredevil’s long conversation with Frank Castle. Two completely different vigilantes, both Punisher and Daredevil believed their way was the right away, and neither of them was willing to compromise their beliefs. The Daredevil season 3 finale itself was built on Matt’s no-killing rule, as Daredevil couldn’t bring himself to kill Wilson Fisk and instead formed a truce with the Kingpin.

The MCU has been considerably nonchalant when it comes to superheroes killing. Unlike the DCEU, in which controversial moments like Superman killing Zod echoed through other films, the fact that the Avengers often kill was only really brought up in Captain America: Civil War. With Daredevil now part of the franchise, the MCU could change that approach by having Matt acknowledge how different his methods are from the Avengers.

While the Netflix Daredevil series worked great as a standalone story, Matt Murdock shines the most when he is interacting with other superheroes. Those moments in the comics always made Daredevil feel unique compared to most Marvel characters, which can now be brought into the MCU. It remains to be seen if any other heroes will show up in Daredevil: Born Again, or if it will still take a while for Daredevil to team up with an Avenger.

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