[50] Elektra is an Olympic-level athlete, strong in gymnastics and swimming, with a high level in athleticism, human strength, speed, stamina, agility, dexterity, reflexes and reactions, coordination, balance, and endurance. Elektra can communicate telepathically with individuals possessing similar levels of mental discipline, such as the Chaste. A rescue attempt by Matt went wrong, and Hugo Natchios was gunned down. Wolverine eventually used Gorgon's own powers against him, defeating him. Daredevil never revealed exactly what happened to the MCU's Elektra, but Elodie Yung's assassin could return in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But in DAREDEVIL (1964) #325, Elektra paid a high price for her victory. She overpowers Paladin and chokes him by spitting her broken tooth down his throat. Elektra stays close to Scotty, protecting him from repeated assaults by his mother, the Goblin Queen, and her brainwashed allies. Elektra later battled the Hand alongside Daredevil and Gladiator. This has brought him into conflict with many dangerous villains and even vigilantes such as the Punisher. "[55], In the story "What If Elektra Had Lived? It's one of the worst things that's ever happened to Daredevil in the comics, and it was nearly the last time the two would ever be together. Although Matt believed he had failed, Elektra lived again. Stick asks Daredevil and Elektra if they relinquish their old lives to lead The Fist. DAREDEVIL (1964) #181 is the now-classic battle for the ages when Elektra and the maniacal Bullseye went head-to-head. She was targeted by several Skrull impostors while staying in Japan, however, Elektra fought and killed most of these Skrulls (including Siri), before being blindsided and severely beaten by a Super Skrull manifesting Invisible Woman's invisibility and Colossus' organic steel armor. She helped retrain him to the point where he could think and vocalize as a human once more, and spent time with him thereafter as he returned to his normal form, including taking him with her on a return to her ancestral home. Elektras presence was intoxicating to Matt, and she clearly wanted to lure him in by encouraging him to let go of everything that was holding him back. Since supervillains, especially in the Marvel world, are so willing to threaten the lives of their enemies' loved ones, it becomes very difficult for said heroes to ever get close to anyone. Frank Miller, Terry Austin, Glynis Wein, and Joe Rosen showed readers what would have happened if Elektra escaped death. Despite her villainous role in her introduction arc, Elektra and Matt's romance deeply impacted both of them. [23] She worked to stop Wolverine from killing others as well as to try to turn him back to his normal self. [15] The Kingpin then assigned her to kill Matt Murdock's partner, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson. [34] Iron Man immediately orders her held in protective custody at S.H.I.E.L.D. 9. RELATED:10 Best Daredevil Storylines In Marvel Comics, Ranked. Elektra had already decided to reform The Fist to end The Hand, but she needed Matts trust to do so. Though not knowing Spider-Girl's true identity, Elektra quickly surmises that she is the daughter of Spider-Man based on how she talks, fights and carries herself. While Daredevil has worked with incredible heroes like Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, and Spider-Man, his greatest ally is Elektra. [24] Along with the X-Man Northstar and other superhumans killed and resurrected by the Hand, Elektra attacked Nick Fury, injuring him badly and causing the destruction of a S.H.I.E.L.D. [27], In an email to Kitty Pryde, Nick Fury told her that Elektra had survived, but was missing and was probably in Eastern Europe, creating her own militia group, which she intended to be her own version of The Hand. In Elektra: Assassin #1 (Aug. 1986), the adult Elektra has vague memories of being raped by her father as a five-year-old. In the Mutant X Universe an alternate world which was visited by the Earth-616 (mainstream Marvel Universe) Havok Elektra (surname: Stavros), while still equally trained as a martial artist and assassin, is the nanny and bodyguard of Scotty Summers. Elektra was born on the island of Cyprus, near the Aegean Sea, to Hugo Kostas Natchios and his wife Christina. [19], She was hired by Nick Fury to assassinate Saddam Abed Dassam, the leader of Iraq who was in league with HYDRA, and retrieve the Scorpio Key from them. [43][44], During the Avengers: Standoff! Matt purifies Elektra's soul, keeping her safe from the Hand, purely through the force of his love for her and his own strong will. [75] She also becomes the Kingpin's lover. In the MCU, Elektra did genuinely fall in love with Matt, but it was initially under ulterior motives. March 18, 2016. Let us know your thoughts on Daredevil and Elektra's marriage in the comments. However she refuses, because she wanted him to be cold-hearted just like her out of spite for him. This has brought him into conflict with many dangerous villains and even vigilantes such as the Punisher. Afterward, she was given a much darker task. Elektra has the ability to mesmerize others, and as such make them see illusions or other phenomena.[51]. She offered Matt the chance for retribution, saying he should kill Roscoe. There's a new vigilante in Daredevil's town. Hugo's abduction along with Elektra was messy and came at a loss due to a disastrous misunderstanding. When their enemies stay out of their way, and when their interests align, these two are perfectly matched. Jonathan Majors is Kang the Conquerer, the biggest challenge for the Super Heroes of the MCU. George lives in Birmingham with her husband and their pet rats, all of whom are named after the X-Men. The confrontation happens in Daredevil #181 (1982): After a heated battle, Bullseye mocks Elektra, cuts her throat with a playing card, stabs her with her own sai, then follows her as she. Elektra's body subsequently disappeared, as did Stone. Although the two would not become romantically involved for some time, this sexual tension defined the early years of their relationship. Norman Osborn orders her studied and monitored to obtain information as to why this was the case. Both characters have been torn down and hardened from their dark pasts, even if their backgrounds and the ways they dealt with them differed. After all the trauma Daredevil had been through over the course of the story, there was one bright light he had to take away from these events. [14] She attempted to kill Daredevil after he tried to stop her from terrorizing Ben Urich. Daredevil, with the assistance of Stone, a member of Stick's order, intervened, defeating The Hand ninja. [3] She has also appeared as a supporting character of the X-Men's Wolverine and in other series and mini-series, as well as adaptations for the screen. Have you triedMarvel Unlimitedyet? She is a master hand-to-hand fighter who wields a long sword and a pair of sais. After falling off the deep end and becoming addicted to drugs, Karen began a career as a porn actress in order to sustain her high. After they both agree, Stick declares Daredevil and Elektra the new King and Queen, aka husband and wife, of the reformed Fist. While Matt languished in prison, Elektra assumed his mantle and fought by his rules. A fight erupts and just when Elektra tried to reach out to Matt, the Demon of the Hand finally possesses him. 1: The Red Fist Saga, Zdarsky, Checchetto, de Latorre, and Wilson continue to deliver some of the best Daredevil action. She even refrained from killing, because it wasnt what Matt would have wanted. It's logical how he came to open up with Elektra, as revealing his radar sense and martial arts prowess to the likes of Foggy would endangerthe latter more than anything else. [36], Elektra wakes up handcuffed to a hospital bed in the Night Nurse's clinic. This version of the character is Japanese: the Hand lends her services as a bodyguard to the Kingpin, especially to protect him from the Punisher. 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In the process of doing so, Daredevil intervened and fought Elektra, stopping her. And only one walked away. Perhaps the most famous Elektra story in the comics is her death at the hands of Bullseye. Daredevil #4 references how Matt Murdock discovers Frank is over The Hand, though not much time is spent on their history together. She is constantly toying with Matt, pushing his limits and seeing how much she can get away with, and he takes the bait every single time. Matt attempts to rescue them, but the hostage situation takes a turn for the worse, resulting in Hugo Natchios being killed. Norman taunts Elektra to undo this mind trick, and Elektra obliges. However, DAREDEVIL: WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR (2022) #1 put a darker spin on this romance when it was revealed that Elektra knew about Matt long before she met him during those wild college days. But in Season 2, Matt's relationships with Foggy and Karen were strained by the introduction of a person from his past Elektra Natchios. Evangeline Lilly who stars as Hope Van Dyne, aka Wasp, joins us live from the premiere of Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, to discuss Hope's journey, and the evolution of the family dynamics in the film. Elektra presented Matt with a tied up and beaten Roscoe Sweeney, the man responsible for his dad's murder. She forces him to surrender the keys to her to escape. When the former was dying from her wounds inflicted by Bullseye, she dragged herself to Matt's apartmentand died in his arms. But which one is his true love and soulmate? In her brief role in that corresponding story arc, she fought one of Daredevil's arch-enemies Bullseye over who would be the Kingpin's top assassin. She nearly went through with it, as Foggy was completely at her mercy. It's another difference that comic book fans will recognize from the Netflix series, but both versions executed well-written takes on Daredevil and Elektra's early relationship concerning their distinct universes. Rebuilding The Fist is going to be a strenuous task, and part of getting it to the point that it can take down The Hand involves its King and Queen becoming one in marital matrimony. While she would never choose this path on her own, her time working with Matt has persuaded her to abandon her life as an assassin and join teams like the Thunderbolts and the Heroes for Hire. Elektra also has a cameo in Spider-Girl where she is hired by the Black Tarantula to be Spider-Girl's martial arts instructor. and placed an explosive collar on his neck to ensure his loyalty. She instead gave it to the police officer who had killed her father stating that he had a debt to her and he would not let her down. While that was happening, Elektra entered Matt's mind to encourage him fight the evil presence of the demon. [35] She finally makes her escape after taking down several H.A.M.M.E.R. Matt Murdock has fallen for some of the most alluring and dangerous women in the Marvel Comics universe, but his relationship with Elektra is a popular romance that has endured. While Elektra's loss of her father was a failed endeavor, trying to save both of them was Matt's first attempt at heroics.