Matt Murdock is a defense attorney in Hell's Kitchen, New York City, and the masked vigilante Daredevil. He grew up in the neighborhood as the son of boxer Battlin' Jack Murdock, and a chemical accident left him blind while sharpening his other senses. He trained under the martial arts master Stick and later graduated from Harvard Law as valedictorian.

He is known for taking cases for people the system overlooks, and for a devout Catholic faith that sits in tension with