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The most violent character of theDaredevilfranchise may not even be the title lineament . Then again , in modern times , that title belongs to two grapheme : Matt Murdock , and his retentive - time partner in both crime and love , Elektra Natchios . While Matt ’s always walked the straight and narrow road , Elektra transition from supervillain , to anti - hero , to at long last , superhero desirable of joining the Avengers .
Elektra ’s repurchase arc is now full realise , and though herromance with Daredevil may have ended , she remains steadfast in her commitment to the poor boy ’s journey as the Modern Daredevil . Even with intimation that she may abandon the mantle to render to her former codename , there ’s no denying that Elektra is now a lawful paladin . Still , it ’s unacceptable to forget the cold-blooded ruthlessness that defined her when she was a deadly assassin . While the original Daredevil is no stranger to his own brutish here and now , Elektra — masquerade or no masquerade — has become an even more formidable force to be cypher with .
10Elektra Takes Down Five Muggers Like an Absolute Savage
Daredevil: Man Without Fear#3, Written by Frank Miller, Penciled by John Romita Jr., Inked by Al Williamson, Colored by Christie Scheele, and Lettered by Joe Rosen
Long before she so much as met Daredevil , lease alone became an assassin , Elektra had always had a penchant for violence . Elektra welcome violence with a smile , sanguinary to calm the voices in her head . One of the early case come in the origin story comic for the two Daredevils . In this peculiar issue , Elektra is met in an alleyway by five muggers , but contrary to what the would - be thieves think , it ’s Elektra who lures them there .
Elektra has operate as Daredevil in Marvel Comics for class now , and rooter want her heroic electric arc to be adjust for the MCU .
One by one , Elektra picks each outlaw apart , using their weapon against them and , for her own pleasure , beating them down with her bare hands . She leaves the back street looking like a fucking mess without a scratch on her after what she considers"a let down workout . “Keep in mind that this is still a young Elektra with minimal training . She ’s improved immensely since then .
9Elektra Kills Kingpin’s Henchman, But Not Before Some Brutal Torture
Punisher MAX#17, Written by Jason Aaron, Art by Steve Dillon, and Lettered by Matt Hollingsworth and VC’s Cory Petit
This issue kicks off the"Homeless"arc for the Punisher , lead to a liveliness - changing bend in Frank Castle ’s journey . As Kingpin set up for a concluding showdown with one of his most redoubtable rivals , Elektra and a representative from The Hand approach Wilson Fisk with an go to become his bodyguard . kingbolt scoffs at the proposition and put his henchmen to kill her , but Elektra fleetly choose them down , most notably clawing one henchman ’s heart out and jostle them down his pharynx . That gruesome video display is all the convincing Fisk call for to lease her .
Though Elektra is geezerhood get rid of from her villainous daytime , it ’s easy to blank out just how brutal she can be . Before Daredevil helped reform her , Elektra was one of the deadliest women on the major planet , and her brutality here is a staring monitor of her past .
8Elektra and Kingpin’s Deadly Alliance: A Brutal Killing Spree Ends in a Sinister Passion
Punisher MAX#18, Written by Jason Aaron, Art by Steve Dillon, and Lettered by Matt Hollingsworth and VC’s Cory Petit
Once officially hired as the Kingpin ’s escort , Elektra somehow manages to top her dramatic first appearance with an even more devastating performance . displease with his man for neglect to kill the Punisher , one of Kingpin ’s black - suited henchmen suggest that Kingpin remind Frank and the rest of Hell ’s Kitchen who he is . Kingpin agree , andhe and Elektra proceed to massacre the entire room .
later , they share an intimate moment on the bodies of the dead . Elektra ’s human relationship with Kingpin is part of a larger dodge , as she is also havingan affair with Kingpin ’s MCU partner , Vanessa Fisk . This attest Elektra as a master manipulator . Even without that circumstance , however , this scene distinctly shew how Elektra can take out an entire way with little to no aid .
7Luke Cage Delivers a Savage Blow to Elektra for Matt Murdock After Her Fatal Attack on Echo
New Avengers#27, Written by Brian Michael Bendis, Art by Leinil Yu, Color by Dave McCaig, and Lettered by AS and Comicraft’s Albert Deschesne
As the Japanese underworld continue to rise , the deaf Maya Lopez – best known as Echo – adopts the ninja life style and the name of Ronin . While The Avengers have to postulate with a growing Civil War in America at the dawn of the Superhuman Registration Act , Maya must get by with The Hand and its key nominal head , Elektra . This prove to be Maya ’s untying , as during fighting with each other , Elektra kills Echo . Honored to have agitate Echo , she has The Hand animate her in Hope of utilizing Maya as their instrument .
Luckily for Echo , the Avengers return to Japan to intervene . However , the rescue mission show more unmanageable than require . Even against the unbreakable Luke Cage , Elektra refuses to back down — until Cage delivers a knock-down kick that sends her tumbling down the step . Few things in the Marvel Universe can slow Elektra , but a swift kick to the groin is enough to bring even her to her knee .
6Elektra Slays the Unstoppable Kirigi in a Brutal Showdown
Daredevil#176, Story and Art by Frank Miller, Finished Art by Klaus Janson, Colored by Len Wein, and Lettered by Joe Rosen
This progeny does a great business of establishing Kirigi , the Man - Demon , as a formidable fighter . The comic opens with the words:“He is Kirigi and his name is a legend that has been whisper by the dying and the doom across the century since the feudal struggles of Japan . “This is a potent way to institute any adversary as a major terror , peculiarly consider thatKirigi is an immortal assassinator .
Elektra has exceeded expectations as the Modern Daredevil , but some Marvel Hero of Alexandria ( even Spider - Man ) fear she ’s up to her old room . Could they be right ?
5Elektra Pulverizes Wolverine in a Brutal Showdown
Wolverine#21, Written by Mark Millar, Penciled by John Romita Jr., Inked by Klaus Janson, Colored by Paul Mounts, and Lettered by VC’s Rus Wooton
Wolverine is a baffling antagonist for anyone gay enough to present him . Matt Murdock learned that the hard way lately — and that was n’t even a version of Wolverine at full strength . Even whenWolverine is own by a Deadly wickedness , he ’s still more formidable than many of Marvel ’s most grievous foes . However , one of the few exceptions to this rule isElektra , who not only kill Wolverine but whole pulverized him .
A winnings like thatforces readers to reconsider Elektra ’s ranking among Marvel ’s best fighters . The second character to take on the Daredevil mantel is n’t often bring up in conversation about the bully combat specialists in Marvel history . However , when Wolverine is included in those discussion , a critical triumph over him has to push Elektra close to the top .
Wolverine is one of the most deadly fighters in the Marvel Universe , which is why I was ball over when [ SPOILERS ] take him down so effortlessly .
4Elektra Unleashes Unstoppable Fury to Overpower The Punisher
Daredevil Woman Without Fear#2, Written by Erica Schultz, Penciled and Inked by Michael Dowling, and Lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles
While Matt Murdock ’s experience as Daredevil obviously usurps Elektra ’s relatively new time in the role , there are still things that Elektra has accomplished as Daredevil that Matt has n’t even done . For example , whenever he battle The Punisher , Matt struggled to defeat Frank Castle . However , in an era where there is both a new harum-scarum and a new Punisher , Elektra was capable to defeat the latterwith ease .
Granted , perhaps it ’s liken apples to oranges , as Joe Garrison has far less experience than Elektra . While Matt had to contend with a war veterinary surgeon who struggle in three tours , the newbie Garrison did n’t resist a chance against a extremely skilled assassinator . Still , though , Elektra was able to do in seconds what Matt has fight with for year , and that ’s punish a Punisher .
3Elektra Gets Vengeful Justice on Bullseye by Draining His Lifeforce
Elektra#11, Written by W. Haden Blackman, Art by Michael Del Mundo, Color by Marco D’Alfonso, and Lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles
Elektra ’s most infamous and devastating frustration come when she was killed by Bullseye . Matt has sinceavenged Elektra as Daredevil , but upon her retort from the dead , it took years before Ms. Natchios had an opportunity to unleash a modicum of vengeance on the marksman . When The Hand revives Bullseye to target Elektra , the opportunity come .
During a vicious battle , Elektra uses the skull of Shibou – the allege son of Death – to osculate Bullseye upon the lip . Had Shibou ’s comrade , Inochi , not give Bullseye the spark of biography , Bullseye would ’ve been beat , as Elektra intended . or else , Bullseye is merely force to flee from the battle , his life force play lento drained until , in his own word , he becomes"geriatric . “This is the secretive Elektra comes to ending his life-time with her own hands .
2Elektra Brutally Takes Down a Sex-Trafficking Serial Killer with Her Bare Hands
Elektra#3, Written by Matt Owens, Art by Juann Cabal, Colored by Antonio Fabela and Jordan Boyd, and Lettered by VC’s Cory Petit
In a flashback , Elektra team with Daredevil to pass through a freight that ’s make it from Macau on behalf of the Triad . They do n’t specify to each other what exactly is in this shipment , but upon visit , it ’s unmistakable that the answer is several trafficked women , some of whom await dead . Thissends Elektra into a unreasoning passion , find the seller on the premises and beating him to death with her nude hands . She at once vows to never fail like that again , promising to always cut the head of evil off at the author at the first chance .
All five issue of this 2017Elektraminiseries are collected in theElektra : Always Bet on Redtrade paper-back book , available everywhere now .
Elektra ’s stance on killinghas develop over fourth dimension , often becoming a incumbrance for her . However , her dedication to preserve multitude has remain unchanged . She once conceive that kill and saving were two side of the same coin , and although her approach disagree from Matt ’s no - kill convention , Elektra is determined to save everyone by any means necessary while punish immorality .
1Elektra Obliterates an Entire Security Task Force in Her Ruthless Pursuit of One Target
Elektra#23, Written by Robert Rodi, Penciled by Sean Chen, Inked by Tom Palmer, Colored by Avalon’s Ian Hannin, and Lettered by Paul Tutrone
In this effect , Mr. Prebble — a wealthy serviceman with so many dark works to his name that even he is n’t sure why he ’s being targeted — is Elektra ’s gull . And not even a firm full of armed security guards is enough to discontinue her . As Elektra infiltrates the premises and starts slaughter his rent task force , Prebble realizes she ’s found them . In a scare , he air out his commissioned surety specialiser , Mr. Bauer , urging him to leave and go home to his phratry while he still can .
Elektra is long overdue for her own ongoing solo series , as she has proven over the last several years that she is a licit A - listing Marvel Italian sandwich .
Bauer spends too much time implore Prebble for shelter to notice Elektra standing powerful behind him , her theme song sais train at his head . She spar him to pursue her tangible object , Prebble , but leaves behind a bloody trail of carnage . Never in his entire incumbency asDaredevilhas Matt Murdock exhibited the same level of battue and determination to eliminate a unmarried object asElektradoes here .
Summary
The temerarious dealership centers on the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil , also experience as Matt Murdock , a unsighted attorney with heightened senses who combats crime in New York City ’s Hell ’s Kitchen . Since his comic debut in 1964 , Daredevil has expanded into various media , including film , television , and picture game .
