Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 (2025)Sorry, Foggy, but there is one major, villainous Daredevil character who is far closer to Matt Murdock than you’ll ever be. While the long-time Daredevil sidekick has been an invaluable asset in bringing normalcy to Matt’s life, one of the hero’s villains understands him better than Foggy ever could. Matt Murdock was christened by pain and lives to forge a better tomorrow, just like his greatest enemy.
Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 (2025) – by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven – is a macabre tale set in a semi-post-apocalyptic future where most of Marvel’s greatest heroes have long retired or died.
Matt Murdock has taken up a new life in his elderly years and is trying to do what he can to provide for those in need, despite being without his powers or his Daredevil persona. However, Matt finds solace in those from his past, and in his moments of need, he truly opens his heart to the one person who knew him best: Wilson Fisk.
Kingpin Is Secretly Daredevil’s Closest Confidant
Daredevil: Cold Day In Hell #1 (2025) – Written By Charles Soule And Steve McNiven; Art By Steve McNiven; Lettering By VC’s Clayton Cowles
The relationship between a hero and a villain is a sacred one. In time, the exaggerated dynamic that drives the two characters apart eventually fades as the hero and villain come to better understand each other’s motivations, hopes, and fears. There are few examples that better fit this dynamic than the relationship between Daredevil and Kingpin. When Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk first crossed paths as hero and villain in Daredevil #170 (1981) – by Frank Miller – their relationship was no different from any other “villain-of-the-week.” However, eventually, their similar relationships with cruelty and justice forged something new.
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In time, Daredevil and Kingpin began to recognize each other’s talents. From one tenacious survivor to another, both characters could acknowledge their shared traits, even in the face of opposing ideals. That said, ultimately, Murdock and Fisk often work toward the same goal: to protect Hell’s Kitchen. Matt believes peace and legal justice can save his home, while Fisk thinks order through an iron fist is the only option. In Daredevil #300 (1991), the two openly acknowledge how intrinsically linked they are and the value that each owes the other for aiding in their character growth.
Foggy Can’t Inspire Daredevil’s Growth Like Kingpin Can
Decades Of Fighting Have Led To Mutual Respect
What bonds Daredevil and Kingpin together more than Matt and Foggy Nelson may ever experience is the mutual growth shared between the characters. Foggy has been little more than a supporting character; he doesn’t challenge Matt. While Foggy’s perspective is valuable to Matt’s emotional growth, he hasn’t given Matt the faith-shaking trauma that Kingpin has doled out. Yet, without those interactions, Daredevil would never have become as well-rounded, thoughtful, and devout as he currently is. By the end of all the chaos, both Daredevil and Kingpin had come out on the other side stronger than before.
Daredevil and Kingpin’s emotional and philosophical divides have only strengthened the other’s resolve while establishing a common respect between the two tried-and-tested fighters.
At the end of his life, Daredevil doesn’t find the same solace among his living friends as he does with Kingpin’s tombstone. He’s afraid to ask Jessica Jones if she still has her powers; he’s even more afraid to know if she uses them. In Cold Day in Hell, Matt feels like he’s falling behind even though the rest of the world around him rots all the same. The “Daredevil” persona has become just as much of a relic as Kingpin’s criminal empire. Both dreams died when Hell’s Kitchen and the rest of New York City fell into ruin.
Daredevil and Kingpin’s emotional and philosophical divides have only strengthened the other’s resolve while establishing a common respect between the two tried-and-tested fighters.
Daredevil
The Daredevil franchise centers on the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil, also known as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer 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 video games.
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The Daredevil franchise centers on the Marvel Comics superhero Daredevil, also known as Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer 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 video games.
