The following is a list of
Daredevil enemies.
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Angar the Screamer
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pach ...
- An assassin whose screams create hallucinations.
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Ani-Men
The Ani-Men is the name of several fictional teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Four of them are villain groups, while one of them was introduced as a team of agents serving the High Evolutionary.
Publication h ...
- A group of men equipped with animal-themed costumes by the Organizer. Most of the group would return to form the Unholy Three under the Exterminator (later called the Death-Stalker). The Death-Stalker would later make a
second incarnation of the group.
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Baron Strucker
Baron Wolfgang von Strucker () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former Nazi officer, he is one of the leaders of the Hydra terrorist organization and an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, and th ...
- The founder of
HYDRA and an enemy of both
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1 ( cover dated March 1941) from T ...
and the interests of America.
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Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
- An armored criminal that often fought
Spider-Man.
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Black Tarantula
Black Tarantula is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #419 (January 1997), and makes his first full appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man' ...
- A villain shrouded in mystery and misinformation who usually serves as an occasional adversary of
Spider-Man.
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Blackwing Blackwing or Black Wings may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Black Wings'' (film), a 1963 Polish film Fictional characters
* Blackwing (character), the name of two fictional Marvel Comics supervillains and one hero
*Blackwing, one of the characters of ...
- The son of Silvermane who employs trained bats.
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Blue Talon - A highly trained martial arts master from Japan with metal gauntlets on his wrists that make his hands stronger when fighting.
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Alexander Bont
Alexander Bont is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, first appearing in ''Daredevil'' vol. 2, #66 (Dec. 2004). He w ...
- The first Kingpin of Hell's Kitchen who returns from prison, claiming revenge against Daredevil for sending him to prison and to Matt Murdock for not helping him out as an attorney.
* Bruiser - A mercenary for hire, he has the ability to move his
barycenter
In astronomy, the barycenter (or barycentre; ) is the center of mass of two or more bodies that orbit one another and is the point about which the bodies orbit. A barycenter is a dynamical point, not a physical object. It is an important co ...
to certain parts of his body, allowing him to become a human bulldozer, able to hit from a certain point with all his weight in a burst of strength.
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Bullet
A bullet is a kinetic projectile, a component of firearm ammunition that is shot from a gun barrel. Bullets are made of a variety of materials, such as copper, lead, steel, polymer, rubber and even wax. Bullets are made in various shapes and ...
- A mercenary who serves as an agent of the United States government.
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Bushwacker
Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tra ...
- A mutant-killer with a cybernetic gun-arm.
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Bullseye - A psychotic assassin and an
archenemy
In literature, an archenemy (sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) is the main enemy of someone. In fiction, it is a character who is the protagonist's, commonly a hero's, most prominent and most-known enemy.
Etymology
The word ''archenemy'' some ...
of Daredevil.
C
* Chance - A gambling-themed hitman in a battlesuit.
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Copperhead - Murderous vigilante that died and returned as an agent for a demon.
* Crime-Wave - A criminal mastermind that sought to take over organized crime in New York.
* Crossbow - A British assassin that employs a crossbow.
*
Crusher
A crusher is a machine designed to reduce large rocks into smaller rocks, gravel, sand or rock dust.
Crushers may be used to reduce the size, or change the form, of waste materials so they can be more easily disposed of or recycled, or to redu ...
- A villain with super strength.
D
* Dark Messiah - A powerful madman that believed himself to be divine. He transformed three criminals (Josiah, Macabee, and Uriah) to become his Disciples of Doom and would later join Madame MacEvil's Terrible Trio.
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Death-Stalker
Dagger
Dagoth
Dagoth is a demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange.
Daken
Dakimh the Enchanter
Damballah
Daniel Whitehall
Daniel Whitehall is a British intelligence agent also known as the Kraken.
An elite assassin and member of the ...
- Philip Sterling assumed the role of the Death-Stalker (aka the Exterminator) to became a terrifying criminal after gaining strange powers from an accident with the time-displacer ray.
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Death's Head
Death's Head is the name of several fictional characters appearing in British comics and American comic books both published by Marvel Comics.
The original Death’s Head is a robotic bounty hunter (or rather, as he calls himself, a "freelanc ...
-
Karen Page
Karen Page is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She serves as the original love interest for Daredevil, under Matt Murdock's employ as his legal secretary. In 1999, Page was killed by Bullseye, ...
's father who went mad and became a costumed criminal.
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Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus (Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius), also known as Doc Ock for short, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in '' ...
- One of
Spider-Man's archenemies.
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Enforcers - A group of non-superpowered thugs who originally are enemies of Spider-Man. Although they technically have no superpowers, they are formidable fighters, so athletic and skilled that their fighting prowess is almost as good as if they had superpowers.
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Electro - A Spider-Man enemy who led the first
Emissaries of Evil
The Emissaries of Evil is a name used by three teams of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first Emissaries of Evil debuted in ''Daredevil Annual'' #1 and were created by Stan Lee, ...
against Daredevil. Even though more of a Spider-Man foe, he was the first supervillain Daredevil would face.
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Eel
Eels are ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes (), which consists of eight suborders, 19 families, 111 genera, and about 800 species. Eels undergo considerable development from the early larval stage to the eventual adult stage ...
- Edward Lavell fought
Daredevil with the help of the
Enforcers.
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Elektra
Electra was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
Electra or Elektra may also refer to:
Greek mythology
*Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades
* Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo
* Electra (Oc ...
- Once a lover of Daredevil, now an assassin.
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Gladiator
A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gla ...
- An armored thug who would eventually reform and become an ally of Daredevil.
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Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is the alias of several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and best-known incarnation Norman Osborn, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, is generally regarded as one of the ...
(
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the firs ...
)
*
Grotto
A grotto is a natural or artificial cave used by humans in both modern times and antiquity, and historically or prehistorically. Naturally occurring grottoes are often small caves near water that are usually flooded or often flooded at high ...
- One of the Kingpin's employees and Turk's partner. A heavy-set, slow-witted bungler who gets beaten up a little less often than Turk, because he gives up more easily.
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Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala (which has two opposable thumbs on each " ...
- A group of super powered ninjas.
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Indestructible Man
''Indestructible Man'' is a 1956 American crime horror science fiction film, an original screenplay by Vy Russell and Sue Dwiggins for producer-director Jack Pollexfen and starring Lon Chaney Jr., Ross Elliott and Robert Shayne.
The picture ...
- A munitions seller that became nigh-indestructible and a menace.
* Insomnia - A female villain who worked for Mr. Fear who had enhanced strength, durability and speed with superhuman sight and martial arts skills that battled Daredevil on the rooftops of the city.
* Ikari - Ikari (Japanese for fury) is a costumed martial artist who is hired by
Lady Bullseye
Lady Bullseye (Maki Matsumoto) is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A female counterpart of Bullseye, she was created by Ed Brubaker, Marko Djurdjevic, and Clay Mann, first appearing in ''Daredevil' ...
to help her kill Daredevil. Ikari wears a Japanese version of Daredevil's original costume and claims to have a radar sense just like him, except he can see. He also carries
Kama weapons, like Daredevil carries his billy clubs. Daredevil lost to him the first time, but beat him in their rematch. He later appears in San Francisco now working for the Kingpin, where he helps kidnaps Murdock's friends and fought Daredevil again before being killed by the
Shroud
Shroud usually refers to an item, such as a cloth, that covers or protects some other object. The term is most often used in reference to ''burial sheets'', mound shroud, grave clothes, winding-cloths or winding-sheets, such as the famous Shr ...
. Murdock would later impersonate Ikari to rescue his friends.
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* Jaguar - An agent for
HYDRA.
*
Jester
A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs ...
- A jester-like villain.
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Kingpin
Kingpin or king pin may refer to:
Vehicular part
* Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
** The central bolt of a skateboard, axle assembly ("truck"), around which the rest of the mechanism can flex, allowing the rider ...
- A ruthless crime lord and the
archenemy
In literature, an archenemy (sometimes spelled as arch-enemy) is the main enemy of someone. In fiction, it is a character who is the protagonist's, commonly a hero's, most prominent and most-known enemy.
Etymology
The word ''archenemy'' some ...
of Daredevil, indeed uncontested as Daredevil's greatest enemy. The Kingpin also serves as an enemy for the Punisher and Spider-Man.
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Kirigi - A ninja assassin after being resurrected by the
Hand
A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered appendage located at the end of the forearm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs. A few other vertebrates such as the koala (which has two opposable thumbs on each " ...
.
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Lady Bullseye
Lady Bullseye (Maki Matsumoto) is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A female counterpart of Bullseye, she was created by Ed Brubaker, Marko Djurdjevic, and Clay Mann, first appearing in ''Daredevil' ...
- A female assassin who models herself after
Bullseye.
*
Leap-Frog - A frog-themed supervillain; now reformed.
M
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Machinesmith - A villain who specializes in
robotics
Robotics is an interdisciplinarity, interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist human ...
.
* Madame MacEvil - The leader of the Terrible Trio; she later reforms.
*
Man-Bull
The Man-Bull is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character made its live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series '' She-Hulk: Attorney at Law'', played by Nate Hurd.
Pub ...
- A man with the appearance of a humanoid
bull
A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species '' Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions,
incl ...
.
* Felix Manning - A criminal who hired Gladiator to make a copy of the Daredevil costume for an unnamed violent mental patient.
*
Masked Marauder - A costumed criminal scientist whose helmet projects "optiblasts" which can temporarily or permanently blind a victim.
*
Matador
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activit ...
- A criminal who once was a famous bullfighter.
* Mind-Master - Ruffio Costa is a Maggia crime lord who once kidnapped Robert Mallory's son Keith and held him for a ransom of the tidal station plans. This activity attracted the attention of Daredevil and the Black Panther. Due to him using a weapons lab as a hideout, he was bombarded by neutrons from an exploding machine and was transformed into Mind-Master, where he can fire incinerating blasts of psychic energy. Daredevil and the Black Panther were able to fight Mind-Master until his energy ran out and he regressed back to Ruffio. They defeated Ruffio and left him for the police.
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Mister Fear
''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' or ''Mr'', is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. The title 'Mr' derived from earlier ...
- A villain who uses a hallucinogenic gas to inspire fear into opponents much like the
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
villain the
Scarecrow
A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesle ...
.
*
Mister Hyde - A villain whose name and likeness are taken from the book character ''
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde''. Unlike the book character, this Mr. Hyde is also super-strong and nearly invulnerable.
* Muse - A serial killer that used his victims' remains to create artwork around New York City.
*
Mysterio
Mysterio (Quentin Beck) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #13 (June 1964). He is primarily depicte ...
- Master of illusion, also often fought Spider-Man. Battled Daredevil during the "
Guardian Devil
"Guardian Devil" is an eight-issue Daredevil story arc originally published by Marvel Comics in ''Daredevil'' (vol. 2) #1-8. It features the hero suddenly caring for an infant that may be either the Messiah or the Antichrist. The issues were wri ...
" story arc.
N
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Nuke - One of the test subjects of the
Weapon Plus program.
O
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The Owl - An
owl
Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...
-themed crime lord.
*
Ox - Mostly one of the Enforcers but has established himself as a Daredevil villain on his own sometimes by occasionally working with Kingpin or Mister Fear.
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Paladin
The Paladins, also called the Twelve Peers, are twelve legendary knights, the foremost members of Charlemagne's court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) ''chanson de geste'' cycle of the Matter of France, where ...
- An active and often violent
mercenary
A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any ...
who is sometimes in conflict with other
superheroes
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...
.
* Plastoid - A robot assassin.
*Prowler Aaron Davis is a career criminal and the uncle of
Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo Morales Ahmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is one ...
, who became the second Spider-Man in this reality.
*
Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher mad ...
- Frank Castle became the vigilante known as the Punisher to wage his own personal war against the criminal underworld. He comes into conflict with many heroes, most commonly Daredevil.
*
Purple Man
The Purple Man (Zebediah Kilgrave) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Joe Orlando, he first appeared in ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' #4 (Octobe ...
- A
psychotic
Psychosis is a condition of the mind that results in difficulties determining what is real and what is not real. Symptoms may include delusions and hallucinations, among other features. Additional symptoms are incoherent speech and behavior ...
supervillain who can hypnotically control and manipulates people of his choice.
*
R
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Ramrod
A ramrod (or scouring stick) is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly blackpowder). The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually hel ...
- A cyborg mercenary.
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Shock
Shock may refer to:
Common uses Collective noun
*Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names
* Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves
Healthcare
* Shock (circulatory), circulatory medical emerge ...
- Daughter of Mr. Fear IV (Alan Fagan), she has the power to induce fear, hatred and rage in others.
*
Silvermane
Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A notorious crime boss and prominent figure in the Maggia, a fictional organized crime syndicate, he is usually depicted as an adversary ...
- Crime boss in the
Maggia that took over HYDRA and tried to take over organized crime in New York. He is also the father of Blackwing.
*
Stilt-Man
Stilt-Man is the name of multiple different supervillains in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Stilt-Man first appeared in ''Daredevil'' #8 (June 1965). He is a criminal wearing an impenetrable suit of armor w ...
- A thief that employs a suit of power armor and a pair of hydraulic stilts.
* Micah Synn - A Kinjorge chief that ran afoul of Daredevil and Kingpin.
*
Spot
Spot or SPOT may refer to:
Places
* Spot, North Carolina, a community in the United States
* The Spot, New South Wales, a locality in Sydney, Australia
* South Pole Traverse, sometimes called the South Pole Overland Traverse
People
* Spot (produ ...
- Low-level villain that can manipulate spatial portals. Originally a Spider-Man villain. Typically a gun-for-hire for larger rogues and crime organizations.
*
Stunt-Master - A motorcycle themed villain who has clashed with Daredevil on more than one occasion.
T
*
Tombstone - One of
Kingpin
Kingpin or king pin may refer to:
Vehicular part
* Kingpin (automotive part), the pivot in the steering mechanism
** The central bolt of a skateboard, axle assembly ("truck"), around which the rest of the mechanism can flex, allowing the rider ...
's goons, capable of withstanding high caliber bullets and toxic gases because of his skin that is as strong as solid concrete.
* Tribune - A mad zealot that led a group to execute who he perceived as enemies of America's way of life.
*
Typhoid Mary
Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), commonly known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-born American cook believed to have infected between 51 and 122 people with typhoid fever. The infections caused three confirmed deaths, ...
- Typhoid Mary is an enemy and former lover of Daredevil with low level psionic powers.
*
Turk Barrett
Turk Barrett is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted in stories featuring Daredevil, in which his inept schemes are played as comic relief.
Barrett was a recurring ...
- One of Kingpin's employees, a bumbling idiot who gets beaten up a lot.
[Daredevil #170-172]
* Terrax - A monster who can paralyze by touch.
References
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