Season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil not only introduced iconic villain Bullseye to the Netflix MCU shows, but recreated the character from the ground up with a compelling and tragic origin, giving him a sense of substance that has been largely absent in the 50-plus years since the character first debuted in 1976’s Daredevil #131.
Warning: full spoilers for Season 3 of Daredevil ahead!
This isn’t to say Bullseye is a bad character as depicted in the comics. Far from it. While there was never much depth to his character, that didn’t stop him from being an effective foil for Daredevil. Using a wide array of unexpected objects as lethal projectiles, Bullseye was designed to be the perfect counter to a hero like Daredevil who prefers to fight up-close. Bullseye became Daredevil’s premiere villain because he became intently, obsessively focused on hurting Daredevil in the most personal ways possible; namely, taking the lives of two of Matt Murdock’s longtime love interests.
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Warning: full spoilers for Season 3 of Daredevil ahead!
This isn’t to say Bullseye is a bad character as depicted in the comics. Far from it. While there was never much depth to his character, that didn’t stop him from being an effective foil for Daredevil. Using a wide array of unexpected objects as lethal projectiles, Bullseye was designed to be the perfect counter to a hero like Daredevil who prefers to fight up-close. Bullseye became Daredevil’s premiere villain because he became intently, obsessively focused on hurting Daredevil in the most personal ways possible; namely, taking the lives of two of Matt Murdock’s longtime love interests.
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