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monition : Spoilers for Daredevil : Gang War # 2!There are plenty of differences betweenMatt MurdockandElektra ’s overture to beingDaredevil , and it largely boils down to Matthew ’s no - kill rule . Matt ’s rule against killing is near and dear to his code , and he ’s willing to makefew exceptions to ever break it . As for Elektra , it ’s a footling severely for her to warm up to the melodic theme of never killing again thanks to her time as an assassinator .
However , Elektra may last be willing to genuinely cohere to her perpetually lover ’s no - putting to death rule , set out inDaredevil : Gang War#2 by Erica Schultz , Sergio Davila , Sean Parsons , Ceci De La Cruz , and VC ’s Clayton Cowles . It was just in the old exit that Elektra sound off about keeping her promise to Matt that she would live by his no - kill rule while under the Daredevil mask .
Now , though , she is willing to prioritize other liveliness as opposed to being hyper - settle on on the mission . Perhaps the cowl is starting to turn her into the hero she ’s designate to be .
The New Daredevil is Warming Up to The Original’s No-Kill Rule
With Matt away focusing on his new lifeas a non-Christian priest for a local orphanhood , Elektra has stepped up as the main madcap of New York City . When New York erupts into a full - blown"Gang War " between rival factions , she ’s one of the heroes on the scene to cool the fires . As she investigates the Heat in Hell ’s Kitchen , she spends the miniseries ' first issue speak in passing about stand by Matt ’s no - kill formula as if it ’s a burden . She give the impression that she would n’t abide by it if she did n’t handle for Matt or his ruler .
Interestingly enough , just one topic later , madcap convey a different tonicity about the original ’s bragging rule . During a warehouse bust , she finds herself entangle toe - to - toe withWolverine ’s forget " daughter,“Bellona , who is now work for Madame Masque . Elektra know how dangerous she is , even notice that she prompt her of herself back when she used to kill . The fight capture intense , and Elektra could get the free fall on Bellona if not for the fact that she is distracted by having to save the snuffle Scarfe and members of the Heat before the building collapse .
The New Daredevil is Learning to Love Matt Murdock’s Code
This issue highlights the kind of influence that Matt has had on Elektra as a partner in crimefighting . She makes it clear in the first issue that she only adheres to his code more out of respect for him than moral obligation , but in this issue , it seems she ’s genuinely instruct to espouse the code because she actually need to . And it ’s not even just about the no - kill normal ; she actually is concerned about save lives ( even the life of crook ) to the point it stops her from stopping Bellona .
One can even say that if not for Elektra ’s hesitance towards the no - kill rule , she may be able-bodied to stop Bellona or end this fight sooner than it really run short on . Instead , she does something that Matt would do and that ’s prioritize spare last rather than ending one . WhileElektra ’s discharge asDaredevilhas been impressive , she is on her way to genuinely becoming an even in force hero who detests kill as much asMatt Murdockdoes .
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