Daredevil’s New MCU Sidekick Proves A Spider-Man Team-Up Is WAY Overdue

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Published Apr 12, 2026, 11:12 PM EDT

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Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4

The MCU’s street-level stories are definitely having a moment in 2026, beginning with Daredevil: Born Again season 2. In this new season, Matt Murdock continues fighting against Mayor Wilson Fisk’s growing control of New York. However, he's not fighting alone with a resistance movement that keeps growing, including the addition of a brand-new hero to the MCU.

In Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4, Daredevil shares a poignant moment with the MCU's new White Tiger, who officially joins his resistance movement against Mayor Fisk and his Anti-Vigilante Task Force. However, this same moment absolutely makes me want a Daredevil/Spider-Man team-up in the MCU even more than I already did.

At this point, it's becoming harder to ignore that Daredevil and Spider-Man have only shared one scene in the MCU, out of costume as Matt Murdock and Peter Parker. The groundwork is there, the connections are obvious, and the timing couldn't be more perfect for the current MCU era we're enjoying in 2026.

Daredevil Just Gave The MCU's New White Tiger The Power/Responsibility Talk

White Tiger Angela in Daredevil Born Again Season 2 Episode 4

In the previous episode, Angela del Toro made her exciting debut as the MCU’s next White Tiger. Wearing her uncle’s mystical amulet, Angela very much proved herself as a surprise ally to Karen and Daredevil as they worked together to free all the AVTF's prisoners from Mayor Fisk's Red Hood free port, including Jacques Duquesne aka Swordsman.

Now, the recent Daredevil: Born Again season 2, episode 4 sees Angela del Toro's White Tiger officially joining the resistance with the support of Daredevil himself.

Calling her over, Daredevil takes a look at the amulet Angela is wearing and directly asks her if she understands the responsibility that comes with the amulet and its power, and whether she’s truly ready for it. Likewise, Angela's confirmation and response feel just as important, flipping the question back on Matt by asking him if he was ready the first time he suited up as Daredevil.

While this new MCU alliance is very exciting in its own right, Daredevil and White Tiger's entire conversation about power and responsibility naturally makes me even more eager for a team-up with Spider-Man, and how natural a crossover between the two heroes would be in future street-level stories.

We've Waited Long Enough For A Daredevil/Spider-Man Team-Up In The MCU

Tom Holland's Spider-Man and Charlie Cox's Daredevil in the MCU

At this point, it feels like the MCU has done everything but put Daredevil and Spider-Man together in costume.

We've certainly gotten close, like Matt Murdock serving as Peter Parker's lawyer in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Likewise, MCU fans got another glimpse of the duo's potential in the first season of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, where the two heroes met and even clashed in the MCU-adjacent reality. As fun as that animated encounter was (especially with Charlie Cox voicing Daredevil), it’s not the same as a full live-action team-up in the MCU proper.

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Matt Murdock was blinded as a child by radioactive material that fell from a truck. While he lost his sight, the accident gave him something extraordinary in return. What did the radioactive exposure give Matt?

ASuper strength BTelepathy CSuperhuman radar-like senses DX-ray vision

✓ Correct! The radioactive chemicals that blinded young Matt Murdock simultaneously supercharged his remaining senses to extraordinary levels and gave him a radar-like spatial awareness. He can “see” the world around him through sound, smell, touch, and taste with superhuman precision — making him one of Marvel’s most unique heroes.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is superhuman radar-like senses. The radioactive accident didn’t give Matt strength, telepathy, or X-ray vision — it heightened all his remaining senses to superhuman levels and granted him a radar sense that lets him perceive the world around him in 360 degrees.

Daredevil’s greatest enemy is a massive, calculating crime lord who controls most of the criminal underworld in New York City. This villain is known by his real name and his title. Who is he?

ABullseye BWilson Fisk / The Kingpin CThe Hand DThe Owl

✓ Correct! Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, is Daredevil’s most iconic adversary. Despite having no superpowers, Fisk’s immense physical strength, ruthless intelligence, and iron grip on New York’s criminal underworld make him one of Marvel’s most terrifying villains. Their battle is deeply personal — both men believe they’re saving Hell’s Kitchen.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is Wilson Fisk / The Kingpin. Bullseye is a deadly assassin, The Hand is a ninja organization, and The Owl is a lesser crime lord. But the Kingpin is the definitive Daredevil villain — the immovable force that controls New York’s underworld from the shadows.

By day, Matt Murdock fights for justice in a courtroom as a lawyer. He co-founded a law firm with his best friend in Hell’s Kitchen. Who is Matt’s law partner and best friend?

ABen Urich BDanny Rand CFranklin ‘Foggy’ Nelson DLuke Cage

✓ Correct! Franklin “Foggy” Nelson has been Matt Murdock’s best friend and law partner since they met at Columbia Law School. Together they founded Nelson & Murdock, a small firm dedicated to defending the people of Hell’s Kitchen. Foggy is the heart and conscience of the partnership — often the one pulling Matt back from the edge.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is Franklin “Foggy” Nelson. Ben Urich is a journalist at the Daily Bugle, Danny Rand is Iron Fist, and Luke Cage is a Harlem-based hero. Foggy Nelson is Matt’s irreplaceable best friend, law partner, and moral anchor.

The Netflix Daredevil series (2015–2018) was praised for its dark tone and incredible fight choreography. Which actor portrayed Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the Netflix series and later in the MCU’s Daredevil: Born Again?

ABen Affleck BCharlie Cox COscar Isaac DJon Bernthal

✓ Correct! Charlie Cox brought Matt Murdock to life with a nuanced, critically acclaimed performance across three seasons of Netflix’s Daredevil. His portrayal was so beloved that Marvel Studios brought him back for the MCU, appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home and starring in Daredevil: Born Again.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is Charlie Cox. Ben Affleck played Daredevil in the 2003 film, Oscar Isaac is Moon Knight, and Jon Bernthal plays the Punisher (who appeared in Daredevil Season 2). Charlie Cox is the definitive live-action Man Without Fear.

Bullseye is one of Daredevil’s deadliest foes, a psychopathic assassin with an extraordinary ability. What is Bullseye’s signature power?

ASuper speed BInvisibility CPerfect accuracy — he never misses a target DMind control

✓ Correct! Bullseye possesses an innate ability to turn virtually any object into a lethal projectile with perfect accuracy. From playing cards to paper clips, anything in his hands becomes a deadly weapon. He’s responsible for some of the darkest moments in Daredevil’s history, including the murder of Elektra.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is perfect accuracy — he never misses a target. Bullseye doesn’t have super speed, invisibility, or mind control. His terrifying gift is unerring aim — he can kill with a toothpick, a playing card, or anything he can throw.

Elektra Natchios is a complex character in Daredevil’s life — sometimes lover, sometimes enemy. She is a deadly assassin trained by a mysterious ninja organization. What is the name of this organization?

AThe League of Shadows BThe Hand CHYDRA DThe Foot Clan

✓ Correct! The Hand is a secretive ninja organization that plays a major role in Daredevil’s mythology. Founded centuries ago, they deal in assassination, mysticism, and resurrection. Elektra was trained by The Hand and has been both their weapon and their enemy — her complicated ties to the organization mirror her complicated relationship with Matt.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is The Hand. The League of Shadows is from DC’s Batman universe, HYDRA is the broader Marvel villain organization, and The Foot Clan is from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (actually inspired by The Hand). The Hand is the ancient ninja order central to Daredevil’s world.

Frank Castle, the Punisher, has a complicated relationship with Daredevil. They share a mission to fight crime but disagree fundamentally on methods. What is the core philosophical difference between Daredevil and the Punisher?

ADaredevil uses weapons, Punisher doesn’t BDaredevil refuses to kill, Punisher kills criminals CPunisher works with police, Daredevil doesn’t DDaredevil only fights at night

✓ Correct! This is the defining tension between Daredevil and the Punisher. Matt Murdock, a devout Catholic and lawyer, believes in the justice system and refuses to cross the line into killing. Frank Castle believes the system is broken and that lethal force is the only way to permanently stop criminals. Their rooftop debate in Season 2 of the Netflix series is one of the greatest scenes in superhero television.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is that Daredevil refuses to kill while the Punisher kills criminals. It’s actually the Punisher who uses weapons (guns, explosives), and neither works with police. Daredevil fights at all hours. The real divide is moral: Matt believes in redemption and the law, while Frank believes in permanent, lethal justice.

In the Daredevil Netflix series, Vincent D’Onofrio’s portrayal of Wilson Fisk was widely acclaimed. In Season 3, Fisk manipulated a specific FBI agent to become the new Bullseye. What is this character’s name?

ARay Nadeem BBenjamin Poindexter (Dex) CBrett Mahoney DMitchell Ellison

✓ Correct! Benjamin “Dex” Poindexter, played brilliantly by Wilson Bethel, was an FBI agent with a troubled past and an innate ability for perfect marksmanship. Fisk recognized his psychological vulnerabilities and manipulated him into donning a Daredevil suit to frame Matt Murdock, setting up Dex’s transformation into the classic villain Bullseye.

✗ Even Daredevil’s radar sense couldn’t find the right answer there! The answer is Benjamin Poindexter (Dex). Ray Nadeem was another FBI agent manipulated by Fisk but in a different way, Brett Mahoney is an NYPD sergeant allied with Daredevil, and Mitchell Ellison is the editor of the New York Bulletin. Dex is the one Fisk groomed to become Bullseye.

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Looking forward, there's certainly reason to be hopeful. After all, Frank Castle's Punisher (Jon Bernthal) is already confirmed to appear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, following his upcoming Disney+ Special Punisher: One Last Kill. That's a great sign that the movie will remain focused as a primarily street-level story. Having fought with and against The Punisher, Daredevil's inclusion does feel like a logical next step, while also paying off Mayor Fisk's speech about all three heroes in the first season of Daredevil: Born Again.

Additionally, we also have a sinister ninja cult known as The Hand appearing in Spider-Man: Brand New Day as well, who are classic foes of Daredevils in the comics and in the MCU. All things considered, there's plenty of reason for me to keep my fingers crossed. However, now that Daredevil is actively passing on the same core values that define Spider-Man, the thematic connection is now stronger than ever.

It truly boils down to this: With Matt Murdock currently instilling the same values of power and responsibility to new heroes in the MCU, Marvel Television just gave us even more reason to want a team-up between Daredevil and Spider-Man sooner rather than later, so let's finally make it happen!

New episodes of Daredevil: Born Again season 2 release Tuesdays on Disney+ from Marvel Studios.