Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin in Daredevil Born Again
Concerning how all of this links back to Kingpin in Daredevil: Born Again, the new mayor of New York is using Tony Stark’s short-sightedness as a way to exert his power over the vigilantes he hates. While not every superhero has followed in Iron Man’s footsteps, there is no denying that keeping the secret identities of heroes is less of a pressing plot point in the MCU, thanks to Tony Stark’s original decision. Hector Ayala was willing to give up his secret identity, and this only furthered Wilson Fisk’s distaste for vigilantes.
Fisk used Hector’s notoriety to either orchestrate his death himself or simply push others into doing his dirty work for him and rid the city of another vigilante. He did so by explaining that those hiding behind masks are cowards, proving how easily he can weaponize the secret identities – or lack thereof – of vigilantes in New York. This undoubtedly makes Fisk much more dangerous than he ever has been in Daredevil: Born Again, all while recontextualizing an Iron Man decision from the very beginning of the tied one of the most significant MCU Iron Man moments to Kingpin, making the latter much more threatening in the process. Daredevil: Born Again episode 3 centered almost entirely on the court case Matt and his new associate, Kirsten, picked up in the two-episode premiere. This court case surrounded Daredevil: Born Again’s White Tiger, otherwise known as Hector Ayala, and the false accusation that he killed an NYPD officer in cold blood.
After a series of trials and tribulations, Matt and Kirsten managed to convince the jury that Hector was not responsible for these crimes. This angered Daredevil: Born Again’s Punisher-inspired dirty cops, leading to a tragic ending for Hector. An unseen assailant donning the skull of Frank Castle lured White Tiger into the open and killed him, circumventing the law so that vigilantes can be punished, despite Hector being an innocent man. This links to the words of Daredevil: Born Again’s Mayor Fisk, who has subsequently been tied to a major Iron Man decision, which only makes the former more dangerous.Kingpin & Iron Man Agree On One ThingConcerning Vigilantes & Their Identities
Iron Man and Kingpin In The MCU
The Iron Man moment that Wilson Fisk has been tied to via Daredevil: Born Again is one of the most iconic in the MCU: the “I am Iron Man” scene. In this moment from 2008’s Iron Man, Tony Stark felt that there was no need to hide his identity as a superhero of Earth, instead revealing himself as the man in the suit of armor. This decision was a huge turning point for the MCU regarding superhero identities, and it seems to be something that Wilson Fisk agrees with after the ending of Daredevil: Born Again episode 3.White Tiger and Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again
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