Matthew Murdock (Earth-21399)

Blinded as a child, Matt Murdock dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice after his father was murdered for not losing a fixed boxing match. By day, he fights crime as a successful lawyer, but by night prowls the streets of Hell's Kitchen as a vigilante, hunting down those criminals he can't punish in the courtroom.

Early Life
Matthew Michael Murdock was born in Hell's Kitchen to a single father named Johnathon Murdock, a boxer who went by the name "Jack the Devil". Unfortunately, Jack's boxing career was middling, as was his income. Wishing to make Matt a better man than himself, Jack insisted that Matt stick to his studies rather than play sports with the other kids. As a result, Matt had few friends in his early childhood and was taunted with demeaning nicknames that implied he lacked a spine.

One day, 8-year-old Matt saw a blind man walking across the street, directly into the path of an oncoming truck. Matt heroically pushed the man out of the way and saved his life. The truck crashed and a radioactive isotope spilled out, striking Matt across the face and blinding him. While recovering in the hospital, Matt discovered his hearing, smell, taste, and touch were amplified to superhuman degrees, and he was overwhelmed with the amount of stimuli.

The hospital staff struggled to comprehend the nature of Murdock's ailment. Jack became desperate, and so sought out the help of a blind pool hall hustler known only to the other patrons as "Stick". Under Stick's tutelage, Matt not only learned to control his enhanced senses, but even secretly trained in martial arts.

When Matt was around ten years old, Jack found a new contract with fight promoter Roscoe Sweeney, who was working as a fixer on the payroll of the then-28-year-old Wilson Fisk. Sweeney promised to provide Jack enough money to put Matt through school if Jack threw his next fight. Jack, however, ignored his order and won the fight by knockout, wanting Matt to still be able to look up to him. When Fisk heard about Jack's victory, he had Jack murdered in front of Matt, who was waiting outside the arena. The killer was unaware of Matt's enhanced senses and figured Matt wouldn't be able to identify him.

Matt spent the rest of his childhood in a Catholic orphanage. Stick became his new father figure for a time, until Stick disappeared without warning one day.

Law School
To be added...

Powers

 * Superhuman Senses
 * Hearing
 * Smell
 * Touch
 * Equilibrium

Abilities

 * Hand-to-Hand Combat
 * Acrobatics
 * Legal Knowledge
 * Interrogation
 * Detective Skills