DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Adds A Major Character To The MCU As [SPOILER] Makes Their Shocking Return

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Adds A Major Character To The MCU As [SPOILER] Makes Their Shocking Return

The latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again gives Hector Ayala his day in court, but a shocking ending heralds the return of a major character as we're also introduced to a possible future superhero...

By JoshWilding - Mar 11, 2025 09:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil

In tonight's episode of Daredevil: Born Again, Hector Ayala finally gets his day in court. However, Matt Murdock makes a pretty questionable decision by outing his client as the vigilante White Tiger without consulting him. 

It does help sway the jury, though, and Hector is ultimately found innocent of killing that dirty cop and released. 

Among those watching his trial are a teenage girl identified as Hector's niece, Angela del Toro. She's already been namedropped in the series but this is an exciting development, particularly with how the episode ends. 

As White Tiger resumes his role as a superhero, he walks up an alleyway, only for someone to step out of the shadows and gun him down. There's no surviving this, magical amulet or not, as poor Hector is shot in the head...by The Punisher. 

Yes, it appears Frank Castle has returned as the gunman who walks away is revealed to be wearing the anti-hero's iconic skull vest. Has The Punisher finally snapped? Did he perhaps decide that, for his role in a policeman's death, Hector deserved to die? 

It's possible, though this could also be one of the cops who idolise Frank by having his logo tattooed on their bodies. Either way, it feels like a moment that's setting the stage for The Punisher's long-awaited MCU debut. 

Back to Angela, and the death of her uncle has to be setting the stage for her to eventually become White Tiger. His murderer doesn't take the amulet and it would make sense for it to now fall into his niece's hands. 

Either way, Marvel Studios has made a big change here as the comic book version of the character is an FBI agent who investigates Daredevil when his identity is revealed to the world by Wilson Fisk. This version of Angela looks more likely to be a member of the Young Avengers...or Matt's protégé, perhaps. 

In Marvel Television's Daredevil: Born Again, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), a blind lawyer with heightened abilities is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.

"A masterpiece of epic proportions, Daredevil: Born Again delivers a powerful, unmissable take on the Man Without Fear," we said in our review"Putting street-level heroics on the map in a way that promises to change the MCU forever, the show is sublime superhero storytelling on a whole new level."

Daredevil: Born Again's first three episodes are now streaming on Disney+. 

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/11/2025, 9:26 PM
Another Kangless role....Angela should be played by Hunter "LYLE" Shafer ..Duchess of MAJORs...oh my god ibfalleb from the staten Island ferry
whatthetruck
whatthetruck - 3/12/2025, 1:10 AM
@Malatrova15 - It just hit me that you've been committed to this character for about 2 years now. I kind of admire your commitment, if I can call it that - might just be that your nuts.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/12/2025, 1:26 AM
@whatthetruck - this is who she is bro. She's her authentic self.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 3/12/2025, 1:51 AM
@whatthetruck - la tristese durera
Gabimaru
Gabimaru - 3/12/2025, 5:43 AM
@Malatrova15 - aren't we gonna talk about the police that i thought got killed by matt from previous episode? The editing is jarring. I feel like i missed a few episodes?
Batmangina
Batmangina - 3/11/2025, 9:33 PM
I saw it got fewer views than Agatha...

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BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 3/11/2025, 11:30 PM
@Batmangina - Read those sources well! They are currently running articles that are very misleading. Some of the viewer counts are not compared based on the same amount of days.
twistedcastles
twistedcastles - 3/12/2025, 1:12 AM
@Batmangina - Its important to note disney + lost a lot of subscribers in between Agatha airing and born again, so there are less subscribers now than then so the comparison isnt really equal. The show did well considering the subscribers Disney plus currentely has, it's also an R Rated show.
BigPhilbowski
BigPhilbowski - 3/12/2025, 3:14 AM
@Batmangina - it got 7.5m views. Agatha averaged between 3.5 and 5. Might wanna recheck those numbers
Batmangina
Batmangina - 3/12/2025, 8:00 AM
@BlackStar25 - I only saw this one User Comment Image
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 3/12/2025, 3:09 PM
@Batmangina - Yup...Exactly. Its comparing 5 days to 7 days. Alot of the comparisons on different site are doing that. I guess its to push a narrative...Idk.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/11/2025, 9:52 PM
Who will be the last comic characters introduced in the MCU before it reboots?
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 3/11/2025, 9:56 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - Barracuda
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 3/11/2025, 10:01 PM
Show sucks so far
MisterBones
MisterBones - 3/11/2025, 10:07 PM
Episode was fine and seeing Matt be an asshole of a lawyer was cool but the show still lacks a certain BITE. You can feel this ABSENCE OF POTENCY that Daredevil as an institution requires and always has had, whether in his comics or adaptations
McMurdo
McMurdo - 3/12/2025, 1:29 AM
@MisterBones - the best episodes are episode 1 and the final 2. The ones rewritten and overhauled. Have it on good account from folks i.follow who have seen the full season. The finale is good I hear and stands out from all the rest.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 3/12/2025, 7:32 AM
@McMurdo - I’ve heard the same. We know Dario wrote all of those too.

Like it’s been said before, seems like season 2 will be the real display for this series with Dario fully at the helm.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 3/11/2025, 10:08 PM
Once I saw him suit up, I expected something to happen, but I didn't expect him to go out like that… sheesh. I now see where the main conflict comes from. Excited to see Frank come back into the fold and Daredevil for that matter. I was happy to see them commit to the courtroom stuff and not feel the need to undercut it with unnecessary action.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/12/2025, 12:47 AM
@MyCoolYoung - But was it Frank? No face shown so could it be a cop? I am intrigued.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 3/12/2025, 1:30 AM
@RolandD - nah. Misdirect. Obvious framing. It’ll be the cops I’m sure
Blergh
Blergh - 3/12/2025, 4:02 AM
@RolandD - hard to believe it’s Frank, given his usual hatred for crooked cops.

I also remember seeing him with a beard in the trailer, looked retired
BruceWayng
BruceWayng - 3/11/2025, 10:13 PM
Remember a few years ago when McDonald’s made a new “southern” chicken sandwich to compete with Chick-fil-A. It had a similar bun. It had a similar style fried chicken. It even had two pickles. Almost the same exact sandwich on paper. But it wasn’t Chick-fil-A…

That’s what this show reminds me of…
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 3/12/2025, 1:53 AM
@BruceWayng - I get the correlation you’re shooting for, but I gotta admit the McDonald’s sandwich was better.

Ive been out of the country for a few years. Did they get rid of it? The spicy sandwich was amazing.
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 3/12/2025, 2:32 AM
@JustAWaffle - still around
JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 3/12/2025, 6:08 AM
@ProfessorWhy - User Comment Image
Matchesz
Matchesz - 3/11/2025, 10:19 PM
the writers must really hate the character of White Tiger, was waiting to see him do something cool before going out.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 3/11/2025, 10:55 PM
@Matchesz - not to worry my friend, female White Tiger female will fill that void. It's her time now.
RolandD
RolandD - 3/12/2025, 12:50 AM
@Matchesz - I wonder. Did they know he was dying at the time? Kamar de los Reyes died of cancer in 2023. Maybe that’s a leap to have killed the character because the actor was dying. I don’t know. To your point, he could have had one last chance of saving someone, stopping a crime or catching a crook before dying, regardless.
theprophet
theprophet - 3/11/2025, 10:27 PM
Episode was fine, not better than the last one but was good, people just love to butch about anything nowadays
V
V - 3/11/2025, 10:27 PM
10 daredevil articles in the last 24 hours!
TheCoonII
TheCoonII - 3/12/2025, 2:59 AM
@V - it’s literally the only ongoing comic book related project st the moment
NoobNoob
NoobNoob - 3/11/2025, 10:27 PM
We all know that he wasnt frank, its clearly the officer from the trial
cocaegelo
cocaegelo - 3/11/2025, 10:37 PM
I knew this was coming since the leaks and the fact the actor died IRL but even so I was frustrated. I get the punch in the face the scene was but I would be pissed if I had a super hero suit and didn't have a full on fight scene to show the suit and powers.

I hope this speeds up Ava Ayala becoming White Tiger, Angela is still a kid in the MCU.

I really wish to see more of the urban characters that doesn't need to save the universe/galaxy/world.

And I do Hope leapfrog shows up trying to redeem himself and become a hero after he sign the Sokovia Accords hahahaha Maybe Fisk could manage a few b list villains/heroes and make them the "NY Anti Vigilante Team".
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 3/12/2025, 1:18 PM
@cocaegelo - Not putting shade on anyone here but was under the impression the Angela/Ava versions were far more popular than Hector ever was and in the comics and animations. He initialy retired early 80's, only briefly returned over 20 years later for the Trial of the Century storyline this was an adaption of which setup Angela (niece) as his first direct legacy prior to then passing to Ava (younger Sister of Hector) more recently in the source.

There was however a differing version of Ava in animations who was his daughter, plus her Grandfather was the first White Tiger.

I wouldn't have been against more time with the original first but at least we go him rather than just skipping to one of his female relatives without at least doing the Trial of the Century first and IMO done well but it should be an adult first not a kid if anyone is taking over in the MCU anytime soon.
dragon316
dragon316 - 3/11/2025, 10:41 PM
By picture costume looks bad cw comic con quality
twistedcastles
twistedcastles - 3/12/2025, 1:14 AM
@dragon316 - its a costume made by a civilian it's not supposed to look better even Daredevils costumes went through numerous variations on the netflix show so it makes sense story wise for it not to be flashy
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 3/11/2025, 10:43 PM
lol folks actually think that was Frank? No way. It’s obviously one of those asshole cops with the punisher logo inked on them. Can’t wait to see Frank take them down- he always took special care of dirty cops in the comics.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/11/2025, 11:07 PM
@fanboy03191 - The corrupt cops are trying to frame Frank Castle to lure him out. The way Zemo did to Bucky in Civil War.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 3/11/2025, 11:15 PM
@SonOfAGif -
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