DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Character Poster Unmasks The Villainous Muse - SPOILERS

DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Character Poster Unmasks The Villainous Muse - SPOILERS

Marvel Television has released a new character poster for Daredevil: Born Again, and it unmasks Muse to reveal the twisted serial killer's true identity...

By MarkCassidy - Apr 05, 2025 02:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Daredevil

This week's episode of Daredevil: Born Again featured a rematch between the Man Without Fear and the serial killer/graffiti artist known as Muse, and things didn't end well for the maniacal villain.

Spoilers follow.

In "Art for Art's Sake," Muse is revealed to be Bastian Cooper (Hunter Doohan), a patient of Matt Murdock's girlfriend, Heather Glenn. Cooper goes to see his therapist, and after painting her a clear picture (literally) of who he really us, ultimately takes her captive and begins to drain her blood before Daredevil intervenes.

After a brutal battle with the Man Without Fear, Muse turns his attention back to Heather, who winds up shooting her assailant dead. 

Some fans feel that Muse was "wasted" here, while others weren't fully on board with this depiction of the character in the first place. Muse's death does leave some questions heading into season 2, as we had been told to expect a "multi-season arc" for the villain. Did Cooper somehow survive, or will someone else end up adopting the Muse mantle and becoming a copycat killer?

Check out a new character poster featuring Muse/Bastian Cooper below along with some promos for the episode, and let us know what you made of "Art For Art's Sake" in the comments section.

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.

The show also stars Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Zabryna Guevara, Nikki James, Genneya Walton, Arty Froushan, Clark Johnson, Michael Gandolfini, with Ayelet Zurer and Jon Bernthal. Dario Scardapane is on board as showrunner.

Episodes are directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, Michael Cuesta, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and David Boyd; and executive producers are Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Sana Amanat, Chris Gary, Dario Scardapane, Christopher Ord & Matthew Corman, and Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead.

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THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/5/2025, 2:38 PM
I think "Born Again" might mean more than just Daredevil's return.
MartianManHuntr
MartianManHuntr - 4/5/2025, 3:02 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - User Comment Image
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 4/5/2025, 3:26 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - that'd be good. This show has been like a well cooked meal with not enough seasoning. The texture and temperature is good, but the taste....

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RolandD
RolandD - 4/5/2025, 7:45 PM
@KennKathleen - I have really enjoyed it but so far it’s not as good as the Netflix show. However, I have higher hopes for it being better under the new showrunner.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/5/2025, 2:50 PM
Yeah, I' hoping he gets resurrected to become more inline with the almost demonic, badass comic version. This one was just some incel goofy with some nice kicks.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 4/5/2025, 2:59 PM
I have no idea why people are throwing around the word incel with him, guess it's the best insult they can come up with to show their dislike for this version.

I also hope there's a resurrection coming soon that lines up with what the showrunners said about a multi-Season arc for him but I liked the reveal of his true colors in the episode, his scenes were creepy and scary.

These "blinds-character-alter ego" type of posters format for Born Again are cool too.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/5/2025, 3:02 PM
I can understand if people felt Muse was underdeveloped & such since I did feel the same way to an extent..

Essentially he was moreso a means to an end in this in terms of getting Matt back into the suit and having Kingpin assemble his Anti-Vigilante Task Force.

The showrunner has said that the Muse story will have ripples & consequences moving forward in S2 which we can already see some of with both Heather & Angela traumatized by their encounters with him which could cause a wedge between the former & Matt’s relationship aswell as send the latter down the path to take on her uncle’s mantle.

I could also see someone else pick up the mantle like it’s currently happening in the comics(and is rumored to happen in the show) with a female Muse being guided by the spirit of the original though I doubt we get something that supernatural in this show so it will likely be just someone inspired by him to also reveal their true self…

Anyway , I wish this version of Muse got more screentime since I felt Hunter Doohan was great in the role but sadly he was as short lived as his comic counterpart.

They had him be as skilled in hand to hand as the comic version but not an Inhuman which I didn’t mind nor giving him a face & an identity since we never find out Muse’s identity in the comics since again , it thematically tied into the idea of masks & true selves that the show has been doing all season.

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 4/5/2025, 3:07 PM
Pre overhaul team was so ass. Muse had no build up. Had like two scenes of development
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 4/5/2025, 3:12 PM
I knew he wuz the werewolf.
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 4/5/2025, 3:39 PM
The fight choreography needs a lot of work
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 4/5/2025, 3:43 PM
This show looks so cheap and generic
LordMushu
LordMushu - 4/5/2025, 3:57 PM
is anyone else confused though because there was definitely prior articles stating that muse was a multi season villain? Am I way off here???
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 4/5/2025, 4:01 PM
@LordMushu - they have never said Muse was a multi season villain but that the characters actions have consequences moving into S2z

Also apparently there was some sort thing on the S2 set that made people think he could be back for S2.
LordMushu
LordMushu - 4/5/2025, 4:16 PM
@TheVisionary25 - oooh I see
Tensorpants
Tensorpants - 4/5/2025, 5:57 PM
Is she the only therapist in New York?
RolandD
RolandD - 4/5/2025, 7:52 PM
@Tensorpants - Fair question. For a while, I wondered if it was not a coincidence that the Fisks were seeing Matt’s girlfriend, but I haven’t seen anything in story to suggest that there’s anything going on. She does seem to have some notoriety because for a book writing, which seemed to have attracted Muse. If she’s really good at what she does and she seems it, that could be why Fisk and Vanessa are seeing her.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 4/5/2025, 7:16 PM
Would’ve been cool if the actual DD and Muse interactions started earlier in the season.

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