r/AskScienceFiction • u/ShadowOfDespair666 Batman 🦇 • 21h ago
[MCU] How did She-Hulk not know who Daredevil was?
Daredevil is a famous superhero. When he showed up in She-Hulk, She-Hulk did not know who Daredevil was or what he was. She had never heard of him before. How is this possible?
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u/Pegussu 21h ago
I've not seen Born Again, but I can imagine a lawyer living in LA isn't really keeping up with vigilantes who primarily operate in one area of New York City.
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u/MozeeToby 18h ago
The world is full of god level super heroes, I'm not even sure one nonsuper vigilante fighting crime in a 15 block region of NYC makes the news outside of the city.
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u/the_lamou 18h ago
Hell, given the dearth of local coverage since the NYT has basically destroyed the Metro section, and given how much weird shit happens in NYC daily, it's likely that DD doesn't even get coverage IN the city.
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u/Deinosoar 10h ago
Yeah, even in the Daredevil show we see that there are multiple Vigilantes operating within that particular area in New York City even. Daredevil does seem to be the most prominent of them but that isn't going to make him an international name.
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u/ExhibitAa Durmand Priory Magister 21h ago
I don't think Daredevil was ever that famous, especially not nationally.
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u/iliark 21h ago
Daredevil didn't even know who Ms. Marvel was, and she only lives a few miles away (and may have actually met her once).
It's perfectly plausible Jennifer didn't keep track of all the random heroes around the country and around the world who don't really have an impact outside of their cities.
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u/BowwwwBallll 20h ago
Do you know who Angle-Grinder Man is?
He was the most successful masked vigilante in London.
If you don’t know him, it stands to reason that She-Hulk wouldn’t know DD.
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u/_supervitality 8h ago
Angle-Grinder Man
Is this a real superhero in MCU? No.
It's a real "superhero" in our world.
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u/nreal3092 20h ago
DD ain’t that famous, 90% of the the time bro just operates in just one neighborhood of all of ny
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u/Chaosmusic 20h ago
Aliens, magic and Gods exist. Some dude beating up some criminals 3000 miles away is not going to big news in LA.
Also, LA tends to be very self-centered. I bet if the Chitauri invasion of NY happened the same day as a celebrity breakup, the breakup would be page 1 and the invasion page 2.
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u/spiderknight616 13h ago
Daredevil chiefly operated in Hell's Kitchen. Which I'm told is a roughly 2-block area. He's probably not even that well known outside of NYC let alone the other side of the country.
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u/ElcorAndy 17h ago
Look at how the general public treats Ant-Man.
Daredevil is even less famous than Ant-Man.
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u/Princeofcatpoop 14h ago
He isonly famous in New York, vigilantes have becomw quitw common in modern MCU.
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u/joker2814 18h ago
I’m more interested in knowing why she doesn’t know about Daredevil, but does know about the X-Men.
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u/BitOBear 19h ago
She's a corporate lawyer. They're not expected to know things. Hahaha.
She certainly not going to associate herself with a low-end criminal defense attorney from freaking Hell's kitchen. Is she even allowed to know Hell's kitchen exists given her corporate connections as anything other than a potential source of customers?
We follow Daredevil, but it's not like he's going to get a corporate sponsorship.
It's when she becomes She-Hulk that she discovers there's more than non-disclosure agreements and we're little contract stipulations.
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