- Daredevil Born Again shows us that Kingpin has organised a charity ball to raise funds for the reconstruction of Red Hook.
- At the ball, he calls Jack Duquesne in his office and threatens him with arrest for being the Swordsman if Jack does not donate to the cause.
- Now that the Swordsman is on Fisk's radar, there is a chance that we will see a confrontation between Jack and Fisk's Task Force in the future.
Daredevil is one of those shows that gives Marvel an open hand with character introductions. Since The Man Without Fear, or Daredevil, himself is a street-level hero, we get to see several other ones, like we have seen Punisher and Elektra previously, and The White Tiger recently. Now, we all know that in Daredevil: Born Again, Wilson Fisk has created a Task Force whose sole job is to hunt down vigilantes, and based on what we saw in episode 8, another vigilante is on Fisk AKA Kingpin’s radar. It’s none other than Swordsman. Is Swordsman or Jack Duquesne going to die at the hands of Wilson Fisk?
Why Is Fisk Threatening Swordsman in Daredevil: Born Again?
Jack Duquesne appeared for the first time in Hawkeye and displayed his incomparable swordfighting skills. Since then, he has been off the screen with no reasoning whatsoever from Marvel. Now he has resurfaced in Daredevil: Born Again. We already know that Jack is one of the wealthiest people in New York City, so he keeps getting invited to fundraiser balls organised by the Mayor’s Office.
He has appeared once before, and now, he has once again appeared in Daredevil: Born Again Episode 8. In the said episode. Fisk takes Jack to his office and asks him to donate money to his fund to rebuild the Red Hook port. When Jack declines to do so, Fisk threatens him by saying that he knows that Jack has been Swordsman, the vigilante, and even though it was a one-time affair, that would be enough for his task force to bring Jack in.
What Happened to Swordsman in Marvel Comics?
As interesting and frightening as the interaction between Swordsman and Kingpin is in Daredevil Born Again, in Marvel Comics, this arc was never really seen. Originally, Swordsman was considered a threat by the Avengers due to a misunderstanding, but later on, he became an agent against Mandarin for the superhero team and even earned himself a spot as an Avenger. However, he was killed at the hands of Kang in GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #2, released in 1974.
In Daredevil Born Again, with Kigpin’s threat, Jack has no option but to submit and do as Fisk has asked him to. However, considering that Duquesne has been able to stand his ground with his swords against multiple enemies, I don’t think he would go down that easily.
Shashank Shakya
