Daredevil: 10 Characters Who Must Appear In Season 2
It's time to roll out the big guns.
Marvel’s first foray into the world of Netflix with the release of Daredevil has proven to be a massive success. Not only is the show a hit with critics and fans alike, but the numbers have been so impressive that Netflix has already greenlit the series for a second season. Charlie Cox has already confirmed that it’ll follow the same timeline as season one, which means fans will be able to watch season two by this time next year.
The first season of Daredevil was very much a thirteen-episode origin story, with the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen not even getting his iconic red outfit with the horned mask until the final episode. A lot of influence was clearly drawn from Frank Miller and John Romita, Jr.’s The Man Without Fear mini-series.
And though Wilson Fisk’s rise to power as the Kingpin and Matt Murdock’s growth into the character of Daredevil were both shown, there’s still so much ground left to cover and a lot of in-universe characters that fans would love to see in season two.
Perhaps to avoid unfavorable comparisons with the 2003 film version, the show’s producers avoided use of some of the classic Daredevil rogues in favor of just focusing on the Kingpin. But now that the first season has established the character, there are a lot of options to boost the roster next season...
10. Stilt-Man
With a show as grounded in reality as Daredevil, the Stilt-Man may seem like a bizarre choice for this list, but his hydraulic stilts did appear in the background of Melvin Potter’s workshop.
A character with a name like Stilt-Man might seem ridiculous, but there are ways to make him work within this world. For one, he doesn’t have to actually be called Stilt-Man - just call him by his real name of Wilbur Day.
His armor gives him superhuman strength and the telescoping legs could be used more for kicking or escaping from danger as opposed to being thought of as giant stilts. In other words, he doesn't have to be so ridiculous.
Stilt-Man doesn’t have to be a major threat in the series. Even if he’s only there in a single episode as someone for Daredevil to beat up, it’d still be a fun nod to the comics. And he has been hired to kill Foggy Nelson in the past, so that could be a reason for him to come into conflict with Daredevil.
This is probably a total long shot, though, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be a lot of fun.