10 Things Marvel Wants You To Forget About Elektra
7. She Has An Evil Soul, Called Erynys
Marvel Comics
Anyone familiar with the Daredevil mythos will know that it isn't without its supernatural elements. The Hand are, after all, a deeply spiritual organisation, and various aspects of the comic book have deferred to various mythologies over the years. Things have, however, gotten almost too comic at times, and Erynys is most certainly a prime example.
Created by D. G. Chichester and Scott McDaniel during their massively underrated run on the character, Erynys emerged in the wake of Elektra's resurrection as the physical embodiment of all the character's evil traits. In the nineties, that meant sporting more spikes and pointy things on your costume, so as you can see, evil Elektra is fairly edgy.
Erynys just seemed to exemplify everything that was wrong with the character's return, and, to a lesser extent, Marvel in the nineties too. No wonder the demon hasn't been mentioned for twenty years.
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