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The moniker of " deadliest woman " has been bounced between many of Marvel ’s great female characters , but it seems that the debate is officially settle and the achiever is none other thanElektra , the ruddy - clothe assassinator who debut in theDaredevilcomic book and is now getting a new serial publication of her own .
Elektra Natchios is one of Marvel ’s best assassin . She trained in soldierlike arts since she was 10 and at an early age bring together the Chaste , a secret chemical group of warriors led by the mystical Stick who studied and trained to master the art of combat . After a fallout with Stick , Elektra was " scouted " by TheHand , the monumental religious order of mystical ninja assassins . Under their tutorship , Elektra became one of the world ’s pestilent assassins . Things changed when Elektra reunite with her college dearest interest , Matt Murdock , who had become Daredevil . They rekindled their love and Matt persuaded Elektra to vacate the Hand and her lethal profession , but before long she was killed by a rival assassin , Bullseye . The Hand , however , know the secret of a tainted Resurrection of Christ rite , and they play Elektra back from the dead . Luckily , Matt was capable to sanctify her someone , so she was free of the Hand ’s oblique influence .
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Marvel claim that Elektra is " the most grave human being in the Marvel Universe " , which has been used to publicize the landmarkElektraissue # 100 , by Ann Nocenti , Sid Kotian , and Edgar Delgado . This is a bluff claim indeed , as there are a pot of " human " characters in the Marvel creation who are fabulously dangerous . Even Daredevil , for illustration , is technically human , despite having win superhuman powers due to an stroke . In term of female character reference , whileGamora might be the Galaxy ’s deadliest woman , there are many contenders for who keep back the championship planetside . One could argue that Black Widow , Natasha Romanoff , could be Earth ’s deadliest womanhood . Elektra and Natasha even collide once , inBlack Widow(2010 ) # 3 ( by Marjorie Liu and David Acuna ) , but the fight end in a stalemate , with both leave bloodied and bruised .
Elektra is one of the best fighters in the Marvel Universe , and her martial arts expertise is second to none . She also live how to operate a vast array of weapon , from blades to firearms , though her artillery of choice is her twin Okinawan Sai . Just on her soldierly prowess skills alone , Elektra made a better Daredevil than Matt . There is more to Elektra than just arm and soldierly arts , however . The Hand derives their mystic abilities from the connection to a inscrutable diabolical entity known as The Beast . As one of the Hand ’s top bravo , Elektra was gifted several supernatural abilities . These admit superhuman reflex response and an array of subtle telepathic power that are able to influence , and sometimes populate her victim ’s mind . Elektra employ these skill mostly to compound her already telling fighting skills .
Despite the great numeral of fibre that could take the title of " most dangerous human being " , Marvel determine that it will officially belong to Elektra for her coming relaunch . Truly , Elektra ’s skills and expertness make her the best assassin and deadly fair sex on Earth ( as she proved when she outflank an United States Army of clone Bullseyes ) , but it ’s her strong and relentless character that resonate most with devotee over the years .
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