Thanks to Daredevil: Born Again causing a massive resurrection in the character’s limelight, leading man Charlie Cox has now revealed one of the funniest and most impressive pieces of memorabilia he has created at the best of OG fans of his portrayal.

Despite headlining his own feature film, the character of Daredevil became a real live-action force with Cox’s take on the character for the Netflix Marvel show in the 2010s. Starring opposite Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin, the Man Without Fear would become so popular that fans would manage to convince Marvel Studios to bring the character back with Daredevil: Born Again. With just the first few episodes of Born Again hitting Disney+ so far, it’s already clear that Daredevil has succeeded in giving the MCU a grounded hero in a way that even the big-budget theatrical release Captain America: Brave New World couldn’t quite nail.

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One of the best things about the Netflix Marvel shows like Daredevil was the action, and the extent to which it left an impression on fans has been made very clear thanks to a new interview. In a recent installment of the publication’s Action Replay series posted by GQ on YouTube, Daredevil: Born Again leads Cox and D’Onofrio discuss the character’s biggest moments and most impactful fight scenes, including one that’s spawned a hilarious bit from dedicated fans of Cox’s Man Without Fear. While reviewing a clip from the second-ever episode of the original Daredevil show on Netflix, Cox turns to D’Onofrio and asks, “First of all, do you see that microwave that hits the guy in the head?” before using the positive response as a lead into one of the most hilarious anecdotes the star has ever shared. “I’ve signed about 10 microwaves,” Cox reveals, much to his costar’s disbelief. This early scene was a great experience for early adopters of the show, and Cox himself goes on to describe it as “obviously… a very special moment.”

While Daredevil: Born Again made a statement with its brutality right off the bat when it premiered, it’s hard to argue that the show has actually produced any moments as organically memorable as the microwave toss at the start of its predecessor. With years of fan support and character arcs in the rearview and far more at stake than ever as part of the MCU, it’s possible that Daredevil: Born Again takes itself too seriously to produce those sorts of moments. This is a shame, as they worked much better than the standard MCU-brand levity that has permeated the franchise’s theatrical and streaming releases to wildly varying effects. Born Again is a different sort of beast with a mandate to bring a whole new sort of gritty and brutal vibe to the franchise, and that means its humor won’t be making it into the fight scenes in quite the same way.

All told, Netflix’s Daredevil is firmly in the rearview, and Born Again has far more potential than the character could have ever achieved outside of the mainline franchise. The show’s Disney+ viewership proves there’s a big future for Daredevil in the MCU, and that’s just the beginning of the character’s rise to prominence. When this era of assertion is finally over down the line, fans might get to see the show and the character ease up on the furrowed brows and no-nonsense beatdowns, but for now, there’s still a lot to enjoy about Daredevil: Born Again.

Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again are available to stream on Disney+.

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