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Assassin. Lover. Enigma. Driven by tragedy and honed by training, the femme fatale known as Elektra kills for hire, loves for thrills...and leaves destruction in her wake! Real
name: Elektra Natchios Height:
5'9" Weapons:
Elektra wields a pair of three-pronged daggers, or sai. Also, she is
proficient in the use of various martial-arts weaponry.
A warrior for hire, Elektra sold her talent and rage to anyone willing to buy it. But she learned that life was cyclical -- that the same players would come in and out no matter how far she ran, no matter how much she thought she knew. Old love would return, and old debts left unpaid would haunt her. Having undertaken a contract in New York City, she crossed paths with the blind adventurer known as Daredevil -- whom she later learned to be Matt Murdock, her ex-flame and a former student of Stick. Daredevil vehemently disapproved of Elektra's chosen profession, but the two cared deeply for one another still.
Unwilling to part with one of its most talented operatives, the Hand ninja attempted to resurrect Elektra and place her fully under their thrall. Stone, a member of Stick's order, completed the process, bringing Elektra back to life after Daredevil had purified her spirit through sheer force of will. Now purged of the Hand's corruption, Elektra left Matt's side determined to find her own place in the world. She remains a ninja, a mystery, a shadow -- until she chooses to reveal herself. Her life is one of seclusion, cover identities and a bewildering succession of disguises. A single fact is certain: Every time she kills, she knows exactly how it feels to die. |
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Befriended
by the martial-arts master known as Stick, Elektra honed her fighting
skills to peak-human perfection. But her anger was too great. Recognizing
that her hatred was all-consuming, Stick cast her out into the world once
again...alone. Determined to prove herself to her mentor, Elektra
infiltrated the enemy: the secret fraternity of martial artists known as
the Hand -- a cult of ninja, shadow warriors, assassins for a price. Wise
to her plan, the organization's leaders twisted her anger to suit their
own ends. Her hatred had found a home; it made her a perfect warrior for
the Hand. The ninja trained her and guided her, but their way was one of
deceit and dishonor. As the Hand corrupted Elektra, her anger grew.
Eventually, she rebelled against her handlers and fled Japan.
Together,
they fought the Hand -- until the Kingpin, the most powerful figure in
East Coast organized crime, hired Elektra as his chief assassin. In that
role, Elektra clashed repeatedly with Daredevil. Finally, she was ordered
to kill his best friend and law partner, Franklin "Foggy"
Nelson. When Foggy recognized her, Elektra realized she could not carry
out the contract and spared his life. Soon after, the psychotic criminal
called Bullseye determined that the only way to regain his status as the
Kingpin's No. 1 killer would be to murder Elektra. The maniacal marksman
impaled her on her own sai, and she died in Matt's arms. But even the
final disappointment of a warrior's passing brought Elektra no peace,
because the way of the ninja is to know that life and death are nothing
but energy pushed and pulled.
