Warning: This article contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again episode 3, “The Hollow of His Hand.”
Marvel Studios just repeated a ten-year-old death twist inDaredevil: Born Again, and it’s still just as surprising even a decade after it was first seen in 2015’sAvengers: Age of Ultron.Daredevil: Born Again’sfirst three episodes have included some of the most intense and shocking moments in the entire history of theMCU, including a number of deaths of some pretty high-profile characters. WhileFoggy Nelson’s death inDaredevil: Born Againepisode 1, “Heaven’s Half Hour,” was emotionally raw, one death in episode 3, “The Hollow of His Hand,” was even more surprising.
Born Againhas, so far, been a faithful and poignantcontinuation of the originalDaredevilseries, which aired on Netflix between 2015 and 2018 as part of the Defenders Saga. Even though we haven’t yet been given a lot of action with Charlie Cox’sMatt Murdock in the Daredevil suit,Born Againhas been just as intense as the previous series, even to the point of killing off one of the MCU’s most exciting new superheroes. This was a shocking turn of events, and repeated one of the most tragic twists from a ten-year-old MCU movie.
White Tiger’s Death Twist In Daredevil: Born Again Is Just As Shocking As Quicksilver’s Was In 2015
Kamar De Los Reyes Played Hector Ayala’s White Tiger In Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Againepisode 3ended with the shocking death of Hector Ayala’s White Tiger, who was shot in the head by a corrupt police officer using the Punisher’s symbol as a justification for his heinous actions.The late Kamar de los Reyes first appeared as the superpowered White Tiger inBorn Again’spremiere, but was put on trial in episode 2 and 3 after he was blamed for the death of a police officer. Acquitted, it was only a matter of time before a cop killed Ayala, but this didn’t make his death any less impactful.
Hector Ayala is not the first major Marvel hero to be killed by being shot, asDaredevil: Born Againexplored this simple and shocking death ten years afterAvengers: Age of Ultrondid in 2015.Age of Ultronsaw Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Pietro Maximoff, a.k.a. Quicksilver, shot and killed by Ultron during the Battle of Sokovia.Quicksilver’s death was less expectedthan White Tiger’s for die-hard Marvel Comics fans, but both of these demises marked a huge diversion for the MCU, and they were both haunting, sudden and very surprising.
Why Quicksilver & White Tiger’s Method Of Death Is So Surprising In The MCU
MCU Heroes Usually Go Out With A Bang
Typically, Marvel Studios gives its superheroes the honor of being killed off in all-guns-blazing sequences, such as those that marked the end of Black Widow, Iron Man, Phil Coulson, Vision, Queen Ramonda and more.This means that the deaths of Pietro Maximoff and Hector Ayala stand out from the crowd thanks to their simplicity, and this makes them even more powerful and memorable. It’s rare that heroes in the MCU die just from being shot, but this fate has now befallen both Quicksilver and White Tiger.
White Tiger’s MCU Replacement Is Already Being Set Up And 13 More Daredevil: Born Again Episode 3 Easter Eggs
Daredevil: Born Again episode 3 sets up White Tiger’s potential replacement along with several other exciting Easter eggs and MCU references.
Killing off these major superheroes simply with a gunshot is a fantastic twist for the MCU, and makes their death scenes two of the MCU’s most memorable moments. Quicksilver was killed while saving Hawkeye and a Sokovian child, while White Tiger went out while seeking out someone new to assist on the streets of New York City, both dying heroes.White Tiger’s legacy will surely continueasDaredevil: Born Againhas teased Ava Ayala and Angela del Toro’s debuts, and there are hopes Quicksilver will still return to the MCU, which means these shocking death twists could be double-down on.
