Devil's Reign #4 ups the ante of the already high-stakes crossover, restoring something Kingpin once lost which he values above all else, and it may spell doom for Matt Murdock.
In Devil's Reign #4 from writer Chip Zdarsky and artists Marco Checchetto and Marcio Menyz, Kingpin realizes the true power of the Purple Man gemstone he created and uses it to give himself the one thing he's always wanted - power over Daredevil.
So how exactly does Kingpin gain an advantage over his archenemy, and what does this mean moving forward? We'll break it all down right now.
The secret of Daredevil's true identity as Matt Murdock has been the Kingpin's most highly sought after prize since their rivalry first started, and he's made his share of mistakes and committed his share of crimes trying to figure out who Daredevil really is - even succeeding a few times, only to have the knowledge somehow magically erased from his mind along with everyone else who knows his secret, kinda like Spider-Man in One More Day.
Now, Kingpin has found a way to do what most in the Marvel Universe haven't, and see right through the many retcons and rewritten memories that have hidden Daredevil's secret identity from him for years - remembering in an instant that Daredevil is actually Matt Murdock.
Sharing a surprisingly tender moment with his wife Typhoid Mary after a harsh encounter with his estranged son Butch, Kingpin wishes Mary could recall all the aspects of their long relationship that have been lost thanks to her unique mutant powers and subsequent psychological condition. As he makes his idle wish, Kingpin clutches the stone that holds a fraction of Purple Man's mind control power close - inadvertently using it to unlock Mary's clouded memories.
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