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daredevil season 2 will introduce two new characters from Marvel's extensive back catalogue but who are electra and the Punisher here's a quick primer let's start with the lecturer who made her first appearance in daredevil number 168 in 1981 electric porn elektra natchios is a skilled martial artist who after the death of her father became an assassin for the evil ninja sect the hand boat later went a bit lone wolf created by Frank Miller electra and daredevil have a long and complex romantic history which should add drama to her role in the show second season next up is muscular killer the Punisher who got his first airing in the amazing spider-man number 129 in 1974 the Punishers real name is Frank Castle this former US Marines wife and child were tragically killed in a New York gun battle after which Castle declared war on criminals and kills as many as he can without mercy like a lecturer the Punisher doesn't really have superpowers as such but relies on his training and you nisshin's expertise to dispatch wrongdoers while he hates crime his lethal no-holds-barred approach often puts him at odds with Marvel's various heroes both characters have appeared on screen before Elektra was played by Jennifer Garner in the dodgy 2003 film daredevil and an equally if he spin-off in 2005 The Punisher meanwhile has been portrayed by Dolph Lundgren Thomas Jane and Ray Stevenson in varying Lee faithful adaptations that should be enough to get you pine for the new season of daredevil bring it on you