Daredevil
This article contain spoilers forHawkeyeepisode 6 andSpider - Man : No Way Home .
A subtle point inHawkeye ’s portrayal of the Kingpin powerfully suggests the Marvel NetflixDaredevilseries should be considered canyon in the MCU . When fan employ the Son " canon , " what they are really meaning is they want to love the things they love really matter . In the context of a partake in existence , that means they are worthful contributions to the world and its overarching tale . In the case of the Marvel Cinematic Universe , that ’s led to peculiarly heated disputation over whether or not the various old Marvel Television shows - admit those still available on Disney ’s rival streaming overhaul Netflix - should be considered part of thesame MCU " sanctified Timeline"as ( most of ) the movies and Disney+ television shows .
The public debate has become a lot more interesting of late , with Marvel Studios choose to incorporate actors from the Marvel Netflix world - notably Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Kingpin and Charlie Cox ’s Matt Murdock , who seem inHawkeyeandSpider - Man : No room Homerespectively . But are these the same iteration , or soft reboots taking advantage of the multiverse , allowing Marvel to do their own rendering of Kingpin and Daredevil ? On the face of it , both the Disney+ television set series and the latest Spider - Man movie are silent on this power point , studiously avoiding making any comment . It ’s particularly notable that , while other major characters inHawkeyewere give extensive flashbacks to show how their stories slotted into the MCU , Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Kingpindidn’t get that treatment - leaving him astray unfastened to interpretation . But , on near examination , one pernicious item powerfully suggests theDaredevilMarvel Netflix show was indeed weigh canon byHawkeye ’s production squad .
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The key lies in Kingpin ’s costume design . InDaredevil , Wilson Fisk wear down the same brace of cufflinks every mean solar day - one he had inherited from his father , which he wore to remind himself of his father ’s true nature . Strikingly , Hawkeye ’s portrayal of the Kingpin wore exactly the same pair of cufflinks , a subtle and chic continuity nod that indicates this is indeedthe same Kingpin . This is the good kind of continuity , handle so unobtrusively it ’s only there if a spectator looks closely , and ostensibly confirming that Netflix’sDaredevilis now MCU canon . Vincent D’Oncofrio has subsequently confirmed in an exclusive interview with ScreenRant thatDaredevilandHawkeye ’s Kingpin are the same eccentric .
The inclusion of these cufflinks is particularly run into given there have recently been indications Marvel Studios do n’t consider the old Marvel Television show to be canyon . But , in truth , it ’s long been clear-cut Marvel charge a lot less about canonicity and continuity than the fans do ; it ’s quite potential there simply is n’t a rule at all , with each product squad encouraged to take whatever approach they like . That would explicate whyCaptain Marvel , for case , fitted in withAgents of SHIELDremarkably well - with subtleAgents of SHIELDcameos and referencesin the background - whileWandaVisionignored Marvel Television ’s previous iteration of the Darkhold . There simply is n’t a surd and fast linguistic rule , with producers and showrunners doing whatever they find fits best with their narrative .
Notice that the continuity bindingDaredeviltoHawkeyeis pernicious , though . In verity , that ’s the adept approach for any Marvel television show hop to draw in new viewer and invoke to a wider audience than the by all odds universal gas constant - rat Marvel Netflix shows ; it mean nobody who watchesHawkeyefeels they have to go to a rival streaming service to translate the story they ’ve just learn . But it also means Marvel certainly is n’t put to anything , giving future product teams elbow room to channelise if they want to take a different approach asDaredevil and Kingpinbecome more firmly embedded in the MCU.Hawkeye ’s details powerfully implyDaredevilshould be study canon in the MCU - but they do n’t officially state it , meaning that could vary should Marvel ’s next team wish it to .
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