Netflix's Daredevil is a massively beloved series from Marvel. Daredevil had not originally aired as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but official announcements and a surprising guest appearance has determined that the blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen will now play a part in it in some capacity.
Matt Murdock's unique sense-related abilities and brutal martial-arts combat is common in many iterations of the character. Daredevil fans have wished for the day that they would see him in his own title since rumors of a standalone Daredevil game have stirred. However, while Daredevil has yet to receive his own title, a mod has been found that depicts what that experience could look like in the meantime.
Recently, a Batman: Arkham City mod from 2019 has resurfaced through fans' discovery. In it, Daredevil from Netflix's titular series is playable. The mod's author, whose usernames are Batflekk and Batfleck, created the Daredevil mod with "Texmod and photoshop" to render the character. The Daredevil mod is essentially a reskin of the Red Robin alternate costume for Robin in Batman: Arkham City, with the Marvel character's color palette and other distinctive features built atop it as a foundation.
Daredevil's maroon-and-black color scheme defines Netflix's iteration of the character, and he is easily identifiable in the mod with the patterns and lining that Batflekk has detailed him with. Red Robin is then modded to feature red cowl lenses with two black spots on his forehead where Daredevil's cowl would normally have tiny, protruded horns. Further, Batflekk has also rendered a mod of Daredevil onto Batman's character model from Batman: Arkham City as well, which uses Batman's cowl ears as the horns instead.
But Batman: Arkham City's Robin is a natural choice for a Daredevil reskin because of his mastery of acrobatics and skill with a retractable bo staff. The mod is demonstrated in gameplay through Batman: Arkham City's Rooftop Rumble combat challenge. Indeed, all of Robin's attacks and animations are the same, but they reflect Daredevil's own close-quarters combat. Netflix's Daredevil redefined the character as a white-knuckled vigilante who exhaustively brawls an overwhelming number of thugs in tight corridors.
Batflekk's mod is authentic in action, particularly when the Man Without Fear is parrying multiple strikes at once or using the environment to his advantage. Batflekk explains that their inspiration for the mod was Netflix's Daredevil specifically, and that they had decided to create the mod after they were unable to "find any satisfying mods" themselves. Even as a celebration of the Daredevil series alone, this Batman: Arkham City mod perfectly captures the show's gritty action with Rocksteady Studios' seminal freeflow combat.
The Batman: Arkham series is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Nexus Mods