Kingpin is Officially Running For President In The Marvel Universe

Kingpin is Officially Running For President In The Marvel Universe

Daredevil’s biggest foe, the Kingpin, is officially running for President of the United States in the Marvel Universe (and he’ll probably win).

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Kingpin is Officially Running For President In The Marvel Universe

Warning: contains spoilers for Devil’s Reign #1!

Wilson Fisk, better known as the Kingpin, is one of Daredevil’s (and Marvel’s) greatest villains. Shrewd, conniving and manipulative, Fisk rules with an iron fist and craves power upon power. Fitting, then, that in Devil’s Reign #1 Fisk finally decides to strike for the greatest prize of all: the Presidency of the United States.

Kingpin is no stranger to obtaining power through nefarious means. In current Marvel Comics continuity, he’s already the Mayor of New York City. This happened in the immediate aftermath of the Secret Empire event in 2018; Fisk used the leverage he had gained through aid given to the city in addition to his copious criminal connections to attain the position. Despite what the heroes of the Marvel Universe think of him, Fisk is the Mayor…but not for long, if he gets his way.

Fisk has recently announced legislation effectively banning all superheroes from New York; anyone with superpowers or acting as a vigilante in the city is arrested. Now Fisk formulates a plan to size even more power. The villain Doctor Octopus has claimed Reed Richards’ Forever Gate, while the Purple Man remains in Fisk’s custody. Surprisingly, Fisk is immune to Zebediah’s power – “My will is too strong” – and strangles him. Perhaps, muses Fisk, someone stronger should take control of the Purple Man’s powers. “Perhaps it’s time someone more worthy possessed it…for a better world.” As the Purple Man’s blood stains Fisk’s face, the reader sees campaign posters reading ‘Fisk For President’.

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This action closely mirrors Lex Luthor’s bid for the presidency in DC Comics. However, Luthor is considerably more intelligent than Fisk; while the Kingpin is indeed a ruthless businessman, it was Luthor’s technological inventions and his aid to the city of Gotham that propelled him to the office of the presidency. Kingpin’s plan appears to involve the Purple Man in some capacity – does he plan to harness his mind control abilities? In conjunction with the Forever Gate, procured by Doctor Octopus, the Kingpin can effectively set his sights on any place in time and space…but that’s perhaps beyond his ambitions (at least for now).

With the Kingpin outlawing superheroics in New York City – effectively the superhero birthplace of the Marvel Universe – it remains to be seen exactly how Marvel’s heroes will combat Fisk. For his part, Iron Man decides to run for Mayor and oust Fisk through politics. But Tony’s political machinations remain untested, and the Kingpin is smarter than most, something to which Daredevil can certainly attest.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/kingpin-president-marvel-universe-daredevil/

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