Billy club. Like the cops use, only, like, a million times cooler. It's my own design. Special steel fiber composite cable. Damn near indestructible. Check it out. You can change the length.Melvin Potter to Daredevil
Daredevil's Billy Club is the personal weapon used by Daredevil. It functions as a multi-purpose cane capable of being used as a grappling hook and an extendable melee weapon.
History
First Pair
Created by Melvin Potter
Matt Murdock, realizing he should wear body armor to defeat Wilson Fisk following his first encounter against him, sought Turk Barrett and obtained the name of the man that created Fisk's suit using a material durable as body armor but as light as clothing.
Murdock went on to locate Melvin Potter, the man who created Fisk's suits and infiltrated his workshop. Potter battled Murdock but the latter was able to defeat Potter despite still being weakened by the injuries sustained during his fight against Nobu Yoshioka.
Murdock asked Potter for his help in stopping Fisk from hurting anyone else, asking him to create a special suit and also a pair of weapons.[1]
Duel of Hell's Kitchen
Matt Murdock heard on the news that Wilson Fisk had escaped custody during his transport to jail, and intended to stop him, so he went to retrieve the armor and weapon that he had asked Melvin Potter to create for him. Potter explained the characteristics of the suit, and asked the man in the mask if Betsy Beatty would now be safe from Fisk. The man answered that he had made Potter a promise, and he was intending to keep it.
As Daredevil, Murdock proceeded to look for Fisk, wearing the armor, and using the billy club, to attack the van where Fisk was being transported. He quickly retrieved the billy club, using it as a throwing weapon to defeat Fisk's subordinates, and went to confront Fisk in an alley.
Daredevil began to fight against Fisk unarmed, but he retaliated with his billy club when Fisk began to use a metal bar as an improvised weapon. He used the weapon feature to be combined into a large pole, but despite this, he was knocked down by Fisk, who took the billy club and began to attack Daredevil.
Murdock managed to retrieve the weapon and used it to gain the upper hand. However, he dropped them to finally defeat Fisk, knocking him unconscious with a final punch.[2]
Punisher Conflict
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Fighting the Hand
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Second Pair
Cable Upgrade
Ah, before I forget. These are for you. Merry Christmas, huh?Melvin Potter to Daredevil
Before the final battle against the Hand, Matt Murdock was given a new upgraded version of the billy club by Melvin Potter containing a steel fiber cable, allowing him to strike objects at a distance and swing from buildings. Daredevil then used the club in his fight against Nobu Yoshioka, whom he defeated by hooking him around the neck with the cable and hurling him off the rooftop.[3]
Joining the Defenders
So cool."
"I mean, it's... it's kinda cool.Danny Rand and Luke Cage
Later, when combating the Hand with the Defenders, Daredevil used the billy club's cable to choke and interrogate Sowande, of the Five Fingers of the Hand. Due to protests by his teammates, Daredevil was forced to release Sowande, giving him the opportunity to attack Iron Fist.[4]
Third Pair
Attack on the New York Bulletin
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Duel at Clinton Church
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Battle at the Presidential Hotel
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Fourth Pair
Attack on Kingpin's Competition
Having survived the Snap, Matt Murdock resumed the mantle of Daredevil, donning a new suit along with a fresh pair of billy clubs. In 2021, Daredevil spied on a rival criminal faction that attempted to seize one of Kingpin's territories. When the takeover was ambushed by a group of Fisk's soldiers, Daredevil intervened. Upon kicking Maya Lopez, Daredevil took out his clubs and used them to parry Lopez's strikes, as well as using it to hit Lopez's prosthetic leg. As the fight escalated, Lopez attempted to use firearms on Daredevil, although during one of these attempts, Daredevil used the grappling hook on the club to disarm her.[5]
Fifth Pair
Rescue of Luke Jacobson
By 2025, Matt Murdock hired superhero outfit designer Luke Jacobson in Los Angeles to create a couple of Daredevil suits for him, including the billy clubs. When Jacobson was kidnapped by Leapfrog, Murdock, who was in Los Angeles, suited up and chased the kidnapper, although he was thwarted by She-Hulk. Wielding his billy clubs, Daredevil avoided She-Hulk's attacks before he was knocked out by a sonic clap.
After clearing the confusion with She-Hulk, the two teamed up as they infiltrated the Lily Pad. While confronting goons in a hallway, Daredevil used his billy club to attack them. After defeating most of the men, Daredevil extended the club to strike the remaining goon before reinforcements arrived. Following the battle, Daredevil went to Walters' apartment, where he placed his billy club on the ground before removing his outfit. The following morning, Murdock retrieved his clubs and left to return to New York.[6]
Capabilities
You could use it as a grappling hook, or, uh, close quarter combat. The possibilities are endless.Melvin Potter to Daredevil
The billy club can be split into two short batons, and can be used by Daredevil as a shorter ranged weapon. It can also be converted into a larger staff for melee combat. The pieces could be used as throwing weapons to strike opponents from a distance, and were similar in functionality compared to a boomerang, as they could ricochet and bounce off surfaces for the user to catch.
The upgraded version of the billy club uses a special steel fiber composite cable that makes it nearly indestructible. The cable's mechanism allows the billy club to shoot out at and either strike or ensnare a _target, which makes it useful and versatile in close combat. It can also be used as a grappling hook, with shooting the billy club onto a structure and then either swinging, descending or ascending on the cable, while it is designed to quickly retract itself after any such use.
Alternate Versions
| Origin | Status | Creators | Owners | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | Active | - | Matt Murdock | Matt Murdock |
Appearances
Trivia
- In the comics, the cable in Daredevil's billy club not only allows it to be used as a grappling device, but also as a flail, nunchaku, eskrima, or manrikigusari-like weapon, essentially a long rope/chain weapon with two weights on its ends. It had also been portrayed with a retractable microphone, a miniature tape recorder, and a chamber for firing projectiles. Also, the club was sometimes red and sometimes white.
Behind the Scenes
- The billy clubs were designed by Andy Park, the Director of Visual Development at Marvel Studios. The aluminum prop was put up for auction in August 2019.[7]
References
- ↑ Daredevil: 1.11: The Path of the Righteous
- ↑ Daredevil: 1.13: Daredevil
- ↑ Daredevil: 2.13: A Cold Day in Hell's Kitchen
- ↑ The Defenders 1.05: Take Shelter
- ↑ Echo: 1.01: Chafa
- ↑ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1.08: Ribbit and Rip It
- ↑ Marvel Television Live Auction Preview Gallery | Propstore – Ultimate Movie Collectables
