Daredevil: Born Again Just Hinted at Ms. Marvel’s Next Adventure

This post contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again episode 5.

It’s hard to think of two Marvel heroes more dissimilar than Ms. Marvel. The former is a blind man driven by guilt and anger to acts of vigilantism, no matter how much it punishes his mind, body, or soul. The latter is an excitable teen who gets to live her dream, going on adventures like her idol Carol Danvers. And yet, “With Interest,” the fifth episode of Daredevil: Born Again, manages to marry the R-rated world of Matt Murdock with the sunny tone of Kamala Khan.

Not that Kamala, as played by Iman Vellani, appears in “With Interest.” Instead, it’s Kamala’s father Yusuf (Mohan Kapur) who teams up with Matt when Mr. Murdock applies for a loan from Mr. Khan’s bank. The two end up working together to thwart some Irish robbers who break into the bank, making for another hour of Matt Murdock being the coolest dude on the face of this planet.

Before things go sideways, however, Yusuf has a chance to brag about his daughter, both in her civilian and superheroic guises, including showing off her MCU heroes. Rather, she’s off on the West Coast.

Not wanting to blow his daughter’s cover, Yusuf tells Matt that she’s hanging around with friends. But those of us who saw Young Avengers or maybe the Challengers, if they go with the name of Kamala’s team from the comics. However, when we left Kamala she was in New York recruiting Kate Bishop. What’s she doing on the West Coast?

While recruiting Kate in The Marvels, Kamala mentions Ant-Man’s daughter. Given that the Ant-Man movies take place in San Fransisco, Yusuf’s observation suggests that Kamala is visiting that daughter, Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton) a.k.a. Stature. But that’s not the only teen hero who Kamala might meet on her West Coast run.

At the end of Hulk.

Stature and Skaar are the only named teen heroes on the West Coast so far. Which is pretty surprising, given that the cornerstone of the MCU is Iron Man, whose home base is in Malibu instead of New York. And that Iron Man connection might point to another potential hero Ms. Marvel’s looking to find.

Thunderbolts* reveals that Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine has set up shop in the old Stark/Avengers Tower.

Of course, this is all speculation. Marvel is taking its sweet time putting together the Young Avengers/Challengers, and Yusuf’s observation in Daredevil: Born Again is just one more tease. But as we wait for Marvel to finally announce the official line-up, it’s fun to make guesses about what Kamala’s West Coast trip will find.