Published May 6, 2026, 4:50 PM EDT Who is the Purple Man and why is he so purple? Here’s why everyone is talking about the Purple Man after Daredevil's season 2 finale Image: Marvel Studios [ Ed. note: Spoilers ahead for Daredevil: Born Again season 2 episode 8.] Daredevil: Born Again season 2 ends with a big, game-changing reveal. With Karen (Deborah Ann Woll) on trial for aiding Daredevil’s vigilantism, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) realizes the best way to save her from prosecution is to reveal his big secret and out himself as Daredevil . That reveal has gotten a lot of people, including Daredevil: Born Again actor Charlie Cox and showrunner Dario Scardapane, talking about a Marvel villain known as “The Purple Man,” a character many people watching the series may not be familiar with. Or maybe they are familiar with him but just don’t realize it. Image: Marvel Comics The Purple Man is one of Daredevil’s oldest villains. He appeared in just the fourth issue of Daredevil way back in 1964.…