"It's all about him!" — How Foggy Nelson’s death shatters Matt Murdock in Daredevil: Born Again as he finally admits so

Daredevil: Born Again had just started and Matt Murdock lost someone very close to him. Matt Murdock has lost people before. His father. Elektra. Stick. Each death left scars, hardened him, made him retreat further into the war he wages every night.

But Foggy Nelson was different. Foggy wasn’t just a friend. He was Matt’s anchor. The one person who could pull him back from the abyss, remind him that there was more to life than blood and bruises.

And now? Foggy is gone.

Disclaimer: This isn’t just another breakdown of Daredevil: Born Again. No, this is about the moment Matt Murdock shatters. The loss, the reckoning, the truth he can’t escape. No sugarcoating, no easy answers, only the weight of what’s left when a hero loses his anchor.

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After Foggy’s death, Matt did what he always does — he fought.

But this time, it wasn’t about the city.

It wasn’t about justice.

It was something darker, something heavier.

Bullseye became the target since he was the one who took Foggy's life. Matt hunted him, not as a lawyer seeking justice, not as a vigilante keeping balance, but as a man who had lost everything. A man whose fists spoke the words he refused to say. His rage filled the silence where grief should have been. He nearly killed his friend's killer.

And yet, when it was over, when the dust settled and the fight was done, the city still moved, untouched by his fury. Foggy was still gone. And Matt was still running from the truth.

However, there’s no scene of Matt really breaking down, no monologue about loss. Instead, he buries the truth under layers of avoidance, denial, and a city that refuses to stop moving.

Matt doesn’t say the words. He doesn’t grieve. He doesn’t even acknowledge what’s been taken from him. Not really.

Until Frank Castle makes him.

Frank Castle breaks the silence

No one forces Matt Murdock to confront his own pain like Frank Castle. Matt is used to people tiptoeing around grief. Frank doesn’t do that. Frank doesn’t believe in soft landings or gradual realizations. He believes in breaking a man down until the truth is the only thing left standing.

And when Matt refuses to say it — when he keeps skirting around what’s really driving him — Frank forces it out of him.

"It’s all about him!"

Not Fisk.

Not the law.

Not Daredevil.

Foggy.

It’s not an observation. It’s an accusation.

Frank sees it for what it is. Guilt. Denial. The kind of grief that turns a man into a ghost of himself.

And Matt? He can even try and fight back. He can even try and argue. However, he knows. Frank is right. And for the first time, Matt Murdock finally admits it.

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The bombshell confrontation – Matt vs. Frank

This isn’t just a conversation. It’s an explosion. The scene between Frank and Matt is a masterclass in tension.

Matt is trying to keep himself together, trying to stay focused on the bigger fight. He’s convincing himself that Foggy’s death is just another weight to carry, another loss to push through.

But Frank? Frank isn’t buying it.

He sees the cracks forming in Matt’s carefully controlled exterior, the way his voice tightens, the way he clenches his jaw, the way he refuses to even say Foggy’s name.

So Frank does what Frank does best. He tears Matt apart.

He pushes, he provokes, he cuts right into the wound Matt is trying to pretend doesn’t exist. Even if Matt mentioned Foggy in an emotional fashion in Bullseye trail — this one hits differently.

And when Matt finally snaps — when he finally lets it slip — the weight of that realization hits like a freight train.

There’s a moment of silence, a moment where Matt looks like he’s going to say something, to fight back, to argue. But he doesn’t. Because what is there to say?

Foggy is gone.

Matt let it happen.

And no matter what he does, he will never forgive himself.

What Foggy’s death means for Matt Murdock

This isn’t just a loss. This is a collapse.

Matt has always struggled with balance, with the push and pull of who he is. Daredevil and Matt Murdock. The vigilante and the lawyer. The warrior and the man.

Foggy Nelson was the only one keeping those sides from consuming each other. Without him? The scales tip. Daredevil doesn’t just fight crime — he loses himself in it.

Matt Murdock doesn’t just question the system — he gives up on it. Without Foggy, there is no more balance. No one to call him out. No one to pull him back. No one to remind him that there’s still a man beneath the mask.

This isn’t just grief. It’s identity collapse. And now, it’s too late to stop it.

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Why Frank was the one to say it

Frank Castle doesn’t do comfort. He doesn’t sugarcoat grief, doesn’t hold hands through mourning. He burns through the denial and leaves only the truth behind. That’s what makes him the perfect person to break Matt’s illusion.

Karen might have tried to get Matt to open up. Frank forces him to. And when Matt finally acknowledges it — when he doesn’t fight back, doesn’t deflect, doesn’t deny it — that’s when we realize just how deep this wound goes.

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The moment everything changes

"It’s all about him!"

A line that could have been about power, about Fisk, about control. But in reality? It’s the weight of grief crashing down on Matt all at once. And the second he admits it, we know one thing for sure: Daredevil is no longer fighting for justice. He’s fighting because there’s nothing else left.

Final thoughts – When Daredevil has nothing left to lose

Foggy’s death was way more than just a plot choice. This? It was a ticking time bomb. And now that it’s gone off, Matt Murdock is a completely different man.

This isn’t about stopping Fisk anymore. This isn’t about fixing the system. This is about what happens when you take away the last thing keeping Daredevil human.

And the worst part? Matt Murdock knows it.