Is Wilson Fisk a 'Low-Level Mutant' in the MCU?

Is Wilson Fisk a 'Low-Level Mutant' in the MCU? — Movieweb
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The second season of Daredevil: Born Again ended with Matt Murdock revealing his identity and helping remove Wilson Fisk from his post as New York City mayor. After the trial, Fisk opened the courtroom doors during a riot and unleashed brutal violence, killing a few New Yorkers with his bare hands and reigniting questions about how a human can display such enhanced strength.

Daredevil: Born Again second unit director Phillip J. Silvera picked up on that puzzle when asked whether Fisk might have taken a super-soldier serum. He referenced a joke "about him being a low-level mutant," and noted the comics portrayal: "in the books, he's pure muscle, like 300 lbs.

of pure muscle." Silvera added that Vincent D'Onofrio plays Fisk with such rage and depth that you believe he has strength as a human, leaving an "ongoing question: Is he a low-level mutant?

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