Marvel characters Daredevil and Elektra are introduced to the Ultimate universe in the series in October 2002.

In this story, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios are both students in Columbia University, where they meet and start dating.

In response, Langstrom and a group of thugs destroys Elektra's father's business.

Murdock, also a martial artist and possessor of enhanced senses (which compensate for his blindness), forces the thugs to confess, but couldn't stop Elektra from seriously wounding Langstrom.

While Matt reveals his identity to Elektra, she forces him to choose between their love and his sense of duty.