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In an interview with MovieWeb, Gillian Jacobs, who voices Invincible’s Atom Eve, said she had the desire to portray a relatively obscure Marvel Comics character in the MCU. “I actually have a pitch. Do you know this comic, Dakota North? It was a short-run Marvel comic. I think that would make a great TV show,” Jacobs said. “However, they’ll have me. I don’t know. I just discovered that comic, and I think it’s such a great world visually. It’s such a fun character. So I’ve always liked Dakota North. Awesome.”
How Could Dakota North Fit Into the MCU?
Dakota North would actually be a great character to bring into the MCU because she could fit perfectly into the world of Daredevil: Born Again as a street-level hero. Dakota North debuted in her own solo title in 1986, which ran for only five issues. The daughter of a CIA agent, she became a freelance private investigator and was very successful, opening branches around the world. She even crossed over with Spider-Man while working as Mary Jane’s bodyguard and then met the Punisher when investigating the case of a woman wrongly accused of murder.
With Jessica Jones as a private investigator in the world of Daredevil: Born Again, having her meet and possibly work with Dakota North could be incredible. The best thing is that Marvel could tinker with Dakota’s story since she is such an obscure character, with only 69 total appearances in the comics. In the comics, Dakota and Jessica are friends, and Jessica actually recommended Dakota to work as an investigator and bodyguard for Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson after Jones had her baby. She also worked with Ben Urich on the Daredevil main title, and she could do the same with Ben’s niece on Daredevil: Born Again.
