Thanks to the Daredevil movie and Netflix series, fans know that Matt Murdock’s enemy Bullseye can use practically anything as a weapon – from paperclips to snow globes.
But these items are still physical objects, so the idea of a Marvel character with super-aim using them to inflict harm still makes some kind of sense. In fact, they seem positively tame compared to the weirdest, most disturbing, and most disgusting items Bullseye has used as deadly implements in his career as a master assassin.
From a baby doll to an apple core, if it can be thrown, odds are Bullseye’s used it to kill someone. Here are just some of the strangest things Bullseye has used as weapons.
Funny or Not, Bullseye is a Cold-Blooded Killer
In Sinister Spider-Man #4, Bullseye threw a yapping dog at Venom to distract the symbiote. While this didn’t kill Venom or his human host (and the dog lived), it still ranks as one of the most unexpected items Bullseye’s chosen to use as an improvised weapon. At one point, the enigmatic Bullseye found Daredevil’s costume and began impersonating the Man Without Fear in the comics (even coming to believe that he really was Daredevil). His cruel and sometimes deadly actions turned the public against him and at one point, people began throwing things at him. Bad move. One of the items was an apple which Bullseye caught in midair. After taking a bite, he threw it back at the original owner, killing him instantly.
And while many people have seen Bullseye throw playing cards to slit people’s throats, in one story he actually fought Gambit – an X-Men famous for charging up playing cards with his mutant power and throwing them with deadly accuracy. Insulted that someone stole his trick, Bullseye snatched the charged cards in mid-air and threw them back at Gambit before they exploded. As both Bullseye and Gambit consider themselves masters of card throwing, it’s clear who the superior shot is in this case.
Bullseye Doesn't Just Steal Weapons, He Creates Them
In Daredevil #169, Bullseye gained a brain tumor and began hallucinating – seeing everyday people as Daredevil. In response, he began killing people indiscriminately, using whatever they were carrying as a weapon. At one point, he grabbed a lady’s handbag and used it to beat and strangle people. This was a particularly disturbing scene since it shows Bullseye doesn’t have to carry any objects to kill – he can use the items you’re carrying to murder you.
Even if Bullseye is kept away from seemingly any objects he can improvise into weapons, the psychotic marksman finds creepy ways to get around these limitations. In one comic, Bullseye lost a tooth in a fight – then spat out the tooth so quickly it hit a man’s head like a bullet, killing him instantly. Not only does this speak volumes about Bullseye’s marksmanship, it also shows he can basically use his mouth like a gun. Bullseye would continue to use his teeth as weapons against Daredevil in another storyline – flicking his teeth so quickly that they got embedded in Daredevil’s billy club (which is made of airplane-tough aluminum). According to Daredevil, the shots were meant for his eyes, showing Bullseye could easily blind the Man Without Fear (if Matt Murdock wasn’t blind already).
Bullseye is Creative... And Totally Disgusting
In the two-issue miniseries Bullseye: Perfect Game, Bullseye goes undercover as a pitcher to take out a ballplayer his client wants dead. Bullseye decides to kill the man in the most spectacular way, by creating a perfect game before murdering his target in front of an enraptured crowd. But he showed himself willing to get a bit disgusting to make it happen, too. Part of his plan involves taking out the best players his own team... which he does by throwing a grain of sand covered in rat feces at the team’s ace player. This causes the eye to get infected, forcing it to be surgically removed and ending the ballplayer’s career. Unfortunately, things only get grosser from there.
Continuing the list of disgusting things Bullseye has used to kill, The Amazing Spider-Man #596 sees Bullseye (in disguise as Hawkeye) flicked his own snot at a rat and killed it (yes, really). Why? Apparently, the psychotic killer was bored. And as if using his teeth wasn’t bad enough, according to Bullseye, whenever he’s incarcerated, he’s kept on a liquid diet and fed stool softeners... because the guards are scared that if he had a solid bowel movement, he could kill people with it. While this seemed overly cautious, Bullseye once bragged that he did in fact once kill a man by flinging his frozen feces at him. So, yes – it would seem that not only can Bullseye turn most items into weapons, he’s willing to use anything as a weapon.