Television Live action • Stick appears in television series set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by
Scott Glenn. • Introduced in a self-titled episode of
Daredevil (2015), he approaches
Matt Murdock shortly after his father is killed, leaving him orphaned at the age of ten, and begins to train him. Stick teaches Matt to master his abilities but leaves when Matt begins to see him as a father figure as he considers such feelings to be a weakness that will prevent Matt from reaching his full potential. Many years later, Stick enlists Matt's help in destroying the Black Sky, a weapon that the Hand, led by Murakami's second-in-command Nobu, are bringing to New York City. Stick reluctantly agrees to refrain from killing but breaks his promise when he kills the Black Sky, who is actually a young boy. After fighting in Matt's apartment, Matt defeats Stick, who is impressed and agrees to leave the city. Stick later converses with a heavily scarred man about Matt's role in events to come. In the second season, Stick takes a more prominent role as he rescues Matt and a badly wounded Elektra from the Hand when they are attacked while investigating Midland Circle. During Elektra's recovery, he reveals more about the history of the Hand and how he raised and trained Elektra when she was a girl. Elektra sends him out of the apartment when Matt convinces her she does not need to follow him. Stick sends an assassin after her, but the man fails and she comes after him. Matt stops a fight between the two before they are ambushed by the Hand and he is kidnapped. It is revealed that Elektra is the Black Sky and Stick raised her to fight her destiny. When she became too dangerous around his colleagues, he sent her to live with a Greek ambassador. Stick is rescued by Matt and Elektra, who is convinced by Matt not to kill him. Matt ties him up at his apartment, but he escapes and decapitates Nobu after Matt defeats him to ensure that he does not come back. Matt and Stick later part on good terms after visiting Elektra's grave. • Stick reappears as a main cast member in
The Defenders. Stick is introduced being held captive by Elektra and Alexandra, who managed to capture him after killing all of his fellow associates within the Chaste. Stick manages to escape, cutting off his own right hand to free himself from his restraints. Through a tip from
Colleen Wing, he tracks down Matt,
Jessica Jones,
Luke Cage, and
Danny Rand to recruit their help. They manage to fight their way out when Alexandra, Madame Gao, Sowande, Murakami and Elektra attack them. They escape, in the process capturing Sowande. Stick later decapitates Sowande when he tries to kidnap Danny. Convinced that Danny needs to be killed to prevent the Hand from acquiring him, Stick has him tied to a chair and left under Luke's guard, then uses incense to drug Luke. This proves to be Stick's undoing, as Elektra tracks Danny down to the hideout and attacks Stick. After a short sword fight, Elektra disarms her former sensei, and just as Matt and Jessica arrive, she stabs him to death in spite of Matt's attempts to talk her down. She then knocks out Matt, Luke and Jessica in quick succession, and escapes with Danny by jumping out a window. Matt is devastated by Stick's death and in a perpetual state of shock when recounting the incident to Foggy later on. • Glenn revealed that
Jeph Loeb had told him that Stick could still return in future Marvel projects despite the character's death; saying "I remember Jeph saying, 'We're in the Marvel Universe. If Elektra kills you, that doesn't necessarily mean you're dead.' And I said, 'Okay.' But for me, the show is over, unless I get a phone call, and then it will or won't [continue] depending on the deal and all of that stuff. It's hard to answer that question [would he be interested in reprising the role]. All of that stuff really lies with the script writer and with lines, and do I really want to go back and deal with those contact lenses again? I don't know. It's an impossible question to answer."
Animation • Stick makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the
Spider-Man: The Animated Series episode "Framed".
Film • Stick appears in
Elektra, portrayed by
Terence Stamp. He is shown as having resurrected Elektra after her
death at the hands of Bullseye. He then seeks to train her further to unlock her full potential but later ends the training prematurely when Elektra cannot let go of her desire for vengeance. Several years later, Stick makes a living as a pool
hustler by utilizing his blindness to fool opponents. Elektra turns to him for help protecting a young girl named Abby from The Hand who seek to exploit her, but Stick later reveals that he is in fact responsible for putting Abby in danger, believing that only by forcing Elektra to protect an innocent life would she finally overcome her anger. Elektra does manage to put aside her rage and save Abby's life, and Stick departs after the two finally demonstrate their respect for each other.
Video games • Stick appears in the
Daredevil (2003) tie-in game. • Stick appears as a mini-boss and unlockable playable character in
Marvel Avengers Academy. ==In popular culture==