Franklin P. Nelson, nicknamed "Foggy," is the son of Rosalind "Razor" Sharpe, a ruthless attorney who deserted her husband not long after their son was born. Nelson rarely saw his mother during his youth, instead being raised by his father and stepmother. Nevertheless, his mother's career motivated him to study pre-Law at State University, where he quickly befriended his roommate, Matt Murdock, whom he eventually followed to Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Murdock, despite his blindness, occasionally used his physical skills to protect Nelson from campus bullies. Nelson did not realize that Murdock possessed enhanced senses which he would eventually use as the costumed hero Daredevil. Nelson was temporarily placed into the witness protection program after faking his death.