Here are 5 facts about the character Echo that appears in Marvel’s phase 5.
Recently, Marvel Studios has launched several series depicting the history and stories of new characters in the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Marvel will not only air several new series for Phase 4, but also for Phase 5. At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Marvel officially announced that Echo, Ironheart, and Agatha from WandaVision will have their own television series in Phase 5.
After that, Marvel fans will want to know more about Echo’s future role in the MCU. Alaqua Cox is the actress who plays the character of Echo, perhaps this one actress is not too familiar to the public before appearing in Hawkeye (2021).
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Here are 5 interesting facts about Echo in MCU
1. Leader of the Tracksuit Mafia in the Hawkeye series
Maya Lopez made her first appearance in the Disney+ series Hawkeye, and while fans have gotten to know her a bit through the series, there is still a lot of information about her that is unknown.
In the world of comics, Maya Lopez or Echo, is a character created by David Mack as a writer and Joe Quesada as an artist. Echo first appeared in Daredevil #9 in 1999 as an enemy to Daredevil before eventually turning into an ally to the Marvel heroes. In the Hawkeye series, Echo is the leader of the Tracksuit Mafia.
2. One of Marvel’s disabled superheroes
Maya Lopez is different from other Marvel heroes, showing representation from the deaf community along with Makkari from the Eternals and Hawkeye himself.
In the Hawkeye series, she has been a true friend to people with disabilities since birth. Interestingly, the actress who plays Maya Lopez, Alaqua Cox, is also disabled in real life, as is Lauren Ridloff who plays Makkari.
Maya’s special ability is extremely strong visual power. When her visibility is impaired, she may face difficulties in fighting the enemy. However, like Daredevil who overcame his visual impairment, Maya has learned to make the most of the situation and still be able to fight her enemies.
3. The first Ronin before Clint Barton
In the comic world, Maya Lopez was the first to take on the Ronin identity before finally giving it to Clint Barton. However, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) narrative, Maya Lopez or Ronin was first introduced in Avengers: Endgame.
After the blip, Clint Barton took on the Ronin identity as an expression of grief for the loss of his family.
Although Clint is a Ronin in some comics, he was not the first Ronin as the name Ronin was coined by Maya Lopez. The Ronin identity is not just limited to Maya and Clint, but is also used by other Marvel characters such as Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian) and Eric Brooks (Blade). It’s no surprise that Maya Lopez’s appearance in Hawkeye is related to the Ronin story!
4. Family ties to the Kingpin
In the comic world, Maya Lopez’s father was a man who worked under mobster Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin. Unfortunately, her father was killed by the Kingpin. Nonetheless, Kingpin took Maya under his wing and cared for her as if she were his own child.
However, there was a sinister intention hidden behind all the good treatment. He controlled Maya to defeat Daredevil, and made her believe that Daredevil was the one who killed her father. This is why Echo first appeared as an enemy of Daredevil in the comics. This storyline has similarities with Hawkeye.
5. Has similar abilities to Taskmaster
Like Taskmaster in the movie Black Widow (2021), Maya has the ability to remember and mimic the movements and skills of others over a long period of time.
This ability makes him an expert in shooting, combat with weapons and without weapons, and has good acrobatic skills. Maya has an uncanny ability to read people’s lips. She can do so both from a distance and when the person is wearing a thin mask.
The fact that Maya is the adopted daughter of Kingpin or the creator of Ronin was very prominent in the Hawkeye series. This change will definitely raise the curiosity of fans about the other facts that Marvel Studios will change in the Echo series. This is a series Marvel fans are eagerly waiting for!
