Echo (Marvel)
Echo is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Maya Lopez
Around 20 years ago, her father Crazy Horse was noted to had crossed the Kingpin who had no choice but to make an example of him. He came to shoot the man in the head but not before promising to care for his deaf daughter Maya who never knew about the true murderer of her father. (Daredevil v2 #10) Fisk came to look after her financially as she grew to adulthood. (Daredevil v2 #11)
Wilson Fisk then informed her that her father was a close friend of his and that he had been killed at the hands of Daredevil. (Daredevil v2 #10)
She then travelled to the offices of Nelson and Murdock in order to meet Matt Murdock where she asked to meet him in private outside at a set time and place as she had information on Wilson Fisk. (Daredevil v2 #10)
Ronin
She continued to operate in Japan as Ronin when the Civil War erupted among the superhero community in America. Alone, she was targeted by the Hand who were led by Elektra where she personally killed Echo. Echo's body was then taken to the Hand's headquarters where they resurrected her and proceeded with their attempt at brainwashing Maya to become one of their warriors. She was saved by the intervention of the New Avengers who arrived at the scene and took her from the Hand. (New Avengers v1 #27)
Despite her team mates fears, she did not believe in their warnings of a potential Skrull infiltration and invasion of the planet. Instead, she believed that this was simply an excuse for the team who were living the life of miserable fugitives and them ignoring their situation. In the middle of the night, she decided to go to Nelson & Murdock to meet with Daredevil to ask Matt Murdock why he had sent Captain America to rescue her. It was during this encounter that she became suspicious and believed Daredevil was not who he claimed to be with her confronting him. She was then shocked to see that Daredevil was a Skrull who morphed into a copy of her and intended to replace her on the New Avengers. From behind, the Skrull was attacked by Wolverine who was following Echo to make sure she was alright with the two forcing the alien infiltrator to flee. The next morning she returned to the New Avengers where she was approached by and comforted by Clint Barton who helped ease her mind by telling of his own experiences when he first joined the Avengers. Thus, he assured her that though she felt out of place that in the end things would work out for her. The pair then kissed after showing that they were attracted to one another leading to Maya starting a relationship with Barton. (New Avengers v1 #39)
Phoenix
Overview
Personality and attributes
After bonding to the Phoenix Force, Maya came to briefly operate under the name of Phoenix. (Avengers v8 #45)
Her father used to tell her an old Native American tale that he used to teach her sign language. (Daredevil v2 #10)
After her father's death, the young Maya was cared for by Wilson Fisk who took care of her financially. At first, she used to speak of him lovingly and with a level of warmth. (Daredevil v2 #11)
Matt Murdock had felt that she was the most charming girl he had ever met. Maya was said to exude quiet confidence and strength yet also the vulnerability of a child. Her impairment was said to set her apart from others and offered her a different perspective with her knowing what it was like to be detached from other people. (Daredevil v2 #11)
Powers and abilities
She saw the actions and the mechanics of another person's movements along with the body's geometry of motion. Through this, she was able to absorb an arsenal of actions in order to duplicate them with the same accuracy. Thus, she could replay their performance in her head again in order to steal their movements. (Daredevil v2 #11)
Through hours of visual assimilation, she was capable of a number of fighting skills. It was noted that she was skilled in unarmed combat where she had perfectly copied one of Daredevil's throws, counter his moves and mimicking his movements perfectly. Echo also had a number of weapons for use that included throwing stars which she used with the same degree of accuracy as Bullseye and could throw clubs similar to Daredevil. (Daredevil v2 #11)
Notes
- Echo was created by David Mack and Joe Quesada where she made her first appearance in Daredevil v2 #9 (December, 1999).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, Echo made an cameo appearance in the setting of the animated television series in the episodes "Agent Venom" and "The Next Iron Spider". She was shown as being one of a number of young superheroes that had been inspired by Spider-Man and were being monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D.
- In Hawkeye, Maya Lopez appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where she was portrayed by actress Alaqua Cox.
Video games
Appearances
- Daredevil v2: (1999)
- New Avengers v1:
- Moon Knight:
- Avengers v8:
- Phoenix Song: Echo v1: (2021)
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