Echo (Marvel)
Echo is a female comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Maya Lopez
When her father got into trouble, he would end up going to the reservation that was not the home of one particular tribe but rather an interzone of tribes. (Daredevil v2 #51)
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)
Pursuing Daredevil, she managed to get the upper hand on him and prepared to shoot him with a gun. However, a group of children were present at the scene and Maya did not want to expose them to death. This led to her leaving the scene but promising to get her revenge on Daredevil as she left the scene. (Daredevil v2 #13) She next spotted him on a rooftop talking to the Black Widow and attempted to take out Natasha Romanoff with a tranquilizer dart from a sniper rifle. Echo then fought against Daredevil where he had her in a dark warehouse thus depriving her of her sight and then used nerve strikes to prevent her from fighting before escaping. (Daredevil v2 #14) For their next fight, Echo decided to set the scene of their battle to blind her foe of all her senses. She nearly killed him until she came to learn that Daredevil was actually Matt Murdock and that he could not have killed her father as he would have been a child when he died. It was then that she came to the realisation that Wilson Fisk had lied to her because he was responsible for her father's murder and went to confront him. Upon finding him, she came to shoot him to avenge her father leaving him blinded as a result. (Daredevil v2 #15)
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)
The world later came under attack from the Hulk and his Warbound. In this time, Echo attempted to defend Rick Jones from Hiroim and Elloe Kaifi during their attack on the Sanctum Sanctorum where they attempted to capture Doctor Strange. Despite their efforts, she along with the Iron Fist Danny Rand ad Clint Barton were defeated and captured. (World War Hulk v1 #3)
Afterwards, she moved to Los Angeles where she went undercover as a stripper only for Moon Knight to attack a meeting she was in forcing her to break her cover. (Moon Knight v6 #2)
Phoenix
Later on, the Phoenix Force returned to the Earth in search for a host and brought select people into the White Hot Room who were candidates for the role. Maya came to be among those gathered that were forced to fight in a trial by combat to be the new Phoenix. (Avengers v8 #40) Among the earliest fighters in the tournament, she came to face off against Namor where they battled at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. (Avengers v8 #41) These conditions came to favour Namor who managed to overpower Echo and left for dead on the ocean floor. (Avengers v8 #42)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As an assassin, she came to seek revenge against Daredevil and came to be known as Echo. (Daredevil v2 #14) 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) As a child, the world seemed carefree and big to her where everyday seemed like kindergarten to her. (Daredevil v2 #14) As a kid, drawing was one of her earliest forms of communication. (Daredevil v2 #51)
She was conscious of how death could affect a child and refused to kill a person in front of children. (Daredevil v2 #13)
As one of the Cheyenne, she believed in a great winged spirit of change that protected the tribe from darkness with this being the Thunderbird. (Avengers v8 #44)
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) This was until she came to learn that he was responsible for her father's death and looked to kill him. (Daredevil v2 #15)
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
A gifted artist and athlete, Maya Lopez had an uncanny ability to mimic physical action if she saw it. (Daredevil v2 #12) 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)
Darkness was said to be her one main weakness which left her feeling very isolated and powerless. (Daredevil v2 #14)
She was shown to capable in handling small arms like pistols and sniper rifles. (Daredevil v2 #14)
Later on, she came to be a host to the cosmic Phoenix Force that was a fiery element of change. (Avengers v8 #44)
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 v6:
- Avengers v8:
- Phoenix Song: Echo v1: (2021)
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