Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) was one of the big surprises of the series Hawkeye of 2021. The heroine, with a hearing disability, was not only surprising because of her ability. Also being the link that allowed the expected return of the kingpin from Vincent D’Onofrio to the small screen. The villain, one of the most popular characters in the series Daredevil from Netflixfinally returned to the Marvel universe as a criminal leader. That, hand in hand with the history that unites him with Maya.
But besides that, the series Hawkeye, provided context to what will now be delved into in Echo. In particular, how she went from being a subordinate and de facto adopted daughter of kingpin to an unusual figure who fights crime. All, in the middle of a city divided by tension over violent crimes. Maya, who will try to discover what is hidden behind the monumental figure of fiskwill be a way to understand Marvel’s criminal background.
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It is a link that unites both characters since the comic. In fact, everything about Maya López is impossible to understand without delving into the world and the tensions that surround her. Also, how her relationship with Kingpin turned her life into a painful journey between revenge, fear and redemption. Several of the main themes that the series Threw out will play throughout its chapters.
Power and strength in an intriguing character
The superheroine Threw outalter ego of Maya López, appeared first in the post Daredevil #9 December 1999. Authored by the writer David Mack and the artist Joe Quesada, she was shown as a powerful woman, related to the criminal world of the Kingpin. In this first version of the character, she is the adopted daughter of the villain and his wife Vanessa Fisk.
At the beginning secondary deluxe in the comics of the hero hell kitchen, was progressively evolving in the world around Murdock. Which ended up making her her direct enemy, essentially when she believed that her biological father had died at the hands of Daredevil. His search for justice ended up unbalancing Wilson Fisk’s empire and his incontestable power in the criminal underworld.
Later, Maya went from being Threw out to Roninin The New Avengers #11published in November 2005. This time, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch, They wrote a unique story for the character, without it depending on others. So for several issues, his identity as the new masked hero was hidden. However, he became again Echo later and today, this is the heroine she embodies. One of the few deaf within the Marvel editorial universe and also a native American
A long journey to free oneself from evil
According to the comic Daredevil vol. 2 #10 2008, Maya is the daughter of Willie Lincoln, a small-time criminal murdered by Kingpin/Wilson Fisk. In the midst of his agony, the man begged the villain to educate his little daughter. He accepted and took care of the girl as if she were one of his children. Something that became evident when she was sent to a school for gifted children when it was found that Maya had extraordinary abilities. This, despite being deaf and hurt by childhood trauma due to the death of her father. But the young woman had a special ability to imitate movements, which allowed her to learn fighting styles very quickly.
As an adult, Kingpin convinced Maya that her father had died at the hands of Daredevil. What led her to become Echo and seek revenge. After studying the hero’s movements, he became his nemesis and attempted to kill him in every way at his disposal. Little by little, he managed to create an almost foolproof plan to defeat his enemy. Cornering him in places where she couldn’t see, but she could hear his movements.
But he fails three times, without explaining how the masked man is able to see in the dark. It is then that she discovers that Daredevil is blind and is also the alter ego of Matt Murdock, with whom she had been in love. Once she can fight in a place where Murdock’s sensitive senses cannot help him, she defeats him. And she is about to kill him, when he convinces her that he did not kill his father, but that it was Wilson Fisk, thus saving his life. Finally, Maya will take revenge against the crime king of New York, shooting him in the face and leaving him momentarily blind.
Echo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Played by Alaqua Cox, the character first appeared in Hawkeye of the year 2021. In the production, his origin story and relationship with Wilson Fisk/Kingpin was told. It is expected that the series named after him, follow the story after he confronted his adoptive father and now, his possible rivalry with Daredevil.
Also, the way in which this dynamic affects to the criminal underworld of New York, which Kingpin will try to recover after having lost power.