Everything you need to know about Maya Lopez before watching Echo, a new feature on Disney+

Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) was one of the big surprises of the show. Hawkeye 2021. The hearing-impaired heroine surprised not only with her abilities. Also being a link that allowed the expected return a thief in law from Vincent D’Onofrio on the small screen. The villain is one of the most popular characters in the series. Daredevil from Netflixfinally returned to the Marvel Universe as a crime leader. This goes hand in hand with the history that unites him with Maya.

But besides this the series Hawkeye, provided context for what will now be discussed in the Echo. In particular, how she went from being a subordinate and actually an adopted daughter a thief in law an unusual figure who fights crime. And all this in the middle of a city divided by tension over violent crime. Maya, who will try to find out what is hidden behind the monumental figure Fiskwill be a way to understand Marvel’s criminal past.

It’s a connection that both characters have shared since the comics. In fact, everything about Maya Lopez cannot be understood without delving into the world and the tension that surrounds her. And how his relationship with the Kingpin turned his life into a painful journey between revenge, fear and redemption. Several main themes of the series Threw it away will play throughout all chapters.

Power and strength in an intriguing character

Superheroine Threw it awayalter ego of Maya Lopez, appeared first in post Daredevil #9 December 1999. Written by writer David Mack and artist Joe Quesada, she was shown as a powerful woman with ties to the Kingpin’s criminal underworld. In this first version of the character, she is the adopted daughter of the villain and his wife Vanessa Fisk.

At the beginning of the secondary deluxe based on the hero’s comics Hell’s Kitchen, gradually developed in the world around Murdoch. Which ultimately made her his frontal enemy, essentially when she believed her biological father died at the hands of Daredevil. His quest for justice has led him to upset the balance of Wilson Fisk’s empire and his unchallenged power in the underworld.

Later Maya ceased to be Threw it away To RoninV New Avengers #11published November 2005. This time writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch A unique story was written for the character, independent of others.. Thus, in some cases, his identity as the new masked hero was hidden. However it happened again Echo later today is the heroine she embodies. One of the few deaf people in the Marvel editorial universe, as well as a Native American.

The long road to liberation from evil

Judging by the comic Daredevil vol. 2 #10 2008, Maya is the daughter of Willie Lincoln, a petty criminal who was murdered Kingpin/Wilson Fisk. In the midst of his agony, the man begged the villain to educate his little daughter. He accepted the girl and cared for her as if he were his own child. Some of this became apparent when she was sent to a school for gifted children, when it turned out that Maya had extraordinary abilities. This is despite the fact that she is deaf and suffered from childhood trauma due to the death of her father. But the girl had a special ability to imitate movements, which allowed her to quickly master fighting styles.

Like an adult Kingpin convinced Maya that her father died at the hands of Daredevil. What made her become Echo and seek revenge?. Having studied the hero’s movements, he became his sworn enemy and tried to kill him in every way available to him. Little by little he managed to create an almost foolproof plan for defeating his enemy. Cornering him in places where he couldn’t see, but she could hear his movements.

But he fails three times by not explaining how the masked man can 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 was in love. Once they are able to fight in a place where Murdock’s sensitive senses cannot help him, he defeats him. And he is about to kill him when he convinces him that it was not he who killed his father, but that it was Wilson Fisk, thereby saving his life. Finally, Maya will take revenge on the crime king of New York by shooting him in the face and leaving him momentarily blind.

Echo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

The character played by Alaqua Cox first appeared in Hawkeye 2021. The production told the story of his origin and relationship with Wilson Fisk/Kingpin. The series bearing his name is expected to follow the story after he clashed with his adoptive father and now his possible rivalry with Daredevil.

Moreover, how these dynamics affect into the criminal world of New York, which the Kingpin will try to return after losing power.