Discover the most important information about Maya Lopez, protagonist of “Eco”, the new Disney+ series that premieres tonight!
Eco is the alter-ego of Maya Lopez, a character not very well known in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). She was first seen at the end of the second episode of “Gavião Arqueiro” and has now received a solo series.
For those who don’t remember, Maya Lopez was directly linked to Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, in New York. The introduction of the character is a big step towards increasing representation in Marvel projects. Since both the character and actress Alaqua Cox are Native American and deaf.
Echo in comics
Although Eco’s debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) took place in Clint Barton and Kate Bishop’s series, Maya Lopez is more linked to Daredevil’s stories. So much so that his appearance in the comics occurs in 1999, in Daredevil #9.
Just like in the series, Maya Lopez is portrayed as a young deaf Native American in the comics. She has the ability to create replicas of any action she visualizes; That’s why it’s called Echo, since it’s capable of echoing any movement.
Eco’s abilities attract the attention of the Kingpin, who orders the character’s father killed and makes her believe that Daredevil was responsible. With this, he manages to get her to side with her and trains her, so that she can take revenge on her father’s supposed killer.
However, at the same time as making Eco a murderer, the Kingpin makes her fall in love with Matt Murdock (Daredevil), aiming to end the hero. However, the character discovers the villain’s plans and goes after him, leaving him blind for a while.
New identity
Some time after what happened with Daredevil, Maya Lopez returned to being relevant in comics in 2005, when she assumed a new identity: Ronin and started fighting alongside the New Avengers. The character transformed into a ninja and started to face the Hand and Hydra, in addition to helping Captain America capture Madame Hydra.
In one of the battles against the Tentacle ninjas, Maya Lopez ends up killed by Elektra. However, she ended up being resurrected some time later. After his defeat, Clint Barton abandons his Hawkeye alter ego and assumes the identity of Ronin.
Changes in the MCU and Echo’s debut
In “Hawkeye”, things happened in a different way than in the comics. In the MCU, Ronin was originally created by Clint, when Thanos erased half of the universe and the hero traveled the world to kill some criminals.
It turns out that Clint, dressed as Ronin, killed Maya’s father through a plan by the Kingpin. Hence the character. After discovering Fisk’s betrayal, the young woman shoots him in the face and runs away. From there the “Eco” series begins, as she returns to her hometown in order to reconnect with her family. Check out the trailer for the series below.
Furthermore, the new Disney+ production should show Maya’s childhood and the moment when Fisk “adopted” her. Furthermore, “Eco” premieres today, starting at 11pm, with ALL episodes released at once! To find out more about the world of entertainment, keep following our website.
Source: Recreio
