The first episode includes everything you need to know about Hawkeye, and seeing Daredevil ahead of time changes a reveal in this show (not spoils exactly, but definitely makes the viewing experience different).

Does Echo work with Daredevil?

In the comics, Echo and Daredevil start out at enemies, much like their live-action versions, but the two eventually become allies and friends after Daredevil learns that Maya was manipulated by Kingpin into committing deadly acts against his closest companions.

Can I watch Echo without watching Daredevil?

You don't need to watch Daredevil before Echo on Disney Plus as the series will fill viewers in on what is happening to Maya Lopez. This is because Echo falls under the Marvel Spotlight banner, which consists of Marvel projects that do not require prior viewing of previous MCU projects to understand the narrative.

Why was Daredevil even in Echo?

This isn't an accident. Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) is a supporting character in the Daredevil comics, and Daredevil even cameos in Echo as Disney builds hype for the character's grand return in the upcoming series Daredevil: Born Again.

Does Echo fight Daredevil?

Echo Gave Us a Badass Daredevil Fight

It's got us excited for Daredevil: Born Again.

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Does Echo fall in love with Daredevil?

Maya is sent by the Kingpin to prove Matt Murdock's weakness, telling her that Matt believes Fisk is a bad person and that she is the only way to prove him wrong. As Maya believes Fisk, it would not appear to be a lie when she tells Matt. Murdock and Maya soon fall in love.

Is Echo a Daredevil villain?

Welcome to Hell's Kitchen

Echo made her first appearance as a potential enemy of Daredevil. She is introduced as a world-renowned concert pianist and expert fighter raised by the Kingpin. This is just the tip of her complicated upbringing.

Is Echo good or bad?

The only real standout being Vincent D'Onofrio's excellent portrayal of Kingpin, but even that is tarnished by the writing and a limp wiltering flower of an ending. Echo also suffered from bad editing with the pacing and storyline feeling like they were all over the place.

Is Echo as good as Daredevil?

Marvel Studio's Daredevil: Born Again could very well be just as good as Netflix's version of the show, and the Echo miniseries is proof.

What did Echo do to Fisk?

Confronting Wilson Fisk

In response, Lopez shot him in the face and fled the scene, believing she had killed Fisk. Lopez's actions were discovered by those associated with Fisk, who referred to her as the "King Killer," and she was forced to go on the run as they were now trying to kill her.

Is Echo deaf in Daredevil?

Echo, AKA Maya Lopez, possesses photographic reflexes and superhuman physicality. She is a prodigy, a master combatant, and deaf.

How many times is Daredevil in Echo?

Daredevil has a rather brief appearance in Marvel's Echo, appearing for 98 seconds in the first episode. The appearance of Charlie Cox's Daredevil could connect the events of Echo to the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again.

Are Daredevil and Echo dating?

Echo and Daredevil had a romantic relationship in the comics

However, he never revealed to her that it was he who killed her father. In the comics at the time, Daredevil was going through a brutal phase as his girlfriend, Karen Page, had just been killed by Bullseye.

Is Echo an anti hero?

Maya Lopez, aka Echo, is an anti-hero.

Why did they change Echo's powers?

They are not changing Echo's powers in her series because the director dislikes her comics powers. They are doing it in order to connect them to her Native American roots and create a more unique narrative and backstory.

Is Echo canon to Daredevil?

And I think that going from the Netflix series, which we all really loved, and our fans really loved, we wanted to be able to honor that, but make subtle nods that these characters are in the MCU now. But really, it's all one universe.” So, is Netflix's Daredevil the same Daredevil who'll appear in Echo? Yes.

Did Echo date Daredevil?

Echo made her official debut in Daredevil (1998) #9, where she met and fell in love with Matt Murdock. Maya didn't know that Murdock was Daredevil, who Kingpin told her had killed her father.

Is Echo good or bad MCU?

All told, Echo is fine. I enjoyed the first three episodes well enough, even if it's a bit slow for a show that's only five episodes long. All five episodes drop tonight, which also feels like a bad decision, not giving the series enough time to build up any hype.

Is Echo a bad guy in Marvel?

Maya Lopez, also known as Echo, is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Eleanor Bishop) of the 2021 Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe streaming miniseries Hawkeye and the titular main protagonist of its 2024 spin-off miniseries of the same name.

Is Kingpin dead in Echo?

And just to answer the question above: no, Kingpin does not die. In a post-credit scene, New York's own Pat Kiernan tees Wilson up for the idea that — presumably in Daredevil: Born Again — he should run for Mayor of New York.

Is Marvel's Echo woke?

In fact, some fans took to the internet ahead of its premiere to describe the live-action version of Echo as “woke” and criticized Maya's disabled Indigenous deaf character as prioritizing an agenda over storytelling or meaningfully expanding the Marvel universe.

Are Echo and Daredevil friends?

Although their relationship started off complicated, Matt Murdock, AKA Daredevil, and Maya Lopez, AKA Echo, have since become friends and allies, often working together to take on some of the Marvel Universe's most vicious forces.

Who killed Echo's dad?

Echo appears in Marvel's Hawkeye

They escape, and she tries to follow them to get answers. In the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, Maya and the Ronin fight at the auto shop where her father was killed, and as he almost defeats her, Clint takes off the mask to reveal that he's her father's killer.

Does Echo become a hero?

“She's able to solve that rage and reconnect with her biological family and become peaceful and then become the hero,” Cox adds. However, there's still a long way for Maya to go on this journey, and there might still be questionable choices for her in the future.