Echo (Marvel Comics)

Echo (Maya Lopez) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by David Mack and Joe Quesada, the character first appeared in Daredevil #9 (December 1999). Maya Lopez is a Native American of the Cheyenne Nation. Her Echo guise includes a white handprint that covers part of her face. She is one of the few deaf comic book characters. She has also adopted the Ronin codename and was a host of the Phoenix Force.

For other uses of "echo" in comics, see Echo (comics).
Maya Lopez
Echo
Maya Lopez / Echo.
Variant cover of Women of Marvel vol 5 #1 (February 2024).
Art by Jan Bazaldua.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Echo:
Daredevil #9
(December 1999)
As Ronin:
The New Avengers #11
(November 2005)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoMaya Lopez
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsDaughters of Liberty
New Avengers
The Hand
Avengers
PartnershipsMatt Murdock / Daredevil
Notable aliasesPhoenix
Ronin
Abilities
  • Expert martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
  • Highly skilled acrobat and athlete
  • Photographic reflexes

As the Phoenix Force:

  • Superhuman strength, speed, and durability
  • Cosmic fire generation
  • Telepathy
  • Flight

Maya Lopez is the adopted daughter of the supervillain Kingpin. She is also a supporting character of the superhero Matt Murdock / Daredevil. The character has been a member of the Avengers and the New Avengers at various points in her history.

Alaqua Cox portrays Maya Lopez in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in the television series Hawkeye (2021), and starring in her own spin-off series Echo (2024).

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