Who was Echo and what was her involvement with Daredevil?
Echo, real name Maya Lopez, also known as Ronin, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superheroine and a supporting character of Daredevil. She debuted in Daredevil Vol. 2, #9 (Dec. 1999), and was created by David Mack and Joe Quesada. She is a Latina Native American and one of the very few deaf comic characters. When she dons her “Echo” guise, she is easily recognizable by a white hand stain which covers most of her face. Maya was sent sent by the Kingpin to Matt Murdock to prove Matt’s weakness. He told her that Matt believed he was a bad person, and that she was the only way to prove him wrong. (As Maya believed him, it would not appear to be a lie when she told Matt.) Maya Lopez as Echo. Art by David Mack.Matt Murdock and Maya soon fell in love. She later took on the guise of Echo, hunting Daredevil down. Having watched videos of Bullseye and Daredevil fighting, she proved more than a match for Daredevil. She took him down and nearly killed him, refusing only when she found ou
