Echo, the latest show from Marvel Studios, debuts on streaming tonight.
One, its TV-MA, meaning its aimed at amore mature audience.
But if youd like a little more context on top of that, weve got you covered.
Echo, the newest MCU show, debuts tonight.Image: Marvel Studios
Who is Maya Lopez?
We first met Maya in the Disney+ showHawkeyewhere we saw a bit of her upbringing.
She gained some of that confidence by training in martial arts.
Image: Marvel Studios
She does not have that power (or any power) yet in this universe, though.
What was Maya doing before Echo?
One day Maya witnesses Ronin, Hawkeyes alter ego, kill her father.
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Maya vows revenge on Ronin but later learns it was her uncle, Kingpin, who orchestrated Williams death.
Maya then turns on her uncle and, at the end of Hawkeye, shoots him in the head.
Or so we thought.
Image: Marvel Studios
Who is Wilson Fisk?
Wilson Fisk (Vincent DOnofrio) is Kingpin, the big crime boss of New York City.
His previous actions on the Netflix show Daredevil will also come into play.
A version of the character was the villain in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
What was Fisk doing before Echo?
If you factor in Netflixs Daredevil, which Marvel kind of ishe was doing a lot.
Thats a three-season, almost 40-episode show.
But none of that is pertinent at this moment.
One of those things was controlling the Tracksuit Mafia, which Mayas father was the leader of.
Hence him kind of becoming her uncle.
Maya trusted him completely until she learned Kingpin had William killed by Ronin.
Who Is Matt Murdock?
What was Matt doing before Echo?
So he was fighting crime both in court as well as in the streets (and in the sheets… ## What do I have to watch before Echo?
And if you really want to dive deep, you could also watch Netflixs Daredevil.
But if you havent seen either, its totally fine.
Echo is designed so that anything you should probably know is in this story.
Everything, including the events from Hawkeye, is shown again to bring viewers up to speed.
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