Hawkeye Episode 3: Who Is Echo, The Mysterious Villain Who Will Have Series?

The second Episode of Hawkeye gave us the first look at the series’ villain (or at least one of the villains), Clint and Kate were captured by the Tracksuit Mafia and it quickly became clear that Maya Lopez, better known as Echo, was behind. of the operation. The third Episode is named after Echoes and lets us see more about her and her right hand, another famous comic book villain who goes by the name of Kazi (who is also known as The Clown ), with whom she is leading the Tracksuit for a mysterious crime leader who has not been identified.

The Episode also lets us see more about all the trauma and pain that Clint continues to carry (after losing Natasha in Endgame) but Kate seems to give him a bit of balance and a reason not to get carried away by sadness and pain (the subject of mental health and the way we process traumatic events is one of Hawkeye’s strong points and Marvel has been doing something similar in all their series).

What Does Episode 3 Reveal?

The story takes us back to 2007, where we see a young Maya struggling in school, but she struggles to get by with the help of her father William (Zahn McClarnon). Maya wants to go to a special school for the deaf, but William believes that this is better for her and that it will help her to move better between the two worlds and not feel isolated.

Meanwhile, Echo trains in martial arts (which is no doubt a small connection to Shang-Chi) and a mention is eventually made of his uncle (pointing to the Kingpin). Echo grows up to be a warrior, who does not let her “disabilities” hold her back or define her and is eventually shown that Clint, wearing the ronin suit murdered William during the Blip and, after seeing the suit back, Maya decided to take revenge.

Clint is a hero, but Hawkeye showed us that he also committed violent and terrible acts, and although his “victims” were criminals, not everyone saw it as an act of justice, especially Echo (Alaqua Cox). The Episode has small references to Shang-Chi, Kingpin and Swordman which will surely be explored further in the following.

Who is Echo?

Echo originally appeared as a hero in Marvel comics and had her first appearance in 1999 in Daredevil Vol. 2 Episode 9 from writer David Mack and artist Joe Quesada where she connects not only with Hawkeye but also with Daredevil and Moon Knight (which will have a series with Oscar Isaac). Echo already has its own series on the way, which was confirmed by Marvel.

Maya López is a member of the Cheyenne tribe, she was born deaf and raised by her father. Maya’s father worked for Wilson Fisk, better known as Kingpin, and that leads him to be murdered in front of his daughter. The Kingpin raised Maya after her father’s death and sent her to a special school for children like her, where she learned to physically imitate and replicate anything she saw (sort of like Taskmaster in Black Widow).

Fisk took advantage of this and made Maya believe that Daredevil had killed her father and she takes the name Echo, determined to take revenge. She goes after Daredevil, but Fisk’s lies come to light and she switches sides and uses her abilities to protect the weaker ones. Echo becomes part of the Phoenix Force and stars in the comic Phoenix Song: Echo.

Hawkeye Episode 3 All Easter Eggs

• Echo’s uncle appears to be a reference to the Kingpin though who exactly he was not confirmed.
• The Bloody Hand is a reference to the Echo origin story in the comics.
• Kazi The Clown is a villain who, in the comics, was hired to kill Clint.
• Hawkeye tells Maya that Ronin is dead, this is a reference to when Natasha gets Clint to “retire” the character and become a hero.
• Clint appears using an arrow created by Pym Technology, which is a reference to Ant-Man.
• Kate draws a picture in a suit that looks more like the one Hawkeye wears in the comics. And he officially names his dog Pizza Dog.
• Jack Duquesne shows the Ronin Sword, which is a clearer reference to the Swordman character.