Echo

Echo is one of a very few deaf superheroes, as well as being of native American descent. She has served as a Defender and was a one time killer for the Kingpin.

Biography[]

Origins[]

Maya Lopez was born deaf. Her father, Willie "Crazy Horse" Lincoln was working with Don Rigoletto. When she was young, her father was killed by his boss, and as he lay dying, he gave his daughter a bloody hand print over her face. Maya was taken after her fathers death to a school for special children because of her disability. There she discovered that she had the talent of instantly memorizing anything and copying the exact movements of anything she has seen (photographic reflexes, much like the Taskmaster). Wilson Fisk heard of Maya's potential and arranged to have her then transferred into another school for prodigies, there she became a gifted woman.

Abilities[]

Concert Level Pianist: Due to viewing many talented pianists perform, she is an extraordinary pianist.
Graceful Dancer: Due to watching many dances and ballets, Echo is an excellent dancer.
Master Martial Artist: Echo is an expert in various forms of martial arts, including those practiced by Daredevil, Bullseye, and the Hand. She learned various different techniques and methods from studying different martial artists in action/martial arts movies such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li.
Master Acrobat: Due to watching tapes of Daredevil's performance, Maya is proficient in the field gymnastics and acrobatics.
Expert Marksman: Due to watching tapes of Bullseye's performances, She is an expert marksman capable of throwing objects of almost any sort with phenomenal accuracy and sharpshooting.
Multilingual: Maya is able to read, write, and speak foreign languages after seeing them written or spoken one time. As a result, she is fluent in multiple languages. Although she is deaf, she can understand people by reading their lips and learned to speak by watching their tongues.
Weapons Proficiency: Due to fighting and watching tapes of various different martial artists such as Daredevil, she is skilled with both single, and double billy clubs used in an Eskrima-like fashion, an excellent swordsman with both single and double katana, and is a master at using both single and double nunchaku, and possibly other weapons.