Summary

• Echo's comic storyline wherein she s the Avengers as Ronin would be perfect for an MCU adaptation.
• Echo actor Alaqua Cox has discussed the character's potential future, and mentions wanting Echo to interact with the Avengers.
• The connection between Echo and Hawkeye's Ronin provides a perfect cathartic ending for Hawkeye's Ronin story by ing the mantle over to Echo.

Echo star Alaqua Cox has discussed her hopes for her character’s future in the Echo's character’s introduction in Hawkeye.

Alaqua Cox called out a few different ideas for Echo’s future in MCU's releases.

Echo Has ed The Avengers As Ronin In Marvel Comics

Maya Lopez First Appeared As Ronin In The New Avengers #11 (2005)

Echo’s story in Marvel Comics follows some of the same beats as it did in the MCU. The comic iteration of Echo also starts out working with Kingpin, tries to kill him, and goes on a path toward redemption. When Maya decides she wants to the Avengers, she’s worried about them accepting her given her past. This leads her to take on the identity of Ronin to conceal who she is, in hopes of not ruining the Avengers’ reputation.

Maya operated with the Avengers for some time under the name Ronin, before eventually handing the name over to Hawkeye. This led to her using the name Echo again, but still working with the New Avengers. Seeing as the MCU is about to get its own new roster of Avengers, it might be the perfect time for the MCU Maya to follow in her comic book counterpart’s footsteps.

Alaqua Cox Wants Echo To The Avengers

Alaqua Cox Discussed Her Hopes For Echo’s Future In An Interview With Screen Rant

Echo ing the Avengers doesn’t just have precedent in Marvel Comics, but is also something Alaqua Cox mentioned she would love for her character. Cox described Echo simply meeting the Avengers as a “dream come true,” so ing their ranks would likely be an even bigger thrill. The new roster of the MCU Avengers has yet to be revealed, but with Marvel’s increasing focus on street-level heroes, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see someone like Echo ing the MCU Avengers' ranks.

Echo ing the Avengers would be a big step for the character, seeing as she debuted in the MCU as a hardened criminal, then moved on to being a vengeful vigilante, before finally becoming more of a hero near the end of Echo. Becoming a widely recognized hero as part of the Avengers would be a great way to show her transformation. It would also help tie up another Avenger’s story that was set up back in Avengers: Endgame.

Echo's Ties To The MCU Ronin Can Provide The Perfect Ending To Hawkeye's Endgame Story

Hawkeye Took On The Ronin Persona In Avengers: Endgame

Like her Marvel Comics counterpart, the MCU Echo also has ties to Ronin, though they are very different. In the MCU, Maya’s father was killed by Clint Barton while he was operating under the name Ronin, based on a tip he unknowingly got from Kingpin in the crime boss' efforts to take William Lopez down. This led Maya to hunt down Clint after Ronin seemingly resurfaced, following Kate Bishop wearing the costume. When Maya learned that Kingpin was behind her father’s death, she stopped trying to kill Clint and focused her attention on taking down Fisk instead.

Although Maya gave up hunting Clint to go after Kingpin, their conflict was never fully hashed out. Maya likely still has some lingering feelings about Clint killing her father, just like Hawkeye is likely still troubled by the violent actions he took as Ronin. Having Maya take over the role of Ronin from Clint could be one way of showing how the characters are working toward reconciliation, or have at least come to a shared understanding after learning their conflict was orchestrated by Kingpin.

Instead of Maya taking on the mantle of Ronin solely to redeem herself, she could do it as a way to recapture the identity of the man who killed her father and turn Ronin into a hero. This could also mean Maya forgiving Clint, and Clint ing Maya’s efforts to turn the identity of Ronin into something positive. This would put a more definite and cathartic end to Clint’s Ronin story from Avengers: Endgame - especially given Hawkeye and Echo repeatedly referencing it and Clint's lingering guilt - and allow Maya to build on her heroic path set up by Echo.

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