Film guide · 2024

EchoComplete Guide

The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.

Released
2024
Runtime
5 episodes
Set in
2025

Good to know before watchingNo spoilers

It follows Hawkeye

Maya Lopez was introduced in Hawkeye.

A deaf hero

Maya is deaf and signs. Some scenes drop out all sound.

More mature

It's more violent than most MCU series.

Daredevil appears

Daredevil makes a brief appearance in Episode 1.

Character mapSpoilers

Who's who in Echo (2024), with Maya at the center. Her family is on the left, Kingpin's world on the right.

Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).

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All characters

About the images

Face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).

StorySpoilers

Read the story (spoilers up to the ending)

1. Maya's past

We see Maya's childhood and her bond with Kingpin.

2. Coming home

Maya returns to Tamaha, Oklahoma.

3. Taking on the empire

Maya hits Kingpin's operations.

4. Kingpin arrives

The surviving Kingpin comes to town for her.

5. The ancestors' power

With her family and ancestors, Maya chooses her own path.

Read the detailed scene-by-scene story

Key terms

The Choctaw
A Native American nation, and Maya's family's heritage.
Tamaha
Maya's small hometown in Oklahoma.
The ancestors' power
A special power passed down through the women of Maya's family.
Powwow
A Native American gathering with dancing and song.

Confusing parts, explainedSpoilers

Contains spoilers about the ending.

Didn't Kingpin die?

Maya shot him at the end of Hawkeye, but he survived.

What is the ancestors' power?

Passed down through the women of Maya's family, it lets her reach into and share someone's pain. In the end she uses it on Kingpin.

What happens after the credits?

Back in New York, Kingpin watches the news and makes a big decision.

Easy-to-miss details

Silent scenes

Some scenes drop the sound to show how Maya experiences the world.

The roller rink

Her uncle Skully's roller rink becomes an important place.

How each episode opens

Each episode begins with the story of one of Maya's ancestors.

The ending and post-creditsSpoilers

After the end credits

Nothing related to Doomsday.

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