Echo and Daredevil’s relationship dates back to the Native American hero’s Marvel Comics debut. In 1999, David Mack and Joe Quesada introduced Echo in “Daredevil” #9 as a character whose photographic reflexes allow her to become a world-renowned concert pianist and expert fighter.
Kingpin convinces Echo that Daredevil played a role in her father’s death. While she hunts The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, she meets Matt Murdock, not knowing the two are the same person. It doesn’t take long for Echo and Matt to fall in love, making the revelation that he’s Daredevil all the more awkward. In fact, Echo nearly kills Daredevil before learning his identity and Kingpin’s deception about her father’s death. Although Echo and Daredevil’s romantic relationship doesn’t last, her connection to the hero opens the door for more super-heroic opportunities. Most notably, Daredevil recommends Echo to Captain America for Avengers membership. Later, she joins the New Avengers.
When audiences catch up with Echo in her Disney+ series, the hero has already learned about Kingpin’s lies, without Matt Murdock to clear things up. However, assuming Daredevil is fighting Echo in his brief appearance in the trailer, Marvel Studios could still have the two heroes start on the wrong foot before becoming allies. While it wouldn’t be a direct adaptation of the comics, it could be close enough to please fans. And who knows? Since this version of Daredevil isn’t tied down yet, there could be some romance in the mix as well.
