Echo episode 2 features a major X-Men nod – though it's not the first time it's been mentioned in the MCU
Jan. 10, 2024Marvel Spotlight series Echo namedrops a major location from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
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Marvel has been teasing theproperintroduction of the X-Men into the MCU for a while now, with references to mutants popping up in Ms. Marvel,Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and more.Echo, it turns out, hasn’t bucked the trend.
In episode 2 of the newly released Marvel series, which catches up with the titular Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) following the events of Hawkeye, Maya’s cousin Biscuits (Cody Lightning) mentions that a bunch of rugs in Skully’s pawn shop were made inMadripoor.
In the comics, Madripoor is modelled after southern Singapore and often pops up in X-Men stories. One of its most frequent visitors is Wolverine – though, given the fact that the X-Men have only becomeDisneyproperty within the last few years, we’ve yet to see evidence of that on screen.
Instead, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and Helmut Zemo travelled to the criminal sanctuary city-island to try and find info on mysterious villain Power Broker in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Elsewhere, Madripoor’s flag has been glimpsed in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and name-checked in Moon Knight.
“One of the interesting things about the wide shots in Madripoor is that if you look in the books, there’s always a sampan or some old, old boats in the harbor,“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s VFX boss Eric Levenpreviously told ComicBook.com. “So initially, we had those as well in Madripoor, and they decided, ‘Nah, that’s not what we want to do for the MCU vision of Madripoor. We want this to be more like a haven for super-wealthy tax cheats,’ so instead of the sampans, we’re going to put these cigarette boats and big mega yachts and things like that. So, it was interesting to see how it evolved from the different sources.”
Echo is streaming now on Disney Plus in the UK, and both Disney Plus and Hulu in the US. For more on the MCU, check out our guides to all theupcoming Marvel movies and showson the way as well as our breakdown ofhow to watch the Marvel movies in order.
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