A major MCU hero just gained a permanent new power – one which expands their abilities while hewing close to their codename and past. Here’s everything you need to know.
Echo’s New Power Is a Spiritual Lie Detector
In Echo: Seeker of Truth #1 – from Taboo, B. Earl, Melissa Flores, Kyle Charles, Ariana Maher, Carlos Lopez, Jim Terry and Elisabetta D’Amico – Maya Lopez’s Echo gains a lasting new ability. After being doused in a hallucinogenic powder, Echo finds that she’s able to discern the hidden meaning behind people’s words, seeing a “universal echo” behind their speech. The power activates when a person is hiding something, and allows Maya to see psychedelic symbols that betray their true feelings.
While the power is initially activated by the powder, Echo retains it at the end of the comic, and speculates that the substance – a derivative of the Purple Man’s powers – kickstarted a biological ability that was already beginning to manifest. On social media, Marvel has shared the moment with the caption “New power alert.”
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