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Disney+‘sEchomight have subtly laid the earth for a newMarvel Cinematic UniverseCivil War . The MCU had one of its bounteous outcome in 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War , which carry on to be one of theMCU ’s good moviesto this daylight . Captain America : Civil Warfeatured a major difference of opinion between the MCU ’s superheroes , with Chris Evans ' Captain America and Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man foregather their own squad and rifle up against each other in a story that feel both wonderful and implausibly versed at the same time . Captain America : Civil Warwas essentially an Avengers motion picture in disguise .

Marvel’sEchoseries , the MCU ’s first acquittance of 2024 , has adjust up the utter way for the MCU to make for another Civil War event to the big cover . WhileEchofocused on a rather personal tale for Alaqua Cox ’s Maya Lopez , who reconciled with her past times and rear to a novel level with the help of her ascendent , it also provide some interesting developments for Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Wilson Fisk . While Kingpin was a redoubtable foe to Charlie Cox ’s Daredevil in the torpedo ’s Netflix series , Fisk seems destined for self-aggrandizing things infuture MCU moviesand shows , and that could lead to Marvel Studios ' second Civil War .

A split image of Maya Lopez from Echo and an Echo series poster.

Marvel ’s Echo ends with an larger-than-life finale episode , sport Maya Lopez as she finally opt which bequest she genuinely belongs to in the MCU .

Kingpin’s Mayoral Run Sets Up Another MCU Civil War

Echo ’s post - credits sceneset up Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Wilson Fisk , aka Kingpin , to become the Mayor of New York City in the MCU . The MCU TV serial publication showed Fisk pay a peck of attention to a video discussion about how New York want " a hero " as its next candidate , with the question of " Is that candidate even out there ? " constitute Kingpin slant forward , teasing what his MCU future might be . WhileEchogives the first concrete tease that Kingpin will become the Mayor of New York City in the MCU , D’Onofrio ’s character has long been rumored to occupy that role in future Marvel task .

The rumors about Kingpin becoming New York City ’s Mayor seemed to be right whenDaredevil : wear Againdetailscame out , divulge that " Matt Murdock ( Charlie Cox ) and Wilson Fisk ( Vincent D’Onofrio ) seek to leave behind their darker alter - egos to serve the people of New York only to have their pasts capture up to them . “One of the rumored plotlines for the new Daredevil series was that Fisk would be using his influence as New York ’s Mayor to now target Daredevil and other vigilantes , which is how Jon Bernthal ’s Punisher is expect to come into the fold .

WithEcho ’s tease that Fisk will be part of New York ’s mayoral backwash in the MCU , Kingpin ’s MCU future could see him fetch a second Civil War to the MCU . While the Sokovia Accords — the cause behind the MCU ’s first Civil War — were bad enough for the superhero community , test to wedge heroes into operating under the regime , Kingpin as New York ’s Mayor would be worsened . In the comics , Kingpin outlawed superheroes in New York City , send his own supervillain team to enforce the police force . Marvel’sSpider - Man 4is rumor to conform that story , which would give the MCU a second Civil War , this prison term with NYC ’s heroes against villain .

Captain America from Avengers Endgame, Spider-Man from a Spider-Man No Way Home poster, and Scarlet Witch from What If’s 1602 episode

A Second Civil War Could Pay Off Existing Marvel Storylines

In the comic account book event where Kingpin wage state of war against New York ’s superheroes , Devil ’s Reign , Fisk foregather his adaptation of the Thunderbolts . The comic book squad let in villains like Taskmaster , Rhino , Kraven , and more . The MCU is acquire quick to introduce its own version of the squad ; however , the roster ofMarvel’sThunderboltsmovie , with persona like Bucky Barnes and Yelena Belova , would be unlikely to operate under Fisk ’s orders . Thunderboltscould end by setting up a young version of the squad that is more likely to align with Fisk ’s goals , as the superpowered team put to work under government influence and could be used by Mayor Fisk .

Fisk ’s Thunderbolts hunt down NYC ’s heroes would not be the only way for the MCU ’s 2nd Civil War to continue ongoing tale from the world . Disney+‘sFalcon and the Winter Soldiershowed Captain America — John Walker — killing someone in cold blood line , which shocked the Earth and impacted the public view of superheroes . The series also showed with Zemo and the Flag Smashers that no matter how many citizenry heroes bring through , there will always be those who think they are a threat . More recently , Secret Invasion ’s reveal that the Skrulls infiltrated Earth , with extremely - publicized killings of prominent hoi polloi who were Skrulls , is bound to transfer public legal opinion on Hero as well .

The original Avengers squad might be the MCU ’s most iconic , but it is far from the only one , and the many Avengers rosters have take issue baron level .

Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter fighting in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Why New York’s Superheroes Are In More Danger Than Civil War

Captain America : Civil Warfeatured a major battle between Iron Man and Captain America ’s teams of heroes . While Black Panther was fighting more viciously due to his father ’s last and Rhodey ended up getting shot out of the sky and losing the movement of his legs in an accident , the movie presented less of a threat to the submarine than the potential Civil War that Fisk could bug out . While the two squad had substantial reasons to fight , as all involve members were heroes , they were not attempt to kill each other .

Wilson Fisk is a murderer , as read by Netflix’sDaredeviland Disney+‘sEcho . It is unlikely that if he were to outlaw New York ’s poor boy , Fisk would just need to shape and imprison the paladin . The MCU ’s Kingpin would be more potential to use a supervillain squad like the comedian ' Thunderbolts to hunt down the heroes and kill anyone they find . WithEchobeing the MCU ’s first television receiver - MA series — whichDaredevil : Born Againcould follow — andDeadpool 3Marvel Studios ' first universal gas constant - rated movie , the MCU is clearly not afraid of getting blooming anymore , and Mayor Fisk could take some heroes ' lives in a potential secondMCUCivil War .

All episodes of Marvel Studios’Echoare now available on Disney+ and Hulu .

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Iron Man and Captain America’s teams staring each other in Captain America: Civil War poster

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